Memphis Business

The message was simple and direct: Plan now to act later. For about 150 business professionals at the second annual Emergency Preparedness and Incident Conference, the program couldn't have been more timely.

While the federal government tries to fill bank vaults with cash to deal with the national credit crunch, most bankers around the Mid-South say they have the money they need to make loans and the capital to back it.

People who own or plan to start their own business will receive expert advice at a seminar presented by the Memphis Chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives.

Mike Donoghue has been promoted to vice president of global trauma marketing for Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Trauma Franchise. He joined the organization in 2001. Most recently, he was group director for Global Knee Marketing. Before joining Smith & Nephew, Donoghue worked as a physical therapist for Baptist Trinity Homecare and Campbell Clinical Orthopaedics.

Memphis-based has signed a lease for 41,625 square feet near Uptown.

The ongoing financial turmoil is roiling the American psyche. More than eight in 10 Americans blame the economy for much of the stress in their lives, according to a national study released this week by the American Psychological Association.

For Patricia McCants and her fiancé, Diandre Richardson, the focus of their upcoming nuptials has changed. It's not about roses or daisies, butter cream or cheesecake frosting.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- This stretch of rolling dairy country has long been Milton Hershey's turf, where he first found success making chocolate more than a century ago and earned a name synonymous with chocolate in America.

International Mathematical Conference: Applied Mathematics and Approximation Theory 2008: Through Monday, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis.

In hard economic times, fashion isn't a top priority for some people, but one company is making it more affordable.

Steve Zito says FedExForum had its best year to date in 2007 in terms of bookings and revenue, but that doesn't mean it can't do even better in the future.

On the menu Friday morning at Calvary Episcopal Church Downtown: litigation, pancakes, copyright protection, sausage, malpractice suits, eggs, subpoenas, coffee and a side of jurisprudence.

A fleet upgrade at Pinnacle Airlines will get a boost with the addition of seven larger, more fuel-efficient CRJ-900 Bombardier aircraft from Delta Airlines.

Dr. Jonathan J. Ellichman, a thoracic and vascular surgeon, has joined the medical staff at Crittenden Regional Hospital.

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The U.S. government will buy an ownership stake in a broad array of American banks for the first time since the Great Depression, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said late Friday, announcing the historic step after stock markets jolted still lower around the world despite all efforts to slow the selling stampede.

A Downtown business district best known for Sun Studio is crafting a fresh approach to guerrilla painters.

At the Southern Heritage Classic, organizers are fond of saying "it's all about the game."

RMK Multi-Sector High Income fund may lose its New York Stock Exchange listing.

A ruling this week by the Tennessee Court of Appeals lifted a $5,113 penalty against a former attorney for Clayton Smart, the man accused of helping steal millions of dollars from trust funds at the Forest Hill funeral businesses.