NEW YORK (AP) – Hostess is moving ahead with plans to sell its Twinkies and other snack cakes after nobody stepped forward to top an offer made by two investment firms.

The bankrupt company had earlier picked a $410 million joint offer from Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management as the “stalking horse” bid to set the floor for an auction. Others were then given a chance to submit competing bids and Hostess CEO Greg Rayburn had predicted the process would be “wild and wooly.”

2. Commission Debates Post-Hostess Bread Prices - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners approved a $251,958 contract with a Batesville, Ark., bakery that at least for now has a perceived monopoly on baking and distributing large amounts of bread in the region.

3. Wonder Bread Maker Hostess Seeks Bankruptcy Protection - Thursday, January 12, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking bankruptcy protection, blaming its pension and medical benefits obligations, increased competition and tough economic conditions.

4. Wonder Bread Maker Hostess Seeks Bankruptcy Protection - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking bankruptcy protection, blaming its pension and medical benefits obligations, increased competition and tough economic conditions.

5. Coba Named President of ServiceMaster Divs. - Thursday, December 01, 2011

Thomas Coba, the outgoing chief operating officer of Subway Restaurants, has been named the new president of ServiceMaster Clean and Merry Maids, two divisions of Memphis-based The ServiceMaster Co.

6. Hoteliers Seek New Identities, Better Branding - Thursday, October 06, 2011

Several Mid-South hotels are in the midst of rebranding, and more are anticipated through next year.

The hotel rebranding trend has taken off since 2010 and includes reflagging to completely new brands as well as conversions to new identities within the same brand.

7. Restaurants, Retail Enter Memphis Market - Wednesday, June 01, 2011

It’s perhaps the most cliché phrase in the real estate business: location, location, location.

So far in 2011, Memphis has seen a plethora of household names enter the market – Chipotle, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Urban Outfitters and Staples Inc., among others. And by the close of the year, the perfect location is a critical contingency that even more nationally recognized brands are hoping to have settled.

8. MBIN Signs New Lease At Bellbrook Park - Friday, April 22, 2011

A Memphis-based wholesaler of collectable items has signed a new industrial lease in the Southwest submarket.

MBIN Global Inc. has signed a new lease for 26,250 square feet at Bellbrook Industrial Park, 1004 Brooks Road.

9. Interstate Brands Renews, Expands Lease - Friday, January 14, 2011

Interstate Brands Corp. has renewed and expanded its lease in the Germantown Park - Kimbrough Building in Cordova, more than doubling its footprint.

10. Frustrated Station Owners Want BP Help - Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Tension is mounting between BP and the neighborhood retailers that sell its gasoline.

As more Americans shun BP gasoline as a form of protest over the Gulf oil spill, station owners are insisting BP do more to help them convince motorists that such boycotts mostly hurt independently owned businesses, not the British oil giant.

11. New York Suit Exchange Doubles Jobs With New Bartlett Location - Monday, October 19, 2009

The New York Suit Exchange recently took what some might consider a gamble when it opened another store and doubled the number of its employees.

Besides the obvious risk of investing in an expansion during a recession, it also exposed itself to cannibalization. Sales at the new store at 7980 U.S. 64 in Bartlett could have eaten away at the market share of the Downtown store at 310 Union Ave.

12. Diamond Int’l To Expand - Thursday, March 05, 2009

Change is coming to the northeast corner of East Brooks and Millbranch roads in Whitehaven, where Diamond International Trucks Inc. will double its size by taking over the former Chuck Hutton Toyota dealership.

13. Goodlett Commons Picks Up Big-Name Tenants - Friday, September 26, 2008

Goodlett Commons, the retail center that will reintroduce Dunkin’ Donuts to the Memphis market, officially is under way and its developer has announced another national name for the 12,600-square-foot building at the corner of Whitten Road and Goodlett Farms Parkway.

14. Hotel on Shelby OaksSells for $2.4 Million - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
     The 175-room Memphis Plaza Hotel and Suites at 6101 Shelby Oaks Drive, near Sycamore View Road and Interstate 40, has sold for $2.4 million to Memphis-based Splendid Hospitality LLC. The company plans to renovate the 197

15. California-Based Investor Brings Two Hotels to Airport Area - Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Yet another out-of-town real estate investor is pumping money into the local economy, further proof that Memphis remains attractive to outside interests.

This time it's Newport Beach, Calif.-based Chase Merritt LP, which is launching a pair of nationally branded hotels called Value Place on both sides of Memphis International Airport, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

16. Enhancing a Landmark - Monday, June 18, 2007

With its 30th birthday less than two years away, the Hilton Memphis' new owners are making sure the iconic hotel ages gracefully.

Built in 1979, this East Memphis landmark is undergoing yet another renovation, this one an $8 million, four-year process courtesy of Davidson Hotel Co., the Memphis-based company that bought the 405-room building in May for $45 million.

17. Redline Unlimited Helps Racing Enthusiasts Realize Ultimate Horsepower Dreams - Monday, April 30, 2007

J. Robert Towery is just as comfortable driving on the track at Memphis Motorsports Park as he is driving along Interstate 240.

Once a professional race car driver, Towery retired after winning the 1998 International Motorsports Association's North American Sports Car Team Championship as a part of SpeedSource Race Engineering, a team he founded along with Sylvain Tremblay.

18. London-Based Hospitality Giant to Launch Three Hotel Brands - Wednesday, March 28, 2007
     London-based InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel chain and the operator of seven popular hotel brands, has a trio of projects on the drawing board for Memphis.
     Once

19. DeSoto Restaurant Market Takes Off - Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Five years ago, DeSoto County's list of places to dine wasn't that impressive. But today, choices abound.

With more than 1 million square feet of retail space expected to be delivered in the next few years, coupled with the construction of several new subdivisions, it's no wonder the dining options available to DeSoto County residents are increasing exponentially.

20. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Friday, January 07, 2005
Belz-Wilson Properties

Belz-Wilson Properties

Sells Tract for $1.9 Million

6161 Shelby Oaks LLC has purchased 7.52 acres at 6161 Shelby Oaks Drive near Interstate 40 from Belz-Wilson Properties for $1.9 million, according to The Daily News ...

21. Archived Article: Popeye (lead) - Tuesday, July 18, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON More Popeyes Chicken stores land in Mid-South By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News MIC, the local company that owns and operates 47 Burger King locations throughout the Mid-South, has ventured into a new fast food arena: spicy chic...

22. Archived Article: Dairy Queen (lead) - Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Dairy Queen opens Blizzards hit DeSoto County By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News For several generations of Memphians, the name "Dairy Queen" conjures fond memories of celebrations surrounding childhood birthdays, ballgames and good report c...

23. Archived Article: Marketplace (airport) - Monday, August 10, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Seeing Memphis through the airport New retail shopping center gives airport visitors a taste and feel for Memphis By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Airport layovers give travelers the opportunity to land in new and interesting...

24. Archived Article: Extended Stay Am - Friday, June 19, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Extended Stay America builds 4th local hotel By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The countrys fastest growing chain of extended stay hotels is building its fourth property in Memphis. Extended Stay America Inc., has started constructi...

25. Archived Article: Ncc Xmas Baskets Lj - Thursday, December 11, 1997
By LAURIE JOHNSON Neighborhood center to distribute 12,000 Christmas baskets By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News In keeping with the Christmas spirit of giving, a Memphis neighborhood mission group will distribute 12,000 Christmas gift baskets to needy...

26. Archived Article: Equity Inns - Friday, June 27, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Equity Inns will stay on acquisition path By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Equity Inns will continue on an aggressive acquisition course in the coming year through purchasing more properties such as Residence Inns and Courtyard...