About half of all the mothers and babies born in Tennessee are covered by TennCare, so the change could make a substantial difference. 

The move from FedEx follows a breakdown in negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union; more than 300,000 UPS workers could go on strike at the end of July. 

The Greater Memphis Chamber found that the management of companies and enterprises sector saw employment growth of 24% in the last five years.

At Regional One Health, referrals from other hospitals for cases where the mother’s life is in danger are up 10%-20% because doctors in outlying areas are afraid of the risk.

Most notably, the eastern portion of the building will consist of a new tower that ties into the original frontage on Main Street.

Amro Music first opened shop in Memphis in 1921, surviving the Great Depression a decade later by trading milk and eggs for piano lessons. Today it’s the largest piano, band and orchestra dealer in the Mid-South.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Tennessee Innocence Project, Baptist Health Sciences University, Financial Federal Bank and Community Foundation of Greater Memphis announce additions.

Four Bartlett High students are learning about some of the suburb’s inner workings during summer internships with the city.

“Treatments are being skipped and delayed, doses are being reduced, treatment plans are being changed, and sequences of usual treatment are being altered,” said Dr. Sylvia Richey, chief medical officer at West Cancer Center & Research Institute. 

The recent approval of a number of a apartment projects concerns some residents, but many stem from zoning classifications made decades ago. 

Mahaffey Event and Tent Rentals began in 1924, making circus tents and more. Now the Memphis firm has bought Holliday Events’ furnishings and supplies, with plans for “full-service event planning.”

“There’s more light here and love and healing here that other spaces don’t have,” said the owner of Lucyja Hygge, a shop full of incense and teas, as developers plan to demolish it.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled a Colorado graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. The decision is a defeat for gay rights. 

Tennessee is the 24th state to argue that ‘forever chemical’ manufacturers should pay to clean it up. 

Hampton Hopkins most recently served as president of Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte, where he planned a relocation for the college and a $4.5 million renovation.

The holiday period is Thursday, June 29, to Wednesday, July 5, with the peak expected to be Friday, June 30, when more than 10,000 people are expected to pass through the checkpoint.

The 18,000-square-foot center’s redesign — its first since its inception 20 years ago — focuses on patient comfort, convenience and added privacy. 

Epstein Becker Green national law firm announces two additions to its Memphis office.

Philip B. Daniele III, 54, AutoZone’s executive vice president of merchandising, marketing and supply chain, will take over as president and CEO in January. 

Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association assists patients from puberty to menopause and beyond, offering prenatal, maternity and diagnostic services.

Pancreatic cancer affects Black Americans at a rate higher than that of any other population. 

A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending abortion access in the Mid-South, a Choices clinic in Illinois is performing 350 procedures per month. By October, leaders expect the number will be 600.

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Of the nation’s large metropolitan areas, Memphis has the second highest rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases. Only the Miami metropolitan area has a higher rate. 

Retail is growing in Lakeland as the suburb looks to improve its image and benefit from the strong business climate.