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New mural, fresh pavement welcomes travelers to Frederick W. Smith International Airport

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:15:48 -0500

Ahead of the official renaming to Frederick W. Smith International Airport, the Plough Boulevard gateway into Memphis has received fresh pavement and a commemorative mural honoring the late FedEx founder.

SpaceXAI sues contractor, alleges overbilling and fraud

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Fri, 7 Aug 2026 17:46:45 -0500

SpaceXAI alleges that Darana Hybrid and its CEO engaged in a practice of overbilling to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

UTHSC to break ground on new College of Medicine building in October

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Fri, 7 Aug 2026 16:24:08 -0500

University of Tennessee Health Science Center officials have said the $350 million project is a transformational one that will grow the size of cohorts at the university and be a powerful recruitment tool.

Frontdoor beats Q2 expectations with 'record profitability'

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Thu, 6 Aug 2026 12:42:48 -0500

The Memphis-based home warranty provider boasted strong results for Q2 2026.

Regional One unveils plans for new hospital at old Commercial Appeal building

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 20:02:43 -0500

Under a tent on the front lawn of the old Commercial Appeal building at 495 Union Ave., Regional One and county leaders unveiled a highly anticipated rendering, the new roughly $1 billion Regional One Hospital.

$25M plan for former Houston’s and First Horizon site begins

aashby@dailymemphian.com (Andy Ashby) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 16:58:14 -0500

Crews are demolishing the First Horizon building, and developers are building a restaurant in the former Houston’s site.

First Horizon launches new financial institutions group

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 12:41:53 -0500

The team will provide merger and acquisition, raising capital, and business valuation services to financial institutions and other financial services entities.

Jail's healthcare provider opts out of renewing contract

aashby@dailymemphian.com (Andy Ashby) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 17:44:55 -0500

Wellpath said in a prepared statement that the company was working with county officials to ensure a “smooth transition” to a new healthcare provider at 201 Poplar.

Movers & Shakers: Church Health creates new role

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Also, new leaders are named at Diversified Trust, Guaranty Bank, Paragon Bank and Allen & Hoshall.

Sanitation workers union negotiates tentative pay raise with city

wrogin@dailymemphian.com (Wallis Rogin) — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 17:51:45 -0500

Memphis AFSCME Local 1733 union workers reached a tentative agreement with Mayor Paul Young’s office for a wage increase.

Peabody launches hotel-within-a-hotel

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 17:22:47 -0500

A new level of exclusivity is coming to Downtown Memphis’ Peabody hotel.

SpaceXAI could have a lot more data centers this time next year, Musk says

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 17:15:52 -0500

The company operates four data centers in the Mid-South. Three of those data centers are powered, in part, by a controversial power plant the company built in Southaven.

City of Memphis looks to save money on interest

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 16:33:31 -0500

The City of Memphis is looking to refinance about $150 million in debt.

FedEx reveals more details about $400M Hercules project

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 14:22:38 -0500

FedEx’s Hercules facility will total almost 1.6 million square feet at Memphis International Airport.

FedEx Logistics names new president

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Mon, 3 Aug 2026 16:58:24 -0500

FedEx Logistics’ new president recently oversaw sales in the Asia Pacific region.

Something big could become Colossus' neighbor

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Sat, 1 Aug 2026 15:37:31 -0500

A real estate company is looking into building something big on undeveloped land near SpaceXAI’s Colossus data center.

Elections, SpaceXAI and schools dominate local headlines

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Sat, 1 Aug 2026 13:01:41 -0500

The many candidates for a wide range of local, state and federal offices were a key theme among journalists on this episode of “Behind the Headlines” on WKNO-TV.

Opinion: John Fry’s legacy deserves more than the final headlines

editor@dailymemphian.com (Elizabeth Montgomery Brown) — Sat, 1 Aug 2026 04:00:01 -0500

“As Memphis discusses the future of Ardent Studios, I hope we will spend just as much time remembering why Ardent mattered and honoring John Fry, the man who devoted his life to making sure the music, the people and the history of this city would never be forgotten.”

SpaceXAI contractor said company owes it $570M

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:15:49 -0500

The CEO of an Ohio-based industrial contractor said SpaceXAI still owes his company about 40% of its roughly $1.5 billion total bill.

SpaceXAI agrees to remove Mississippi turbines

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:31:22 -0500

SpaceXAI said Thursday, July 30, that it and the State of Mississippi had entered an agreement for winding down some of the company’s sprawling power plant operations in Southaven.