FedEx lays off about 15 local employees
FedEx continues layoffs in pursuit of two initiatives the company started two years ago to streamline operations and maximize efficiency.
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Food NewsFood Files: Hattie B’s Hot Chicken coming to Germantown
Also, Wiseacre Brewing Co. will introduce sandwich restaurant Panuzzo King, and a beverage shop, coffee by day and craft cocktails at night, will open late fall on South Main.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx executive vice president to step down
“I am confident in our strong foundation, long-term strategy, and talented team as we move forward into this next chapter,” said Raj Subramaniam, FedEx’s president and CEO.
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BusinessWhen it’s time to move, this Memphian helps people relocate ‘with peace in the process’
“If we can use ‘home’ as a verb, I think that’s what we do. We home people; we get people home,” Annestasis owner Stacey Saed said.
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Transportation & LogisticsAs airport works to ease parking issues, it finds new management company
The Atlanta-based company will oversee security, customer assistance and more.
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Real EstateCanadian company buys former Kellogg facility
The Greater Memphis Chamber announced a multimillion-dollar investment by Silver Hills Bakery, marking the Canadian company’s first U.S. manufacturing location.
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Ford MegasiteBlueOval City megasite authority plans to protect Memphis aquifer
Ford’s electric vehicle truck and battery plant anticipates pumping several million gallons of water daily from the aquifer during peak operations.
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Health CareMethodist laid off about 1% of its workforce. Now, a new partnership will try to turn the tide.
Having faced numerous financial challenges throughout the past several years, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has signed on an Ohio-based company in a “pivotal moment in health care operations.”
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August 2025
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Food NewsFood Files: Hotel Pontotoc’s bar to open soon, with small plates
The Dame, located at 69 Pontotoc Ave., is part of the restoration of the century-old Downtown hotel. And across town, a Sonic Drive-In is being razed.
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Food NewsFood Files: The mushroom queen is back to support local chefs
The mushroom queen returns with a selection of guest chefs at her Artist Table. Plus, Horn Lake gets a Chipotle.
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