Not every business will be willing or prepared to reopen Monday even if allowed to under the Memphis and Shelby County "Back to Business" plan. 

Bartlett is moving ahead with a couple of long-planned projects, a new multi-purpose pavilion at W.J. Freeman Park and a Bartlett First Responders Monument.

A $2 million strip center and gas station are under development at the busy intersection of U.S. 70 and Germantown Road in Bartlett.

Two Bartlett financial institutions – Bank of Bartlett and First South Financial Credit Union – say they have all hands on deck to assist local businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.

Bartlett is breaking ground this spring on a new, bigger City Shop at Yale Road and Brother Boulevard. 

“There wouldn’t have been a Select-O-Hits had Jerry Lee not married his 13-year-old first cousin,” Johnny Phillips said of the family-run business that has transitioned from vinyl to cassettes to CD's to digital production. “Who would’ve thought that?”

With a number of large commercial spaces sitting open along the busy U.S. 64/Stage Road corridor in Bartlett and the Wolfchase area, and new commercial development underway at the southwest corner of Stage and Germantown Road, the race is on as property representatives search for the right fit for those empty spaces.

“We’re building an airplane in the air and doing it on a stopwatch. We’ve got a minute to build it.” 

"The 901 is like a beehive, and we’re all playing our small part. We’re doing what we can, and look at what we can produce.”

The Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, a period during which the city has brought in major corporations and jobs along with cultivating a thriving small business and entrepreneurial environment.

DA: No charges to be filed against Bartlett officers who shot and killed a man during a standoff/barricade in 2018. 

Renovations at Bartlett High School are progressing with the recent opening of a new cafeteria and other upgrades to come. 

Tops Bar-B-Q is preparing to expand with a new Bartlett location. 

“The beginning of this year’s not starting out great at all,” said one developer. 

Bartlett mayor outlines growth but cites challenges of lower revenue.

Tandem Restaurant Partners will reopen Robilio’s Side Car Cafe within a couple of months.

Entrepreneurs Faith and Mark Lansdon, owners of the Voodoo Café Food Truck, are bringing a little bit of New Orleans to the Bartlett area with a brick-and-mortar store.

Youth Villages founder and CEO Pat Lawler is celebrating 40 years of working with children and families, and he’s even more enthused about his work today than at the start.

With no barricades in sight, the line between participant and pedestrian was virtually non-existent during Bartlett's annual Christmas parade.

Youth Villages is adding 200 staff members at its Bartlett campus in connection with a $22 million expansion of the nonprofit organization's intensive treatment center.

After running an online business for the past several years as a wellness coach, entrepreneur Natalia Baldizon is expanding with her first brick-and-mortar location.

Momentum of Small Business Saturday continues to grow every year.

The inaugural Candy Cane Business Run this weekend will kick off the holiday season in Bartlett while drawing attention to local businesses.

The next piece of Bartlett’s master plan to enhance the city’s connectivity is headed toward construction starting early next year. It’s one of several greenway projects preparing to move forward next year. 

Two suburban schools, Arlington Middle and Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy, have won Apple Distinguished Schools designations for their use of innovative technology.