Freda Crump moved back to Memphis from Atlanta and wanted to find a way to “stay in the industry but in a different capacity and still honor and respect the legacy that my dad had built.”

A source who spoke with The Daily Memphian exclusively on Thursday shed light on why the company chose Memphis, including the city’s ample land at fair prices. 

The arrival of xAI’s “gigafactory of compute” could pose new challenges and opportunities for the region’s electric grid. 

Reaction to word of an AI supercomputer coming to southwest Memphis drew bipartisan support from elected and other officials in the city and the region.

The facility could be worth billions of dollars and be one of the most advanced computing sites in the world.

The development involves transforming the 712-unit Foote Homes into a mixed-income neighborhood with 393 replacement units, 126 mid-range affordable units and 193 market-rate units.

The Riverview Community Center got a $2.3 million renovation that includes more natural light in the gym and rooms for exercise, games and computers along with a new exterior.

The Economic Development Growth Engine approved a loan to Chef Christopher Beavers, who is reopening his restaurant The Grilled Asparagus. 

Filmmaker Miroslav Mitic is opening the Dream Magic Daily Market on the ground floor of the Exchange Building. 

The layoffs will begin in early July and conclude by the end of the month.

Thirteen years after historic flooding in southwest Memphis, officials broke ground on the South Cypress Creek restoration project.

Johnnie Taylor was honored posthumously with a discussion on his legacy, the unveiling of his Beale Street Brass Note and the showing of a 20-minute documentary on his musical career.

Hazel Moore could have styled hair, taken care of her children and decided that was enough. Instead, she looked around, noticed things in the community needed doing — and figured she might as well do them herself.

South Memphis residents were celebrating Tuesday as Sterilization Services of Tennessee left its home of nearly 50 years. 

The e-commerce site links socially conscious shoppers to handcrafted goods from around the world, and helps provide jobs in the 38126 ZIP code, where Advance Memphis workers staff a fulfillment center.

After the Native American inhabitants of Chucalissa left the mound settlement in the 1500s ahead of European explorers arriving in the area, the area became a large cotton plantation.

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For the first time in 10 years, the Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival is extending its celebration beyond its traditional four-day schedule.

Multiple Memphis organizations will take part in a science challenge that spans six continents this week. 

Friends and family members have identified the two people who died after a mass shooting at an Orange Mound block party.

Eduard Rodriguez Tabora, 22, is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 30 after he turned down a plea deal with a lesser charge in Shelby County Criminal Court Division 1 Judge Paula Skahan’s courtroom Monday.

After decades of toxic emissions and nearly two years of community pressure on the company, Sterilization Services of Tennessee is leaving its South Memphis facility. 

The Memphis Police Department conducted a “Sea of Blue” Sunday night, April 21, for Officer Joseph “Rusty” McKinney.

The 15-year tax incentive was approved by the suburb’s Industrial Development Board but still needs ratification from Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

More than 30,000 people are buried among the 15 acres at Zion Christian Cemetery, which was established in 1876 and is Memphis’ oldest Black cemetery.

“There’s already plenty of gas stations ... That’s not what the community has asked for. They’ve asked for investment in their community in terms of supportive items,” said a board member of Uplift Westwood.