NEW YORK (AP) – It was a tough start to the week for many air travelers. Flight delays piled up all along the East Coast Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers were forced to take an unpaid day off because of federal budget cuts.

2. Events - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division board of commissioners will meet Thursday, Nov. 1, at 1:30 p.m. at the MLGW administration building, 220 S. Main St. Visit mlgw.com for an agenda.

3. Events - Monday, October 29, 2012

The Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, Oct. 31, at noon at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Orpheum president and CEO Pat Halloran will speak. Cost is $17. R.S.V.P. to Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.

4. Weak Hiring Shows Economy Still Hurting - Monday, July 09, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – A third straight month of weak hiring shows the U.S. economy is still struggling three years after the recession officially ended.

U.S. employers added just 80,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.

5. J.C. Penney Gets Rid of Hundreds of Sales - Thursday, January 26, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers no longer have to wait for sales to get bargains.

Penney said Wednesday that it is getting rid of the hundreds of sales it offers each year in favor of a simpler approach to pricing. Starting on Feb. 1, the retailer is rolling out an "Every Day" pricing strategy with much fewer sales throughout the year.

6. Events - Friday, July 15, 2011

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, July 15, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Frank Gianotti, vice president of Tetra Tech, will speak about the planning and construction of the Memphis Greenline. Cost is $20 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

7. Murry-Drobot Joins Family Safety Center - Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Olliette Murry-Drobot has joined the Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County as executive director.

Hometown: West Memphis

Work Experience: Fourteen years in not-for-profit management, neighborhood revitalization, organizational development and social services delivery. Recently, I served as the executive director for the Southeast Memphis Community Development Corp. and as a lead consultant on community outreach efforts for The Center for Criminology and Research at the University of Memphis.

8. Events - Friday, January 21, 2011

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Deborah Clubb, executive director of the Memphis Women’s Council, will speak. Cost is $25 for guests. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

9. Ex-Klansman Convicted in '64 Slayings Sues FBI - Friday, February 26, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Ku Klux Klansman convicted in the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers has sued the FBI, claiming the government used a mafia hit man to pistol-whip and intimidate witnesses for information in the case.

10. Chrysler Exec: Failure Could Spark Depression - Thursday, December 04, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies.

11. Events - Friday, November 28, 2008

The Memphis Holiday Parade will be held today at 5 p.m. in the South Main Historic Arts District. The South Main shops and galleries will host magic shows, face painting, balloon artists and stilt walkers. After the parade, the South Main Jolly Trolley Tour with parties and art openings will be held.

12. Events - Wednesday, November 26, 2008

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will host a symposium Dec. 3 at St. Jude, 262 Danny Thomas Place. The symposium will cover advances in genetics research. Registration is due today. For more information, visit www.stjude.org/seminars or call Linda P. Taylor at 595-2235.

13. Ohio Voters Finally Picking President, Lawmakers - Tuesday, November 04, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohioans lined up early Tuesday to cast ballots in a historic election that ended hard-fought campaigns set to change the White House, the U.S. Capitol and the Ohio Statehouse.

14. Kiesewetter Wise’s Thompson Named Among Top 100 Labor Attorneys - Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Tanja L. Thompson has been named among the nation’s Top 100 Labor Attorneys by the Labor Relations Institute for the second consecutive year.

Thompson is a member of Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather PLC and is the only labor attorney in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi to receive this professional honor, which puts her in the top 1 percent of labor attorneys throughout the U.S.

15. Can Jobless Benefits Boost Economy? - Tuesday, February 05, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - For a bipartisan majority of senators, providing three or six months of extra unemployment checks to more than 1 million jobless people is a better way to dig the economy out of a recession than just printing tax rebate checks.

16. Events - Tuesday, August 07, 2007

The Memphis Rotary Club will hold a meeting today at noon in Ballroom A of the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Terry Boston, executive vice president of system operations at the Tennessee Valley Authority, will speak. Cost is $18 and reservations can be made by calling 526-1318 or e-mailing taylor@memphisrotary.org.

17. Events - Monday, August 06, 2007

The Engineers' Club of Memphis will hold a meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Cost is $12 and no reservations are required. Frank Navarra, director of Patient Advocacy at Smith & Nephew, will speak on "Using Ultrasound Signals for Fracture Healing."

18. Events - Friday, March 16, 2007

Chez Philippe hosts "Taste of Ireland" as part of its monthly series of world dinners today from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 149 Union Ave. For one night a month, the restaurant's chef de cuisine Reinaldo Alfonso will showcase the cuisine from an array of countries. The five-course dinners cost $65 plus tax and gratuity. Call 529-4188 for reservations.

19. Events - Thursday, March 15, 2007

The Institute of Management Accountants - Memphis Chapter (IMA) holds its monthly technical session today at 11:45 a.m. at the Medallion Restaurant inside the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The session costs $20 and is open to the public. Go to www.imamemphis.org to make reservations.

20. Events - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

The Mid-South chapter of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) meets today at 11:30 a.m. at The Crescent Center, 6075 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20 for members and $35 for non-members. For more information, e-mail hsmaimemphis@midsouth.rr.com or call Deborah Crawford at 508-0527.

21. Events - Monday, January 08, 2007

The Memphis chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) holds a membership breakfast meeting Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Carolyn Hardy, president and CEO of Chism Hardy Enterprises LLC, is the guest speaker. She will discuss her career successes as the first black vice president for the Memphis Coors Brewing Co. and the future of her newly formed corporation. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Call 844-3738 or visit www.nawbomemphis.org for reservations.

22. Tuttle Elected to State Judicial Selection Commission - Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Dale H. Tuttle of Glassman, Edwards, Wade & Wyatt PC has been elected 2006 vice chairman of the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission. The commission interviews and recommends applicants for all state courts.

23. Inventors Association Massages Bright Ideas - Friday, January 27, 2006

In the words of the popular song, Eric Wells and Rex Baker get by with a little help from their friends.

By volunteering with the Mid-South Inventors Association, a two-year-old group of inventors and related professionals, the two men also lend a hand to other visionaries who often have little more than the spark of an idea but are unsure how to ignite it.

24. Transport Business Remains Family Affair - Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Premier Transportation Services has been transporting Memphians and area visitors in one form or another for nearly 150 years.

The company, which began as Patterson Transfer & Storage, has been a family affair since 1960, when W. Hamilton Smythe III became general manager.

25. Barnes Elected Chairman of FedEx/St. Jude Classic - Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Reggie Barnes was elected general chairman of the FedEx St. Jude Classic and president of Youth Programs Inc., the governing body of the PGA Tour event. Barnes previously served as treasurer of Youth Programs. He also is the former chairman of the Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority and the team selection committee for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Barnes is managing director of Morgan Keegan & Co. and also works with Athletic Resource Management.

26. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 24, 2003
City Schools Teachers Earn Board Certification

MCS Teachers Earn Board Certification Memphis City Schools announced the following teachers earned board certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: Michele Alma Wright...

27. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, June 19, 2003
Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid

Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid

Oracle Corp., the No. 2 U.S.-based global software maker, Wednesday sweetened its hostile cash bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by 22 percent to about $6.3 billion, the latest ...

28. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Cindi Gresham was promoted to senior vice president with the Boyle Insurance Agency

Cindi Gresham was promoted to senior vice president with Boyle Insurance Agency. She joined Boyle in 1987 as a customer service representative. Prior to the promo...

29. Archived Article: Dcg P2 - Friday, June 30, 2000
Delta Consulting Group releases new Memphis business directory Group releases new Memphis business directory Delta Consulting Group released the latest edition of its annually published Doing Business in Memphis directory, which contains information...

30. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, January 28, 1998
January 20, 1998   Local chapter of national organization forms to offer technology expertise to area schools By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News A group of volunteers from the Memphis business community has joined together to lend ongoing tech...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 01, 1997
Ruth Wallace Archer, a teacher at Oak Forest Elementary School; Patricia Willkinson Sutton, a teacher at Sherwood Middle School; and Raydine J. Yarbrough, a teacher at Florida Elementary School have been named finalists in the National Science Found...

32. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 01, 1997
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33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 05, 1997
Dr. Lucy Vinturella has joined the counseling staff of The Center for Counseling, a division of Health First Medical Group. Vinturella completed her Ph.D. at the University of Memphis and formerly was a staff clinician at MCCC Behavioral Care Inc. a...

34. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 14, 1996
Oct Oct. 14 The Sales Forum of Memphis will meet at noon at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. For reservations, call Lucy Formby at 323-4304. Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Memphis Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oak...