Shelby County
Regional One commits to new $1B hospital with no plan to pay for it
It is unclear how much the work currently underway at 495 Union Ave. is costing Shelby County taxpayers or where the money to pay contractors’ invoices is coming from.
Samuel Hardiman
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development.
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City of Memphis Data centers looking to expand in Memphis but are months away
Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 1, that two companies plan to build significant data centers in Memphis.
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City of MemphisFight about data center pause builds at City Hall
As the Memphis City Council prepared to take the second of three necessary votes on the moratorium ordinance, efforts emerged to find middle ground. The council’s longtime attorney also openly questioned whether the proposed moratorium was legal.
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BusinessWhat we do and don’t know about TVA’s data center rate hikes
When the TVA Board of Directors approved the new rate class for data centers in Memphis on Aug. 20, it held back some important information.
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City of Memphis Could Memphis ban data centers? Maybe.
On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council discussed potential zoning changes that would impact data centers.
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Real EstateA data-center moratorium in Memphis won’t stop SpaceXAI from growing across the border
Build-out and activity is bustling at SpaceXAI’s DeSoto County operation, less than a mile from Memphis and unperturbed by the political winds blowing to the north.
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Shelby CountyAt street renaming, Lee Harris said he doesn’t know how much Regional One has cost
As the ceremony honoring the former county mayor got underway, demolition work continued at the former Commercial Appeal building less than half a mile west.
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City of MemphisMemphis Land Bank fires CEO after questionable credit card spending
The City of Memphis-funded nonprofit fired its head after he allegedly used the corporation’s credit card for personal expenses.
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