Zellner Construction Services LLC is a third-generation commercial construction company that has built a solid reputation for quality over quantity.

2. Buffett Says Women Key to Nation’s Prosperity - Friday, May 03, 2013

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Billionaire Warren Buffett is optimistic about America’s economic future because the nation has begun to unleash the potential of women.

Buffett’s views on the role of women appeared online Thursday in an editorial he wrote for Fortune magazine.

3. Oracle to Buy Acme Packet for About $2.1 Billion - Tuesday, February 05, 2013

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) – Oracle will buy Acme Packet Inc., which makes equipment for telecommunications companies, for about $2.1 billion.

Acme's gear is used by more than 1,900 service providers and enterprises around the world. Its technology will complement Oracle's offerings for telecoms providers, said Citigroup analyst Walter Pritchard.

4. Avoid These Seven Deadly Sales Sins - Thursday, January 03, 2013

Whether you call it sales, business development or fundraising, bringing in new customers or donors is essential to your organization’s growth. After all, “nothing happens until a sale is made,” as the late founder of IBM, Thomas Watson, so prolifically stated.

5. Inherent Dangers of Do-It-Yourself Marketing - Wednesday, December 12, 2012

When you own or operate a small or mid-sized company, you likely have an innate sense of self-reliance. It’s that desire to get things done on your own that probably got you to where you are today. That same drive to maintain unencumbered control, however, may be inhibiting your growth when it comes to the development and execution of your marketing strategy. While seemingly counterintuitive, here’s why this is often the case.

6. Apple's Softer Side Emerges Under CEO Cook - Monday, December 10, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – "Those jobs aren't coming back."

That's what Steve Jobs reportedly told President Obama when asked at a dinner in early 2011 whether Apple would consider moving some of its manufacturing from China to the United States.

7. Buffett Says US Economy Still Inching Ahead - Thursday, October 25, 2012

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday that the global economy is definitely slowing because of continued problems in Europe and the decline in Asia.

But he said that the U.S. economy is still improving modestly and business will improve regardless of who wins the presidential election.

8. Weak Earnings Reports Pummel Stocks - Wednesday, October 24, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody was expecting this round of corporate earnings reports to be great. But companies' underwhelming results are still rattling investors.

Stocks plunged Tuesday in one of the worst days on Wall Street this year. Big-name companies reported weak quarterly revenue and lowered their forecasts for the rest of the year.

9. Executive Speakers Bureau Nears 20 Years - Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Memphis-based Executive Speakers Bureau, which helps book speakers or entertainers for client events around the world, hits its 20-year anniversary next year.

And an informal survey of the company’s clients suggests several reasons why it might have lasted this long.

10. Focus Shifts Back to the US - Wednesday, July 25, 2012

After China’s deluge of economic information took the spotlight last week, investors this week shifted their gaze back to the United States for a couple of big ticket items.

First, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made his way to the place that is held in high esteem by the American public: Capitol Hill. He provided his semi-annual testimony to the legislators on Tuesday and Wednesday.

11. Source: Yahoo, Facebook Have Settled Patent Fight - Monday, July 09, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a dispute over patents, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The deal would end lawsuits the companies filed against each other without any money exchanged, according to the person, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

12. Nothing Wrong With Occasional Flip-Flopping - Monday, June 25, 2012

So, I heard today that John Kerry is going to play the role of Mitt Romney in President Barack Obama’s debate preparation sessions. Hearing this made me think of an article I read years ago titled “The Dog Handler” published in Time Magazine.

13. Nasdaq Sets Aside $40M for Facebook Investors - Thursday, June 07, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – The Nasdaq stock exchange said Wednesday that it plans to hand out $40 million in cash and credit to reimburse investment firms that got ensnared by technical problems with trading Facebook stock.

14. MAA Acquires Atlanta Apartment Complex - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

MAA has completed the acquisition of Allure in Buckhead Village – a 230-unit mid-rise multi-family apartment community in Atlanta.

Developed in 2002 by Trammell Crow Residential, Allure in Buckhead Village is located in the Buckhead sub-market of Atlanta – one of the nation’s largest mixed-use development areas. Major employers in the area include AT&T, IBM, Fidelity and Morgan Stanley.

15. Turbo-Traders Take Bank of America for a Ride - Monday, February 13, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which have been on a tear.

16. Negative Hits Keep Coming in 2011 - Friday, December 30, 2011

While some of the Mid-South’s more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations received major gifts and successfully engaged new donor bases, the anemic economic recovery required others to hold a magnifying glass to their bottom lines in 2011.

17. Reports Say 'Cyber Monday' Top Online Shopping Day - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Online shoppers spent record amounts on the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, making it the biggest online shopping day in history.

Online sales rose 22 percent to $1.25 billion on "Cyber Monday," when retailers ramp up online promotions, according to research firm comScore Inc. That makes it the biggest online shopping day ever, the research firm said. A year ago, "Cyber Monday" sales topped $1 billion for the first time

18. Shoppers Snap Up Cyber Monday Deals - Tuesday, November 29, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the weekend.

Online sales on Cyber Monday, which was started in 2005 by a retail trade group to encourage Americans to shop online the Monday after Thanksgiving, were up by early afternoon by 20 percent from a year ago, according to data from IBM Benchmark. Meanwhile, sales from mobile devices were up 8.5 percent. The group did not give dollar amounts.

19. Buffett's Firm Buys About $10.7B in IBM Shares - Tuesday, November 15, 2011

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Investor Warren Buffett says his company bought about $10.7 billion of IBM stock this year, giving it a stake of more than 5 percent in the technology company.

Buffett revealed the investment during an interview on CNBC on Monday. Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., planned to file a full quarterly update on its U.S. stock portfolio Monday afternoon.

20. Cultural Connection - Monday, November 07, 2011

It’s impossible to deny Western society’s fascination with India.

The interest in Indian culture is evident in the popularity of films such as “Bend it Like Beckham” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” and in literary works such as Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize-winning “The God of Small Things” and Jhumpa Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Interpreter of Maladies.”

21. IBM to Buy 'Clustering' Co. Platform Computing - Wednesday, October 12, 2011

ARMONK, N.Y. (AP) – IBM Corp. on Tuesday said that it has agreed to buy Platform Computing, a privately held company that helps customers combine multiple computers into computing "clusters."

22. Why We Buy What We Do - Monday, October 03, 2011

Do you know the No. 1 reason people buy what they do where they do? There is only one correct answer. It is well-known by most sales professionals. Even though most know this answer, they do not spend the time on it that is called for.

23. Obama, GOP Trumpet Jobs Plans in Silicon Valley - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – The debate over how to create jobs has moved to Silicon Valley, where the president and Republican leaders were each taking to the Internet to trumpet their agendas and win over young voters.

24. Beginning A Sales Position - Monday, September 26, 2011

One of the better-paying positions in business, big or small, is outside salesperson. It is also one of the scariest. If you get past scary, which takes months, you set yourself on the way to business success and prepare well for ownership and CEO positions.

25. Stock Buybacks Rise for 8th Consecutive Quarter - Wednesday, September 21, 2011

BOSTON (AP) – America's biggest corporations rewarded shareholders by spending more money on stock repurchases for the eighth consecutive quarter.

Standard & Poor's Indices on Tuesday said stock repurchases by companies in the S&P 500 index rose 41 percent in the April-June period, growing to more than $109 billion from nearly $78 billion in last year's second quarter. Buybacks rose 22 percent compared with this year's first quarter, when the total was nearly $90 billion.

26. IBM Putting Watson to Work in Health Insurance - Tuesday, September 13, 2011

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – Enough with the fun and games. Watson is going to work.

IBM's supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world's best "Jeopardy!" players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation's largest health insurers to help diagnose medical problems and authorize treatments.

27. Without Jobs, Apple Must Show it Can Still Deliver - Friday, August 26, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – With Steve Jobs bowing out as CEO, Apple Inc. must persuade investors and consumers that it doesn't need the force behind the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad in charge to keep the technology hits coming.

28. Startups vs. Stay-Ups - Monday, August 15, 2011

There are 5,000-plus small businesses in Memphis and millions in the country, so the state of small-business ownership seems good. The problem is not starting up so much as staying up.

New businesses come on line all the time. Good thing – because many go off line, too. Some 50 percent do not last four years. The Small Business Administration says 69 percent are gone by seven years. Thus the more intense issue is staying in business, not starting one.

29. Schutt Excels As Volunteer, Outdoorsman, Businessman - Wednesday, August 03, 2011

When Peter Schutt bought The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc. from his father John Paul “Jack” Jones in 1994, it marked the fourth generation of ownership for the family-run business whose story dates back more than a century.

30. Mother Teresa as Business Jedi - Monday, July 25, 2011

Two years before she died, Mother Teresa was in the U.S. for a meeting with lay members of her organization. It took place at a nice hotel. Presenters showed charts and noted donation increases but also expense increases. Mother finally got up and said that she was disbanding the hierarchy present, that they spent too much on unnecessary things.

31. Hurry, Put Feet on the Street - Monday, July 11, 2011

As a rookie sales rep for IBM, a company known to sell a ton of business, I recall a learning experience doled out by my manager about qualifying potential new sales reps. I was in his office, and a call came inquiring about openings for a sales rep. “We do not have any openings,” was his response. The caller hung up. But just that week our branch manager said he wanted to hire a few reps and to recommend anyone that may be promising.

32. House Heads Toward Vote on Patent System Overhaul - Friday, June 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – After years of effort to modernize the patent system and assure the competitive edge of American inventors, a proposed overhaul neared a close vote in the House on Thursday.

33. Summer Scholars Institute Under Way at U of M - Monday, June 13, 2011

Shelby County Schools middle-school students begin a two-week summer camp Monday, June 13, emphasizing science, technology and math skills.

The fifth annual Shelby Summer Scholars Institute runs from through June 24 at the Fogelman Business College on the University of Memphis campus.

34. IBM Grant Benefits Rhodes Library - Thursday, June 09, 2011

Rhodes College’s Crossroads to Freedom has received a $130,000 services grant from IBM Corp.

The grant will allow Crossroads to Freedom to incorporate a new “Story Builder” tool to its archive.

35. Only a Few Ways to Grow Business - Monday, May 23, 2011

There are many books, seminars and advisers spouting how to grow your business. Good for them, but I can give it to you right here for free. It’s not the least bit mysterious nor should it take more than one page to explain. It’s not buying a bag of Miracle-Gro at Lowe’s and sprinkling it either.

36. AP Survey: Only Oil Shock Can Stop Economy Now - Wednesday, April 27, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy is now strong enough to withstand Middle East turmoil and the Japanese nuclear crisis. Only a big rise in the price of oil could stop it now.

Those are the findings of an Associated Press survey of leading economists, who are increasingly confident in a recovery that is nearly two years old. They expect the economy to grow faster every quarter this year.

37. Overcoming the Deep Recession Blues - Monday, April 25, 2011

Not long ago, we were enjoying remarkable market growth. Companies were doing well, investment portfolios were growing and employees were receiving bonuses. If someone felt a need to change jobs, it wasn’t hard to find one in a desirable location, at a good salary.

38. Addressing Business Killers - Monday, April 25, 2011

We know half of all businesses do not last even four years. Some 70 percent are gone before seven years. But there is no sense helping these figures along, is there?

It goes on all the time.

39. Turning Ideas Into Revenue - Thursday, March 24, 2011

Welcome to this occasional series of columns on intellectual property, designed to provide the Greater Memphis business and entrepreneurial community with insights into this extraordinary asset – what it is, how it can be turned into revenue and strategies to minimize the risk and expense of legal challenges involving it.

40. Intellectual Property Grows At Wyatt Tarrant - Thursday, March 24, 2011

This month alone, the intellectual property lawsuits have been flying.

Apple is suing Amazon.com over Amazon’s use of the term “App Store” with customers.

41. Creativity Tops MBA - Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Over the past 10 years, the IBM Institute for Business Value and IBM Strategy and Change has conducted four biennial Global CEO Study projects. The latest installment – titled Capitalizing on Complexity – surveyed about 1,500 CEOs in 60 countries and 33 industries. The topic they cited consistently as most important and challenging has been the increasing complexity of business. Well, no surprise there, as the word “global” has become integral in the dictionary of just about every business with the possible exception of my vet.

42. Why Salespeople Fade Out - Monday, February 07, 2011

Salespeople are among the most valuable of employees. They should be; they bring in the money. And then comes a time when they don’t.

The lifespan of an outside sales rep parallels a professional athlete. Both require high levels of physical and mental fitness to be successful and win on game day. That is just the beginning. There must also be strong discipline, a nuclear work ethic of self starting and playing the entire game with intensity.

43. Technology Cos. Commit Funds to Obama Program - Tuesday, February 01, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Three of the nation's biggest technology companies are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to an initiative backed by President Barack Obama to encourage job creation and economic growth by supporting small businesses.

44. Chamber Breakfast to Help Businesses ‘Revive and Thrive’ - Monday, January 31, 2011

Jane Applegate, the leading speaker for Bloomberg Television’s “Financial Forum” speaker series, will discuss growth strategies for small businesses at the Greater Memphis Chamber’s first Small Business Council Breakfast of 2011.

45. Five Words to Live By - Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Five words make any employer or client breathe a sigh of relief: “I’ll take care of it.”

I learned this from Dusky Norsworthy, owner of Behind the Scenes production services, when I was her client. If I had a problem, opportunity or suggestion, I would present it to her and she would quickly respond, “I’ll take care of it.” And she did. There were never any ifs, ands or buts. I became a devoted client because she made my life easier.

46. Shoppers Crowd the Malls in Christmas Countdown - Tuesday, December 21, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – Packed malls? Healthy gains in holiday spending? It's beginning to look at least a little like a pre-recession Christmas.

Americans spent more on clothing, luxury goods and even furniture, delivering healthy gains across the board, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all transactions including cash. The online category continued to be a bright spot. The big exception was consumer electronics, dragged down by deep discounting of TVs amid a glut. That area was virtually unchanged from a year ago.

47. Quarterly Report: Record Earnings On Horizon - Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Earnings Bonanza We have now completed a quarter of third quarter’s earnings season. Traditionally, 60 percent of the companies within the S&P 500 top earnings expectations as managements issue conservative guidance followed by better results. Many forecasted a surprise ratio below the historical norm as economic softness threatens revenue growth and efficiency gains become more difficult.

48. Dow Falls Below 11,000 as Dollar Rises - Wednesday, October 20, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — A stronger dollar and a surprise interest rate hike in China that may slow that country's economy helped push stocks sharply lower Tuesday.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell below 11,000 for the first time in a little more than a week, reversing a streak that had sent the index up nearly 8 percent for the year.

49. It Must Be Easy - Monday, October 04, 2010

Going through IBM sales school 101, emphasis was on being able to demonstrate products were easy to use. It was near the top of reasons why buyers bought. This is true now more than ever. It is safe to say that anything about your business process that is not easy is costing you business and profits. Anything you try to sell that is complicated or difficult will make it complicated and difficult to make a sale.

50. Make a List Marked ‘Bold’ - Monday, September 20, 2010

You may be busy being busy these days, but entrepreneurs need to take time to author a category marked “BOLD” in which they place imaginative, creative happenings for the year.

These need not be expensive things, but let’s say they are way outside your usual outside-of-the-box endeavors. They are seedlings, actually, that may become your “Jack and The Beanstalk.” They consist mostly of your time more than money or materials.

51. US Homes Lost to Foreclosure Up 25 Pct on Year - Friday, September 17, 2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis.

The increase in home repossessions came even as the number of properties entering the foreclosure process slowed for the seventh month in a row, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.

52. IDB Approves 8-Year PILOT for Jabil - Friday, August 20, 2010

The Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board has approved a new eight-year $1.6 million PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) for Jabil Circuit Inc.

53. IDB Approves 8-Year PILOT for Jabil - Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board has approved a new eight-year $1.6 million PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) for Jabil Circuit Inc.

54. Ego Is Expensive - Monday, August 09, 2010

In business, your greatest competitor is yourself, not the guy across town. A part of beating back yourself as a competitor is containing your ego. This is hardest for men.

We can’t help it. It’s in our DNA. We want to win. We want to be superior. We want to yell, hoot and honk louder than anybody else in the room or on the interstate. Our story must always be more amazing than others.

55. French Fries And Other Constants - Monday, June 14, 2010

There are only three industries that guarantee investors and employees a future: women’s cosmetics, toilet paper and French fries. Maybe an Apple I-whatever. The rest have to contend with considerable uncertainty.

56. Former FedEx Exec Joins Duncan-Williams - Tuesday, May 18, 2010

A former executive whose resume includes stints at FedEx Corp. and IBM has joined Memphis-based investment banking firm Duncan-Williams Inc. as chief technology officer.

57. Salespeople Form A Business’ Lifeline - Monday, May 17, 2010

Regardless of your experiences with salespeople, they are some of the most important people in business. It is true: Nothing happens until somebody sells something.

For there to be a space industry somebody first sold the president on putting a man into orbit. The sale closed and gave us NASA.

58. Ford Name Plays Into Election Victory - Thursday, May 06, 2010

It didn’t work for Myron Lowery in last year’s special election for Memphis mayor.

But Joe Ford won the Democratic nomination for Shelby County mayor this week by running from the office.

59. Ford Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary - Wednesday, May 05, 2010
 

Interim County Mayor Joe Ford became the Democratic nominee for mayor in the August county general elections Tuesday night.

And the August sheriff’s race will be a contest between Democrat Randy Wade and Republican Randy Wade.

All three were among the winners in Tuesday’s low turnout county primaries.

Approximately ten percent of Shelby County’s nearly 600,000 voters cast ballots in early voting and election day polling.

Ford, who was appointed interim mayor in December, beat County Commissioner Deidre Malone and General Sessions Court Clerk Otis Jackson in the Democratic primary. He will face Republican Mark Luttrell who had only token opposition in the Republican primary from perennial contender Ernie Lunati.

Luttrell has raised more money than all three of the Democratic primary contenders combined and began running television ads in the last week runup to election day.

The final unofficial totals in the Democratic mayoral primary are:

Ford 20,360 57%

Malone 12,916 37%

Jackson 2,168 6%

The pair of primaries for Sheriff featured eight candidates, seven of whom either currently work for the sheriff’s department or are past employees. Only Reginald French, in the Democratic primary was not a former or current department official.

Wade was the 2002 Democratic nominee, losing to Luttrell who is leaving as Sheriff after serving two terms. French was the Democratic nominee in the 2006 elections.

Oldham is Luttrell’s chief deputy, the number two position in the department. He is also a former director of the Memphis Police Department.

The final unofficials totals in the Republican primary are:

Bill Oldham 13,821 48%

Dale Lane 7,981 28%

Bobby Simmons 5,886 21%

James Coleman 943 3%

In the Democratic primary:

Randy Wade 22,643 67%

Reginald French 6,777 20%

Larry Hill 2,738 8%

Bennie Cobb 1,814 5%

Voters in the primary elections decided to return six Shelby County commissioners to new four year terms with Tuesday’s results. They also elected six new commissioners. The winner of the thirteenth commission seat will be decided on the August general election ballot in a contest between district 5 Democratic incumbent Steve Mulroy and Republican challenger Dr. Rolando Toyos. The winner of the match up will determine whether the commission remains majority Democrat or goes majority Republican.

Mulroy easily defeated Jennings Bernard in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Republican incumbent Mike Ritz ran unopposed as did new Democratic commissioner Walter Bailey.

In the remaining ten contests, the primaries decided who gets the seats since no one ran in the opposing party’s primary.

The most hotly contested contest among the commission races was for District 4 Position 1. Outgoing Probate Court Clerk Chris Thomas beat John Pellicciotti, appointed to a commission seat last year but running for a different position in the same district. Jim Bomprezzi, the former mayor of Lakeland, was the third contender in the contest.

The final unofficial totals in the Republican primary:

Thomas 7,631 52%

Pellicciotti 4,871 33%

Bomprezzi 2,298 15%

In position 2 of the same district incumbent Republican Wyatt Bunker easily overcame two challengers with former Lakeland alderman John Wilkerson finishing second and Ron Fittes finishing third.

Millington businessman Terry Roland claimed the third position in the district that takes in all six of Shelby County’s suburban towns and cities.

Roland beat George Chism to take the seat Pellicciotti was appointed to but opted not to run for in deference to Roland.

Heidi Shafer, an aide to outgoing County Commissioner George Flinn, claimed Flinn’s District 1 Position 2 seat over Albert Maduska.in the GOP primary.

District 1 incumbent Republican Mike Carpenter easily beat businessman Joe Baier.

In the Democratic commission primaries, Melvin Burgess claimed Malone’s District 2 Position 3 seat in a field of six contenders. His closest contender was Reginald Milton. Burgess, a city school system audit manager, had run for the seat before. He brought in 54 percent of the vote.

The other hard fought Democratic commission primary saw Justin Ford, son of the interim mayor, claim his father’s District 3 Position 3 seat.

Ford beat Edith Moore, a retired IBM executive, whom the commission appointed to the seat after the elder Ford became mayor.

The final unofficial vote totals are:

Ford 7,342 66%

Moore 3,822 34%

Democratic incumbent commissioners Henri Brooks, Sidney Chism and James Harvey were all re-elected over primary challengers.

The county-wide primaries for seven clerk’s positions saw the return of former Criminal Court Clerk Minerva Johnican 16 years after Republican challenger Bill Key took her job. Johnican decisively beat Ralph White and Vernon Johnson in her first bid for office since the 1994 defeat. She will face Republican Kevin Key, the son of Bill Key in the August general election.

The final unofficial vote totals are:

Johnican 16,381 51%

White 10,170 31%

Johnson 5,954 18%

Former Juvenile Court Clerk Shep Wilbun easily won the Democratic primary with 76 percent of the vote to face Republican Joy Touliatos in August for the office being vacated by Republican Steve Stamson. Touliatos was unopposed in the primary.

Democrat Coleman Thompson is back for another go at incumbent Republican Register Tom Leatherwood.

Aside from Leatherwood, Jimmy Moore is the only other of the seven clerks seeking re-election. Moore ran unopposed in the GOP primary. He will face Democrat Ricky Dixon in August.

Trustee Regina Newman was appointed to her office following the death last year of Paul Mattila. Newman easily overcame M LaTroy Williams in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. She will face David Lenoir, who beat former Shelby County Commissioner John Willingham in the Republican contest.

The final unofficial vote totals are:

Lenoir 15,922 58%

Willingham 11,569 42%

The other six candidate field on the ballot was in the Democratic primary for Probate Court Clerk. Sondra Becton posted impressive vote totals over her rivals, bringing in 35 percent of the vote with Peggy Dobbins her closest rival. Becton, who is making her fourth bid for the office, will face Republican Paul Boyd, who ran unopposed in his primary.

The final unofficial vote totals are:

Becton 10,929 36%

Dobbins 5,366 18%

Annita Hamilton 4,848 16%

Clay Perry 3,549 12%

Danny Kail 3,120 11%

Karen Tyler 2,782 9%

The closest contest of the evening was in the Democratic primary for County Clerk. Wrestling promoter and television personality Corey Maclin won his political debut by less than 1,400 votes over Charlotte Draper and LaKeith Miller. He will face Republican Wayne Mashburn who beat Steve Moore in the companion primary.

Early voting in advance of the Aug. 5 election day begins July 16. The August ballot will also feature state and federal primary elections including the statewide primaries for governor and the primaries for all nine of the state’s Congressional districts.

60. Commission Races Hinge on Public Issues - Monday, April 19, 2010

Two issues figure in to the 11 competitive races for the Shelby County Commission – the future of the Regional Medical Center and local government consolidation.

Any push card for a credible candidate includes either something about how to save The MED or the candidate’s opposition to consolidation – or both.

61. Ex-IBM Exec Pleads Guilty in Inside Trading Case - Tuesday, March 30, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) - A former IBM senior executive pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges arising from what prosecutors call the largest insider trading case in hedge fund history.

Robert Moffat, 53, of Ridgefield, Conn., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud, charges which carry a potential penalty of 25 years in prison.

62. Moore Fights to Keep Commission Seat - Friday, March 19, 2010

Edith Moore has never run for public office.

But that doesn’t mean she’s never been involved in politics.

63. What’s Coming Up This Election Season - Monday, March 15, 2010

After a year of turbulence, the Memphis political scene continues to remake itself.

The May 4 and Aug. 5 elections don’t have the focused drama of last October’s special election for Memphis mayor, but they represent new chapters in a story that could end with a new generation of political leaders and at least a passing of the political baton.

64. Surprise Commission Appointee Lays Out Plans, Goals - Monday, December 28, 2009

Edith C. Moore is the newest member of the Shelby County Commission, which appointed her during its last meeting of the year on Dec. 21.

Moore represents District 3 Position 3, the seat vacated by Joe Ford earlier in December when he was appointed interim Shelby County mayor.

65. An Upset Choice For The County Commission - Tuesday, December 22, 2009

A retired IBM executive who decided to take a political leap at the last minute is the newest Shelby County Commissioner.

Edith C. Moore got seven votes from eleven members of the Shelby County Commission in the sixth round of voting to fill the vacancy created by Commissioner Joe Ford’s appointment as interim Shelby County Mayor.

66. UPDATE: Moore Is Upset Choice For County Commission - Monday, December 21, 2009

A retired IBM executive who decided to take a political leap at the last minute is the newest Shelby County Commissioner.

Edith C. Moore got seven votes from eleven members of the Shelby County Commission in the sixth round of voting to fill the vacancy created by Commissioner Joe Ford’s appointment as interim Shelby County Mayor.

67. Commission To Interview Ford Replacement Applicants - Wednesday, December 02, 2009

For the second time in a year, Shelby County Commission members are about to change the makeup of the 13-member body.

Commissioners today will interview applicants for the District 3, Position 3 seat Joe Ford is giving up to become interim Shelby County mayor. The meeting is set for 10 a.m.

68. Computer Programmers Accused of Aiding Madoff Scam - Monday, November 16, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - Two former employees for Bernard Madoff programmed an old IBM computer to generate false records that concealed the crooked financier's massive Ponzi scheme and were given hush money when they threatened to stop lying, federal prosecutors said Friday.

69. Memphis Firms Receive Training Grants - Monday, July 20, 2009

IBM Corp. and In’Tech Medical Inc. will train workers with funding from the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.

70. U of M Education Dean Forms Advisory Council - Thursday, June 11, 2009

Don Wagner, dean of the College of Education at the University of Memphis, has formed an advisory council made up of community leaders.

71. Events - Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Bartlett Business Expo will be today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bartlett Recreation Center, 7700 Flaherty Place. More than 75 businesses will display their products and services. There also will be door prizes and entertainment. The event is free. For more information, call Mary Crone at 372-9457 or visit www.bartlettchamber.com.

72. ServiceMaster Cuts 155 Memphis Jobs - Wednesday, March 04, 2009

As an outgrowth of the announcement in December that Memphis-based ServiceMaster Co. would be outsourcing some of its information technology services to IBM, 155 ServiceMaster employees will be let go in the coming weeks.

73. China Irks US With Computer Security Review Rules - Tuesday, December 09, 2008

BEIJING (AP) – The Chinese government is stirring trade tensions with Washington with a plan to require foreign computer security technology to be submitted for government approval, in a move that might require suppliers to disclose business secrets.

74. IBM to Help Build Broadband Network in Power Lines - Thursday, November 13, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - IBM Corp. is throwing its considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband Internet access delivered over ordinary power lines.

75. Morgan Keegan Misrepresented Risks, Paper Says - Monday, October 27, 2008

A former economist with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission believes the Memphis-based brokerage firm Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. misrepresented the risks of investing in six bond funds that cost investors $2 billion last year.

76. Furor Builds on SEC Indexed Annuity Oversight Plan - Tuesday, September 09, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - It sounds like an arcane topic that would concern only a few, but a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission has generated a mini furor.

The subject of this highly charged debate? Whether or not equity-indexed annuities, a specialized financial product that combines the promise of regular payments with the potential for gains linked to the stock market, should be considered securities or insurance.

77. IBM Makes Donation To Porter-Leath - Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Porter-Leath has received a donation from IBM of 16 KidSmart Young Explorer computer stations for two of the organization’s Head Start centers.

The donation is part of IBM’s KidSmart Early Learning Program for children ranging in age from 3 to 7.

78. U of M’s Lee To Retire in October - Monday, August 11, 2008

Charles Lee, vice president for business and finance at the University of Memphis, will retire from the university Oct. 1, it was announced late last week. Lee has served in the position for six and a half years.

79. Events - Thursday, March 13, 2008

The 2008 Bartlett Business Expo will be held today at the Bartlett Recreation Center, 7700 Flaherty Place. The Bartlett Area Chamber, the city of Bartlett and St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett are sponsoring the event. St. Francis will be performing screenings for blood glucose levels and bone density, and the Cole Pain Therapy Group also will hold health screenings. For more information, call the chamber at 372-9457.

80. Events - Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will host "Researching Grant Funding" today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alliance's office, 606 S. Mendenhall Road, Suite 108. The cost to attend is $65 for Alliance members, $55 for participants in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence and $99 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, contact April DeBerry at 684-6605 or adeberry@npexcellence.org.

81. Workers Gripe About High Fees, Limited Choice at Some 401(k)s - Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Peter Ching, 28, landed a job as a programmer at a New York software company this summer. But he had second thoughts when he saw the menu of mutual funds in the company's 401(k) retirement-savings plan.

82. Rhodes' Viano Walks Tightrope Between Rocket Science and Motherhood - Friday, August 11, 2006

Physicist Ann Viano has spent much of her adult life researching and educating others about robotics and the microstructural changes in polymers and metallic alloys used in medical implant devices. Yet she is still amazed by the complexities of motherhood.

83. Wassmer Captures Account Exec Spot at Thompson & Berry - Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Katie Wassmer has been promoted to account executive at Thompson & Berry Public Relations, a division of Thompson & Co. Wassmer has been with Thompson & Berry for two years. She joined the company as an intern. Wassmer graduated from the University of Memphis in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in journalism/public relations.

84. Inventors Association Massages Bright Ideas - Friday, January 27, 2006

In the words of the popular song, Eric Wells and Rex Baker get by with a little help from their friends.

By volunteering with the Mid-South Inventors Association, a two-year-old group of inventors and related professionals, the two men also lend a hand to other visionaries who often have little more than the spark of an idea but are unsure how to ignite it.

85. Archived Article: Lead - Thursday, June 02, 2005
Shelby County Commission to decide soon on where to privatize prison system

County Looks at Jail Privatization Offers

Proposals include new construction, savings incentives

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Two private prison companies are ram...

86. Archived Article: Events - Monday, October 04, 2004
IBM offers Succeeding as a CIO from Tuesday through Thursday at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 441 University Center

IBM offers Succeeding as a CIO Tuesday through Thursday at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. David Lor...

87. Archived Article: Super (lead) - Friday, May 14, 2004
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St. Jude Takes Research to New Level

Supercomputer speeds research, helps hospital find cures

ANNE MANNING

The Daily News

Imagine being assigned a project that will clearly require several years of tedious calculations before any r...

88. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, December 29, 2003
NCF Announces

NCF Announces

Management Moves

National Commerce Financial has announced that Christopher T. Holmes, former president and chief executive officer of National Commerce Bank Services, has been promoted to regional executive in c...

89. Archived Article: Small Biz Focus - Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Time Shop enables better business

Shop Helps Employers Keep Track of Time

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

In 1978, after three years working the late shift, Chris Carpenter punched his time card out of the printing industry and started a job ...

90. Archived Article: Daily Digest2 - Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Collierville Keeps

SCB Wins $4 Million

U.S. Army Subcontract

SCB Computer Technology announced Remtech Services Inc., a division of SCB Federal Systems, has won a subcontract from IBM to provide help desk services to the U.S. Armys Distant ...

91. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Rapsheets announced

Rapsheets announced its recent installation of an IBM Storage Area Network and eServer BladeCenter at its new headquarters in Memphis. The new server will allow Rapsheets to add individual thin servers on demand in the future....

92. Archived Article: Rapsheets (lead) - Friday, May 30, 2003
Criminal data firm search ends in E. Memphis

Criminal data firm search ends in E. Memphis

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Rapsheets, a Memphis-based company that uses Internet technology to perform criminal background searches for clie...

93. Archived Article: Corporate (lead).doc - Monday, January 06, 2003
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94. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Six Month Progress Report

6 months later, tech world much the same

By STEVE PILGRIM

Special to The Daily News

In February, we published an article about the State of the Industry. We took a look at some of the big news facing the technol...

95. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Memphis-based LunaWeb is offering a line of full service packages and marketing classes, which include search engine optimizat Quilogy is sponsoring a seminar from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at its office, 3150 Lenox Park Blvd. The free seminar i...

96. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, May 01, 2002
The state of the industry Innovation still part of technology trend By STEVE PILGRIM Special to the Daily News Our company, it worx, manages and consults in the field of information technology. Sometimes were focused on hardware, networks, computers...

97. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Armstrong Allen PLLC announce the addition of associates Cassandra T

Armstrong Allen PLLC announce the addition of associates Cassandra T. Ferguson,

Telesa L. Taylor and Edward Burrell.

Ferguson was most recently assistant general counsel w...

98. Archived Article: Daisytek P.2 - Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Daisytek finalizes deal for Memphis hub Daisytek finalizes deal for Memphis hub Daisytek International, the $1.2 billion wholesale distributor of computer and office supplies and provider of marketing and demand-generation services, has completed th...

99. Archived Article: Tech Focus (pete) - Wednesday, December 13, 2000
To most computer users Microsoft is the computer company that supplies the operating system on their computer and some of the Microsoft turns attention to Oracle, Sun By PETE McMICKLE Special to The Daily News It is pretty obvious theres a big feud ...

100. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, December 04, 2000
Memphis Technology Summit brings diverse local players together Technology summit brings diverse players together By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Since IBM introduced personal computers in 1981, technology has become a routine part of education a...