http://www.memphisdailynews.comNews of business and the public record for Memphis and the Mid-South.Copyright 2012, The Daily News Publishing Co.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:58 UTMagna Bank is taking steps to become a private banking company.The Memphis-based bank, which is currently a public company and as such makes certain q...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/magna-bank-moves-to-become-private/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/magna-bank-moves-to-become-private/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:41:49 UTameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek)Faculty, students and staff from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry on Friday, Feb. 3, provided free denta...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/all-smiles/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/all-smiles/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:05:56 UTamaki@memphisdailynews.com (Aisling Maki)The votes are still close on the Shelby County Commission as the group takes the first vote Monday, Feb. 6, on its third try at redistricting. The pla...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/commission-tries-again-at-redistricting/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/commission-tries-again-at-redistricting/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:02:06 UTbdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)MAA Chairman and CEO Eric Bolton says the multifamily sector is going to be “pretty darn good” over the next few years. He offered analysts that asses...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/maa-ceo-multifamily-sector-pretty-darn-good/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/maa-ceo-multifamily-sector-pretty-darn-good/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:43:15 UTsbaker@memphisdailynews.com (Sarah Baker)One of the cameras in the courtroom of Federal Judge Hardy Mays was moved just a bit last month.It was adjusted so the camera’s view could not take in...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/major-federal-drug-trial-gets-under-way-monday/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/major-federal-drug-trial-gets-under-way-monday/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:43:33 UTbdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)Brandon Gunn, a former accounting technician in the Shelby County Chancery Court Clerk’s office was sentenced to four years in prison Friday, Feb. 3, ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/gunn-gets-four-years-in-chancery-court-scandal/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/gunn-gets-four-years-in-chancery-court-scandal/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:06:49 UTbdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)At the outset, members of the schools consolidation transition planning commission set out some basic ground rules for the set of public hearings they...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/consolidation-talks-merge-with-municipal-plans/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/consolidation-talks-merge-with-municipal-plans/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:43:58 UTbdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)The Tennessee Air National Guard base in Memphis would get eight C-17 aircraft in fiscal year 2013 under a U.S. Air Force plan to changes its structur...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/memphis-air-national-guard-base-gets-c-17s-in-air-force-restructure/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/memphis-air-national-guard-base-gets-c-17s-in-air-force-restructure/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:56:01 UTbdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries)How happy are you feeling, Memphis? Happier than we’ve been in a while, according to the folks at Forbes who rank cities each year for the magaz...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/memphis-not-among-forbes-top-10-miserable-cities-for-2012/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/memphis-not-among-forbes-top-10-miserable-cities-for-2012/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:32 UTameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek)Media Source has received one of the television industry’s most prestigious honors, a Bronze Telly Award, for its production of “Mahaffey ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/memphis-media-source-wins-bronze-telly/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/memphis-media-source-wins-bronze-telly/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:52:33 UTsbaker@memphisdailynews.com (Sarah Baker)The Shelby County Commission will meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. Click on the icon fo...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/shelby-county-commission-agenda/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/shelby-county-commission-agenda/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:44:35 UTA front page story in The New York Times last month did a deep dive into the manufacturing cycle of Apple’s ubiquitous iPhones, walking through ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/st-blues-guitar-takes-pride-in-high-quality-product/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/st-blues-guitar-takes-pride-in-high-quality-product/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:09:53 UTameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek)I decided to lose a few pounds in 2012. It’s not a New Year’s resolution and I’m not in a hurry. I’ve studied the psychology o...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/15-square-inches-to-success/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/15-square-inches-to-success/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:02:46 UTThe second annual Farm to Table Conference for Mid-South Producers will be held Monday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Memphis Bioworks Foundati...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/events/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/events/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:54:15 UTThe Soulsville Foundation has filed a $4 million building permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for a 15,000...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/digest/#66145http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/digest/#66145Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:08:40 UTThe ServiceMaster Co. plans to hire 6,700 new and seasonal field employees across the country in anticipation of the Memphis-based service provider&rs...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/servicemaster-to-hire-6700-for-peak-season/#66146http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/servicemaster-to-hire-6700-for-peak-season/#66146Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:58 UTIn honor of Black History Month, Christian Brothers University Thursday, Feb. 16, will host “Race and Politics in America” with political ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/cbu-event-series-honors-black-history-month/#66147http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/cbu-event-series-honors-black-history-month/#66147Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:58 UTThe Indie Memphis Film Festival has announced the dates for this year’s festival, as well as the addition of a new venue at which to show films....http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/indie-memphis-film-festival-announces-dates-new-venue/#66148http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/indie-memphis-film-festival-announces-dates-new-venue/#66148Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:58 UTYMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South has installed its 2012 metropolitan board of directors. Sandra Bailey of Methodist Extended Care Hospital will ser...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/ymca-announces-board-members/#66149http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/ymca-announces-board-members/#66149Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:58 UTThe Peabody hotel has a new “duckmaster” to lead the five North American mallards on their daily trek at the hotel. Twenty-five-year-old A...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/peabody-hotel-gets-new-duckmaster/#66150http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/peabody-hotel-gets-new-duckmaster/#66150Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:57:15 UTIn an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/obama-pushes-for-veterans-jobs-programs/#66151http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/obama-pushes-for-veterans-jobs-programs/#66151Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:58 UTIn the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expec...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/unemployment-drops-after-jan-hiring-burst/#66152http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/unemployment-drops-after-jan-hiring-burst/#66152Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:58 UTAfter most recessions, real estate bounces back. But the Great Recession has been notably different – long, deep and very prolonged. That’...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/grinding-it-out/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/grinding-it-out/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:21:10 UTsbaker@memphisdailynews.com (Sarah Baker)In one of the more anonymous efforts in an interesting legislative session in Nashville, there is apparently some discussion of requiring school syste...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/time-for-details-in-schools-saga/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/time-for-details-in-schools-saga/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:00 UTFebruary is celebrated as African-American History Month by arts groups across Memphis, but Collage dance Collective hopes to make the month part of a...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/rise-showcases-cos-essence/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/rise-showcases-cos-essence/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:26:28 UTThe Arabic word halal means “lawful” or “permissible,” and while the concept applies to many aspects of Muslim life, its most ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/halima-providing-halal-options-for-memphians/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/halima-providing-halal-options-for-memphians/Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:03:03 UTWhen all you manly men sit down to watch Super Bowl XLVI Sunday, you will of course be gorging on manly snack fare – spicy chicken wings, mile-h...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/manly-red-perfect-for-big-game/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/manly-red-perfect-for-big-game/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:04:56 UTKNOXVILLE (AP) – Teachers and lobbyists would be penalized for defaulting on student loans under legislation headed to the governor for his cons...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/bill-to-strip-certain-tenn-licenses-for-bad-loans/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/bill-to-strip-certain-tenn-licenses-for-bad-loans/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:56:43 UTWASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. service companies grew at the fastest pace in 11 months in January as companies started hiring to keep up with rising dem...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/us-service-industry-growth-surges-in-january/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/us-service-industry-growth-surges-in-january/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:58:06 UTWASHINGTON (AP) – Orders to U.S. factories rose in December, supported by a rebound in business investment in capital goods such as heavy machin...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/factory-orders-up-11-percent-in-december/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/factory-orders-up-11-percent-in-december/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:58:54 UTDEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Walgreen Co. said Friday that January revenue from stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent, as a split with Express ...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/key-revenue-measure-falls-46-pct-at-walgreen/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/key-revenue-measure-falls-46-pct-at-walgreen/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:43 UTWASHINGTON (AP) – Legislation that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials headed for what could be a...http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/house-ready-to-consider-insider-trading-ban/http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/feb/6/house-ready-to-consider-insider-trading-ban/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:01:17 UT