A fire has interrupted operations at Amazon's new $70 million receive center in Memphis.

An analysis of 2018 building permits for Memphis and most of Shelby County shows substantial growth in commercial construction and a modest increase in housing construction.

Starbucks will build another stand-alone coffee shop on Union in Midtown, continuing the redevelopment along the major artery.

Painted Tree Marketplace makes its Memphis debut on Jan. 25 when it opens in the Wolfchase area. It might be described as an upscale, curated flea market, with most of the products being new.

The Commons at Dexter Lake in Cordova is getting a new tenant, I-Pop Gourmet Popcorn, which is leasing 1,393 square feet, Weingarten Realty announced Thursday, Jan. 17.

A new industrial developer is entering the Memphis area market with a new spec building on Airways Boulevard in Southaven.

New leaders will continue NAREB-Memphis' mission to increase homeownership for African-Americans and help members build wealth. 

Downtown incentives are sought for renovation of Main Street section of Ambassador Hotel and a 1920s warehouse in the South End and development of Grind City Brewery in Uptown.

Land use board to reconsider application calling for 16 cottage-style homes on church property near Rhodes College in Midtown.

An opportunity for a distribution operator to pursue a new contract could bring 166 new jobs to Memphis. 

An experienced apartment developer engaged with a savvy group of Midtown residents over his proposed Art Lofts apartments across from Overton Park.

A Memphis couple is creating a place for soccer enthusiasts to eat, drink and play and its arrival should coincide with the inaugural season of the United States Soccer League here. 

A proposed, 173-acre stone and gravel mine in Rosemark was unanimously rejected Thursday, Jan. 10, by the Land Use Control Board. 

Katie Shotts will return to Memphis from Florida to be chief executive of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.

Soul Fish Café, a Southern-style soul food restaurant that specializes in fried cat fish and fresh vegetables, will start construction soon on a fourth location. 

Welfare offices in Memphis are changing neighborhoods, growing in number. 

The historic Royal Furniture building in Downtown Memphis has sold for $3.5 million, and the new owner may make the building taller for new commercial tenants.

Push for convenience store with fuel sales in Cordova neighborhood may be delayed another month as opposition mounts.

Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo says he will not support multifamily or Smart Growth development on the Germantown Country Club site.

The re-christened “Crosstown Arts Theater’’ will host a Sonic Youth film and Q&A with the band’s drummer.

The development group 1544 Madison Partners, which consists of Orgel Family L.P., Three Madison Investments, Berlin Boyd, Adam Slovis, Benjamin Orgel, Jay Lindy and Michael McLaughlin, has filed a $21 million building permit application with city and county construction officials.

After an up-and-down 2018, the site of the former Benchmark Hotel appears to be heading into the new year on a high note.

Memphis-based Jernigan Capital Inc. announced it has acquired complete ownership of a recently completed self-storage facility in Long Island, New York, by purchasing the membership interest from its development partner.

A TownePlace Suites by Marriott, designed for longer guest stays, will be built near Ikea in Cordova.

Old desks, chairs and rubble have been flying out the back of the 10-story Dermon Building, as an interior-demolition crew prepares the historic structure for a future renovation.