A new kayak and paddle board rental service in the Memphis harbor opens for business May 4, the Memphis River Parks Partnership announced Wednesday.

• Memphis could host 2020 IRONMAN triathlon
• Saddle Creek gets tenant for former Eddie Bauer space
• AgLaunch leading new SBA Delta Ag Cluster

State Rep. Mark White pushed Gov. Bill Lee’s state charter commission through the House Wednesday, saying it will create a better system for overseeing charter schools in Tennessee.

Damion Baugh officially signs with Memphis Tigers on first day of the late signing period. 

Trying to keep up with an "ever-changing retail environment," IKEA has offered to voluntarily drop two years of its property tax abatement since it has been unable to create the number of jobs at the pay levels it promised in 2015. 

Opponents of a proposed 35-foot-tall building of town houses near Overton Square have met with the developer and said he's willing to compromise.

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Memphis-based Stax Records formed an alliance following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death here that allowed Jackson to use the record label as a platform to spread the spoken word.

• Rhodes, University of Memphis end food services contracts with Aramark
• Memphis 901 FC transfers Sandoval to Las Vegas
• Mama Gaia to close Ballet Memphis location 

Resorts Casino Tunica is shutting down June 30, with its owner citing “increased competition from recent gaming expansion in Arkansas” among its reasons.

Germantown's financial advisory committee is nearing a recommendation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on the potential purchase of the Germantown Country Club.

Jeff Crane, an athletic administrator at South Carolina, will become the deputy athletic director at the University of Memphis, according to a source.

From vice presidents to directors, managers have been tapped for FedEx's voluntary buyout program, while lower-level employees wait to see who else is leaving and how "rebalancing" plays out.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s fourth budget proposal, totaling $709 million, includes an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to accelerate the development of new and rehabbed multifamily and single-family housing.

Worried about the “threat of litigation,” Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office is declining to issue a legal opinion to state Rep. G.A. Hardaway about the constitutionality of Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account bill.

Gov. Bill Lee is putting $10 million of his $66.8 million supplemental budget into a Memphis riverfront development grant, though the scope of the funding is unclear. Mayor Jim Strickland said the money is specifically for Tom Lee Park.

Graduate transfer Rayjon Tucker will officially visit the University of Memphis in two weeks. 

The Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee approved legislation Tuesday setting up a charter school commission with authority to overrule local school boards, even though it could cost nearly $1 million next year and continue to tap the state budget.

First Horizon National Corp. reports slight increase in earnings per share, slight decline in revenue from the first quarter a year ago.

A new restaurant promises both a fresh start and fresh ingredients for a diner that has been through several name changes.

Hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in construction are returning to Parkway Village because of something that never left: I-240 and great access to it. 

This drink has a number of ingredients but comes together quickly. There's just a small amount of Spanish vermouth, but you'll miss a rich note if you leave it out.

Developers of the 29-acre, mixed-use Union Row on Monday purchased 251 Union for $1.4 million. Powerhouse Motors car-repair shop has operated there more than 20 years.

Peel back the fancy ribbon-cutting ceremonies and press conferences for new jobs and all you’re left with is handouts to big, connected companies and higher taxes for the rest of us.

Companies want to locate in communities that will work with them long after the ribbon-cutting and headlines are done. We know that our local firms are constantly being courted by other communities looking to grow their economies.

A legislative conference committee adopted an amended community oversight board bill Monday mirroring Memphis’ guidelines, despite opposition from state Sen. Raumesh Akbari.