Andy Wright has joined Memphis-based Magna Bank as senior vice president and manager of commercial banking. Wright, who previously held senior vice president positions at Iberiabank and First Tennessee Bank, has experience working with a variety of industries, with in-depth expertise in the transportation and logistics industries.

2. Tom James Moves Office to Lynnfield Building - Saturday, February 09, 2013

Franklin, Tenn.-based Tom James Co. recently relocated to a 2,858-square-foot office in Lynnfield Office Park Building A, 1255 Lynnfield Road, suite 150 – a result of an expansion in sales force in the custom clothier’s Memphis office.

3. Tom James Moves Office to Lynnfield Building - Monday, February 04, 2013

Franklin, Tenn.-based Tom James Co. recently relocated to a 2,858-square-foot office in Lynnfield Office Park Building A, 1255 Lynnfield Road, suite 150 – a result of an expansion in sales force in the custom clothier’s Memphis office.

4. School of Rock Germantown to Hold Grand Opening - Friday, August 03, 2012

National music store School of Rock will hold its official grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., adjacent to Lane Music at 9309 Poplar Ave.

5. CRE Veteran Starts Slattery Realty - Friday, July 20, 2012

Mike Slattery has opened a new commercial real estate company called Slattery Realty LLC.

Slattery is the owner and principal real estate broker for the firm that specializes in commercial and industrial sales, leasing, development and management.

6. Hoover Joins Agape As Director of Development - Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Brian Hoover has joined Agape Child & Family Services as director of development. In his new role, Hoover will be responsible for leading Agape’s development efforts, such as fundraising and special events. He will also oversee the organization’s marketing, public relations and volunteer initiatives.

7. Global Connections - Monday, May 07, 2012

Although the Memphis in May International Festival is widely known for its Beale Street Music Festival and World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, the festival’s focus on developing international economic trade and fostering Memphis companies’ global business relationships remains central to its mission.

8. White Joins BankTennessee As Mortgage Specialist - Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Judy Sulton White has joined BankTennessee as a mortgage loan specialist. White has worked in the mortgage industry for 30 years and will focus on new-home financing options, mortgage refinances and custom construction loans.

9. Burton Promoted to PR Manager at inferno - Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ashley Burton has been promoted to public relations manager at inferno. Burton joined the agency in 2005 and most recently served as a public relations account executive.

10. MED Fdtn. Names Brandenburg Director of Development - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Joe Brandenburg has joined The MED Foundation as director of development.

Hometown: Connersville, Ind.

Education: B.A., mass communications, Western Kentucky University; master’s in public administration, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

11. Franklin Sports Extends Lease in ProLogis Park - Monday, November 14, 2011

Franklin Sports Inc. has signed a four-year lease extension for its 300,000-square-foot industrial distribution warehouse in ProLogis Park Stateline, 5510 Getwell Road.

12. Vintage Homes Named Builder of the Year - Monday, October 24, 2011

Charles Morgan, president of Memphis-based Vintage Homes LLC, was named 2011 Builder of the Year by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency Monday, Oct. 17, at the Governor’s Housing Summit in Franklin, Tenn.

13. DeJuan Hendricks Joins BBA Staff - Friday, August 12, 2011

DeJuan Hendricks has been appointed director of Business Services for the Black Business Association of Memphis, 555 Beale St.

14. Baker Donelson Attorneys Ranked by Chambers USA - Monday, June 20, 2011

Eight attorneys from the Memphis offices of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC have been ranked as leading practitioners in the recently released 2011 edition of Chambers USA, a directory of America’s leading lawyers for business

15. State House Approves Foreclosure Bill - Monday, May 16, 2011

Tennessee lawmakers have moved closer toward cutting back the number of foreclosure notices lenders have to publish in newspapers before borrowers in default lose their home.

Legislation drafted by the Tennessee Bankers Association and amended in legislative committees would allow lenders to reduce the current mandate from three foreclosure notice publications to two. The new notices also likely won’t include the lengthy descriptions they feature now.

16. Special Coverage: Mid-South Flooding - Friday, May 13, 2011

Coverage of the rising waters in the Memphis area

MIM Triathlon Still Planned

Despite rising floodwaters, next weekend’s Memphis in May Triathlon event is still on, the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced.

17. Baker Donelson Attys. Honored - Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Eight attorneys from the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will be recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA.
The attorneys are Robert J. DelPriore and Matthew S. Heiter, corporate/mergers and acquisitions; Edward R. Young, labor and employment; E. Franklin Childress Jr., litigation (bankruptcy); Leo Bearman Jr., litigation (general commercial); Buckner Wellford, litigation (medical malpractice); and Mary L. Aronov and Robert C. Liddon Jr., real estate.
In addition, Chambers USA will recognize the firm’s health law practice as a leading national practice and seven of the firm’s practice areas will be named as leading practice areas in Tennessee: banking and finance, corporate/mergers and acquisitions, environment, health care, labor and employment, litigation (general commercial) and real estate.
In total, 66 Baker Donelson attorneys will be recognized in Chambers USA, including 23 of the firm’s Tennessee attorneys.

18. Baker Donelson Attorneys Named Super Lawyers - Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Twenty-two attorneys from the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC have been named to the 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers.

The attorneys are Ben C. Adams, Mary L. Aronov, Leo M. Bearman Jr., Sam B. Blair Jr., Michael B. Chance, E. Franklin Childress Jr., Angie C. Davis, Robert J. DelPriore, Gregory G. Fletcher, William H.D. Fones Jr., Grady M. Garrison, Stephen D. Goodwin, James R. “Josh” Hall Jr., Matthew S. Heiter, George T. “Buck” Lewis III, Robert C. Liddon Jr., Eugene J. Podesta Jr., Jackie G. Prester, Jill M. Steinberg, Buckner Wellford, Maurice Wexler and Edward R. Young.

19. Events - Tuesday, November 09, 2010

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0540.

20. Events - Monday, November 08, 2010

The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at International Paper, Tower 3, 6420 Poplar Ave. The program is the annual Margarette Bibb Event to benefit the IAAP Retirement Trust Foundation. Cost is $20. For reservations, call Demetria Sturgis at 448-5529.

21. Cargill Expansion Headlines IDB's October Meeting - Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Cargill Inc. is looking for a tax break to expand its Presidents Island corn-milling facility.

The company will ask the Industrial Development Board of Memphis and Shelby County for a $72 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) at the IDB’s monthly meeting Wednesday.

22. Events - Thursday, July 15, 2010

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will present “Best Compensation Practices and the Risks They Avoid” Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Baker Donelson’s office on the 20th floor, 165 Madison Ave. For more information or to register, contact Nicolette Thomas at 577-2328 or nthomas@bakerdonelson.com.

23. Jeff Barry Joins Commercial Advisors As Senior V.P. - Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Hometown: Memphis
Education: Memphis University School; Vanderbilt, B.S. in Economics; Vanderbilt, M.B.A.
Work experience: Belz Enterprises 1988-1990; Barry Properties LLC 1990-present; Commercial Advisors, present
Family: Wife, Amy; daughters, Kate and Ellie; son, Hall
Last book read: “Lonesome Dove”
Music: Bluegrass, Classical
Movies: “Braveheart,” “Sound of Music,” “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Sports team: Tigers Basketball
Activities you enjoy outside of work: Time with family, camping, hunting
What talent do you wish you had? Singing
Who has had the greatest influence on you? Mom, dad and Alice.
Why did you pursue a career in real estate? I think I received my dad’s “love of the land.” I also love working with people. The creative side of land development as well as the “deal” side of helping buyers and sellers on transactions is a good fit for me.
What have been your most rewarding professional accomplishments? Being able to work in a wide variety of land deals, ranging from subdivision development to buying and selling of farm and hunting land. Along with that, helping people realize their goals in those areas.
What do you most enjoy about your work? Being outside with people (i.e. NOT in the office).

24. Franklin to Head Workforce Investment Network - Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Desi Franklin is the new executive director of the city’s Workforce Investment Network (WIN) program.

Franklin, a partner at the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, will take the full-time post effective May 15, according to an announcement Tuesday from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.

25. American Esoteric Laboratories Buys Land for New Headquarters - Tuesday, March 30, 2010

1701 Century Center Parkway
Memphis, TN 38134
Sale Amount: $2 Million

Sale Date: March 18, 2010
Buyer: Memphis Pathology Laboratory/American Esoteric Laboratories
Seller: Whitten Partnership Ltd.

26. Warehouse Sold to Bank Following Foreclosure - Friday, March 26, 2010

The 40,050-square-foot warehouse at 3694 New Getwell Road in the Oakhaven/Parkway Village area has been sold back to the lender for $480,000 following a foreclosure.

27. Baptist Health Care’s Pounds Elected to Novation Board - Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Don Pounds, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., has been elected to serve on the board of Novation LLC, the health care supply contracting company for VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista LLC.
Since coming to Baptist in 1987, Pounds has served in a variety of roles, starting as chief financial officer at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. 

28. Decaying Heritage: Historic preservation reaches ‘tipping point’ - Monday, June 08, 2009

Historic Memphis is rotting faster than the deteriorating economy.

Tight credit markets, long foreclosure lists, frequent mortgage flipping and financially struggling property owners have proven to be bigger threats to the city’s landmark structures than bulldozers. Demolition by neglect is rampant, and preservation leaders don’t yet know what to do about it.

29. Tenn. Gov. Bredesen Addresses Georgia Democrats - Thursday, May 14, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said Democrats must still prove themselves to American voters, some of whom crossed party lines for the first time to lift the party to victory in last November's election.

30. Treadway Joins Thomas & Betts as Senior VP for Electrical Business - Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Charles L. Treadway has joined Thomas & Betts Corporation in the newly created position of senior vice president, group president – electrical. Treadway will provide strategic and operational leadership to the company’s electrical products businesses on a global basis. The electrical segment of Thomas & Betts has approximately 60 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 11 countries and employs approximately 8,000 associates worldwide. The electrical segment reported $2.1 billion in revenues in 2008. Treadway previously served as president and chief executive officer for the Custom Sensors and Technology unit of Schneider Electric.

31. Rosa Becomes GM at Holiday Inn-Wolfchase - Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Chris Rosa has been named general manger of the Holiday Inn and Suites Memphis-Wolfchase. Rosa will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the property. He previously served as vice president of operations for Equity Estates, general manger at the Sheraton Meadowlands and area manger of the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta. Rosa also has been named General Manager of the Year by Patriot American Hotels and Hotelier of the Year by the Connecticut Hospitality Association.

32. UT Medical Group Names Martin VP of Corporate Compliance - Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Linda Martin has joined UT Medical Group Inc. as vice president of corporate compliance.

33. White Joins Junior Achievement As Exchange City Manager - Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Michael White has joined Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South as Exchange City manager.

Previously, White has served in various youth development positions in the community including as a YMCA youth counselor and director of the Stax Music Academy Summer Camp. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Memphis.

34. Donelson featured in 'Memphis Innovations' For a Lifetime of Visionary Work - Thursday, June 01, 2006

Lewis R. Donelson III, shareholder in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, has been an innovator all his life.

No wonder Donelson recently became the only attorney featured in the book "Memphis Innovations: People, Ideas, and Innovations That Changed Our World" by Richard Raichelson. The book, which was published Feb. 1 by Power House LLC, is a collection of stories of 50 Memphians who have made an impact on the city and the world.

35. Construction Begins on Phase Four of Franklin Farms - Tuesday, March 14, 2006

67 lots in
Franklin Farms
Cost: $2.6 million

Borrower: Reeves-Williams LLC

Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA

36. ABWA Chapter Names Woman of the Year - Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Cheryl D. Fleming of Crye-Leike, Realtors, was named 2005 Woman of the Year by the local chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Fleming currently serves as president of the association.

37. Archived Article - Tuesday, July 19, 2005

5400 Park Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119
Cost: $12.6 million

Buyer: Bristol Park Palace LLC
Seller: Park Palace LLC
Property: 5.51 acres at 5400 Park Ave. near Estate Drive.

38. Events - Friday, July 01, 2005

The Daily News' offices will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day. Offices reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and will remain open during normal business hours.

Miss Cordelia's, a neighborhood grocery in Harbor Town, hosts a grand opening celebration for Cordelia's Table deli from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. today at 737 Harbor Bend Road. Call 526-4772.

39. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, August 31, 2004
University Tower Condos Sold for $3

University Tower Condos Sell for $3.7 Million

1387 Central Ave.

Memphis, TN 38104

Cost: $3.7 million

Buyer: Cameron LC

Seller: Larry V. Durham and wife, Merrel H. Durham

Property: 149 units in...

40. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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Developer to Build Shoppes of Greys Creek

9.06 acres near

Walnut Grove

Cost: $4.3 million

Borrower: Greys Creek Development Co. LP

Lender: Community Bank, DeSoto County

Trustee: Lancelot L. Minor III

Property: 9.06 acres of...

41. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 24, 2003
City Schools Teachers Earn Board Certification

MCS Teachers Earn Board Certification Memphis City Schools announced the following teachers earned board certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: Michele Alma Wright...

42. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 05, 2003
Maurice Wexler, a shareholder in Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwells Memphis office, was elected to the board of governors o

Maurice Wexler, a shareholder in Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwells Memphis office, was elected to the board o...

43. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 11, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events March 11-March 17 March 11 Network of Memphis, an organization of progressive, professional and entrepreneuring women meets the second Monday of the month at Napa Cafe in Sanderlin Centre at 5:30 p.m. Guest ...

44. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 31, 2000
Lisa Bailey and Stephen Johns have joined First Mercantile Trust Co Lisa Bailey and Stephen Johns have joined First Mercantile Trust Co. as account representative and regional marketing representative, respectively. Bailey received a bachelors degre...

45. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 20, 1999
3Re David C. Tordoff has been named vice president of marketing for 3Re.com. He formerly was director of worldwide marketing and operations for AST Computer. Tordoff is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Robert E. Burt has been named senior ma...

46. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 05, 1999
National Commerce Bancorporation Karla Merritt has joined OConnor Kenny Partners as associate art director. She is a graduate of the University of Memphis. Sue S. Hunter has been appointed director of attorney recruitment for Baker, Donelson, Bearma...

47. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Barry D Barry D. Robbins has been named executive vice president/sales and marketing for TBC Corp. He currently is senior vice president of strategic marketing. Ronald E. McCollough was named executive vice president and chief financial officer for ...