Chef Kelly English, owner of Restaurant Iris and The Second Line in Memphis, has recruited 16 local chefs along with 16 well-known chefs from across the country for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital's culinary fundraiser. http://bizj.us/u5quz
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- A Florida-based real estate investment trust, Trade Street Residential Inc., has purchased the Miller Creek apartment complex in Germantown http://bizj.us/u5qtb
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Wireless network operator T-Mobile said today that it is launching a prepaid Visa card and using its mobile account access as a marketing tool to draw under-banked consumers.- Conduit Global looking to hire quickly for its new call center in Memphis. http://bizj.us/u5qkz
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Tennessee's decision not to expand Medicaid could lead to dramatic tax increases for employers.- Tennessee's growth in tax collections is well below what it was a year ago. http://bizj.us/u5oyd
- Southern Living Magazine has named its "100 Best Bars in the South" and two Memphis spots have made the cut. http://bizj.us/u5odj
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Belz Enterprises is launching Peabody Hotels & Resorts, a hotel and resort management company that will find hotels that could become Peabody properties and rebrand them.- Legislation filed Tuesday by state Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) could help you skip lunch. http://bizj.us/u5mgn
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BREAKING: New Cordova call center to create 500 jobs- Gov. Bill Haslam will be in Memphis today to make a "significant economic development announcement." http://bizj.us/u5k9h
- Is Facebook engagement just as good of a predictor of election outcomes as traditional political polls? http://bizj.us/u5fqz
- AutoZone is getting some competition in terms of total stores and revenue now that Advance Auto Parts has completed its acquisition of General Parts Inc., and while that may make some investors wonder, it's unlikely to change much for the Memphis-based retailer. http://bizj.us/u5fqf
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Around 200 kids will be getting brand new Nikes thanks to the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation.- The data breach that endangered the credit information of up to 110 million Target customers, and possibly Neiman Marcus customers, has been linked back to a Russian citizen http://bizj.us/u5fkl
- Check out our list of the largest private schools in Memphis for 2013 http://bizj.us/u5fbz
- Nova Medical Centers has announced dates for the openings of its two new offices in Memphis. http://bizj.us/u5eon
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David Carter, an owner of Memphis grocery store Easy-Way, was reportedly shot and killed Monday during an apparent robbery attempt.- Reserve your spot at the Book of Lists Bash!
There will be live music, cocktails & food by Rendezvous & Itta Bena! http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/event/102471 - The rest of the world uses safer credit cards, so why don't we? http://bizj.us/u5am9
- Groups representing liquor stores and supermarkets are close to an agreement that could help pave the way for the sale of wine in Tennessee grocery stores. http://bizj.us/u59nj
- An enormous number of ATM are still running Windows XP and that could be a problem by April 8. http://bizj.us/u58f3
- Check out the top 20 most expensive home sales in the Memphis area- http://bizj.us/u51cd
- Stevan Himmelstein, a cardiologist with the Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, has performed a first-of-its-kind procedure in the region for the treatment of heart disease http://bizj.us/u50dd
- This morning on Twitter, Memphis wrestling legend Jerry "The King" Lawler remembered the birthday of perhaps his most famous rival, comedian Andy Kaufman. http://bizj.us/u4ysf
- Southland Park Gaming & Racing is planning a $37.4 million expansion http://bizj.us/u4y0d
- Though it may be a particularly brutal example, Memphis isn't alone in wrestling with high airfares. http://bizj.us/u4wvj
- Weekly status reports on HealthCare.gov are required under legislation passed by the House Wednesday, but will they just mean more red tape? http://bizj.us/u4vmj
- The company formed in the merger of Memphis-based Diamond Cos. Inc. and Texas-based Roberts Truck Center has a name: Summit Holdings. http://bizj.us/u4mir
- Decadent Avenue, a national e-commerce retailer of high-end furniture, is planning to use its grand opening to partner with and raise funds for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. http://bizj.us/u4mh3
- Advance Auto Parts reached the final stages of its acquisition of General Parts International and that's big news for Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. http://bizj.us/u4mff
- A pair of Memphis-based companies made the latest list of Fortune magazine’s '100 Best Companies to Work For' again this year. http://bizj.us/u4meb
- The surprising spending habits of people stuck in airports http://bizj.us/u4me1
- Two multi-platinum recording artists are bringing their 2014 world tours to FedExForum. http://bizj.us/u4md7
- The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry's policy agenda for this session is getting a positive reception from both House Speaker Beth Harwell and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey. http://bizj.us/u4kw5
- A New York investment firm has purchased the 200-unit The Meadows apartment complex close to Bartlett for more than $9 million. http://bizj.us/u4jml
- J.M. Smucker received a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes benefit for the now $96.3 million expansion of its Memphis facility. http://bizj.us/u4imr
- Republican Tennessee lawmakers Wednesday proposed legislation that would make the health insurance exchanges established by President Barack Obama's health reform illegal. http://bizj.us/u4i3b
- Breathe a sigh of relief, Memphis. J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is closing 33 department stores across the U.S., and your three stores aren't on the list. http://bizj.us/u4hc3
- Two new businesses are headed to Harbor Town http://bizj.us/u4gfl
- How the Net Neutrality ruling could impact your streaming movie habits. http://bizj.us/u4acf
- A group of overseas investors has purchased the property of the Fred's Inc. store in Collierville for more than $1.5 million http://bizj.us/u3xr3
- Ubiquiti Networks Inc. has finalized a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. that will give the company access to a wider reseller base. http://bizj.us/u4a9d
- It will cost Apple at least $32.5 million to settle a FTC complaint that alleges the company allowed children to run up charges in mobile apps http://bizj.us/u4a4x
- The 3 biggest risks to business in 2014 http://bizj.us/u4a2f
- The former financial secretary at Arlington High School has been indicted on felony theft charges. Auditors found that $142,307 was missing from school funds between 2008 and 2010.
http://bizj.us/u49vh - Regions Bank said today that it will discontinue its controversial Ready Advance short-term consumer loan product by the end of the year. http://bizj.us/u49a3
- What's AutoZone got in common with Dominos Pizza? http://bizj.us/u4755
- Are indoor malls headed for extinction? http://bizj.us/u45tn
- Hard Rock Cafe plans to relocate to the historic Lansky Bros. building on Beale Street, a little more than a block west of its current location. http://bizj.us/u44l7
- Twenty-one percent of full-time employees plan to change jobs in 2014, the largest amount in the post-recession era and up from 17 percent last year http://bizj.us/u44a3
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee says it has extended to Jan. 31 the premium payment deadline for consumers who selected a Health Insurance Marketplace plan by Dec. 24. http://bizj.us/u3xpz
- Good news! Delinquency rates among Tennessee small business loans declined over the previous year. http://bizj.us/u3xp5