The Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, May 22, at noon at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Bill West, founder of The West Clinic, will speak. Cost is $17. R.S.V.P. to Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.

2. Events - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tim Brown, president of Kroger’s Delta Division, will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

3. Events - Monday, May 20, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tim Brown, president of Kroger’s Delta Division, will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

4. Events - Saturday, May 18, 2013

The Black Business Association of Memphis will meet Thursday, May 23, at 8 a.m. at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. Jack Sammons, chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, will discuss what new developments at the airport mean for small businesses. R.S.V.P. to myron@whatshappeningmyron.com.

5. Events - Friday, May 17, 2013

Germantown Community Theatre will present the musical “Ruthless” May 17 to June 2 at the theater, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Road. Visit germantowncommunitytheatre.org.

6. Local Projects Up for Statewide Engineering Award - Saturday, February 23, 2013

Six Memphis-area projects are among those being considered in the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards competition, presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee.

“Ridgeway Trace Retail Center” was completed by Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for Weingarten Realty Investors. Surrounding the highly congested area near Ridgeway Trace, and traffic was improved by coordinating five traffic signals, adding lanes and widening roadways surrounding the development.

7. Local Projects in Running for Statewide Engineering Award - Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Six Memphis-area projects are among those being considered in the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards competition, presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee.

“Ridgeway Trace Retail Center” was completed by Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for Weingarten Realty Investors. Surrounding the highly congested area near Ridgeway Trace, and traffic was improved by coordinating five traffic signals, adding lanes and widening roadways surrounding the development.

8. Engineering Firms Find Growth With New Markets - Monday, October 08, 2012

Local engineering firms are extending their reach with new offices in niche markets that not only better serve their clients but also their employees.

EnSafe Inc., a Memphis-based environmental remediation engineering firm, has expanded this year into Pleasant Hill, Calif., to put resources close to a large project cleaning up an old rocket fuel plant “in order not to be flying people in all of the time,” said Phil Coop, EnSafe president and CEO.

9. Growth Streak - Monday, September 10, 2012

Andrew Holliday and Daniel Brown, the founding partners of Memphis-based branding and marketing firm Harvest Creative, used to joke about one day making the Inc. 500|5000, the list published each year by Inc. Magazine that honors the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

10. Business Honors - Friday, August 24, 2012

Thirteen Memphis-based companies can officially claim to be among the fastest-growing in the U.S.

That’s according to Inc. Magazine, which put them on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking the magazine published a few days ago that honors the fastest-growing companies by measuring their percentage growth in revenue over a three-year period.

11. EnSafe Awarded Contracts for Assessments - Thursday, July 14, 2011

EnSafe, a Memphis-based environmental consulting company, was awarded a contract by the Shelby County government Wednesday, July 13, to begin Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments in the Wolf River Brownsfields Assessment Project Area. EnSafe will also perform Clean-Up Planning for possible hazardous substance and petroleum within the 25-mile-long and two-mile-wide corridor along the Wolf River as well as the west side of Downtown south of Crump Boulevard.

12. Local Engineering Firms Compete Statewide Contest - Monday, February 07, 2011

Three Memphis engineering firms have entered projects completed in Memphis, Missouri and Florida in the statewide 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards competition sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Tennessee.

13. Petty Joins Phoenix Power Group - Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Doug Petty has joined Phoenix Power Group as the new vice president of sales and marketing.

Hometown: Memphis
Education: I hold B.S. degrees in chemistry and industrial hygiene from the University of North Alabama
Work Experience: I worked for 10 years as a specialty hospital sales representative for Merck Pharmaceuticals. For nine years I was a senior industrial hygienist for EnSafe Inc.
Activities you enjoy outside of work: You can usually find me on a golf course, but I also spend time singing and playing guitar in the Memphis area. I enjoy watching Tigers football and basketball games and cooking out with friends.
Who has had the greatest influence on you? My parents are my greatest influences. I obviously chose wisely.
What drew you to Phoenix Power Group? I was drawn to the opportunity to become involved on the ground floor of such an innovative, revolutionary system. In addition, this was a chance to be associated with a talented and experienced group of professionals and investors. Based on my years of professional experience, I know a good thing when I see it.
What does your job as VP of sales and marketing entail? Our company utilizes breakthrough technology to convert used oil into electricity in an environmentally responsible manner. My position utilizes my background in environmental science, regulation, and high-performance marketing and sales. My specific responsibilities include managing regulatory affairs, developing marketing materials, training and distributor support.
What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments? It would have to be the relationships that I’ve built with co-workers, clients and customers over the years. Those are things that can’t be measured on a spreadsheets or sales reports. Winning the Regional Medical Center’s 2007 Pharmaceutical Representative of the Year Award certainly comes to mind.
What do you most enjoy about your work? The level of excitement and energy around the PPG organization is remarkable. I’ve been looking for the opportunity to help launch a potential “Next Big Thing” for quite a long time. It is hard not to be excited when your field of work is always pushing the edge and creating new challenges and opportunities. No one has done what we are doing, so we really are a “new” idea. That comes with challenges and benefits; but there is something unique about “creating” a product, something that a cubicle just can’t offer.

14. Institute of Classical Architecture Elects McClure to Chapter Board of Directors - Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Mark McClure has been elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. He will serve a three-year term.

15. Weichert Realtors’ Chapman Recognized for Service Achievement - Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Amy Chapman, broker and owner of Weichert Realtors-Chapman & Associates, has been awarded Quality Service Certified Platinum status. It is considered the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry.

16. Four Memphis Firms Win Engineering Awards - Friday, March 06, 2009

Four Memphis-area firms have won category awards in the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee’s 2009 Engineering Excellence competition.

Allen & Hoshall Inc. received the Energy Category Honor Award for the Davy Crockett Park Energy Conservation Project in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc. received the Small Projects Category Honor Award for the Highland/Getwell Force Main and Pumping Station. EnSafe Inc. received the Environmental Category Honor Award for the brownfields remediation of the Smarthouse Way Southern Track in North Little Rock, Ark. Parsons Transportation Group received the Structural Systems Honor Award for the U.S. 90 bridge over Biloxi Bay in Biloxi Ocean Springs, Miss.

17. Morris Promoted to VP At Harrah's Mid-South - Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Valerie Morris has been promoted to regional vice president of communications and community affairs for Harrah's Mid-South Region.

The region includes Harrah's Memphis corporate office and Grand, Horseshoe and Sheraton casinos in Tunica County.

18. Campbell Clinic's Hernandez Named Fellow of Health Care Org - Wednesday, April 02, 2008

George Hernandez, chief financial officer at Campbell Clinic, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Hernandez joined Campbell Clinic in 1995 as CFO. He is also a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and is a certified health care financial professional with a specialization in financial management of physician practices.

19. 3 Memphis Engineering Firms Enter Excellence Competition - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
     Memphis engineering firms EnSafe Inc., Parsons Transportation Group and Pickering Firm Inc. have entered projects in the statewide 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards competition sponsored by the American Council of Engin

20. ACEC of Tennessee ChapterElects Officers - Friday, September 14, 2007
     The Memphis chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Tennessee, which is comprised of more than 30 Memphis engineering firms, has elected its officers and board.
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21. Rogers Named News Director At WMC-TV 5 - Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Tracey Rogers has joined the WMC-TV Action News 5 team as news director. Rogers has spent the past six years as news director at WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Ala., which, like WMC-TV, is owned by Raycom Media. She also has worked as assistant news director of WKRN, Nashville's ABC affiliate, as well as WSMV (NBC) and WTVF (CBS). She is a three-time Emmy winner, four-time Associated Press Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for "Best Spot News Coverage." Her first day is Monday.

22. Events - Wednesday, August 23, 2006

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce Industrial Roundtable Group meets today at noon at the Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, is the keynote speaker. Discussion topic is "Outlook for Business in Tennessee in 2007." Call 853-1949 for more information.

23. Events - Monday, August 21, 2006

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR) Commercial Council sponsors a Commercial Real Estate Environmental Issues Forum Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at MAAR's Martin Edwards Jr. Education Center, 6393 Poplar Ave. Don Bradford, associate principal of EnSafe Inc., is the featured speaker. Topics will include an update on environmental liability management and tools available to manage environmental issues associated with real estate transactions. Cost is free for members and $15 for non-members. Call 818-2428 for information.

24. Jones and Colleagues Receive LEED Accreditation from Green Building Council - Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Michael Grey Jones, Chris Root and Karen Cauthen have received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation. Jones is an architect for Johnson Bailey Henderson NcNeel Architects, and Root and Cauthen are architectural interns. Created by the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.

25. Armstrong Allen Names New Litigation Practice Chair - Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Armstrong Allen attorney James F. Arthur III was named litigation practice group chairman for the firm. Arthur replaces Lucian Pera, who has served as litigation practice chairman for the past several years.

26. Riverfront Development Corp. Elects New Officers - Wednesday, July 06, 2005

The Riverfront Development Corp. named the following members to its board of directors: Kemp Conrad, Tomeka Hart and Dan Turley. The following members were elected as officers: Rick Masson, chairman; Greg Duckett, vice chairman; John Farris, secretary; Angus McEachran, assistant secretary; Bill Taylor, treasurer; and John Pontius, assistant treasurer.

27. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Shelby County Alumni Honored

MAHBA Announces New Board Members

The Memphis Area Home Builders Association announced the following new members of its board of directors: Tommy Byrnes, Phil Chamberlain III, Ginger Coggins, Michael Matthews and G...

28. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, February 27, 2003
Crews Training inks

Crew Training inks

deals with Tenn. firms

Germantown-based Crew Training International Inc., an aviation training company, has signed contracts with two Tennessee companies.

State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co. has si...

29. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Food Bank Creates New Coordinator Position

Food Bank Appoints Nutrition Education Coordinator Hattie Clark was appointed to The Food Banks newly created position of nutrition education/Kids Cafe coordinator. Clark oversees education and safe food...

30. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Pen will be as mighty as the keyboard

Pen poised to be as mighty as the keyboard

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Sometime in the near future, the need to take a high school typing class could become a little less pressing a new wave of com...

31. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, October 30, 2002
OPD Website

Planning division Web site to offer users instant access

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

Visitors to the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development Web site should soon be able to discover if a zoning change ...

32. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, April 08, 2002
Response Oncology to liquidate Response Oncology Inc. will pursue a liquidation plan, which will be filed on or before month's end. It doesn't expect any recovery for its equity holders. In a press release, the cancer management company said numerou...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 27, 2002
David Wade, a member of the Martin Tate Morrow & Marston law firm, took office as the 81st president of the Memphis Bar Associ David Wade, a member of the Martin Tate Morrow & Marston law firm, took office as the 81st president of the Memphi...

34. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Peter W Joe Hauser was promoted to dean of students/director of records and admissions at Southern College of Optometry. He has been with SCO since 1991. He earned a masters degree from the University of Memphis. Shirley Burford and Blake Swaggart o...

35. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, January 29, 2002
The Tennessee Association of Realtors spring conference and trade show is March 11 13 at the Marriott Cool Springs Hotel and The Tennessee Association of Realtors spring conference and trade show is March 1113 at the Marriott Cool Springs Hotel and ...

36. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, February 13, 2001
Five Memphis engineering firms are among the 18 Tennessee firms entered in the annual competition for the Engineering Excellen Five Memphis engineering firms are among the 18 Tennessee firms entered in the annual competition for the Engineering Exce...

37. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, December 13, 2000
VARBusiness magazine named Solutech to the 2000 VARBusiness e125 list VARBusiness magazine named Solutech to the 2000 VARBusiness e125 list. The list is VARBusiness magazines first ranking of the top 125 solution providers with an e-business focus, ...

38. Archived Article: Violence P.2 - Thursday, August 31, 2000
Memphis firms join anti-violence initiative Memphis firms join anti-violence initiative At a news conference Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and Memphis business and educational leaders joined the National Campaign Against Yo...

39. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, March 16, 2000
The Memphis Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division presents ``Bad Faith with Carol Mills Hayden of McDonald Kuhn as speake The Memphis Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division presents ``Bad Faith with Carol Mills Hayden of McDonald Kuhn as speake...

40. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, March 06, 2000
An Individual Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration Update for Health Care Workers is scheduled Wednesday, s An Individual Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration Update for Health Care Workers is scheduled Wednesda...

41. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Toni Campbell Parker, partner in the law firm of Apperson, Crump and Maxwell PLC, was elected president of the Mid-South Fair/Libertyland Inc Toni Campbell Parker, partner in the law firm of Apperson, Crump and Maxwell PLC, was elected president of ...

42. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, June 21, 1999
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Hopping on an ESOP Companies use employee stock ownership plans to give executives an exit strategy and to offer employees incentives to build the company By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News When a shareholder at EnSafe Inc. decid...

43. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, June 21, 1999
Belz Enterprises announced Jillians, a food and entertainment retailer, will anchor 55,000 square feet of the new Peabody Place Retail and Entertainment Center Belz Enterprises announced Jillians, a food and entertainment retailer, will anchor 55,00...

44. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, December 09, 1998
Promus Names Norman P Norman P. Blake Jr. has been named chairman, president and chief executive officer of Promus Hotel Corp. Blake is the former chairman, president and CEO of USF&G Corp. and former chairman and CEO of Heller International Cor...

45. Archived Article: Ensafe (back) - Tuesday, July 21, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER EnSafe agreement will help customers enter international markets By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News EnSafe Inc. has entered an agreement with Beijing Tsinghua Double E Environmental Engineering Corp. that will help its customer...

46. Archived Article: Briefs Chg - Monday, January 26, 1998
The Consulting Engineers of Tennessee, a statewide organization with a membership of more than 120 consulting engineering firms, will host the 1998 Engineering Excellence Awards on Feb The Consulting Engineers of Tennessee, a statewide organization ...

47. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, November 10, 1997
Nov Nov. 10 Public Issues Forum will meet at 7 p.m. at Memphis Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave. A panel presentation will discuss light rail for Memphis and Shelby County. The panelists will include Howard R. Maier, executive director, Northeas...

48. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 20, 1997
Oct Oct. 21 The Appraisal Institute will meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway. The speaker will be Dan Wilkinson of Wilkinson and Snowden, whose topic will be an overview of the current industrial real estate market. ...

49. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 13, 1997
Oct Oct. 13 The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants will sponsor a seminar titled "Bullet Proofing Your Practice" from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Marriott. The course discussion leader will be Kimberly Burke of Millsaps Colle...

50. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 06, 1997
Oct Oct. 7 The Quality Center will sponsor an ISO 9000 implementation workshop through Oct. 8. For more information, call 543-3530. The Business Emergency Preparedness Council will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Ridgeway Inn, 5679 Poplar Ave. The speaker...

51. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, September 03, 1997
Lisa Sanford has been named assistant vice president of executive banking for Enterprise National Bank at its Poplar/Ridgeway location Lisa Sanford has been named assistant vice president of executive banking for Enterprise National Bank at its Popl...

52. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 28, 1996
Oct Oct. 28 Mid-South Quality-Productivity Center will co-sponsor an ISO 9000 lead auditor workshop through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at State Technical Institute. The presenter is Mark Weber. The cost is $1,395 per person. For information, call ...

53. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 09, 1996
Sept Sept. 9 Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Marriott hotel, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The guest speaker will be Julie Terry, a certified public accountant and financial advisor with American Express. The cost is $12...

54. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, July 15, 1996
July 15 July 15 MidSouth Workers Compensation Association will meet at 11 a.m. at the Racquet Club. The speaker will be vocational specialist Mary Crocker, whose topic will be "Back to Work After Traumatic Brain Injury." Reservations must ...

55. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, July 08, 1996
July 8 July 8 Memphis chapter of Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Memphis Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Colleen Schany, vice president of sales for Varsity Spirit Corp., will speak on "Coping with Change.&q...