Wendy's
Closed5998 Stage Rd, Bartlett, TN 38134
Area Description
Memphis is the county seat of Shelby County. The city’s central geographic location has been strategic to its business development. It is located on the Mississippi River and intersected by five major freight railroads and two Interstate Highways. Memphis is home to three Fortune 500 companies, FedEx, International Paper, and AutoZone. Other major corporations based in Memphis include Baker, Lenny’s Sub Shop, ServiceMaster, and Verso Paper. The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis also has a branch in Memphis. Memphis is home to several institutes of higher education. These include but are not limited to, University of Memphis, Rhodes College, Baptist College of Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Center and University of Phoenix. Since the civil rights era, Memphis has grown to become one of the nation's leading commercial centers in transportation and logistics. The city's largest employer is the multinational courier corporation FedEx, which maintains its global air hub at Memphis International Airport, making it the second-busiest cargo airport in the world. In addition to being a global air cargo leader, the International Port of Memphis also hosts the 5th busiest inland water port in America with access to the Mississippi River, allowing shipments to arrive by ship from around the world for conversion to train and trucking transport throughout the United States, making Memphis a multi-modal hub for trading goods for imports and exports in the United States despite its inland location. Today, Memphis is a regional center for commerce, education, media, art, and entertainment. The city has long had a prominent music scene, with historic blues clubs on Beale Street originating the unique Memphis blues sound during early 20th century. The city's music has continued to be shaped by a multi-cultural mix of influences across the blues, country, rock n' roll, soul, and hip-hop genres. Memphis barbecue has achieved international prominence, and the city hosts the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, which attracts over 100,000 visitors to the city annually.