The revamped NICU is the first step in Le Bonheur’s larger, four-story, $95 million expansion.

FedEx’s pilots union said the change will diminish FedEx’s competitive advantage, but the logistics giant said it will improve profitability as soon as the 2025 fiscal year.

The proposed Whataburger would include a drive-thru and outdoor patio, but the original, 2022 plan for the site said no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed there without approval from the Land Use Control Board and Memphis City Council. 

Rob Carter’s contributions at FedEx are a large portfolio of innovation for a company that would be a fraction of itself without web interface, cloud-based computing and automated sorting. 

Greenhaus at 356 N. Main St. also added a hallway connecting to neighboring Comeback Coffee. The plant shop was formerly known as Golden Hour.

Presley was on hand for the announcement regarding the former Hard Rock Cafe site, which will house the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

Seventy years after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case, the Brown v. Board of Education decision remains one of the most important in U.S. history.

The Board of Adjustment approved a $220 million upgrade to a Wesson Oil facility and Memphis University School’s construction on an arts and sciences building and indoor sports facility. 

Bartlett’s American Paper Optics is on a mission to bring eye safety to millions of people viewing the April 8 total solar eclipse. Small Business Administration official Isabel Guzman visited the company Wednesday, March 27. 

Passenger counts were up 19.2% in 2023, a record year at Memphis International Airport, and there’s talk of possible new flights (think Raleigh-Durham, perhaps San Francisco).

The Urology Group is working on its space along Wolf River Boulevard, while Poplar Towers gets a new tenant. Plus, a church is opening an event center.

Gill Family Law firm and Obsidian Public Relations announce an addition and promotion.

The former Commercial Appeal facility was recently split into two entities: an office building and a warehouse.

The $80 million, which will be divided among 85 awardees statewide, represents just a portion of the total settlement money the state will receive from opioid producers, distributors, pharmacies and marketers over an 18-year period. 

Year-to-date home sales hit 2,344, up 18% from the same period a year ago. However, sales were down from last month.

The new Memphis location is the second Tennessee branch for the Alabama-based commercial bank, which has assets exceeding $16 billion. 

“And when we saw this idea ... we really loved it, because we think it really humanizes our couriers,” said Katherine Flee, head of global sponsorships and advertising. 

FedEx is not commenting on the size of the layoffs, but necessity did not make the week any easier, CEO and president Raj Subramaniam said in a memo to staff shortly before the earnings release Thursday. 

The kids’ area that is more wheelchair-friendly than a traditional playground is an expansion of The Well, Church Health’s wellness program for children.

The Shelby County Joint Economic and Community Development Board met on Thursday to update and discuss ways to promote economic development around Memphis. 

The project, which received key approvals in 2019, ran into the buzzsaw of the pandemic, and then the developer blamed higher interest rates after the pandemic for delays. 

FedEx had another rocky quarter in an economy that continues to force downward pressure on its network. This time, the company showed gains against stubborn headwinds by the stint of its own cost-cutting.

Sean Astin has built a career on playing unlikely heroes. But beyond his celluloid life, he’s taken on the role of mental health advocate, carrying on the legacy of his late mother, the actress Patty Duke.