Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday, April 16, a severance package for city workers at auto inspection stations as talks continue among the city, county and state governments about who will operate the emissions testing at those stations.

2. Council Approves Severance for Auto Inspection - Thursday, April 18, 2013

Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday, April 16, a severance package for city workers at auto inspection stations as talks continue among the city, county and state governments about who will operate the emissions testing at those stations.

3. Wharton Pitches Budget With 28-Cent Property Tax Rate Hike - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. presented a $622.5 million operating budget proposal to the Memphis City Council Tuesday, April 16, that would require a property tax rate increase of 28 cents.

That would bring the city property tax rate, currently at $3.11, to $3.39.

4. Chamber Prepares to Celebrate 175 Years - Monday, April 08, 2013

Despite arriving this year at the ripe old age of 175, the Greater Memphis Chamber still has a spring in its step.

When the chamber blows out the candles, so to speak, during its milestone bash Friday, April 12, at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the event will underscore the organization’s storied history, which predates the Civil War. This year also sees the continuation of the chamber’s push to be more of a civic force in the community, helping to bring together government and private businesses.

5. Sammons Seeks Final Cut Numbers From Delta - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Jack Sammons, the new chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board, is no stranger to the flight from Memphis to Atlanta. Sammons long has been the board’s frequent flyer when it comes to business travel.

6. Aerotropolis Pitch to Council Receives Mixed Reaction - Thursday, March 21, 2013

After years of very general talk about the aerotropolis concept, Memphis City Council members are ready for leaders of the effort to bring it in for a landing in specific terms that work with plans in smaller areas of the district around Memphis International Airport.

7. Crosstown Project Has $15 Million City "Ask" - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Leaders of the Crosstown Development Project are asking the city of Memphis for $15 million toward a $175 million project.

Memphis City Council members got a look Tuesday, March 19, at the “ask” as well as the finances and goals of the project centered on the old 1.5 million square foot Sears Crosstown building.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Cox Expects Strong Year for Memphis Airport - Friday, January 25, 2013

As Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority President Larry Cox heads into the final 17 months leading up to his retirement in July 2014, he is hoping to cap off more than 40 years of service at Memphis International Airport with a big year.

11. Complex Agenda - Friday, January 04, 2013

In the first year of his first full four-year term of office as Memphis mayor, A C Wharton Jr. put his political weight behind shifting priorities at City Hall.

In that year, he attempted to broaden the police department’s anti-crime strategy beyond the Blue CRUSH brand of hot spot crime crackdowns. He moved further in his long-held quest to redefine violence – particularly gun violence – as a public health issue. And Wharton continued to meld private funding with an advancing of public funding from different pockets to move capital construction projects inside and outside of the Downtown core area in a stubborn post-recession environment.

12. ‘Banner Year’ for Logistics Industry - Friday, December 28, 2012

Positive momentum far outweighed the negative in the local logistics and distribution industry during 2012, as city officials and business leaders continued elevating Memphis’s status as world logistics hub.

13. Blu Logistics Rebrands, Grows Memphis Presence - Monday, December 10, 2012

Blu Logistics has made its move into Memphis and hopes to fill a niche in the local logistics market.

The company opened a Downtown office in early September and adopted a new brand image in mid-November.

14. Expert: Investors Confound Housing - Monday, November 12, 2012

The role of investor-driven neighborhoods in Memphis is growing, and the impact on different kinds of neighborhoods is largely unstudied and unknown.

For instance, what does it mean that going into 2012, 54 percent of residential property sales were accounted for by investor purchases from the Real Estate Owned (REO) inventory of foreclosing lenders?

15. Rise of House Flipping Focus Of Seminar - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The impact of the foreclosure crisis on Shelby County home values is intricate and far-reaching.

Recent estimates by real estate information company Chandler Reports suggest that nearly a quarter of Memphis’ total housing stock are non-owner occupied.

16. Levine Named President of Southern Growth Studio - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Mark Levine has joined Southern Growth Studio as president. In his role, Levine leads the firm’s Strategic Analysis team and plays a key part in the company’s culture, business development and client relationship management.

17. Merchandiser Five Below Signs Lease in Olive Branch - Friday, October 05, 2012

A growing Philadelphia-based value retailer has inked a substantial industrial lease deal in Olive Branch.

Five Below Inc. has leased 605,427 square feet in Hacks Cross Logistics Center Building 1, 9105 Hacks Cross Road.

18. Change on Way for Bolivar Airport - Friday, October 05, 2012

Those in Bolivar, Tenn., will have a chance to walk the runway of the Hardeman County Airport Saturday, Oct. 6, and take a look around an airport that recently came back to life.

The 5K walk-run is a chance to show off the improvements the Hardeman County government made to the airport with funding from the Tennessee Department of Transportation that has provided 90 percent of the money for the upgrade.

19. Transcript: Luttrell Discusses Schools, Other Issues Facing County - Monday, August 13, 2012

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell talked several weeks ago with The Memphis News editorial board about the coming merger of schools and the creation of municipal school districts.

The conversation took place a few days before voters in all six suburban towns and cities approved the creation of municipal school districts.

20. Patterson’s Fly Honored as Leader in Logistics - Friday, August 10, 2012

Before there were traffic counts and computer models and the specific concept of supply chain management, there was a map of the continental United States and maybe some concentric circles with Memphis at the center and most of the 48 states within those circles.

21. Tying it All Together - Monday, June 25, 2012

Two of the city’s high-profile architecture firms are behind the design enhancement of one of Memphis’ most cherished spots – Overton Square.

LRK Inc. is the architect of record for both Loeb Properties Inc.’s $20 million revitalization of the Midtown theater district and also for the city’s parking garage at Monroe Avenue and Florence Street.

22. AIRfair? - Monday, June 11, 2012

Two frequent-flyer businessmen booked side-by-side seats on Delta Air Lines flights from Minneapolis to St. Louis last month, with one of them getting charged a higher price than the other each time they tried booking it.

23. Cautious Optimism - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A gallon of regular unleaded gas was going for $3.13 to $3.15 a gallon Sunday, May 27, at the corner of Dexter and Germantown Parkway in Cordova.

The week before that Memphis metro area gas prices has been marked as the lowest on average in the country at $3.34 a gallon.

24. Fueling Up - Monday, May 28, 2012

If the political ads along these lines haven’t already started by the time this story is printed, don’t worry. They’ll arrive soon enough.

Somewhere out there, a Republican political strategist is cooking up an ad that hits President Barack Obama over the average price at the gas pump these days – which, while it has fallen in recent weeks, is still a lot higher than when the president took office. At press time, the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.72 – up from a little less than $2 when George W. Bush left office.

25. Aerotropolis Brand Slow To Catch On - Monday, April 30, 2012

The president of the company that helped give Alliance, Texas, the country’s first 100 percent cargo airport said he and others in the project had the advantage of working with a relatively blank slate.

26. Conn.-Based XSE Group Inks Deal - Friday, April 27, 2012

A Middletown, Conn.-based office supply printing company has entered the local industrial scene, taking advantage of Memphis’ centralized logistical capabilities.

XSE Group Inc. has leased 40,214 square feet in Building 14 of Airport Distribution Center, 4006 Airpark St., owned by San Francisco-based ProLogis Inc.

27. ‘Outside the Fence’ Vital for Aerotropolis - Friday, April 13, 2012

Local leaders pushing the aerotropolis concept and brand realize they have a problem. The concept is so simple that it has been difficult to build momentum in advance of a concrete plan to begin changing the geography of the area outside the fences of Memphis International Airport.

28. Industry Leaders Gather at Aerotropolis Conference - Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A year ago this month, Memphis hosted the annual World Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition.

But Tuesday, April 10, on the University of Memphis campus, airport, economic development and logistics leaders from the area will meet to talk about the same concept that has dominated the recent World Airport Cities Conferences that were held in Beijing in 2010 and will be held this year in Denver.

29. Office Market Outlook Tied to Small Biz Expansion - Monday, April 02, 2012

Companies seeking larger blocks of office space are staying on the sidelines for the most part so far this year because of diminishing inventory in the area’s hottest submarkets of East Memphis, the Tenn. 385 corridor and Downtown.

30. McKesson VP: Slowness Cost Memphis - Thursday, March 29, 2012

When McKesson Pharmaceutical Co. went looking for another redistribution center, it wanted 70 acres of land for what wound up being a $135 million investment, the largest capital investment made in the history of the health care software, automation and services company.

31. Mitsubishi Chem Subsidiary Files Permit App for HQ - Tuesday, March 27, 2012

2665 Fite Road
Memphis, TN 38127

Permit Cost: $8.2 million

Permit Date: Applied March 2012

32. MPO Chief Shares Long-Range Transportation Plans - Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has been providing long-range transportation planning for the region for more than 30 years.

It’s the second largest of 11 MPOs in Tennessee, behind only Nashville. But when MPO administrator Pragati Srivastava is out making presentations or at public hearings, she often comes across a lot of people who are unfamiliar with the organization’s scope.

33. MPO Administrator Recaps Plans to CCIM - Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has been providing long-range transportation planning for the region for more than 30 years.

It’s the second largest of 11 total MPOs in Tennessee, behind Nashville. But when MPO administrator Pragati Srivastava is out showing presentations or at public hearings, she often comes across a lot of people who are unfamiliar with the organization’s scope.

34. 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.

35. Bigfish Finds Bigger Pond in Midtown - Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Editor’s Note: Per Bigfish’s request, this entire interview was done via Twitter. Certain words and phrases of Tim Nicholson’s responses will appear in parentheses, due to slang used during the course of the interview given the medium through which it was conducted.

36. Memphis Company Inks Major Miami Lease - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Memphis-based commercial real estate firm SMPO Properties Inc. has executed a lease with The Miami Herald Media Co. for the former U.S. Southern Command Headquarters building in Doral, Fla.

37. Gulotta: Things ‘Falling Into Place for Millington’ - Thursday, January 19, 2012

If there’s one thing that’s going on right now in the area of economic development in Memphis and throughout Shelby County, it’s change.

That’s the message Charles Gulotta, executive director of the city-county Office of Economic Development, delivered to the Memphis Certified Commercial Investment Members Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave.

38. Gulotta: Things ‘Falling Into Place for Millington’ - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

If there’s one thing that’s going on right now in the area of economic development in Memphis and throughout Shelby County, it’s change.

That’s the message Charles Gulotta, executive director of the city-county Office of Economic Development, delivered to the Memphis Certified Commercial Investment Members Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave.

39. Ewing Signs New Lease In SE Memphis - Friday, January 13, 2012

Ewing Moving Service Inc. & Storage is relocating its operations in Southeast Memphis for better efficiencies and more office space.

40. That's a Wrap - Monday, January 02, 2012

If the grand sweep of 2011 could be captured on celluloid and presented to an audience on the big screen, all the components of a great film would be readily apparent.

There was drama, in the form of a deluge and historic flooding that led the Mississippi River to crest at nearly 48 feet early in the year. One of the year’s big surprises saw President Barack Obama give the commencement address for the Booker T. Washington High School class of 2011 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

41. Message of Hope - Thursday, December 15, 2011

Bruce Hopkins, First Tennessee Bank’s president of banking for West Tennessee, couldn’t attend last year’s Greater Memphis Chamber annual chairman’s luncheon.

42. Chamber Luncheon Highlights City’s ‘Medical Miracles’ - Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Bruce Hopkins, First Tennessee Bank’s president of banking for West Tennessee, couldn’t attend last year’s Greater Memphis Chamber annual chairman’s luncheon.

43. Pulling the Strings - Monday, December 12, 2011

Long before the first widgets roll off the assembly line, way back before the ribbon cutting and the first shovels break ground, and even before executives quietly slip in to scout out a prospective piece of land, someone like Mark Sweeney gets a phone call.

44. Arlington Pet Hospital Files $1.2M Permit For Expansion - Friday, November 18, 2011

Construction plans for a new stand-alone space for a growing Arlington veterinary clinic are under way near its current shopping center space.

Samuel Garrett Davis, founder of Arlington Pet Hospital PLLC, has filed a $1.2 million building permit application with the city-county Department of Construction Code Enforcement for a 5,200-square-foot facility, complete with hospital boarding and grooming capabilities.

45. Bares, Bioworks Build Up Biosciences in Decade - Monday, November 14, 2011

In his 10th year as president and executive director of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Dr. Steven J. Bares remains focused on economic development, urban revitalization and educational opportunities in the community through biosciences.

46. Wilkinson Follows Road Less Traveled - Thursday, November 03, 2011

During his 50-year tenure in real estate, Dan Wilkinson helped establish the Memphis office of Colliers International as one of the dominant industrial real estate companies in the local market and has been involved in more than $1 billion in sales in Memphis and North Mississippi.

47. Davidson Hotels Relocating to Atlanta - Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Officials with Davidson Hotels & Resorts, one of the nation’s largest independent hotel management companies, announced Monday, Oct. 17, the company will relocate its headquarters from Memphis to Atlanta.

48. Davidson Hotels Relocating to Atlanta - Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Officials with Davidson Hotels & Resorts, one of the nation’s largest independent hotel management companies, announced Monday, Oct. 17, the company will relocate its headquarters from Memphis to Atlanta.

49. Defense Depot Property Sells for $1.1 Million - Tuesday, October 04, 2011

2085 W.E. Freeman Drive
Memphis, TN 38114
Sale Amount: $1.1 million

Sale Date: Sept. 14, 2011

Buyer: Varma Family LP

50. Greyhound Station Listed for $2.3M - Friday, September 30, 2011

The Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has been listed for sale by CB Richard Ellis Memphis for $2.3 million.

The intercity bus transportation hub is at 203 Union Ave., directly across from AutoZone Park and near one of Downtown’s busiest intersections.

51. Greyhound Station Listed for $2.3M - Monday, October 03, 2011

The Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has been listed for sale by CB Richard Ellis Memphis for $2.3 million.

The intercity bus transportation hub is at 203 Union Ave., directly across from AutoZone Park and near one of Downtown’s busiest intersections.

52. ITT Goulds Signs Lease In Southaven - Friday, September 23, 2011

A Seneca Falls, N.Y.-based industrial pumping system manufacturer has inked a deal for a distribution center across the parking lot from its current space in Southaven.

ITT Goulds signed a 68,508-square-foot lease in Industrial Development International Inc.’s Stateline Business Park Building C, at 8890 Commerce Drive.

53. Mississippi Muscle - Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Since the 1950s, Memphis has been building industrial space for users to benefit from the city’s transportation amenities, which now includes five Class 1 railroads, several interstate highways, the nation’s fourth-busiest inland waterway port and the world’s second-largest cargo airport.

54. JLS Enterprises Buys SE Market Warehouse - Friday, September 02, 2011

A 51,000-square-foot industrial building in the Southeast submarket has traded hands. JLS Enterprises LLC purchased 4021 Delp St. in Airport Industrial Park for $850,000. The warehouse currently houses Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and is 100 percent occupied.

55. Summit Touts Return of Demand - Friday, August 26, 2011

“Demand is back” was the theme at the ninth annual Southern Lodging Summit held Downtown this week at The Peabody hotel and the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Hoteliers and industry execs gathered for the 2011 Summit, which was organized by the Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association and hotel consulting firm Pinkowski & Co.

56. The Burger Joint Joins Ridgeway Trace - Friday, August 19, 2011

Another national burger chain is setting up shop locally, except this one selected Memphis as its entrance into the Tennessee market.

BGR The Burger Joint is the latest tenant to join Ridgeway Trace Center, the 347,358-square-foot development at Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240 anchored by Target, Best Buy, PetSmart and Sports Authority.

57. $20M in Improvements On Tap for One Commerce - Friday, August 12, 2011

Plans for $20 million in tenant improvements are coming right along at One Commerce Square.

Commercial Advisors LLC held a tenant meeting and appreciation lunch Thursday, Aug. 11, in the historic bank lobby, 40 S. Main St. The event was led by Gary Prosterman, president and CEO of Development Services Group and one of the partners in Memphis Commerce Square Partners LLC, the new ownership group of One Commerce.

58. $20M in Improvements on Tap for One Commerce - Thursday, August 11, 2011

Plans for $20 million worth of tenant improvements are coming right along at One Commerce Square.

Commercial Advisors LLC held a tenant meeting and appreciation lunch Thursday, Aug. 11 in the historic bank lobby, 40 S. Main St. The event was led by Gary Prosterman, president and CEO of Development Services Group and one of the partners in Memphis Commerce Square Partners LLC, the new ownership group of One Commerce.

59. CRE Retail Duo Finds Success In Pairs - Wednesday, July 20, 2011

About eight years ago, The Shopping Center Group LLC began encouraging its agents to work on deals in teams.

60. Morris to Celebrate First Anniversary at CCC - Friday, June 03, 2011

Among the actions A C Wharton Jr. took after his election as mayor of Memphis in October 2009 was adding then-Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston PC attorney Paul Morris to a transition team already packed with movers and shakers.

61. Cable Service Provider Signs New Lease - Friday, June 03, 2011

A Madison, Tenn.-based cable service provider is taking advantage of lower rates in a competitive leasing environment.

FTS USA has signed a 4,002-square-foot lease in East Pointe Business Center, 3915 S. Mendenhall Road.

62. Dalphis Holdings Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Monday, May 16, 2011

Memphis window covering company Dalphis Holdings LLC has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization petition.

63. Special Coverage: Mid-South Flooding - Monday, May 09, 2011

Mud Island River Park Closed Indefinitely

Mud Island River Park closed Friday for safety reasons as the waters of the real Mississippi River flooded the park’s scale model of the Mississippi River.

64. Aramark To Lay Off 93 in Shelby County - Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Aramark Aviation Services LP reported Monday in the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Dislocated Worker Unit Report of Official Notices 93 employees will be laid off between May 17 and June 15.

65. Detroit Official Weighs in on Aerotropolis Development - Friday, April 15, 2011

With the passing of a telescope Wednesday on the roof of The Peabody hotel, the 10th annual Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition ended its three-day run in Memphis.

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority president Larry Cox passed the telescope to Kim Day, manager of aviation at Denver International Airport, the host of next year’s gathering.

66. On Display - Tuesday, April 12, 2011

More than 300 airport industry professionals from around the world loaded onto six buses outside The Peabody hotel Monday morning for a unique trip around the city.

It was a lead-in event for the three-day Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition, the largest airport industry event to be held in Memphis and which will bring in excess of 600 people from more than 40 countries to the city.

67. City Needs Flight Plan to Soar in 21st Century - Monday, April 11, 2011

Some of the elements of an aerotropolis are already in place as work begins on a master plan for the concept.

Parts of aerotropolis planning are not complex, and other parts are already at work in Memphis simply because proximity to the airport makes sense for certain types of businesses.

68. Front and Center - Monday, April 11, 2011

Hundreds of aviation leaders from around the globe will descend on Memphis this week for the annual Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition.

The three-day event gives Memphis a platform to tout its aerotropolis initiative – the promotion of the city’s economy centered on the airport, other transportation assets and their connectivity.

69. Paris Trade Pact Comes As Conference Begins - Monday, April 11, 2011

The Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition begins its three-day run Monday at The Peabody with Memphis and Paris leaders signing a trade pact.

The economic development part of the agreement links businesses around Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport to businesses around Memphis International Airport now and in the future.

70. Leaders Embrace Aerotropolis as Conference Nears - Friday, April 08, 2011

A group of 30 people gathered Wednesday evening in what used to be a church just across Airways Boulevard from a runway at Memphis International Airport.

The town hall meeting by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. was for airport employees, some still wearing uniforms from their jobs less than a mile away.

71. Memphis Remains a Hot Commodity - Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Almost daily, we see evidence that reconfirms Memphis’ position as “America’s Distribution Center.” Cotton merchants are leasing and buying affordable warehouse space in one of only a few cities certified by national commodity organizations. Major manufacturers like Electrolux and Mitsubishi have found the market offers the right combination of incentives, trained labor pool, affordability, available land, and multimodal transportation here.

72. City Council to Weigh Food Cart Rules - Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Memphis City Council on Tuesday will consider a new set of rules for food carts and other mobile food vendors.

The council will vote on the first of three readings of a new ordinance regulating self-contained food carts.

73. French Delegation Looks to Memphis for Biz Strategy - Monday, March 14, 2011

A trio of visitors to Memphis from France last week spiced their conversation with words instantly familiar to a group of Memphians working to promote the medical and biosciences sector of the Memphis economy.

74. Memphis Defense Depot Slated for Sale - Monday, March 14, 2011

Memphis Defense Depot – the 4.2 million-square-foot industrial park and former Army base just north of Memphis International Airport – is back on the market.

Once sold, the property will return to the city and county tax base and deliver anticipated tax revenue of approximately $1 million annually, making it one of the more successful national Army base closures.

75. Memphis Defense Depot Slated for Sale - Friday, March 11, 2011

Memphis Defense Depot – the 4.2 million-square-foot industrial park and former Army base just north of Memphis International Airport – is back on the market.

Once sold, the property will return to the city and county tax base and deliver anticipated tax revenue of approximately $1 million annually, making it one of the more successful national Army base closures.

76. At Logistics' Heart - Friday, March 04, 2011

The chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board puts Memphis at the “midway” point between the ingredients for a dedicated aerotropolis and a nuts and bolts master plan to turn it into reality.

77. Hotel Turnaround - Friday, February 25, 2011

Memphis’ lodging industry officials might be breathing a sigh of relief, as the worst of the hotel industry’s slump seems to be in the rearview mirror.

The feeling coming out of this month’s annual Metropolitan Memphis Hotel and Lodging Association industry update is optimism for a strong 2011, buoyed by increased demand and a lack of new construction.

78. Bridge to Everywhere - Monday, February 07, 2011

In four years, there could be a location in the Memphis area designated for the construction of a new intermodal bridge spanning the Mississippi River.

Exactly when construction would begin and how it would be funded are matters to be determined later.

79. Aerotropolis Initiative to Develop Master Plan - Friday, February 04, 2011

The Greater Memphis Chamber’s Dexter Muller has often said the word “aerotropolis” sounds like the place where Superman was born.

80. Closing the Sale - Monday, January 24, 2011

It started with a phone call.

A few months ago, a consultant working for Swedish appliance maker Electrolux reached out to Mark Herbison, the Greater Memphis Chamber’s senior vice president of economic development, with an enticing prospect.

81. ATTN: Mayor Wharton - Monday, January 10, 2011

Memphians sound off on city’s most pressing needs.

Aaron Shafer
Founder of Skatelife Memphis; scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hosp.
Develop and promote a citywide mentoring campaign. We must heavily invest in the positive development of our children. Many of our Memphis children suffer not from a material poverty, but a poverty of healthy relationships and ultimately a poverty of possibility – of reaching their full potential. Each of us has had supportive network of mentors (“the village”) in our lives, be they our parents, teachers or friends, that have come along side of us to build our self-esteem and to help us navigate a path that moves us closer to realizing our potential.

82. Pacific Logistics Picks Olive Branch for Hub - Friday, January 07, 2011

Pacific Logistics Corp. has signed a lease for its first Memphis-area location, which will serve as a regional hub for the company’s growing shoe and retail business.

83. Memphis Stands Tall as Logistics Industry Struggles - Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Although the aftermath of the recession was palpable across all industry sectors in 2010, Memphis continued to prove its status as a critical logistics and distribution center.

The year came to a close with a milestone in economic development when Swedish manufacturer Electrolux said it will build a $190 million manufacturing plant on 800 acres of land in the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park in southwest Memphis.

84. Investors to Pump $3M Into Hotel Renovation - Thursday, December 23, 2010

When Jay Michael and Alex Samoylovich make an impulse purchase, they’re not talking about candy bars in the checkout lane.

85. IDB Approves Dalphis Move to Airport Area - Friday, December 17, 2010

The same day local leaders celebrated the coming move of Electrolux to the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, members of the Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board were reminded that there remains intense competition for jobs already in Memphis.

86. IDB Approves Dalphis Move To Airport Area - Thursday, December 16, 2010

The Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board (IDB) has approved a three-year, $2.4 million PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) for a Memphis window coverings company to move from the Sycamore View-Interstate 40 area to the Airport Industrial Park area.

87. World Beaters - Wednesday, December 08, 2010

While many peer companies are contracting amid the recession, Mallory Alexander International Logistics continues to expand its third-party logistics (3PL) operations.

The Memphis firm, which specializes in global logistics and supply chain services, most recently bought Charleston, S.C.-based Tradesource Inc. from Atlantic Services Group Inc.

88. FedEx to Relocate Fueling, Recycling Centers - Tuesday, November 30, 2010

2691 Democrat Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Permit Amounts: $2 million (fueling center); $1.5 million (recycling center)

89. Business Sense - Monday, November 01, 2010

Mark Luttrell has a little more than eight weeks under his belt as Shelby County mayor, and he’s spent much of that time on things that shouldn’t come as a surprise.

90. Boy Scout Bash - Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Thousands of Boy Scouts, parents, leaders and guests from the tri-state area descended on the Paul Battle Jr. Arena and the Tunica Exposition Center in Tunica over the weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouting.

91. Pinnacle Move Bolsters Aerotropolis - Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s recent announcement means a headquarters relocation to Downtown and away from the airport, but industry experts say the move will not hinder Memphis’ aerotropolis marketing.

92. Pinnacle Move Could Spark Downtown Housing Market - Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The recent buzz from Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s decision to move its airport-area headquarters to One Commerce Square is generating mostly positive feedback, but real estate agents say its too early to tell how the shift of 600-plus new employees to the area will affect the Downtown housing market.

93. BWSC’s Goforth’s Prints Seen Throughout Firm’s Work - Friday, September 10, 2010

Managing the Memphis office of the design firm of Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc., to hear him tell it, is Charles Goforth’s day job.

94. Charter 411 - Monday, August 30, 2010

The metro government charter, to be voted on Nov. 2, would combine the Memphis and Shelby County governments into one new local government.

The 49-page charter is the work of the 15-member Metro Charter Commission, which began in November and completed its work just weeks ago.

95. DriveTime Car Sales Buys Former Bud Davis Dealership - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

2177 Covington Pike
Memphis, TN 38128
Sale Amount: $1.3 million

Sale Date: Aug. 13, 2010
Buyer: DriveTime Car Sales Co. LLC
Seller: First Tennessee Bank NA

96. Centre Group Fulfills Companies’ HR Needs - Monday, August 23, 2010

Tom Kolano is a plant manager, not a human resources specialist. So when he moved to Memphis in 2002 to run American Yeast Corp.’s plant near General DeWitt Spain Airport, the first thing he did was look for a company to manage his human resources needs. After searching and trying out different companies for more than a year, he landed with Memphis’ Centre Group.

97. Gaining Speed - Monday, August 16, 2010

For years the Whitehaven community has been fighting against urban decay, crime and economic decline, including the effects of the recent recession.

But with ambitious plans for Graceland in the offing, committed political leadership in place and cooperation from the major players in the area, Whitehaven seems poised to turn an important corner.

98. The Hard Sell - Monday, August 09, 2010

To understand how Northwest Mississippi’s small boomtowns like Olive Branch keep one-upping Memphis and reeling in jobs and taxpayers with the promise of greener pastures, an Internet video is one place to start.

99. Realizing Dreams - Tuesday, July 06, 2010

William Adair’s quad-cab, four-wheel-drive pickup truck is splattered with mud. The office where he parks it out back, a converted country home at the corner of Tenn. 196 and U.S. 72, is littered with maps.

100. Council Adjusts Waste Fees - Helps CDC Buy Marina Cove Apartments - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Memphis City Council members made a few changes to the new city budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. But coming up with $57 million in funding for the Memphis school system wasn’t one of them.