The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council has grown and evolved over the past nine years since its inception, with membership increasing from 150 members in 2004 to more than 350 members this year.

2. Rail Yard Renews Higher Education Effort in Somerville - Monday, January 14, 2013

Plans for a higher education presence in Fayette County could take a substantial leap forward early in 2013 after years of general plans for such a presence.

Leaders in Somerville, the county seat, launched the drive for a 26,000-square-foot “Fayette County Higher Education Center” in September. There has been general discussion for such a center the last two years.

3. Midtown Dance Club Sells for $1.1 Million - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The former Backstreet Night Club at 2018 Court Ave. in Midtown has sold for $1.1 million to an entity called Turner Holdings LLC.

4. Millington Acreage Facing Foreclosure - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Close to 47 acres of land on Raleigh-Millington Road in Millington is facing foreclosure after its owner, Turner & Edwards LLC, defaulted on a $299,039 loan through InSouth Bank dated Jan. 16, 2009.

5. Commercial Council Elects deWitt, Reilly as Top Leaders - Monday, August 13, 2012

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council announced its 2013 officers and directors Thursday, Aug. 9, at its annual Member Appreciation and Election Party.

Greg deWitt of Grubb & Ellis Memphis will serve as 2013 president. Patrick Reilly of CB Richard Ellis Memphis will serve as vice president.

6. Home Browsers - Monday, June 04, 2012

Amid the fast-pace world of the real estate business, having technology on your side is not only beneficial, but often necessary.

Due to the rising popularity of smartphones, real estate apps and the Web, homebuyers are doing their homework on neighborhoods, schools, amenities and crime well before they pick up the phone and seek professional advice.

7. Honors Continue For Architect Of Memphis Sound - Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Memphis music icon Willie Mitchell was honored on what would have been his 84th birthday last week with a Tennessee state historical marker at his Royal Studios.

8. CRE Outlook Remains Mixed - Wednesday, February 08, 2012

A sophomore at the University of Memphis could open up an economics book and explain how the United States got to its current state through the laws of demand, diminishing returns and comparative advantage.

9. CRE Outlook Remains Mixed - Thursday, February 09, 2012

A sophomore at the University of Memphis could open up an economics book and explain how the United States got to its current state through the laws of demand, diminishing returns and comparative advantage.

10. Breaking Through The Voice Mail Barrier - Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thirty years ago, prior to caller ID and voice mail, we actually answered our phone to find out who was on the other end. Eek. Gasp. The horror.

While those days are long behind us, savvy sales reps view caller ID and voice mail as vital selling tools rather than agonizingly restrictive systems used to prevent sales people from ever reaching a live prospect.

11. Former MAAR President Receives National Award - Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Bob Turner, founder of Southern Properties LLC and 2004 president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors, was honored at the recent National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo in Anaheim, Calif.

12. Pinnacle Awards Honor City’s Best Brokers - Monday, April 11, 2011

As emcee Dan Conaway noted in his opening address Thursday night at the 10th annual Pinnacle Awards, “OK is the new great.”

13. Pinnacle Awards Honor City's Best Brokers - Friday, April 08, 2011

As emcee Dan Conaway noted in his opening address Thursday night at the 10th annual Pinnacle Awards, “OK is the new great.”

14. November Auto Sales Show Industry in Recovery - Friday, December 03, 2010

DETROIT (AP) – After a year of watching auto sales slowly increase month by month, industry executives are finally willing to firmly declare that the U.S. market is in recovery.

People who had been too afraid to make a big car purchase are finally coming back to dealerships, a little more confident that they won't lose their jobs. And that's reflected in November's auto sales figures: Industry sales were up 16.9 percent for the month compared with a year ago. Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai all posted double-digit gains.

15. Honoring Heritage - Friday, September 03, 2010

Judy Peiser has a good idea of how Memphians define Memphis, but the catch is that her definition lasts only one year at best.

This weekend, the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, hosted by the Center for Southern Folklore, gives Memphians a chance to live Memphis’ identity and cultural legacy on the streets of Downtown.

16. MAAR Commercial Council Welcomes New Board Members - Monday, August 16, 2010

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council held its annual board of directors meeting Thursday, approving three new members for its 2011 board.

Greg deWitt of Grubb & Ellis Co. will take over one of the council’s director seats next year before becoming the council’s vice president in 2012. He will inherit the seat occupied by John Mercer of Highwoods Properties in 2011.

17. GOP Carries Countywide Offices - Friday, August 06, 2010

The only thing Republican candidates in Shelby County were denied in the Aug. 5 elections was a majority on the Shelby County Commission. The local GOP slate swept every countywide partisan race on the ballot with Thursday’s election results.

Voter turnout – early and Election Day – was almost 30 percent of Shelby County’s 600,000 voters. All election returns will be audited and must be certified by the Shelby County Election Commission.

Republican Bill Oldham, the former chief deputy of the Sheriff’s Department under outgoing Sheriff Mark Luttrell, beat Democrat Randy Wade in the race for sheriff.

The unofficial returns with all precincts reporting were:

Oldham: 89,613 (52%)

Wade: 82,981 (48%)

Wade, who was the Democratic nominee for sheriff in 2002, linked his 2010 campaign to the re-election bid of Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen. Wade, a former sheriff’s deputy, is Cohen’s district director.

Oldham campaigned on continuing the policies of Luttrell. But his campaign faltered when Oldham was forced to resign his job as chief deputy – the No. 2 position in the department – following a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department that his candidacy violated the Federal Hatch Act.

The civil complaint investigated by the Justice Department’s Office of Special Counsel left Oldham with the choice of either quitting the job or quitting the race. To keep both could have jeopardized federal funding the department receives.

The complaint was unique because deputies and high-ranking officers running for sheriff has been a regular feature of the sheriff’s race for decades. It wasn’t until 2002 that those in the department were required to take a leave of absence if they ran.

In other general election races, challenger Ken Hoover lost to Shelby County School Board Chairman David Pickler in the race for the District 5 seat on the seven-member board.

Pickler has been chairman for 11 of the 12 years the school board has been an elected body. Pickler ran on his record as chairman. Hoover also ran on Pickler’s record, saying his leadership style was too autocratic and not transparent enough.

The unofficial results were:

Pickler: 5,123 (51%)

Hoover: 4,956 (49%)

In the two other contested school board races, former Bolton High School principal Snowden “Butch” Carruthers beat Millington parent Charlene White in District 1. And political newcomer David Reaves beat fellow newcomer Lara A. McIntyre, both of Bartlett, for the District 3 seat.

White and McIntyre both called for change in school board methods during their campaigns.

District 7 school board member Ernest Chism ran unopposed.

The even-numbered district school board seats are on the 2012 county ballot.

After running for Probate Court clerk three other times, Democratic nominee Sondra Becton could not claim the office on her fourth try – even with the incumbent she campaigned against the three other times out of the race. Republican contender Paul Boyd easily beat Becton in the race for the office Chris Thomas gave up to run for and win a seat on the Shelby County Commission.

Becton lost to Thomas by 604 votes four years ago and was among the four Democratic challengers who unsuccessfully challenged the results in Chancery Court. This time she lost by more than 6,500 votes.

The vote totals were:

Boyd: 82,259 (52%)

Becton: 75,702 (48%)

Republican Tom Leatherwood easily defeated Democratic challenger Coleman Thompson to remain Shelby County register. The two faced each other in 2006, with Leatherwood winning.

The results Thursday were:

Leatherwood: 96,531 (58%)

Thompson: 68,784 (42%)

As early voting began, Thompson’s Pyramid Recovery Center was evicted from its longtime South Memphis space that was also an early voting site and an election day polling place. The landlord agreed to leave the voting sites up and running. But the possibility of a change in polling places served to highlight Thompson’s financial problems.

Late publicity about financial problems took a toll on another Democratic contender.

Newcomer Corey Maclin began campaigning early for Shelby County clerk, with incumbent Republican Debbie Stamson not seeking re-election. Maclin lost to Republican nominee Wayne Mashburn, the son of late county clerk Sonny Mashburn.

The unofficial returns were:

Mashburn: 88,619 (55%)

Maclin: 72,651 (45%)

Stamson’s husband, Steve Stamson, retired as Juvenile Court clerk, setting up the race that was won by Republican nominee Joy Touliatos, the chief administrative officer of the clerk’s office. She beat Democratic nominee Shep Wilbun, who won appointment to the clerk’s office in 2000 but lost to Stamson in the 2002 election and was beaten by Stamson again in 2006.

With all precincts reporting, the numbers were:

Touliatos: 85,849 (51%)

Wilbun: 73,345 (44%)

The remaining votes went to independent candidate Julia R. Wiseman.

Also seeking a return to countywide office was Minerva Johnican. Johnican, the Democratic nominee for Criminal Court clerk, lost to Republican nominee Kevin Key, the son of outgoing Criminal Court Clerk Bill Key and an administrator with the Circuit Court Clerk’s office.

The results were:

Key: 79,755 (49%)

Johnican: 74,831 (46%)

Independent candidate Jerry Stamson: 8,581 (5%)

Johnican, also a former Memphis City Council member and Shelby County Commissioner lost the clerk’s job in 1994 when she was upset by the elder Key.

Incumbent Republican Circuit Court Clerk Jimmy Moore easily defeated Democratic challenger Ricky Dixon. Although Dixon was part of the effort by Democratic party leaders to get voters to vote the entire party slate, Moore continued to show up at Democratic functions and make his case for crossover votes.

Regina Morrison Newman, the third Shelby County tustee in four years, lost her bid for a full term in the office to Republican challenger David Lenoir. It was an impressive political debut for Lenoir, who had heavy backing from the local GOP.

The results were:

Lenoir: 77,166 (49%)

Newman: 72,618 (46%)

Independent candidate Derrick Bennett: 6,353 (4%)

Newman was appointed to the office by the Shelby County Commission following the 2009 death of Trustee Paul Mattila. Mattila was appointed to the office and won a special election for the position following the 2008 death of Bob Patterson. Patterson was re-elected to a four-year term in 2006.

In the judicial races:

Attorney Bill Anderson Jr. emerged atop a field of 20 candidates for General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div. 7 with 15 percent of the vote. Assistant County Attorney Janet Lansky Shipman was second and the only other contender to go into double digit percentages. The 20 candidates were the largest field in any race – primary or general – on the Shelby County ballot.

Prosecutor Bobby Carter, who had the backing of District Attorney General Bill Gibbons and former District Attorney General John Pierotti, was elected judge of Criminal Court Div. 3 in a close race with attorneys Glenn Wright and Latonya Sue Burrow.

Carter got 26 percent of the vote to Wright’s 25 percent and Burrow’s 24.7 percent.

The results in the three other special judicial races saw the three appointed judges rejected by voters.

• Lee Wilson, the appointee to General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div. 10, lost to former General Sessions Court Clerk Chris Turner by more than 64,000 votes. Turner’s victory was the strongest proof of the strong Republican turnout for races across the general election ballot. Turner had been the General Sessions Court clerk until 2006, when he was upset by Democratic challenger Otis Jackson. He is also a former Republican state legislator.
• Lorrie Ridder, the appointee to Circuit Court Judge Div. 4, lost to attorney Gina Higgins by about 5,000 votes.
• Rhynette Northcross Hurd, the appointee to Circuit Court Judge Div. 8, lost to attorney Bob Weiss by more than 12,000 votes.

Ridder and Hurd had been appointed to the Circuit Court vacancies by Gov. Phil Bredesen, who picked them each from a list of three finalists from the Judicial Nominating Commission. Bredesen even taped a robo-call on behalf of Hurd, his first robo-call for any candidate in the state.

Wilson was appointed to the General Sessions vacancy by the Shelby County Commission and adopted a domestic violence case docket for the court.

18. Candidates Set For Local Judicial Elections - Monday, April 05, 2010

The three special judicial nonpartisan elections on the Aug. 5 ballot are topped by a race in General Sessions Criminal Court between incumbent Lee Wilson, appointed last year by the Shelby County Commission, and Chris Turner, an attorney and former state legislator as well as the former General Sessions Court clerk.

19. Races Open For Two County School Board Seats - Friday, April 02, 2010

The Aug. 5 elections will feature two races for open seats on the Shelby County school board.

At the noon Thursday filing deadline for the four odd-numbered district seats as well as the state and federal primaries, board member Anne Edmiston did not file for another four-year term. Board member Teresa Price had announced earlier that she would not be running either.

20. UPDATE: Two Open County School Board Seats At Filing Deadline - Thursday, April 01, 2010

The Aug. 5 elections will feature two races for open seats on the Shelby County school board.

At the noon Thursday filing deadline for the four odd-numbered district seats as well as the state and federal primaries, board member Anne Edmiston did not file for another four-year term. Board member Teresa Price had announced earlier that she would not be running either.

21. Little Guys, Big Guys - Monday, February 22, 2010

No one would mistake a local institution like Tri-State Bank for one of Wall Street’s mighty titans of finance, whose recent woes brought the U.S. and world economies to their knees.

22. Rove Speculates About Ford Jr. at Stop in Memphis - Thursday, January 21, 2010

“I’m a fireplug in a world full of dogs. How are you?”

So came the greeting from Karl Rove, one of the most well-known and controversial national political operatives, a few hours before he was scheduled to speak Wednesday night to students in the McCallum Ballroom at Rhodes College.

23. Home Builders HQ Could Become Retail Outlet - Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Memphis Area Home Builders Association is in the market for a new home, and its soon-to-be former digs appear headed for redevelopment.

In a deal that closed Dec. 18, the longtime homebuilding trade association sold its headquarters at 776 Germantown Road for $2.7 million to Ray Gill of Gill Properties Inc. Gill was attracted to the property because of its large footprint – a 3.6-acre parcel on the east side of Germantown – and because of its placement near the Trinity Commons shopping center along a busy corridor with high traffic.

24. Mattila’s Visitation, Memorial Service Today - Wednesday, September 09, 2009

About five months ago, Shelby County Trustee Paul Mattila stood in his backyard in Millington and told several dozen people he would be running in the 2010 county elections.

In the barn just a few yards away were signs for the coming campaign and from past ones Mattila had worked over the years.

25. Events - Friday, July 17, 2009

MPACT Memphis will have a lunch with Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. today at noon at Pearl’s Oyster House, 299 S. Main St. The lunch is for members only. To R.S.V.P., contact Joy Turner at jturner@mpactmemphis.org or 528-8340.

26. Events - Thursday, July 16, 2009

Christian Brothers University will present the fourth session of its Family Business Enrichment Series today from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Spain Auditorium in Buckman Hall. The topic of the lecture is “Integrating Closely Held Businesses Into Personal Financial and Investment Strategies.” For reservations, call 321-3999 or e-mail rsvp@cbu.edu.

27. Rival Bills Advancing on Tenn. Judicial Selection - Thursday, April 30, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Supreme Court justices could be challenged in re-election campaigns under a proposal advanced by a Senate panel on Wednesday. But House leaders are voicing support for a rival measure with a more limited scope.

28. Perry Enters Probate Clerk Race - Thursday, March 26, 2009

Add another candidate to the already forming 2010 Shelby County ballot.

Clay Perry, deputy administrator to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, is in the race for Shelby County Probate Court clerk.

29. Saint Francis Weight Loss Center Appoints Weaver Medical Director - Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Virginia Weaver has been appointed medical director of the Saint Francis Center for Surgical Weight Loss.

30. ‘Welcome Home’ Grads Win Added Cache - Tuesday, February 03, 2009

A little more than two years after the Memphis Area Association of Realtors launched its Welcome Home Memphis certification, eight real estate agents have completed all of its requirements, giving the program some momentum during a slumping market.

31. Senior-Living ‘Dream’ Moves Forward In Millington - Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Barret Oaks, an ambitious $40 million mixed-use senior living development, will soon be under way on a 47-acre cotton field in Millington more than a year after its creators envisioned the concept.

32. Partners Proceed With Millington Development - Tuesday, January 06, 2009

At a time when many real estate developers are putting the brakes on projects, the partners behind Thornhill Estates in Millington are keeping their feet on the proverbial gas pedal.

Martin Edwards and Bob Turner, the pair who comprise Thornhill Partners, bought the 95-acre development for $1.8 million from Jada Enterprises LLC in September 2007, just as the housing slump was hitting full stride.

33. Events - Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors will hold a forum discussing “Patterns and Trends in Land Development” today from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at its offices, 6393 Poplar Ave. Bob Dalhoff of Dalhoff Thomas Daws will present the forum. Cost is $15 for nonmembers and free for members. For more information, call 818-2428.

34. Events - Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Metro Business Council will host a live webcast of Tom Peter’s presentation “Achieving Excellence in a Disruptive Age” today from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. The presentation will come from the Gazelles Growth Conference in Atlanta and will focus on what entrepreneurs and business leaders need to thrive and survive in a rapidly changing business environment. Cost is $75 per attendee and seating is limited. For reservations, contact Michael Synk at msynk@in-synk.com or 276-0200.

35. Events - Monday, October 20, 2008

The Center City Commission and the Memphis Division of Public Works today will host a second public meeting to discuss the proposed trash collection pilot program that could replace dumpsters in Downtown. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Center City Commission office, 114 N. Main St. Dwan Gilliom will give a detailed presentation of the pilot program. For more information, call Eric Robertson at 575-0542.

36. Cohen, Blackburn Lead Local Election Winners - Monday, August 11, 2008

More than half and possibly as much as 75 percent of Shelby County’s nearly 626,000 voters are expected to turn out for the Nov. 4 election that will be highlighted by the John McCain-Barack Obama battle for the White House.

37. Cohen Crushes Tinker - Jackson Upsets Turner - Charter Changes Pass-Fail - Friday, August 08, 2008
Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen was the big winner in Thursday’s primary elections. Cohen, with 80 percent of the vote, crushed challenger Nikki Tinker in the hard fought 9th District Democratic primary.

The upset of the evening was the general election contest for General Sessions Court Clerk where Democratic challenger Otis Jackson beat Republican incumbent Chris Turner.

And only one of two sets of Shelby County charter amendments on the ballot were approved by voters.

Voter turnout was just under 16 percent in Shelby County. Voter turnout was clearly driven by the 9th District Democratic primary. More people voted in that primary which covers most but not all of Shelby County than voted countywide in the state Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. Turnout in the Democratic primaries was twice that of the Republican primaries in Shelby County.

All results are unofficial pending audit and certification by the Shelby County Election Commission and Tennessee election officials

9th Congressional District
Democratic Primary
Steve Cohen 50,284 79%
Nikki Tinker 11,814 19%
Joe Towns Jr. 914 1%

Not even close. Cohen won the primary for the open all Shelby County seat two years ago by 4,400 votes over Tinker and 13 other candidates. This time around he was the incumbent and Tinker’s challenge was more strident with a pair of controversial attack ads in the gap between the end of early voting and election day. Both were probably factors in the vote totals along with a smaller field of five candidates.

Cohen faces independent candidate Jake Ford in the Nov. 4 general election.

7th Congressional District
Republican Primary
248 of 265 precincts reporting
Marsha Blackburn 29,158 65%
Tom Leatherwood 15,636 35%

These are the results district wide which includes not only the eastern part of Shelby County but a strip of Middle Tennessee up to the Kentucky state line. In Shelby County’s part of the 7th district, Leatherwood beat Blackburn with 62 percent of the vote. But it was 62 percent of just over 19,000 votes. Outside Shelby County it was always going to be difficult for Leatherwood.. The low voter turnout in Collierville and other eastern parts of the county made Leatherwood’s task impossible.

Blackburn faces Democrat Randy G. Morris on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Shelby County Charter Amendment #360
Yes  49,506   49.73%

No   50,043   50,27%

Closest contest of the night in Shelby County with a 537 vote margin and the highest turnout with 99,549 votes total.

This set of charter changes was to fix a legal problem noted in a recent Tennessee Supreme Court ruling. Another part of the package deal was increasing term limits for the county mayor and the county commission from two consecutive four year terms approved by voters in 1994 to three consecutive four year terms. The County Commission meets Monday to ponder whether it should offer another charter amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot that would fix the legal problem.

Shelby County Charter Amendment #361
Yes 65,548 68%
No 30,188 32%

This set of charter amendment includes provisions for recalling elected officials. It also establishes a new method for filling a vacancy in the office of County Mayor.

General Sessions Court Clerk
Otis Jackson 51,438 52%
Chris Turner 43,971 45%

The upset of the evening. Turner, the Republican nominee and the incumbent was seeking a fourth term. Jackson, the Democratic nominee, was making his fourth bid for county-wide office after coming close in a 2006 bid for County Clerk.

Trustee
Paul Mattila 54,734 57%
Ray Butler 29,977 31%

Mattila beats Butler in a race featuring an energetic and misleading campaign by M. LaTroy Williams in which Williams billed himself as the “real Democrat.” He was, in fact, an independent candidate garnering 8 percent of the vote. Mattila fills the remaining two years left in the term of office of the late Bob Patterson, a Republican. Mattila, a Democrat, worked with Patterson. Butler, the Republican, was also a friend of Patterson’s and the race amounted to who would best continue to operate the office as Patterson did.

Criminal Court Judge Div. 6
John Fowlkes 44,581 52%
Latonya Burrow 21,874 26%
Michael G. Floyd 12,071 14%
Claiborne H. Ferguson 6,240 7%

Fowlkes serves out the remaining six years left of the eight year term of office of Fred Axley who resigned from the bench shortly after winning re-election in 2006. Burrow finished a close second to Axley two years ago and again ran an energetic campaign this time around. But Fowlkes status in the legal community and his appointment to the bench by Gov. Phil Bredesen proved to be the advantage.

Assessor of Property
Cheyenne Johnson 59,637 60%
Bill Giannini 39,057 40%

Johnson, the Democratic nominee, easily beat Giannini, who is also doubling as local GOP chairman. Local Democrats keep the county-wide position in their column as voters go for the candidate endorsed by outgoing Democratic incumbent Rita Clark.

U.S. Senate
Democratic Primary
2,192 of 2,290 precincts reporting
Bob Tuke 54,613 32%
Gary G. Davis 37,193 22%
Mike Padgett 32,190 19%
Mark Clayton 30,359 18%
Kenneth Eaton 13,718 8%
Leonard Ladner 4,431 3%

These are the statewide results. Tuke got 42 percent of the Shelby County vote with Clayton finishing second. Tuke, the former state Democratic Party chairman, faces Republican incumbent Lamar Alexander, one of the most successful politicians in the history of the state, in the Nov. 4 general election.

Judicial Retention Races

All seven state appellate court judges, including two Tennessee Supreme Court justices, won their yes/no contests on the ballot across the state. That includes Tennessee Criminal Appeals Court Judge Camille McMullen of Millington who was just appointed to the bench in June by Gov. Phil Bredesen.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

38. Tenn. AG: Pay Ban for Illegal Immigrants Unconstitutional - Thursday, April 10, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - The state attorney general has issued a legal opinion that a legislative proposal to make it a crime for illegal immigrants to accept pay for work done in Tennessee is unconstitutional.

39. Filing Deadline For Elections Is Thursday - Tuesday, April 01, 2008

A healthy voter turnout doesn't necessarily mean every race on the ballot gets the benefit. Politicos call it "ballot falloff." It means races such as those for president or mayor get voters to the polls. But those same voters might decide not to vote in the other races.

40. UTHSC College of Allied Health Sciences Appoints Frey as Dean - Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Dr. William R. Frey has been appointed dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Frey has served as the interim dean of the college since May 2005. He has been an adjunct faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Memphis since January 2005.

41. Herrington Named Field Director at Shoemaker Financial - Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Jason Herrington, a financial adviser at Shoemaker Financial, has been named a field director for the firm. He will have the responsibility of advising and mentoring new advisers during their two-year training period.

42. New Advisory Board Works To Help Real Estate Sector - Thursday, December 20, 2007

Battered, bloodied and bruised, the housing market has taken some devastating punches lately in the form of declining sales and rising foreclosures.

But the bell hasn't rung as far as some Realtors are concerned, and William Mitchell of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc. is one of them.

43. Bar Association Prepares for New Leadership - Thursday, November 15, 2007

The Memphis Bar Association will bring 2007 to a close with a ceremonial transferring of the gavel Dec. 6 during its annual meeting at The Peabody Hotel's Continental Ballroom, from noon to 1:30 p.m.

44. Thornhill EstatesGets New Developer - Tuesday, September 04, 2007
     An upscale lifestyle community in Millington has a new owner after Jada Enterprises LLC sold its stake in the 95-acre development.
     Thornhill Partners - comprised of Memphians Bob Turner

45. Phillips to Become President of Optometry School - Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Dr. Richard W. Phillips has been named president-elect of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. Phillips is a 1978 graduate of the college and the former regional executive director for Tennessee operations for TLC - Laser Eye Centers. He will be only the sixth person to hold the office in the college's 75-year history. Phillips will assume the presidency May 17. He is replacing William E. Cochran, who is retiring.

46. Blount Rises to Vice President at Wachovia - Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Michelle Blount has been named vice president and senior community banker for Wachovia Bank in Memphis. She has 12 years of experience in the financial services industry and most recently served as vice president in commercial banking for First Tennessee Bank.

47. Green Receives Bar's Lawyer's Lawyer Award - Thursday, December 22, 2005

Memphis lawyer Robert L. "Bob" Green of Allen Summers Simpson Lillie & Gresham PLLC received the Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award at the Memphis Bar Association's 2005 annual meeting, held Dec. 1 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

48. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, June 14, 2005
New Home Construction Skyrockets in Arlington

Northeast Shelby Sees Construction, Sales Spurt

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Fifteen years ago, Collierville was a cozy little town of about 15,000 residents. Target didnt have a local presence...

49. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 01, 2005
St

St. Jude Researcher Named to Royal Society

Dr. Tom Curran, chair of the department of Developmental Neurobiology and the co-leader of the Neurobiology and Brain Tumor program at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, was elected to the Fello...

50. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Home Sales See Pickup as Inventory Increases

Home Sales Pick Up as Inventory Increases

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A drive through Cordova, with its abundance of For Sale signs, is strong evidence that the Memphis market has its fair shar...

51. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, December 28, 2004
MARY K

Home Sales Break Records in 2004

MARY K. LEVIE

The Daily News

It has been another record-breaking year for the Memphis home sales market, with sales through November up 14.8 percent from the same period last year, according to the...

52. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Home Prices Moving Up

Memphis Home Prices Holding Steady

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The Federal Housing Finance Board recently reported that the October average U.S. house price jumped 8.5 percent from a year ago, to $264,540 from $243,7...

53. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, October 21, 2004
Wachovia Development

Wachovia Development

Finances Forest Hill Property

Wachovia Development Corp., as grantor, and ServiceMaster Consumer Services LP have financed property near Forest Hill-Irene and Winchester roads for $7.1 million, acco...

54. Archived Article: Gov Focus - Friday, October 08, 2004
Katherine Turner, Memphis MPO Senior planner:

Officials Examine Bike, Pedestrian Options

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Many Memphians are relying less on cars and more on biking or walking to get from here to there, and at the moment, the cit...

55. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 08, 2004
GMAQ Elects Officers for 2005

GMAQ Elects 2005 Officers, Directors

The Greater Memphis Association for Quality announced the election of the following officers for 2005: Pat Brown, president; Marcia Boyd, vice president; Felecia Warner, secret...

56. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Peabody Avenue Property

Peabody Avenue Property

Financed for $1.1 Million

Ben T. Duke has financed two parcels of land on Peabody Avenue for $1.1 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Database, www.memphisdailynews.com. Financ...

57. Archived Article: Permits (lead) - Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Building permits

Construction Market Sees Mixed Quarter

Permit filings down; builders expect summer pickup

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Shelby County building activity was up in the second quarter compared to the first three months of 2...

58. Archived Article: Lot Shortage (lead) - Monday, June 28, 2004
Builders Looking for Work

Builders Face Shortage of Available Lots

Low supply has some firms facing work slowdown

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A quick drive through Cordova or Arlington shows a lot of new residential development taking ...

59. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Real

Memphis Home Sales Still on the Rise

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

If May is any indication of things to come, Memphis-area real estate agents will be in particularly high gear during the already-busy summer months.

Still rising. Ma...

60. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Real

Summer Heat Wont Slow Home Sales

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Realtors are gearing up for another strong summer coming on the heels of previous quarters of booming business in the Memphis home sales market.

Though mortgage interest...

61. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, May 20, 2004
Bowden Finances Lots

Bowden Finances Lots

in Arlington Subdivision

Bowden Building Corp. has financed 15.33 acres for 45 lots in the Hidden Meadows Subdivision in Arlington for $1.39 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Datab...

62. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, May 19, 2004
The Collierville Chamber of Commerce presents Tennessee Small Business Counseling from 9 a

The Shelby County Conservation Board meets at 8 a.m. today at the Shelby Farms Visitors Center, 500 Pinelake Drive. Call 545-4588. The Center City Developm...

63. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, May 17, 2004
BOTANIC GARDENS TO HOST STORM WATER MEETING U of M Hosts International Neuro-Oncology Update

May 17

The University of Memphis hosts the third annual International Neuro-Oncology Update at 7:45 a.m. at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Inn...

64. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Real

New Construction Stalls Existing Home Sales

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A young couple that recently entered Tommie Criswell-Jones Crye-Leike, Realtors, office is a pretty typical example of first-time buyers seeking homes in Metro M...

65. Archived Article: Mortgages (lead) - Friday, April 16, 2004
Mortgage quarter

Drop in Refinances Slows Lending Market

With interest rates still low, home sales remain strong

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When mortgage interest rates hit record lows last year, the area home sales market went throug...

66. Archived Article: Permits (lead) - Wednesday, April 14, 2004
There is not much office space and a few possibilities but not a lot of office space bult this year

Housing Dominates Construction Arena

Office, industrial markets await economic pickup

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Although the office a...

67. Archived Article: Spcl. Report (lead) - Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Data lead

Newcomers Flock to Affordable Markets

Price, new construction key to attracting new residents

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Mortgage interest rates are low, the economy is coming back around and a number of Metro Memphis market...

68. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Rate hikes shouldn't slow home sales

Slow Job Growth Helps Keep Rates Low

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Although low interest rates have compensated for high unemployment when it comes to fueling new home sales, job growth eventually could ...

69. Archived Article: Gov Focus - Friday, February 13, 2004
Gov

City Focuses on Need for Affordable Housing

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

More than 80,000 people work in Downtown Memphis each day. Of those, only 10,000 live in the area.

What those Center City Commission statistics reveal is the f...

70. Archived Article: Spcl Report (lead) - Monday, January 26, 2004
Real lead

Rates Drive 03 Real Estate Growth

The Daily News sees continued momentum in 04

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The Memphis real estate market saw heavy activity in 2003, as warranty deed transactions increased by 17 percent, acco...

71. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, January 13, 2004
MAAR

MAAR President Focuses on Affordable Housing

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

With home sales numbers setting records virtually every month in 2003, the Memphis residential real estate market has experienced a nice run thats not expected ...

72. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Real

Realtors Head Into 04 With Confidence

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Anyone who thought home sales in the Memphis market would level off following record-low interest rates this year might want to wait and see before passing judgment. <...

73. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Realtors Association Announces President, Board

MAAR Confirms Officers, Board Members The Memphis Area Association of Realtors confirmed president-elect Bob Turner as 2004 president and elected Sue Stinson-Turner as 2004 president-elect. Neil Hub...

74. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, January 14, 2003
MAAR hands out

MAAR installs officers,

hands out Realtor awards

At its annual inauguration ceremony Thursday, the Memphis Area Association of Realtors installed its 2003 officers and board of directors.

Officers are Isaac Northern Jr. of...

75. Archived Article: Homes (lead) - Sunday, January 05, 2003
Lead

DeSoto Home Sales Continue to Increase

Five-year trend kept pace in 2003, projected to continue in 04

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Maybe its the low interest rates, or it could just be the good feeling that comes with purchasing a ...

76. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, December 07, 2000
Bob Martin Leaves Juvenile Court Juvenile court clerk retires after 16 years By MARY DANDO The Daily News C.R. "Bob" Martin said his goodbyes to colleagues and friends Nov. 30 on his final day as Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk, a post ...

77. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Amy E Amy E. Ferguson and Bill M. Wade have joined Waring Cox as associates. Ferguson is a 2000 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee. Wade graduated from Vanderbil...

78. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 17, 1999
Thompson & Co Allen Saylor has been promoted to vice president-hotel division for Allen & OHara Inc. He previously was regional director for the firms hotel division. Saylor has a bachelors degree from Michigan State University and is a cert...

79. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 07, 1999
Bob Vornbrock has been named president of Thompson & Co Bob Vornbrock has been named president of Thompson & Co. He formerly was chief operating officer. Vornbrock is a graduate of the University of Missouri. Greg Bava has been named to the ...

80. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, February 26, 1999
The 18th annual Freedom of Information Conference will be held at 7:30 p The 18th annual Freedom of Information Conference will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Memphis. The speaker will be syndicated columnist Jack Anderson who wil...

81. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, November 24, 1998
Home builders association elects 1999 volunteer leadership team Home builders association elects 1999 volunteer leadership team By DAVID REEL Special to The Daily News David Gribble of Boyle Investment Co. has been elected to serve as 1999 president...

82. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, July 09, 1998
The Memphis Bar Association announced the results of the associations Judicial Preference Election concerning all contested judicial and clerk races on Aug The Memphis Bar Association announced the results of the associations Judicial Preference Ele...

83. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 11, 1998
Gary L Gary L. Osing has joined the Waring Cox law firm as chief operating officer. He formerly was director of administration for the law firm of Hand Arendall LLC in Mobile, Ala. He is a graduate of the University of South Alabama and Springfield ...

84. Archived Article: Childsupport - Thursday, June 26, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Laws hammer deadbeat parents Legislation continues to provide tools to collect child support payments By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Beginning Oct. 1, Tennessee will have yet another tool to use in the collection of child sup...

85. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, December 17, 1996
The Sales and Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of Memphis recently concluded its Certified New Home Sales Professional certification course The Sales and Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of Memphis recently conclu...

86. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, October 17, 1996
James T James T. Bland Jr. was elected president of the Memphis & Shelby County Bar Foundation at its recent annual meeting. Other officers include vice president George S. Petkoff, secretary David J. Harris and treasurer Susan R. Gregory. Membe...

87. Archived Article: Standout Kustoff - Friday, September 13, 1996
By NATALIE VANTREASE STRODE Convincing the uncertain County GOP chairman David Kustoff working for Grand Ole time in November By NATALIE VANTREASE STRODE The Daily News Whats a political campaign without a few problems? Glitches are par for the cour...

88. Archived Article: Govt Briefs - Friday, June 07, 1996
The Shelby County Republican Party will sponsor a barbecue dinner June 22 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the home of Margo Dixon, 235 Meadowgrove Lane, to raise funds for the Aug. 1 general election. The Shelby County Republican Party will sponsor a ba...

89. Archived Article: Inv Briefs - Monday, May 13, 1996
05-13 inv briefs Thomas & Betts recently entered an agreement to sell its Hendrix Wire & Cable business to a member of the Marmon Group of companies for an undisclosed sum. The cash transaction is expected to be completed within the week. Sa...