The Daily News has charted big moves in these pages from some of the Memphis public companies like FedEx and First Horizon that have paid employee bonuses and hinted at major investment as a result of the recent federal tax legislation.

We’ve covered the rising fortunes and the headwinds of companies big and small, plus presented regular dives into sectors like home sales and mortgage activity; along with covering the steady of flow of everything from commercial real estate deals to news in health care, restaurants, finance and more.

To complement that composite of business news that lives each day in these pages, we also present our regular Economic Overview, a package of data meant to provide a quantitative snapshot of the local economy.

It’s meant to give readers hard numbers on everything from real estate to employment data and trends, representing a foundation that can be used to gain a better understanding of the local economy and business environment.