Whether it is a tax hike or a tax rate hike, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s proposed 28-cent increase in the city property tax rate has complicated the idea of a half-percent city sales tax hike to go on the ballot later this year if the property tax hike sticks.

2. Hopson Says Merger Not Reason for Staff Cuts - Tuesday, May 07, 2013

The interim superintendent of Shelby County’s two public school systems says staffing changes at some schools to start with the first school year of the merger aren’t as draconian as they could have been.

3. Kyle, Kelsey Debate Health Care, Government’s Role - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

State Senate Democratic leader Jim Kyle of Memphis says Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly are becoming like “Dixiecrats” – the Southern segregationist Democrats in the U.S. Congress in the late 1940s who formed their own party for a time.

4. Suburban Mayors Preach Patience to Parents - Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Suburban leaders are counseling patience among parents of children in their communities who will be part of the coming merger of the county’s two public school systems.

And they will start moving in May on the process of forming municipal school districts for the 2014-2015 school year.

5. City Labor Talks Head to Impasse - Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The city of Memphis and the Memphis Police Association are expected to declare Tuesday, April 16, that their contract talks are at an impasse, triggering a process in which the Memphis City Council settles the labor dispute.

6. Kelsey: State Confirms Six-Year Auto Inspection Timeframe - Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey of Germantown says he is confident Shelby County vehicle owners outside Memphis won’t have to go through auto inspections for another six years.

7. Health Care Challenge - Monday, April 08, 2013

To cap off National Public Health Week, The Daily News held an in-depth discussion about health care reform and the daunting task of trying to digest and comprehend the new Affordable Care Act, which encompasses more than 2,800 pages of law and more than 100,000 pages of regulations and rules.

8. Lendermon Discusses Riverfront Access - Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Riverside Drive could work well if it lost a lane of automobile traffic in each direction, says the president of the Riverfront Development Corp.

9. Sammons Seeks Final Cut Numbers From Delta - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Jack Sammons, the new chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board, is no stranger to the flight from Memphis to Atlanta. Sammons long has been the board’s frequent flyer when it comes to business travel.

10. Whalum, Woods Differ on Schools Mediation - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Two countywide school board members who ran against each other for the same seat on the school board last year agree that the 23-member board is doing the best it can to make decisions about the schools merger.

11. Flinn, Harris Talk Schools Funding Prospects - Tuesday, March 12, 2013

For several weeks, it has been an undercurrent feeding the roots of the various branches of the tree that is the Shelby County schools merger.

The thought is that the city of Memphis will come up with some amount of funding for the consolidated school district once the schools consolidation crosses over into the new fiscal year that starts July 1.

12. Ritz, McDonald Clash on Suburban Schools Talks - Tuesday, March 05, 2013

The Shelby County Commission and the county’s suburban mayors agree in writing and in a court proceeding on something related to schools.

But that remains the exception to the rule, particularly on issues beyond the first year of the schools merger – namely separate suburban school systems.

13. Barbic Says Coexistence at Humes Possible - Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The superintendent of the state-run Achievement School District believes there is room at Humes Middle School for an optional school and the ASD charter school now at Gordon Elementary School.

14. Schools Merger Issues Moving on Several Fronts - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The schools merger issue is moving again on several fronts less than six months before the first school year of the consolidation begins.

The movement began with the release of a preliminary schools budget for the first year of the merger that shook many county and city schools parents out of the mindset that the merger would mean few changes at the school level.

15. Hart To Explore Schools Merger Delay - Saturday, February 16, 2013

Countywide school board member Tomeka Hart will offer a resolution at a school board meeting Monday, Feb. 18 that could call for a one year delay in the scheduled July 1 merger of the city and county school systems.

16. Seminar: Uncertainty Pervades Real Estate - Monday, February 18, 2013

2013 will be a big year on many real estate fronts – foreclosures, property taxes and property values.

That was the message industry professionals heard Thursday, Feb. 14, at real estate information company Chandler Reports’ 2012 year-end “Master Your Market” seminar at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis.

17. Seminar to Tackle Reappraisal, Consolidation - Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Real estate industry professionals will soon have the opportunity to learn more about two ongoing issues that will affect every homeowner and taxpayer – the 2013 Shelby County reappraisal and the school consolidation.

18. Cash Talks of ‘Perfect Storm’ During Reform - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Kriner Cash says there were big “distractions” that began just before he became Memphis City Schools superintendent four-and-a-half years ago that created a “perfect storm” for his efforts to “transform” the school system.

19. Kelsey Discusses School Vouchers Bill - Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The bill to come in the Tennessee Legislature that permits school vouchers will be built around the more than $9,000 in state funding per school child, in the case of Memphis, and the ability of parents to use it to move their child to a private school.

20. Is Grizzlies’ Best Behind Them or Yet to Come? - Friday, January 18, 2013

Is the Grizzlies’ potential not-yet-realized or grossly overestimated? That’s the only relevant question in the midst of Rudy Rumors, speculation about coach Lionel Hollins’ long-term future with the team, and the level of commitment new ownership is or isn’t willing to make in the here and now to this particular roster.

21. Conrad, Flinn Pitch Cost-Saving Measures for City - Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Memphis City Council member Kemp Conrad wants to explore selling city assets, including Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, and using the proceeds to establish a trust fund for early childhood education and other “wrap around” social services.

22. Greenline to Keep Growing in 2013 - Thursday, December 27, 2012

In the coming year, the Shelby Farms Greenline could move a bit farther west from Tillman Street, where it now ends, to the Poplar Avenue viaduct with a goal of linking up with the Broad Avenue Arts District.

23. Huffman Brings Leverage to Possible Mediation - Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman would bring lots of political leverage with him should he mediate the coming merger of schools in Shelby County.

24. Differences Discussed as Schools Move Ahead - Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Students and public schools in Shelby County’s six suburban towns and cities are almost certainly going to be part of the consolidated Shelby County public school system that debuts in August.

25. Reardon Speaks Out Against City’s Approach to Housing - Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The University of Memphis professor leading the resistance to a still-forming plan to demolish the city’s last large public housing project says the city’s approach to transforming public housing since the late 1990s hasn’t worked.

26. City Could Reconsider Sales Tax Hike - Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Just days after voters in Memphis and unincorporated Shelby County voted down the idea of a half-cent countywide sales tax hike, there was renewed talk at Memphis City Hall about a citywide sales tax hike.

27. School Board Members Look to Post-Election Direction - Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Once the winners are certified in the six sets of suburban school board races on Tuesday’s ballot in Shelby County, the first order of business for all of the boards will be selecting superintendents to run the six fledgling school systems.

28. School Board to Vote on Supporting Tax Hike - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The chairman of the Shelby County Commission and the newest county commissioner have different thoughts on the countywide tax hike on the Nov. 6 ballot.

But chairman Mike Ritz and commissioner Steve Basar, elected to the commission in August, agree that the countywide school board hasn’t been aggressive enough in carrying out the transition to the schools merger to come in August.

29. ‘Behind the Headlines’ Explores Fixes for County’s Election Woes - Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Some early voters in Shelby County are snapping pictures of their completed ballots with their phones to verify their votes. Other voters are delaying their trip to the polls because they anticipate problems in the opening days of the voting period that ends Nov. 1.

30. Daunting Vision - Tuesday, October 02, 2012

To say the team behind the redevelopment of the nearly 20-year-vacant Sears, Roebuck & Co. Retail and Catalog distribution facility in Midtown’s Crosstown neighborhood has their work cut out for them would be an understatement at best.

31. Armstrong Talks About Start to Police Tenure - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong counted it as a good weekend this month when a guns for gas program drew a larger crowd than expected and a haul of 500 guns when he and organizers had expected maybe 200 at the most.

32. Hospitals Must Prepare for Shifting Model - Monday, September 24, 2012

A new model for health care in America is rapidly on its way, according to the chief medical officer of Saint Francis Healthcare. And many physicians are oblivious to it or in denial.

33. Daily News Seminar Looks at Health Care Reform Impact - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Changes in the model and delivery of health care and its potential impact on businesses and their employees will take center stage Thursday, Sept. 20, at the latest seminar presented by The Daily News.

34. 'Behind The Headlines' Changes Broadcast Time - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

“Behind the Headlines,” the WKNO TV show hosted by Eric Barnes, publisher of The Daily News, is moving to a 7 p.m. airing on Channel 10 starting Sept. 21.

35. Luttrell: Merger Process Must Move Faster - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says the countywide school board isn’t moving fast enough on the transition to the August 2013 merger of Shelby County’s two public school system.

36. Business of Health Care Topic of Seminar - Friday, September 07, 2012

In terms of national policy discussion, the current changes in the model and delivery of health care remains among the most heated and complicated of topics.

And on Thursday, Sept. 20, a panel of local experts assembled by The Daily News will participate in an in-depth discussion about the health care industry, including challenges, opportunities and the outlook through 2013.

37. WKNO 'Newsmakers' Features Kernell, Marrero - Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The two Tennessee legislators from Shelby County who lost re-election bids in the Aug. 2 elections are the guests Wednesday, Aug. 29, on the WKNO-TV program “Newsmakers.”

State Rep. Mike Kernell and state Sen. Beverly Marrero will talk with host Eric Barnes, publisher of The Daily News, about their careers in Nashville and how they got involved in politics.

38. Events - Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Talk Shoppe and the Small Business Chamber will present “The Mastermind Principle: Based on the Book ‘Think and Grow Rich’” Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Ave. Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz.

39. Events - Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Society for Human Resource Management Memphis chapter ethics council will hold a Dutch treat breakfast Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Treetops Cafe at International Paper, 6400 Poplar Ave., tower 3, room 100. The topic is “You’ve Got a Code … Now What? Training Your Employees.” Cost is $5. R.S.V.P. to cynthia@hrprosmemphis.com.

40. Seminar Shows Businesses How To Be Green - Monday, August 06, 2012

Solar panels, wind turbines and electric or hybrid vehicles get much of the attention when conversations turn to sustainability or going green.

But for many businesses large and small, energy efficiency is the first shade of green – and the easiest way to help the bottom line.

41. Hart Discusses Congressional Bid With The Memphis News - Monday, July 02, 2012

Countywide school board member Tomeka Hart talked with The Memphis News editorial board this month about her candidacy in the Aug. 2 Democratic Congressional primary – a challenge of incumbent Congressman Steve Cohen in the 9th District.

42. AIRfair? - Monday, June 11, 2012

Two frequent-flyer businessmen booked side-by-side seats on Delta Air Lines flights from Minneapolis to St. Louis last month, with one of them getting charged a higher price than the other each time they tried booking it.

43. Conspiracy Theory - Thursday, April 12, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee joined 14 other states along with the U.S. Justice Department in suing Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesday, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books they said cost consumers more than $100 million in the past two years by adding $2 to $5 to the price of each e-book.

44. Trane Signs Lease on Tradeport Drive - Friday, January 06, 2012

Trane U.S. Inc. has finalized its 625,000-square-foot industrial lease in Southeast Memphis after the deal process initially began in January 2011.

45. Appraisal Institute Installs Officers - Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Memphis chapter of the Appraisal Institute held its annual officer installation Dec. 8, during its holiday celebration at the historic Daisy Theatre Downtown. The organization’s 2010 National President Leslie Sellers conducted the ceremony.

46. WKNO's 'Newsmakers' Series to Feature Sen. Mark Norris - Monday, December 12, 2011

WKNO-TV will premiere a new edition of “Newsmakers,” featuring a conversation with state Sen. Mark Norris, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 10.

It will repeat at 11 p.m. on WKNO2, available over the air on Channel 10.2 and on Comcast digital cable channel 910.

47. 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.

48. TDN Preps For 125th Anniversary Celebration - Thursday, October 13, 2011

The city’s oldest locally owned media outlet will celebrate 125 years of Memphis news coverage with an anniversary celebration at Memphis Botanic Gardens’ Hardin Hall on Nov. 1.

The evening event will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live music, and guests will be invited to explore the newspaper’s rich legacy through a timeline that began in 1886, including front pages dating back to the 1920s.

49. Still a Newspaperman - Monday, October 10, 2011

Faith, family, philanthropy, a love of basketball and a passion for the newspaper business are the foundations of Memphian John Paul Jones’ life.

50. NYC Investor Jones Recalls Memphis Roots - Monday, September 26, 2011

Decades before he worked his way to the top of the financial world as a billionaire hedge fund manager and influential market guru, Paul Tudor Jones had an early affinity for the newspaper business.

51. CA Moves Forward With Pay Wall - Monday, September 26, 2011

The E.W. Scripps Co. has selected its largest-circulation newspaper, The Commercial Appeal, as a guinea pig market for a paid digital content plan.

52. Web Presence Takes TDN To New Levels - Wednesday, September 14, 2011

When The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc. was founded more than a century ago, court filings were recorded manually, a tweet was a sound a bird made, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg’s parents hadn’t been born yet.

53. Weekly Pubs Expand Coverage For The Daily News - Thursday, September 01, 2011

In a time of historic uncertainty for the newspaper industry, The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc. has prevailed by adapting and expanding its footprint.

54. TDN Core Enhanced By Added Biz Interests - Wednesday, August 24, 2011

2011 marks a big milestone in the story of The Daily News, which first began printing the legal notices and business listings that mark the ebb and flow of commerce in Memphis in 1886.

Not surprisingly, the family-owned newspaper has evolved significantly during that period. The five-days-a-week publication has evolved into a dynamic business-centric newspaper, regularly winning awards for its coverage of business, financial and political affairs.

55. Coverage Expansion Critical To TDN Legacy - Monday, August 15, 2011

Since its founding in 1886, The Daily News has been identified as the city’s paper of record, featuring legal notices and business listings that many companies, professionals and citizens have long relied on.

56. Commercial Appeal Plans Move to Paid Model - Wednesday, June 01, 2011

The E.W. Scripps Co. told shareholders in its most recent annual report that “we are undergoing a significant restructuring in our newspaper business.”

57. State House Approves Foreclosure Bill - Monday, May 16, 2011

Tennessee lawmakers have moved closer toward cutting back the number of foreclosure notices lenders have to publish in newspapers before borrowers in default lose their home.

Legislation drafted by the Tennessee Bankers Association and amended in legislative committees would allow lenders to reduce the current mandate from three foreclosure notice publications to two. The new notices also likely won’t include the lengthy descriptions they feature now.

58. Bill Would Alter Foreclosure Notices - Tuesday, May 03, 2011

The judiciary committees in the House and Senate of the Tennessee General Assembly are scheduled to vote on companion bills Tuesday that would give homeowners less advance warning before their homes are foreclosed.

59. Tenn. Bill Would Reduce Foreclosure Notices - Monday, May 02, 2011

The judiciary committees in the House and Senate of the Tennessee General Assembly are scheduled to vote on companion bills Tuesday that would give homeowners less advance warning before their homes are foreclosed.

60. Local Students Design Future Record Stores - Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Record stores may evolve into community gathering centers, according to middle school students and those in the business.

Students at Ridgeway Middle School made surprisingly astute predictions about the future of a product with which most are largely unfamiliar.

61. Mayor Wharton Slated for WKNO's Interview Series - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

WKNO-TV on Wednesday will premiere the second in its new interview series “Newsmakers,” featuring a conversation with Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.

Wharton will talk about his childhood in Lebanon, Tenn., and how the values he learned there shaped his later life. Viewers will learn more about a man who didn’t allow the racism of the 1960s and ’70s to dampen his dreams.

62. WKNO, TDN Host Schools Consolidation Forum - Wednesday, February 09, 2011

WKNO and The Daily News will host a television forum Friday at 8 p.m. on the schools consolidation issue.

The hour-long forum will air as a special edition of “Behind the Headlines,” hosted by Eric Barnes, publisher of The Daily News. It will feature Shelby County Schools board chairman David Pickler, Memphis City Schools board members Martavius Jones and Tomeka Hart, and Memphis Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader Dwight Montgomery.

63. Daily News Marks 125th Anniversary - Tuesday, February 08, 2011

A birthday cake would have had too many candles.

So the symbol on the masthead of The Daily News starting this week will be one way the newspaper you are reading marks a milestone.

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

64. Nashville Ledger Launches New Print, Online Versions - Monday, February 07, 2011

The Nashville Ledger – The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc.’s rebranded successor to The Westview suburban weekly – recently launched a new print and online layout in efforts to broaden its audience.

65. What Happens Next - Monday, January 03, 2011

Take a good look around you, Memphis.

The next 12 months have so much in store, almost anywhere a person looks – from the neighborhood school to the family doctor to office buildings Downtown to industrial space in South Memphis – the pace of change is likely to make 2011 one for the record books.

66. Luttrell Sets Priorities as Budget Season Approaches - Friday, November 26, 2010

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell has been content in his first three months in office to leave a lot of the out-of-town traveling to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.

67. Charter Commission Chair: Consolidation Opponents 'Fearmongering' - Friday, October 22, 2010

The chairwoman of the Metro Charter Commission accused opponents of consolidation of “fearmongering” during a half-hour consolidation debate to air tonight on WKNO television.

The lively exchange between Julie Ellis and Shelby County Schools board chairman David Pickler came on the issue of taxes during a special edition of the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines,” hosted by Memphis Daily News publisher Eric Barnes.

68. Waddell’s Legacy Will Endure at The Daily News - Friday, September 24, 2010

Lisa Waddell was a career employee at The Daily News, beginning her work here at the age of 19. Her life story is a model of success, embodying striving for excellence through perseverance, patience and wisdom.

69. ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ Production Hits Target - Monday, August 30, 2010

They say in theater that there are no small parts, just small actors. But Theatre Memphis’s season opener shows strength and professionalism in large and small roles alike.

Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun,” running through Sept.12, hits several bull’s-eyes on the theater’s Lohrey Stage.

70. ‘KNO Tonite To Feature News, Local Programming - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Now that WKNO has settled into its new 39,000-square-foot digital media center, the public broadcasting station is moving to the next item it’s long had on its to-do list.

The station whose call letters are an abbreviation of the phrase “Window of Knowledge” has been itching to produce and broadcast more local programming. And the production and broadcast capabilities of its new digital media center will allow WKNO to take a big step in that direction next month with the launch of a new week-long series of evening shows.

71. 'KNO Tonite to Feature News, Local Programming - Monday, August 23, 2010

Now that WKNO has settled into its new 39,000-square-foot digital media center, the public broadcasting station is moving to the next item it's long had on its to-do list.

The station whose call letters are an abbreviation of the phrase "Window of Knowledge" has been itching to produce and broadcast more local programming. And the production and broadcast capabilities of its new digital media center will allow WKNO to take a big step in that direction next month with the launch of a new week-long series of evening shows.

72. SCS Files Permits For MCHS Improvements - Monday, June 07, 2010

The Shelby County Schools Board of Education has filed a $3.9 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to make improvements at Millington Central High School, 8057 Wilkinsville Road.

73. WKNO Forum Further Delineates Governor Hopefuls - Thursday, May 27, 2010

All four Republican contenders for Tennessee governor offered differing definitions of conservatism this week in a Memphis television forum.

The joint appearance is nothing new for Chattanooga Congressman Zach Wamp, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. They’ve done dozens of joint appearances in the past year and a half.

74. Gov Hopefuls to Hold Live TV Forum - Thursday, May 20, 2010

The four Republican contenders for Tennessee governor will be in Memphis Tuesday for a statewide live television forum moderated by Eric Barnes, publisher of The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc.

75. Expert: Social Media Here to Stay - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

For businesses, the first secret to leveraging Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other networks is not to be afraid of social media.

After all, as social media consultant Glen Gilmore has noted, social media is where a business will most likely find its customers as well as its competition. Social media is simply a fundamental shift in the way businesses communicate, he told about 102 people at a social media conference late last week.

76. Next ‘Conversation’ Tackles Leveraging Social Media - Friday, October 09, 2009

Plenty of businesses and nonprofit organizations have signed up for Twitter and Facebook, but are they using these social media outlets to their fullest potential?

Amy Howell, owner of Howell Marketing Strategies Inc., wants to make sure Memphis companies are getting the most out of their tweets and their profile postings when she hosts “Leveraging the Conversation,” the third in a series of social media discussions.

77. Chandler Reports Unveils New Offerings - Thursday, September 24, 2009

Real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com, has enhanced its subscription plan by allowing users to access the site from any computer with a single license.

78. Social Media Panel to Continue The Conversation - Thursday, August 13, 2009

A few months ago Amy Howell hosted an interactive discussion on how social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook can benefit the business world.

79. Events - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will present a workshop titled “Advocacy & Public Policy” today from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Alliance office, 5100 Poplar Ave. Alliance for Justice will lead the workshop. Cost is $65 for members, $125 for nonmembers and $55 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit
www.npexcellence.org.

80. Events - Monday, June 29, 2009

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will present a workshop titled “Advocacy & Public Policy” Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Alliance office, 5100 Poplar Ave. Cost is $65 for members, $125 for nonmembers and $55 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

81. Kroc Center Effort Highlights The Good in Memphis - Monday, June 22, 2009

Eric Barnes is the publisher of The Memphis News, The Daily News and Chandler Reports.

This is what I like about Memphis – places like the Kroc Center.

82. The Daily News, The Memphis News Win Regional Journalism Awards - Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Daily News and The Memphis News were among the winners in the 59th annual Green Eyeshade Awards, placing in seven categories including a first place award for law and courts reporting.

The awards, judged by regional directors of the Society of Professional Journalists, drew more than 500 entries from media outlets in 11 Southern states.

83. Conference to Highlight Power of Social Media - Friday, May 15, 2009

As president of Howell Marketing Strategies LLC, a Downtown boutique public relations and marketing firm, Amy Howell gets a lot of questions about how businesses can hone their message.

84. Events - Wednesday, May 06, 2009

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will hold committee meetings today beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the fourth floor committee room of the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, call Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

85. Events - Tuesday, May 05, 2009

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Chilean Ambassador Jose Goni will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

86. Events - Monday, May 04, 2009

The South Main Association will hold a Cuatro de Mayo Fiesta today from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Arcade Restaurant, 540 S. Main St. There will be complementary food, wine, beer and margaritas for members. Attendees interested in joining the association may do so at the door.

87. Decline of Daily Newspapers a Sad, Sad Spectacle - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Eric Barnes is the publisher of The Daily News, The Memphis News and Chandler Reports.

When we started talking about ideas for the cover of this week’s issue, a number of people thought we should focus on a Commercial Appeal news box. The boxes are iconic – not just as symbols of the CA’s presence in Memphis, but of all newspapers big and small, here and elsewhere.

88. The Daily News Enters World of Twitter - Monday, April 20, 2009

The Daily News and its sister weekly publication, The Memphis News, have joined the growing ranks of companies using Twitter to get their message out.

Anyone can have breaking news about business, politics and the public interest sent straight to their mobile device by following The Daily News on Twitter. Visit www.twitter.com/memphisdaily/ to subscribe, or look for the Twitter link at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. Twitter is a free social networking service that allows users to send and receive short updates known as tweets.

89. Newspaper Moves to Open Priest Abuse Records - Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Daily News has filed a motion to intervene in a Circuit Court lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse by a Memphis Catholic priest.

The newspaper is seeking to open records in the recently settled John Doe lawsuit filed against the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, The Dominican religious order and Father Juan Carlos Duran.

90. Shanker Named Partner At Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs - Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Jill Uiberall Shanker has become a partner at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP. Shanker is a member of Wyatt’s Corporate and Securities Team.

91. Foreclosure Task Force Ramps Up Efforts - Monday, February 02, 2009

Poor weather might have kept some people from attending last week’s gathering of the Mortgage Relief Efforts task force, but the group’s vision for fighting the foreclosure problem in Memphis grows clearer with each meeting held and each milestone achieved.

92. Task Force Explores Ideas to Battle Foreclosure Crisis - Monday, December 22, 2008

Because of the severity of the foreclosure problem in Memphis and Shelby County, First Tennessee Bank recently decided to train employees in its call center on how to engage in crisis management.

93. Economic Forum Gives Insight Into Local, Global Crisis - Thursday, December 04, 2008

In a down economy, it’s critical to tout one’s strengths, which is why David Waddell of Waddell & Associates Inc. suggested the following slogan for the Regional Chamber in its attempts to attract new business to the city: “Memphis is Cheap. Move Here.”

94. Economic Forum Gives Insight Into Local, Global Crisis - Tuesday, December 02, 2008

In a down economy, it’s critical to tout one’s strengths, which is why David Waddell of Waddell & Associates Inc. suggested the following slogan for the Regional Chamber in its attempts to attract new business to the city: “Memphis is Cheap. Move Here.”

95. Economic Forum Gives Insight Into Local, Global Crisis - Wednesday, December 03, 2008

In a down economy, it’s critical to tout one’s strengths, which is why David Waddell of Waddell & Associates Inc. suggested the following slogan for the Regional Chamber in its attempts to attract new business to the city: “Memphis is Cheap. Move Here.”

96. Events - Monday, December 01, 2008

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly meeting and lunch today at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Thomas P. Smith, District Commander, Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will present arms. Cost is $14. No reservations are required.

97. Daily News Companies to Present Economic Crisis Forum - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Mortgage meltdown. Credit crunch. Financial fallout.

The recent economic woes are often described with alliterative, pithy phrases like those, but the current crisis demands a deeper explanation for the private and public sectors to fully understand how to navigate a marketplace that now resembles a quagmire.

98. Memphis Real Estate Community Loses Pioneer - Monday, September 22, 2008

K. William “Bill” Chandler, founder of real estate information company Chandler Reports and real estate appraisal company Chandler & Chandler, died Sept. 12 in his Memphis home after a lengthy battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was 72.

99. Chandler Reports Gains Veteran Appraiser Stevenson - Friday, July 11, 2008

Chandler Reports, sister company to The Daily News and The Memphis News, recently bolstered its real estate acumen by hiring Cleo Stevenson, former chief appraiser for First Tennessee Bank.

After 32 years in the banking and real estate industry, Stevenson brings a wealth of knowledge to Chandler Reports, the state’s premier source for real estate data and information.

100. The Memphis News Brings More Readers In-Depth News - Wednesday, July 02, 2008

While other publications reduce staffing and shrink coverage, The Daily News Publishing Co. continues to grow.

Three weeks ago, the 122-year-old company released its newest offering, The Memphis News, a free weekly newspaper aimed at introducing more readers to the paper’s longtime tradition of insightful reporting and in-depth analysis of the business, legal and political landscape.