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SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over lawsuit

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:13:46 -0500

SpaceXAI offers to buy real estate from some Southaven residents if they pledge not to join a class-action lawsuit filed in June over the company’s North Mississippi power plant.

Two years after opening, Starbucks on Covington to close

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:32:01 -0500

Starbucks is planning to close about 1% of its 18,000 North America locations.

AutoZone sees ‘more normalized’ inflation ahead after quarter of cost pressures

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:03 -0500

Leaders said gas‑driven freight costs hurt results but expect conditions to ease in the new fiscal year.

Movers & Shakers: UTHSC adds to leadership

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:47:57 -0500

Also, Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, Financial Federal Bank and Lobos Rush Soccer announce new hires.

SpaceXAI subsidiary failed to pay $4.2M, contractor alleges

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:46:08 -0500

Ferguson Enterprises says MZX Tech failed to pay for materials used at the Macrohard data center, adding to the AI company’s growing construction disputes.

Arlington company wants to expand property

mwaddell@dailymemphian.com (Michael Waddell) — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:54:51 -0500

Rich Products Corp. wants to expand its wastewater capabilities at the plant on Jetway Drive in Arlington in hopes of lessening the pressure on the town’s treatment.

SpaceXAI sued over worker death

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:55:21 -0500

The family of a worker who died after a fall in 2025 at SpaceXAI’s Colossus II Campus is seeking $30 million in damages.

Container Store puts lid on Germantown

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:51:21 -0500

The store opened its only Memphis-area location in September of 2019.

Movers & Shakers: St. Mary's announces new leaders

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:08:42 -0500

A private school makes leadership announcements, and a bank promotes from within.

Local Ben's Friends chapter helps restaurant workers struggling with addiction

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:23:17 -0500

Restaurant workers are among the most at risk for substance abuse and heavy alcohol use in the United States. The Memphis chapter of Ben’s Friends hopes to help on the path to sobriety.

Movers & Shakers: Memphis firm earns industry honor from Urban Land Institute

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Wed, 9 Sep 2026 04:00:13 -0500

Also, Baptist Memorial Health Care announces a slate of leadership changes, and a bank and a law firm add new employees.

Black Restaurant Week returns with new name, new leader

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sun, 6 Sep 2026 09:34:01 -0500

Sage Memphis — and owner Charles Nwankwo — has been participating in the week for the past five years.

Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum leader to depart after 23 years

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Sat, 5 Sep 2026 13:34:02 -0500

John Doyle was instrumental in the museum’s growth and helped launch the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Reopened airport tunnel is brighter, taller and more accessible

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Thu, 3 Sep 2026 13:28:32 -0500

A pedestrian tunnel at the Frederick W. Smith airport is back after being closed since October 2025.

MATA unveils new buses

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Fri, 4 Sep 2026 12:17:59 -0500

MATA unveiled eight of 12 new buses delivered to Memphis in recent weeks, part of an overall investment to bring more than 50 new buses to an aging fleet by next year.

SpaceXAI planning data center on land bought from Southaven

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Wed, 2 Sep 2026 20:37:55 -0500

When completed, the data center would join the company’s three other known nearby data centers on its sprawling campus.

Movers & Shakers: Evans Petree attorneys named 'Lawyer of the Year'

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Sun, 6 Sep 2026 14:26:58 -0500

Memphis job moves this week also include a Germantown school board member named CEO of an educational company, ARTSmemphis adding to its board and a building supply company that grew.

Data centers looking to expand in Memphis but are months away

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:44:50 -0500

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.

MLGW to keep chipping in on FedExForum costs

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 13:36:57 -0500

Memphis City Council’s Memphis Light, Gas and Water committee gave the utility the green light to keep paying the city $2.5 million a year towards the arena.

Free the 901 asks leaders to oust Task Force from city

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 05:35:42 -0500

More than 20 small business owners gathered at Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza in Midtown Monday afternoon to call for elected leaders to do more about the Memphis Safe Task Force’s presence in the city.