FedEx vows major Big 12 sponsorship as boost to University of ...
By Phil Stukenborg of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 9:28 p.m. 54 FedEx is vowing to sponsor a Big 12 Conference football championship game and offer other incentives to bolster the University of Memphis' bid to become an expansion member of the Power Five conference, company chairman Frederick W. Smith said Tuesday in confirming a national report. Smith told The Commercial Appeal the Tigers in the Big 12 would be "a great thing for U of M and the city." The ESPN.com r..>> view originalMemphis author: Only morons say "no comment"
By Kevin McKenzie of The Commercial Appeal VIDEO “No comment” are two words that Brian Stephens, chief executive officer of a Memphis public strategy firm, thinks should be erased from business strategies. Stephens, CEO and co-founder of Caissa Public Strategy, launched a book last week with a title that clearly conveys his message: “Only Morons Say ‘No Comment.” “The whole basis of that is if you’re not communicating your message, people are going to infer whatever they want to infer,” Steph..>> view originalAcademic All-Stars: Memphis area students honored for achievements
By Sydney Neely, sydney.neely@commercialappeal.com Saatvik Mohan walked across the stage wearing a smile on his face as he received the science award at the Republic Services Academic All-Stars Awards Wednesday. "It was really humbling," said Mohan, who has a 5.27 GPA and scored a perfect 36 on the ACT in the science category. "I hadn't expected to win." Although Mohan received the science award, he said that he is also into poetry and hopes to join a slam poetry club at Vanderbilt. Mohan was o..>> view originalMemphis hoping to land graduate transfer Christian Kessee
By Jason Smith of The Commercial Appeal Posted: Yesterday 9:41 p.m. 8 The University of Memphis hosted its first official visitor of the Tubby Smith era this week in Coppin State graduate transfer Christian Kessee, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound shooter who the Tigers hope will provide immediate scoring help next season.Kessee, who averaged a team-leading 14.6 points at Coppin State last season, wrapped up a two-day visit to Memphis on Tuesday. While attempts to reach him Tuesday night w..>> view originalStrickland, city council focus on increasing Memphis' spending with ...
By Ryan Poe of The Commercial Appeal Sheree Woodard, a black military veteran who owns her own construction firm, had all but given up on doing business with the city by the time Mayor Jim Strickland took office in January. But standing before the Minority Business Development Oversight Commission (MBDOC) on Wednesday, Woodard said she tried again, guided by the administration, and her Memphis-based Brandon Construction won a roughly $1.4 million subcontract to work on the $4.8 million Liberty ..>> view originalMemphis is top-rated market for WGN America series Underground
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Inside Memphis City Hall, Hollywood stars smile for the cameras with fans, politicians and even police top brass. Amirah Vann co-stars in the WGN America TV series called Underground. "It's quite a thrill ride for us, and to have all our Memphis family believe in it is a thrill and honor for us," Vann said. Vann, along with fellow actors Aldis Hodge and Alano Miller, stars in Underground. They're here to say thank you to Memp..>> view originalMan killed in South Memphis shooting
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Officers in bullet proof vests combed the scene of the city's 81st homicide on Tuesday, looking for clues that could provide them answers. Authorities confirmed to WREG one man was killed following an afternoon shooting in the 1800 block of Farrington Street. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition, but died soon after. Now officers on ..>> view originalPolice: Memphis man confesses to September triple slaying
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 25-year-old man has been arrested in the triple slaying of two men and a woman who were gunned down inside a northern Memphis duplex last year. Citing an arrest affidavit, news outlets report that Demarco Hawkins, of Memphis, admitted to police in a written statement Tuesday that he planned the September killings, shot the victims and took property from the duplex. Hawkins has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 34-year-old Michael Glov..>> view originalMEM planning to decrease terminal rental rates
In fiscal 2017, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority wants to make it a little cheaper to be an airline, vendor or tenant at Memphis International Airport.>> view originalMemphis City Council approves new six-figure perks
by: Jim Spiewak Updated: May 11, 2016 - 5:24 PM During a time of extremely tight budget talks where Memphis is facing some tough decisions, the city council budget is growing by thousands. Those numbers include $8,000 on lunches, $65,000 for travel and $100,000 for a Nashville lobbyist. That equals close to $200,000 in taxpayer money for city council perks. Councilman Berlin Boyd voted to approve all three, and he explained why. “Unit we have the capacity to do so, we’re not going ..>> view original
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