Owners of property in the city of Memphis who owe past-due property taxes can now make their payment to the Shelby County Trustee.

The trustee’ s office began collecting delinquent city of Memphis taxes effective May 15. Property owners with delinquent 2011 city of Memphis realty taxes should have begun receiving notices by certified mail starting in late May. A notice was also enclosed if property owners were delinquent on their 2011 Shelby County realty taxes.

2. Three High Schools Host Common Core Training - Saturday, June 15, 2013

Three Shelby County high schools – Ridgeway, Southwind and Bartlett – will host the local part of the largest teacher training event in Tennessee history.

The schools and 14 others across the state will host sessions for 30,000 educators in the Common Core State Standards.

3. Birthrights - Saturday, June 15, 2013

As Deidra Stephens Clark’s due date approached, she made a straightforward birth plan that included a vaginal birth, an epidural for pain relief and her desire to breastfeed immediately after birth.

4. Three High Schools Host Common Core Training - Friday, June 14, 2013

Three Shelby County high schools – Ridgeway, Southwind and Bartlett – will host the local part of the largest teacher training event in Tennessee history.

The schools and 14 others across the state will host sessions for 30,000 educators in the Common Core State Standards.

5. Lifeblood Works to Ensure Summer Blood Supply - Friday, June 14, 2013

Growing up, David Wiemar can remember his father answering the phone in the middle of the night to go donate blood at the local children’s hospital in Birmingham, Ala. He’s continued that tradition and also shared it with his son, Charles Wiemar.

6. Fisher Named Director Of Economic Development - Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Gwyn Fisher has been named the greater Memphis regional director of economic and community development by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. In her new role, Fisher will work with companies, municipalities and stakeholders in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Lauderdale counties to create jobs, attract new businesses and expand existing businesses.

7. Beale Club Reopening About Timing - Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The negotiations to reopen one of Beale Street’s busiest and most profitable nightspots were about not missing one of the busiest Downtown weekends of the year and how to handle the allegation that some employees of Club 152 either sold drugs or were complicit in drug sales in the club.

8. Talks Underway for Club 152 Reopening - Thursday, May 23, 2013

The owners of Club 152 on Beale Street and prosecutors with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office have been talking since the club was shut down a week ago as a public nuisance.

Both sides are due back before General Sessions Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter Thursday, May 21.

9. Suburbs Return School Districts to Ballot - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

As three of Shelby County’s six suburban towns and cities locked in July 16 referendums on forming municipal school districts, there were indications of renewed discussions between the suburban leaders and Shelby County Commissioners on the terms of forming those districts.

10. Club 152 Makes Appearance in Environmental Court - Monday, May 20, 2013

The owners of Club 152 in the Beale Street entertainment district are due in Shelby County General Sessions Environmental Court Monday, May 20, for the first hearing on the injunction that closed the popular nightspot Thursday afternoon as a public nuisance.

11. Club 152 on Beale Closed as Nuisance - Friday, May 17, 2013

Club 152 in the Beale Street entertainment district was closed Thursday, May 16, as a public nuisance.

Memphis Police and officials with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office emptied the three-level club of customers and employees and then had a locksmith padlock the doors to the club.

12. West Nile Warning - Thursday, May 16, 2013

As summer approaches, Memphians who enjoy being outdoors in the evening might want to consider taking protective measures.

The Shelby County Health Department has detected mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus in Memphis, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville and parts of unincorporated Shelby County – the earliest occurrence of positive West Nile Virus pools on record.

13. Brimhall Named Bartlett Entrepreneur of Year - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Terry Brimhall, founder and president of Brimhall Foods Co. Inc., has been named entrepreneur of the year by the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce.

14. Hospital Billings Vary Widely in Memphis - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Government data released for the first time last week showed that hospitals across the nation bill Medicare widely different amounts for the same procedures.

St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y., charged $29,637 for patients who received a respiratory system diagnosis and remained on a ventilator more than 96 hours, while Stanford Hospital in Stanford Hospital, Calif., charged $929,119.

15. Bank of Bartlett Continues Profitable Streak - Saturday, May 11, 2013

Bank of Bartlett in the first three months of 2013 enjoyed its seventh straight profitable quarter.

The bank’s pre-tax net income in the first quarter was $618,204. For the quarter ended March 31, the bank saw a 39 percent drop in interest expense to $333,690, and a 9 percent decrease in non-interest expense of $3.3 million.

16. Mortgages Near $107 Million in April - Friday, May 10, 2013

From where he sits, Renaissance Realty’s Jeff Jenkins is optimistic that 2013 will be a fruitful one for the local real estate industry.

17. Bank of Bartlett Continues Profitable Streak - Thursday, May 09, 2013

Bank of Bartlett in the first three months of 2013 enjoyed its seventh straight profitable quarter.

The bank’s pre-tax net income in the first quarter was $618,204. For the quarter ended March 31, the bank saw a 39 percent drop in interest expense to $333,690, and a 9 percent decrease in non-interest expense of $3.3 million.

18. Suburbs Start Again on Municipal Schools - Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Aldermen in five of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County began the move Monday, May 6, to a July 16 referendum date for a second round of referendums on forming municipal school districts possibly as early as the 2014-2015 school year.

19. Suburbs Start Second Move To Ballot On Municipal Schools - Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Aldermen in five of the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County began the move Monday, May 6, to a July 16 referendum date for a second round of referendums on forming municipal school districts possibly as early as the 2014-2015 school year.

20. Faith Baptist Church Files Loan on Property - Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Faith Baptist Church of Bartlett and The Trustees of Faith Baptist Church of Bartlett have filed a $3.9 million loan on their 3775 N. Germantown Road church property in Bartlett.

21. Whole Foods Files Permit for Expansion - Tuesday, May 07, 2013

5014 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38117

Permit Cost: $3.1 million

Project Cost: TBA

Permit Date: Applied April 2013

22. Stonebridge Golf Club Sells for $1.5 Million - Friday, May 03, 2013

The Stonebridge Golf Club at 3049 Davies Plantation Road between U.S. 64 and Interstate 40 in Lakeland has sold for $1.5 million.

23. April 26-May 2: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, April 27, 2013

1993: On the front page of The Daily News is a story looking at the formal opening on the Main Street Trolley, a project eight years in the making that remade what had been the Mid-America Mall. The Memphis Area Transit Authority offered free trolley rides the first two days of operation.

24. Public Defender Role Lets Bell Help Others - Thursday, April 25, 2013

For assistant federal defender David Bell, the urge to be a lawyer was precipitated by the urge to help people.

25. Four-Way Self Storage Facility Sells for $1.3 Million - Tuesday, April 23, 2013

6780 Country Park Drive Memphis, TN 38134

Sale Amount: $1.3 million

Sale Date: April 9, 2013

26. Four-Way Self Storage Facility Sells for $1.3 Million - Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Four-Way Self Storage facility at 6780 Country Park Drive in Northeast Memphis has sold for $1.3 million.

27. Market Stability - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Home permit activity held stable for the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, and local builders expect to see continued gradual improvement through this year and into next.

28. Lender Buys Bartlett Office Building After Default - Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The 59,882-square-foot Bartlett Square office building at 5705 Stage Road in Bartlett has been sold back to the lender following a foreclosure.

29. Reappraisal: Complex but Crucial Event - Saturday, April 13, 2013

Anyone who owns property in Shelby County – especially new, recent homebuyers – may be interested in a primer on the local reappraisal process, a major event that happens here every four years and the initial phase of which is wrapping up now.

30. Signs of Life - Saturday, April 13, 2013

Home sales activity picked up in the first quarter of this year across the Mid-South, and brokers believe the market recovery is gaining traction.

Shelby County home sales rose 6 percent during the first quarter, with 3,382 sales from January to March compared to 3,179 during the first quarter of 2012, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

31. TNT Cleaning Services Owner Wins Business Plan Contest - Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Toya Bailey, owner of TNT Cleaning Services, won a business plan submission contest – the prize for which was a $1,500 grant – as part of a recent business symposium in Memphis titled “Controlling How Your Cookie Crumbles” that was sponsored by The Carter Malone Group.

32. Bankruptcy Lawyer Coury Joins Glankler Brown - Thursday, April 04, 2013

It’s been a long time coming, but Michael Coury has made the move to Glankler Brown PLLC.

33. Lofty Company - Thursday, April 04, 2013

For creating the overnight package-delivery business four decades ago, and for everything his company has done since, FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith has been placed among an elite group of chief executives by the business magazine Barron’s.

34. Klan Rally, Heavy Police Presence Mix With Rain - Saturday, March 30, 2013

A group of 60 robed Ku Klux Klan members and swastika flag bearing members of the National Socialist Movement rallied Saturday, March 30, outside the Shelby County Courthouse.

The protest and a counter protest came with chilly temperatures and a rain that alternated between a mist and a downpour over several hours.

35. Herbi-Systems Adds Irrigation Service - Saturday, March 30, 2013

Herbi-Systems Inc., the largest privately owned lawn care company in the Memphis area, is adding irrigation maintenance and repair service for residential and small commercial business clients.

36. Herbi-Systems Adds Irrigation Service - Thursday, March 28, 2013

Herbi-Systems Inc., the largest privately owned lawn care company in the Memphis area, is adding irrigation maintenance and repair service for residential and small commercial business clients.

37. Local GOP Convention Continues Tea Party Effort - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

When Shelby County Republicans got together for the biannual party convention Sunday, March 24, in Bartlett, local party chairman Justin Joy counseled patience.

“There will probably be some moments when this will not appear to be a well-rehearsed wedding,” Joy said.

38. XMC Reaches Anniversary, Expands in East Tennessee - Monday, March 25, 2013

XMC Inc., the second-largest Xerox dealer in the U.S., is celebrating 20 years in business and is currently expanding into new areas of East Tennessee.

39. National College Ready for Growth - Monday, March 25, 2013

The National College of Business and Technology has a new building with new technology and more classroom space.

Now the for-profit school is waiting for an end to the lull it has seen since summer.

40. Bank of Bartlett Continues Turnaround - Monday, March 25, 2013

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated a so-called “prompt corrective action” order for Bank of Bartlett that was released last year and which at the time asserted the bank was undercapitalized.

Bank of Bartlett president Harold Byrd said at the time the family-run bank was already on the mend and that the Fed’s order was based on outdated information. Without explanation, the Fed announced within the past week its order regarding Bank of Bartlett, dated Jan. 30 has been terminated.

41. Court: Can Generic Drug Maker be Sued Over Design? - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday of allowing generic drug manufacturers to be sued in state court for a drug's design defects if federal officials approved the brand-name version the generic drug copied.

42. Shelby County Democrats Start Convention Process - Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Shelby County Democratic Party begins the process of holding the group’s local biennial convention Saturday, March 16, with caucuses to select delegates to the April 6 convention.

Both gatherings are at Airways Middle School, 2601 Ketchum Road.

43. Shelby County Democrats Start Convention Process - Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Shelby County Democratic Party begins the process of holding the group’s local biennial convention Saturday, March 16, with caucuses to select delegates to the April 6 convention.

Both gatherings are at Airways Middle School, 2601 Ketchum Road.

44. Events - Saturday, March 09, 2013

The Brew Movement Against Multiple Sclerosis will hold the fourth annual Beauty in the Eye of the Beer Holder fundraiser for the Mid South Chapter of the National MS Society Thursday, March 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Ave. Attendees can sample unique homebrews created for the event, craft beers and microbrews. Tickets are $30. Visit msbrewmovement.org.

45. Events - Friday, March 08, 2013

The Southern Women’s Show will be held Friday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12. Visit southernwomensshow.com.

46. Events - Thursday, March 07, 2013

The Association of Fundraising Professionals will meet Thursday, March 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thomas Center at Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway S. Mike Bruns, board chairman for Youth Villages and the Church Health Center, will discuss board engagement and fundraising. Cost is $15 for AFP members and $25 for nonmembers. Register at afpmemphis.org.

47. Lower Property Values Sink Revenues - Wednesday, March 06, 2013

The first formal notices of 2013 Shelby County property values in the once-every-four-years reappraisal for taxation purposes were mailed Monday, March 4, to owners of commercial and industrial cost properties as well as homeowners in Hickory Hill, Whitehaven and parts of Southwest Memphis.

48. Ritz, McDonald Clash on Suburban Schools Talks - Tuesday, March 05, 2013

The Shelby County Commission and the county’s suburban mayors agree in writing and in a court proceeding on something related to schools.

But that remains the exception to the rule, particularly on issues beyond the first year of the schools merger – namely separate suburban school systems.

49. Funding From Suburbs Suggested - Monday, March 04, 2013

Countywide school board members are not the only players in the schools merger feeling pressure, although they may be feeling more pressure than others.

Shelby County Commissioners whose districts include suburban towns and cities have also been hearing a lot from parents in the suburbs who not too long ago had made peace with the idea that they would be part of the consolidated school district for at least the first school year.

50. Donor Recognition - Thursday, February 28, 2013

For more than 50 years, Lifeblood has served an invaluable function to the local community by working with hospitals to meet the constant demand for clean units of blood to be used for traumas and other surgeries.

51. Ending of Schools Talks Still Rankles Both Sides - Monday, February 25, 2013

When all sides in the school merger court case gather Monday, Feb. 25, before federal court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays, they will have lots of time to talk over municipal school districts.

The status conference is the only item on Mays’ calendar Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

52. Mortgages Jump 38 Percent in January - Monday, February 25, 2013

Mortgage banking isn’t looking as dreary right now as it has in recent years. In Shelby County, mortgage activity began the year bouncing strongly off totals from the first month of 2012.

53. Mays Schedules Monday Schools Case Conference - Saturday, February 23, 2013

Memphis Federal Court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays has called a Monday, Feb. 25, status conference in the Shelby County schools merger case. All sides in the 2-year-old lawsuit are scheduled to appear before Mays at 9:30 a.m.

54. MERI, Fire Department Assist Facilities With Disaster Relief - Friday, February 22, 2013

The Medical Education & Research Institute (MERI) and the Memphis Fire Department are working with local long-term care nursing and other direct care staff to care for the elderly in the event of fire, tornado and flood-related emergencies.

55. J-Line Pump Growing in Collierville - Friday, February 22, 2013

A local pumping equipment manufacturer is increasing its presence in the Collierville market. 

J-Line Pump Co., doing business as American-Marsh Pumps, bought the 81,260-square-foot warehouse on 12.4 acres at 550 E. South St. for $1.4 million. This will be in addition to the adjoining 110,000-square-foot warehouse at 185 Progress Road the company has occupied since 1999.

56. Mays Schedules Monday Schools Case Conference - Thursday, February 21, 2013

Memphis Federal Court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays has called a Monday, Feb. 25, status conference in the Shelby County schools merger case.

All sides in the 2-year-old lawsuit are scheduled to appear before Mays at 9:30 a.m.

57. Mays Sets Monday Conference in Schools Merger Case - Friday, February 22, 2013

Memphis federal court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays has called a Monday, Feb. 25, status conference in the Shelby County schools merger case.

All sides in the two-year-old lawsuit are scheduled to appear before Mays at 9:30 a.m.

58. Bank of Bartlett Launches Mobile Banking Product - Saturday, February 16, 2013

Bank of Bartlett has joined the list of banks that have launched a mobile banking service.

The bank now has mobile banking capability on all types of mobile devices, including iPhones and Android phones, Web-enabled smartphones and older cell phones through three formats including a Bank of Bartlett mobile banking app.

59. Green Line Marketing Doubles Office - Friday, February 15, 2013

Green Line Marketing Group has outgrown its East Memphis office space due to its expanded staff and client roster.

The boutique agency has signed a 2,000-square-foot lease in Racquet Club Plaza, where it will relocate from its three 350-square-foot executive suites in Clark Tower by the end of the month.

60. Bank of Bartlett Launches Mobile Banking Product - Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Bank of Bartlett has joined the list of banks that have launched a mobile banking service.

The bank now has mobile banking capability on all types of mobile devices, including iPhones and Android phones, Web-enabled smartphones and older cell phones through three formats including a Bank of Bartlett mobile banking app.

61. County Commission Debates Schools Merger - Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners marked the two-year anniversary Monday, Feb. 11, of the federal lawsuit over schools consolidation and municipal school districts with a running debate across several items about the upcoming schools merger.

62. County Commission Debates Schools Changes on Several Fronts - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners who just last week seemed to agree on giving Memphis City Schools teachers living outside Shelby County five years to move within the county had some second thoughts Monday, Feb. 11, as they debated the schools merger issue.

63. Suburban Districts Back in Federal Court - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The faded red kick ball that is the issue of metropolitan school districts in the Shelby County suburbs is now back in Memphis federal court after about two-and-a-half months of private mediation talks.

64. Suburban School Talks End - Saturday, February 09, 2013

Private talks between the Shelby County Commission and the county’s six suburban mayors on suburban school districts have ended, according to Shelby County Commission chairman Mike Ritz and Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald.

65. Forsythe Appraisals Opens Memphis Office - Saturday, February 09, 2013

St. Paul, Minn.-based Forsythe Appraisals LLC, the largest independent provider of residential real estate appraisals in the U.S., has opened a Memphis branch office, managed by Chuck Seagle.

66. Forsythe Appraisals Opens Memphis Office - Thursday, February 07, 2013

St. Paul, Minn.-based Forsythe Appraisals LLC, the largest independent provider of residential real estate appraisals in the U.S., has opened a Memphis branch office, managed by Chuck Seagle.

67. BankTennessee Hires Rauch as VP, Commercial Lender - Monday, February 04, 2013

Connie Rauch has joined BankTennessee as vice president and commercial lender.

Prior to joining BankTennessee, Rauch held bank leadership roles with Bank of Bartlett, Orion Federal Credit Union and other area financial institutions.

68. Bank of Bartlett Reports Quarterly, Year-End Profits - Saturday, February 02, 2013

Bank of Bartlett has reported a profit of $12.3 million for 2012 and a profit of $255,125 for the fourth quarter.

The quarterly profit marked the sixth straight quarter Bank of Bartlett has been in the black.

69. Bank of Bartlett Reports Quarterly, Year-End Profits - Thursday, January 31, 2013

Bank of Bartlett has reported a profit of $12.3 million for 2012 and a profit of $255,125 for the fourth quarter.

The quarterly profit marked the sixth straight quarter Bank of Bartlett has been in the black.

70. Healthy Church Challenge Tackles Obesity Epidemic - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s second annual Healthy Church Challenge 100-day weight loss competition for churches in West Tennessee is set to get under way on Saturday, Feb. 2.

This year’s challenge is anticipated to include more than 50 local churches that will get the chance to compete for cash prizes to benefit their churches and health ministries.

71. City, Bass Pro File Permits for Pyramid Renovations - Monday, January 21, 2013

1 A.W. Willis Memphis, TN 38105

Permit Costs: $21.5 million; $7 million

Project Cost: TBA

Permit Date: Applied January 2013

Completion: TBA

Owner: City of Memphis

72. Fourth-Quarter Bankruptcies Decline - Friday, January 18, 2013

The 3,144 bankruptcy filings in Shelby County during the last three months of 2012 equal about a fourth of the year’s total.

And like the year-end totals, according to The Daily News Online, most of those filings – 2,484 – were Chapter 13 filings with another 654 filed as Chapter 7 and 6 in the Chapter 11 category.

73. Wolfchase Hooters Sells for $2.8 Million - Wednesday, January 16, 2013

An affiliate of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based real estate investment trust STORE Capital has bought another Wolfchase-area restaurant.

STORE Master Funding II LLC – whose name stands for Single Tenant Operational Real Estate – paid $2.8 million for the Hooters of Memphis-Wolfchase restaurant at 2838 New Brunswick Road, south of U.S. 64 near Wolfchase Galleria.

74. Health Care Alignment Trend Accelerates - Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The trend for alignment between hospital systems and private physicians hit the Mid-South in mid-2010 and has gained momentum since.

The area’s three major hospital systems – Baptist Memorial Health Care, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Saint Francis Healthcare – are padding their physician rosters with primary care doctors and specialists by acquiring practices in strategic locations throughout the Memphis market.

75. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Bartlett Sells for $2.1 Million - Tuesday, January 15, 2013

An affiliate of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based STORE Capital has paid $2.1 million for the Firebirds Wood Fired Grill at 8470 U.S. (Highway) 64 in Bartlett.

The entity, STORE Master Funding II LLC, bought the 7,168-square-foot restaurant in a Dec. 28 special warranty deed from DMLD Building Group LLC of Charlotte, N.C.

76. Lawmakers Re-Elect State Constitutional Officers - Saturday, January 12, 2013

The Legislature has unanimously re-elected the Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Comptroller Justin Wilson and Treasurer David Lillard to another term in office.

77. Back to Work - Friday, January 11, 2013

The Shelby County legislative delegation to Nashville returned to the capital Tuesday, Jan. 8, with three fewer members – one state senator and two state representatives – all Democrats – but with no new faces.

78. Lawmakers Re-Elect State Constitutional Officers - Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Legislature has unanimously re-elected the Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Comptroller Justin Wilson and Treasurer David Lillard to another term in office.

79. Sekisui, Circa to Relocate Spaces - Thursday, January 10, 2013

Two East Memphis restaurants soon will have new addresses. 

Sekisui is moving from its original location in the Shops of Humphreys Center, 50 Humphreys Blvd., into Circa by John Bragg’s space in Regalia Shopping Center at 6150 Poplar Ave., suite 122. Circa plans to relocate west to Chickasaw Crossing, 2855 Poplar, in the space where Ronnie Grisanti’s restaurant operated for years.

80. Avery Park Apartments Sell for $5.2 Million - Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Avery Park, a 231-unit apartment community built in 1971 in Northeast Shelby County, sold on Dec. 19 for $5.2 million, or $22,511 per unit.

Blake Pera and Tommy Bronson III with CB Richard Ellis Memphis’ Memphis Multifamily Division represented California-based US Housing Partners VII in the sale to a buyer out of Utah.

81. Levenger Leases Up EastPark IV - Friday, December 14, 2012

A Delray Beach, Fla.-based specialty retail company is relocating its Memphis distribution warehouse within the Southeast submarket.

Levenger has inked 96,400 square feet in EastPark Distribution Center IV, 5265 Hickory Hill Road, bringing the 372,800-square-foot building to full occupancy. Levenger also has an operation at 3530 E. Raines Road.

82. Writer Andria Brown Joins Doug Carpenter - Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Andria Brown has joined doug carpenter & associates llc as copywriter, responsible for creating concepts and copy for online, print, broadcast, direct mail and other forms of communication for client communication. Brown has more than 15 years’ experience as a professional writer and editor.

83. Hickory Hill Warehouse Sells for $15.7 Million - Tuesday, December 11, 2012

6380 Holmes Road Memphis, TN 38141

Sale Amount: $15.7 million

Sale Date: Dec. 5, 2012

84. FedEx Institute to Host Business Seminar Dec. 11 - Monday, December 10, 2012

The Memphis Entrepreneurial Accelerator Consortium is hosting a seminar Dec. 11 for industry leaders to present data, resources and identify opportunities for entrepreneurs in growth industry segments.

85. Village of Sycamore Ridge Owner Files $4.3 Million Loan - Thursday, December 06, 2012

The owner of the Village of Sycamore Ridge – a 114-unit apartment community at 1945 Sycamore View Road near Bartlett – has filed a $4.3 million multifamily deed of trust, absolute assignment of leases and rents and security agreement (including fixture filing) on the property.

86. Council Debates Golf Courses Fate - Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Four golf courses owned and run by the city of Memphis are closed for the winter season as the Memphis City Council continues to debate the fate of the Whitehaven golf course, one of the four, which was to be closed permanently starting this month.

87. The Next Steps - Monday, December 03, 2012

About a half hour before the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays in the municipal school district lawsuit, the chairman of the countywide school board called for his board and the school boards for the six suburban municipal school districts to get together.

88. Court Decision Not End to Schools Fight - Thursday, November 29, 2012

About a half hour before the ruling Tuesday, Nov. 27, by Memphis federal court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays in the municipal school district lawsuit, the chairman of the countywide school board called for his board and the school boards for the six suburban municipal school districts to get together.

89. Mays Voids Move to Municipal School Districts - Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Memphis Federal Court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays ruled Tuesday, Nov. 27, that the six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County must stop their movement toward suburban school districts.

90. Storage Facility Owner Files $2 Million Loan - Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Storage Towne of America LLC has filed a $2 million loan on its 66,802-square-foot storage facility at 5900 Stage Road in Bartlett.

91. More Ideas for Holiday Givebacks - Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Last week we spotlighted The Exchange Club Family Center, which is an organization focused on helping families and breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect. Before we announce the topic for this week’s column, let us thank the hundreds of volunteers that came out on Saturday, Nov. 17, for the McKellar Lake Cleanup. More than 5,000 pounds of trash was removed from the area with 2,750 pounds being recycled. Now it is time to explore a few ways we can give back using holiday cards, honorariums and unwrapped toys.

92. Bank of Bartlett Announces Promotions - Monday, November 19, 2012

Bank of Bartlett has made two promotions recently.

The community bank has promoted Joseline Acosta-Hoyt to business banking officer at Bank of Bartlett’s Raleigh branch at 3691 Austin Peay Highway. She is a graduate of the University of Memphis.

93. Memphis Companies Win Heart Association Honors - Friday, November 09, 2012

Sixteen Memphis-area businesses have been recognized by the American Heart Association’s Fit-Friendly Companies Program for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace.

Fit-Friendly Companies Program participants encourage such things as physical activity and healthy eating in a number of ways, including through such enhancements as on-site walking routes and healthy food options in cafeterias and vending machines.

94. Tipton-Rosemark Remakes Campus ‘Center Point’ - Thursday, November 08, 2012

The new performing arts center at Tipton-Rosemark Academy used to be the gymnasium and before that it was the cafeteria.

The 64-year-old building has been adaptable and until the remake as a performing arts center for the private school in North Shelby County those who used it over the years also had to be adaptable.

95. Saint Francis Parent Reports Quarterly Growth - Thursday, November 08, 2012

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. on Wednesday reported growth of more than $77 million, or 40 percent, in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization compared to last year’s third quarter.

96. Obama Carries Shelby, Cohen Over Flinn and Two Tax Hikes Defeated - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

President Barack Obama carried Shelby County in unofficial Nov. 6 election returns as his Republican challenger Mitt Romney took the state’s 11 electoral votes.

Voter turnout in the most popular election cycle among Shelby County voters was 61.9 percent, about the same percentage as four years ago. But the 371,256 voters is fewer than 2008 when more than 400,000 Shelby County voters cast ballots. The percentage is about the same because there are fewer registered voters in Shelby County than there were four years ago after a purge by election officials.

97. Commission Approves Bartlett Senior Facility - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

If an expansion of an assisted-living facility at Baylor and Brunswick roads stays on schedule with votes next month by the Memphis City Council, the planned development should win final approval less than a month before the area it is in is annexed by the city of Bartlett.

98. Commission Votes Down Wage Theft Ordinance - Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners voted down a wage theft ordinance Monday Nov. 5 on the first of three readings.

Normally that would mean the proposal doesn’t advance to second and third readings. But commission chairman Mike Ritz said after conferring with the county attorney’s office, he interprets the rule to mean it can advance to second and third readings.

99. Bartlett Zoning Case Tops Commission Agenda - Monday, November 05, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners take up a proposed assisted living facility at their meeting Monday, Nov. 5, that doesn’t yet require approval from the city of Bartlett but which is in an area Bartlett is seeking to annex.

100. Trio of New Branch Managers Chosen at Bank of Bartlett - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Bank of Bartlett has chosen three new bank branch managers.

They are Timothy Nick Hobbs, Tim Martin and John Paul Kavin.