Shelby County
Regional One commits to new $1B hospital with no plan to pay for it
It is unclear how much the work currently underway at 495 Union Ave. is costing Shelby County taxpayers or where the money to pay contractors’ invoices is coming from.
Samuel Hardiman
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development.
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City of Memphis Data centers looking to expand in Memphis but are months away
Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 1, that two companies plan to build significant data centers in Memphis.
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City of MemphisFight about data center pause builds at City Hall
As the Memphis City Council prepared to take the second of three necessary votes on the moratorium ordinance, efforts emerged to find middle ground. The council’s longtime attorney also openly questioned whether the proposed moratorium was legal.
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BusinessWhat we do and don’t know about TVA’s data center rate hikes
When the TVA Board of Directors approved the new rate class for data centers in Memphis on Aug. 20, it held back some important information.
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City of Memphis Could Memphis ban data centers? Maybe.
On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council discussed potential zoning changes that would impact data centers.
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Real EstateA data-center moratorium in Memphis won’t stop SpaceXAI from growing across the border
Build-out and activity is bustling at SpaceXAI’s DeSoto County operation, less than a mile from Memphis and unperturbed by the political winds blowing to the north.
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Shelby CountyAt street renaming, Lee Harris said he doesn’t know how much Regional One has cost
As the ceremony honoring the former county mayor got underway, demolition work continued at the former Commercial Appeal building less than half a mile west.
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City of MemphisMemphis Land Bank fires CEO after questionable credit card spending
The City of Memphis-funded nonprofit fired its head after he allegedly used the corporation’s credit card for personal expenses.
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City of Memphis ‘What an honor’: Loren Roberts emotional as work starts on clubhouse named for him
Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.
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October 2026
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Health CareWhere the money stands on Regional One’s new hospital
Taxpayers have paid for land, demolition and a project manager, but most of the county money tied to Regional One’s new hospital hasn’t been approved yet.
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City of Memphis ‘There’s plenty of room’ — MLGW says Memphis is ready for growth
MLGW CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council that the utility’s electric distribution system has enough capacity to accommodate nearly double the residential customers.
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City of Memphis Why was your September MLGW bill so high?
The jump in electric bills is directly tied to customers using much more electricity during the September “heat dome” that hovered over Memphis and Shelby County for days.
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Shelby County Assessor says SpaceXAI, data centers need new tax code
New Shelby County Assessor Javier Bailey said he and other county assessors are working on legislation to tax data centers differently than they’re currently assessed.
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City of Memphis 100 N. Main has $13M to $14M money gap, developer says
The businessman painted a stark, dire picture of Downtown.
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City of Memphis City Council business paused after data center discord
The Memphis City Council abruptly stopped business during its regular meeting after the hundreds gathered at Memphis City Hall erupted in displeasure.
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City of Memphis Pickleball at Pipkin could save taxpayers more than $3K a month
If Bluff City Pickleball moves into Liberty Park, it could save the city up to $40,000 a year in operating costs.
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City of Memphis‘Temporary parking lots everywhere’ — councilwoman calls for solution to SpaceXAI traffic
For years, the intersection of Tulane and Holmes roads in Whitehaven has been a four-way stop. Despite an influx of traffic due to SpaceXAI’s construction, it could remain that way for another eight to 12 months.
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City of MemphisAn obscure board and the clearest evidence yet the Grizzlies plan to stay
New public documents indicate that local government and the Memphis Grizzlies could come to a new lease at FedExForum in the “near future.”
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North Mississippi SpaceX facing $6.1M in penalties for potential environmental violations
The AI company said Mississippi’s environmental regulator is seeking civil penalties for potential violations of the state’s policies across three Southaven sites.
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ElectionsCohen gives ‘Yellow Dog’ endorsement of Pearson as Election Day nears
Also in the political roundup, Jerri Green votes early, Marsha Blackburn returns to the culture wars, Molder and Hatcher share a stage in Spring Hill and Mayor Paul Young touts violence intervention without the Task Force.
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City of MemphisWill Shelby County pay for a new Regional One? Coopwood isn’t sure.
Work is clearing the former Commercial Appeal site on Union Avenue, but Regional One says it won’t spend a second $14.4 million in county money without a clear funding plan.
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2026 elections
ElectionsCohen, NAACP address voting machine problems in separate events
As concerns about Tennessee voting machines have gone viral in recent days, U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen and other local Democratic leaders urged Memphians to vote — and check their ballots.
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