The Daily News and The Memphis News claimed 11 Green Eyeshade Journalism Awards in the annual regional competition whose 2012 winners were announced Wednesday, May 8.

Sports commentary and sports reporting in The Memphis News by Don Wade claimed two first place awards in the 63rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for the 11-state Southeastern region of the Society of Professional Journalists that includes Tennessee.

2. The Daily News Claims 11 Green Eyeshade Awards - Thursday, May 09, 2013

The Daily News and The Memphis News claimed 11 Green Eyeshade Journalism Awards in the annual regional competition whose 2012 winners were announced Wednesday, May 8.

Sports commentary and sports reporting in The Memphis News by Don Wade claimed two first place awards in the 63rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for the 11-state Southeastern region of the Society of Professional Journalists that includes Tennessee.

3. Grizzlies Trying to Create Season to Remember - Friday, May 03, 2013

Disappointments past can set up unmitigated joy in the present. At its best, that’s how this whole sports fandom thing works.

You invest yourself emotionally (yes, perhaps financially, too) and if you hold the stock (your loyalty) long enough, there’s a nice payoff.

4. Ubiquiti Networks Hires Its First Marketing Chief - Saturday, April 27, 2013

The next-generation communications technology company led by Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera has hired its first chief marketing officer.

5. Basketball Boon - Saturday, April 27, 2013

Before the Grizzlies began their first-round playoff series with the Clippers in Los Angeles, Dennis Flanagan looked ahead to Game 3, which was to be played on Thursday night, April 25, in Memphis.

6. ‘Real Big Decisions’ Looming for Grizzlies - Friday, April 26, 2013

The Grizzlies returned from Los Angeles down 2-0 to the Clippers, the idea of “Believe Memphis” being put to the test.

Thursday night, April 25, the Clippers and Grizzlies were to play Game 3 at FedExForum, and then Saturday, April 27, Game 4.

7. Ubiquiti Networks Hires its First Marketing Chief - Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The next-generation communications technology company led by Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera has hired its first chief marketing officer.

8. Post-Trade Grizzlies Finding Identity - Friday, March 15, 2013

When Rudy Gay talked to Yahoo Sports about needing a change, about the trade from Memphis to Toronto being good for him, all the focus fell on the following quote about Memphis’s new ownership group:

9. Business Executives Discuss Grizzlies' Impact - Thursday, February 28, 2013

For years, FedEx Corp. has brought in 50 of the nation’s leading MBA students to try and recruit them to Memphis.

10. Grizzlies Owners Tout ‘Sustained Success’ - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Every year, FedEx Corp. brings in 50 of the nation’s leading MBA students to try and recruit them to Memphis.

After a three-day weekend of briefing those young professionals on the company and civic culture, an exit survey is conducted with those who didn’t choose FedEx. The No. 1 reason for why they opted out of Memphis? The lack of professional sports teams.

11. Chemistry Slowly Building for New-Look Grizzlies - Friday, February 15, 2013

They showed up in matching blue and white-striped Grizzlies sweat suits, looking like they had walked into FedExForum from the 1980s. It was, without a word being spoken, the first message delivered by Grizzlies chairman Robert Pera and CEO Jason Levien in a Feb. 12 press conference aimed at advancing the narrative of unity – within the team and within the community.

12. New Uniform, Same Rudy Gay - Friday, February 08, 2013

Rudy Gay is incognito now – disguised as a genuine star player who had to go north of the border to take his rightful place center stage. In his Toronto Raptors debut, Gay came off the bench and scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting, 3-of-6 from 3-point range, in a dominating victory over the L.A. Clippers (albeit, without Chris Paul). In his first start, a loss to the Miami Heat, Rudy scored 29 points on 11-of-23 shooting.

13. Grizzlies Must Reset Season’s Shot Clock - Friday, February 08, 2013

In the NBA, everyone’s used to living with the tight deadline that is the 24-second shot clock. Players and coaches are always turning the page from last possession to next possession.

And so it must be for this Grizzlies’ season.

14. Gay Must be Traded Either Now or Later - Friday, January 11, 2013

The time will come – after this season, if not before the Feb. 21 trade deadline – when moving Rudy Gay will be the only sensible thing for the Grizzlies’ new ownership to do.

Unless you’ve been living in a cave – or The Pyramid – you know that Rudy rumors are rampant. Pick a media outlet – from ESPN to Grantland to USA Today – and you can find any number of possible trade scenarios.

15. By the Numbers - Tuesday, January 08, 2013

John Hollinger is a familiar sight at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, the event Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has jokingly described as Geekapalooza.

Hollinger was a panelist this past March at the most recent conference, when he was still an ESPN columnist and a few months away from being offered a job in the Memphis Grizzlies front office.

16. Turning the Page - Saturday, December 29, 2012

It’s that time of year again. It’s that time when journalists across the fruited plain collectively try and make God laugh – with our prognostications, of course, about the year ahead and of what might be.

17. Grizzlies CEO Levien Longtime Fan of Memphis - Friday, December 14, 2012

The first time Jason Levien visited Memphis, it was the summer of 1996. He was here to help his friend and law school classmate Harold Ford Jr. run for Congress, so Levien helped him campaign – and slept on Ford’s sofa.

18. Ubiquiti Honored As Fast Growing Company - Friday, November 16, 2012

Ubiquiti Networks Inc., the technology company founded by new Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera, has been ranked 70 on the Technology Fast 500 from Deloitte & Touche LLP, a list that ranks the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America.

19. 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.

20. Ubiquiti CEO Talks Grizzlies Deal With Analysts - Monday, November 12, 2012

Ubiquiti Networks CEO Robert Pera, who’s also the new controlling owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, briefly addressed his purchase of the team and touched on the deal’s financing while talking to analysts during Ubiquiti’s latest quarterly earnings presentation last week.

21. ‘Let’s Do This’ - Monday, November 12, 2012

There was just something about FedExForum. Something about touring the more than 800,000-square-foot arena for the first time that made him think it’s “just awesome, being inside here.”

22. Ubiquiti CEO Talks Grizzlies Deal With Analysts - Friday, November 09, 2012

Ubiquiti Networks CEO Robert Pera, who’s also the new controlling owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, briefly addressed the completion of the deal and touched on its financing today.

23. Challenges Await New Grizzlies Owner - Friday, November 09, 2012

The professional sports clock has its own idea of time. We were reminded of this when NBA Commissioner David Stern came to Memphis for the Grizzlies’ home opener Nov. 5, which also served as a welcoming party for new franchise chairman Robert Pera.

24. Words Few as Grizz Celebrate New Era on Court - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Just before tipoff Monday night at FedExForum, NBA Commissioner David Stern stepped to center court with microphone in hand and the spotlight squarely on him.

“The future of the NBA in Memphis never looked brighter,” Stern said.

25. Words Few as Grizz Celebrate New Era on Court - Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Just before tipoff Monday night at FedExForum, NBA Commissioner David Stern stepped to center court with microphone in hand and the spotlight squarely on him.

“The future of the NBA in Memphis never looked brighter,” Stern said.

26. City Welcomes New Grizzlies Owner Pera - Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Before founding the company he runs today, Ubiquiti Networks Inc., 34-year-old Robert Pera worked at Apple Inc., where he was a hardware engineer.

27. Ubiquiti Gets High Marks From Leading Service Provider - Thursday, November 01, 2012

Ubiquiti Networks Inc. announced Tuesday, Oct. 30, that it’s the official hardware provider for Florida-based Sling Broadband, a leading Internet service provider in more than 30 major markets nationwide.

28. Pera’s Ubiquiti Reports Earnings Next Week - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The last time his company held its quarterly earnings conference call for analysts, Robert Pera was asked rather pointedly by one analyst whether he was still going to pull the trigger on his purchase of the Memphis Grizzlies.

29. Time for Memphians to Rejoice Yet Again - Monday, October 29, 2012

Each year, a Chicago firm called Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. publishes a tongue-in-cheek report on the nation’s lost productivity during March Madness.

30. NBA Approves Pera as New Grizzlies Owner - Friday, October 26, 2012

Thanks to a unanimous vote of approval from the NBA Board of Governors, Robert Pera is a few days away from being the new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

31. NBA Approves Pera as Grizzlies Owner - Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thanks to a unanimous vote of approval from the NBA Board of Governors, Robert Pera is a few days away from being the new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

32. New Grizzlies Ownership Could Include Manning, Hardaway - Monday, October 08, 2012

A source close to Robert Pera, the California businessman in the process of buying the Memphis Grizzlies, has confirmed the addition of a few new names to what will be the new ownership of the Grizzlies.

33. New Grizz Ownership Could Include Manning, Hardaway - Friday, October 05, 2012

A source close to Robert Pera, the California businessman in the process of buying the Memphis Grizzlies, has confirmed the addition of a few new names to what will be the new ownership of the Grizzlies.

34. New Grizz Ownership Could Include Manning, Hardaway - Thursday, October 04, 2012

A source close to Robert Pera, the California businessman in the process of buying the Memphis Grizzlies, has confirmed the addition of a few new names to what will be the new ownership of the Grizzlies.

35. Election Reform Advisory Board Approved - Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A new Election Reform Advisory Board approved Monday, Sept. 24, by the Shelby County Commission is to report its recommendations by the end of March to the Shelby County Election Commission.

And the Election Commission is under no obligation to act or even accept the recommendations, although election commissioners Steve Stamson and Norma Lester are also on the committee of 12.

36. Commission Approves Pera Group on Forum Lease - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners approved Monday, Sept. 24, a change in the lease for FedExForum to the new Grizzlies ownership group headed by Robert J. Pera.

But the 9-4 vote came after commissioners criticized Pera’s representatives for not providing basic financial statements about Pera or his ownership group.

37. Commission To Put Pera On FedExForum Lease, Appoint Election Reform Panel - Monday, September 24, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners take up a new name on the lease for FedExForum at their Monday, Sept. 24, meeting.

On the agenda is a resolution replacing Hoops LP, the Memphis Grizzlies ownership group headed by Michael Heisley, with RJP Group LLC, the ownership group headed by Robert Pera.

38. Pera's Name Placed on Forum Lease - Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Memphis City Council Tuesday, Sept. 18, approved adding the name of the new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball franchise to the lease on FedExForum.

The city and county own FedExForum and the NBA franchise leases the forum from both local governments.

39. Council Delays Anti-Discrimination Vote For Legal Opinions - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Memphis City Council amended an anti-discrimination ordinance covering city government to include banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.

But the council then delayed a vote on the ordinance for a month after the city attorney and the council’s attorney raised questions about whether the addition amounts to a change in the city charter.

40. Sources: Pera's Grizzlies Bid Taking Shape - Thursday, August 23, 2012

Prospective Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera is rapidly putting together a local ownership group to complement his role as majority owner of the team.

41. Prospective Grizz Owner, Ubiquiti Look Ahead - Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Robert Pera, the California businessman who’s in the process of buying the Memphis Grizzlies, was probably ready to turn the page on a new day and a new week.

42. Bumps Ahead for Pera's Tech Co., Despite Strong Quarter - Friday, August 10, 2012

Ubiquiti Networks Inc., the communications technology company founded by prospective Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera, saw its share price plummet Friday morning after the stock market's opening bell.

43. Pera Open to Local Partners in Grizz Bid - Tuesday, July 31, 2012

In the course of meetings with business and civic leaders here over the last couple of weeks, California technology businessman Robert Pera has decided it would be a good idea to bring local partners into his bid to purchase the Memphis Grizzlies.

44. Pera’s Philosophy: ‘Build on What You’ve Got’ - Thursday, June 28, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series looking at Robert Pera, the potential new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

45. Pera Shows Track Record Of Early Faith - Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series looking at Robert Pera, the potential new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

46. Game Plan - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series looking at Robert Pera, the potential new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

47. Analyst: Potential Griz Owner is a “Strong CEO” - Monday, June 25, 2012

The prospective owner of the Memphis Grizzlies is a “very strong CEO” who’s built a next-generation communications technology company with a “pretty dramatic growth story.”

48. Burden Rests on Fans as Well as New Owner - Monday, June 18, 2012

Because of the lengthy process involved for an NBA franchise to trade hands – and the outside chance that his bid might be rejected – it’s too early to formally welcome Robert Pera to town.

49. Questions Abound in Grizzlies Sale - Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Robert Pera, a young tech industry multimillionaire, is close to adding a new title to his resume: NBA team owner.

50. Heisley Reaches Tentative Deal to Sell Grizzlies - Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Michael Heisley, the Chicago billionaire and majority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, has reached an agreement to sell the team to communications technology magnate Robert Pera, Heisley confirmed late Monday.

51. Drexel Buys Presidents Is. Warehouse - Friday, January 27, 2012

A longtime Memphis-based agricultural chemical provider has snatched up a warehouse on Presidents Island, where it already has a strong presence.

Drexel Chemical Co. purchased the 137,526-square-foot former manufacturing and distribution facility on 12 acres at 2070 and 2071 Channel Ave. on Presidents Island from HPD Properties LLC for $810,000, or $5.89 per square foot.

52. Preserve at Forest Creek Sells for $45.5M - Monday, July 04, 2011

A Class A apartment community in the Germantown/Collierville submarket has traded hands for $45.5 million – marking the largest multifamily sale in three years.

Preserve at Forest Creek Apartments sold on Wednesday, June 29, for $109,900 per unit to Carter-Haston Real Estate Services Inc.

53. Hickory Hill Apartments Sell for $10M - Friday, March 25, 2011

Three apartment communities in the Hickory Hill Road/Knight Arnold Road area have sold for a combined price of $10 million.

Tommy Bronson III and Blake Pera with CB Richard Ellis Memphis’ multifamily division represented Hallmark Capital in the sale to Bellevue, Wash.-based Emerald Apartment Group. Wilson Management Inc., the managing entity behind Emerald Apartment Group, will retain and manage the properties.

54. Drake, masterIT Recognized for Innovation - Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Michael Drake is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of masterIT. masterIT has been named one of North America’s Most Innovative MSPs by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine. The list recognizes the IT industry’s top 40 managed service providers for their ingenuity, leadership and success.

55. Huff Becomes Enrollment VP at University of Memphis - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Betty Huff has been named vice provost of enrollment services at the University of Memphis.

Huff previously served as acting dean and associate dean of students at the University of New Orleans, registrar at the University of Kentucky and vice chancellor for enrollment services and management at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

56. High-Dollar Deal Boosts Commercial Real Estate - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Following what has become a pattern, the local commercial real estate market in September was salvaged by one large deal that offset an otherwise dreary month.

This time it was Resource Real Estate Inc. to the rescue. The Philadelphia-based company bought the Wyndridge Apartments for $9.5 million Sept. 29 and carried the weight for Shelby County’s commercial activity during the month.

57. Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth - Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.

Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 

58. Baldwin Joins Visible School As Department Chair, Professor - Wednesday, July 29, 2009

George Baldwin has been hired by Visible School as department chair and assistant professor of music business ministry and audio production.

59. Aldi Inc. Buys Land For Collierville Store - Tuesday, January 13, 2009

523 W. Poplar Ave.
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $1 Million

Sale Date: Nov. 25, 2008
Buyer: Aldi Collierville LLC
Seller: Martin and Mildred Tippit

60. Don't Mess With Elvis (Week) - Thursday, August 16, 2007

Editor's Note: This article and a companion piece titled "King's Death Anniversary Recounted by Men Who Were There" in today's Daily News are told from the perspective of a journalist who covered Elvis Presley's death and its aftermath in 1977.

61. Legal and Journalistic Worlds to Collide Again At Weekend Event - Thursday, March 01, 2007

For many journalists, it is a challenge to convert what goes on inside the courtroom into something understandable for their readers and viewers. It also can be difficult for reporters to grasp the legal jargon they must navigate in reporting the news.

62. Commercial Advisors' Jensen Voted Commercial Broker of the Year - Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Larry Jensen has received the 2005 Pinnacle Award for Commercial Broker of the Year from the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' Commercial Council. Jensen is president and CEO of Commercial Advisors LLC. He has more than 30 years of experience in real estate.

63. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Armstrong Allen attorneys chosen for Best Lawyers

Memphis Estate Planning Council Elects Officers

The Memphis Estate Planning Council announced the following 2004-2005 officers: Mike Wood, president; David B. Jones, vice president; Frank E. Da...

64. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 21, 2004
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Memphis Area Legal Services Hires Staff Attorney

Virginia M. Alexander was hired as a staff attorney with Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. to work on MALS family/domestic violence project. Alexander previously was a sole p...

65. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 07, 2004
YOUTH VILLAGES NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBER

UT Bowld Hires Transplant Services Director

Barry Marshall joined UT Bowld Hospital as administrative director of transplant services. Marshall previously worked with Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati ...

66. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, December 16, 2003
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Apartments Struggle With Low Interest Rates

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Pay $720 for a tiny, one-bedroom apartment, or an extra $120 a month for a three-bedroom house. Thats the decision University of Memphis grad Robert Goode faced ...

67. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 17, 2002
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Dr. E. Greer Richardson was elected 2002-2003 American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society president. Richardson is an orthopaedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic who sub-specializes in the care of the foot and ankle. He joined the Campbell Clinic s...

68. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Fifty two Memphis-area Crye-Leike sales associates earned the accredited buyer representative (ABR) designation this year A total of 52 Memphis-area Crye-Leike sales associates recently earned the accredited buyer representative designation. They jo...

69. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, December 04, 1997
Penny J Penny J. White, a former justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, will be the guest speaker at the Memphis Bar Associations annual meeting and banquet today. Her remarks will address the bars role in preserving the independence of the judicia...

70. Archived Article: Back-mba - Tuesday, December 02, 1997
White to speak White to speak at MBA banquet Penny J. White, a former justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, will be the guest speaker at the Memphis Bar Associations annual meeting and banquet on Thursday. Her remarks will address the bars role in...

71. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, September 05, 1996
Andrew Love and Wayne Jackson, individually and d/b/a The Memphis Horns vs Andrew Love and Wayne Jackson, individually and d/b/a The Memphis Horns vs. Al Green. Two local musicians are suing performer Al Green over the alleged infringement of the se...

72. Archived Article: Inv Briefs - Monday, January 29, 1996
01/29 Inv briefs The Mid-South Society of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Feb. 7 at 11:45 a.m. at the Racquet Club. Robert M. Crowe, a financial consultant, writer and educator, will speak on t...