The new arena will replace the Mid-South Coliseum.

This Commission Scorecard covers calls at the Feb. 6 meeting for police reform in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols and the political clash with protesters and activists who pushed for more than resolutions.

Two own their own businesses; one has worked for the City of Memphis for more than 30 years. 

The Memphis-based company, which harnesses ultraviolet light to kill germs, has seen business skyrocket even as the COVID pandemic wanes.

Starbucks was given two weeks to respond to the complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board.

Over the past 13 years, PBC has grown from a small startup in Ireland to a company with offices in France and now Memphis, and partners in Germany, Sweden and Japan. 

The former Union Avenue police station in Midtown will be home to a new Whataburger location. 

Mississippi-based Belnick is also seeking a 10-year PILOT for a furniture distribution facility. 

The transaction date has been moved from Feb. 27 to May 27, in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement.

Amtrak has proposed a new service that would connect Atlanta to Chattanooga and Nashville, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation could push for a Memphis-Nashville line.

Germantown’s Industrial Development Board formally terminated a tax incentive for a project that is not moving forward.

BlueCross and Methodist leaders are continuing negotiations toward an agreement that could restore access for members covered through employer and individually-purchased health plans. 

If the proposed hotel isn’t under construction at the end of those two years, the permit will expire.

The company chose Memphis for its first U.S. facility.

Among the street names is Piquette Drive, a reference to the Piquette Plant in Detroit where the first Ford Model T was produced.

All 4,000 square feet of the property is a woman-only space. For the safety of the woman served and that of the volunteers, men are not allowed on the property. 

This week’s Inked includes updates on the National Civil Rights Museum Legacy expansion, Klein Fitness and a new farmer’s market in Orange Mound.

Southwest Tennessee Community College, John J. Campbell Co. and The Works, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Memphis Bar Association announce promotions and additions.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s $13 billion campus expansion, the largest in its history, is progressing.

For the fourth quarter 2022, the industrial manufacturer reported $190.4 million, up more than 10% from the $172.1 million it reported for the same quarter in 2021. 

Carlisle Development filed plans to build a temporary surface parking lot at the proposed Grand Hyatt site at One Beale. 

A FedEx Express courier with 36 years of service delivered the trophy via a FedEx Express delivery van. 

The Tennessee Valley Authority, which owns the plant, closed the facility in 2018. Demolition is expected to be completed in 2025, TVA spokesperson Scott Brooks said.

Several years after launching DPX, Brad Kilgore started Tissue Innovations, a tissue bank, with his brother Don Kilgore. Both Tissue Innovations and DPX operate out of a 15,000-square-foot space in Bartlett and employ about 15 people.

FedEx confirmed during the company’s December 2022 earnings release that it will try to cut costs by more than $3 billion throughout the fiscal year.