The Nation is Talking About Memphis

As it gears up to complete its deal with Toronto-based TD Bank Group, First Horizon is introducing a new grant for potential homebuyers. The Memphis-based institution has announced the Diversity Grant, part of its mortgage down payment assistance grant program. The goal is to provide down payment assistance for borrowers buying a residence in a majority-minority…

Memphis has been hit with tragedy of late, making it harder to find the love for the city we celebrated a few weeks ago with 901 Day. That love isn’t gone. But, sometimes, it’s easier to recognize it when it’s spelled out before us. So we took time to reflect on things that make us…

The Memphis International Airport has put out a Request for Qualifications (RFP) for a continuation of its Terminal Modernization and Seismic Program (TMSP). It proposes a multiyear, multiphase timeline with a price tag well above the recently completed modernization of Concourse B. The RFQ details seven future potential packages to renovate Memphis International’s (MEM) terminal,…

In recent years, the University of Memphis has received acclaim for its research efforts, with the school being named a top-tier research university by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education in December 2021. The U of M, however, isn’t the only local organization doing major exploration and investigation. According to MBJ research, the University of…

Five of Memphis’ largest employers have ranked among the best in Tennessee, per a new report released by Forbes.

Growing their idea is the goal of every entrepreneur, yet acquiring the know-how, space, money and time to achieve long-term success eludes many. However, through Arrow Creative’s Autozone Youth Creative Entrepreneurship Residency Program, in partnership with LITE Memphis, a few ambitious area high schoolers will be given a leg up to develop their creative outlets into…

The Memphis industrial market continues to be one of the strongest in the nation, according to an August 2022 report from CBRE.  According to the report, which highlighted the top 100 industrial real estate sales for the first two quarters of 2022, Memphis was the ninth-best industrial real estate market in the country. Memphis saw…