Chamber leadership met with media representatives in the Big Apple to discuss Memphis’ robust economic development pipeline, as well as the area’s workforce diversity.

As demand for overnight river cruises on the Mississippi increases, the industry also faces increasing climate threats. Recent years have seen wild swings between heavy rainfall and severe drought, making the river tougher to navigate.

A new tasting room hopes to put New Chicago on the map.

The manufacturer expects it will be on grocery and convenience store shelves in early 2024. Price, a critical factor, has not been announced. 

With the return of river travel, three companies are currently offering overnight cruises on the Mississippi while nearby cities look to cash in. 

An affiliate of Gulf Coast Commercial Management, 210 Development bought the 450,000-square-foot office and retail center in 2022 for $49.1 million. 

“To see a guy in the peak of his career be taken out like that is so tragic,” said Dr. Dan Fletcher, one of nine orthopedic hand surgeons in the city and a longtime colleague to Dr. Ben Mauck. 

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Since opening in 2013, owner Brit McDaniel says the success of Paper & Clay has taken her away from the craft, and she wants to get back to creating unique and personalized ceramics for customers.

The Crump Firm is expanding its presence in East Memphis at the Crescent Center. St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral moves forward with a $1.4 million renovation project. 

Campfire Collective, Hemline Tailored Brand Strategies, Harwood Center and Reaves Law Firm announce new additions. 

Although total home sales have decreased from last year, June sales rose 43.3% over May’s sales.

The airline’s other Memphis destinations are Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Orlando and Phoenix.

In 2022, AOD Properties was awarded a $60,000 Exterior Improvement Grant from the Downtown Memphis Commission to renovate the building at 154 G.E. Patterson Ave. 

In a storefront window at the corner of Madison Avenue and Second Street, two women can be seen sewing, stitching, laughing and — excuse the pun — cutting up as they make sure Memphians have perfectly tailored clothing.

In five to seven years, the number of employees is expected to triple to 45, while occupancy in Memphis will double. 

With an assist from Buddy the Bernedoodle, visitors to the Baptist Centers for Good Grief find a warm and comforting friend to help them cope with loss.

All Kids Academy is an internship program that trains U of M child development and family studies majors to educate Le Bonheur patients 5 years old and younger who are experiencing prolonged hospitalization. 

The agency was established in 1952, and in 1991 acquired John Malmo Advertising. Ten years later, the Archer family sold Archer Malmo to its executives, and last year they sold it to the employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. 

The Germantown restaurant prides itself on serving fresh food, but it’s also a place for clean starts. The owners say they want to offer employees “an opportunity in life.”

The summer program, which launched in 2022, pays teens $15 an hour as they learn.

Bartlett will soon become the next suburb with a pickleball facility as a private entity is converting the former Malco movie theater on Bartlett Boulevard.

The industrial building, which is fully leased to Barrett Distribution Centers, was delivered in 2022. 

Ted and Merica Lyons’ ShotRx mobile clinics bring vaccinations directly to people in Shelby and Tipton County neighborhoods, as part of an effort to improve childhood immunization in the area, and the company is about to announce a partnership to help the unhoused. 

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.