The Memphis Escape Rooms owners are back with a brand-new creative endeavor.

Memphis River Parks Partnership officials say plans to replace Vice & Virtue Coffee are tentative with no timeline because the organization wants “to make the right decision rather than a quick decision.” 

Pitt Hyde was told he’d be filming an interview with AutoZone leaders. Instead, he was welcomed to a party with about 100 past and present AutoZone employees. 

SHE (Science, Health, Empowerment) Leads the Way offers networking, mentoring and educational opportunities for girls and women, while Black Men in White Coats encourages Black boys and men to consider health care careers. 

With an increase of residents expected to accompany the construction of BlueOval City, higher-density, New Urbanism could help meet the need for housing.

Following the merger, Baptist Memorial will serve more than half of Mississippi’s population. It’s also Mississippi’s fourth-largest employer.

The 5,200-square-foot, 140-seat restaurant is at 255 S. Front St., which was formerly Ellis & Sons Machine Shop.

Bill Ganus, Andre Jones and Chuck Pinkowski discussed development projects with an attentive audience at Memphis Botanic Gardens on Thursday, Oct. 19. 

Shares of First Horizon’s stock were rising Wednesday afternoon following an earnings update indicating the financial institution is weathering the larger banking crisis that plunged the industry into uncertainty earlier this year. 

Collierville’s Industrial Development Board approved Campbell Clinic’s retention tax incentive. The suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen must approve payment in lieu of taxes.

The Southaven Chamber of Commerce recognized a number of local businesses and leaders during its annual awards ceremony Wednesday.

Memphis-based International Paper plans to permanently close its containerboard mill in Orange, Texas, and cease operations at two of its pulp machines.

100 N. Main Development Partners plans to use the 15th through 22nd floors for hotel space, according to an application filed with the Land Use Control Board.

West Cancer Center, Southern College of Optometry, Maria Montessori School and ProTech Services Group announce promotions and additions. 

The lounge fosters a collaborative environment where students and residents can engage in peer-to-peer learning, research and respite while learning and working at Regional One. 

On Monday, Oct. 16, St. Jude announced new leaders to both St. Jude’s board of governors and ALSAC’s board of directors.

Using red smoke, spilled water and practice dummies, airport officials and first responders undergo an approximately $10,000 emergency operations exercise at Memphis International Airport. 

The Memphis Area Transit Authority Board of Commissioners will vote on the elimination of 19 routes, as well as all services after 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 24. 

“More people are choosing Memphis as other cities have gotten more expensive,” said Mark Fogelman, president of Fogelman Properties.

Baptist Medical Group Clinic is now using the power of sight, sound and even smell to help patients feel less tense during their mammograms.

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.