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Previous: December 31, 2008

Wednesday 01.07.2009

• Tennessee seeks to minimize TennCare budget cuts
• St. Jude to invest $7M at Le Bonheur
• Delta traffic up in 2008
• More people seeking work/life balance in 2009
• ACBJ chairman to receive SABEW award
• Survey: Most think their jobs won't be cut
• Med officials holding closed door meetings with consultants

Tuesday 01.06.2009

• WYNIT reduces workforce
• Memphis lost 13,600 jobs last year
• Crye-Leike sales volume dives 26% in 2008
• ProTech renews lease with Highwoods Properties
• Davidson Hotel Co. to manage Wynfrey in Birmingham
• arGentis likely to receive EU orphan status
• Cigna cutting 1,100 jobs

Monday 01.05.2009

• Rise in health care spending slows down
• Toyota will make payments to Mississippi
• Tennessee’s hotel trade group merges with restaurant association
• UTHSC nabs grants totaling $1.1M
• Tourism spending down, price up
• Education Realty cuts dividend, secures $222M credit line
• Most Americans say media making crisis worse

Friday 01.02.2009

• Stocks up at close of 2009’s first trading day
• State budget woes cast big shadow
• Report: Online holiday sales worst since '01
• Manufacturing falls to 28-year low
• U.S. loan values drop 55%

Wednesday 12.31.2008

• Stella restaurant space on the market
• nexAir sells beverage division to NuCO2

Tuesday 12.30.2008

• Delta completes stock sale
• Walgreens adds three clinics in Memphis
• GTx submits toremifene 80 mg to FDA

Monday 12.29.2008

• Truckers union deadline extended
• Car buyers want fuel efficiency
• St. Jude No. 1 in pediatric cancer care
• $99 iPhone for new customers only
• MasterCard SpendingPulse report: Holiday sales tumble

Wednesday 12.24.2008

• Poll: 25% of small businesses fear they won't survive
• Magna Bank receives $14M in TARP funds
• IP announces retirement of two executives
• Retailers want more tax breaks
• Investor confidence index sinks again
• Personal spending falls in November
• COMP Cams buys Quarter Master

Tuesday 12.23.2008

• Shelby County unemployment up in Nov.
• Report: Existing home sales plummet in November
• FedEx will not advertise during Super Bowl
• Horner Insurance expands into Texas
• International travel to U.S. up in 2008
• Report: GDP falls 0.5% in third quarter

Monday 12.22.2008

• UTHSC to lay off 200 workers
• Commercial real estate developers seek bailout
• State: More taxes being paid online
• Fred Thompson to replace O'Reilly on radio
• Whirlpool to close Jackson, Tenn. facility
• Pinnacle adds Coughlin to its board
• Tennessee Farmers Cooperative posts record sales in 2008
• Tenn. 'most improved' in campaign finance
• Memphis ranks near bottom for men’s, women’s health
• Online holiday shopping heavy but misses mark
• Toyota expects operating loss for fiscal '09