A pair of shoes are set aflame with a cigarette lighter, captured on video and shared widely online to protest a political statement made by the manufacturer.

The New Balance shoes were burned by their owners two years ago after a spokeswoman indicated the company's support for President Donald Trump's trade policies.

2. Shelby County Mayor Harris Names Marlinee Iverson County Attorney, Nicole Lacey Interim PIO - Thursday, September 6, 2018

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris named Marlinee Iverson as the next Shelby County attorney Wednesday afternoon – his second major appointment since taking office Saturday.

3. Colin Kaepernick's Nike Deal Prompts Debate Online - Wednesday, September 5, 2018

An endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick is prompting a flood of debate online as sports fans react to the apparel giant backing an athlete known mainly for starting a wave of protests among NFL players of police brutality, racial inequality and other social issues.

4. Satanic Temple Brings Baphomet Statue to Arkansas For Rally - Monday, August 20, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Satanic Temple temporarily placed a bronze statue of a goat-headed, winged creature called Baphomet at the Arkansas State Capitol during a rally to call for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument already mounted on Capitol grounds.

5. Last Word: Tunica Makes Book, The McCalla Ruling and Bush's Exit as Defender - Monday, August 13, 2018

Monday may be the biggest day in Tunica since the dawn of riverfront casinos in the early 1990s. Sports betting opens Monday morning in Tunica with Mississippi officialdom on hand at Horseshoe Tunica along with NFL and Tigers football star DeAngelo Williams who will be among those making the ceremonial first bets at The Book at Horseshoe Tunica.

6. Grizzlies’ TV Voice Pete Pranica Loving his Dream Job - Friday, July 13, 2018

As the tip-off of another Memphis Grizzlies game nears, television play-by-play announcer Pete Pranica will tell viewers on FOX Sports Southeast, “We have three officials, and they have been assigned by the NBA …”

7. Fixing Sports: A Remedy for Chronic Ills - Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Here’s a bad idea: Play a game for more than two hours and then, if it’s tied, decide who wins by playing a different game. That’s what happened in the World Cup on Sunday when Croatia and Russia’s tied match was settled by a penalty kick shootout. Croatia won its previous game the same way a week ago against Denmark, as did Russia against Spain.

8. "Remastered" Finds Stories Behind Tennessee's Iconic Brands - Tuesday, July 3, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A miniseries that airs beginning this month highlights the personal stories behind six iconic Tennessee brands.

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development says the companies featured in the series include Jack Daniel's, Lodge Cast Iron, St. Blues Guitars, United Record Pressing, Barrett Firearms Manufacturing and Prophetik Haute Couture.

9. U of M Athletics Wins Two Communications Awards - Wednesday, June 27, 2018

The University of Memphis Athletics Communications staff received two national awards from the College Sports Information Directors of America for publications and digital designs they created in 2017-18.

10. New charter airline to begin service to Tunica casinos - Tuesday, June 26, 2018

TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — A new charter airline plans to begin shuttling gamblers to a Mississippi airport near Tunica casinos starting July 1.

The Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau says Ashley Air and Travel will fly between the Tunica airport and Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; and St. Petersburg, Florida.

11. Nicholls Becomes CFO At International Paper - Saturday, June 23, 2018

Longtime International Paper executive Tim Nicholls is the Memphis-based company’s new chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday, June 20.

Nicholls, who has been senior vice president of industrial packaging for the Americas since November 2014, succeeds Glenn R. Landau as CFO. Landau is leaving the company for personal reasons, according to the IP statement.

12. Nicholls Becomes CFO At International Paper - Friday, June 22, 2018

Long-time International Paper executive Tim Nicholls is the Memphis-based company’s new chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday, June 20.

Nicholls, who has been senior vice president of industrial packaging for the Americas since November 2014, succeeds Glenn R. Landau as CFO. Landau is leaving the company for personal reasons, according to the IP statement.

13. IP Promotes Nicholls to CFO - Thursday, June 21, 2018

Long-time International Paper executive Tim Nicholls is the Memphis-based company’s new chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday, June 20.

Nicholls, who has been senior vice president of industrial packaging for the Americas since November 2014, succeeds Glenn R. Landau as CFO. Landau is leaving the company for personal reasons, according to the IP statement.

14. Keeping B2B Communication Fresh - Thursday, June 14, 2018

When handling public relations efforts for a business-to-business client, you have to get a little more creative than usual and think outside the box.

The tools in your traditional PR toolkit simply won’t fare well for this client. There aren’t as many events to plan, no preopening menu items to taste, no grandiose storefront to show off. So, how do you do it? How do you get your B2B client in the news? Top-of-mind for their target market? Buckle up and put on your thinking caps.

15. Medical Students to Serve Rural Arkansas in Mobile Clinic - Tuesday, June 5, 2018

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – An $828,748 federal grant will pay for a mobile medical clinic aimed at delivering health care to rural areas of the Delta region, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University administrators said recently.

16. Technology and Communication: Keep it Human - Tuesday, June 5, 2018

The more things change the more they stay the same. Yes, technology is transforming all aspects of our lives. Our relationships, work environments and community engagement are not the way they once were. Smartphones, social media, video conferences and webinars are just a few of the new methods.

17. Air Service Returning To Tunica Airport - Saturday, June 2, 2018

Tunica Airport is bringing back regular scheduled air service through a new partnership with Ashley Air and Travel.

Starting July 1, Ashley Air will provide service to four new markets: Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Orlando and St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida.

18. Air Service Returning To Tunica Airport - Thursday, May 31, 2018

Tunica Airport is bringing back regular scheduled air service through a new partnership with Ashley Air and Travel.

Starting July 1, Ashley Air will provide service to four new markets: Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Orlando and St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida.

19. Sonic Joining Fast-Food Trend of Taking Orders Ahead of Time - Wednesday, May 30, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Sonic Drive-In is joining fast-food industry trends allowing customers to get what they want even faster thanks to smartphones.

The Oklahoman reports the Oklahoma City-based chain has been testing an app that allows consumers to order food and drinks and pick a location and pickup time before they arrive. The app has been tested Lafayette, Louisiana, and will be available in Oklahoma City by the end of May.

20. Campbell Clinic Pulls $3.2M Building Permit - Saturday, May 26, 2018

Campbell Clinic has filed a $3.2 million building permit application with construction code enforcement officials to move forward with its $30 million campus expansion in Germantown. The permit to construct a four-story building at 7887 Wolf River Blvd. lists Flintco Inc. as the contractor and The Reaves Firm as the engineer.

21. Campbell Clinic Pulls $3.2M Building Permit - Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Campbell Clinic has filed a $3.2 million building permit application with construction code enforcement officials to move forward with its $30 million campus expansion in Germantown. The permit to construct a four-story building at 7887 Wolf River Blvd. lists Flintco Inc. as the contractor and The Reaves Firm as the engineer.

22. Last Word: The Bus to Shelby Farms, Sports Gaming In Tunica and Tom Lee's Story - Tuesday, May 15, 2018

It hasn’t been this hot in 30 years … to the day. The high Monday of 93 degrees eclipsed the old record for the day of 91 degree in 1988. I’m not much of a thermometer watcher. But this did get my attention because I was imagining all of the big hair emergencies 30 years ago. Guys going to their closets to break out the Miami Vice pastel t-shirts and linen blazers. And of course California Raisins hysteria. And I do find it not entirely coincidental that we break a record from 1988 as there is talk of a remake of the movie “Willow.” We could break another record for all of this Tuesday and we’ll see what my mind does with the year of the old record if that’s the case.

23. Fizdale: Lessons Learned in Memphis Will Help in New Job With Knicks - Friday, May 11, 2018

It seems like a long time ago now — or maybe it doesn’t — but back in the middle of David Fizdale’s rookie season as an NBA head coach he had the Grizzlies 11 games over .500 (36-25). Back then, it seemed logical and likely that he would put down roots here.

24. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Grows Jackson, Tenn., Office - Saturday, May 5, 2018

Crystal Barcello has joined the Jackson, Tennessee, office of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., as an associate vice president/investments.

25. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Grows Jackson, Tenn., Office - Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Crystal Barcello has joined the Jackson, Tennessee, office of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., as an associate vice president/investments.

26. Opioid Treatment Gap in Medicare: Methadone Clinics - Friday, April 27, 2018

One in three older Americans with Medicare drug coverage is prescribed opioid painkillers, but for those who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won't cover: methadone.

Methadone is the oldest, and experts say, the most effective of the three approved medications used to treat opioid addiction. It eases cravings without an intense high, allowing patients to work with counselors to rebuild their lives.

27. Electronic Security Firm Buys Select Frase Accounts - Saturday, April 21, 2018

Memphis-based Electronic Security Specialists (ESSC), a licensed low-voltage contractor that installs and services electronic security equipment, has purchased required commercial fire alarm accounts from Frase Protection.

28. GTx to Present Clinical Trial Results on Phase 2 Enobosarm - Thursday, April 19, 2018

GTx Inc. will present highlights of results from its open-label, Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial evaluating enobosarm 3 mg in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting being in San Francisco, California, May 18-21.

29. Electronic Security Specialists Buys Frase Fire Alarm Accounts - Thursday, April 19, 2018

Memphis-based Electronic Security Specialists & Cabling (ESSC), a licensed low-voltage contractor that installs and services electronic security equipment, has purchased required commercial fire alarm accounts from Frase Protection.

30. GTx Completes Enrollment In Latest Clinical Trial - Saturday, April 14, 2018

Memphis-based biopharmaceutical company GTx Inc. reports it has completed patient enrollment several months ahead of schedule in its placebo-controlled, Phase 2 clinical trial of enobosarm in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence, or SUI.

31. GTx Completes Enrollment In Latest Clinical Trial - Thursday, April 12, 2018

Memphis-based biopharmaceutical company GTx Inc. reports it has completed patient enrollment several months ahead of schedule in its placebo-controlled, Phase 2 clinical trial of enobosarm in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence, or SUI.

32. Statewide Clinical Trials Effort Launches Out of UTHSC - Monday, April 9, 2018

When Dr. Steven Goodman, vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, arrived at the college more than two years ago, his ambition was to launch a statewide clinical trials network.

33. UTHSC Launches Clinical Trials Network - Saturday, April 7, 2018

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee.

Operating as a separate subsidiary of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, the network was created to enable UTHSC clinical research faculty to design, solicit and conduct statewide clinical trials with the overarching goal of providing new therapeutics and medical devices aimed at improving the health of all Tennesseans.

34. UTHSC Launches Clinical Trials Network - Thursday, April 5, 2018

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee.

Operating as a separate subsidiary of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, the network was created to enable UTHSC clinical research faculty to design, solicit and conduct statewide clinical trials with the overarching goal of providing new therapeutics and medical devices aimed at improving the health of all Tennesseans.

35. Former FHN Communications Chief Launches New Venture - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Back in the summer, Memphis-based First Tennessee Bank was listed as the fifth most reputable bank in the nation in a report from the industry-focused news publication “American Banker.”

36. Young Takes Helm at MLGW With Look At Storm Measures, Better Communication - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The new president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division has seen a storm or two in his career, including hurricanes.

“No two storms are the same,” J.T. Young said of his experience as general manager of customer service and marketing for Gulf Power in Pensacola, Florida.

37. Nickelberry to Transfer From Univ. of Memphis - Saturday, March 31, 2018

The first player to leave the University of Memphis basketball program under coach Penny Hardaway is guard/forward David Nickelberry, who averaged 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds as a freshman under Tubby Smith.

38. Nickelberry to Transfer From University of Memphis - Thursday, March 29, 2018

The first player to leave the University of Memphis basketball program under coach Penny Hardaway is guard/forward David Nickelberry, who averaged 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds as a freshman under Tubby Smith.

39. Idlewild Presbyterian And MALS Host Free Legal Clinic - Saturday, March 24, 2018

Memphis Area Legal Services and Idlewild Presbyterian Church will again sponsor a free legal clinic on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Ave.

40. Last Word: EDGE In The Middle, More Voices in Nichols Matter and Opioid Tension - Thursday, March 22, 2018

The battle between Graceland and the Grizz over Graceland expansion plans involving some kind of venue in Whitehaven isn’t over. In fact, it seems to have intensified with the latest plan by Elvis Presley Enterprises that went before the EDGE board Wednesday. The EDGE board delayed it again with one EDGE board member saying each side in the dispute has threatened to sue depending on the decision EDGE makes.

41. MALS, Idlewild Presbyterian Team Up on Free Legal Clinic - Monday, March 19, 2018

Memphis Area Legal Services and Idlewild Presbyterian Church will again sponsor a free legal clinic on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Ave.

42. Year Starts Lower For Tunica Casinos - Saturday, March 17, 2018

The new year hasn’t started the way Tunica casinos might have liked.

Figures from the Mississippi Gaming Commission for January show gross gaming revenue declined from January 2017 by about 13.4 percent, from $44.8 million to $38.8 million.

43. Playhouse on the Square Founder Nichols Retiring - Saturday, March 17, 2018

Jackie Nichols, the founder of Playhouse on the Square, has retired. The theater board has named Michael Detroit as the new executive producer of the 49-year-old organization that includes Circuit Playhouse and Evergreen Theatre.

44. FDA Begins Push to Cut Addictive Nicotine in Cigarettes - Friday, March 16, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal health officials took the first step Thursday to slash levels of addictive nicotine in cigarettes, an unprecedented move designed to help smokers quit and prevent future generations from getting hooked.

45. Playhouse Founder Nichols Retiring - Thursday, March 15, 2018

Jackie Nichols, the founder of Playhouse on the Square, has retired. The theater board has named Michael Detroit as the new executive producer of the 49-year-old organization that includes Circuit Playhouse and Evergreen Theatre.

46. Last Word: Nichols Out at Playhouse, Sickle Cell Research and Heels 4 Healing - Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Tubby Smith's meeting with the University of Memphis take two is Wednesday after some waiting by reporters Tuesday. There was a false alarm later in the evening around a rumor that Smith and U of M President David Rudd were meeting that sent a few folks with cameras scrambling. But nothing there either.

47. Nichols Retires From Playhouse, Detroit is New Executive Producer - Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Jackie Nichols, the founder of Playhouse on the Square, has retired. The theater board has named Michael Detroit as the new executive producer of the 49-year-old organization that includes Circuit Playhouse and Evergreen Theatre.

48. MLK's Daughter, Bernice, Has Private Audience With Pope - Tuesday, March 13, 2018

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s surviving daughter had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday.

49. Year Starts Lower for Tunica Casinos - Monday, March 12, 2018

The new year hasn’t started the way Tunica casinos might have liked.

Figures from the Mississippi Gaming Commission for January show gross gaming revenue declined from January 2017 by about 13.4 percent, from $44.8 million to $38.8 million.

50. 'Perfect Storm' of High River, Mechanical Failure Shuts North Wastewater Plant - Friday, March 9, 2018

As the Mississippi River at Memphis neared a crest of 39.4 feet, the river overwhelmed and submerged three pumps at the city’s north wastewater treatment plant Thursday, March 8, causing the Maynard Stiles Wastewater Treatment Plant to shut down. The result was raw sewage coming through manholes at nearby General DeWitt Spain Airport in Frayser and an overflow that is going untreated into the Mississippi River.

51. Positive Clinical Trial Results Spike GTx Stock - Saturday, March 10, 2018

Shares of Memphis-based drug maker GTx Inc. closed 38 percent higher Monday on clinical trial results that show its enobosarm drug reduced episodes of urge incontinence by 68 percent in female patients who experienced UI and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

52. Accurate Communications Inks Lease in Clark Tower - Saturday, March 10, 2018

Accurate Communications Corp. has signed a lease for 1,830 square feet at Clark Tower, suite 2100, after considering several other office locations.

53. Accurate Communications Inks Lease in Clark Tower - Friday, March 9, 2018

Accurate Communications Corp. has signed a lease for 1,830 square feet at Clark Tower, suite 2100, after considering several other office locations.

54. University Clinical Health Launching Telemedicine Network - Thursday, March 8, 2018

Going to the doctor is going high-tech at two rural West Tennessee clinics in a few weeks, thanks to a project University Clinical Health plans to launch within the next 30 days.

UCH is a physician group and affiliated faculty practice plan of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis. It encompasses about 130 physicians, covering 18 specialties, and all of its physicians are also faculty members with the College of Medicine.

55. TVA Says Arsenic Found In Upper Aquifer But Not Memphis Aquifer - Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The Tennessee Valley Authority has confirmed arsenic and other substances found last spring in elevated levels in monitoring wells in southwest Memphis are also in an upper water aquifer above the deeper Memphis aquifer.

56. Positive Clinical Trial Results On Enobosarm Spike GTx Stock - Monday, March 5, 2018

Shares of Memphis-based drug maker GTx Inc. closed 38 percent higher Monday, March 5, on clinical trial results that show its enobosarm drug reduced episodes of urge incontinence by 68 percent in female patients who experienced UI and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

57. Last Word: MLGW Rate Hike, The May Ballot So Far and Old Dominick's Taxes - Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The Tobacco Corner, a Poplar Corridor landmark, is closing in April. There was once a set of Tobacco Corners that look like the one at Poplar and Mendenhall and they included “newsrooms” – places to buy magazines, sometimes adult, and newspapers -- after buying tobacco. In almost 50 years, none of those product lines are what they once were. And the legacy of a homegrown business is disapperaring, too. 

58. First Horizon Taps New Communications Chief - Saturday, February 3, 2018

First Horizon National Corp., the parent company of First Tennessee Bank, has hired a new chief communications officer to replace former head of corporate communications Kim Cherry, who recently left after more than three decades to launch her own firm.

59. First Horizon Taps New Communications Chief - Thursday, February 1, 2018

First Horizon National Corp., the parent company of First Tennessee Bank, has hired a new chief communications officer to replace former head of corporate communications Kim Cherry, who recently left after more than three decades to launch her own firm.

60. Three(i) Creative Evolving With A Focus on Political Communications - Thursday, February 1, 2018

Kenneth Worles Jr. has been passionate about politics since the 2008 election when he got involved in projects for former city Mayor A C Wharton and the congressional campaign of Ricky Wilkins. His friends describe him as an “urban politico.”

61. FDA Ends Arkansas Nicotine Research After Monkey Deaths - Wednesday, January 31, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has axed a nicotine addiction study at an Arkansas lab after the deaths of four squirrel monkeys.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the FDA issued a statement Friday saying the study was immediately put on hold in September when agency officials learned the four monkeys had died at the National Center for Toxicological Research.

62. Campbell Clinic Wins PILOT for $30 Million Germantown Expansion - Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Campbell Clinic has been awarded an eight-year retention PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) from the Germantown Industrial Development Board to help pave the way for its campus expansion plans, which include a $30 million, 120,000-square-foot new facility.

63. Campbell Clinic Wins PILOT for $30M Germantown Expansion - Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Campbell Clinic has been awarded an eight-year retention PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) from the Germantown Industrial Development Board to help pave the way for its expansion plans, which include a $30 million, 120,000-square-foot new facility.

64. Campbell Clinic Approved for 8-Year Retention PILOT - Saturday, January 27, 2018

Campbell Clinic has been awarded an eight-year retention PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-tax) from the Germantown Industrial Board to help pave the way for its expansion plans, which include a new $30 million, 120,000-square-foot facility.

65. Lee, Boyd Pushing For Technical Education - Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Bill Lee led with his master plumber’s license last week as he toured Moore Tech. “I’m running for governor, too, by the way,” the Republican primary contender from Williamson County said as he talked with those attending classes and their instructors.

66. Memphis Botanic Garden to Host ‘Incognito’ Auction - Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Memphis Botanic Garden, in conjunction with Artists’ Link, is hosting the Incognito! Art Soiree & Silent Auction Friday, Jan. 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The exhibition will showcase 100 pieces provided by creatives in Memphis, and each piece of art will be available for purchase via silent auction. Attendees can also buy pieces outright for $250 during “Buy It Now” time from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

67. Grizzlies’ Pranica Named TN Sportscaster of the Year - Saturday, January 20, 2018

Memphis Grizzlies television play-by-play announcer Pete Pranica of FOX Sports Southeast was voted the 2017 Tennessee State Sportscaster of the Year, the National Sports Media Association has announced.

68. Rent Like a Champion Carving Niche as Sports World’s Airbnb - Saturday, January 20, 2018

Good business ideas can happen anywhere. This one happened in 2006 in South Bend, Indiana, where three Notre Dame students listed a vacant apartment on Craigslist and eBay as a weekend rental for football games.

69. Grizzlies Down Knicks Behind Evans’ Double-Double - Friday, January 19, 2018

Tyreke Evans continued his strong play, scoring 23 points and handing out 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New York Knicks 105-99 Wednesday night, Jan. 17, at FedExForum.

The Grizzlies (15-28) have won two straight and six of their last 11 games.

70. Last Word: Snow Week, Liberal Arts and Their Critics and Tunica Casinos - Thursday, January 18, 2018

Snow Day 3 as this becomes a snow week for many of us. Granted one of those days was a federal holiday in which the temperature was above freezing and the sun was out. During the second consecutive snow day Wednesday for Shelby County Schools students, Candous Brown, a teacher at Raleigh Egypt High School held class anyway via Facebook.

71. Christ Community Health Expanding Broad Ave. Clinic - Thursday, January 18, 2018

Christ Community Health Services has received a $1 million federal capital grant to expand and renovate its Broad Avenue Health Center, 2861 Broad Ave., a project that includes a 2,480-square-foot addition and renovation of the existing 8,000-square-foot facility.

72. Grizzlies’ Pranica Honored As Tenn. Sportscaster of the Year - Thursday, January 18, 2018

Memphis Grizzlies television play-by-play announcer Pete Pranica of FOX Sports Southeast was voted the 2017 Tennessee State Sportscaster of the Year, the National Sports Media Association has announced.

73. Christ Community Health Services Expanding Broad Ave. Clinic - Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Christ Community Health Services has received a $1 million federal capital grant to expand and renovate its Broad Avenue Health Center, at 2861 Broad Ave., a project that includes a 2,480-square-foot addition and renovation of the existing 8,000 square foot facility.

74. Old Dominick Launching New Music Series This Month - Monday, January 15, 2018

Memphis’ newest music venue is opening later this month, in something of an unlikely place. Old Dominick Distillery, at 305 S. Front St., on Jan. 25 is using its upstairs event space to launch the Old Dominick Pure Memphis Music series. A twice-monthly set of concerts featuring acts, as the name of the series suggests, with a tie of some kind to the city.

75. Old Dominick Distillery Launching Music Series - Saturday, January 13, 2018

Old Dominick Distillery, at 305 S. Front St., is launching a music series this month.

The event is called the Pure Memphis Music series. A friends and family preview night is set for Jan. 18, and the listening room series will take place in the distillery’s upstairs event space.

76. Nichols Appointed, Parker Confirmed in Judicial Decisions - Friday, January 12, 2018

Deputy District Attorney General Jennifer Nichols is the newest Shelby County Criminal Court judge.

77. Nichols Appointed, Parker Confirmed in Judicial Decisions - Thursday, January 11, 2018

Deputy District Attorney General Jennifer Nichols is the newest Shelby County Criminal Court Judge.

78. Old Dominick Distillery Launching Music Series - Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Old Dominick Distillery, at 305 S. Front St., is launching a music series this month.

The event is called the Pure Memphis Music series. A friends and family preview night is set for Jan. 18, and the listening room series will take place in the distillery’s upstairs event space.

79. AP Source: Former Uber CEO Kalanick Selling Part of Stake - Monday, January 8, 2018

DETROIT (AP) — Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick will sell 29 percent of his stake in the ride-hailing service, a person briefed on the deal says.

The sale is part of a transaction with investors that includes Softbank Group Corp. and would bring Kalanick about $1.4 billion, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the sale terms are private. Kalanick had not previously sold Uber shares but decided to do so now to diversify his holdings, the person said.

80. Trim the Fat from Communications - Wednesday, January 3, 2018

While we all try to start the year healthier by substituting celery for cookies, it’s also time to make your internal communications a little leaner with a New Year’s reboot.

Not to sabotage your new diet with a food analogy, but you might say “internal communications” is a smorgasbord of information for your employees, channels for reaching them and company goals to reinforce. It’s easy to let this hefty buffet of messaging weigh you down.

81. Latino Memphis Head Communicator of the Year - Saturday, December 30, 2017

Latino Memphis executive director Mauricio Calvo has been chosen by the Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America as its 2017 Communicator of the Year.

The organization will honor Calvo at its monthly luncheon Jan. 11 at the University Club, 1346 Central Ave.

82. Latino Memphis Head Named Communicator of the Year - Thursday, December 28, 2017

Latino Memphis executive director Mauricio Calvo has been chosen by the Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America as its 2017 Communicator of the Year.

The organization will honor Calvo at its monthly luncheon Jan. 11 at the University Club, 1346 Central Ave.

83. Technicolor, Agilent Approved for Tax Incentives - Friday, December 22, 2017

The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County approved a pair of tax abatements Wednesday, Dec. 20, that have the potential to affect more than 1,000 jobs in the county.

The payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for California-based life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical company Agilent Technologies would create 117 new jobs, while one for a division of multimedia production and distribution giant Technicolor would retain anywhere from 158 to 916 jobs.

84. Lankford to Manage Agricenter’s New Organic Center - Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Chris Lankford has been named farm manager for Agricenter International’s newly created Organic Resource Center, which is designed to be a resource for Mid-South growers in the basics of the organic certification process. Lankford will be responsible for the operation of the new organic farm, developing peri-urban agriculture projects, and promoting organic agricultural practices. He also will assist the director of research in additional research as well as the operation of Agricenter’s farm as a whole.

85. Robertson Reignites United Way’s Iconic Brand - Friday, December 15, 2017

“All the women in my family are natural-born leaders,” Lori Spicer Robertson says as she leans forward in her desk chair. “To me, that was the norm – just what you did.”

86. Trucking Firms Prepare for Electronic Logging Device Mandate - Saturday, December 2, 2017

The trucking industry’s controversial electronic logging device mandate goes into effect Dec. 18, and local trucking companies and drivers have been preparing for most of the year. The ELD helps measure and monitor that drivers are not on the road too many hours each day, that they take mandatory breaks at the appropriate times, and that they are not driving too many hours during a consecutive seven-day period.

87. Tennessee to Offer Retraining 'Warranty' for Technical Grads - Thursday, November 9, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee is introducing a warranty for its community and technical college programs by offering free retraining if an employer says a graduate's skills set comes up short.

88. Iconic E. Memphis Office Building Sells for $19.7M - Monday, November 6, 2017

Nashville-based Magnolia Capital Investments has purchased the Trustmark Centre located at 5350 Poplar Ave. from Israeli investors, Faropoint Ventures. Faropoint intends to reinvest proceeds from the sale to buy other Memphis properties.

89. Last Word: Fairgrounds Early Reveal, Campbell Clinic Expands and Medical Pot - Thursday, November 2, 2017

The season settles in for the Grizz and opponents adjust to the team’s post Grit n Grind strategy. So it was the Magic over the Grizz Wednesday at the Forum 101 – 99. As that was happening, the Houston Astros were winning the seventh and final game of the World Series, once known as the October classic that has once again ended on November 1. Compounding this heresy, did you think I wouldn’t notice that the Astros are no longer a National League team. TRADITION.

90. Campbell Clinic Invests $30M In Germantown - Thursday, November 2, 2017

Campbell Clinic is in the throes of $30 million expansion of its Germantown campus, comprised today of a 60,000-square-foot clinic and 12,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center on 15 acres near Wolf River Boulevard and Germantown Road.

91. 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.

92. Monica Wharton Starts New Role As Methodist’s Chief Legal Officer - Saturday, October 7, 2017

When Monica Wharton came to the Glankler Brown law firm, she specialized in employment law. She was good at it.

93. Fratelli’s New Owner Talks Plans For Botanic Garden Restaurant - Tuesday, October 3, 2017

The cafe inside the Memphis Botanic Garden, situated between the water and sculpture gardens, is going to be changing a bit over the coming weeks and months.

That’s a result of the eatery, Fratelli’s Cafe, getting a new owner. She’s Kris Shelby, whose experience in the restaurant industry has included working as catering manager for Fratelli’s for about five years under Sabine Bachmann, who co-founded Fratelli’s with Malcolm Aste.

94. Yellen: Fed is Perplexed by Chronically Low Inflation - Wednesday, September 27, 2017

CLEVELAND (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday that the Fed is puzzled by the persistence of unusually low inflation and that it might have to adjust the timing of its interest rate policies accordingly.

95. Memphis Vet Clinic Collects Pet Supplies for Irma Victims - Tuesday, September 26, 2017

A Memphis veterinary practice is collecting supplies to help pet owners in Key West, Florida, affected by Hurricane Irma.

Day and Night Animal Hospital is accepting donations of through Oct. 5, with the goal of filling a truck to ship to the Florida Keys SPCA, according to Day and Night owner James Grimes.

96. Lawsuit Targets Searches of Electronic Devices at US Border - Thursday, September 14, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the U.S. government's growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the border is unconstitutional because electronic devices now carry troves of private personal and business information. The government has vociferously defended its searches as critical to protecting the homeland.

97. Required Pain Clinic Referral Among State Opioid Panel Ideas - Friday, September 8, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A panel of Tennessee lawmakers wants to address the opioid epidemic with referral requirements at pain clinics, more state investigators and a public awareness program.

98. University Clinical Health Continues Growth Spurt - Friday, September 1, 2017

University Clinical Health, the clinical practice organization affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, is expanding with the acquisition of a new practice, the addition of another and some future expansion beyond Memphis coming soon.

99. FDA to Target Addictive Levels of Nicotine in Cigarettes - Monday, July 31, 2017

For the first time, the federal government is proposing cutting the nicotine level in cigarettes so they aren't so addictive.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb on Friday directed the agency's staff to develop new regulations on nicotine. The FDA has had the power since 2009 to regulate nicotine levels but hasn't done so. Stocks of cigarette makers plunged after the announcement.

100. SCO Opens FocalPoint Telemedicine Clinic - Saturday, July 29, 2017

Southern College of Optometry has opened FocalPoint, the first facility of its kind in the United States to offer completely paperless telemedicine via a service called EyecareLive.

FocalPoint’s 8,000-square-foot clinic has four doctors and offers several technological advances for eye health along with exclusive eyewear lines. The clinic also provides clinical instruction space for the college’s students.