Capital is finally being set free in the Memphis industrial market, with opportunities on both the buy and sale side of investment deals.

Nearly $200 million has been spent since June, as public and private institutional buyers alike make large plays.

2. Festival Seeks Best Memphis Burger - Monday, August 27, 2012

Seth Agranov is a burger guru with a big vision.

He’s lived in Memphis since 1994 and up until a year or so ago, thought that Huey’s was the only solution to his hankerings. But upon being introduced to the griddle-fried, grass-fed beef burger at Three Angels Diner, that mindset quickly changed.

3. Events - Thursday, March 08, 2012

The HIV/AIDS Network 2012 Conference will be held Thursday, March 8, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Student Alumni Center, 800 Madison Ave. The topic is “Responding to Challenges in the Mid-South.” Pre-registration is $25 and onsite registration is $35. Visit www.hivmemphis.org for more information or to register.

4. Fisher & Phillips Law Firm Opens Memphis Office - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, has opened an office in Memphis.

5. Events - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Memphis Talent Dividend will hold its report session Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 8:45 a.m. to noon at LeMoyne-Owen College, 807 Walker Ave. Dr. Richard Rhoda, executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, will discuss issues facing higher education. The MTD was created by Leadership Memphis to raise the college attainment rate in Memphis by 1 percent. The event is free and open to the public. To register, contact Fred Turverey at 278-0016 or fturverey@leadershipmemphis.org.

6. ‘Holy Grail’ of Recording Uncovered - Monday, July 26, 2010

A 52-year-old tape recorder described by some as the Holy Grail of the music industry has been discovered in the storage room of the owner of a used bus dealership in Marion, Ark.

But this isn’t just any bus dealership owner. Bob Tucker, owner of Bob Tucker Motors on Interstate 55, is a music industry veteran and one-time leader of the Memphis band that toured with the Beatles in 1964.

7. Kiesewetter Wise Ranks as Top Labor Firm - Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather PLC is Memphis’ top labor and employment law firm, according to a London-based agency that’s given the Memphis firm that ranking for the eighth consecutive year.

Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather was ranked a first-tier firm in Chambers USA’s 2010 Client’s Guide. The guide described the Memphis firm – which represents clients ranging from local firms to Fortune 500 companies – as having “an active litigation practice.”

8. GreenScape Promotes Colvett to President - Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Frank Colvett Jr. has been promoted to president of GreenScape Inc.

Colvett previously was executive vice president and corporate treasurer. He has been with GreenScape since 1992 and also has served the company in various capacities including project manager, estimator and vice president of marketing. His civic and community activities include serving as treasurer of the Tennessee Republican Party, and as a member of St. George’s Episcopal Church and the University Club of Memphis.

9. Events - Monday, August 10, 2009

The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East, 5795 Poplar Ave. Dr. Ron Davis, campus dean at Strayer University, will present “Emotional Intelligence and Servant Leadership.” Cost is $20. For reservations, contact Dianne Cordaro at diannecordaro@yahoo.com or 287-6009.

10. Outside Interests Local Sector’s Biggest Benefactors - Friday, June 19, 2009

As the real estate slump toils on, a Chicago-based company has proven to be a savior of sorts for the local industrial sector.

HSA Commercial Real Estate, already a player in the local market, continued its investments here by pulling the trigger on three of the four most lucrative deals in Shelby County during the past year, all of them in the Oakhaven/Parkway Village area.

11. Squeezing More Miles Out of that Hybrid - Friday, January 02, 2009

At the Detroit auto show next month, one of the most highly anticipated new vehicles will be Toyota Motor Corp.'s third-generation Prius hybrid. It features a roomier interior and better gas mileage than the current model, the best-selling hybrid in the world.

12. Dillihunt Joins Southeast Community Capital - Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Craig Dillihunt has joined nonprofit financial institution Southeast Community Capital as assistant fund manager for the Memphis Business Opportunity Fund, a partnership between the city of Memphis, local banks and SCC.

13. State Tax Lien FiledAgainst Medshares - Friday, June 08, 2007
     A state tax lien has been filed against Medshares Nursing Services of Middle Tennessee, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.
     The notice of state tax lien filed

14. Flood Zone? - Friday, July 28, 2006

When Willie and Rena Jeffries bought their home in 1995, the property directly behind theirs was being used as a horse pasture.

In the years since, a major developer has turned the pasture into a subdivision - and turned their 2,600-square-foot, two-story home into a major disaster area, they allege in a lawsuit filed last week in Shelby County Chancery Court.

15. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, May 03, 2005
By Andy Meek

Developers Plan Front Street Condos

10-unit project adds to hot Downtown building market

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

A development team is sketching plans for another addition to the bustling condo market Downtown, where the...

16. Archived Article: Gov - Friday, April 01, 2005
By Andy Meek

Wharton Pushes for Real Estate Transfer Tax

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is taking his push for a real estate transfer tax to the radio and on the road.

In coming weeks, hell be heard on ra...

17. Archived Article: Lead - Thursday, February 24, 2005
By Andy Meek

Federal Agency Constructs Local Office

USCIS to fill build-to-suit space in Summer business park

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The Memphis office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is getting 30,000 square feet of ne...

18. Archived Article: Arlington (lead) - Thursday, August 05, 2004
Goodwin notes:

Arlington Set for Commercial Expansion

Developer interest builds in growing residential community

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

When its finished, Memphis developer David Goodwin Jr. hopes his 16,800-square-foot shopping cen...

19. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, March 20, 2001
NEWS RELEASE The Better Business Bureaus Scam Jam 2001, a half-day event of videos and presentations, is set for Germantown Performing Arts Centre from 8:30 a.m. until noon March 29. Television consumer investigative reporters, the FBI and U.S. Post...

20. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, May 18, 2000
The 2000 Super Conference is set for the Grand Casino in Tunica, Miss The 2000 Super Conference is set for the Grand Casino in Tunica, Miss., today through Saturday. The Super Conference traditionally convenes in New Orleans. This is billed as one o...

21. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, May 08, 2000
Certified public accountants and other accounting professionals will meet at the 24th annual Spring Industry Conference, spons Certified public accountants and other accounting professionals will meet at the 24th annual Spring Industry Conference, s...

22. Archived Article: Marketplace (scam Jam) - Monday, May 01, 2000
Better Business Bureau seminar offers strategies to avoid scams BBB seminar offers strategies to avoid scams By KATHLEEN D. BARK The Best Times If you are worried about being nailed by a con artist, the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South wants ...