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. Hollywood Feed Expands, Renews Local Leases - Friday, March 01, 2013

Hollywood Feed has renewed and expanded two of its Memphis locations.

The Memphis-based natural and holistic pet food merchant is growing its 2648 Broad Ave. warehouse from 44,400 square feet to 77,763 square feet.

3. Gen X Inks State’s First Location on Austin Peay - Friday, November 16, 2012

A trendy Vernon, Calif.-based retailer has inked its first Tennessee location in Austin Peay Plaza.

Gen X Clothing Inc. signed a 35,000-square-foot lease at 3252 Austin Peay Highway. The space was formerly occupied by Big Lots.

4. 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.

5. Poplar Transformation - Monday, July 09, 2012

Two big retail deals have recently been inked on the Poplar Avenue corridor, soon filling empty spaces on the city’s busiest street.

A new Family Dollar is going in the old Stringer’s Garden Center site at 2974 Poplar, while Office Depot and Hollywood Feed are going in the former Samuel’s Furniture space at 5502-5510 Poplar, near South Yates Road.

6. New Owner For Bartlett Car Wash Property - Friday, May 04, 2012

A former car wash site in Bartlett has traded hands. Nyan Jaf acquired the 0.71-acre lot at 5960 Summer Ave. from Mr. Carwash LLC for $65,000.

7. Unified Moves To East Pointe Biz Center - Friday, April 20, 2012

An independent forensic engineering and investigations company has relocated its Mid-South Service Center to a more secure location.

Unified Investigations & Sciences Inc. has inked 8,565 square feet in East Pointe Business Center Building D, 3875 Vantech Drive. The Suwanee, Ga.-based tenant was previously located at 3955 Whitebrook Drive, where it serviced Arkansas, North Mississippi and West Tennessee.

8. Gastro Group Opens Office In Senatobia - Friday, February 17, 2012

Utley Properties has closed on a flurry of deals in its Northwest Plaza Shopping Center in Senatobia in recent weeks.

Dr. Ulric Duncan of Delta Gastroenterology PC has leased 1,200 square feet of space at 113 Northwest Drive for two years.

9. Pizza Eatery Expands Into Southaven - Friday, December 02, 2011

A husband and wife team from Hernando is expanding its pizzeria business into Southaven.

David J. and Melissa A. Pippin, owners of Three Guys Pizza Pies, have signed a 3,050-square-foot lease in the Shops of DeSoto Center, 1046 Church Road.

10. Nissan North America Renews Lease In SE Shelby - Friday, October 28, 2011

Nissan North America Inc. has renewed its 413,000-square-foot lease in Southeast Shelby County.

11. iPad Becomes Essential Tool for Brokers - Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Commercial real estate brokers and their clients are warming up to the trend of using the iPad as an everyday tool for conducting business.

Since its debut this past March, the iPad 2 – Apple Inc.’s ubiquitous tablet computer – is quickly gaining a foothold as a standard tool for many in the industry.

12. EDGE Board Holds Inaugural Meeting - Friday, August 19, 2011

The new Economic Development Growth Engine approved its existence Wednesday, Aug. 17, while also addressing some confusing technicalities.

“The president is selected by both mayors – this seems cumbersome,” former Shelby County Commissioner and EDGE director Deidre Malone said at the organization’s inaugural meeting at City Hall. “Having worked in the private sector and for an organization with a similar structure, I think it’s very interesting.”

13. New Economic Development Board Gets Started - Thursday, August 18, 2011

The new Economic Development Growth Engine approved its existence Wednesday, Aug. 17, while also addressing some confusing technicalities.

“The president is selected by both mayors – this seems cumbersome,” former Shelby County Commissioner and EDGE director Deidre Malone said at the organization’s inaugural meeting at City Hall. “Having worked in the private sector and for an organization with a similar structure, I think it’s very interesting.”

14. Ga.-Based Coastal Logistics Signs Lease - Friday, June 24, 2011

A budding Savannah, Ga.-based third-party logistics firm is expanding into the Southeast Memphis industrial market. Coastal Logistics Group Inc. has signed a new 50,000-square-foot lease at 5715 Distribution Drive.

15. ‘The Rat’ at Rhodes Gets Makeover - Friday, May 13, 2011

Rhodes College has filed an $11 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to expand and renovate its main dining hall facility.

Known by students as “The Rat,” Catherine Burrow Refectory opened in 1958 and has three dining areas – Neely Hall, Hyde Hall and Rollow Hall. Smaller meeting rooms include the Alburty Room, the Davis Room and the Bell Room.

16. Popular Burger Chain Moves Into Memphis - Friday, March 11, 2011

After years of Five Guys Burgers and Fries having a presence in the Nashville and Knoxville areas, the chain is setting up shop in one of Memphis’ most densely populated areas.

Jubilee Restaurant Group LLC, owner of the franchise, signed a 2,882-square-foot lease in Primacy Place, 1615 Ridgeway Road.

17. Wolfchase Auto Dealer Site Sells for $4M - Friday, February 04, 2011

A Wolfchase auto dealership facility is officially changing hands and names.

First Tennessee Trust Department has bought the 48,085-square-foot auto dealership formerly known as Cadillac SAAB of Memphis, 7727 U.S. 64, for $4 million.

18. Menlo Deal Tops Noteworthy Leases - Thursday, December 30, 2010

The Daily News in September launched a new weekly column called “Inked” to spotlight Memphis’ commercial leasing landscape.

Despite tough times, local commercial real estate firms were able to ink plenty of deals in the past four months. Here’s a rundown of some of the most noteworthy commercial leases since Inked’s debut:

19. Conway Services Moves to Cordova - Thursday, December 23, 2010

Conway Services Heating, Cooling & Plumbing has signed a new lease to accommodate space for its growing service team.

Conway Services is moving from 6426 Summer Gale Drive in Memphis near Bartlett to a warehouse on 1220 Big Orange Road in Cordova.

20. Skyline Grows Local Footprint on Vantech Dr. - Friday, December 10, 2010

Skyline Exhibits MidSouth is expanding its presence at East Pointe Business Center.

The St. Paul, Minn.-based tradeshow exhibits company renewed its 9,958-square-foot lease at 3895 Vantech Drive, Suite 9, and expanded into an additional 3,524 square feet. The additional space will enable Skyline to assemble and store exhibits for clients.

21. Menlo Bolsters Local Presence With New Lease - Friday, November 26, 2010

Menlo Worldwide Logistics LLC is expanding its Memphis-area operations with a new 181,000-square-foot lease in ProLogis Park DeSoto in Olive Branch.

22. Calif. Investor Buys Midtown Apartments - Friday, November 12, 2010

A vintage apartment complex in Midtown is under new ownership.

Gabrion Properties LLC closed on approximately 20,000 total square feet of space in Cherokee Arms Apartments for $455,000. The three-story apartment complex, 1508 Madison Ave., contains 30 studio apartments with historic vintage architecture.

23. Colliers Sells Property to Union Forklift - Friday, October 22, 2010

Colliers International recently sold an 18,750-square-foot building in the Perimeter Point Business Park, 2188 Spicer Cove.

24. 14 Applicants File for Two Judicial Vacancies - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Two vacancies in the western divisions of two state appeals courts have drawn a lot of interest from attorneys and judges in West Tennessee.

A total of 14 applicants filed with the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission for both vacancies by Friday’s deadline.

25. Paragon to Open Fifth Memphis Branch - Wednesday, November 21, 2007
     Paragon National Bank has announced plans to open a fifth Memphis branch near Oak Court Mall.
     Paragon's Grove Park Banking Center will occupy the ground floor of a five-story office buil

26. Giant Pawn Shop to Open in Hickory Hill - Tuesday, July 11, 2006

If Wal-Mart ever got into the pawn shop business, it might open something that looks like Top Dollar Pawn at 3700 Hickory Hill Road.

In two to three months, Louisiana-based J.V. Holding Co. Inc. will open the 101,352-square-foot pawn shop in a vacant Target store there.

27. Developer Ford Beach Wrestles 'Silk Purses out of Sows' Ears' By Bringing New Life to Neglected Commercial Properties - Tuesday, April 11, 2006

In East Memphis, an 11,500-square-foot retail center with few trappings and a basic design sits tucked between Houston's Restaurant and the Malco Paradiso cinema. It stands as a classic example of what real estate broker Ford Beach does best.

28. MAAR Commercial Council Names Board Members - Wednesday, September 14, 2005

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council elected the following individuals to its board of directors: Bayard Snowden, president-elect; Michael Greenberg, 2005 director/2006 vice president; Andy Cates, two-year director; Kelly Truitt, two-year director; and Jim Rainer, two-year director. Returning board members include Jon Albright, president; Steve Guinn, vice president; Joel Fulmer, immediate past president; Frank Dyer, Irvin Skopp and Russ Westlake, directors; Richard Groff, Memphis Metro CCIM chapter president; John Bartlett, IREM chapter 20 president; Philip Erstine, Realtors Land Institute Tennessee chapter president; and Joe Steffner, SIOR chapter president.

29. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Flintco Companies Names New Senior Vice President

Flintco Names New Senior Vice President

Kevin Moyes was appointed senior vice president of The Flintco Cos. Inc. Moyes has worked with Flintco for 18 years. He earned a bachelors degree from Ok...

30. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, December 14, 2004
By Andy Meerk

Wolf River Gets New Medical Tenant

Doctors office latest venture in growing medical corridor

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Dr. William Light, a specialist in internal medicine who has operated in a facility adjacent to Baptis...

31. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, November 23, 2004
By Andy Meek

Germantown Sees More Medical Development

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The steady eastern migration of the Metro Memphis population has lured medical properties east, turning Germantowns Wolf River Boulevard and surrounding areas...

32. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, November 17, 2004
ANDY MEEK

Midtown Properties Get Unique Flair

Developer adds character to small retail portfolio

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Loeb Properties is working to put a distinctive Midtown stamp on several properties the company is redeveloping ...

33. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 01, 2004
MAAR Elects Board of Directors

MPD Names Public Information Officer

Larry Godwin, interim director of the Memphis Police Department, selected Sgt. Vince Higgins to serve as the departments new public information officer. Higgins, a 14-year vet...

34. Archived Article: Commercial (lead) - Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Commercial data

Commercial Sales Rise, Prices Skyrocket

Most market sectors show improvement from 2003

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Anyone seeking signs of economic recovery could look no further than the commercial real estate market i...

35. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Loeb Properties Refinances Erin Way Shopping Center

Loeb Refinances Erin Way Shopping Center 4840-4872 Poplar Ave.

and 599-553 Erin Drive

Cost: $4.9 million

Borrower: Erin Way Partners LP

Lender: Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.

Trus...

36. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Real

More Medical Comes to Wolf River Stretch

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

As the population in Metro Memphis continues to shift eastward, it only makes sense that medical offerings would follow.

Baptist Memorial Hospital relocated its ...

37. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, June 19, 2003
Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid

Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid

Oracle Corp., the No. 2 U.S.-based global software maker, Wednesday sweetened its hostile cash bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by 22 percent to about $6.3 billion, the latest ...

38. Archived Article: Neurology (lead) - Monday, May 19, 2003
Neurology group nabs spot in Wolf River office park

Neurology group nabs spot in Wolf River office park

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Construction is about to begin on a $1.6 million, 14,000-square-foot medical office building at 764...

39. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, May 16, 2003
Offices shape Germantown stretch into new medical center

Offices shape Germantown stretch into new medical center

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Baptist Health Care made a splash when it shifted its center of operations from Downtown ...

40. Archived Article: Wolf River(lead) - Tuesday, November 05, 2002
Wolf River office center nearing completion

Loeb Properties Wolf River center nearing capacity

By SUE KIRSTEIN

The Daily News

Loeb Properties, under the name Wolf River Professional Center, sold one of its last vacant lots in a 22-acre p...

41. Archived Article: Loeb (bott) - Friday, June 04, 1999
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Loeb Industries begins Trinity Creek Business Park By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Construction is underway on the first phase of Trinity Creek Business Park in Cordova, a development project owned by Loeb Properties Inc. The ...

42. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, December 16, 1998
SCB Computer Technology Names Equity Inns Inc. has added three members to its board of directors: Raymond E. Schultz, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Promus Hotel Corp.; Howard A. Silver, president and chief operating officer of Equi...

43. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, December 15, 1997
Dec Dec. 16 The American Business Womens Association, Cotton Belles chapter, will meet at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Networking begins at 5:45 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. The program will include the Dixie Cotton Boll Qua...

44. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, December 08, 1997
Dec Dec. 8 Women of Achievement will host its annual forum, Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Then and Now, at the Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The panel will include Frances Dancy Hooks, a 1997 Women of Achievement...

45. Archived Article: Gov Focus - Friday, March 14, 1997
Governements Helping Hand Helping hands Two agencies work to bring assistance to disaster victims By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News As flood waters across Tennessee continue to rise, government agencies and nonprofit organizations are bringing reli...