In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about Nate Silver’s book “The Signal and The Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t” Friday, May 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Register at lnlsignalnoise-rss.eventbrite.com.

2. Events - Friday, May 03, 2013

Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival will be held Friday, May 3, to Sunday, May 5, at Tom Lee Park. Single-day tickets start at $35. Visit memphisinmay.org for a lineup.

3. Events - Thursday, May 02, 2013

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Memphis chapter will meet Thursday, May 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ballet Memphis, 7950 Trinity Road. Dorothy Gunther Pugh, founding artistic director and executive director of Ballet Memphis, will discuss relationship building and leadership. Cost is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Register at afpmemphis.org.

4. Events - Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, May 1, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Dave Keigan, director of Camp Phoenix, will speak. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

5. Capital Requirement - Saturday, April 27, 2013

In early April, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., joined a handful of other senators in drafting a letter in part about new rules of the road governing bank capital requirements.

That letter was sent to Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg.

6. Triumph Bank Takes Top SBA Lender Spot - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Memphis-based Triumph Bank is in the top spot on a recently released list by the U.S. Small Business Administration of lender rankings by loan dollar amounts in Tennessee.

7. Triumph Bank Takes Top SBA Lender Spot - Friday, April 19, 2013

Memphis-based Triumph Bank is in the top spot on a recently released list by the U.S. Small Business Administration of lender rankings by loan dollar amounts in Tennessee.

8. Events - Saturday, April 06, 2013

In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about Daniel Pink’s book “To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others” Friday, April 5, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Register at in-synksellhuman.eventbrite.com.

9. Events - Friday, April 05, 2013

In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about Daniel Pink’s book “To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others” Friday, April 5, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Register at in-synksellhuman.eventbrite.com.

10. Events - Thursday, April 04, 2013

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Memphis chapter will meet Thursday, April 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thomas Center at Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway S. Daniel Moore of Watkins Uiberall PLLC will discuss best practices in nonprofit accounting. Cost is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Register at afpmemphis.org.

11. Triumph Bank Improved Earnings Picture in 2012 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Memphis-based Triumph Bank saw a 28 percent gain in its pretax income in 2012 compared to 2011.

Triumph reported year-end pre-tax income of $3.5 million for 2012, up from about $2.7 million at year-end 2011.

12. Carnival Returns to Profit; Travelers Fear Mishaps - Monday, March 18, 2013

MIAMI (AP) – The world's largest cruise line has suffered through a number of high-profile mishaps. Yet passengers continue to book vacations thanks to discounts, albeit at a slower pace.

13. Funeral Home Files Loan on Property - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The owner of the Munford Funeral Home: Millington Chapel at 7450 Raleigh Millington Road in Millington has filed a $3.5 million loan on the property.

14. York Properties Files Loans on Whitehaven Facility - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

York Properties LLC has filed $3.9 million and $2.1 million loans on its property at 3100 Bellbrook Drive in Whitehaven.

15. Lighting the Spark - Saturday, February 09, 2013

Somewhere, there’s an entrepreneur scribbling an idea on little more than the back of a napkin. Someone else has all the pieces of a new company in place, and now they’re ready to dial for dollars. Entrepreneurs are a talented bunch, but that talent doesn’t always include a knack for management or finance – skill sets that plenty of experts in Memphis stand ready to help explain.

16. Economic Development Through Entrepreneurism - Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Last week we visited downtown Las Vegas to tour and learn more about what Zappos founder Tony Hsieh is doing to stimulate entrepreneurial activity and urban revitalization through his Downtown Project initiative. Hsieh is personally investing $350 million to transform downtown Las Vegas into the most community-focused large city in the world in less than five years.

17. Construction Nears for Crews Ventures Lab - Friday, January 18, 2013

Construction is about to get under way on the University of Memphis’ Crews Ventures Lab, a business startup facilitator and incubator that will expand the possibilities available to the school’s entrepreneurially minded students.

18. Realty Income Corp. Buys Herbalife Facility - Tuesday, January 15, 2013

5025 Crumpler Road Memphis, TN 38141

Sale Amount: $16.6 million

19. In-Synk Business Book Review Makes Changes - Saturday, January 12, 2013

The two-year-old In-Synk Business Book Review is getting an upgrade in 2013.

It had been held on the first Friday morning of each month. But in the new year, it’s moving to the noon hour. It will include lunch, upgrading the series to a lunch-and-learn format.

20. Crews Development Files $1.9 Million Construction Loan - Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Crews Development LLC has filed a $1.9 million construction loan through Triumph Bank for 23.74 acres of land in Collierville.

21. In-Synk Business Book Review Makes Changes for 2013 - Monday, January 07, 2013

The two-year-old In-Synk Business Book Review is getting an upgrade in 2013.

It had been held on the first Friday morning of each month. But in the new year, it’s moving to the noon hour. It will include lunch, upgrading the series to a lunch-and-learn format.

22. CashSaver Trades Hands for $3.2 Million - Friday, December 28, 2012

The CashSaver in Midtown has traded hands. 

Kansas City, Kan.-based Super Market Developers Inc. bought the 69,017-square-foot building at 1620 Madison Ave. at Avalon Street from 1620 Madison LLC for $3.2 million. Fred Monks III, president/chief manager of 1620 Madison LLC, signed the special warranty deed.

23. Ticket Rush: Film Fans Hand Hollywood Record Cash - Thursday, December 27, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It's the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three years.

24. Crews Ventures Lab Close to 2013 Launch - Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The University of Memphis’ Crews Ventures Lab program, a business start-up facilitator and incubator, is well on its way toward launching in 2013.

Already the program, which is still in the development stage, nearly has reached its $2 million fundraising goal. It’s also opening a dedicated space in August, which will provide a place for University of Memphis-based technology startups to be built and launched.

25. Triumph Bank Reports 15th Straight Profit - Monday, December 03, 2012

Triumph Bank has enjoyed one of the most consistent success stories among Memphis-area community banks.

Triumph, which was founded in 2005, has reported its 15th straight quarterly profit, meaning even 2008’s Great Recession was not enough to ding Triumph’s prospects.

26. Bank Profits Shrink in Third Quarter - Monday, November 26, 2012

Memphis-area banks on the whole were a lot less profitable at the end of the third quarter than they were during the same period in 2011.

The two dozen or so banks in the Memphis market reported a little more than $12 million in year-to-date net income at the end of the third quarter, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. That’s a big drop from the $136.3 million in year-to-date net income the same banks collectively reported in the third quarter of 2011.

27. I-Bank Tower on Poplar Sells for $14.4 Million - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

5050 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38117

Sale Amount: $14.4 million

Sale Date: Sept. 14, 2012

28. Medical Office Owner Files Loans on Property - Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The owner of the 14,396-square-foot medical office building at 7645 Wolf River Circle in Germantown has filed $7.6 million and $1.1 million loans on the property.

29. New Vibe Connects to Soulsville’s Classic Sound - Monday, October 22, 2012

When the music that helped define Memphis was being made at 926 East McLemore Ave., there wasn’t much thought about giving the music the grand sweeping depth of a symphony orchestra.

30. Business Workshop Will Stress Strategy Alignment - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Talk to author, business coach and strategy expert Michael Synk long enough, and not only will a few images and themes make an appearance, but they’ll do so repeatedly.

Synk will talk a lot, for example, about the importance of a single piece of paper, and the word “alignment” will come up frequently. That’s because they are among the key ingredients in his recipe for business growth, which he shares with executives from companies of all sizes, something he’s also doing this week at a workshop sponsored in part by The Daily News.

31. Triumph Bank Turns in Another Profit - Monday, October 15, 2012

It’s hiring, making plenty of new loans, growing its pool of assets, opening new offices – and enjoying a now long-unbroken run in profitability.

Triumph Bank’s latest quarterly numbers are in, and the result is the bank ending comfortably in the black for the 14th straight quarter. The bank in recent weeks presented its second quarter financials to shareholders. And they included raising more than $12 million in new capital, money that was used to purchase investments and for other general corporate purposes.

32. Workshop to Remind Leaders Cash is King - Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Author, business coach and strategy expert Michael Synk has a three-word phrase that he describes as the most important rule about growing a business: Growth sucks cash.

“Cash is the fuel of the business,” Synk said. “You run out of cash, the race is over, no matter how good your people, strategy and execution are.”

33. Broadway Pizza Buys Building for East Memphis Expansion - Tuesday, October 02, 2012

627 S. Mendenhall Road Memphis, TN 38117

Sale Amount: $365,000

Sale Date: Sept. 13, 2012

34. Business Workshop to Highlight Execution - Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Successful businesses, it probably goes without saying, build and execute actionable plans for growth. But to get to that point, they have to be the opposite of those razzle-dazzle professional athletes who are said to have “a million dollar move, and a 10-cent finish.”

35. Crews Holdings Files Loan on 34 Lots in Wolf River Ranch - Thursday, September 27, 2012

Crews Holdings has filed a $1.5 million loan through Triumph Bank on 34 lots in Wolf River Ranch Planned Development in Collierville.

36. Business Growth Workshop Will Talk Strategy - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

It’s one of the first questions people often get asked when meeting someone for the first time – “So, what do you do?” – and a business owner is liable to get straight to the point.

“Some people might say they’re in the lawn care business,” said Jay Healy, president of Memphis-based Century Wealth Management. “But that doesn’t quantify what you do, who you do it for and how you do the business you have. There’s too much left unsaid.”

37. Business Growth Requires People Focus - Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Steve Jobs was famously meticulous about building out a certain kind of leadership team at Apple, with a view toward ensuring the company would be able to thrive long after its visionary co-founder was gone.

38. Workshop Looks To Put Goals Onto One Page - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Author, business coach and strategy expert Michael Synk has a metaphor he uses to distill some of the most important elements of what he shares with business owners in need of a focused growth plan.

39. Dodd-Frank Could Have ‘Dire Impact’ On Economy - Monday, June 11, 2012

As banks nationwide are feeling the pressure of regulatory change like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commercial real estate lending standards by community banks will likely remain stringent for the foreseeable future.

40. Jobs Data Signals Slower Recovery - Wednesday, June 06, 2012

The next employment data showing jobless figures for the state of Tennessee will be released next week. The next local data comes the week after that.

They are the next markers in what’s been a long parlor game since the depths of the financial crisis, one that’s been played from Washington to Main Street and everywhere in between.

41. Events - Thursday, May 31, 2012

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will hold a labor and employment breakfast briefing Thursday, May 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn, 280 Marathon Way in Southaven. Brent E. Siler and Robert Williams will present “Top Ten Employer Mistakes in Employee Leave Issues.” Registration begins at 8 a.m. Cost is free. Email rsvp@bakerdonelson.com.

42. Portable Banking - Monday, May 21, 2012

First Tennessee Bank is spending tens of millions of dollars at the moment on upgrades of its technology infrastructure as well as new product development.

43. Mortgages Up 10 Pct. in April - Wednesday, May 09, 2012

T.S. Eliot described April as “the cruelest month” in his classic poem “The Waste Land” – but for Shelby County’s mortgage market, April turned out to be a bit more positive than that.

44. Triumph Bank Raises $12 Million in Capital - Monday, May 07, 2012

Memphis-based Triumph Bank has just completed a capital raise that’s bringing in slightly more than $12 million for the 6-year-old bank.

45. Events - Friday, May 04, 2012

In-Synk will host a business book review Friday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. The book is “What Got You There Won’t Get You There” by Marshall Goldsmith. Visit in-synk.com for details.

46. Events - Thursday, May 03, 2012

The Mid-South Area Business Travel Association will host a behind-the-scenes tour of Memphis International Airport Thursday, May 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the airport project center, 4225 Airways Blvd. Cost is $25 for MSABTA members and $40 for nonmembers. Register at msabta.org.

47. Highland Meadows Sells for $5.5 Million - Tuesday, May 01, 2012

5045 Airways Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116

Sale Amount: $5.5 million

Sale Date: April 25, 2012

48. Triumph Bank Reports First-Quarter Profit - Thursday, April 26, 2012

Triumph Bank had a smaller profit in the first quarter than it did during the same period in 2011. However, part of that is attributable to the bank setting aside more in loan loss reserves to protect against future economic uncertainty.

49. Nelson-Kirby Site Sells for $2.6M - Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Gill Poplar GP has bought the 10-acre Germantown tract housing the historical Nelson-Kirby House for $2.6 million. The purchase from 6797 Poplar Avenue LLC closed Friday, April 20.

50. Tactical Magic Design Featured in Textbook - Thursday, April 12, 2012

Tactical Magic has been featured in a graphic design textbook for its logo design of Eyewear Gallery in East Memphis, marking the third time the boutique branding firm’s work has been highlighted in a college-level publication.

51. Conference USA Tourney Is Biz Time for City, Tigers - Friday, March 09, 2012

If the University of Memphis reaches the finals of the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, FedExForum will be at full volume and full capacity.

That’s the way it works when the host school gets to play for the tournament title on its home floor. But at the start, the scene is a bit more subdued, as it was late on the morning of Wednesday, March 7.

52. Conference USA Tourney is Biz Time for City, Tigers - Thursday, March 08, 2012

If the University of Memphis reaches the finals of the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, FedExForum will be at full volume and full capacity.

That’s the way it works when the host school gets to play for the tournament title on its home floor. But at the start, the scene is a bit more subdued, as it was late on the morning of Wednesday, March 7.

53. Triumph Bank Adds Mobile Banking - Thursday, March 08, 2012

Triumph Bank has added a downloadable mobile app for iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices, in addition to many other Java-enabled phones.

54. $1.5 Million Loan Filed For Future Vantage Point Golf - Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Future Vantage Point Golf Center

Loan Amount: $1.5 million

Loan Date: Feb. 28, 2012

Maturity Date: March 1, 2037

Borrower: Vantage Point Holdings LLC

55. Revealing Character - Monday, March 05, 2012

Not long after the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature was awarded to “Undefeated” during the 84th annual Academy Awards, the film’s big-name executive producer excitedly sent out a flurry of tweets.

56. Parkview Apartments Sells for $2.6 Million - Thursday, March 01, 2012

Collierville-based Parkview Memphis Apartments LP has bought Parkview Apartments at 4616 Scott Crossing Drive from Los Angeles-based City National Bank for $2.6 million.

57. Triumph Bank’s Mantra: Say ‘Yes’ to Customer - Monday, February 27, 2012

Entrepreneurs get in the game for many different reasons. They do it to make money, certainly, and to maintain a degree of control over that money and their professional lives.

For many, though, there is an urge to participate within and for a community they understand, live and work in. These are the reasons Triumph Bank was founded, and why their board, 15-strong, is made up, not of bankers per se, but of entrepreneurs.

58. Triumph Bank Opens New Germantown Office - Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Triumph Bank has added a new office - its fifth in the Memphis market.

The more than $300 million-asset community bank is moving its retail and commercial banking activities to a new 4,000-square-foot location in Germantown at 7540 North Street, which is expected to open in mid-March.

59. Drop in Bankruptcies Belies Economic Picture - Friday, January 20, 2012

Although the total number of bankruptcies filed in Shelby County has slowly declined over the last three years, attorney Joseph Townsend with Fullen & Townsend Attorneys said fewer filings aren’t necessarily a sign that the economy is on the upswing.

60. In-Synk Book Club to Review 'Great by Choice' - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Leadership Memphis’ In-Synk book club will meet Friday, Jan. 13, at Triumph Bank, 5699 Poplar Ave., to review the new book by Jim Collins, “Great by Choice.”

61. Key Storylines Emerge in 2011 Banking - Monday, December 26, 2011

Much of the news that came out of the local banking and financial services sectors in 2011 fell into one of three buckets.

No new fees, please.

Smaller names are doing bigger business.

And, two heads are better than one.

62. Magna Bank Leads County’s SBA Lenders - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Memphis-based Magna Bank was the top Small Business Administration lender in Shelby County and among the top SBA lenders statewide for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, according to the SBA’s Tennessee District Office.

63. Rapid Transit Service Could be Turning Point for MATA - Friday, November 18, 2011

At the long-awaited opening of the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s Airways Transit Center last week, MATA general manager Will Hudson told the crowd gathered in the new center at Brooks Road and Airways Boulevard to remember three initials – BRT.

64. ‘Undefeated’ Highlights Indie Festival - Monday, October 31, 2011

Two true but very different stories of triumph and trials in Memphis will lead the schedule at the 14th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival, Nov. 3-6.

Erik Jambor, executive director of Indie Memphis, said the festival wasn’t intended to have such a hometown focus but the timing was right for a pair of award-winning films set locally.

65. Preserve at Southwind Apts. Sell for $22.2 Million - Tuesday, October 25, 2011

7991 Capilano Drive
Memphis, TN 38125
Sale Amount: $22.2 million

Sale Date: Oct. 12, 2011

66. G'town Medical Offices Financed for $3.1M - Monday, October 24, 2011

Wolf Trail Medical Partners has filed two loans totaling $3.1 million through Triumph Bank for two medical office buildings on Wolf Trail Cove in Germantown. A $2 million loan is for 7800 Wolf Trail Cove, while a $1.1 million loan is for 7796 Wolf Trail Cove. Both loans mature on Oct. 12, 2018.

67. Obama Signs 3 Trade Deals, Biggest Since NAFTA - Monday, October 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama signed off Friday on the first three – and possibly last – free trade agreements of his administration, deals with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama that could be worth billions to American exporters and create tens of thousands of jobs.

68. Woodruff to Deliver Message of Love, Hope - Monday, October 17, 2011

Best-selling author and ABC “Good Morning America” contributor Lee Woodruff will deliver her message of love, hope and perseverance to a Memphis audience Tuesday, Oct. 18, at The Peabody hotel.

69. Q3 Bankruptcies See Slight Increase - Friday, October 14, 2011

The total number of bankruptcies filed in Shelby County rose slightly in the third quarter of 2011 (July 1 through Sept. 30), seeing a slight 1 percent increase compared to the same quarter last year.

70. Former Triumph Chairman Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - Friday, September 09, 2011

Lane Carrick, who resigned last week as a director and chairman of Triumph Bank and Triumph’s parent company, has filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition.

71. Carrick Resigns as Triumph Chairman - Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Lane Carrick has resigned as a director and chairman of Triumph Bank and Triumph’s parent company, which has chosen Hilliard Crews as its new chairman.

72. Carrick Resigns From Triumph Board - Friday, September 02, 2011

Lane Carrick has resigned as a director and chairman of Triumph Bank and Triumph’s parent company, the bank’s new chairman said in a letter to shareholders Thursday, Sept. 1.

73. Triumph Bank Board gets a New Chairman - Thursday, September 01, 2011

The board of directors for Memphis-based Triumph Bank and its parent company has announced the election of Hilliard Crews, founder and chairman of Shelby Group International Inc., as the bank’s new chairman of the board.

74. Data Show Banks’ Q2 Health - Monday, August 15, 2011

Memphis-area banks are keeping their small-business lending activity relatively stable. Their consumer loans have risen slightly, and they’re reserving a lot less money to cover the cost of losses in their loan portfolios.

75. Hacks Cross DQ Site Sells for $865,000 - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Collierville-based Mid South Food Enterprises Inc. has bought the site of a Dairy Queen Grill & Chill fast-food restaurant at 4265 Hacks Cross Road from Olugbenga Faleye and Adeola Faleye for $865,000. The property is in Southeast Shelby County’s 38125 ZIP code.

76. Hardy’s Perseverance Runs in The Family - Monday, July 25, 2011

Carolyn Chism Hardy initially thought owning her own business would be as a business consultant. She was a certified public accountant with a comfortable position and a specialty in cost efficiency at the Memphis Coors brewery in 2006 when Molson-Coors Brewing Co. put the Memphis plant up for sale.

77. Chattanooga Company Buys Land on S. Third, E.H. Crump Blvd. - Friday, July 22, 2011

Chattanooga-based H & H LLC has bought parcels in the 38106 (West Person/Elvis Presley Boulevard) ZIP code and filed a construction loan for the properties. Jeffrey L. Kelley sold 813 S. Third St. to H & H for $15,000, and B & W Hotel LLC sold 182 E.H. Crump Blvd. to H & H for $288,000.

78. Former French Village Apts. Sell for $2.8 Million - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

4055 Summer Ave.
Memphis, TN 38122
Sale Amount: $2.8 million

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

79. New York Investor Buys Sharky's, Shopping Ctr. Sites - Monday, July 11, 2011

Aaron Muschel, a New York real estate investor, has bought Goodlett Commons shopping center and the Sharky’s Gulf Grill site on Poplar Avenue in separate transactions within days of each other for a total $4.5 million.

80. Senate Votes to Let Fed Trim Debit Card Swipe Fees - Thursday, June 09, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate voted Wednesday to let the Federal Reserve slice the fees that stores must pay banks each time a customer swipes a debit card, handing merchants a victory over banks in a lobbying battle over billions in revenue.

81. Shelby County Files 1,408 Loans in May - Wednesday, June 08, 2011

There were 1,408 loans filed in Shelby County in May totaling $216.7 million, according to the latest data from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com, a part of The Daily News Publishing Co.

82. 5000 E. Raines Warehouse Sells in Foreclosure for $7.7M - Monday, May 30, 2011

5000 E. Raines Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $7.7 million

Sale Date: May 13, 2011
Buyer: GECMC 2003-C2 5000 Raines Road LLC
Seller: R. Hunter Humphreys, substitute trustee
Orig. Borrower: 5000 East Raines Partnership
Orig. Lender: Bank of America NA
Orig. Loan Amount: $19 million
Orig. Loan Date: May 1, 2003
Orig. Maturity: June 1, 2013
Details: A 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse at 5000 E. Raines Road has sold at a foreclosure sale for $7.7 million. GECMC 2003-C2 5000 Raines Road LLC bought the property at the May 13 sale.

83. Halperin Helps Shape Boyle’s Presence - Monday, May 30, 2011

Mark Halperin and the office tenants he represents have one thing in common – longevity.

Upon graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and real estate, he moved back to Memphis and landed his first job at Boyle Investment Co. Little did he know that it would turn into a lifelong career.

84. FDIC: Banks Inch to Profitability - Monday, May 30, 2011

In the first three months of 2011, Tennessee’s banking industry shed workers, got smaller and reported surging profits.

That’s according to newly released figures from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which show that almost 60 percent, or 107, of Tennessee’s 190 federally insured banks reported a pickup in earnings in the first quarter.

85. Triumph Bank Buys Arlington Bank Site - Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Triumph Bank has bought a 3,179-square-foot bank building at 5810 Airline Road in Arlington from The Farmers Bank of Lynchburg, Tenn., for $1.1 million.

86. Triumph Bank Announces Staff Addition, Promotions - Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Triumph Bank has added staff to accommodate its growth partly due to the recent purchase of Arlington Community Bank (now Triumph Bank, Arlington Office).

87. Shelby Drive Apartments Sell for $1.4 Million - Tuesday, March 22, 2011

1500 E. Shelby Drive
Memphis, TN 38116
Sale Amount: $1.4 million

Sale Date: Feb. 25, 2011
Buyer: Saddle Vineyards LP
Seller: Everbank
Loan Amount: $2.5 million
Loan Date: Feb. 28, 2011
Maturity Date: March 10, 2016
Lender: Triumph Bank

88. Saddle Vineyards Buys Shelby Drive Apartments - Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Memphis-based Saddle Vineyards LP has bought a 124-unit apartment complex at 1500 E. Shelby Drive from Everbank for $1.4 million.

89. Infinity Real Estate Buys Office Building for $1.2 Million - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

5100 Sanderlin Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $1.2 million

Sale Date: Feb. 16, 2011
Buyer: Infinity Real Estate LLC
Seller: Blanchard E. Tual, successor trustee of the Don Wallace Morgan Family Trust created under the last will and testament of Don Wallace Morgan dated Dec. 8, 2003, and Mary Katherine Fouts and Douglas A. Garner, co-trustees of the Fouts Estate Family Trust created under the last will and testament of Jimmie Darrell Fouts dated June 15, 2005
Loan Amount: $1.3 million
Loan Date: Feb. 16, 2011
Maturity Date: Feb. 16, 2026
Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA

90. Most Memphis Banks Report Profitable Year - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

The Memphis banking market had a strong 2010, with 75 percent of the roughly two dozen banks headquartered here showing a profit for the year, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

91. Glaeser Discusses City Triumphs at Leadership Luncheon - Monday, March 07, 2011

Community leaders and elected officials were on hand Thursday as Harvard urban expert Ed Glaeser spoke at the seventh annual Leadership Memphis Community Leadership luncheon held at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis.

92. Glaeser Discusses City Triumphs at Leadership Luncheon - Friday, March 04, 2011

Community leaders and elected officials were on hand Thursday as Harvard urban expert Ed Glaeser spoke at the seventh annual Leadership Memphis Community Leadership luncheon held at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis.

93. Hilliard Crews Finances Wolf River Ranch Land - Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Germantown-based Hilliard Crews Partnership has financed 31 acres in Wolf River Ranch in Collierville through Triumph Bank for $1.9 million. The loan matures in February 2014.

94. Finding Virtual Team Triumphs - Tuesday, March 01, 2011

One of the funniest things that ever happened in our office is that once (before smart phones) when the power went out, two of our younger team members were stymied about how to get a phone number because their computers were down.

95. Mt. Zion Upgrades to Larger Church in Frayser - Friday, February 18, 2011

Two Memphis area churches have closed on a deal that’s been in the pipeline for about a year and a half.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1280 Stonewall St., bought the 36,000-square-foot church at 1621 Dellwood Ave. in Frayser from Schoolfield United Methodist Church Inc. for $500,000.

96. Foreign Investors Buy Treasure Park Apartments - Tuesday, February 15, 2011

2601 N. Watkins St.
Memphis, TN 38127
First Sale: $1.1 million

Sale Date: Jan. 31, 2011
Buyer: City National Bank
Seller: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver for Imperial Capital Bank of La Jolla, Calif.
Second Sale: $450,000
Sale Date: Jan. 28, 2011
Buyer: Square Mile Investments LLC
Seller: City National Bank
Details: A foreign investment group named Square Mile Investments LLC has bought Treasure Park Apartments at 2601 N. Watkins St. in Frayser from City National Bank for $450,000.
Details: A foreign investment group named Square Mile Investments LLC has bought Treasure Park Apartments at 2601 N. Watkins St. in Frayser from City National Bank for $450,000.

97. Tax Freeze Approved for 115 Union Ave. - Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. has approved a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes benefit for the developers of a mixed-use commercial and residential project at 115 Union Ave.

98. 10-Year PILOT Requested for 115 Union Ave. Project - Tuesday, February 08, 2011

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will vote on a requested 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes benefit for the developers of a mixed-use commercial and residential project at 115 Union Ave.

99. Growing Alzheimer’s Population Increases Demands on Caregivers - Monday, February 07, 2011

The first of the 70-million strong baby boomers will celebrate their 65th birthdays this year, and it’s estimated that one out of eight will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

100. Mortgages Drop 11 Percent in 2010 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Banks and mortgage lenders made 7,493 purchase mortgages in Shelby County during 2010, a year in which the housing market saw the expiration of a homebuyer tax credit but was helped by continued record-low rates.