Applications have been filed for commercial construction permits for a new Waffle House in Memphis and a school renovation in Millington.

Waffle House has seen several worker protests in recent years, with demonstrations in October 2023 and multiple union-coordinated rallies and strikes early last year.

The newest Waffle House location in Shelby County is open off of U.S. 280 on Atchison Drive near several of the city’s newest ...