The development, which includes affordable housing units and a park, should be completed in three years once construction starts, which depends on when the mound is leveled. 

The Memphis rapper is opening a second location of his restaurant and lounge, but this one will have a slightly different focus. 

A new Mapco Express convenience store could replace the Exxon/Hop-In that burned down in January at Poplar Avenue and South Highland Street.

The low-cost carrier hopes to find a niche in the fourth-busiest destination from Memphis. 

The historic alleyway runs east from Second Street now to Fourth Street between Court and Madison avenues. Stuart Harris, a developer who spearheaded a renaming effort, said the “in-between” place holds “a lot of possibility and magic.”

The Walk, a 29-acre development on a vacant strip of land between AutoZone Park and FedExForum, still has big plans.

“They bring crime. People hanging out, shootings, killings,” one board member said. However, the applicant says he wants a family business in the neighborhood.

“There is federal investment coming in, but we need local talent and especially diverse entrepreneurs to step in and take advantage of this historic time,” said the deputy administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

With the sale of The Half Shell, Danny Sumrall looks back at the restaurant and his more than 40 years as a part of the restaurant community, having opened or purchased several of Memphis’ popular dining spots. 

There are new tenants in The Shops of Wolflake. Oriental Rug House trades Carrefour at Kirby Woods for an East Memphis location. Plus, Timberline Tree & Lawn Care has been acquired by an out-of-town tree service company.

Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority and Pickering Firm Inc. announce an addition and promotions. 

Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced its plans for a greywater treatment facility, running parallel to the greywater facility plans of Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company xAI. 

Meritan Inc. is a Memphis participant in the new GUIDE Model, which aims to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, enable them to remain in their homes and reduce strain on their caregivers.

The Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company will hire up to 120 additional people to create a “fiber team,” bringing potential staffing at the Memphis site to 320. 

For Memphis newcomers, the idea of an “alien prince” who calls the Bluff City home may seem stranger than fiction. During his brushes with the law and various elections, Mongo would often wear green body paint, a silver wig and a loincloth — but never any shoes. 

With only one scan, an AI tool called Sybil predicts who will develop lung cancer five or six years down the road, with more than 90% accuracy. It’s important in the Mid-South, where the incidence of histoplasmosis spots on lungs is high.

A Class A office building downtown is for sale with a $4.5 million price tag. Veritas HHS bought two properties in Memphis, and a 2.65-acre property was sold. 

Hyde Family Foundation and Redwood Services announce additions. 

The nation’s largest faith-based, privately funded health clinic has undergone a number of leadership changes — all of them women in senior roles. 

The Elon Musk-founded supercomputer is halfway through construction, and the company’s preliminary engineering plans for its greywater plant are almost complete. 

The new deal will allow BlueOval SK’s parent company to secure lithium from ExxonMobil’s project in Arkansas for the EV batteries that will be made in BlueOval City. 

Kathryn Garland, Gary Garland, Chris Garland and Gene Lerner are joining Crye-Leike Real Estate Services’ East Memphis office. 

Eden Pediatrics’ membership rates start at $100 a month and include well checkups, unlimited sick visits, in-home newborn visits, virtual care, routine vaccinations and lactation consulting.

The company is looking at FedEx Freight’s role in the portfolio as it thinks about ways to unlock value for shareholders. 

Blank Beauty is co-nominated with partner Aptus DesignWorks, a Knoxville-area business, for a robot called Huey that makes custom nail polish colors in just two minutes for $9 a pop.