Since December, Paragon National Bank has been showcasing art pieces from Dogwood Elementary School students at its Saddle Creek bank branch at 7600 Poplar Ave.

2. Paragon National Bank Hosts Student Artwork - Saturday, December 22, 2012

Paragon National Bank’s Saddle Creek branch at 7600 Poplar Ave. is showing art pieces from Dogwood Elementary School students through January.

3. Paragon National Bank Hosts Student Artwork - Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Paragon National Bank’s Saddle Creek branch at 7600 Poplar Ave. is showing art pieces from Dogwood Elementary School students through January.

4. Lyons Named Interim CEO Of Memphis Symphony - Saturday, December 08, 2012

Al Lyons has been tapped to serve as the interim CEO of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

He’ll serve in the position until a CEO search that’s now in progress is completed.

In addition to formerly working with the Bodine Co. as chief financial officer and president, Lyons has been involved as leader in arts organizations including the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, where he served as interim director from 2007 to 2008 and was president of the board of trustees in 2010 and 2011.

5. Lyons Named Interim CEO of Memphis Symphony Orchestra - Thursday, December 06, 2012

Al Lyons has been tapped to serve as the interim CEO of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

He’ll serve in the position until a CEO search that’s now in progress is completed.

In addition to formerly working with the Bodine Co. as chief financial officer and president, Lyons has been involved as leader in arts organizations including the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, where he served as interim director from 2007 to 2008 and was president of the board of trustees in 2010 and 2011.

6. Davis Named Education Director at Bodine School - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Dr. Lyle Davis is the new director of education at The Bodine School effective June 4.

Davis will supervise teachers, monitor student growth and oversee curriculum at the Germantown school for students with learning disabilities.

7. Cortview Capital Expands Memphis Team - Monday, May 14, 2012

Brad Bodine, who heads the credit products group for Cortview Capital Securities LLC, says growth in Memphis “is an important strategy” for the firm, which has been on a hiring streak around the country lately.

8. Clark to Teach Via Technology As New Bodine Head of School - Friday, September 30, 2011

The Bodine School has named Josh Clark the new head of school in 2011 and beyond.

Bodine focuses exclusively on students with dyslexia, a neurologically based disorder that affects an individual’s ability to read and write.

9. Clark Named the New Head of School at Bodine - Friday, September 16, 2011

Josh Clark has been named the new Head of School at the Bodine School in Germantown.

The Bodine School, for 40 years, has provided students with dyslexia a need-specific, educational environment and a challenging academic curriculum.

10. Memphis Goodwill Wins C'ville Chamber's Top Honor - Thursday, January 20, 2011

Memphis Goodwill has been honored with the 2010 Business Champion Award by the Collierville Chamber of Commerce.

The award, which honors an outstanding business of the year, was handed out recently at the Chamber’s annual awards luncheon.

11. Increasing Literacy Important Mission for Bodine School’s Eddins - Friday, November 26, 2010

Literacy is a cherished cause for Memphian Tonya Eddins.

“I believe if you know how to read, you can do just about anything,” she said.

12. Events - Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Leadership Academy will hold the 2010 Celebrate What’s Right Luncheon Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Barbara Hyde will be the keynote speaker. For more information, call 527-4625.

13. Events - Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will host “A Conversation with Mayor Wharton” Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in Spain Auditorium at Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway S. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will speak about how his administration is helping the city’s nonprofits weather the recession. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

14. Events - Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Sister Maureen Griner, co-director of Dorothy Day House, will speak on the topic “Understanding Poverty.” Cost is $18. To register, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

15. Events - Thursday, April 08, 2010

Dish It Out, a community wide fundraiser for the National Foundation for Transplants, will be held today at local restaurants. Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of the day’s profits to NFT. Those restaurants include, Amerigo, Circa, Corky’s, Equestria, Grill 83, Interim, McAlister’s Deli, Pa Pa Pia’s, Restaurant Iris and Spindini. For more information, visit www.transplants.org.

16. Events - Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Talk Shoppe will present “New EPA Lead Paint Renovation Rule For Real Estate” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call 482-0354.

17. Events - Friday, March 19, 2010

Palladio Antiques and Market Central will host the annual Spring Fayre today and Saturday at Palladio, 2169 Central Ave. The event will include more than 30 guest vendors. Jackie Glisson will answer questions about interior decoration today at 1 p.m. For more information, call 276-3808.

18. Congress: Connections With Toyota - Thursday, February 25, 2010

Several lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is holding a hearing Wednesday on the Toyota recalls, have Toyota factories and offices in their states or even their districts. A look at some of the automaker's ties:

19. Bodine School Teacher Uses Art to Teach, Reach Students - Monday, November 16, 2009

Lori Wakefield isn’t a geography teacher, but her classroom at The Bodine School in Germantown has been morphing into a 3D map for months. As an art teacher working with students who have reading difficulties, she said getting students to invest in their work means going far beyond paint and paper.

20. Events - Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop today from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at its office, 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 502. Fayre Crossley, director of the Grant Center, will speak. Cost is $99 for members, $150 for nonmembers and $89 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

21. Events - Thursday, October 08, 2009

The Small Business Chamber will host a Lunch and Learn today from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Parmasters Golf, 888 S. White Station Road. Carl Raff and Dave Williams of Business Enhancement Associates will present “Common Pitfalls Small Businesses Can Avoid in Order to Stay Afloat.” To register, e-mail Sally Baker Brenner at andre@smallbusinesschamber.com.

22. Events - Tuesday, October 06, 2009

The Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a seminar series for business owners and executives today from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Community Room of Baptist Rehabilitation Germantown, 2100 Exeter Road. Cost is $10. Breakfast will be provided. For reservations, call 755-1200.

23. Events - Monday, October 05, 2009

The Memphis Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators will hold a continuing legal education seminar titled “Centered Leadership” Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. Legal consultant Kathy Story will present the seminar. The event is free for members and $25 for nonmembers. To register, e-mail Kathy Pleasants at kpleasants@tennessee.edu.

24. Caputo Joins Baker Donelson’s Construction Law Practice - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Chris Caputo has joined Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC. Caputo concentrates his practice in construction law and has experience in representing public and private owners, contractors and subcontractors, suppliers, insurers, financial institutions and design professionals.

25. Events - Tuesday, May 05, 2009

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Chilean Ambassador Jose Goni will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

26. Events - Monday, May 04, 2009

The South Main Association will hold a Cuatro de Mayo Fiesta today from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Arcade Restaurant, 540 S. Main St. There will be complementary food, wine, beer and margaritas for members. Attendees interested in joining the association may do so at the door.

27. The Bodine School To Host Library Talks - Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Bodine School will host two Library Talk seminars Monday and April 23 titled “Is Your Child Struggling in School?”

The seminars will be hosted by Rene Friemoth Lee, the executive director of The Bodine School. They will address topics including understanding the demands of school, pinpointing the specific difficulties of children, identifying learning difficulties and understanding their impact on school and home, helping parents find the help they need, and describing survival strategies.

28. Bodine Gets Ready For Big Fundraiser - Friday, March 20, 2009

The Bodine School will host its annual Acorn Auction fundraiser, the school’s largest fundraiser, March 28 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave.

29. Lyons Named Interim DirectorAt Brooks Museum - Thursday, October 18, 2007
     Al Lyons has been named interim director of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Lyons will replace current director Kaywin Feldman, who is retiring at the end of the year to accept a position at the Minneapolis Institute o

30. Events - Monday, October 02, 2006

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence presents "What Every Board Member Should Know About Ethics (to Stay Out of Trouble)" today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Buckman Hall at Christian Brothers University, 650 E. Parkway South. Cost is $40 for members and $60 for non-members. Visit www.npexcellence.org to register.

31. The Bodine CompanySold for Undisclosed Sum - Tuesday, August 01, 2006
     Royal Philips Electronics has acquired The Bodine Co., a Collierville-based manufacturer of emergency ballasts, for an undisclosed sum. A ballast is an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discha

32. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Summit Homes Buys

Summit Homes Buys

Lots in Sutton Place East

Summit Homes LLC has purchased 40 lots in phase two of Sutton Place East from HBT Investments LLC, dba Houston Levee Crossing Partners, for $1.45 million. The property was financ...

33. Archived Article: Events - Monday, February 16, 2004
The Society of Entrepreneurs hosts Five Family Companies, Five Different Strategies for the Continuation of the Business fro

The Society of Entrepreneurs hosts Five Family Companies, Five Different Strategies for the Continuation of the Business ...

34. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, November 03, 2003
Toyota, Bodine Aluminum

Toyota, Bodine Aluminum

Break Ground in Jackson

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America and subsidiary Bodine Aluminum Inc. break ground today on a new engine block casting plant in Jackson, Tenn. The facility, a $1...

35. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 02, 2003
Calendar of Events, June 2-8

Calendar of events June 2-June 8

June 2

The 17th annual Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.s golf tournament begins with registration at 10:30 a.m. at Southwind. Golfers will receive a box lunch. A recept...

36. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, May 30, 2003
Community briefs 05-30-03

The Memphis Grizzlies Reading and Learning Center opens at the Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave., at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Team forward Shane Battier, members of the dance team and team mascot Grizz will be at the event, ...

37. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, March 31, 2003
Toyota to bring

Toyota to bring

200 jobs to W. Tenn.

Gov. Phil Bredesen and state Economic and Community Development commissioner Matthew Kisber unveiled Toyota Motor Corp.s plans Friday to build a $124 million engine block plant in Jackson...

38. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, March 28, 2003
Risky business

Risky business

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

It was her new, or different, way of tackling problems as a social worker that led Pearson Uhlhorn Crutcher into a circle of individuals who make their livings by thinking creat...

39. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Pink Palace exhibit takes the mystery out of microbes Pink Palace exhibit takes the mystery out of microbes By SUE PEASE The Daily News Want to see a floating hologram of an Ebola microbe? Or maybe view an iron lung used in the fight against polio? ...

40. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, August 23, 1999
Kathleen,   Tennessees legal marketers experience new growth and increased camaraderie By DEBORAH TODD of Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell PC and SANDRA MCQUAIN of Glankler Brown PLLC Three years ago, you could count the number of full-tim...

41. Archived Article: Back - Tuesday, June 02, 1998
Construction community Construction community supports cancer research More than 25 firms in the construction industry will donate more than $10,000 to sponsor the 1998 Memphis Relay for Life, the American Cancer Societys signature event to raise mo...

42. Archived Article: Back-assisi - Monday, August 11, 1997
Assisi awards grants Assisi awards grants of $900,000 in quarter The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc. has awarded grants totaling approximately $900,000 in the second quarter of 1997. The Catholic Diocese in Memphis received a challenge grant the f...

43. Archived Article: Filler - Thursday, October 10, 1996
Arts festival begins today Arts festival begins today Arts in the Park is set to present a celebration of the visual and performing arts when the eighth annual event begins today. It will run through Sunday at Memphis Botanic Garden. The Mid-Souths ...

44. 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...