11/14/22
The young Memphis Grizzlies aren’t underdogs anymore, and that’s causing some growing pains. But they are confident — and having fun. By Tania Ganguli SACRAMENTO — Ja Morant rejected the premise of the question. He was being asked to think back to the way his last N.B.A. season ended. The Memphis Grizzlies had won one of…
11/11/22
By John Klyce Reporter, Memphis Business Journal Nov 9, 2022 Updated Nov 10, 2022, 12:08pm CST After Vernell Bennett-Fairs, Ph.D., became president of LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) in January 2021, she started to look for programs that made the school unique. What could she spotlight, she thought, that would attract students to the HBCU over other…
11/11/22
Memphis rapper GloRilla brings a female voice to the city’s hip-hop renaissance Bob Mehr Memphis Commercial Appeal GloRilla — the 23-year-old Memphis rapper born Gloria Woods — has quickly become the female leader of the Bluff City’s current hip-hop renaissance. GloRilla’s viral hits “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” and “Blessed” launched her into national consciousness earlier this…
10/24/22
By John Klyce – Reporter October 18, 2022, 01:52pm CDT FedEx and AutoZone are partnered with Ridgeline — and in late September, when the Memphis-based venture capital firm held a summit at Crosstown Concourse, the local giants didn’t hesitate to send their top executives. FedEx president and CEO Raj Subramaniam spoke at the event, along…
10/24/22
Ya Mas Taverna, a Fort Lauderdale-based Mediterranean restaurant, is headed to the Edge District. The Florida restaurant has a Memphis connection, but not the one you think. Memphis Garrett is the founder and CEO of Garrett Hospitality Group, which oversees such brands as Blue Wave Sushi, LadyMay, No Man’s Land, and Point Break Poke House.…
10/24/22
Soaring mortgage rates are a big part of the problem, with the 30-year fixed rate mortgage at almost 7%. DAN WEILOCT 20, 2022 6:26 PM EDT With home prices elevated and mortgage rates soaring, homes have become unaffordable for many prospective buyers, especially starter homes. Point2, a real estate search web site, compiled a study…
10/18/22
For more than a decade, Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D., had worked at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. But the professor desired a change; he wanted to live in a bigger city, and one where he could have more of an impact on the community. So, about four years ago, Kraiger took a position at the University…
10/12/22
With the nation facing a widespread nursing shortage, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare have teamed up to produce nursing students at a faster pace, at no cost to the student. With the population aging, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 275,000 additional nurses will…
10/06/22
The Edge District is getting another apartment complex. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, the Design Review Board, an affiliate board of the Downtown Memphis Commission, approved plans for the 105-unit apartment complex at 440 Monroe Ave. in the former Holliday Event Flowers. “This is another development that adds urban density to the neighborhood,” Downtown Memphis Commission…
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