Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will meet Wednesday, April 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Mignonne Wright, president of Macadvantage, will present “Think Big. Make Love.” Cost in advance is free for members and $25 for nonmembers; cost at the door is $30. Visit sms-midsouth.org.

2. April 5-11: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, April 06, 2013

1993: U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Sr. was acquitted of all federal bank fraud charges in the dramatic conclusion to his second trial on the charges in three years. The jury foreman read the not guilty verdicts on 18 counts and on the final count, Ford embraced his oldest son, Harold Ford Jr. Co-defendants Douglas Beaty and Karl Schledwitz were also acquitted of all charges by the jury in a case that began with the collapse of the Butcher bank empire in 1983.

3. East Joins Carriage Crossing As Marketing Coordinator - Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Kendra East has joined Carriage Crossing as marketing coordinator. East’s new responsibilities include creating and implementing the lifestyle center’s yearly marketing budget, spearheading onsite events and leading merchant communication.

4. South Front Street Building Sells for $1.2M in Foreclosure - Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Bank of Bartlett has bought back a nearly 20,000-square-foot building at 89 S. Front St. at a foreclosure sale after its owner, New Renovations LLC, defaulted on two loans.

5. ‘Fun Food Fast’ - Tuesday, June 12, 2012

After a five-year hiatus, fast-casual restaurant Foozi has returned to the I-Bank Tower at 5050 Poplar Ave. while retaining its other location next door at Clark Tower.

6. EDGE Agency’s Dillihunt Loves Selling Memphis - Friday, June 08, 2012

One good way of determining a person’s love for the city in which they live is to ask them to sell that city to other people.

Keith Dillihunt has done that before as an executive recruiter. He also does it for his new job with the Economic Development Growth Engine, a still relatively new player on the scene in Memphis that’s trying to shake out some of the bureaucratic tangles from the area’s business recruitment and retention efforts.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee to Open East Memphis Store - Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Dunkin’ Donuts is entering the prime East Memphis trade area with the sixth store in the Memphis area.

Franchisee Akshar Mendenhall Inc., doing business as Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins, has signed a 2,700-square-foot lease at 5150 Poplar Ave. on the northwest corner of Poplar and Brookhaven Circle East. This will be his fifth store.

10. Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee to Open East Memphis Store - Monday, October 31, 2011

Dunkin’ Donuts is entering the prime East Memphis trade area with the sixth store in the Memphis area.

Franchisee Akshar Mendenhall Inc., doing business as Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins, has signed a 2,700-square-foot lease at 5150 Poplar Ave. on the northwest corner of Poplar and Brookhaven Circle East. This will be his fifth store.

11. Methodist, West Clinic Form Alliance - Monday, October 31, 2011

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and The West Clinic have joined forces to create a comprehensive, fully integrated cancer service.

As part of the partnership – which was announced Friday, Oct. 28, and will take effect Jan. 1 – about 110 direct patient-care employees at The West Clinic will become Methodist Healthcare associates. Doctors and administrative staff will remain with The West Clinic.

12. Methodist, West Clinic Form Alliance - Friday, October 28, 2011

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and The West Clinic have joined forces to create a comprehensive, fully integrated cancer service.

As part of the partnership – which was announced Friday, Oct. 28, and will take effect Jan. 1 – about 110 direct patient-care employees at The West Clinic will become Methodist Healthcare associates. Doctors and administrative staff will remain with The West Clinic. 

13. Recorded History - Monday, October 17, 2011

It began as a handwritten single piece of paper hand-delivered to 25 people in what was once the city of Memphis.

It was 125 years ago that the publication now called The Daily News was founded.

14. Brucker Joins McManus Reilly As Investment, Insurance Adviser - Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Edward Brucker III has joined McManus Reilly Financial Foresight as investment and insurance adviser.

Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

Education: Master of business administration from University of Phoenix

15. Events - Friday, May 27, 2011

The Small Business Chamber Breakfast Club will meet Friday, May 27, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Office Suites Plus, 6000 Poplar Ave., suite 250. For more information, call Melody Douglas at 261-5400.

16. Infinity Real Estate Buys Office Building for $1.2 Million - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

5100 Sanderlin Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $1.2 million

Sale Date: Feb. 16, 2011
Buyer: Infinity Real Estate LLC
Seller: Blanchard E. Tual, successor trustee of the Don Wallace Morgan Family Trust created under the last will and testament of Don Wallace Morgan dated Dec. 8, 2003, and Mary Katherine Fouts and Douglas A. Garner, co-trustees of the Fouts Estate Family Trust created under the last will and testament of Jimmie Darrell Fouts dated June 15, 2005
Loan Amount: $1.3 million
Loan Date: Feb. 16, 2011
Maturity Date: Feb. 16, 2026
Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA

17. Helping Homes - Tuesday, March 01, 2011

In a market plagued by a dearth of new home construction, one Memphis-based development team is tackling affordable housing and giving back in one fell swoop.

The 2011 Memphis Home Showcase is slated for May 20 to June 5 at the Bocage community in East Memphis, an infill development just north of the intersection of White Station and Walnut Grove roads.

18. Bank Reclaims Land Following Foreclosure - Wednesday, January 05, 2011

The Bank of Fayette County has paid $1.2 million for 1.57 acres of vacant land in Collierville after foreclosing on the property late last year.

19. Clark Properties Sold at Foreclosure Sales - Thursday, December 02, 2010

Properties belonging to brothers G. Benjamin Clark and Nicholas G. Clark, as well as Hearthstone Investments LLC, an entity related to the Clarks, have been sold at foreclosure sales, according to The Daily News Online.

20. Irish Pub Fills Long-Vacant Midtown Corner - Friday, October 01, 2010

Dublin House, a new Irish pub, is setting up shop on Madison Avenue just west of Overton Square.

Jody Clark, who has 30 years of experience in the restaurant and bar business, is the owner. She hopes to have Dublin House open by mid-November to early December at 2021 Madison Ave., the location formerly occupied by Melos Taverna.

21. Miller Amasses More Foreclosures - Wednesday, July 14, 2010

More foreclosures have piled up against developer and homebuilder David Miller, who filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May.

22. Crews Buys Collierville Hampton - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

1280 W. Poplar Ave.
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $5.1 Million

Sale Date: May 11, 2010
Buyer: SGR LLC
Seller: Collierville Hotels GP
Loan Amount: $3.8 million
Loan Date: May 11, 2010
Maturity Date: May 11, 2015
Lender: First Citizens National Bank

23. Bank of Fayette County Buys Collierville Acreage - Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Bank of Fayette County has paid $1 million for a 1.56-acre parcel of land along the east side of Houston Levee Road in Collierville.

24. Hyneman Sells 3-acre Outparcel Of Lakeland’s Corner Shops - Tuesday, April 06, 2010

2957 Canada Road
Lakeland, TN 38002
Sale Amount: $550,000

Sale Date: March 22, 2010
Buyer: A. Douglas Collins
Seller: Corner Shops LLC

25. Smith & Nephew Closes Deal On Former Harrah’s Office Building - Tuesday, January 26, 2010

7216 Goodlett Farms Road
Unincorporated Shelby County
Sale Amount: $14 Million

Sale Date: Jan. 13, 2010
Buyer: Smith & Nephew Inc.
Seller: Harrah’s Operating Co. Memphis LLC

26. Bank of Bartlett Reclaims Latting Road Acreage - Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The Bank of Bartlett has bought back 86.63 acres along Latting Road in unincorporated northeastern Shelby County in a successor trustee’s deed following a foreclosure of the property. The bank on Dec. 31 paid $2.5 million for the land from successor trustee Douglas M. Alrutz of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP on the steps of the Shelby County Courthouse.

27. Kohl’s Repairs Storm Damage At Cordova Department Store - Tuesday, August 11, 2009

2335 N. Germantown Parkway
Cordova, TN 38016
Permit Amount: $550,000

Project Cost: $550,000
Permit Date: Applied August 2009
Completion: August 2009
Owner: Kohl’s
Tenant: Kohl’s
Contractor: InStar Services Group LP

28. One Commerce Square Faces Foreclosure - Friday, May 01, 2009

The real estate crisis has struck a blow to the Memphis skyline, hitting one of Downtown’s tallest and most iconic towers.

Trustees have filed a first-run foreclosure notice on One Commerce Square at 40 S. Main St. and will sell the 31-story building on the courthouse steps May 27. The notice appears in today’s print edition of The Daily News and also at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

29. Developer Turns Vacant Warehouses Into Living Space - Wednesday, April 01, 2009

A row of multi-colored duplexes tucked behind an old warehouse on Linden Avenue could be a textbook illustration for urban infill development and adaptive reuse.

The new duplexes are the first phase of housing that will come on the market with the Linden Yards development, which also will transform three brick-and-mortar warehouses on both sides of the street into living space. The 4.5-acre site is immediately west of and across the railroad tracks from Southwest Tennessee Community College.

30. Quartet of TICs Joins Countrywood Crossing - Tuesday, December 02, 2008

2257 N. Germantown Parkway
Memphis, TN 38116
Sale Amount: $6.7 Million (combined)

31. Group Buys Former Matthews Bros. Building - Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A group of financial advisers named 138 Timber Creek LLC has bought the office building at 138 Timber Creek Drive in Cordova for $1.2 million. The new owners acquired the property – formerly the corporate headquarters of Matthews Brothers Homebuilders – in a Nov. 14 special warranty deed from InSouth Bank.

32. Mercedes Benz of Memphis To Renovate Dealership - Tuesday, July 29, 2008

5389 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119
Permit Cost: $2 million

Project Cost: $3 million
Permit Date: July 24, 2008
Completion: Spring 2009
Owner: Mercedes Benz of Memphis
Tenant: Mercedes Benz of Memphis
Architect: Fleming and Associates LLP
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC
Details: Mercedes Benz of Memphis will do a renovation of its location on Poplar Avenue just east of Estate Drive. Richard Meena, vice president of Montgomery Martin Contractors, said they will be adding a new showroom and a new car wash, as well as performing general site work improvements, including some additions to the parking lot.

33. Collierville Acreage Sells for $1.4 Million - Monday, July 07, 2008

The Houston Levee Trust has bought two tracts of land totaling 2.48 acres on the Ballard Property Planned Development in Collierville for $1.4 million from the Forest Hill Land Trust, with Douglas R. Beaty as trustee.

34. Community Bank Buys C’ville Parcel for $1.6M - Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Community Bank NA has bought 1.5 acres in Collierville for $1.6 million with plans to build a full-service branch on the site, albeit at a later date. The parcel, on the northeast corner of Houston Levee Road and Crooked Creek Drive, is part of the 55-acre Ballard Property Planned Development.

35. House Speaker Pro Tem Lois DeBerry Tops 2007 Per Diem List - Tuesday, March 04, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - House Speaker Pro Tempore Lois DeBerry received $31,967 in "per diem" payments last year, more than any other state lawmaker, according to a review of 2007 legislative expense payments.

36. Archived Article - Tuesday, January 22, 2008

63 lots in
The Vinings
Sale Amount: $6 million

Sale Date: Dec. 26, 2007

Buyer: RAM Holdings LLC

37. City Schools Receive $9.7MFor Improvements - Thursday, August 02, 2007
     The Memphis City Schools district will receive $9.7 million of the more than $42 million in additional state revenue, referred to as Basic Education Plan (BEP) 2.0. The money will be used for intense improvements in teac

38. Archived Article - Tuesday, June 12, 2007

5668 Poplar Ave. and
1000 S. Yates Road
Sale Amounts: $23.9 million; $350,000

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

39. Top Political Connections Abound For FedEx Founder, CEO - Friday, June 08, 2007

He founded one of the most well-known corporate brands in the world, an international package delivery service that raked in $32.3 billion in revenue last year.

So why not, at least one current presidential candidate recently has wondered aloud, give FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith a shot at helping steer the federal government's massive, often unwieldy ship of state?

40. Events - Tuesday, April 24, 2007

The Memphis City Council Committee holds its bimonthly meeting today at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.

Methodist University Hospital introduces the nation's first Center of Excellence in Faith and Health today from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 1265 Union Ave.

41. Events - Monday, April 23, 2007

The Eclectic Eye is holding its Annual Sale today through Saturday at 242 S. Cooper St. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will go to Central High School.

The Engineers' Club of Memphis is holding its weekly meeting and lunch today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Herman Morris, former president of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, is the speaker. Cost is $12 and no reservations are required.

42. Organizers Push Vested Interest in Vesta Home Show - Tuesday, September 19, 2006

The Vesta Home Show's love affair with Fayette County continues.

For the second year in a row, the Memphis Area Home Builder's Association's Fall Vesta Home Show will take place in the rural county just east of Memphis, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 15 in The Cloisters of Hickory Withe subdivision off of Tenn. 196, which crosses U.S. 64.

43. Quay and Many Other Memphis Attorneys Selected For '07 Best Lawyers Listing - Thursday, September 14, 2006

Douglas P. "Doug" Quay is one of 13 attorneys at Glankler Brown PLLC recently selected by their peers for inclusion in Woodward/White Inc.'s "The Best Lawyers in America 2007."

Quay concentrates his practice in securities and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital/private equity. He chairs the Business, Tax & Estate Planning Practice Group at Glankler Brown.

44. 'Gentle Giant' Kelley Leaves Big Boots to Fill, Moves on to Fayette Commission and Barbecue - Thursday, September 07, 2006

Several years ago, a single woman who lived alone asked Fayette County Sheriff Bill Kelley to help her find some way to feel safer at her home at night without resorting to an alarm system.

Kelley offered a simple but effective solution.

45. Would You Like to Super Size That? - Thursday, February 09, 2006

Traveling U.S. Highway 64 east into Fayette County is a little like pulling back a veil that separates the headaches of Memphis from a vast, largely untapped rural utopia.

Sights along the way into Fayette include a few modest homes, set back comfortably from the street. Cows and horses roam the wide green expanse. About the only thing breaking up the country scenery are signs posted here and there that announce future real estate developments, reminding visitors that even Fayette's rural isolation will be short lived.

46. Archived Article - Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Three properties
on East Shelby Drive
Cost: $4.6 million

Buyer: GMIP Shelby Drive LLC

Seller: IWS Shelby Partners

47. Couple Combines Expertise in Windows, Floors - Wednesday, November 30, 2005

In a field as competitive as the home furnishings industry, it's often the little things that count. That's why Pixie Woodall, co-owner of a small window- and floor-covering business, prizes the fact that customers meet her entire staff before their shades are hung or their hardwood flooring is installed.

48. Askew Named National Director of Engineering Group - Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Mark W. Askew, president of Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc., was appointed to a two-year term as national director of the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Tennessee. Askew is a civil engineer with 30 years of structural engineering experience.

49. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, February 14, 2005
MBA Hosts High School Mock Trial Competition

YLD Hosts High School Mock Trial Competition

Feb. 14

The Young Lawyers Division of the Memphis Bar Association hosts the local district 2005 Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition through F...

50. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, February 08, 2005
3

Kirby Gate Property Financed for $4.1 Million

2715-2725 Kirby Road

Memphis, TN 38119

Cost: $4.1 million

Borrower: 2715 Kirby Parkway LLC

Lender: UBS Real Estate Investments Inc.

Trustee: Security Title Co. Inc.

Property: 27...

51. Archived Article: Hotels (lead) - Tuesday, April 20, 2004
While concerned that Church of God In Christ might break

Hotels Reach Limit for Convention Perks

Concessions could strip events profitability, hoteliers say

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

While concerned that Church of God In Christ might...

52. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, September 17, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Builders lend support to Fayette County schools

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

As more houses are built in Fayette County and more Mid-Southerners consider calling the area home, all eyes are focused on improving th...

53. Archived Article: Law Focus (mergers) - Thursday, January 11, 2001
Merging Law Firms Waring Cox latest to enter merger mix By MARY DANDO The Daily News To move, merge or do both and expand seems to be a decision increasingly put on the agenda of law firm meetings in Memphis. Two Memphis firms, Waring Cox PLC, one o...

54. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, October 13, 2000
Race for the Cure is Oct Race for the Cure is Oct. 21 at the Shops of Saddle Creek-North. The womens 5K run begins at 8 a.m., with a one-mile family fun run starting at 8:20 a.m. Shuttle will run from various locations to alleviate traffic congestio...

55. Archived Article: Melting Pot Lj - Tuesday, March 10, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON New restaurant aims to make Memphians fond of fondue By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Construction started Monday on Memphis first Melting Pot fondue restaurant at 2828 Wolf Creek Parkway in East Memphis near Cordova. The restauran...

56. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 15, 1997
Sept Sept. 15 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at the Lulu Grille, 565 Erin Drive. Networking begins at 6 p.m., and dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be attorney Patrick B. Mason, who will discuss the Tax Relief Ac...

57. Archived Article: Focus Box - 2 - Friday, April 18, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Senior centers in Mid-South area Douglas Center SS 2109 Howell 722-8717 East Center MIFA Gaisman Community Center 4221 Macon Rd. 763-1188 Frayser/Raleigh Memphis Park Commission 3925 Egypt Central 383-9101 Lakeview Center Goodwil...

58. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, November 14, 1996
notes 11-14 law focus Changing for children New Tennessee adoption law puts interests of children first By GABRIELLE C.L. SONGE The Daily News An adoptee from birth, attorney Monica L. Allie has a personal perspective on Tennessees new adoption law ...

59. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 02, 1996
Boatmens Bank of Tennessee recently announced the election or promotion of the following officers: Boatmens Bank of Tennessee recently announced the election or promotion of the following officers: Terry M. Stell was elected vice president and manag...

60. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, September 06, 1996
National Political Conventions National Political Conventions By Berje Yacoubian Special to The Daily News Before television and the annual visit of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, there were national political conventions which provided excitement an...

61. Archived Article: Ccc Jts - Friday, June 28, 1996
The Memphis Center City Commission put off a proposal to expand its boundaries Thursday, favoring instead to have a completed resolution by next months meeting. Center City looking at expanding base By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News The Memphis Center ...

62. Archived Article: Neighborhd Assoc Lj - Monday, March 04, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Neighborhood associations protect residents, build community spirit By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News When Elbert Rich Jr. and his neighbors discovered that gang members were using their quiet streets as a delivery zone for stolen cars,...