U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday afternoon, placing the S&P 500 on track for an all-time high. The benchmark index of large U.S. companies briefly traded just above its last closing high set seven months ago. The latest gains came as investors welcomed solid results from homebuilders, retailers and other companies. Technology stocks and banks also rose.

2. Service Flexibility - Friday, August 10, 2018

More medical professionals and students across the U.S. and Canada will have the chance to learn the latest technologies, devices and surgical procedures thanks to a new mobile bioskills lab that hit the streets in recent weeks. The lab is the first owned by the Medical Education and Research Institute (MERI), which has managed similar mobile labs through medical device companies like Medtronic for the past 20 years.

3. Events - Thursday, June 14, 2018

Memphis Botanic Garden hosts 30 Thursdays: Cocktails and Canvases June 14, at 6 p.m. at 750 Cherry Road. The plein air (outdoor) painting class takes place the second Thursday of each month during 30 Thursdays and uses one of MBG’s 31 gardens as a background. Bring your own beverage and painting supplies. Free with garden admission. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com/30thursdays for details.

4. Events - Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Allegiant Airlines is hosting a customer celebration Wednesday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central BBQ, 147 E. Butler Ave. The event includes $100 travel vouchers for the first 50 people, free lunch for everyone, chances to win 10 pairs of round-trip tickets, and a presentation of a $5,000 gift to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Cost is free.

5. Events - Saturday, June 9, 2018

Hattiloo Theatre performs “Raisin,” a musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” Friday, June 8, through July 1 at 37 S. Cooper St. Visit hattiloo.org for showtimes and tickets.

6. Medical Device Makers Hoping For Permanent Repeal of Excise Tax - Saturday, April 7, 2018

Local medical device manufacturers are breathing a sigh of relief this year following the January delay of the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax, and most are hoping for a permanent repeal sometime in the next 21 months. The tax is now set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, saving device companies as much as $3.7 billion during the two-year suspension.

7. Perry Leading Fire Museum Forward as Executive Director - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Shannon Perry became executive director of the Fire Museum of Memphis earlier this year, a role that brings her back to the institution she helped launch in the 1990s, when she served as its first curator. As executive director, Perry is the Fire Museum’s only full-time employee, and she handles a range of functions – including its collection, exhibits and facilities, budgets, fundraising, public relations, special events, staff and volunteers – while also working directly with the museum’s board.

8. MERI Rebrands With Genesis Legacy Donor Program - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Following years of significant growth for its whole-body donor program, the Medical Education and Research Institute (MERI) and Genesis Legacy of Life are rolling out a comprehensive rebrand of their services and spaces.

9. U of M Launching Additive Manufacturing Initiative - Saturday, December 16, 2017

The University of Memphis has announced an additive manufacturing initiative to enhance the application of advanced 3-D printing technology in modern manufacturing. The initiative will be supported by a $2 million investment in equipment and laboratory infrastructure, robust collaboration with local industry and a team of faculty researchers.

10. University of Memphis Launching Additive Manufacturing Initiative - Tuesday, December 12, 2017

The University of Memphis has announced an additive manufacturing initiative to enhance the application of advanced 3-D printing technology in modern manufacturing. The initiative will be supported by a $2 million investment in equipment and laboratory infrastructure, robust collaboration with local industry and a team of faculty researchers.

11. Memphis Fusion - Saturday, December 2, 2017

With more than 40 life science companies operating in the Greater Memphis area and Shelby County ranking second in the U.S. for orthopedic device manufacturing, the Mid-South can stake its claim as one of the top medical device markets in the world.

12. Owokoniran Focuses on Quality for Medtronic Patients - Friday, October 20, 2017

Sometimes, talking about the weather isn’t boring at all. Sometimes what a person says about the weather helps explain his life story.

When Faheed Owokoniran stepped off the plane in Memphis in late 2015 for a job interview with Medtronic, he felt an immediate sense of relief. Owokoniran, now a senior sourcing engineer at medical-equipment powerhouse Medtronic, moved here from Mankato, Minnesota, land of ever-piling snow and 40-below temperatures. But before his years in Mankato – 2008 to 2016 – Owokoniran called Lagos, Nigeria, home.

13. Memphis Hosts 15th Musculoskeletal Industry Conference - Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference returns to Memphis this week for the 15th time, bringing together venture capitalists and industry leaders from around the country to give them a “target-rich environment” in which to network and potentially make deals.

14. Ex-Chef Valerie Morris Finds Right Recipe for Marketing Firm - Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Just take one fact from her life and let your mind run to easy assumptions. Once upon a time, Valerie Morris was attending Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts school in Paris, France.

15. Ex-Chef Valerie Morris Creates Right Recipe for Marketing Firm - Saturday, August 12, 2017

Just take one fact from her life and let your mind run to easy assumptions. Once upon a time, Valerie Morris was attending Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts school in Paris, France.

16. Former St. Francis CEO Joins CBU MBA Faculty - Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Former St. Francis Hospital CEO Dave Archer has joined the Health Care MBA program at Christian Brothers University as a full-time professor and recruiter.

17. Earth Day Every Day: April Brings 30 Days of Memphis Clean-Up Efforts - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

On one hand, the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Memphis Clean by 2019 moon mission seems daunting. The goal is to restore the city’s status as the cleanest city in the U.S. by 2019, when Memphis celebrates its bicentennial.

18. With a Mind for Math, Crow Finds Fit As CPA at Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck - Saturday, February 4, 2017

As a child, Kelly Crow thought she might be want to be a nurse. A neighbor was a nurse at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and she always seemed to have a case that was inspiring.

19. Society of Women Engineers Launches Section in Memphis - Tuesday, January 31, 2017

For more than 60 years, the Society of Women Engineers has worked to help given women a voice in the male-dominated engineering industry, and now one of the organization’s newest local “sections” has been formally launched in Memphis.

20. GM's Main China Venture Fined $29M in Anti-Monopoly Case - Monday, December 26, 2016

BEIJING (AP) – General Motors Co.'s main joint venture in China was fined $29 million on Friday on charges it suppressed competition by enforcing minimum sales prices for dealers, the latest in a string of penalties against foreign auto brands under the country's anti-monopoly law.

21. China Fines Medtronic On Anti-Monopoly Charges - Saturday, December 10, 2016

Medical device maker Medtronic, whose spinal business is based in Memphis, has been fined $17 million by Chinese anti-monopoly regulators in the latest effort by Beijing to force down what it sees as unreasonably high prices.

22. China Fines Medtronic $17 Million on Anti-Monopoly Charges - Thursday, December 8, 2016

BEIJING (AP) – Medical device maker Medtronic, whose spinal business is based in Memphis, has been fined $17 million by Chinese anti-monopoly regulators in the latest effort by Beijing to force down what it sees as unreasonably high prices.

23. Medtronic Profit Surges, Revenue Misses Estimates - Saturday, November 26, 2016

Medtronic PLC’s fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled on higher sales of its heart and surgical devices. But revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations, helping to drag shares lower.

24. Medtronic Profit Surges, Revenue Misses Expectations - Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Medtronic PLC’s fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled on higher sales of its heart and surgical devices. But revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations, helping to drag shares lower.

25. New CBU Health Care MBA Program Already Receiving National Accolades - Saturday, November 19, 2016

Christian Brothers University’s Healthcare Master of Business Administration has only really just gotten started – it officially launched in January – but it’s already winning accolades.

26. CBU Health Care MBA Named Top 20 Program - Saturday, October 29, 2016

The Healthcare Master of Business Administration (HCMBA) at Christian Brothers University was named one of the Top 20 Graduate Programs in Healthcare Management in the South in 2016 by Healthcare Management Degree Guide

27. CBU Health Care MBA Named Top 20 Program - Friday, October 28, 2016

The Healthcare Master of Business Administration (HCMBA) at Christian Brothers University was named one of the Top 20 Graduate Programs in Healthcare Management in the South in 2016 by Healthcare Management Degree Guide

28. 600 Memphis Students Take Manufacturing Tours - Saturday, October 15, 2016

Six-hundred students from Shelby County Schools toured local manufacturing companies on Friday, Oct. 7, to explore advanced manufacturing careers in Memphis.

Students from 12 high schools participated in the National Manufacturing Day event, with each school touring a different facility.

29. Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year - Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference set to take place in Memphis next week for the 14th time is a confab that brings together surgeons, venture capitalists and other industry leaders from around the world to network and pursue a bit of deal-making.

30. 600 Memphis Students Take Manufacturing Day Tours - Monday, October 10, 2016

Six-hundred students from Shelby County Schools toured local manufacturing companies on Friday, Oct. 7, to explore advanced manufacturing careers in Memphis.

Students from 12 high schools participated in the National Manufacturing Day event, with each school touring a different facility, including Steel Warehouse, Gibson Guitar, Flextronics, Barnhart Crane, Competition Cams, Jordan Aluminum, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Smith & Nephew, National Guard Products, SFI of Tennessee, Coca-Cola and Medtronic. On the tours, students received information on possible careers within the industry and the education needed to get there.

31. Enoble Business Capital Offices Sell in Foreclosure - Thursday, September 8, 2016

813 Ridge Lake Blvd.

Memphis, TN 38120

Sale Amount: $9.6 million

Sale Date: Aug. 31, 2016

Buyer: Merchants Capital Real Estate LLC

32. Much of Nonconnah Park Sells for $57 Million - Thursday, September 1, 2016

The majority of the Nonconnah Corporate Center has sold for $57 million.

New York-based Hampshire Properties, acting as Nonconnah Holdings LLC, sold the entirety of its portfolio at the Memphis International Airport-area office park.

33. Medtronic Tops Profit Forecasts in First Quarter - Saturday, August 27, 2016

Medtronic Inc. (MDT) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $929 million.

The Dublin-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.03 per share.

34. Medtronic Tops 1Q Profit Forecasts - Friday, August 26, 2016

Medtronic Inc. (MDT) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $929 million.

The Dublin-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.03 per share.

35. Medtronic Awards $125K To 2 Local Health Organizations - Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The Medtronic Foundation has announced it’s awarding two, two-year Health Access Grants of $125,000 each to Christ Community Health Services and the Church Health Center.

The grants, according to the foundation, will support the two health care organizations in their continued commitment to improve health care access to underserved residents in the Mid-South, with an emphasis on chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

36. Technology or No, Matrix Achievement Group Strives for Sales Results - Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The pitch for Matrix Achievement Group can seem to be all about now, all about the fast-moving, 24-hour clock exhausting everyone, and the feeling that if only the technology could be made to always work for you, everything would be better.

37. Memphis Chamber Reveals 2016 Young Memphians Class - Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The Greater Memphis Chamber has announced its 2016 class of young professionals who will be featured in Memphis Crossroads Magazine.

“Every year we select young professionals from our member companies who excel in their careers and display a passion for Memphis, and every year it becomes more difficult to narrow down the field,” said Phil Trenary, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber. “These young Memphians deserve recognition for the time and talent they have invested in our city, and we are excited to introduce you to these entrepreneurs, innovators, community servants, creatives and business professionals.”

38. FDA Approves First Dissolving Stent for US Patients - Wednesday, July 6, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) – A medical implant that slowly dissolves into the body could be the answer to long-standing safety concerns with devices used to treat clogged arteries.

But not so fast, say experts.

39. Medtronic Earnings Top Expectations - Saturday, June 4, 2016

Medtronic reported better-than-expected financial results in the most recent quarter, as sales for its pacemakers, stents and other medical products rose.

Medtronic, whose spinal business is based in Memphis, said it also got a revenue boost from its $50 billion acquisition of surgical equipment maker Covidien. That deal closed last year.

40. Medtronic Earnings Top Expectations - Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Medtronic reported better-than-expected financial results in the most recent quarter, as sales for its pacemakers, stents and other medical products rose.

Medtronic, whose spinal business is based in Memphis, said it also got a revenue boost from its $50 billion acquisition of surgical equipment maker Covidien. That deal closed last year.

41. HealthLink’s Medical Device Logistics Business Poised to Grow - Monday, May 16, 2016

A Netherlands-based medical device logistics company has moved into the Lamar Avenue corridor.

Building on proximity to FedEx Corp. and Memphis’ emerging biosciences hub, HealthLink Europe & International made Memphis its latest flagstaff operation.

42. Fisher & Phillips Adds David Jones - Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Attorney David S. Jones has joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as a partner in the firm’s Memphis office. Jones has more than 15 years’ experience in immigration and employment law, most recently serving as a partner at Jackson Lewis P.C. In his new role, he represents corporate clients in complex matters relating to both immigration benefits and enforcement, as well as export control compliance under the Export Administration Regulations and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

43. Allergan, Pfizer Call Off Proposed $160B Merger - Thursday, April 7, 2016

Top U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and Irish rival Allergan are charting independent futures after scrapping a record $160 billion deal torpedoed by new Treasury Department rules meant to block American companies from moving their corporate addresses overseas – on paper – to avoid U.S. taxes.

44. Council Working to Build Local Manufacturing for Device Industry - Saturday, March 19, 2016

The medical device industry fuels Memphis’ backbone. With a $2.6 billion local economic impact and nearly 17,000 direct and indirect jobs, original equipment manufacturers like Smith & Nephew, Wright Medical Group, Medtronic Spinal & Biologistics and Microport Orthopedics have made the Memphis area their base for products and medical devices.

45. Medtronic Q3 Profit Rises 12 Percent, Revenue Up 61 Percent - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) – Medtronic's third-quarter revenue soared more than 60 percent, led by health sales of heart and surgical devices in the U.S.

The company earned $1.1 billion, or 77 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.06 per share, which was in line with Wall Street expectations, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research.

46. Gourmade Food Truck a Labor of Love for Creator - Thursday, January 7, 2016

Jared Richmond admits he’s one of “those” kinds of restaurant patrons, a lover of food and of the food experience who sweats the details at places he visits and constantly has an eye for things that could be improved and that he’d have done differently.

47. FDA Signs Off on Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft - Saturday, December 19, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new spine surgery uses for Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft.

Once the company gets final labeling approval from the FDA for its product, Medtronic expects to start marketing the expanded use cases early next year.

48. Holiday Inn Express Ready To Rise Near Graceland - Tuesday, December 15, 2015

3411 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116

Loan Amount: $4.8 million

49. FDA Signs Off on Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft - Monday, December 14, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new spine surgery uses for Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft.

Once the company gets final labeling approval from the FDA for its product, Medtronic expects to start marketing the expanded use cases early next year.

50. New Holiday Inn Express Rising Near Graceland - Saturday, December 12, 2015

Holiday Inn Express and Suites is ready to shake up the Graceland area with a $4.8 million construction loan recently arranged by the Memphis office of Financial Federal Bank.

51. New Holiday Inn Express Rising Near Graceland - Friday, December 11, 2015

Holiday Inn Express and Suites is ready to shake up the Graceland area with a $4.8 million construction loan recently arranged by the Memphis office of Financial Federal Bank.

52. Medtronic Tops Q2 Profit Forecasts, Narrows Outlook - Friday, December 4, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. on Thursday reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit on higher costs, but the results topped Wall Street expectations. The company narrowed its profit outlook for the year.

53. Study: Medical Device Industry Has $2.6B Local Impact - Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Companies like Smith & Nephew, Medtronic and Wright Medical don’t just help augment the human body as a result of the products and medical devices they manufacture.

Their products also represent something of a support structure for the Memphis economy, which is braced thanks in part to the reinforcement of the medical device industry.

54. Two Innovation Talks That Noted Telemedicine - Thursday, November 19, 2015

A Journey Toward Commercialization: A Case Study in Xerox’s Venture into Telemedicine, a talk given by Denise Fletcher, Xerox

55. SRVS Program Helps People With Disabilities and Employers Who Hire Them - Thursday, November 19, 2015

Mike Harris is production manager at American Stairways Inc. on Lamar Avenue. He has a warehouse full of employees and, just saying it like it is, some are happier to be there than others.

56. Medtronic Gets Approval for MRI-Safe Heart Implant - Tuesday, September 15, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – Medtronic said Monday that it was cleared to market a heart defibrillator implant that can be safely used in an MRI scanner.

Medtronic's Evera SureScan is designated "MR conditional," which means having an MRI with one is not known to pose a hazard to patients.

57. From University Labs to the Marketplace - Saturday, September 12, 2015

The health care industry contributed $38.8 billion to Middle Tennessee’s economy in 2014, according to a study released by the Nashville Health Care Council, which is a 32.9 percent increase from the 2010.

58. Memphis to Soon Host 13th Annual Musculoskeletal Industry Conference - Thursday, September 3, 2015

Memphis is gearing up to host what will be the 13th annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, an annual confab where surgeons, venture capitalists, angel investors, industry leaders and others gather to talk shop, and more.

59. After 52 Years, SRVS Closes Workshop - Saturday, July 11, 2015

After 52 years, a Memphis nonprofit that offers residential, educational and employment services to those with disabilities has closed its sheltered occupational workshop at 3592 Knight Arnold Road.

60. After 52 Years, SRVS Closes Workshop - Monday, July 6, 2015

After 52 years, a Memphis nonprofit that offers residential, educational and employment services to those with disabilities has closed its sheltered occupational workshop at 3592 Knight Arnold Road.

61. AP Analysis: More 'Phony Numbers' in Reports as Stocks Rise - Tuesday, June 9, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – Those record profits that companies are reporting may not be all they're cracked up to be.

As the stock market climbs ever higher, professional investors are warning that companies are presenting misleading versions of their results that ignore a wide variety of normal costs of running a business to make it seem like they're doing better than they really are.

62. Medtronic Beats Street Fourth-Quarter Forecasts - Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Medtronic lost $1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, as costs tied to its $42.9 billion acquisition of Covidien and other expenses weighed on the medical device maker's performance.

The company, which moved its headquarters to Dublin earlier this year after completing the deal, absorbed $368 million in acquisition-related costs and $207 million in restructuring. Medtronic's selling, general and administrative expenses also soared 56 percent to $2.4 billion. Its cost of products sold also more than doubled in the quarter that ended April 24.

63. Events - Friday, May 15, 2015

WYNIT Distribution will host a distribution center and warehouse job fair Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at WYNIT, 4655 E. Shelby Drive. For more information, visit wynit.com or call 800-GO-WYNIT.

64. Medtronic Settles Lawsuit for $4.4 Million - Saturday, April 11, 2015

Medtronic has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the federal government accusing the company of selling medical devices made in China and Malaysia to the U.S. military.

Federal law requires that devices sold to the military be manufactured in the U.S. or its international trading partners. Minnesota U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger alleged Medtronic, which recently moved its headquarters from Minnesota, bought spinal surgery devices in China and relabeled them to indicate they had been manufactured in Memphis.

65. Medtronic Settles Federal Lawsuit for $4.4 Million - Monday, April 6, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Medtronic has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the federal government accusing the company of selling medical devices made in China and Malaysia to the U.S. military.

66. Wyatt Tarrant, Medtronic Honored for Pro Bono Work - Saturday, March 14, 2015

The Memphis office of the law firm Wy- att Tarrant & Combs and the regional legal department of Medtronic were honored this month in Nashville by the Tennessee Bar Association for their commitments to providing free legal service.

67. Wyatt Tarrant and Medtronic Honored For Pro Bono Work - Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The Memphis office of the law firm Wyatt Tarrant & Combs and the regional legal department of Medtronic were honored this month in Nashville by the Tennessee Bar Association for their commitments to providing free legal service.

68. Medtronic Earnings Top Wall Street Forecasts - Saturday, February 21, 2015

Medtronic Inc. on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $977 million.

The Minneapolis-based company said it had profit of 98 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.01 per share.

69. Medtronic Tops Wall Street Forecasts for Third Quarter - Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Medtronic Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $977 million.

The Minneapolis-based company said it had profit of 98 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.01 per share.

70. Medtronic Settles Off-Label Promotion Allegations - Monday, February 9, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Medical device maker Medtronic will pay $2.8 million to the U.S. Justice Department to settle allegations that it paid doctors to push an unapproved use of one of its products.

71. Medtronic Spinal Employees Volunteer 4,800 Hours - Saturday, January 31, 2015

Nearly 1,100 of Medtronic Spinal’s Memphis-based employees volunteered at Mid-South nonprofit organizations in 2014. The 1,089 local volunteers contributed more than 4,789 charitable hours, an increase of nearly 14 percent over 2013.

72. Medtronic Spinal Employees Volunteer 4,800 Hours - Friday, January 30, 2015

Nearly 1,100 of Medtronic Spinal’s Memphis-based employees volunteered at Mid-South nonprofit organizations in 2014. The 1,089 local volunteers contributed almost 4,800 charitable hours, an increase of nearly 14 percent over 2013.

73. Medtronic Shareholders OK Covidien Acquisition - Saturday, January 10, 2015

Medtronic shareholders have approved the acquisition the surgical supplier Covidien in a corporate deal valued at about $48 billion.

Some shareholders were angered by the acquisition of Covidien because it moves the legal headquarters of the combined company to Ireland. Covidien is based in Dublin.

74. Southwest Tennessee Grows With Demand - Saturday, January 10, 2015

For Nathan Essex, the president of Southwest Tennessee Community College, his tenure has been a series of changes.

It was Essex who presided over the merger of Shelby State Community College and State Technical Institute in the late 1990s, before he was appointed president of the resulting Southwest Tennessee Community College in 2000.

75. Medtronic Shareholders OK Covidien Acquisition - Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Medtronic shareholders have approved the acquisition the surgical supplier Covidien in a corporate deal valued at about $48 billion.

Some shareholders were angered by the acquisition of Covidien because it moves the legal headquarters of the combined company to Ireland. Covidien is based in Dublin.

76. After Overcoming Hurdles, Southwest Opens Nursing School - Tuesday, November 25, 2014

More than four years after breaking ground for a new nursing building, leaders of Southwest Tennessee Community College last week formally opened the school’s new Nursing, Natural Sciences and Biotechnology Building.

77. Medtronic Spine Sees Slight Q2 Revenue Growth - Saturday, November 22, 2014

Medtronic Spine has reported a 1 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, reporting quarterly revenue of $746 million on a constant currency basis.

Core Spine revenue was flat, at $551 million. International Spine revenue dropped 5 percent, to $75 million.

78. Medtronic Spine Sees Slight Second-Quarter Revenue Growth - Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Medtronic Spine has reported a 1 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, reporting quarterly revenue of $746 million on a constant currency basis.

Core Spine revenue was flat, at $551 million. International Spine revenue dropped 5 percent, to $75 million.

79. Medtronic Spine Second-Quarter Revenue Up Slightly - Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Medtronic Spine has reported a 1 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, reporting quarterly revenue of $746 million on a constant currency basis.

Core Spine revenue was flat, at $551 million. International Spine revenue dropped 5 percent, to $75 million.

80. Medtronic Introduces Devices at Meeting - Saturday, October 25, 2014

Medtronic Inc. introduced its Pure Titanium Coating platform of interbody fusion devices for the spine at the 2014 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Boston.

81. Medtronic Previews Devices At Surgeons Meeting - Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Medtronic Inc. introduced its Pure Titanium Coating platform of interbody fusion devices for the spine at the 2014 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Boston.

82. Medtronic, Covidien Detail Senior Leadership Plans - Monday, October 13, 2014

The medical device maker Medtronic has laid out its leadership plans for life after it acquires Ireland's Covidien for nearly $43 billion.

The Minneapolis company said the combined business will be divided into four major groups and geographic regions, led by a new executive committee. Medtronic Chairman and CEO Omar Ishrak will continue in those roles in the combined company.

83. Medtronic Adjusts Deal Over Inversion Rules - Saturday, October 11, 2014

Medical device maker Medtronic is switching to $16 billion in financing to complete its purchase of Ireland-based competitor Covidien a few weeks after federal regulators issued rules designed to curb overseas acquisitions that cut tax U.S. tax bills.

84. Medtronic Adjusts $43 Billion Deal Over Inversion Rules - Monday, October 6, 2014

Medical device maker Medtronic is switching to $16 billion in financing to complete its purchase of Ireland-based competitor Covidien a few weeks after federal regulators issued rules designed to curb overseas acquisitions that cut tax U.S. tax bills.

85. Medtronic Advances Spinal Fracture Treatment - Monday, September 22, 2014

Without treatment, people suffering vertebral compression fractures probably can expect chronic pain, decreased mobility and the potential for neurological complications.

“It’s a downward spiral,” said Matt Thomas, vice president of interventional therapies at Medtronic. “So it’s important to treat the patient early in the process.”

86. Stepherson Named Chair-Elect of Grocers Association - Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Randy Stepherson has been named 2014-2015 chairman-elect of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association board of directors. Stepherson is president of Stepherson Inc., the family- and employee-owned parent company of Superlo Foods, which has five Memphis-area locations, and Stepherson’s.

87. Medtronic Launches Pediatric Spine Product - Saturday, August 30, 2014

Medtronic Inc. on Thursday, Aug. 28, announced the 510(k) clearance and launch of a product designed for treatment of skeletally immature pediatric patients younger than 10 years of age diagnosed with severe, progressive, life-threatening, early-onset spinal deformities.

88. Medtronic Launches Pediatric Scoliosis Treatment - Thursday, August 28, 2014

Medtronic Inc. on Thursday, Aug. 28, announced the 510(k) clearance and launch of a product designed for treatment of skeletally immature pediatric patients younger than 10 years of age diagnosed with severe, progressive, life-threatening, early-onset spinal deformities.

89. Medtronic Spends $350 Million on Another European Deal - Thursday, August 28, 2014

U.S. medical device maker Medtronic is building stronger ties to Europe, a couple months after announcing a $42.9 billion acquisition that involves moving its main executive offices across the Atlantic, where it can get a better tax deal.

90. Medtronic Buys Brain Stimulation Company for $200 Million - Wednesday, August 27, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Medtronic spent about $200 million in cash to buy a privately held company that develops deep brain stimulation technologies.

The acquisition of Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation will make the medical device maker stronger in an emerging area of medicine, the modulation of brain function.

91. Goodwill Center Helps Job Seekers Reclaim Dreams - Monday, August 25, 2014

The event was held in the shadow of the shuttered Raleigh Springs Mall, in the expanded section of the Goodwill store at 3830 Austin Peay Highway. It was the grand opening of the Goodwill Job Center.

92. Medtronic Spine Sees Quarterly Revenue Drop - Saturday, August 23, 2014

Medtronic Inc. reported Tuesday, Aug. 19, that revenue in its Memphis-based Spine division totaled $743 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, a 3 percent decline from the same period in fiscal year 2014.

93. Medtronic Spine Sees Quarterly Revenue Drop - Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Medtronic Inc. reported Tuesday, Aug. 19, that revenue in its Memphis-based Spine division totaled $743 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, a 3 percent decline from the same period in fiscal year 2014.

94. Medtronic First-Quarter Profit Drops Almost 9 Percent - Tuesday, August 19, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Medtronic Inc. on Tuesday reported net income that declined by nearly 9 percent in its fiscal first quarter, and beat analysts' expectations.

95. American Marketing Association Memphis Chapter Preps for New Events - Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The Memphis chapter of the American Marketing Association is gearing up to be a hub of new networking and educational opportunities for local marketing professionals in the city.

Along with the finalization of its Memphis charter, the organization has elected a new board of directors packed with experienced marketing leaders from the area. The chapter also plans to offer “unexpected, unique and creative” benefits to help it stand out from traditional professional organizations.

96. Early Diagnosis - Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Of the approximately 7 million people in the United States that have scoliosis (curvature of the spine), most of them are teenagers and children.

Years ago, scoliosis screenings in the public schools were the norm. Today, less than 50 percent of the states require the screenings. This despite the fact that the Adam’s Forward Bend test – the initial screening for scoliosis – can be done in less than 30 seconds.

97. Medtronic Wins Approval For Cervical Disc Product - Saturday, August 2, 2014

Medtronic, Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Prestige LP Cervical Disc System for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease (radiculopathy and/or myelopathy).

98. Council Aims to Strengthen Local Medical Device Firms - Thursday, July 31, 2014

Shelby County medical device manufacturers are known for their innovation. But it took about three years of meetings before officially forming the Greater Memphis Medical Device Council this July.

“The industry was not used to coming together and sitting down,” said Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce president John Threadgill. “They’re competitors. And to get competitors in the same room to talk about their issues, there’s some reluctance. But the fact is, they’re all having the same issues. The cat’s out of the bag.”

99. Medtronic Wins Approval for Cervical Disc Product - Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Medtronic, Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Prestige LP Cervical Disc System for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease (radiculopathy and/or myelopathy).

100. Medtronic Wins Approval For Cervical Disc Product - Monday, July 28, 2014

Medtronic, Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Prestige LP Cervical Disc System for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease (radiculopathy and/or myelopathy).