Earlier this year, Memorial Park’s plans for the facility received significant pushback, particularly among its Jewish neighbors. Plus, an aviation-themed cigar lounge lands a Downtown location. 

The $500 million to $700 million Mid-City Memphis development will include a 260,000-square-foot hotel as well as office space, multifamily housing, age-restricted housing, townhouses, retail space and a 500,000-square-foot parking garage.

Edwards Realty had more than 200 applications, the most the company has ever seen in its “Pop Local” contest. The company ended up with six new businesses for Carriage Crossing.

An expert panel will talk about the area’s development projects during the Developing Memphis Seminar next week. 

Differences remain between Methodist and the government, including questions about attorney fees and a corporate integrity agreement the government wants to force on Methodist, but that the hospital says it will not accept.

The nurse-midwifery program will graduate its first cohort of students in May 2024. 

HealthCareTN and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announce new additions. 

The logistics giant FedEx said all shipments destined to Israel currently in transition will be held “safely” in FedEx facilities.

At the core of Tim Hnat and Santosh Kumar’s tech company is AI technology developed at the University of Memphis.

The partnership means B.R. Distilling will grow from 30,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet at its 802 Royal Ave. location, the site of the former Pepsi bottling plant.

Flights from Memphis to Dublin, Rome or Barcelona for less than $600? Ashling Woolley, founder of 901 Flights, says cheap flights out of MEM are available if you know how to find them. 

Big Chicken, a fast-casual chicken concept, is opening three locations in Memphis and North Mississippi next year.

Lakeland officials have begun the 30-month process to prohibit short-term rentals in the suburb.

September’s monthly sales volume was $366 million, down 28.2% compared to the $510.1 million recorded in September 2022, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors September market report.

The statewide association will speak in a unified voice in Nashville on issues that affect the nonprofit sector and will also conduct research. 

The Greater Memphis Chamber is optimistic Memphis can continue to build its pipeline of tech talent through local educational programs, which will be key in ensuring Shelby County’s role in sending workers to future BlueOval City.

The application includes the outline plan for Mid-City at the former Racquet Club of Memphis site.

Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab announces a new promotion. 

Attendance figures for the Beale Street Music Festival hit a 30-year low, according to the report released Tuesday, Oct. 3. The festival’s annual report promises further word on the 2024 festival’s future in the coming days.

“It’s the biggest year we’ve had — ever,” Linn Sitler of the Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission said. “It was bigger than in the ‘90s when we had pictures with huge budgets.”

Despite Ford’s commitment to West Tennessee, the largest single-investment in the state’s history, Memphis economist John Gnuschke said an ongoing strike could spell trouble. 

For the last 25 years, Jason Shifflett has not only turned the Domino’s in Olive Branch into a money-making endeavor, but he is sharing that success with the community.

Glamour Grooming Elite Academy will offer shorter course for people whose training costs are covered by government workforce programs.