The latest upgrade of a Kroger supermarket in Memphis to be announced by the grocery giant’s Delta Division will be the Whitehaven store at 1212 E. Shelby Drive.

2. Grocery Gadgetry - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Kroger’s Memphis-area shoppers might not have noticed, but the supermarket chain is paying more attention to them these days.

The high-tech proof doesn’t necessarily call attention to itself, but that’s not to say it’s not hidden, either. Television screens mounted near the front of its Memphis stores are a product of Kroger making a big investment a few years ago in new infrared camera technology.

3. Memphis Not Alone in Losing Flights - Friday, May 10, 2013

Memphis residents won’t be surprised by the findings of a new study that shows a drastic reduction in air service at small and medium-sized U.S. airports in the last six years.

But the study, by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shows that Memphis is far from alone in being targeted for flight route cuts.

4. Gov. Haslam's Former Boss to Oversee Pilot Flying J Probe - Thursday, May 02, 2013

Brad Martin, the newly appointed interim president of the University of Memphis who once hired Gov. Bill Haslam as an executive at Saks Inc., has been named by Pilot Flying J to oversee an internal investigation into FBI allegations of fraudulent business practices involving rebates to trucking customers.

5. Higher Fares Help Southwest Airlines’ Profit - Saturday, April 27, 2013

Higher fares helped Southwest Airlines make more money than Wall Street expected in the first quarter, but the company said Thursday that automatic federal spending cuts could hurt revenue in April.

6. Higher Fares Help Southwest Airlines’ Profit - Friday, April 26, 2013

Higher fares helped Southwest Airlines make more money than Wall Street expected in the first quarter, but the company said Thursday automatic federal spending cuts could hurt revenue in April.

The average passenger fare on Southwest is now more than $150 one-way, 4 percent higher than a year ago.

7. Kroger Plans $100 Million Overhaul of Stores - Thursday, April 25, 2013

The footprint of the city’s dominant grocery store will undergo a facelift worth tens of millions of dollars over the next five years.

Kroger’s Memphis-based Delta Division, which operates 115 Kroger grocery stores and 70 fuel centers in five states, is pumping $100 million into its portfolio.

8. Four-Way Self Storage Facility Sells for $1.3 Million - Tuesday, April 23, 2013

6780 Country Park Drive Memphis, TN 38134

Sale Amount: $1.3 million

Sale Date: April 9, 2013

9. Pilot Flying J Raid Focuses on Incentive Practices - Friday, April 19, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – When Pilot, the country's largest truck stop chain, bought its nearest competitor Flying J out of bankruptcy in 2009, federal trade officials worried the combined entity owned by the powerful Haslam family could corner the market on diesel fuel.

10. Passenger Numbers Continue Drop at Memphis International Airport - Friday, April 19, 2013

Memphis International Airport continued in March to feel the impact of earlier Delta Air Lines Inc. cuts, as both passenger traffic and the total number of flights fell.

11. Sammons Determined to Bring New Service to MEM - Friday, April 19, 2013

While he’s well aware of the hurdles, Jack Sammons told the members of the Memphis World Trade Club he’s determined to “relentlessly” solicit new air service providers to fly in and out of Memphis International Airport.

12. Riding the Rails - Thursday, April 18, 2013

By some estimates, America’s railroad companies are in the midst of the largest investment boom since the Gilded Age – when America’s railroad track mileage tripled between 1860 and 1880.

This year, North American’s freight railroads plan to invest $24.5 billion in intermodal terminals, new track, bridges and tunnels, safety equipment and rail cars, according to the Association of American Railroads.

13. Lofty Company - Thursday, April 04, 2013

For creating the overnight package-delivery business four decades ago, and for everything his company has done since, FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith has been placed among an elite group of chief executives by the business magazine Barron’s.

14. Growing Concept - Wednesday, March 06, 2013

The winter months can be tougher on food truck vendors as cold temperatures often keep paying customers inside. But as spring approaches and nicer weather resumes, many local operators are getting set to ramp up operations.

15. Events - Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Greater Memphis Chamber and Duncan-Williams Inc. will host Job Fuel: 2013 Conference on Job Creation Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, and Dr. Gene Huang, chief economist and vice president at FedEx, will discuss what leaders need to know about the future of job creation. Cost is $50 per person or $450 per table of 10. Visit memphischamber.com.

16. Events - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 19, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Dr. Roland Gray, medical director of the Tennessee Medical Foundation, will discuss prescription drug abuse. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

17. Events - Saturday, February 16, 2013

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host former Vice President Al Gore, signing “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change,” Monday, Feb. 18, at noon at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

18. Southwest Executive Hints at Airline’s Plan for Memphis - Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Traffic Club of Memphis’ February luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 12, featured Wally Devereaux, director of sales and marketing for the Cargo Management Group of Southwest Airlines.

Devereaux’s talk focused primarily on the cargo side of Southwest’s business, but he did drop a few hints of what to expect from the passenger side as 2013 unfolds. Devereaux said he could not comment on airfare questions because he did not know.

19. Conference Brings Jobs Creation Into Focus - Monday, February 11, 2013

Jim Clifton, CEO of the Gallup organization since 1998, believes the stakes are extraordinarily high in the global arms race for jobs.

He made the point in stark terms in a recent interview he gave to Forbes.

20. Vaco Memphis Adds Two Divisions - Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Vaco has added two new divisions to its Memphis office, growth partners of the consulting and placement firm say is an organic extension of its service offerings.

Vaco – a Nashville-based staffing firm that provides candidates for positions in finance, accounting, technology and logistics – has recently launched a new division, Vaco Operations, which will be focused on recruiting human resources, sales, marketing and executive assistants.

21. It’s Personal - Friday, February 01, 2013

IT’S NOT BUSINESS ANYMORE. IT’S PERSONAL. This is our town, and you’re not welcome here.

So pack a plane with all your meaningless spin, all your lackeys and suck-ups, all your apologists, all your legal but unethical tactics, all your eye popping price gouging, all your cold and calculated manipulation of lives, your own employees’ lives, and a city’s pride and get the hell out. There’s so much of all of that in the massive fuel dump you just dropped on Memphis that I’m sure it’ll take more than one plane to haul it all off and we may never be rid of the stench it’s leaving behind.

22. World Trade Club President’s Career Fueled by Relationships - Monday, January 28, 2013

Planes, trains and automobiles aren’t necessarily the main components of the logistics industry.

Allan Bowden, who works for UWT Logistics and is serving as 2013 president of the Memphis World Trade Club, said relationships keep the industry moving as much as the many varied vehicles associated with it.

23. Pinnacle Moving Memphis Headquarters to Minnesota - Friday, January 25, 2013

Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. is moving its headquarters to Minneapolis by May as part of its bankruptcy reorganization.

The regional air carrier announced the move out of One Commerce Square Downtown Thursday, Jan. 24, saying the new headquarters will be in vacant space leased by Delta Air Lines at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

24. Cox Expects Strong Year for Memphis Airport - Friday, January 25, 2013

As Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority President Larry Cox heads into the final 17 months leading up to his retirement in July 2014, he is hoping to cap off more than 40 years of service at Memphis International Airport with a big year.

25. Pinnacle to Emerge From Bankruptcy as Delta Subsidiary - Friday, January 04, 2013

MEMPHIS (AP) -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. said Thursday that it reached agreements, including additional financing, that will allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection as a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc.

26. Restaurants See Plenty of Activity in 2012 - Thursday, January 03, 2013

There were new restaurant openings, expansions and major milestones celebrated.

Alliances were formed, events were debuted and, of course, a few joints were shuttered.

In most respects, 2012 was a banner year for the Memphis food scene, and 2013 could be even more promising, said Patrick Reilly, owner of Majestic Grille and president of the Memphis Restaurant Association.

27. Turning the Page - Saturday, December 29, 2012

It’s that time of year again. It’s that time when journalists across the fruited plain collectively try and make God laugh – with our prognostications, of course, about the year ahead and of what might be.

28. FedEx Reports 12 Percent Earnings Drop - Thursday, December 20, 2012

Memphis-based FedEx Corp. on Wednesday, Dec. 19, reported second quarter net income of $438 million, down 12 percent from last year’s $497 million. The company attributed the income drop to several factors, including weakness in global markets, higher fuel costs and disruptions resulting from Superstorm Sandy.

29. FedEx Reports Earnings Drop, Buys More Planes - Wednesday, December 19, 2012

FedEx Corp. this morning reported revenue rose 5 percent to $11.1 billion for its fiscal second quarter, compared to $10.6 billion during the same period in 2011. Operating income dropped $718 million, 8 percent from $780 million last year.

30. Cash In on Cashing Out - Wednesday, December 19, 2012

While we may not know the details of next year’s tax increases, we do know that taxes will increase. This has created a rush of year-end tax planning to sell assets, issue dividends and claw compensation forward. In fact, hundreds of public companies have announced special dividends to pad investor’s pockets before year-end.

31. Wimbish’s Goal: People Stopping in West Memphis - Monday, December 17, 2012

It’s hard to make an impression on a stream of speeding cars and trucks, but Ward Wimbish, the man responsible for growing West Memphis’ economic development, hopes to divert drive-thru traffic into town.

32. Delta Buys Stake in Virgin Atlantic, Holds Investor Day - Friday, December 14, 2012

On the heels of agreeing to buy a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic from Singapore Airlines for $360 million on Tuesday, Delta Air Lines Inc. held its annual investor day conference on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in Atlanta and detailed the restructuring of its fleet, which will affect flights between Memphis and Birmingham.

33. Pinnacle Recesses Talks with Pilots Union - Saturday, December 08, 2012

Executives of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. have recessed contract talks with the Air Line Pilots Association as the company anticipates Delta Air Lines will begin its move away from 50-seat jets “sometime next year.”

34. FedEx Sets Terms for Buyouts - Thursday, December 06, 2012

FedEx Corp. took another step Tuesday, Dec. 4, in its reaction to a slow growth global economy as well as its own desires to make major changes to the oldest division of the Memphis-based global corporate giant.

35. Label Watchers - Thursday, December 06, 2012

Two organizations are combating the area’s obesity crisis and promoting healthier lifestyles by placing an emphasis on food label education.

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. has partnered with Memphis Pink Palace Museum to create a new interactive lab session called “Learning Labels” that teaches kids about how to read serving sizes on food and beverage labels. Raising nutritional awareness is not only being targeted toward children in the Mid-South. Leadership Memphis recently became a participant in the Healthy Memphis Common Table’s Million Calorie Reduction Match project, and guests at the organization’s recent holiday party at the Mercedes-Benz of Memphis Showroom were provided with nutritional information about the evening’s food, which was catered by several area restaurants.

36. Mississippi River Dropping Slower Than Expected - Thursday, December 06, 2012

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared. Still, at least two large barge companies already are reducing their loads over concerns about the river's depth.

37. Pinnacle Recesses Talks With Pilots Union - Monday, December 03, 2012

Executives of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. have recessed contract talks with the Air Line Pilots Association as the company anticipates Delta Air Lines will begin its move away from 50-seat jets “sometime next year.”

38. Retail Therapy - Monday, November 26, 2012

The retail business has been described in recent times as Darwinian in nature to those in the industry, meaning formats come and go as competition intensifies each year.

That concept is apparent in retail chains having trouble finding the best real estate for new locations as antiquated strip centers retain high vacancies. Or in the resurgence of upscale retailers, while dollar stores are simultaneously expanding at a rapid clip.

39. Pinnacle Airlines Delays Reorganization Plan - Thursday, November 15, 2012

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. has delayed filing a reorganization plan and financial disclosure to Delta Air Lines possibly until the end of December.

40. TruGreen Saps ServiceMaster’s Quarter - Thursday, November 15, 2012

The ServiceMaster Co. announced a third-quarter operating loss of $724 million Wednesday, Nov. 14.

Hank Mullany, CEO of the Memphis-based provider of home and commercial services, spotlighted results in the company’s TruGreen lawn care business, which has been a priority of his since he became CEO in April 2011.

41. Pinnacle Delays Reorganization Plan - Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. has delayed filing a reorganization plan and financial disclosure to Delta Air Lines, possibly until the end of December.

42. State Leaders Address Lamar Congestion - Friday, November 02, 2012

Dr. Mike Golias, an assistant professor at the University of Memphis, has been studying GPS data from trucks in the Memphis and Nashville areas to learn more about routes and the other critical issue the trucking industry faces – how long it takes to get from one place to another.

43. Medical Office Sector Enters Transitional Period - Monday, October 29, 2012

As the trend for health care mergers intensifies, the city’s medical office market evolves, with some private practices consolidating into hospital systems and others relocating to better serve their patients.

44. Delta Looks Ahead to December Refleeting - Friday, October 26, 2012

Delta Air Lines executives are about to refleet. Leaders of the Atlanta-based airline with a hub in Memphis will roll out details at a December investors day conference in Atlanta.

But during Delta’s third-quarter earnings conference call this week, they talked in broad terms of a domestic fleet restructuring. It involves removing 50-seat aircraft and replacing them with “mainline” aircraft that are 76 seats and larger with the first arrivals in the refleeting next summer.

45. Delta Profit Surges on Fuel Contract Gains - Thursday, October 25, 2012

Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday, Oct. 24, a third-quarter profit that nearly doubled for the three months that included the start of the second round of Delta air service cuts at Memphis International Airport in a year.

46. Business Workshop Will Stress Strategy Alignment - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Talk to author, business coach and strategy expert Michael Synk long enough, and not only will a few images and themes make an appearance, but they’ll do so repeatedly.

Synk will talk a lot, for example, about the importance of a single piece of paper, and the word “alignment” will come up frequently. That’s because they are among the key ingredients in his recipe for business growth, which he shares with executives from companies of all sizes, something he’s also doing this week at a workshop sponsored in part by The Daily News.

47. Political Outsourcing - Monday, October 15, 2012

It has been 12 years since Shelby County voters have encountered a Democratic or Republican presidential nominee on the general election ballot who had some kind of political presence in the region, if not the city, before they made their bid for president.

48. FedEx Maps Out Changes for Express - Thursday, October 11, 2012

FedEx Corp. executives detailing the terms of the company’s goal of a $1.7 billion improvement in annual profitability over the next three-and-a-half years Wednesday, Oct. 10, put much of the emphasis on how FedEx is changing the way it does business.

49. Workshop to Remind Leaders Cash is King - Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Author, business coach and strategy expert Michael Synk has a three-word phrase that he describes as the most important rule about growing a business: Growth sucks cash.

“Cash is the fuel of the business,” Synk said. “You run out of cash, the race is over, no matter how good your people, strategy and execution are.”

50. Airways Transit Center Awarded LEED Certification - Monday, October 08, 2012

The Memphis Area Transit Authority Airways Transit Center has been granted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Certification from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council.

51. Engineering Firms Find Growth With New Markets - Monday, October 08, 2012

Local engineering firms are extending their reach with new offices in niche markets that not only better serve their clients but also their employees.

EnSafe Inc., a Memphis-based environmental remediation engineering firm, has expanded this year into Pleasant Hill, Calif., to put resources close to a large project cleaning up an old rocket fuel plant “in order not to be flying people in all of the time,” said Phil Coop, EnSafe president and CEO.

52. Easy Money - Monday, October 08, 2012

When the Federal Reserve announced a few weeks ago its newest – i.e., third – round of quantitative easing intended to once again try to juice a sluggish economy, an employee of FTN Financial couldn’t resist a metaphor for the Fed’s open-ended commitment.

53. Synk Coaches Businesses, Helps Them Grow - Friday, October 05, 2012

Michael Synk is like a professor, salesman, evangelist and coach all rolled into one, prodding and supporting the community of executive leaders in Memphis via In-Synk, the business education and coaching firm he founded.

54. Change on Way for Bolivar Airport - Friday, October 05, 2012

Those in Bolivar, Tenn., will have a chance to walk the runway of the Hardeman County Airport Saturday, Oct. 6, and take a look around an airport that recently came back to life.

The 5K walk-run is a chance to show off the improvements the Hardeman County government made to the airport with funding from the Tennessee Department of Transportation that has provided 90 percent of the money for the upgrade.

55. Kroger Purchases Union Store, Seessels Family Property for $4.6M - Friday, September 21, 2012

The Kroger Delta Division has purchased the Kroger store on Union Avenue from the Seessels family, which includes the land behind the Belvedere Apartments and the strip of land behind the store, for a combined $4.6 million.

56. Ritz Settles In as Commission Chairman - Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners had some new seating arrangements and committee assignments Monday, Sept. 10, as commissioner Mike Ritz began his yearlong term as chairman of the body.

Former chairman and Democrat Sidney Chism was seated next to former chairman pro tempore and Republican Wyatt Bunker.

57. Love and Gibson Appointed To Countywide School Board - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners appointed Mary Anne Gibson and Oscar Love Monday, Sept. 10, to the countywide school board.

58. Diamond Adapts to Changes in Trucking Industry - Friday, August 24, 2012

Richard Sweebe came to Memphis for International Harvester 30 years ago – when the machinery giant was a significant presence in Memphis manufacturing, something it soon would dramatically decrease.

59. Gas Tax Would Raise MATA Funding - Thursday, August 09, 2012

If Memphis voters approve a gas tax increase on the Nov. 6 ballot, the Memphis Area Transit Authority will have what it has for years said it lacks to provide better service – a dedicated source of continuing funding.

60. Proposed Gas Tax Advances to November Memphis Ballot - Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Memphis City Council members gave final approval Tuesday, Aug. 7, to a second ballot question for the Nov. 6 ballot in Memphis.

On an 8-3 vote, the council approved on third and final reading the referendum ordinance that puts a one-cent-a-gallon local gas tax to Memphis voters. The same ballot will also include a referendum on a proposed half percent local sales tax hike the council approved in July.

61. What’s On, What’s Off Economic Table? - Wednesday, August 08, 2012

On the Table: Conversational Easing With the data stream lukewarm at the moment, markets needed policy support for handholding. Recent history demonstrates that when market anxieties rise, fiscal and monetary authorities intervene. We have described this as the “Punch/Counterpunch” market.

62. Airfare Campaigns Continue Through Turbulence - Friday, August 03, 2012

More than 12,000 citizens have sent email appeals to the CEOs of numerous airlines to consider increasing air service at Memphis International Airport, according to “Come Fly Memphis,” the Facebook group that has become the daily gauge of the civic effort.

63. Sales Tax Weekend Boost for Biz, Consumers - Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Mignonne Wright is looking forward to this weekend. Friday, Aug. 3, kicks off the state’s yearly three-day sales tax holiday that can fuel a boost in business for retailers that carry certain clothing, school supplies and computers.

64. BioDimensions Makes Move to Agricenter - Monday, July 30, 2012

The Memphis biomass start-up that has focused on developing sweet sorghum as a fuel now has a financial partner who believes in the future of ethanol as a fuel.

BioDimensions Delta BioRenewables LLC recently moved to Agricenter International from the Whiteville, Tenn., cotton gin that has been home to the three-year-old undertaking.

65. Mississippi River Level Keeps Dropping in Memphis - Thursday, July 26, 2012

MEMPHIS (AP) – The Mississippi River's water level keeps dropping, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Memphis said Wednesday it is using survey boats and dredges to maintain safe navigation.

66. Fuel Hedging Costs Delta $168M in Q2 - Thursday, July 26, 2012

Delta Air Lines Inc. lost $168 million, or 20 cents a share, on its fuel hedge strategy that the company touted when fuel prices were high.

67. MEM Reports 18.1 Pct. Drop in Passengers - Friday, July 20, 2012

Memphis International Airport saw an 18.1 percent drop in passengers for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

The total number of passengers for the fiscal year was 7.8 million compared to 9.6 million for the previous fiscal year.

68. Polls Set to Open for Early Voting - Friday, July 13, 2012

Shelby County voters start deciding Friday, July 13, general election countywide races for assessor of property, General Sessions Court clerk, district attorney general and a race for a Shelby County Commission seat. The ballot also includes seven races for district seats on the countywide school board.

69. Greene Turbine Works to Harness River’s Energy - Monday, July 09, 2012

Geoff Greene, CEO of Memphis-based Greene Turbine LLC, has dedicated the past 17 years to finding a clean, low-maintenance, economically efficient method of harnessing the power of the mighty Mississippi River to deliver energy into the Tennessee electrical grid.

70. Delta Touts Gains as MEM Cuts Continue - Friday, July 06, 2012

Delta Air Lines continued to tout passenger unit revenue gains and an increase in load factors on its jets for the month of June.

Meanwhile, the airline with a Memphis hub won an important concession during the month that scrambled bankruptcy reorganization plans by its biggest regional carrier, Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

71. FedEx to Buy 19 Boeing 767s - Tuesday, July 03, 2012

FedEx Express announced Friday, June 29, it will buy 19 Boeing 767-300F aircraft for delivery sometime between fiscal years 2015 and 2019.

The announcement, which came after the end of the trading day on Wall Street, also included word of the conversion of four Boeing 777 long-range freighters to the equivalent purchase value of 767s across fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

72. FedEx Places Boeing 767 Order - Monday, July 02, 2012

FedEx Express announced Friday, June 29, it will buy 19 Boeing 767-300F aircraft for delivery sometime between fiscal years 2015 and 2019.

The announcement, which came after the end of the trading day on Wall Street, also included word of the conversion of four Boeing 777 long-range freighters to the equivalent purchase value of 767s across fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

73. BioDimensions Makes Move To Agricenter - Thursday, June 28, 2012

A Memphis-based company processing sweet sorghum into industrial sugar for fuel uses is moving from an old cotton gin in Whiteville, Tenn., to a mulch plant at Agricenter International in Memphis.

BioDimensions will move into a building on the Agricenter grounds that had been a mulch producing facility.

74. Delta Announces Additional August Cuts - Monday, June 25, 2012

Delta Air Lines will mark the one-year anniversary of its cuts to service at Memphis International Airport by cutting additional service at its Memphis hub.

The Atlanta-based global carrier announced Friday, June 22, it will reduce its Memphis operation from 150 daily flights to approximately 125 daily flights.

75. Delta Announces Additional August Cuts - Friday, June 22, 2012

Delta Air Lines will mark the one-year anniversary of its cuts to service at Memphis International Airport by cutting additional service at its Memphis hub.

The Atlanta-based global carrier announced Friday, June 22, it will reduce its Memphis operation from 150 daily flights to approximately 125 daily flights.

76. Forum Addresses Airfare Concerns - Friday, June 15, 2012

Southwest Airlines will come to Memphis International Airport at some point. But when the Dallas-based carrier does, Memphis airline passengers shouldn’t expect it will drop airfares at the airport back to pre-recessionary levels.

77. Airfare Forum Draws Southwest Predictions - Thursday, June 14, 2012

Southwest Airlines will come to Memphis International Airport at some point. But when the Dallas-based carrier does, Memphis airline passengers shouldn’t expect it will drop airfares at the airport back to pre-recessionary levels.

78. AIRfair? - Monday, June 11, 2012

Two frequent-flyer businessmen booked side-by-side seats on Delta Air Lines flights from Minneapolis to St. Louis last month, with one of them getting charged a higher price than the other each time they tried booking it.

79. FedEx Freight Hikes Rates 6.9 Pct. - Friday, June 08, 2012

FedEx Freight customers will pay a higher rate starting July 9 for most shipments in North America.

The less-than-truckload carrier said Friday it is raising shipping rates 6.9 percent for shipments within the United States and between the U.S. and Canada and within Canada.

80. FedEx Moves Up Aircraft Retirement - Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Memphis-based FedEx Corp. has moved up its plans to retire 24 aircraft, most of which the global cargo giant had already parked.

81. Cautious Optimism - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A gallon of regular unleaded gas was going for $3.13 to $3.15 a gallon Sunday, May 27, at the corner of Dexter and Germantown Parkway in Cordova.

The week before that Memphis metro area gas prices has been marked as the lowest on average in the country at $3.34 a gallon.

82. Fueling Up - Monday, May 28, 2012

If the political ads along these lines haven’t already started by the time this story is printed, don’t worry. They’ll arrive soon enough.

Somewhere out there, a Republican political strategist is cooking up an ad that hits President Barack Obama over the average price at the gas pump these days – which, while it has fallen in recent weeks, is still a lot higher than when the president took office. At press time, the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.72 – up from a little less than $2 when George W. Bush left office.

83. Delta Airfare Arguments Take to Social Media - Monday, May 28, 2012

If Facebook groups are any indication, the discussion about high airfares at Memphis International Airport is intensifying.

By the start of the Memorial Day weekend, two rivals in August’s Democratic Congressional primary began debating on the Facebook group page “Delta Does Memphis,” and two new group pages were created on the social media site.

84. MEM to Offer $1M in Airline Incentives - Friday, May 18, 2012

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority unveiled and approved an incentive plan Thursday, May 17, of up to $1 million to attract competing air service at Memphis International.

The airport’s board of commissioners passed the resolution in hopes that incentives for round-trip daily service to major domestic, regional and international markets will bring more carriers to and lower airfares at the airport, a perennial top five facility in terms of airfares for years.

85. MEM to Offer $1M in Airline Incentives - Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority unveiled and approved an incentive plan Thursday, May 17, of up to $1 million to attract competing air service at Memphis International.

The airport’s board of commissioners passed the resolution in hopes that incentives for round-trip daily service to major domestic, regional and international markets will bring more carriers to and lower airfares at the airport, a perennial top five facility in terms of airfares for years.

86. Acquisition Underscores RVC’s Long-Term Goals - Monday, May 14, 2012

Long before Andy Cates established RVC Outdoor Destinations in 2007, he solidified his commercial real estate background at Trammel Crow Co.

87. ServiceMaster Registers ‘Strong Start’ To 2012 - Friday, May 11, 2012

The ServiceMaster Co. reported first quarter results Thursday, May 10, that showed its operating income more than doubled from the first quarter of 2011.

88. Food Fare Event Set For Thursday in Court Square - Thursday, May 10, 2012

The newly formed Memphis Food Truck Association will host a Food Truck Fare Thursday, May 10, at Downtown’s Court Square.

Participating vendors are Fuel Café, YoLo Frozen Yogurt & Gelato, Square Meal on Wheels, Memphis Munchies, Kona Ice, Revival Southern Food Co., Mark’s Grill, Healthy Delicious, Rockin’ Dough and Scooter’s.

89. Delta Air Lines Buys Pennsylvania Refinery - Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Delta Air Lines has bought on oil refinery near Philadelphia in a $150 million deal that the airline with a Memphis hub said should help stabilize the price of jet fuel that airline executives have cited as a major factor in its fare hikes and cuts in capacity.

90. TransOne Expands Just One Year After Opening - Monday, April 30, 2012

New opportunities are arising for intermodal companies as America’s post-recession rail industry gets back on track.

One such company, TransOne in West Memphis, celebrated its first anniversary April 20 by lining up plans to expand its trucking fleet.

91. Seeking Friendlier Skies - Monday, April 30, 2012

Local business travelers are looking everywhere for relief from sky-high airfares.

Many are hopeful that once Southwest Airlines establishes a presence at Memphis International Airport beyond a few Memphis-Atlanta flights, increased competition will result in lower fares and more options for local travelers.

92. Delta Declines to Address Oil Refinery Rumors - Friday, April 27, 2012

When it was time for questions on this week’s earnings conference call by Delta Air Lines Inc., the company’s president evaded questions about reports that Delta is considering buying an oil refinery in Pennsylvania.

93. Berger Working on Food Truck Alliance - Friday, April 27, 2012

As if owning and operating the city’s fastest growing self-serve frozen yogurt business isn’t enough, Taylor Berger is about to add two more hospitality titles to his resume.

94. Delta Confident Despite Q1 Loss - Thursday, April 26, 2012

Delta Air Lines Inc. posted a net loss of $39 million in the first quarter of 2012 including taxes, but thanks to fuel hedging gains the Atlanta-based airline posted its best March quarter since 2000.

95. Delta Confident Despite Q1 Loss - Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Delta Air Lines Inc. posted a net loss of $39 million in the first quarter of 2012 including taxes, but thanks to fuel hedging gains the Atlanta-based airline posted its best March quarter since 2000.

96. Marohn Turns Urban Focus on Memphis - Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Charles Marohn has been in Memphis since Monday, April 23, getting a look around and preparing for the latest in the urban planner and professional engineer’s series of nationwide “curbside chats” on sustainable growth for cities like Memphis.

97. Tying it all Together - Friday, April 20, 2012

University of Memphis art student Alex Smythe, who grew up in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood, is extending an invitation to all Memphians to celebrate the revitalization of one of the city’s most diverse communities with the first annual V&E Greenline Artwalk.

98. Pinnacle Airlines CEO Menke Resigns - Friday, April 20, 2012

Sean Menke conceded earlier this year that the job of turning around Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. would be more difficult than he thought when he became CEO of the regional air carrier in July.

99. Menke Resigns as Pinnacle CEO - Thursday, April 19, 2012

Sean Menke conceded earlier this year that the job of turning around Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. would be more difficult than he thought when he became chief executive officer of the regional air carrier in July.

100. Cox Calls Southwest Arrival ‘Game-Changer’ - Thursday, April 19, 2012

Larry Cox did his best in the fight to keep Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s headquarters near Memphis International Airport and avoid it moving to Downtown’s One Commerce Square.