1068 Cresthaven Road Memphis, TN 38119

Sale Amount: $2.5 million

Sale Date: May 2, 2013

2. Land Use to Consider RV Park Conversion - Thursday, March 14, 2013

The company that owns the old Memphis Mobile City mobile home park wants to turn the site that flooded seven times in 10 years including floods in 2010 and 2011 into a resort for recreational vehicles with cabins and manufactured homes on adjoining acreage.

3. City Council Approves Hickory Hill Intermodal Yard - Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 19, a 30-acre intermodal container yard in Hickory Hill for the storage of the containers by The Marino Group/Container Maintenance Corp., which is working with Chism-Hardy Enterprises LLC on the new facility that will employ 94 people.

4. City Council Approves Hickory Hill Intermodal Yard - Thursday, February 21, 2013

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 19, a 30-acre intermodal container yard in Hickory Hill for the storage of the containers by The Marino Group/Container Maintenance Corp., which is working with Chism-Hardy Enterprises LLC on the new facility that will employ 94 people.

5. City Council Approves Fairgrounds TDZ Request - Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday, Feb. 19, plans for a tourism development zone to capture sales tax revenue in a large area for a renovation of the Fairgrounds property at first.

The boundaries of the zone go to the state for approval and city Community and Housing Development division director Robert Lipscomb said such a proposal could be at the state building commission in Nashville in April.

6. Council to Hear Fairgrounds Update - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Memphis City Council members get a look Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the latest plan for renovation of the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

The city administration presents its plan at the 1:45 p.m. council executive session.

7. 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.

8. Council Preps for Late Summer Sales Tax Hike Referendum - Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A referendum on a half percent city sales tax hike to fund a city pre kindergarten expansion and roll back the city property tax rate by 20 cents would happen in August or September instead of May.

9. Jones Center Fulfills Dream at First Assembly Christian School - Wednesday, November 21, 2012

If the walls could talk in the log cabin on the campus of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova, they might tell stories of home life in 1836 or of the visiting missionaries who used to stay there.

10. Gen X Inks State’s First Location on Austin Peay - Friday, November 16, 2012

A trendy Vernon, Calif.-based retailer has inked its first Tennessee location in Austin Peay Plaza.

Gen X Clothing Inc. signed a 35,000-square-foot lease at 3252 Austin Peay Highway. The space was formerly occupied by Big Lots.

11. Collaborative Zones - Monday, October 08, 2012

The practice of designing office spaces is trending away from inhibiting cubicles and foreboding conference tables and more toward creating collaborative zones.

Tenants are demanding alternatives that cut costs, improve productivity and increase morale. That’s because flexibility is key for modern-day office users, said Heather Averwater, interior designer with brg3s architects.

12. Red Deluxe Subleases Sullivan Space - Friday, September 28, 2012

Two well-known Memphis advertising agencies have inked a unique Downtown office deal.

Red Deluxe Brand Development has subleased 10,400 square feet of office space from Sullivan Branding in the old Smooth Moves building at 85 Union Ave.

13. Red Deluxe Subleases Sullivan Space - Thursday, September 27, 2012

Two well-known Memphis advertising agencies have inked a unique Downtown office deal.

Red Deluxe Brand Development has subleased 10,400 square feet of office space from Sullivan Branding in the old Smooth Moves building at 85 Union Ave.

14. Visionary Project - Thursday, August 23, 2012

The reversal of fate for the blighted Chisca Hotel at the intersection of South Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, plagued by passive out-of-town ownership and environmental hazards, was set in motion during a phone call about 18 months ago.

15. Nursing Home Owner Files $13 Million Loan - Tuesday, July 24, 2012

3549 Norriswood Ave.
Memphis, TN 38111

Loan Amount: $13 million

Loan Date: July 13, 2012

16. National Capital Management Expands - Friday, July 20, 2012

National Capital Management LLC has expanded by 3,900 square feet on the third floor at Southwind Office Center A, bringing the company’s total lease to 12,253 square feet.

17. Amsdell Cos. Buys Two Storage Facilities - Thursday, July 19, 2012

Cleveland-based Amsdell Cos. has bought a pair of storage facilities from Memphis Storage Group LLC for a combined $4.2 million.

18. ‘Perfect Storm’ - Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Office sublease space reached a record high in the first quarter, and local experts are forecasting even more leases from one lessee to another to hit the market prior to year-end.

Office subleasing totaled 600,664 square feet during the first three months of the year, according to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC’s Q1 office market report. That’s nearly 14 percent of total available space.

19. School of Rock to Open Locale in Germantown - Tuesday, June 05, 2012

National music store School of Rock will open a location in Germantown next month adjacent to Lane Music, marking a unique partnership from both a synergistic and commercial real estate standpoint.

20. Export Growth Earns Mallory ‘E’ Star Award - Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has capped eight years of successive export growth with the President’s “E” Star award to go with the Presidential "E" award the company earned in 2006

21. Acquisition Underscores RVC’s Long-Term Goals - Monday, May 14, 2012

Long before Andy Cates established RVC Outdoor Destinations in 2007, he solidified his commercial real estate background at Trammel Crow Co.

22. Experience Helps Harckum Lead Versant, CSCMP - Monday, April 30, 2012

When supply chain executives from different businesses in Memphis get together, they talk about each other, said Glen Harckum, chairman of the local Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

23. 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.

24. Thorpe Products Inks New Deal On Democrat - Friday, April 06, 2012

Thorpe Products Co. is relocating its Memphis branch location to a site with higher ceiling heights and better proximity to its clients.

25. Hertz Closes On Memphis CRE Portfolio - Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Hertz Investment Group LLC has completed its acquisition of five Memphis office buildings, marking the firm’s return to the Bluff City and focus shift to secondary and tertiary markets.

26. 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

27. Cherokee Arms Undergoes Rehab - Tuesday, March 27, 2012

It wasn’t long ago that the Cherokee Arms Apartments complex in Midtown was on the market with a note of “in need of repair.”

But thanks to Memphis native and current Los Angeles resident Dana Gabrion, the three-story complex will soon breathe new life to 1508 Madison Ave. Under the entity Gabrion Properties LLC, she acquired the 30-unit, Class C investment-grade multifamily building for $455,000 in fall 2010 and hopes to have it ready for occupancy come June.

28. Site Work for St. Jude Tower Part of Permit Application - Tuesday, March 13, 2012

315 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105

Permit Cost: $5 million

Project Cost: $190 million

29. $1.5 Million Loan Filed For Future Vantage Point Golf - Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Future Vantage Point Golf Center

Loan Amount: $1.5 million

Loan Date: Feb. 28, 2012

Maturity Date: March 1, 2037

Borrower: Vantage Point Holdings LLC

30. Georgia Drug Dealer Turns Up in Fed Case - Thursday, February 23, 2012

When Torrance Hill testified in Memphis Federal Court this week about his role as a major drug dealer from Columbus, Ga., and the Atlanta area, it was new to the jury in the Petties drug organization trial.

31. Gastro Group Opens Office In Senatobia - Friday, February 17, 2012

Utley Properties has closed on a flurry of deals in its Northwest Plaza Shopping Center in Senatobia in recent weeks.

Dr. Ulric Duncan of Delta Gastroenterology PC has leased 1,200 square feet of space at 113 Northwest Drive for two years.

32. 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.

33. Colliers Signs Baker to First Site in Tenn. - Friday, December 09, 2011

Colliers International’s industrial team of Andy Cates, Preston Thomas and Mike Driscoll has inked 63 transactions this year. Here’s a rundown on a flurry of recent deals the trio has brokered.

34. Fresh Start - Thursday, December 01, 2011

The city’s long-beleaguered animal services department will showcase its brand new $7.1 million facility at 2350 Appling City Cove Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. with a grand opening celebration that will include tours for the public and face painting and other activities for young visitors.

35. Crop and Go - Monday, October 31, 2011

Take agriculture machinery from the sugar cane and cotton industries.

Add genetics from cotton, corn and soybean seed companies. Mix with some proprietary technology built around what looks like a still and you have the recipe for the rise of sweet sorghum as an element in making biofuels.

36. iPad Becomes Essential Tool for Brokers - Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Commercial real estate brokers and their clients are warming up to the trend of using the iPad as an everyday tool for conducting business.

Since its debut this past March, the iPad 2 – Apple Inc.’s ubiquitous tablet computer – is quickly gaining a foothold as a standard tool for many in the industry.

37. $18.8M Loan Filed to Build Robinwood Retirement Community - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Construction Loan For Robinwood Retirement Community
Loan Amount: $18.8 million

Loan Date: Sept. 27, 2011

Maturity Date: Sept. 30, 2014, with conversion option that would extend maturity to Sept. 30, 2016

38. 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

39. Local Investors Buy SE Memphis Office Condos - Friday, August 26, 2011

A portfolio of office condominiums in Southeast Memphis have sold to a group of local investors.

Winchester Office Plaza at 5501, 5507 and 5489 Winchester Road has sold to QSM Holdings LLC for $273,333.

40. Driver Services Center Site Sells for $1.6M - Friday, July 01, 2011

An Omaha, Neb.-based real estate investment firm has acquired a single-tenant office building near Poplar Avenue and the Union Avenue crossover.

Circo Enterprises LLC purchased the 10,180-square-foot Department of Safety & Homeland Security building at 3040 Walnut Grove Road for $1.6 million.

41. Lynnfield Place Apartments Sell for $22.4 Million - Tuesday, June 21, 2011

1400 Lynnfield Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $22.4 million

Sale Date: June 14, 2011
Buyer: Lynnfield Holdings LLC
Seller: Lynnfield Place Tennessee LLC
Details: Lynnfield Place Apartments, on the east side of Lynnfield Road about halfway between Park Avenue to the north and Quince Road to the south, has sold for $22.4 million.

42. Accredo Weathers Storms To Ensure Specialty Drugs’ Safety - Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Like other businesses and homes in Shelby County, Accredo Health Group’s facility at 1640 Century Cove Parkway lost power briefly over the weekend when powerful storms ripped through the area.

43. Krispy Kreme Finances Two Memphis Locations - Tuesday, March 15, 2011

6255 Wincester Road
And 4244 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Loan Amount: $8.4 million

44. Renovations Begin at Pinnacle Headquarters - Tuesday, March 01, 2011

40 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $8.7 Million

Project Cost: $8.7 million
Permit Date: Applied February 2011
Owner: Memphis Commerce Square Partners
Tenant: Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Contractor: Grinder, Taber & Grinder Inc.

45. Dunavant Acquires Houston-based Intermodal Firm - Thursday, January 06, 2011

Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises Inc., which recently shifted its focus from cotton to logistics, has acquired Trans Gulf Transportation Inc., a Houston-based transportation company that specializes in intermodal drayage and trucking operations.

46. Dunavant Acquires Houston-Based Intermodal Firm - Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises Inc., which recently shifted its focus from cotton to logistics, has acquired Trans Gulf Transportation Inc., a Houston-based transportation company that specializes in intermodal drayage and trucking operations.

47. Virtus Real Estate Buys Self-Storage Facilities - Tuesday, January 04, 2011

6714 Winchester Pointe Cove and
314 S. Mt. Pleasant Road
Sale Amount: $2 million; $1.5 million

48. Life Savers - Wednesday, December 22, 2010

In a city beleaguered by pet overpopulation, Memphis Animal Services employees last week prepared to euthanize a female Rottweiler whose heartworm-positive status in the kill-shelter had initially deemed her unadoptable.

49. Soft Surge - Monday, December 20, 2010

Self-serve frozen yogurt shops have popped up en masse across the Mid-South in recent months, with the latest batch coming online soon.

The newest addition to the market, Gracie Bleu, opened its doors last week.

50. D. Canale Site Sells as Part of Hand Purchase - Tuesday, October 05, 2010

45 E.H. Crump Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38106
Sale Amount: $4 million

Sale Date: Sept. 24, 2010
Buyer: The Hand Family Realty Co. LLC
Seller: D. Canale Beverages LLC
Loan Amount: $48.4 million
Loan Date: Sept. 27, 2010
Maturity Date: n/a
Lender: Branch Banking and Trust Co.

51. Winbranch Apartments Sell for $2.4 Million - Tuesday, September 21, 2010

3595 Millbranch Road
Memphis, TN 38116
Sale Amount: $2.4 million

Sale Date: Sept. 7, 2010
Buyer: Winbranch Realty Partners LLC
Seller: LBUBS 2004-C4 Millbranch Road LLC
Loan Amount: $975,000
Loan Date: Sept. 7, 2010
Maturity Date: Sept. 1, 2011
Lender: The Leshum Group LLC

52. Enjoying the Ride - Thursday, September 16, 2010

From Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck zipping past the Colosseum in “Roman Holiday” to vintage photographs of suit-wearing mods cruising the streets of 1960s London, the word ‘Vespa” evokes a stream of iconic pop culture images.

53. Blues Foundation Eyes Permanent Digs - Tuesday, September 07, 2010

The Blues Foundation, the organization that keeps Memphis at the forefront of the music genre, wants a lasting home in the city.

Since its founding in 1980, the organization has operated from either donated or rented space. Its current location at 49 Union Ave. is big enough for offices and storage but not much else.

54. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Buys Sutherland Cardiology Clinic - Tuesday, August 10, 2010

7460 Wolf River Blvd.
Germantown, TN 38138
Sale Amount: $13.3 Million

Sale Date: July 1, 2010
Buyer: Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals
Seller: The Sutherland Cardiology Clinic Rental Co. LLC

55. Millington Launches Road Improvement As Flood Recovery Continues - Monday, June 28, 2010

Millington Mayor Richard Hodges isn’t big on writing things down just to say they are written down.

So, if you ask – as The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc. did recently – for a copy of the city’s plan for dealing with the May Day flooding, he won’t have a thick binder with a contingency plan within.

56. American Resource Systems Keeps Communications Going - Monday, February 15, 2010

When an important order comes due at American Resource Systems Inc., the “super-duper crew” gets the job done.

57. Stanford Legal Team Hints at Need for More Time - Monday, October 19, 2009

Lawyers representing R. Allen Stanford, the jailed Texas financier accused of running a massive Ponzi scheme, say they have their work cut out for them.

58. Fairgrounds Redevelopment Slow but Happening - Thursday, October 08, 2009

Workers began dismantling the Grand Carousel this week at what used to be Libertyland.

Most of the rest of the circa 1976 theme park with the notable exception of the Zippin Pippin roller coaster has been removed or is visibly deteriorating. The carousel is being packed for storage until a future use is found for it.

59. Lit Refrigeration Set to Bring ‘Jr.’ Version of Store to Whitehaven - Tuesday, September 01, 2009

1665 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38116
Sale Amount: $500,000

Sale Date: Aug. 18, 2009
Buyer: Noble Partners Winchester LLC
Seller: Remark Chism
Loan Amount: $400,000
Loan Date: Aug. 18, 2009
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: SunTrust Bank

60. Riviana Continues Work On Rice Processing/Distribution Plant - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

2371 Prospect St.
Memphis, TN 38106
Permit Amount: $3.5 Million

Project Cost: $67 million
Permit Date: Applied June 2009
Completion: 2010
Owner: Riviana Foods Inc.
Tenant: Riviana Foods Inc.
Contractor: Linkous Construction Co. Inc.

61. Millington’s Playhouse 51 Prepares for Season Finale - Monday, June 08, 2009

Theater isn’t the exclusive territory of Midtown, say members of Playhouse 51, the only community theater group in Millington. However, as the group prepares for its season finale, the participants are concerned about much more than memorizing lines.

62. Fred Smith Talks Green: Helps the environment and Fedex's bottom line - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Fred Smith is going green. In the case of the FedEx founder, however, it’s a different shade – something like military fatigue green.

63. Permit Filed For Owens Corning Alteration - Tuesday, April 07, 2009

693 Corrine Ave.
Memphis, TN 38107
Permit Cost: $600,000

Permit Date: Applied March 2009
Owner: Belz Union Realty Co. GP
Tenant: Owens Corning Corp.
Contractor: Southern Integrated Services Inc.

64. Storage Portfolio Sells for $2.4 Million - Wednesday, March 11, 2009

A collection of limited liability companies called the Northwest and Southern Self Storage Partnership has bought two self-storage facilities for $2.4 million from 4Guys LLC, which developed the properties in the 1990s. The portfolio includes the Southern Self Storage facility at 4740 Getwell Road in the Oakhaven/Parkway Village area and the Northwest Self Storage facility at 3891 Thomas St. in Frayser.

65. Courthouse Renovation to Protect Genealogy Trove - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - Tracing a family tree can be difficult in the South, where many court documents either were lost in the Civil War or to incidental fire at some point in their history.

66. Events - Thursday, March 13, 2008

The 2008 Bartlett Business Expo will be held today at the Bartlett Recreation Center, 7700 Flaherty Place. The Bartlett Area Chamber, the city of Bartlett and St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett are sponsoring the event. St. Francis will be performing screenings for blood glucose levels and bone density, and the Cole Pain Therapy Group also will hold health screenings. For more information, call the chamber at 372-9457.

67. New Playground Could Become Cooper-Young Rallying Point - Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Peabody Elementary School and the Cooper-Young Community Association (CYCA) began 2008 united in what school administrators and neighborhood leaders hope will become a positive partnership through the simple act of play.

68. Proposed Hotel Part Of County Tax Sale - Friday, February 08, 2008

For some people in Shelby County, it's no surprise when the tax man comes knocking after unpaid property taxes have begun to mount. Vince Vaghela, whose Mississippi-based development company wants to convert a Downtown Memphis high-rise into a hotel, is not one of those people.

69. Rice Processor to Build Plant, Warehouse In Memphis - Monday, January 07, 2008

Riviana Foods Inc. will expand its local footprint with the construction of a 400,000-square-foot rice processing and packaging plant and onsite warehouse and distribution center on 31 acres in South Memphis, the company announced last week.

70. National Register for Zippin Pippin Brings Guarded Optimism - Monday, December 10, 2007

The future of Libertyland's Zippin Pippin roller coaster and Grand Carousel would appear to be bright even though neither one has been used in a while.

The two attractions behind the chain-link fence surrounding what used to be Libertyland are included in all three redevelopment options made by Mayor Willie Herenton's administration. And the Pippin recently won a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It joins the 98-year-old carousel that earned the designation in 1980.

71. Keller Helps People Work Better Through Properly Designed Spaces - Friday, November 30, 2007

Lindsay Keller knew from an early age that she was interested in interior design. When other kids were designing Ken and Barbie's dream home, Keller had an interest in how design worked in her own home and of those around her.

72. Archived Article - Tuesday, November 13, 2007

10505 U.S. 64
Arlington, TN 38002
Sale Amount: $4.4 million

Sale Date: Nov. 2, 2007

Buyer: RMLP Lock and Latch Holdings LLC (56.7% interest) and Lock and Latch Holdings LLC (43.3% interest)

73. Archived Article - Tuesday, November 06, 2007

2855 N. Houston Levee Road
Cordova, TN 38016
Sale Amount: $4.6 million

Sale Date: Oct. 23, 2007

Buyer: JF Storage Holding LLC

74. Events - Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Talk Shoppe will present Jay Cooper of Cooper Moving and Storage today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. Cooper will speak on "How to Surround Yourself with the Right People to Ensure Your Business Success." The event is free and open to the public. Contact Jo Garner at 482-0354 or jo.garner@comcast.net.

75. Events - Tuesday, October 09, 2007

The National Association of Women Business Owners will host "Our Journey: The Road to Success" today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. RSVP to 844-3738.

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon in The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St. The event is $18. RSVP to Taylor Hughes at 526-1318 or taylor@memphisrotary.org.

76. Events - Monday, October 08, 2007

The Engineers' Club of Memphis will hold its weekly lunch and meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The speaker is John Selberg, task force leader for Tennessee Task Force One, who will speak on "Disaster and the Role of Urban Search and Rescue." The event is $12 and no reservations are required.

77. Archived Article - Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Five addresses
In Millington
Loan Amount: $7 million

Loan Date: July 25, 2007

Maturity Date: July 25, 2008

78. Volunteers of America Plans Elderly Housing in Raleigh - Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Volunteers of America
Elderly housing center
Permit Cost: $3.6 million

Project Cost: Not available

79. Archived Article - Tuesday, July 24, 2007

5015 Citation Drive
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $19.3 million

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

Buyer: Distribution I TL Owner LLC

80. Archived Article - Tuesday, June 26, 2007

5539 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116
Sale Amount: $3.1 million

Sale Date: June 8, 2007

Buyer: ArciTerra DG Memphis TN LLC

81. Home Builders Association Exec Finds Warm Climate in Memphis - Friday, June 22, 2007

On paper, the culture shock should have been severe for Don Glays.

After all, he grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and spent much of his adult life in Chicago and Wisconsin before relocating to Memphis this spring.

82. Memphis Self Storage GroupBuys Second Facility - Thursday, June 21, 2007
     A local investment group focused on acquiring self-storage properties has bought its second facility, a Storage USA site at 4175 Winchester Road. Memphis Self Storage Group, working under the name Memphis Storage II LP,

83. Archived Article - Tuesday, June 05, 2007

4684 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $3.6 million

Sale Date: May 17, 2007

Buyer: CREX-NTP LLC

84. New Self-Storage PartnershipBuys Lamar Facility - Friday, June 01, 2007
     Memphis Self Storage Group LLC, a newly formed partnership headed by self-storage veteran Kenneth Cox, has made its first move with the purchase of a Lamar Avenue facility.
     The group, wo

85. Heavy-Hitters Join Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP - Thursday, May 31, 2007

Two prominent attorneys have been named partners of the Memphis office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.

Ellen Vergos and Lee Harkavy recently joined as partners, bringing the total number of attorneys in the East Memphis practice to 41.

86. Art College Shops for New Downtown Gallery - Wednesday, May 09, 2007

The gift and floral shop Gesture's Inc. at 523 South Main St., along with the nearby Downtown hotspot Ernestine & Hazel's, soon might share a new neighbor.

Developer Phil Woodard is planning to squeeze a new one-story building between the two establishments in the South Main Historic Arts District, filling a vacant space at the corner of G.E. Patterson Avenue and South Main Street. The Memphis Landmarks Commission, at a special meeting in April, green-lit the design plans for Woodard's property there, which will feature a 17-foot-tall building with a façade consisting of two vertically stacked rows of glass panels.

87. Church Foreclosure Opens Side Door Into 'Main Street Sweeper' Undercover Probe - Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Universal Life Insurance Co. has begun foreclosure proceedings against a Memphis church that is connected to prominent players in last year's FBI "Main Street Sweeper" investigation.

The church, Fellowship Church of God in Christ (COGIC), is the former owner of a woodsy patch of land off Interstate 240 that was transferred in 2005 to William H. Thomas, a prominent Memphis billboard developer.

88. Archived Article - Tuesday, April 17, 2007

9 acres in Cordova
On Walnut Grove Road
Loan Amount: $6.2 million

Loan Date: April 2, 2007

Maturity Date: n/a

89. New York FirmExpands its Memphis Presence - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
     New York-based Verified Person Inc. is expanding its Memphis presence. The company has hired Dennis O'Connor as vice president of development.
     O'Connor will relocate to Memphis to build

90. With January Blood Shortage Behind It, Lifeblood Braces for Next Crisis - Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The critical blood shortage Lifeblood experienced during the first few weeks of January has ended. Representatives of Lifeblood sounded the alarm early this month when the regional blood center's supply reached near-critical levels of type O blood - which is compatible with all other blood types.

91. Able to Exhale - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

The bulldozers and construction teams that build the sprawling estates in Arlington, the condominiums in Downtown Memphis, infill housing elsewhere in the city and expensive new homes in all the suburbs that surround Memphis got something of a breather this year.

92. The Next Chapter Unfolds in Tale of Two Bookstores - Monday, September 11, 2006

The numbers he was crunching seemed too good to ignore.

Hugh Hollowell - a former financial planner-turned-bookstore owner - wanted to expand Midtown Books, the small used book shop he once operated across the street from Blue Monkey on Madison Avenue.

93. Records Show Building Permits Down Overall - Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Compared to the previous two years, building permit filings were down in the second quarter 2006, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

During that period, 3,040 total building permits were filed with the Memphis-Shelby County Department of Construction Code Enforcement (DCCE). The permits include everything from storage sheds to large residential projects.

94. A GRAVE SITUATION - Thursday, June 29, 2006

Sometime in mid-July, the Sons of Confederate Veterans will show up in Collierville to perform a traditional military ceremony, with friends and family members on hand to observe.

The main order of business will be to relocate the remains of Civil War veteran James M. Northcross from a family plot to a new site in Collierville's Magnolia Cemetery. All of the work will be carefully orchestrated by the Memphis-based urban archaeology firm Weaver and Associates, the same firm that excavated the FedExForum site in 2002.

95. Real Estate Consultant Pivots From Political Loss to Financial Gain - Friday, May 12, 2006

What's a real estate industry veteran to do after losing a race for public office in Shelby County?

If you're Joe Cooper - a real estate consultant and former associate of the late William Tanner, one of the most colorful, fascinating Memphis businessmen of them all - you turn your attention south: specifically, to South Memphis.

96. Archived Article - Tuesday, May 09, 2006

205 Pasadena Place
Memphis, TN 38104
Loan Amount: $14.2 million

Loan Date: April 18, 2006

Maturity Date: April 30, 2008, with option for extension to April 30, 2009

97. Patent This: Baker Donelson Attorney Regularly Navigates Intellectual Property Issues - Thursday, May 04, 2006

Many aspects of the law seem abstract and incomprehensible to the lay person, but probably none more than the concept of intellectual property.

Part of Peter L. Brewer's job is to help employers and inventors understand their legal rights and responsibilities in the areas of intellectual property, patents and trademarks. Brewer is a member of the Intellectual Property Group of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC.

98. Jernigan Tapped AsU-Store-It CEO - Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Memphian Dean Jernigan has been tapped by Cleveland-based U-Store-It Trust to serve as president and CEO of the real estate investment trust focused primarily on self-storage facilities. Jernigan also will join U-Store-It's board of directors. Jernig

99. Cordova Residents Fight Retail Development - Friday, March 24, 2006

The way Ray Bratcher sees it, the developers who are bringing a pair of retail centers to his tree-lined suburban neighborhood couldn't have picked a more ironic name for themselves.

The unfinished project - which could include a hotel, offices and a five-star restaurant, all tucked behind another row of stores - is being built in the Countrywood subdivision by a group that calls itself Family Values Property LLC. Bratcher says he thinks that name is odd because of what the group plans to do.

100. Transport Business Remains Family Affair - Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Premier Transportation Services has been transporting Memphians and area visitors in one form or another for nearly 150 years.

The company, which began as Patterson Transfer & Storage, has been a family affair since 1960, when W. Hamilton Smythe III became general manager.