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BBB hosts networking party

The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South is hosting a holiday open house and networking party for area businesses.

The party will be Tuesday, December 20 from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m.

Contact Susan Harris at sharris@bbbmidsouth.org or 901-757-8617 to make reservations.

"Free Food Friday"

"Free Food Friday"

It's "Free Food Friday" at Action News 5. We teamed up with the Midtown Lennys and Curbside Casseroles in east Memphis to raise money for the Mid-South Food Bank.

What will your office do to raise money for the Mid-South Food Bank?

On "Free Food Friday",  we ask our staff to join us for a FREE lunch in exhange for a donation to the Mid-South Food Bank.  It's the second year for the fundraiser at Action News 5.  Staffers were treated to turkey, ham, dressing, green breans, pyramid potatoes, salad, pecan pie, apple pie and much more from Curbside Casseroles Lennys provided turkey, ham, tuna and even chicken salad sandwiches with all the fixin's, chips, cookies and drinks.  The food was delicious!

Change coming in Kroger's coupon policy

Change coming in Kroger's coupon policy

Kroger's new coupon policy -- to be posted in all stores by Oct. 15 -- earned both a "Yea!" and a "Huh?" from one local coupon enthusiast.

Shana Moland, author of the website and blog My Memphis Mommy, said she's confused about Kroger's policy change on the use of print-at-home Internet coupons.

She said she noticed one of Kroger's stores had already posted the change, which states that Kroger will honor only two Internet coupons per manufacturer per day. The measure is designed to curb coupon counterfeiting.

The Internet coupon portion of the policy, as released to Action News 5, reads as follows:

Internet Coupon Restrictions /PAH Coupons

Do you own a Facebook Page?

Do you own a Facebook Page?

If so, you have probably heard that SSL certificates will be required for Facebook pages starting tomorrow, October 1.

In the wake of continued concerns about security, Facebook will now require that all Facebook app developers own an SSL (https instead of http) for their pages. SSL (secure sockets layer) encrypts communications processed over the Internet. This protects against eavesdropping and malicious tampering adding security to Facebook users who previously were asked to switch from https to http when an app did not have SSL.

But that mandate raises lots of questions:

Does every Facebook page have to have an SSL certificate?

Action News 5 hosts job fair

Action News 5 is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, September 27 at the Agricenter from  10 a.m. until 2 p.m.  

Workers that have heath care experience can talk with recruiters from the VA Medical Center, Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital. If you're not looking for work in the health care sector, you'll be able to speak to recruiters from companies like Gold Strike Casinos and Verizon.

For more information, click here.

Empty shelves greet customers

Empty shelves greet customers

A viewer snapped this picture inside what used to be a Schnucks store in Horn Lake Friday.

The chain slashed prices after the store and several others around the Mid-South were sold to Kroger recently. Those deals were menat to clear the shelves so Kroger workers could restock the store with new products.

Photo courtesy My5 user Gsry Cox.

Retailer collecting suits for unemployed

Retailer collecting suits for unemployed

With unemployment hovering around nine percent nationwide, every tiny detail can make a difference in a job interview. That’s why a major retailer of men’s suits is taking part in a nationwide drive to collect work clothes for the unemployed.

Men’s Wearhouse will collect used men’s and women’s suits, ties, jackets, shirts, belts and shoes during the entire month of August. This is the fourth year the company has participated in the National Suit Drive and the company has set its most ambitious goal yet.