By Wayne Risher Memphis Commercial Appeal Posted May 22, 2013 at 5:35 p.m. The automobile body factory turned tissue mill in North Memphis isn’t back where it used to be, but it’s moving in the right direction. State and local … Continue reading
Congrats to Cliff McKinney and his team at Kufikia, a Memphis startup that’s one of 50 companies selected to participate in the inaugural Southland conference next month in Nashville. I saw McKinney last week at the Seed Hatchery Investor Day … Continue reading
Local novelist Ace Atkins – well, actually he lives about an hour away in Oxford, Miss., but folks in Memphis regularly claim him because he visits here all the time and infuses his books with references to the Bluff City, qualifying him … Continue reading
By James Dowd Posted May 21, 2013 at 12:06 p.m. Elvis may have left the building, but that doesn’t mean his house is for sale. Online reports indicate that CORE Media Group, which owns Elvis Presley Enterprises, is seeking $200 … Continue reading
By James Dowd Posted May 21, 2013 at 10:18 a.m. Memphis-based AutoZone on Tuesday reported third quarter net sales of $2.2 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent over the same period last year. Domestic sales for properties that had been … Continue reading
By Thomas Bailey Jr. Memphis Commercial Appeal Posted May 21, 2013 at 4:39 p.m. Art and business will soon fuel each other on the industrial side of Broad Avenue. The commercial district has won a $350,000 grant to turn historic … Continue reading
In an effort to boost the number of veterans who explore entrepreneurship and launch startups, the U.S. Small Business Administration has announced its “Veteran Pledge Initiative,” a new program that is expected to boost lending by regional and community financial institutions … Continue reading
It’s true, it’s true, whether you want to admit it or not: Most of us love lists and rankings and all manner of stories that assign rankings to people and places and things. Here’s an informative piece at Entrepreneur.com that runs … Continue reading
By Jonathan Devin Memphis Commercial Appeal Posted May 20, 2013 at 10:31 p.m., updated May 21, 2013 at 12:24 a.m. The proliferation of aging baby boomers has opened a niche for suburban Memphis wheelchair ramp manufacturer American Access. The Bartlett … Continue reading
Investment not all environmental, just good business By Jonathan Devin Memphis Commercial Appeal Posted May 19, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. A Memphis-area distributor’s purchase of a solar power system shows how the incentives for alternative energy have shifted with the … Continue reading
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