A distributorship of Pella Corp. has inked 11,300 square feet in Appling Farms Corporate Park, 6972 Appling Farms Parkway.

2. Gates, Buffett Again Top Forbes' Billionaires List - Thursday, September 20, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion.

3. County Sees 21.6 Pct. Voter Turnout - Monday, August 06, 2012

Slightly less than 127,000 Shelby County residents – or 21.6 percent of 584,443 registered voters – cast ballots in the Aug. 2 elections.

The turnout in early voting and election day combined was a higher percentage than the 15 percent turnout four years ago in the same election cycle, but it was well below the 44-year high of 39.4 percent set in the August 1992 elections.

4. Assessor Race Looks To Battle Lines - Tuesday, June 12, 2012

In an election year with a lot of transitions, the race on the Aug. 2 ballot for Shelby County Assessor of Property crosses paths with those transitions more than any other race on the busy ballot.

5. GOP Politics Resemble 2008 In Tennessee - Thursday, March 08, 2012

This time around, leaders of the Tennessee Republican Party were convinced their choice in the Republican presidential contest would be a match with voters in the state’s presidential primary.

Four years ago, when former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee carried Shelby County and took the state, the party argued convincingly that the state’s second choice for the nomination – former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney – was a victim of the move of the Super Tuesday primaries to February.

6. Clean Gene: Never Forgotten - Friday, January 06, 2012

In Memphis, the Gene Bartow story is easily told: He’s the only coach to take the Tigers to an untainted Final Four.

“Clean Gene,” indeed.

Bartow, who coached four seasons at Memphis and guided the Tigers to the 1973 NCAA title game, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Birmingham, Ala., after a long battle with stomach cancer. He was 81.

7. Deadline Looms For Candidates In March Primaries - Thursday, December 08, 2011

There is the paperwork and there are the deadlines in politics. And then there are the campaigns that begin long before the paperwork or deadlines.

One group of candidates in the 2012 election cycle is approaching its first deadline Thursday, Dec. 8, at noon – the filing deadline for the March 6 county primaries.

8. Tigers Must Fix Problems Before It’s Too Late - Friday, December 02, 2011

It’s still early. In the case of this Tigers basketball season and a Top 10 ranking that didn’t get off the Hawaiian Islands, those three little words are comforting.

By the way, did you the know the 1972-1973 Memphis State team that went to the NCAA Finals started the season with a 2-3 record?

9. Wal-Mart Reverses Revenue Decline in US Business - Thursday, October 13, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart's effort to reverse a two-year sales slump at its U.S. Walmart stores is beginning to work.

The world's largest retailer said Wednesday that a key revenue measure has risen three months in a row for its namesake stores in the U.S. The company also said it plans to cut its capital spending in the U.S. as it continues to shift toward opening smaller stores and away from remodeling locations.

10. Steve Jobs and Shades of Yellow - Friday, October 07, 2011

Editor’s Note: “From the Blog” is a new weekly feature that highlights some of the enterprising work our staff posts on The Daily News blog, blog.memphisdailynews.com.

11. Address Unknown - Tuesday, October 04, 2011

For anyone in Memphis – and across Tennessee – who uses the U.S. Postal Service to send and receive bills, to get things like newspaper subscriptions by mail and DVDs from Netflix or just to write an old-fashioned letter on paper, things are about to change.

12. Bill Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest Americans - Thursday, September 22, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) – America's economic woes don't appear to be hurting philanthropist Bill Gates, who tops Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans for the 18th year in a row.

13. Ky., Tenn. Postal Centers Eyed as Possible Cuts - Monday, September 19, 2011

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Processing centers in Kentucky and Tennessee could be shut down and hundreds of local jobs lost as the U.S. Postal Service looks for ways to cut costs and restore its fiscal health.

14. Wal-Mart CEO Pushes Plan to Keep Retailer Growing - Monday, June 06, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a $15 billion share buyback program Friday as it hammered home its message to shareholders at its annual meeting that the world's largest retailer will keep growing.

15. Air Park Property Sells For $730,000 - Friday, October 15, 2010

Crump Commercial LLC recently closed on a property at 3850 Air Park St., a deal that has been in the works for about six months.

16. Fisk: Remove NM O'Keeffe Museum from Art Dispute - Thursday, January 08, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fisk University asked a panel of the Tennessee Court of Appeals on Wednesday to declare that a New Mexico museum representing the estate of late artist Georgia O'Keeffe has no right to a 101-piece collection she donated to the school in 1949.

17. Tigers Ready to Pounce On UCLA, Final Four History - Friday, April 04, 2008

When the University of Memphis Tigers play UCLA in the first semifinal game of Saturday's Final Four, it won't be the first meeting between the two schools. That came in 1973, when the Bruins defeated the Tigers 87-66 in the national championship game.

18. Technology vs. Unique Resume - Tuesday, May 29, 2007

In the annals of Memphis mayoral elections, it seems no candidate has run a race quite like Herman Morris Jr.

Morris - Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division's former top executive - has built a campaign operation that boasts the technological edge and efficiency of a small corporation. His supporters can sign up for cell phone text alerts and Internet podcasts. Videos are posted to his Web site.

19. Confessions of a Wal-Mart Shopper - Friday, December 08, 2006

Some people are Macy's shoppers. Some people are Target shoppers. I, on the other hand, am a Wal-Mart shopper.

Yes, I admit it.

Snicker if you must, but I've often said that even if I won the lottery or became wealthy some other instantaneous and miraculous way, I'd still shop the sale rack at Wal-Mart.

20. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 22, 2005
HEADLINE

AdFed Names Pyramid Award Winners

The Memphis Advertising Federation named Robert Vornbrock and Glenna Rogers-Ward ad man and ad woman of the year at its 2005 Pyramid Awards ceremony. Vornbrock, president of diversified communications...

21. Archived Article: Jones (lead) - Friday, June 06, 2003
Jones pledge names UVA arena after father

Jones pledge names UVA arena after father

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Retired Memphis lawyer and publisher John Paul Jones soon must choose between home and away basketball games.

Thanks to ...

22. Archived Article: Marketplace Chg - Monday, April 07, 1997
By CAMILLE H Apple changes After 32 percent loss in net sales, Apple streamlines organization with fewer but stronger products By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The computer market has experienced great changes in the past two years with the relea...

23. Archived Article: Ent Corp Delta Lj - Tuesday, January 14, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Delta businesses get boost from Mississippi enterprise By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Knox Rhyan started his own business, Rhyan Manufacturing Inc., 16 months ago in the Arkansas Delta to produce a line of specialty aluminum products...

24. Archived Article: Ent Corp Delta Lj. - Tuesday, January 14, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Delta businesses get boost from Mississippi enterprise JAN. 14, 1997 -- Knox Rhyan started his own business, Rhyan Manufacturing Inc., 16 months ago in the Arkansas Delta to produce a line of specialty aluminum products. The Warren, Ar...