Elmwood is a cemetery, yes, but with 80 acres, some of the best statuary in the region and a history that represents pretty much every decade of the last 170 years, it has become a Memphis destination.
Staff at The Daily Memphian recently test-drove the F-150 Lightning, Ford’s first-ever all-electric — and surprisingly quiet — pickup truck.
Outgoing Greater Memphis Chamber Beverly Robertson talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the chamber’s role in the “fourth industrial revolution” represented by the Ford plant in Haywood County and what that means for “legacy” businesses not yet in that revolution.
Despite the influx of nearly 7,000 hotel rooms over the next few years, the lack of rooms adjacent to the Renasant Convention Center remains challenging.
Felicia Suzanne’s is one of three businesses seeking grants from the Center City Development Corp.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the city has offered more incentives for the proposed Grand Hyatt hotel at One Beale “than any other development in the history of the city.” He also questioned why One Beale developers didn’t go to the bond market sooner.Related story:
The stop in one of the first communities in the nation built by and for African Americans is part of a series of listening tours the Greater Memphis Chamber is holding.
The venture between Ford and SK Battery America Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK On, will build and operate the battery plant at BlueOval City at the Megasite of West Tennessee as well as two battery plants in Kentucky.
The Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board approved a street closure for Hadden Street in South Main, an important piece for the Butler Row development to proceed.
On Thursday, July 14, the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board approved plans for a three-part expansion at the Junior League of Memphis.
The Thursday 4 p.m. session at City Hall comes after the city administration balked at a change in the terms of a city-funded backstop for the hotel project. The delayed Tuesday vote came as the administration got some expressions of concern from state officials.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has committed a total of $12.9 billion to accelerate research and treatment for children around the world with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
Karen Treas, a key player in the growth and success of Moore Tech for the last eight years, has been promoted to chief administrative officer of the 113-year-old college.
This week’s Inked covers news on Big River Market’s grand opening, June real estate figures, Jones Aur Commercial Real Estate’s new partnership and CBRE’s industrial market report.
The new three-story physicians building will improve cancer care, consolidating two existing Southaven locations.
Five companies received inaugural Gold Standard Certification, a program created via the chamber’s Protest to Progress initiative.
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner said Regional One Health saved his life following a horrific car wreck. Before he terms out, he hopes to see progress in the ambitious plan to replace the aging hospital buildings.
So far, 354 children in the 6-months to 5-years age group have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in Shelby County — a figure that includes vaccinations from both public and private healthcare practitioners.
At the height of the season, starting about now, up to 200 pounds a day of “prep ready” produce — ready to be used now, not next week — pour out of the market from six or seven vendors who would rather donate than toss it out.
At its most recent meeting of shareholders and analysts, the Memphis-based company announced it is no longer interested in keeping its networks separate. Instead, FedEx wants to benefit from their overlap.
“The executive order ... protects contraception and providers who are going to be needing to do their jobs to save the women that we’re going to see an influx of,” said one local OB-GYN. “I think that’s a good start.”
The first SpineXpress — a satellite clinic for Semmes Murphey — has opened in Arlington. If successful, similar clinics could be on the horizon in other parts of the Memphis metro area.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville is looking to expand its services in Collierville and add a dedicated senior space on its facility.
The family-run jewelry store has been a staple in Midtown since 1984.
Rents exceeded $4 per square foot for the first time, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s second-quarter report.