Wayne Risher
Commercial Appeal
Memphis, TN, United States
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A peek inside the IKEA Memphis store before it opened in 2016
Tennessee's first store by the Swedish furniture and home furnishings retailer opened for media previews before it opened to the public in 2016. → Read More
Bass Pro Shops reeling in steady surplus for Downtown's tourism-boosting fund
Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid logged $45.6 million in sales in its third full year, down slightly, but experts believe the figure is sustainable going forward. → Read More
Two key challenges for Downtown revitalization efforts move toward resolution
Downtown board on Tuesday will consider tax breaks for a 120-key hotel at 380 Beale and a retail and office building at 18 S. Main. → Read More
Downtown commission's $447,000 master plan, first in decades, will guide smart growth
Downtown Memphis Commission has chosen Canada-based, publicly traded Stantec to guide its most comprehensive planning effort in more than 30 years. → Read More
Memphis police recover body from Mississippi River
Police are not saying if the body is that of a Mud Island concert-goer who went in the water and disappeared Friday night. → Read More
New Elvis Presley Enterprises lawsuit seeks clarity on FedExForum non-compete clause
Elvis Presley Enterprises, operator of Graceland and related attractions, filed suit Friday regarding FedExForum's non-compete clause. → Read More
Downtown Memphis agency raises bar for minority spending, strives to beat goal
Downtown Memphis Commission sets its sights on 25 percent minority participation in contracting, recommends new goal for tax breaks, loans, grants → Read More
Three more female workers at XPO Memphis warehouses file bias charges, union boosters say
Labor activists say 3 more women at XPO Memphis facilities have filed harassment complaints with federal agency, bringing total to 11 since April. → Read More
FedEx gives first forecast of increased capital spending for hub expansions, aircraft buys
FedEx said Tuesday it expects capital spending to run 8.5 to 9 percent of revenues in fiscal 2020, after falling to 8 percent during the current budget year. → Read More
Top FedEx execs see Memphis-based FedEx Trade Networks as companywide 'force multiplier'
FedEx chief Smith and EVP Subramaniam believe FedEx Trade Networks is on track to bolster business by air, ground, sea, e-commerce. → Read More
Memphis Tourism aims to boost visitor count with soulful new calling card
Memphis Tourism agency coins new catchphrase to replace a 23-year-old tagline of advertising and marketing efforts. → Read More
Binghamton apartments, Southgate revamp win tax breaks; Shelby Farms area project advances
Tax breaks were approved Wednesday for two apartment developments in Binghamton, revamp of Southgate Shopping Center → Read More
FedEx profits soar above expectations, aided by tax cuts, pricing, volume growth
FedEx's quarterly and annual results beat analysts' expectations, thanks in part to federal tax cuts, volume growth and higher rates. → Read More
FedEx partnership with U of M adds IT command center, 45 technology jobs for students
UMRF Ventures has hired 45 students to work in the FedEx IT Command Center – Systems Analytic Group at the University of Memphis. → Read More
Four people shot, at least one dead, in southeast Memphis Saturday afternoon
Police were investigating shootings that left one person dead and three wounded in a southeast Memphis neighborhood Saturday afternoon. → Read More
UFC president scouts for talent, teams up on Beale Street with Memphis wrestling legend
Officials with Memphis-based V3Fights said Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White's weekend visit to Memphis was a 'huge deal' for local mixed martial arts scene. → Read More
AT&T warehouse workers protest company's response to alleged racial gesture
Allegation of noose gesture in Memphis warehouse brings investigation by AT&T, but workers said they weren't satisfied the company responded adequately. → Read More
Sam's Club marks opening of first in national web of e-commerce centers
Sam's Club marked completion Thursday of the conversion of a store at 1805 Getwell in Memphis to the company's first e-commerce fulfillment center. → Read More
Pittsburgh investment group adding 10 S. Main apartments to Memphis portfolio
Alpha Capital Partners is expanding its Memphis multifamily holdings with purchase of 10 S. Main, the historic Commerce Title Building. → Read More
Panama, Jamaica meet up in Memphis at new Downtown restaurant
Curry N Jerk set to open at 126 Monroe. → Read More