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Great American Steamboat Co. is hiring 300 people for its inaugural year of Mississippi River cruises and the positions are in great demand. My Fox Memphis reports that hundreds of people attended the company's job fair held yesterday while thousands more have applied online. The company's employees will work six weeks on the boat followed by two weeks off, according to company president John Waggoner. He said the company provides employees three meals a day and a place to live while on the boat with limited expenses...
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:20:47 +0000
FedEx Corp. has extended its sponsorship of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup through 2017. The Memphis-based shipping giant began its sponsorship in 2007, when it started a collaboration with the PGA for a competition based on a point system compiled over the course of the season. The FedEx Cup includes a total of $35 million in bonus money for players based on their point standings. The champion gets $10 million. When the new sponsorship begins, the four playoff events that will determine the championship will officially be known as the FedExCup Playoffs...
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:29:35 +0000
Gannett, the country's largest newspaper publisher, plans to put up paywalls around the websites for all 80 of its community newspapers. Gannett (NYSE: GCI) officials made the announcement during an investor conference today, Forbes reports. The paywalls are to be in place by the end of the year. The Tennessean, Nashville's major daily newspaper, and The Clarion-Ledger, the major daily in Jackson, Miss., are part of Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing Division. Also under Gannett's umbrella is The Jackson Sun in Jackson, Tenn...
Author : Eric Snyder
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:13:51 +0000
For the third month in a row, the American Institute of Architects’ Architectural Billings Index scored higer than 50 pointing to a continuing industry recovery. The January score was 50.9 after hitting 51 in December and 52 in November. The index, compiled by AIA, is used to indicate a nine- to 12-month glimpse into non-residential construction spending. A score of 50 or above shows an increase in demand for design services. While the index had a similar fast start in 2011, Kermit Baker, chief economist for the AIA, said this year’s numbers are encouraging because numbers across the country are up...
Author : Michael Sheffield
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:01:39 +0000
The Memphis City Council on Tuesday approved a $20 million renovation plan for the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. Memphis Daily News reports the museum will be required to raise half the money from private sources while the city will chip in the remaining $10 million over a period of years. The council also advanced $16 million in funding for improvements along Elvis Presley Boulevard in Whitehaven. The money would be spent over two fiscal years, according to the report.
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:20:33 +0000
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For decades what is now Elvis Presley Boulevard was the road to Memphis for those from Mississippi, whether they were coming to stay or coming to visi...
Author : bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:03:43 UT
The 14 physicians of Memphis Heart Clinic have joined Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, one of the region’s largest cardiology group practices.Stern ju...
Author : amaki@memphisdailynews.com (Aisling Maki)
Publ.Date : Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:12:12 UT
Justin Thomas opened his boutique family law firm last year in Clark Tower. Now, he’s moved into a new office at 6263 Poplar Ave. that has more ...
Author : ameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek)
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:21:44 UT
When Torrance Hill testified in Memphis Federal Court this week about his role as a major drug dealer from Columbus, Ga., and the Atlanta area, it was...
Author : bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:50:12 UT
DAVIDSON, N.C. – This community of 11,000 residents, site of my alma mater, is also home to my favorite place to spend the night on the road: th...
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:22:18 UT
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A group of regular Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) riders have formed a union to voice their concerns about the transit system and brainstorm ways to improve MATA’s service. The Memphis Bus Riders Union had its first meeting on Saturday, February 18th at the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union Hall.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:13:00 -0600
Check out the weekly dose of snark in "What They Said" this week. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Publ.Date : Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:14:00 -0600
Hard Rock Cafe Memphis' Tomato Basil Soup won the Best Soup prize at last Sunday's annual Soup Sunday fund-raiser for Youth Villages. To celebrate the win, based on votes of the event's attendees, the restaurant is adding the soup to the menu for this week only.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:15:00 -0600
After starting our five-day Oscar talk marathon with the least glamorous of the 10 categories we're considering — Editing and Cinematography — we're swinging to the opposite end of the interest spectrum today to hash out the most glam categories — Lead Actor and Actress. Ladies first: Best Actress
Nominees: Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn).… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Publ.Date : Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:22:00 -0600
Ashley Johnston says the new juried show at the Art Museum of the University of Memphis is worth a visit. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:40:00 -0600
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