It’s often said that employees don’t quit jobs. They quit bosses. Can you relate? If you’ve ever left a job, there’s a good chance you might agree with this idea.

If you’re looking for a new job, one of the first things to consider is the management you’ll be working for. I often believe that finding the right environment is just as important (if not more so) than finding the perfect title.

2. Last Word: The Politics of Summer, Perpetual Motion and Nigerian Email Scams - Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Just about the time it is summer by the calendar next week as well as by the ongoing weather, you will start to see a set of one-on-one debates between the Democratic and Republican contenders for Shelby County Mayor – Lee Harris and David Lenoir, respectively.

3. Going Global - Saturday, June 9, 2018

Over the past two years, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has extended its global reach in a variety of ways, forging new partnerships and alliances to further research efforts for pediatric cancer and blood disorders while investing more than $1 billion to substantially grow its Memphis headquarters.

4. St. Jude Announces $100M Global Outreach Initiative - Saturday, June 2, 2018

Memphis-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is rolling out a $100 million initiative to expand its global outreach and advance the survival rate of children with pediatric cancer and blood disorders around the world.

5. St. Jude Global to Extend Hospital’s Reach - Monday, May 28, 2018

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is hoping the announcement of its St. Jude Global initiative Thursday, May 24, is just the beginning of many new partnerships to come. The hospital is investing more than $100 million to expand its reach and advance the survival rate of children with pediatric cancer and blood disorders around the world.

6. St. Jude: $100M for Children With Cancer Global Outreach - Friday, May 25, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has helped with the treatment of thousands of cancer-stricken children around the world. Striving to reach so many more, the Memphis, Tennessee-based hospital announced a $100 million plan Thursday to expand its global outreach.

7. St. Jude Receives $1M Sickle Cell Grant - Friday, May 4, 2018

The Links Foundation, one of the nation’s oldest and largest African-American women’s volunteer service organizations, awarded a $1 million Legacy Grant to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thursday with a goal of jumpstarting three critical sickle cell disease initiatives.

8. St. Jude Launches New Cloud-Based Data Platform for Researchers - Friday, April 13, 2018

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has launched a new cloud-based data-sharing and research collaboration platform called St. Jude Cloud, an online portal with benefits that include giving researchers quick access to the largest public repository of pediatric cancer genomics data in the world.

9. St. Jude Launches New Cloud-Based Data Platform for Researchers - Friday, April 13, 2018

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has launched a new cloud-based data-sharing and research collaboration platform called St. Jude Cloud, an online portal with benefits that include giving researchers quick access to the largest public repository of pediatric cancer genomics data in the world.

10. St. Jude Welcomes Future Scientists for Annual Event - Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Students and teachers from various Shelby County high schools got to see the inner workings of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital last week when the hospital hosted its third annual Science Scholars of Tomorrow event.

11. Around Memphis: Feb. 26, 2018 - Monday, February 26, 2018

The Daily News offers a weekly roundup of Memphis-related headlines from around the web, adding context and new perspectives to the original content we produce on a daily basis. Here are some recent stories worth checking out...

12. St. Jude to Build $412M Research Center - Tuesday, February 20, 2018

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is breaking ground this spring on a $412 million, 625,000-square-foot advanced research center, a major piece of the hospital’s ongoing $1 billion capital expansion at its Downtown campus.

13. St. Jude Announces $412 Million Advanced Research Center - Monday, February 19, 2018

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is breaking ground this spring at its Downtown campus on a $412 million, 625,000 square foot advanced research center, a major piece of the hospital’s ongoing $1 billion capital expansion.

14. St. Jude, 3 Other Memphis Companies Make Fortune List - Monday, February 19, 2018

Fortune magazine has named St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to the “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the eighth consecutive year.

The annual list distinguishes companies with exceptional workplace cultures that foster employee engagement and trust. Employee opinion surveys determine each company’s ranking.

15. St. Jude, 3 Other Memphis Companies Make Prestigious Fortune List - Thursday, February 15, 2018

Fortune magazine has named St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to the “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the eighth consecutive year.

The annual list distinguishes companies with exceptional workplace cultures that foster employee engagement and trust. Employee opinion surveys determine each company’s ranking.

16. St. Jude CEO to Be Honored For Leukemia Discoveries - Saturday, September 9, 2017

The American Society of Hematology will honor St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital CEO Dr. James Downing later this year with the 2017 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize for his discoveries related to the hematopathology and molecular biology of childhood leukemia, the most common pediatric cancer.

17. St. Jude CEO to Be Honored For Leukemia Discoveries - Tuesday, September 5, 2017

The American Society of Hematology will honor St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital CEO Dr. James Downing later this year with the 2017 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize for his discoveries related to the hematopathology and molecular biology of childhood leukemia, the most common pediatric cancer.

18. Top Molecular Researcher Joins St. Jude - Tuesday, August 29, 2017

As the field of structural biology enjoys revolutionary advances in technology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has added one of the top researchers in the world to its team with the announcement of Dr. Charalampos “Babis” Kalodimos as the new chair of its Department of Structural Biology.

19. New St. Jude Grad School Welcomes Inaugural Class - Thursday, August 3, 2017

Following years of planning, development of curriculum and recruitment of staff and faculty, the first class of a dozen students has begun studies at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s new Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

20. St. Jude Ranked No. 1 Pediatric Cancer Hospital - Thursday, June 29, 2017

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has reclaimed the title as the No. 1 pediatric cancer hospital in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 28th annual “Best Hospitals” list, which compared nearly 5,000 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions.

21. St. Jude Ranked No. 1 Pediatric Cancer Hospital - Wednesday, June 28, 2017

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has reclaimed the title as the No. 1 pediatric cancer hospital in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 28th annual “Best Hospitals” list, which compared nearly 5,000 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions.

22. St. Jude’s Downing Wins Sloan Kettering Award - Saturday, May 20, 2017

The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has announced that Dr. James Downing has been named the 2017 recipient of The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize.

23. St. Jude’s Downing Wins Sloan Kettering Award - Friday, May 19, 2017

The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has announced that Dr. James Downing has been named the 2017 recipient of The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize.

24. St. Jude Dedicates Research Tower After Pioneer Dr. Donald Pinkel - Saturday, March 18, 2017

In honor of his groundbreaking work to fight and cure childhood cancers, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital held a dedication ceremony on Friday, March 17, to rename its principal research tower for Dr. Donald Pinkel, the hospital’s first director and chief executive officer.

25. Bank Acquires Foreclosed Recycling Facility - Tuesday, February 14, 2017

First Capital Bank has acquired a Downtown recycling plant for $1.8 million in foreclosure, according to a substitute trustee’s deed filed with the Shelby County Register of Deeds on Feb. 3.

26. St. Jude Caps Busy 2016 with Investment Announcement - Wednesday, December 21, 2016

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is once again ending the year on the cusp of major change, the year end again drawing a line underneath a period of significant expansion for the hospital while it looks ahead to much more to come.

27. Saint Francis Acquires New Specialized Cancer-Fighting Technology - Monday, November 28, 2016

Precision is the name of the game when it comes to a new image-guided radiotherapy technology Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis has acquired.

That technology is the TrueBeam Linear Accelerator from Varian Medical Systems, which Saint Francis is now using to expand its line of advanced cancer treatment options.

28. Last Word: Pants Suits On the River, Early Vote Numbers & Chandler Parsons' Debut - Monday, November 7, 2016

A busy last weekend for the Presidential campaigns in Shelby County where we have seen neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump in the flesh since the primary campaign season and haven’t even seen their surrogates in the general election campaign.

29. Editorial: St. Jude’s Promise And Expanding Possibilities - Saturday, November 5, 2016

Sometimes revolutionary ideas are expressed in small voices.

Such thoughts are so bold and ambitious that we aren’t sure on one level whether we heard them correctly.

That was the case in November 2014 when Marlo Thomas, the national outreach director of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, talked about an end to chemotherapy on the way to more precise, advanced treatments for childhood cancer.

30. Expanding Care - Saturday, November 5, 2016

With the arrival of the holiday shopping season, dozens of major retailers – brands from Best Buy to Williams-Sonoma to Brooks Brothers and New York & Co. – as well as the consumers who patronize them will also be turning their attention to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

31. Last Word: Graduation Day, St. Jude's New Office Tower and Another Bike Map - Monday, May 23, 2016

The chances are pretty good that you encountered someone in a cap and gown this weekend.

It is graduation season and Shelby County Schools kicked it off Saturday with 14 high school graduations – that’s in one day.

32. St. Jude CEO Talks Hospital Culture - Monday, May 23, 2016

One of the first directives Dr. James Downing got from the board of directors at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital upon his appointment as the hospital’s president and CEO in 2014 was blunt, to say the least:

33. St. Jude Pulls $84.5M Permit for Expansion - Friday, May 20, 2016

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has applied for an $84.5 million permit for construction on its Downtown campus, part of a $9 billion strategic plan announced late last year.

Addition and alterations will take place at 262 N. Danny Thomas Blvd., according to the application, which lists W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. as the contractor.

34. Keel Brings Sense Of Purpose to New St. Jude Role - Thursday, February 25, 2016

Pat Keel started what would turn into a more than 30-year career in health care wanting to be a nurse practitioner – that is until life, as it so often does, intervened.

35. St. Jude, Methodist, Le Bonheur Prep For a Year of Expansion - Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Flush with updated master plans, plentiful resources and abundant cash to spend, the arrival of 2016 finds at least three Memphis hospitals with ambitious New Year’s resolutions.

A flurry of announcements over the past month has set the stage for a veritable building and investment boom Downtown and in the medical district between Methodist University Hospital, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The activity will play out starting this year and beyond, resulting in everything from expanded campus footprints to the deployment of new cutting-edge equipment.

36. St. Jude Launching Graduate School - Tuesday, December 22, 2015

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is launching a graduate school of biomedical sciences on its campus in the fall of 2017.

The hospital’s unanimous vote of approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission paves the way for development of the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The hospital says the school, located in a custom space within The Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration, will train the next generation of academic researchers in an interdisciplinary environment that’s home to more than 200 basic scientists and clinicians working across 21 academic departments.

37. St. Jude Shows Off $90M Proton Therapy Center - Tuesday, December 15, 2015

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is now treating patients in its new proton therapy center with an advanced form of radiation technology and a system that was designed, developed and implemented in partnership with Hitachi.

38. St. Jude Files $10 Million Construction Permit - Tuesday, December 1, 2015

650 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105

Permit Amount: $10 million

Application Date: Nov. 24, 2015

Owner: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Tenant: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

39. St. Jude Files $10M Building Permit - Wednesday, November 25, 2015

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is moving forward with new construction on its Downtown Memphis campus.

The hospital has applied for a $10 million building permit at 650 St. Jude Place.

40. St. Jude Study Marks ‘Turning Point’ - Thursday, November 19, 2015

A new study from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project suggests that 8.5 percent of children with cancer have a genetic predisposition.

41. St. Jude to Invest $9B in Hospital, Fundraising Arm in Major Expansion - Saturday, November 7, 2015

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and its affiliated fundraising arm ALSAC are on the precipice of a major expansion in Memphis that represents almost $9 billion in investment between the two entities.

42. St. Jude Adds Cancer Center Director - Thursday, July 23, 2015

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has added to its executive team with the hire of Dr. Charles Roberts, a health care executive from Boston who's coming on board in Memphis as the director of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center.

43. St. Jude Adds Chair of Radiation Oncology - Monday, March 23, 2015

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a new chair for its Department of Radiation Oncology, a key position at a time when the hospital has increasingly taken steps to bolster its radiation therapy programs.

44. Events - Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, Jan. 28, at noon at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Dr. James R. Downing, president and chief executive officer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will speak. Cost is $17. RSVP at Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.

45. Events - Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Networking in Memphis will host its 2015 kickoff Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 300 Art Gallery, 300 S. Main St. Edward Jones financial adviser Stephen Stamps will talk about investing in 2015, and the group will also discuss community involvement. Cost is $10; proceeds support the Memphis Entrepreneurship Academy. Visit networkinginmem.com or email networkinginmem@gmail.com.

46. Events - Monday, January 26, 2015

Rhodes College will host the Tournees French Film Festival Tuesday, Jan. 27, through Feb. 11 in the Blount Auditorium in Buckman Hall at Rhodes, 2000 North Parkway. All screenings start at 7 p.m. Films will be subtitled in English. Cost is free. Visit rhodes.edu for a schedule.

47. Thomas Family Sets Course at St. Jude - Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Her official title is national outreach director of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

But in the 23 years since the death of her father, St. Jude founder and entertainer Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas has deeply influenced the course of the internationally known Memphis medical institution.

48. Patients Before Profit - Friday, November 21, 2014

When Hillary Clinton visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 20 years ago to dedicate the then new patient care center, she was the first lady.

Clinton – the former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state – was back at St. Jude on Thursday, Nov. 20, to attend the dedication of the hospital’s Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration.

49. St. Jude Appoints New Scientific Director - Saturday, November 8, 2014

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has named Dr. Richard Gilbertson scientific director for the institution.

The position is in addition to his current leadership responsibilities as St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center director and executive vice president. Gilbertson takes over the scientific director position from Dr. James R. Downing, who was appointed St. Jude president and chief executive officer earlier this year.

50. St. Jude Appoints New Scientific Director - Wednesday, November 5, 2014

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has named Dr. Richard Gilbertson scientific director for the institution.

The position is in addition to his current leadership responsibilities as St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center director and executive vice president. Gilbertson takes over the scientific director position from Dr. James R. Downing, who was appointed St. Jude president and chief executive officer earlier this year.

51. St. Jude Names Downing New CEO - Thursday, June 26, 2014

Dr. James R. Downing will become the new CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, effective July 15.

St. Jude announced Downing’s appointment on Wednesday, June 25. He most recently had served as the deputy director, executive vice president and scientific director of the hospital. Downing’s work as a genome sequencing pioneer, overseeing the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project, was recognized in 2012 by TIME magazine as one of the top 100 new scientific discoveries.

52. Shelby Farms Files $25 Million Permit for Lake Expansion - Monday, May 26, 2014

500 Pine Lake
Memphis, TN 38134
Permit Cost: $25 million

Project Cost: $52 million
Permit Date: Applied May 2014
Completion: June 2016
Owner: Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
Tenant: Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
Architect: james corner field operations
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC
Details: The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy has filed a $25 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to expand Patriot Lake.

53. Warehouse Owner Files $1.1 Million Loan on Property - Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The owner of the 117,300-square-foot warehouse at 4242 B.F. Goodrich Blvd. in Oakhaven has filed a $1.1 million loan on the property.

Riveredge Co. Inc., which lists a Bartlett address, filed the deed of trust April 16 through Peoples Bank of Clifton, Tenn.

54. St. Jude’s Downing Elected to Institute of Medicine - Monday, November 4, 2013

Dr. James R. Downing of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.

Downing, the hospital’s scientific director, deputy director and executive vice president, becomes the sixth member of the institute from St. Jude.

55. Time Recognizes St. Jude Genome Project - Wednesday, April 10, 2013

In February, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital completed a three-year-effort to sequence the genomes of 700 pediatric cancer tumors. It’s the largest project of its kind in the world.

56. Eric Trump Foundation Donates $1M to St. Jude - Monday, December 5, 2011

Eric Trump, the son of business magnate Donald Trump and executive vice president of Development and Acquisitions at The Trump Organization, traveled to Memphis Friday to present a $1 million check from his nonprofit Eric Trump Foundation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

57. St. Jude’s Webster Honored for Research - Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Robert Webster, a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital virologist who has researched influenza, will give the 2010 Leeuwenhoek Lecture to the world’s oldest scientific academy, The Royal Society in London, next summer.

58. St. Jude Identifies Causes of Leukemia Relapse - Monday, December 8, 2008

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia that cause relapse.

The finding offers a pathway to designing treatments for relapse of the disease in children and, ultimately, adults, St. Jude said in a press release.

59. St. Jude GetsTop Honors - Wednesday, October 4, 2006
     St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was named the best place to work in academia in the October issue of The Scientist magazine.
     An anonymous respondent to The Scientist's 2006 Best Pl

60. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, February 8, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Calvary Lenten series takes center stage beginning Wednesday "Since times ancient, the Church has set aside a period of deep reflection and personal growth known to Christians throughout the world as the season of Lent. Calva...

61. Archived Article: 2agricentergrant - Thursday, January 16, 1997
1-16-97 notesAgricentergrant.gs R& D reclamation project gets state nod and dollars By GABRIELLE C.L. SONGE The Daily News Shelby County Agricenter International garnered a $370,000 state grant for using innovative technology to turn solid waste...