A new hangout spot is coming to Midtown Memphis that brings a twist to the traditional game night. 

Two local eateries will temporarily close their doors, but a worldwide bakery franchise is now open for business.

“You got an idea? We want you to know that we have your back,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

The Memphis store in Wolfchase Galleria is the first for the Irish multinational fashion retailer. Primark says it plans to launch an exclusive NBA collection spotlighting the Memphis Grizzlies this fall. 

Three Memphis-area small businesses received thousands of dollars in loans to renovate and expand their companies. Plus, CEVA Logistics and Medtronic Logistics agree on a tax adjustment plan. 

The brand offers athletic clothing for men and women. 

Gresham Smith has 25 other offices across the Midwest and the South, and works with private and public companies. 

The company, which is launching a 625,000-square-foot warehouse, signed a 12-year lease earlier this month.

“We want it to be a place that’s for Memphians, by Memphians,” said John Halford, founder of Cnct Design, about the Edge District.

Also, the local Sakura chain, offering a selection of sushi and seafood, will share the new location with casual ramen and poké restaurant Subarashi. 

The Ross I-40 industrial park sits roughly 40 minutes from Ford Motor’s BlueOval City in Stanton, Tennessee. 

Downtown business owners received money to renovate their properties with plans for a liquor store, cafe and possibly more.

The 18 S. Main St. building was formerly owned by developer Tom Intrator — and had been part of his plans for several Main Street properties — but was transferred during an April foreclosure sale. 

“You can have the best community in America … . But if you don’t have available buildings or land, then a community cannot grow its economy,” the president of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce said.

The retailer will fill the last available space in Ridgeway Trace — making the 300,000-square-foot shopping center 100% leased. 

Plus: Three Guys Pizza Pies is under new ownership, and Bloom Bakery and Cafe brings new tastes to Downtown.

Plus, a Bartlett shopping center gets a new owner.

Meharry’s expansion to Memphis is the first step in Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church’s $310 million, mixed-use development.

Tony Alexander, president and director of MIME, said the entertainment group does not plan to leave the city, but is ‘testing the waters’ on selling its Union Avenue real estate.

Plus, a local Italian restaurant has opened its second location while a local vegan restaurant is just starting on its second space. 

As it stands now, the Temple Israel building will come down to make way for Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church’s new church home.

“The sign is more than just the letters,” said Ted Townsend, president of the chamber. “It embodies that business is here in our Downtown core.”

An Edge District alley is getting a glow-up. 

A vacant building in Klondike should soon undergo renovations to become the Northside Grill.

Plus, Burlington is moving its Bartlett store.