Memphis News Today: Stories That Matter to Our City

Construction is officially underway on a $6 million expansion of Greenbelt Park, bringing new upgrades to the north end of Mud Island and strengthening Memphis’ connection to the Mississippi River. Led by the City of Memphis in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project will expand docking capacity for passenger riverboats while…

Regional One Health is one step closer to building a new, state-of-the-art hospital in Memphis after receiving approval from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission. The commission granted a Certificate of Need (CON) for the proposed facility, which will be located at the former The Commercial Appeal site on Union Avenue. The approval marks a major…

Memphis International Airport continues to be a major force in the region’s economy, generating more than $10 billion in economic impact across Memphis and the state of Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Association of Air Carrier Airports 2025 Economic Impact Study, the airport contributes approximately 67,000 jobs and $10.7 billion in total economic output. That…

The University of Memphis is making a major investment in the future of business education with the launch of a $90 million renovation and expansion of its Fogelman College of Business and Economics. University leaders recently marked the start of the project with a ceremonial “wall-breaking,” signaling the beginning of a two-phase plan to modernize…