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The city is home to Memphis International Airport, the world's busiest cargo airport, surpassing Hong Kong International Airport in 2021. Memphis serves as a primary hub for FedEx Express shipping. As of 2014, Memphis was the home of three Fortune 500 companies: FedEx (no. 63), International Paper (no. 107), and AutoZone (no. 306). [105]
The senior members established a funeral home, and built a broad network in the black community. Their political prominence dates to the era of E.H. Crump in the early 20th century in Memphis and the state. The best-known member of this family is Harold Ford, Sr., who represented most of Memphis in the U.S. House from 1975 to 1997.
USS Memphis, a US Navy armored cruiser wrecked by a tsunami in 1916; USS Memphis, a nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy; Windows 98, codenamed Memphis during development; City of Memphis, a passenger train route; CSS Memphis Confederate Battery converted from floating dry dock 1861
A Memphis City Council meeting can be seen through the City of Memphis seal in the meeting room door at city hall in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
Memphis City Councilmembers passed three tax increases Tuesday to balance the about $858 million fiscal year 2025 budget. The city property tax will increase by 18.2%, but that is lower than Mayor ...
The Memphis City Council approved Memphis Light, Gas & Water's $1.3 billion budget Tuesday evening. The utility plans to hire 36 people in 2025.
The City Council's chambers are in Memphis City Hall. The Memphis City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Memphis, Tennessee. It is made up of 13 members: 7 single-district members and 6 "super district" members. Council members are elected to four-year terms with a two-term limit.
Mayor Paul Young appointed Penelope Huston, the former vice president for communications and marketing for the Downtown Memphis Commission, as the city's new chief communications officer. Young ...