Career and Workplace

Career and Workplace

Child-care costs are squeezing small businesses. There’s no easy solution.

Natosha and Lloyd Jones launched Midnight Comics in 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and while raising three young children. Natosha

Automotive

Why BlueOval City will be a game changer for West Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — People who helped bring the $5.6 billion BlueOval City project to Haywood County believe it will transform our region’s economy. In

Sports Business

NASCAR team Stewart-Haas Racing plans up to 323 layoffs in Kannapolis, N.C. as it shuts down

Hundreds of layoffs are planned in Kannapolis as Stewart-Haas Racing shuts down and the organization rebrands. Stewart-Haas Racing notified the N.C. Department of Commerce

Labor

Texas job market growth slows in Q2, still outpaces national average

Texas job growth slowed in June, but it still beat the national average. In the second quarter of 2024, job growth in Texas was

Career and Workplace

AI is already fueling layoffs, but there’s a silver lining for some workers

Employee concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on their career prospects have ramped up as generative AI tools like ChatGPT have

Labor

Georgia ports face choppy business seas as strike threat looms

SAVANNAH ― The Georgia Ports Authority’s Griff Lynch works in the maritime shipping industry, so boat metaphors come naturally to him. The CEO describes

Alabama

Alabama’s new strategic plan for economic growth nearing completion

What officials believe will be the most comprehensive economic growth plan for the state could be complete by the end of the

Commercial Real Estate

Oracle adds almost 30% to downtown Nashville’s office footprint

Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) has snagged another floor of a downtown Nashville office building that’s serving as the Fortune 100 company’s interim landing

Career and Workplace

One of Memphis’ biggest companies is moving its C-suite to Nashville area

One of Memphis’ largest private companies is moving its executives to Music City, but rejecting the headquarters label. TruGreen, the largest lawn

Commercial Real Estate

Return-to-office mandates help boost Atlanta area visits, but availability rates remain at historic levels

These days, your work elevator probably feels a bit more crowded. Your office landlord couldn’t be happier about it. Atlanta saw in-office