NEW YORK (AP) – Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more and more buyers confident enough in the improving economy to expand their own businesses through acquisitions.

2. Events - Saturday, May 11, 2013

National Hispanic Professional Organization-Memphis will meet Thursday, May 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Speakers include Larry Jensen, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, and representatives from Washington think tank Excelencia in Education. Cost is free for members and $20 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P. to info@nhpomemphis.us or 466-6476.

3. Events - Thursday, May 09, 2013

Business Over Coffee International will launch a six-part social media training class titled Weave Your Own Web on Thursday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the group’s headquarters, 5865 Ridgeway Road, suite 300. Classes will continue the second Thursday of each month. Cost is free for members and first-time guests, and $10 for returning guests. Visit businessovercoffee.biz or call 820-4469.

4. Events - Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Business Over Coffee International will launch a six-part social media training class titled Weave Your Own Web on Thursday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the group’s headquarters, 5865 Ridgeway Road, suite 300. Classes will continue on the second Thursday of each month. Cost is free for members and first-time guests, and $10 for returning guests. Visit businessovercoffee.biz or call 820-4469.

5. Carlisle Corp. Solidifies Development of Chisca - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Paul Morris hesitated when he started organizing the project launch two weeks ago for the renovation and conversion of the old Chisca hotel into an apartment building.

6. Meadows Named Director of Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Bobby Meadows has joined Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab as executive director. Meadows, a licensed nursing home administrator, has 13 years of nursing home experience, including 11 as an executive director. Most recently, he served for six years at Allenbrooke Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Memphis.

7. Harold Ford Sr. Buys Sycamore View Property - Tuesday, April 16, 2013

1670 Sycamore View Road Memphis, TN 38134

Sale Amount: $1.8 million

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

8. Baptist Medical Group Buys Collierville Center - Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Baptist Memorial Medical Group Inc. has paid $4.4 million for the 39,635-square-foot medical office building at 400 E. Market Blvd. in Collierville.

9. Cooper Focused on Improving MED Processes - Saturday, March 30, 2013

Several months into her new role at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, Susan Cooper is focusing on what she calls “quick wins” to improve the quality of patient care throughout the regional health system.

10. Seminar Will Highlight US Health Reform - Friday, March 29, 2013

The Affordable Care Act provides incentives for the U.S. health care system to integrate care across the entire care continuum – from acute care to outpatient care to better provide care for patients.

11. New TSA Policy on Knives, Bats Sparks Backlash - Monday, March 11, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies are part of a growing backlash to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives and sports equipment like souvenir baseball bats and golf clubs onto planes.

12. Memphis in May Seeks Local Swedes for Festival - Wednesday, March 06, 2013

The 37th annual Memphis in May International Festival is a salute to Sweden, a country whose climate differs greatly from the host town but perhaps has some parallels in its rich history.

“The joke about Sweden is that nobody’s really from Sweden except for the Vikings and they’re long gone,” said Diane Hampton, executive vice president of Memphis in May. “But they all came there from other places. It’s kind of a melting pot of cultures as well – and a cold melting pot.”

13. Hollywood Feed Expands, Renews Local Leases - Friday, March 01, 2013

Hollywood Feed has renewed and expanded two of its Memphis locations.

The Memphis-based natural and holistic pet food merchant is growing its 2648 Broad Ave. warehouse from 44,400 square feet to 77,763 square feet.

14. Halting Medicaid Expansion, Cutting Taxes Drive Casada - Thursday, February 28, 2013

State Rep. Glen Casada, R-Franklin, the Republican caucus chairman of the state House, is part friend and part cajoler to the 70 representatives with whom he serves.

“I help members with their legislation,” he said. “And I help the caucus rally around a few positions.”

15. 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.

16. Soul Fish to Open in Wolf Camera Spot on Poplar - Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Soul Fish Café has selected a prime piece of real estate in East Memphis for its third location.

The catfish and Southern-inspired restaurant has signed a lease for the old Wolf Camera space in the Poplar Avenue/Perkins Road corridor. The 3,100-square-foot freestanding building at 4720 Poplar Ave. will mark Soul Fish’s third location in Memphis, behind its original spot in Midtown’s Cooper-Young district and its Germantown location near Forest Hill-Irene Road.

17. Soul Fish to Open in Old Wolf Camera at Poplar and Perkins - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Soul Fish Café has selected a prime piece of real estate in East Memphis for its third location.

The catfish and Southern-inspired restaurant has signed a lease for the old Wolf Camera space in the Poplar Avenue/Perkins Road corridor. The 3,100-square-foot freestanding building at 4720 Poplar Ave. will mark Soul Fish’s third location in Memphis, behind its original spot in Midtown’s Cooper-Young district and its Germantown store near Forest Hill-Irene Road.

18. Bar Louie, Chiwawa File Business Licenses - Monday, February 11, 2013

Two long-awaited Madison Avenue restaurants have filed for business licenses with the Shelby County Clerk’s Office.

Memphis Louie LLC applied for its Bar Louie location at 2125 Madison in Overton Square, the Midtown district being redeveloped by Loeb Properties Inc. The Addison, Texas-based franchise will occupy 5,982 square feet of the curved building on the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper Street. The space originally housed Playhouse on the Square in the 1970s.

19. Madewell Coming to Saddle Creek - Friday, February 08, 2013

The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown will soon gain another national retailer with no other presence in Tennessee.

Madewell, a subsidiary of J. Crew Group Inc., has signed a 3,061-square-foot lease in The Shops of Saddle Creek North, 7509 Poplar Ave., in part of the space that was previously The Gap in between James Avery Jewelry and Brighton Collectables.

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

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

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

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

Two East Memphis restaurants soon will have new addresses. 

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

22. Conquering Clutter - Wednesday, January 09, 2013

In late 2011, Lydia Bors-Koefoed of Cordova was preparing for her daughter’s wedding and realized she needed a little extra help.

It wasn’t with the flowers, catering or reception plans, however. It was her closets.

23. Memphis Primary Care Aligns With Baptist Group - Wednesday, January 02, 2013

The trend of consolidation in the local health care industry marches on as Memphis Primary Care becomes the latest private physician practice to align with a major hospital system, joining Baptist Medical Group.

24. Olive Garden Owner Shifts Course to Focus on Deals - Monday, December 24, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – After new ad campaigns touting the quality of its food failed to spark sales, the parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster is retooling its strategy to attract diners with more promotional deals.

25. Groups: $12 Million Mystery Donation was Crime - Friday, December 21, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two election watchdog organizations on Thursday urged the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission to investigate more than $12 million in campaign contributions that were mysteriously funneled through two little-known companies in Tennessee to a prominent tea party group. The origin of the money, the largest anonymous political donations in a campaign year filled with them, remains a secret.

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

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

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

27. Shadowy Tennessee Donor Behind Record Campaign Contributions - Monday, December 10, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – A lawyer in Tennessee who is mysteriously linked to millions of dollars in campaign contributions steered to congressional candidates doubled his investments in the weeks before Election Day and quietly funneled $6.8 million more to a prominent Tea Party group, according to new financial statements filed with the government.

28. Starbucks to Open 1,500 More Cafes in the US - Thursday, December 06, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Another Starbucks may soon pop up around the corner, with the world's biggest coffee company planning to add at least 1,500 cafes in the U.S. over the next five years.

The plan, which would boost the number of Starbucks cafes in the country by about 13 percent, was announced at the company's investor day in New York Wednesday. Taking into account Canada and South America, the company plans to add a total of 3,000 new cafes in its broader Americas region.

29. Gammon Joins Methodist in Business Development - Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Myra Gammon has joined Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as a business development account manager for Community Care Associates. In her new role, Gammon is responsible for the development and management of the Occupational Health and Wellness Services program.

30. Rheumatology Clinic Buys Germantown Office Building - Tuesday, November 27, 2012

7660 Poplar Pike Germantown, TN 38138

Sale Amount: $986,850

Sale Date: Nov. 14, 2012

31. Rheumatology Clinic Buys Germantown Office Building - Monday, November 26, 2012

Rheumatology Specialty Clinic PLLC has bought the 4,728-square-foot building at 7660 Poplar Pike in Germantown for slightly less than $1 million.

32. Retail Therapy - Monday, November 26, 2012

The retail business has been described in recent times as Darwinian in nature to those in the industry, meaning formats come and go as competition intensifies each year.

That concept is apparent in retail chains having trouble finding the best real estate for new locations as antiquated strip centers retain high vacancies. Or in the resurgence of upscale retailers, while dollar stores are simultaneously expanding at a rapid clip.

33. Green Girl to Create Indoor Vertical Farm - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

A group of food professionals is working toward supplying restaurants with local produce while improving the health of Memphians and fighting urban blight.

Green Girl Produce plans to leverage technology to create the city’s first indoor vertical farm, providing the community with cost-effective, year-round organic mircogreens. By leasing an old 1,260-square-foot liquor store at 2655 Broad Ave., the space has the potential to store up to 2,500 square feet of growing room.

34. Full Docket - Monday, November 05, 2012

Here’s a look at what’s going on at the moment in the city’s legal community and some things that are on the horizon.

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. On Oct. 27, the school held its 50th anniversary celebration for the Downtown facility, which opened in 2010 and marked a new chapter for a building that once was the Front Street post office for nearly 40 years and a federal courthouse before that.

35. Report: Health Care Improving in Tennessee - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Health care is showing improvement in Tennessee thanks to some of the strongest health care plans in the South and an increased focus on patient-centered medical practices, according to the annual State of Health Care Quality report released Tuesday, Oct. 30, from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

36. Realty Firm Gives Back Through Farm-to-Fork Fellowship - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Commercial real estate deals were put on hold Friday, Oct. 26, for Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC.

37. Evans Petree Adds Construction Law - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Evans Petree PC has hired four attorneys from Less, Getz & Lipman PLC.

They are Joseph Getz, Beth Stengel, John Willet and Tracy Bradshaw. Their addition brings the total number of shareholders at Evans Petree to 50 and coincides with the addition of construction law to the firm’s growing list of specialty practice areas.

38. FDA Regulation of Pharmacies has Knotty History - Monday, October 15, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn't the first time Congress has pushed for more authority over the industry.

39. Davis Rejoins Mercer Capital as Managing Director - Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Longtime bank analyst and SNL Financial editorial contributor Jeff Davis has rejoined Memphis-based Mercer Capital as managing director of the financial institutions group.

40. Volunteer Spirit - Friday, September 28, 2012

Next month, a group from Emory University in Atlanta is coming to the Memphis Botanic Garden to participate in an “alternative fall break.”

They’re going to spend a few days working there – specifically with the horticulture department. And it’s exactly the kind of thing the folks who run the 96-acre property are eager to see more of.

41. Mathews Keeps Focus on Eyes Through Various Positions - Friday, September 21, 2012

Some say the eyes are the window to the soul, but Dr. Dennis Mathews will tell you that they can also open doors to a world of information about the entire body. It’s what keeps him fascinated with his profession.

42. Free People Set to Open in Saddle Creek - Friday, September 14, 2012

Free People, a high-end women’s retailer of apparel and other items, will open at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown on Friday, Sept. 14.

The Philadelphia-based retailer fills part of the space formerly occupied by Gap, in between the new Brighton Collectibles and Anthropologie. The location marks Free People’s second boutique in Tennessee, after a location in Nashville.

43. Free People to Open in Saddle Creek - Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Free People, a high-end women’s retailer of apparel and other items, will open at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown on Friday, Sept. 14.

The location marks the Philadelphia-based retailer’s second boutique in Tennessee, after a location in Nashville. The 2,000-square-foot space will feature a “Blacksmith Cottage” concept, the brand’s second store with this design, and the first of its kind in the U.S.

44. Free People to Open in Saddle Creek - Thursday, September 13, 2012

Free People, a high-end women’s retailer of apparel and other items, will open at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown on Friday, Sept. 14.

The Philadelphia-based retailer fills part of the space formerly occupied by Gap, in between the new Brighton Collectibles and Anthropologie. The location marks Free People’s second boutique in Tennessee, after a location in Nashville.

45. Verso Paper Calls Off Merger Talks - Thursday, September 06, 2012

Memphis-based Verso Paper Corp. has called off talks with NewPage Corp. and its creditors about acquiring or merging with NewPage.

46. Pediatric Surgical Group Joins UT Le Bonheur Specialists - Monday, August 13, 2012

Pediatric Surgical Group has joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s specialty group, UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists.

47. Breakaway Finds Success Going the Extra Mile - Monday, August 13, 2012

Breakaway Running is a small business with the steady, even stride it takes to endure for more than three decades.

Begun in 1981 by a handful of area running enthusiasts as an outlet to get their own gear and to accommodate the legions of Memphis runners, the shop has come full circle, having recently been bought by Barry Roberson, the shop’s first manager.

48. Business Focus - Monday, August 13, 2012

Memphis’ small-business community got a shot in the arm earlier this month.

Tennessee’s three-day sales tax holiday ran from Aug. 3 through Aug. 5, and it drew shoppers to retailers that carry certain clothing items, school supplies and computers.

49. LaunchMemphis Party to Announce Fall Season - Thursday, August 09, 2012

LaunchMemphis’ fall season of programming is apparently so big, the announcement of it is getting its own party.

LaunchMemphis is unveiling its fall season of entrepreneurship at a party next week Downtown. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Grawemeyer’s, 520 S. Main St.

50. 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.

51. Bar Louie Signs Deal at Overton Square - Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Bar Louie, an Addison, Texas-based neighborhood restaurant and bar franchise, is the latest retail tenant that has signed on for Overton Square.

Bar Louie will occupy 5,650 square feet of the curved building at 2125 Madison Ave., on the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper Street. The store will be Bar Louie’s 11th franchised location and will be operated by Tony De Salvo and partners.

52. Loeb Inks Overton Square Deal With Bar Louie - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Bar Louie, an Addison, Texas-based neighborhood restaurant and bar franchise, is the latest retail tenant that has signed on for Overton Square.

Bar Louie will occupy 5,650 square feet of the curved building at 2125 Madison Ave., on the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper Street. The store will be Bar Louie’s 11th franchised location and will be operated by Tony De Salvo and partners.

53. Another Round - Monday, July 09, 2012

The revitalization of Overton Square can perhaps be best summed up with a famous quote often attributed to Mark Twain: “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

The history of the Midtown entertainment district dates back to late 1970, when T.G.I. Friday’s opened its first franchised location on Madison Avenue near Cooper Street following the passage of a referendum vote allowing liquor by the drink citywide a year prior.

54. 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.

55. Company Working to Tackle Dermatological Problems - Monday, June 18, 2012

In 2010, Dr. Lee Roberts and his son Josh Roberts co-founded Memphaceuticals LLC, a small, virtual company committed to rapidly moving to market therapeutic candidates for dermatological problems.

56. Slice of the Pie - Monday, June 18, 2012

Come mid-July, local restaurateur Aldo Dean will launch Aldo’s Pizza Pies, his group’s third concept in Memphis and second in Downtown’s Central Business District.

Dean is one of three partners behind the new 3,900-square-foot restaurant on the ground floor of Henry Turley Co.’s Barboro Flats at 100 S. Main St. Adam Slovis of Slovis & Associates LLC represented Dean and his group in its seven-year lease for Aldo’s Pizza Pies.

57. Health Insurer WellPoint to Buy 1-800 Contacts - Tuesday, June 05, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – WellPoint Inc. plans to buy contact lens retailer 1-800-Contacts Inc. in a deal that would give the insurer its first direct-to-consumer business outside selling individual health coverage.

58. Medical Realignment - Monday, June 04, 2012

Private practice is fast becoming a thing of the past, as physicians groups across the country scramble to align with large health care systems in a move largely driven by national health care reform.

59. FDIC Signs Lease In Lakecrest - Friday, May 25, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has inked a substantial lease in Lakecrest III, marking the market’s largest office lease signing this year.

60. Market Value - Monday, May 14, 2012

Investor Warren Buffett admitted in his annual letter to shareholders recently that he was “dead wrong” in his early 2011 prediction that the housing market would have begun recovery by now.

61. American Cafe Shutters Memphis Presence - Wednesday, May 02, 2012

The American Café in Germantown’s The Shops of Saddle Creek shopping center has closed its doors.

A spokeswoman for the Maryville, Tenn.-based chain confirmed Monday, April 30, that the lease had expired for the casual sit-down and take-out eatery at 2055 West St., suite 20.

62. 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.

63. ‘Speaking up for Others’ Brought Bellamy to Law - Thursday, April 12, 2012

Raquel Bellamy is bilingual, loves to travel and even lived overseas for a year, so all that no doubt helped solidify the practice area that’s today a big part of the boutique law firm she founded in Memphis.

64. VW Conducting National Search to Fill Tenn. Jobs - Tuesday, April 10, 2012

NASHVILLE (AP) – Volkswagen is conducting a national search to fill the most specialized of 1,000 new jobs at its Chattanooga plant.

The German automaker said Monday that it is using a national print and online advertising campaign to fill specialty positions, including maintenance technicians, manufacturing engineers and logistics supervisors.

65. Best Buy to Cut Costs and Close Stores - Thursday, March 29, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Best Buy Co. said it plans to close 50 U.S. big box stores and open 100 small mobile locations in the U.S. in fiscal 2013 and cut $800 million in costs by fiscal 2015. The news came Thursday as the biggest U.S. specialty electronics retailer posted a fiscal fourth quarter loss partly due to restructuring charges.

66. Local AWA President Wants To Grow, Promote Org. - Thursday, March 22, 2012

When Emily Campbell Taube addressed the guests at the end of January for the annual Association for Women Attorneys banquet and silent auction at The Racquet Club of Memphis, the AWA’s new president shared some of her ideas about the direction of the group.

67. Brown Makes Leap To Family Law Firm - Thursday, March 08, 2012

Family law attorney Aubrey Brown will celebrate his 18th year in practice at the Memphis firm he recently joined, Shea Moskovitz & McGhee PLC.

68. Accredo Health Sees 2011 Record Growth - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Memphis-based Accredo Health Group, a provider of specialty pharmaceuticals, continued its record growth in fourth quarter 2011, with revenue growth of 28.3 percent to $3.8 billion. Accredo’s full-year 2011 revenues increased 18.5 percent to a record $13.4 billion.

69. Accredo Health Sees 2011 Record Growth - Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Memphis-based Accredo Health Group, a provider of specialty pharmaceuticals, continued its record growth in fourth quarter 2011, with revenue growth of 28.3 percent to $3.8 billion. Accredo’s full-year 2011 revenues increased 18.5 percent to a record $13.4 billion.

70. Obama's Health Overhaul Lags in Many States - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Here's a reality check for President Barack Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.

71. Nursing Homes Sell For $30 Million - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

200 South Parkway W.
Memphis, TN 38109

Sale Amount: $15.9 million

Sale Date: Jan. 10, 2012

72. License Plate on Sale to Benefit the Arts - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Tennesseans for the Arts, the statewide advocacy group that supports the Tennessee Arts Commission, is accepting preorders for the winning design from “State Your Plate,” the statewide contest to create Tennessee’s next specialty license plate.

73. Bioworks Biz Association to Host Panel Discussion - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 resulted in a more personalized approach to health care, with science moving away from a one-size-fits-all model and toward customized care based on individual genotypes.

74. Accredo Parent Co. Merger Approved - Thursday, December 22, 2011

Shareholders of Medco Health Solutions Inc., parent company of Memphis-based Accredo Health Group Inc., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, approved a proposed $29.1 billion merger with Express Scripts.

75. Medco Shareholders OK $29B Express Scripts Deal - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) – Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc., the parent company of Memphis-based Accredo Health Group Inc., says its shareholders have approved the company's proposed acquisition by Express Scripts for $29.1 billion.

76. Bioworks Foundation Expands Team - Tuesday, December 06, 2011

After receiving several competitive government grants, Memphis Bioworks Foundation is expanding its team by hiring for three new positions focused on bringing more bioscience industry jobs to the region.

77. Regions Financial Appoints Execs - Monday, December 05, 2011

Regions Financial Corp. has appointed two company and industry veterans to new positions within the bank’s business services group.

78. Victory Bicycle Spins its Wheels In Roomier Space on Broad - Monday, November 07, 2011

Victory Bicycle Studio recently opened the doors to its new store at 2549 Broad Ave., just more than a year after its original location caught fire.

79. Memphis-Based Accredo Continues Record Growth - Thursday, October 27, 2011

Accredo Health Group, a Memphis-based provider of specialty pharmaceuticals,

continues on a path of record growth that’s lasted nearly three years, with third quarter revenues growing 16.7 percent to a record $3.4 billion and Q3 2011 operating income growing 33 percent to a record $148.6 million.

80. Seeing Success - Monday, October 10, 2011

On the surface, they don’t have much in common other than their home turf. They include everything from a venerable law firm, prominent regional investment companies, tech firms and even a business that manufactures food products like hot dogs and sandwich meats.

81. Baptist Affiliate Acquires Boston Baskin - Monday, October 10, 2011

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. is working to develop the Mid-South’s first adult multidisciplinary, comprehensive academic cancer center.

82. Baptist Affiliate Acquires Boston Baskin - Friday, October 07, 2011

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. is working to develop the Mid-South's first adult multidisciplinary, comprehensive academic cancer center.

83. Retail Trade Group Sees Modest Holiday Sales Gain - Friday, October 07, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, expects winter holiday sales to rise 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion this year.

That would be smaller than 2010's 5.2 percent increase, but it's higher than the average increase for November and December over the past 10 years.

84. Forecasts Point to Modest Holiday Growth - Thursday, September 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers just got an early Christmas gift: Americans are expected to spend more than they did last year during the holidays.

Retail sales in November and December are expected to be up 3 percent during what is traditionally the biggest shopping period of the year, according to research firm ShopperTrak said Tuesday.

85. Changing Industry - Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Society’s fascination with the advertising and public relations industry is far-reaching and well documented.

Television programs have long been interested in ad agencies as a setting, as evidenced by “Bewitched,” “Thirtysomething” and “Mad Men,” to name a few.

86. Construction Unemployment at 13.5 Percent in August - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Despite a loss of 5,000 jobs in August, the unemployment rate for the nation’s construction industry went down one-tenth of a percent from the previous month to 13.5 percent, according to the Sept. 2 report by the U.S. Labor Department.

87. IP Stays Fixed on Temple-Inland Pursuit - Thursday, August 25, 2011

The chief financial officer of Memphis-based International Paper Co. said this week the company is still interested in buying competitor Temple-Inland of Austin, Texas.

88. Haykal Recognized For Work in Psychiatry - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Dr. Radwan Faysal Haykal, director of the Bipolar Spectrum Program at Lakeside Behavioral Health System and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

89. Atlanta Investment Group Buys Holiday Inn Select - Tuesday, August 02, 2011

5795 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $7.5 Million

Sale Date: July 19, 2011

90. Quince Center Owner Files $4M Mortgage - Monday, August 01, 2011

Red Mountain Asset Fund I LLC has filed a $3.98 million trust deed on the Quince Station Shopping Center at the southeast corner of Quince and White Station roads.

91. Cheers - Monday, August 01, 2011

Two years ago, Brittany Whisenant and Ed Cabigao were given just four hours notice the day their new South Main restaurant debuted.

Thinking fast, the pair blasted Twitter and Facebook with a short but sweet message –South of Beale is officially open for business.

92. Elvis-Themed Eateries Coming to Europe - Thursday, July 28, 2011

Diners throughout Europe will soon be chowing down in restaurants with décor inspired by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Memphis-based Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. has licensed the EAD International Group to open Elvis-themed restaurants throughout Eastern and Central Europe.

93. Endpapers - Thursday, July 28, 2011

As the market for brick-and-mortar bookstores lessens, the space that once housed big-box retailers could very well be snatched up faster than a paperback at a liquidation sale.

It was 40 years ago that the first Borders opened its doors in Ann Arbor, Mich., as one of the originators of the big-box bookseller concept. But much to local bookworms’ dismay, Borders will now be known as yet another bookseller to be defeated by the ever-increasing eReader revolution.

94. Elvis Eateries Coming to Europe - Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Diners throughout Europe will soon be chowing down in restaurants with décor inspired by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Memphis-based Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. has licensed the EAD International Group to open Elvis-themed restaurants throughout Eastern and Central Europe.

95. Hardy’s Perseverance Runs in The Family - Monday, July 25, 2011

Carolyn Chism Hardy initially thought owning her own business would be as a business consultant. She was a certified public accountant with a comfortable position and a specialty in cost efficiency at the Memphis Coors brewery in 2006 when Molson-Coors Brewing Co. put the Memphis plant up for sale.

96. Accredo Health Parent Merges With Express Scripts - Friday, July 22, 2011

Medco Health Solutions Inc., the parent company of Memphis-based Accredo Health Group, announced Thursday, July 21, it had signed a merger agreement with Express Scripts Inc.

97. $7.8 Million Loan Filed For Ridge Lake Doctor’s Office - Wednesday, July 06, 2011

VRF Building Partners LLC has filed a $7.8 million loan through Trustmark National Bank for 825 Ridge Lake Blvd.

98. Barnes & Noble Q4 Loss Larger Than Expected - Wednesday, June 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Barnes & Noble reported a larger fourth-quarter loss than analysts expected Tuesday as the bookseller continues to invest in its e-book reader Nook and as liquidation sales by rival Borders hurt its revenue.

99. Angelica Corp. and Americraft Win PILOTs - Friday, June 17, 2011

When Brian Lewandowski, vice president and general manager of Americraft Carton Inc., told local economic development officials Wednesday, June 15, that conditions might be favorable for his company to relocate its expanding Memphis operation – and that the depressed real estate market especially favors buyers right now – one official piped up.

100. Callan Joins Methodist as Perioperative Director - Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Thomas E. Callan has joined Methodist University Hospital as administrative director of perioperative services.

Hometown: New York City
Education: I earned a master of arts in health care administration from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. I also received my bachelor of science degree with majors in nursing, biology and psychology from The George Washington University.
Work Experience: More than 39 years of progressive responsible experience in hospital, health system management and managed care from both a provider and a third-party reimbursement perspective. For the past 31 years, I have served as a program director, senior consultant, senior health system administrator and patient care administrator.
Favorite quote: “One is not defined by their abilities, but rather by their choices.”
Last book read: “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert A. Heinlein
Favorite music: Blues and jazz
Favorite movie: “The Lion in Winter”
Sports team: New York Yankees
Activities you enjoy outside of work: I enjoy traveling and playing amateur softball.
Who has had the greatest influence on you? The person who has had the greatest influence on me is a former supervisor who taught me that it is all about taking risks in order to succeed.
Why did you pursue a career in health care administration? I chose a career in health care administration because I felt it was the most logical step to provide the maximum effect in health care.
What drew you to Methodist University Hospital? What attracted me to Methodist is the organization’s approach to patient- and family-centered care.
What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments? I consider some of my greatest accomplishments to include managing major managed care contracts that exceeded revenues of $250 million; designing and implementing a specialty care transplant contract inclusive of pre-operative, operative and post-operative care; and performing as the corporate clinical resource for contract negotiations for other specialty care areas including HIV and thoracic surgery.
What do you most enjoy about your work? I enjoy having the opportunity to mentor other people.