VOL. 126 | NO. 47 | Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Leaders of both school systems began the day after the vote on schools consolidation with press conferences in which they emphasized the details to be worked out.
Young professionals org celebrates Soul of the City
Friday night will find Minglewood Hall packed with young professionals socializing, enjoying refreshments and live music and honoring peers for their civic, business and political achievements.
The latest housing market figures paint a bleak picture of the market.
The strip club owner who opened – then abruptly closed – a restaurant in Cordova, which he’s insisted he’s not turning into a strip club, has filed a lawsuit related to his application for a compensated dance permit for the business.
NEW YORK (AP) – CKx Inc., which owns the "American Idol" TV show, said its fourth-quarter loss widened mostly because of its restructuring efforts.
Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Inc. and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative contract agreement covering 797 Pinnacle flight attendants.
Following the wrath of a recession that takes no prisoners, one local engineering and architectural firm is actually exceeding its own expectations.
When Ulysses Moore of Memphis lost the lower part of his right leg to gangrene several years ago, Spears Prosthetics & Orthotics – the Mid-South’s largest privately owned facility of its type – equipped him with a prosthesis and the training to increase his mobility.
Flintco LLC has been honored for having the one of the top building contractor safety programs in the country.
Ursula Y. Houston has joined Memphis Chemical & Janitorial Supply Co. as account executive.
If you’re a retailer and haven’t used a location-based marketing tool yet, it’s time to get with the program.
For several days I’ve been working on a column that was absolutely weighty with important scientific business information. The more I worked on it, the heavier it got – and the more mind-numbing.
STATE LEGISLATURE
NASHVILLE (AP) – A proposal that would allow Tennesseans to opt out of the federal health care law is headed to the governor for his consideration after passing the Republican-controlled House 70-27 Monday on a party-line vote.
STATEWIDE
CHATTANOOGA (AP) – Tennessee Valley Authority President Tom Kilgore said the region's economy is starting to turn around, based on the utility's count of new jobs in fiscal 2010.
REGIONAL
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's redistricting debate has taken a sharply partisan turn.
REAL ESTATE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The spring home-selling season is under way, and homebuyers have more leverage this year to get price discounts and other perks on new homes than in years past.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
SEATTLE (AP) – Starbucks customers saw something new Tuesday when they sipped their coffee.
NATIONAL POLITICS
WASHINGTON (AP) – Law enforcement officials would have more leeway to pursue and punish criminals who steal prescription pharmaceuticals under a proposal introduced Tuesday by Senate lawmakers.