Leaders said gas‑driven freight costs hurt results but expect conditions to ease in the new fiscal year.

“I would say that the repurposing of former retail spaces to owner-occupants or local investors has kind of been our sweet spot,” said one of the brokers in this week’s transactions. 

Colleges across the country face the withering student numbers that have led dozens of colleges to close their doors in recent years. In Memphis, enrollment for one school flatlines, another jumps and two more dip. 

Also, Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, Financial Federal Bank and Lobos Rush Soccer announce new hires. 

Ferguson Enterprises says MZX Tech failed to pay for materials used at the Macrohard data center, adding to the AI company’s growing construction disputes.

Jerry and Diane Coletta sold the 8,800-square-foot building on Monday, Sept. 21, to Dulce Lucero Mejia and Humberto Camarena Padilla, the owners of a nearby Casa Mexicana location. 

At the corner of Second and Madison, four stories of an 116-year-old building have remained vacant. A local investment team plans to open it up to residents and business once more.

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage Hospitality Group vows uninterrupted operations for employees and suppliers while Carlisle Corp. positions for additional acquisitions.

A University of Memphis professor has spent years studying public transportation systems in cities nationwide. Now, Memphis has been added to that list.

Build-out and activity is bustling at SpaceXAI’s DeSoto County operation, less than a mile from Memphis and unperturbed by the political winds blowing to the north. 

The leader of Memphis’ VA system spoke about ongoing projects at the facility, including a new clinical lab set to happen in the next few months.

The new Gallaway exit on Interstate 40 should have a different look and a lot of gas pumps in the coming year as Buc-ee’s construction continues along with a Love’s Travel Stop.

Rich Products Corp. wants to expand its wastewater capabilities at the plant on Jetway Drive in Arlington in hopes of lessening the pressure on the town’s treatment.

College Football playoff expansion has created an uncertain future for traditional bowl games. But the AutoZone Liberty Bowl wants to win the fight.

The family of a worker who died after a fall in 2025 at SpaceXAI’s Colossus II Campus is seeking $30 million in damages. 

“When the opportunity came up, it was kind of unexpected, but it was a natural yes.”

FedEx Freight will also become an official NASCAR partner and its exclusive freight shipping partner.

SpaceXAI is moving full steam ahead while Memphis City Council wants to pump the brakes on data center expansion.

The Chili’s Care Center is the first one on St. Jude’s campus to bear the name of a corporate sponsor and features numerous medical capabilities.

The Economic Development Growth Engine of Memphis and Shelby County increased its funding for the development that includes single family homes near Colonial Country Club.

Local “Bird Watchers” brought their issues with how ICE agents are treating detainees at Wilson Air Center to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. 

The store opened its only Memphis-area location in September of 2019.

The 112‑room Hilton Tapestry will feature meeting space, a restaurant, lobby bar and a 114‑seat rooftop bar.

A Pennsylvania-based company adds a Cordova apartment complex to its local portfolio.

A private school makes leadership announcements, and a bank promotes from within.