During college, native Memphian Phillip Rogers, branch manager and senior vice president of investments at Stifel, heard that at one time Memphis had, per capita, more financial brokers and advisers than any other city in the U.S. The culture of the financial landscape in Memphis during that period was primarily based on regional investment banking and wealth management firms.

Drone testing by Memphis International Airport and technology partners could pave way for commercial uses like food, package deliveries. Memphis offers highly restricted airspace as proving ground.

Memphis-based, publicly traded Jernigan Capital has invested about $200 million in self-storage projects around the country this year and is in the early stage of a shift into acquisition and ownership of facilities it financed.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris believes it’s time for a new leader of the Tennessee Democratic Party, saying Democrats missed a great opportunity to win seats across the state this year.

Allowing sports betting on Beale Street and better implementation of the state’s standardized TNReady test are two of the Shelby County Commission's latest requests to the Tennessee General Assembly.

The statement contained a total of 102 words. But for a man who has served his state and country as long as Lamar Alexander has, it was remarkable for its brevity.

Memphis International Airport expects 2019 to be a banner year for serving travelers who are flying to and from the city and not merely making connections.

Cedrick Gray will start his new role as director of education in January if the County Commission approves his appointment. 

Memphis City Council members have rejected gas, water and electric rate hikes proposed by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. On three separate 3-7 votes Tuesday, the council voted down the rate hikes to take effect in 2019 and again in 2021 across all three divisions of the publicly owned utility.

Memphis City Council members say there were some indications of discord before the rift over filling three vacant council seats. But when the rift settled in for the rest of the year it was a surprising turn.

From tenant and landlord issues to debt collection and family estate problems, Memphis-area attorneys have been providing free legal guidance and services to Memphians for more than a decade through a series of clinics offered at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.

Students and instructors at L’Ecole Culinaire on Germantown Parkway were taken aback Monday when they were told the school is closing, effectively immediately.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has extended the deadline for Memphians to comment on the future of coal ash at the Allen Fossil Plant in southwest Memphis.

The Knowledge Quest students helping with the reimagining of the Memphis riverfront and Tom Lee Park spent this past summer engaged in a Stanford University-style design thinking lab.

Amazon will build its first fulfillment center in Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee state line.

Here are Saturday's reported high school results along with late results from Friday. For clairifcations, corrections or to report your team's scores, please e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com.

The University of Memphis (8-5, 5-4 American Athletic Conference) appears in a program-record fifth-straight bowl game when they take on Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the Birmingham Bowl at 11 a.m. on ESPN.

Both sides in federal lawsuit over Memphis police surveillance request a year to work out differences outside of court ruling.

University of Tennessee interim President Randy Boyd is searching for better administrative effectiveness within the system’s five campuses, but he said he has no plans to outsource university jobs.

University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd is considering seeking more state funding for medicine residencies, an effort to offset stagnant federal dollars and enable the UT Health Science Center to graduate more physicians.

Shelby County Election Commission filed a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by John Barzizza, Germantown mayoral candidate, saying his claims for a recount are without merit.

Tennessee State coach Brian "Penny" Collins grew up an Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway fan. In fact, that's how he got the nickname. Now, they face off Saturday at FedExForum.

Chris Douglas-Roberts, now known as Supreme Bey, is returning to Memphis early next week to start a foundation and host an event to give Christmas gifts to kids. He explains why he's doing it, what he's up to these days and why he declined the university's offer to retire his number. 

Memphis businessman Wei Chen was remembered Friday as an ardent booster of his adopted hometown, which was on full display in his 2011 flight around the world.