AutoZone announces second quarter 2024 growth
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported profit of $515 million, and earnings per share rose 17.2% to $28.89, beating analyst expectations.
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported profit of $515 million, and earnings per share rose 17.2% to $28.89, beating analyst expectations.
Alvin Crawford came home to Memphis to share his story of growing up in Orange Mound, traveling the segregated South as a musician and becoming the first Black graduate of University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
A kitschy “used car lot” was the theme for this year’s American Advertising Awards, which honor Memphis advertising and design professionals — including a longtime agency owner who received a lifetime achievement medal.
In the middle of the pandemic, Jack and Henry Perkins decided to make a gin with a flavor profile more palatable to Americans.
The event will provide free dental services to children who need them while giving dental students the opportunity to interact with patients and build clinical and interpersonal skills.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a charitable organization to support military veterans, has applied to the Land Use Control Board to turn a WoodSpring Suites into a multifamily apartment residence for veterans.
By the end of the year, CBU is hoping to have a certified thermal testing lab. In 2023, there were only 11 in the world.
For two decades, the city’s return on its investment into the overnight river cruise industry has gone up and down — and it looks to be falling again.
With Memphis’ internet speeds among the slowest among major cities, EDGE officials say this project is an opportunity for growth.
Jenifer Hollander comes from New York-based Teneo’s Strategy & Communications Advisory.
This year’s seminar features Carol Coletta of Memphis River Parks Partnership, Chloe Sexton of BluffCakes and Pat Mitchell Worley of the Soulsville Foundation.
A Baptist Urgent Team clinic will open in Germantown in mid-March, The Onin Group is moving to Shelby County and Bernhard MCC will move into Shelby Oaks Industrial Park.
University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts announces a promotion.
In five years, BSN estimates the economic impact of its project will be $1.4 billion, create 4,600 jobs and generate $5.76 million in local taxes and fees.
Amid the wars, negative credit growth, shrinking money supply, upcoming elections and yield curve inversions, investment strategist David Waddell predicts a soft landing for the economy.
Ikea pays homage to Memphis’ music legacy and future with two new attractions at its local store.
Memphis' economy can be improved by stabilizing income inequality, low median household income, and housing and food insecurity.
Memphis Tourism asked the Metropolitan Memphis Hotel and Lodging Association’s political action committee to amend campaign finance filings after The Daily Memphian questioned why it had not disclosed political donations on its federal tax returns.
Astin’s career spans four decades and includes such iconic roles as Mikey Walsh in “The Goonies,” the title character in “Rudy,” Samwise Gamgee in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and Bob Newby in “Stranger Things.”
Crosstown Concourse might get an indoor event center on an unused surface parking lot following approval from the Land Use Control Board meeting on March 14.
“My philosophy was always to be a resource. I always wanted to be the person that you go to solve the thing. And that’s how I positioned myself throughout my career,” said Chandell Ryan.
On Feb. 15 and 16, the company’s human resources team camped out at Livingston’s Soda Fountain and Grill, a popular retro-style eatery near the Brownsville, Tennessee, town square.
BlueOval SK’s recruitment campaign will begin in March or April and will continue to increase hiring each month until it meets the goal of 2,500 West Tennessee hires by end of the year.
“Hospitals and insurers are robbing all of us,” said Valerie June, a Memphis singer-songwriter who has firsthand experience with medical debt. “We demand actual prices.”
New federal labor regulations could cause additional labor shortages while driving costs even higher.