Kemet Nu, Soulsville’s bookstore, to re-open as internet cafe
Entrepreneur Ayele Akibulan is reviving his father’s business legacy by re-opening the Kemet Nu bookstore property as an internet cafe, employment hub and casual restaurant.
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New bagel shop on the way to Midtown
Entrepreneur, baker and backpacking enthusiast Dave Scott is set to take his already successful bagel business to the next level, with plans to open the first Dave’s Bagels brick-and-mortar location in Midtown later this year.
State down payment assistance backs 400 new homeowners in Memphis
Representatives from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency were in town this week to celebrate the success of its $15,000 Hardest Hit Fund – Down Payment Assistance (HHF-DPA) program, which launched just over a year ago. The program has helped to revitalize Memphis neighborhoods, in turn helping more than 400 Memphis residents realize the dream of home ownership.
Sisters opening new bake shop in Bartlett
Sisters Jami Harbin and Courtni Johnson are realizing their lifelong dream of opening a family restaurant business. Next month, they will open the first brick-and-mortar Jaybear Bake Shop in Bartlett at 7124 U.S. Highway 64, Suite 103, with plans for more in Memphis, Nashville, and Washington D.C.
Upcoming Multicultural and International Career Expo touts diversity, inclusion
International professionals who live in Memphis will have the chance to connect with Mid-South businesses focused on creating a more diverse local workforce at the 5th Annual Multicultural and International Career Expo on March 19 at Hilton Memphis.
Historic South Main renovation lures new office tenant
“The building had never been renovated. It was original from when it was built in 1911."
Affordable apartments to be built near FedEx Forum
“I think there’s room to grow for all sorts of income levels in housing for the entire Downtown area. The outlook is promising.”
New owners of Nineteenth Century Club plan another sushi restaurant
Restaurateurs Shon and Dana Lin, owners of three area Redfish Sushi Asian Bistro locations and the original local Kublai Khan Mongolian Stir Fry in Southaven, have purchased the building at 7733 Winchester Road in Southeast Memphis for their second area Kublai Khan location.
101-year-old Downtown building to be renovated as office and AirBnB
The former National Biscuit Company building at 11 West Huling Avenue in the South Main District is now the home of creative communications firm DCA.
Memphis-based Frase Protection acquires competitor, plans to build Cordova headquarters
Frase Protection is planning to build a new headquarters in Cordova after recently acquired the remaining assets of Stop Alarms, a Memphis-based home and small business security company. Frase recently purchased land for a new building site off Walnut Run and Germantown Parkway in Cordova.
