Deborah Waters Turner recently joined Agape Child and Family Services as the nonprofit’s new TeamWorks director.

The CCRFC approved a six-month extension for the second phase of the $205M Snuff District development project. The first phase is expected to finish by fall 2022. 

Russian operations accounted for roughly 15% of Sylvamo’s total revenue in 2021. 

A second strip center on Stage Road in Bartlett that sat empty for years has been purchased and renovations are planned.

The mixture of commercial, industrial and residential along Goodman Road in Olive Branch can make for snarling traffic in an already congested corridor.

A Lakeland family hopes for a hunka, hunka business as they expand their online offerings of customized mugs, charcuterie boards and more to a storefront near Stage and North Germantown roads.

Edge District’s mural “There’s More to be Proud Of” set to come down later this month. 

The grand opening of the store, off South Main Street, is next week, but you can start shopping at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 3.

New York-based developer Tom Intrator has also secured funding for his separate, $1.1 billion project in the Pinch District. 

“We’re looking for technical, we’re looking for operational, we’re looking for lean and professional behaviors when we think about that ideal worker of the future,” said Liliana Ramirez, Ford’s workforce development director.

Demand for the F-150 Lightning will be crucial to Ford’s planned operations in West Tennessee. 

A new grocery store ready to open in South Main. More funding has been arranged for several development projects in Uptown, Medical District. 

Site work at Blue Oval City could begin as early as March 15, and local officials say Shelby County is poised to be an electric vehicle hub “if we dare to dream big enough.” 

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“(Ford) has not built an assembly plant in 50 years,” said Herbison, a key figure in the project’s development over the last several years. “And it’s the largest investment they’ve made as a company.”

AutoZone reported net sales up almost 16% from the second quarter last year.

Like Union Planters, which was acquired by Regions in 2004, and National Bank of Commerce, also acquired in 2004 by SunTrust, First Horizon could not avoid industry consolidation forever.

On a conference call Monday, Feb. 28, Toronto-Dominion group president and CEO Bharat Masrani announced plans to invest $150 million to keep First Horizon employees.

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Memphis’ Hollywood Feed LLC is acquiring a Columbus, Ohio-based pet-supply store. 

A Canadian banking and financial firm will pay $25 a share, a 37% premium on FHN’s last close. Shares of the Memphis-based financial institution were up nearly 32% in early trading.

The future of home sales, both existing and new construction looks bright for the three suburbs in Northeast Shelby County.

Months after a Postal Service slowdown in first-class mail delivery, the USPS estimate of 2.7 days to deliver parcels and letters doesn’t match what we heard from readers.

“In a city that is more than 60% African American, I couldn’t believe that there weren’t any Black-owned bookstores,” Jeremee DeMoir said before opening DeMoir Books and Things on White Station Road. 

The way people shop is shifting, but it’s not necessarily due to an increase in online sales.