The Nation is Talking About Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Utility customers in the Memphis metropolitan area pay some of the lowest bills of any metro area in the country, according to a study by online bill payment company doxo. Memphis ranked just behind Austin, Texas as the second-most affordable metro area for utilities. The average monthly bill in Memphis was $197,…

Affordability could be another draw Memphis-area employers can offer to recruit and retain employees. According to a new analysis by The Business Journals of regional affordability data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Memphis ranked No. 15 in overall affordability among the nation’s 100 largest metros. The No. 15 spot is shared with Louisville, Kentucky. The…

The Memphis Brew Collective started off as the Brews Brothers: “We were on a mission from God to spread the craft beer gospel.”

Rodney Baber Park in Frayser, on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 will soon get a $7 million federally funded upgrades, including soccer fields, a baseball diamond, fishing lake, covered pavilion and walking trails. More about the park here.  You may also be interested in: Memphis News | Memphis Local News today

Prospero announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26 that it will grow from 245 to 530 employees over the next five years. It will take 80,000 square feet at 50 S. B.B. King Blvd., growing from 23,000 square feet at its current home at One Commerce Square. The company launched its home-based medical care services in January 2020,…

Red Bull Dance Your Style, a global street dance competition, made its way to Memphis on Sunday, Oct. 10, at Railgarten on Central Avenue. The bracket-style tournament celebrated Memphis creators, artists and dancers who have contributed to the legacy of street dance. The event was originally slated to happen in New Orleans, but was canceled…

The Soul & Spirits Brewery held its ground-breaking in the fall of 2019. And then the pandemic happened. According to Soul & Spirits founder Blair Perry — who owns the brewery with her husband, Ryan Allen — construction ground to a halt. First, the business, which wasn’t open yet, was deemed nonessential in COVID work protocols. Then, supplies —…

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