There are 40 article(s) tagged Business:

• December 2023

  • One-Stop Shop: Job-skills training center planned for Memphis

    The Memphis One-Stop Center is an accelerated training center that will produce credentialed job candidates for the region’s job market each year.

    By Sophia Surrett December 15, 2023

• November 2023

  • Greater Memphis Chamber names Baptist executive as next chairman

    Greg Duckett, Baptist Memorial Health Care executive vice president and chief legal officer and former City of Memphis chief administration officer, will succeed Doug Browne, president of Peabody Hotels & Resorts.

    By Aisling Mäki November 16, 2023

• October 2023

  • Memphis-based Preserver Partners joins forces with Chicago firm

    The firm, a Black-owned business led by two women, is joining forces with Channing Capital Management, whose co-founder is Rodney Herenton, son of the former Memphis Mayor. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 28, 2023

• May 2022

  • Youth in Business Workshop gives students a look inside entrepreneurship

    In each workshop, youth received the necessary information to start, manage and operate their own business through interactive lectures and hands-on experience. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 08, 2022

  • Memphis business leader and philanthropist Larry Papasan dies

    Papasan served as president of MLGW and Smith & Nephew’s Ortho Division and served on the boards of numerous local organizations. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 02, 2022

• November 2021

  • Investment firm buys Landau Uniforms

    A Texas-based private equity firm has bought Landau Uniforms, an 83-year-old company born inside a Model A Ford on the streets of Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey November 10, 2021

• October 2021

  • Corky’s BBQ changes hands

    Corky’s BBQ chief executive Jimmy Stovall also leads BBQVC Food Group, which just bought the Memphis restaurant chain.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 01, 2021

• August 2021

  • Virtual seminar to offer strategies for small businesses

    Register for The Daily Memphian’s Small Business Seminar, a virtual event set for Thursday, Aug. 26, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

    By Christin Yates August 24, 2021

• March 2021

  • FedEx to be carbon-neutral by 2040

    The company is setting aside $2 billion “of initial investment” in vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration.

    By Blake Fontenay March 03, 2021

• December 2020

  • Pandemic stokes demand for firewood

    Memphis is lit. Well, at least its fireplaces and backyard fire pits are. More people are staying home for longer periods of time during the pandemic, and that has created demand for seasoned firewood.

    By Tom Bailey December 26, 2020

• January 2020

  • Salvation Army’s Purdue Center saved Memphis business owner’s life

    Venus Austin entered the Salvation Army’s Renewal Place program nearly 15 years ago. Today, she owns a hair salon 800 feet from the facility that she credits for changing her life. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 09, 2020

• August 2019

  • New spin on golf: Timber Truss offers joy rides

    PGA professional Jon Goin saw a way for a semi-private golf course to succeed in the Memphis area, bought a course, renamed it Timber Truss, and is speeding along with his outside-the-box changes. 

    By Tom Bailey August 27, 2019

• June 2019

  • Demolition removes more of old Midtown shopping center

    Two small pads for freestanding buildings will be built where the middle of a 99-year-old strip shopping center is being razed.

    By Tom Bailey June 12, 2019

• April 2019

  • Bartlett company eyes South America’s solar eclipse

    American Paper Optics is working to sell 5 million pairs of protective glasses for Chile and Argentina's total solar eclipse on July 2.

    By Tom Bailey April 10, 2019

  • Champion gets new name, owners and growth strategy

    New owners are changing Champion Awards' name to Champion Promotion, forging a partnership with Toof American Digital, and revising Champion's strategy for growth.

    By Tom Bailey April 01, 2019