Luke Jensen has joined Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors’ Capital Markets Group. In his new role with the commercial real estate firm, Jensen focuses on investment sales, debt and equity, development, and principal deal sourcing and structuring.

2. Marx-Bensdorf Prides Itself on Strong Independent Spirit - Saturday, April 13, 2013

A small, boutique real estate agency sees longevity as its strength rather than its worth to larger companies looking for acquisition targets.

And Marx-Bensdorf Realtors remained strong through the recession by staying out from under other people’s umbrellas.

3. BankTennessee Opens New Atoka Loan Center - Monday, August 27, 2012

In an effort to fill a key spot along the U.S. 51 corridor and bridge the gap between its Memphis market and an office in Lauderdale County, Collierville-based BankTennessee has expanded its footprint.

4. Revealing Character - Monday, March 05, 2012

Not long after the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature was awarded to “Undefeated” during the 84th annual Academy Awards, the film’s big-name executive producer excitedly sent out a flurry of tweets.

5. The Coach’s Calling - Friday, February 24, 2012

Earlier this week, Manassas High School principal James Griffin was shopping at a Sam’s Club store and was stopped by several people raving about “Undefeated,” the Oscar-nominated documentary about one season in a hard-fought turnaround of the Manassas football program that could earn an Academy Award this weekend.

6. Memphis Democrats Squeezed in State Redistricting Plan - Thursday, January 05, 2012

Tennessee Senate Democratic leader Jim Kyle of Memphis and Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey of Germantown are in the same Senate district under a redistricting proposal unveiled by Republican legislative leaders Wednesday, Jan. 4, in Nashville.

7. Memphis Democrats Squeezed in State Redistricting Plan - Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Tennessee Senate Democratic leader Jim Kyle of Memphis and Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey of Germantown are in the same Senate district under a redistricting proposal unveiled by Republican legislative leaders Wednesday, Jan. 4, in Nashville.

8. Region Sees Logistics Assets Grow - Monday, August 22, 2011

Change is afoot with the area’s transportation and logistics industries. New developments in the region – from a proposed third bridge spanning the Mississippi River to a new multimillion-dollar intermodal facility – should keep transportation and logistics as the area’s bread-and-butter businesses.

9. County Commission Addresses Paid Leave - Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Shelby County employees can’t get paid leave to go Christmas shopping or in exchange for giving blood or giving to a charity.

In a change of political course, the Shelby County Commission this week added the ban to county personnel policy stopping what has been a practice for some elected county officials for years.

10. County Commission Reverses Course on Buying Paid Leave - Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Two weeks ago, Shelby County commissioners were about evenly split on the idea that county personnel policy should prevent employees from “buying” paid leave to go Christmas shopping or get the leave as a reward for giving blood and supporting various charities.

11. Growth on Tap at BankTennessee - Wednesday, January 12, 2011

At least one local bank is turning the page on 2010 – a year when the Shelby County housing market saw a drop in purchase mortgage activity – by growing its mortgage department.

Collierville-based BankTennessee has added a new mortgage underwriter and mortgage loan officer, moves the bank’s president and CEO Jim Rout said are part of a strategy to grow all areas of the bank and continue extending its reach into its Middle and West Tennessee markets.

12. Navy Vets Provide Motorcycle HQ for ‘Cool Kids’ - Monday, June 28, 2010

Retired U.S. Navy Chiefs Don Barnett, Jim Brickley and John H. Clark Jr. served their country in ports around the globe with honor for a combined 74 years.

13. Bidding Process Almost Over For Monitoring Bracelets - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Bids are due at the end of this week from companies that can deliver a new high-tech device to the Memphis Police Department that will help officers keep an eye on criminal offenders.

The product is a one-piece ankle bracelet that will be attached to repeat offenders once they’re released from jail. The city has set aside $2 million in federal money to pay for the first year of the project, which reflects MPD’s continued shift toward more data and statistics to aid in crime fighting.

14. Rhodes College’s Stuart Receives Distinguished Service Award - Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Forrest Stuart, director of financial aid at Rhodes College, recently received the Distinguished Service Award at the spring conference of the Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA).

15. Crye-Leike's Truong Receives Broker's License - Wednesday, February 07, 2007

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission (TREC) has announced that David N. Truong from Crye-Leike's Quail Hollow office, 6525 Quail Hollow Road, has successfully passed the real estate broker licensure exam and has received his broker's license. Truong completed strict experience and education requirements, including 120 classroom hours of real estate education. He has been a real estate agent for four years in and around Shelby and DeSoto counties, where he specializes in all areas of real estate sales.

16. Kidney Foundation Hosts Golf Tournament Fund-Raiser - Monday, September 11, 2006

Sept. 11

The Cadillac Invitational Golf Tournament begins at 12:30 p.m. at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Proceeds benefit the National Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee. Cost is $250, which includes cart, green fees, lunch and dinner, golf glove and more. For information or to register, call the National Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee at 683-6185.

17. Down and Out in Covington - Thursday, June 22, 2006

For the typical farmer in America's heartland, the struggle to get by is met with heroism and little fanfare. For Covington farmer Kem Ralph, getting by has been a little more complicated.

Since the late 1990s, he's gone to court, been on the receiving end of a nearly $3 million judgment, done a stint in prison and grown accustomed to seeing his name in the newspaper. Those were but a few of the consequences of locking horns with Monsanto, a major agrochemical corporation, in a patent infringement dispute.

18. Events - Wednesday, February 22, 2006

The Memphis BioWorks Development Council meets today from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Memphis Fogelman Executive Center, 330 Innovation Drive. Jim Phillips, president and CEO of Luminetx, is the guest speaker. Cost is $20. Contact Mike Demster at 543-3570.

19. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, July 01, 2003
The Millington-Tipton County Realty Group meets at 8:30 a

The Millington-Tipton County Realty Group meets at 8:30 a.m. today at Old Timers Restaurant, 7918 C St. in Millington.

The group provides networking opportunities for real estate agents...

20. Archived Article: Autozone (lead) - Wednesday, May 21, 2003
AutoZone adds to retail corridors with two new stores

AutoZone adds to retail corridors with two new stores

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

AutoZone is expanding its presence in the Mid-South with two new stores opening within weeks of...

21. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, March 17, 2003
Keep Tennessee Beautiful and the Tennessee Department of Transportation recently presented the Memphis City Beautiful Commissi

Keep Tennessee Beautiful and the Tennessee Department of Transportation recently presented the Memphis City Beautiful C...

22. Archived Article: Mals P.2 - Tuesday, November 13, 2001
PRESS RELEASE

MALS Equal Justice campaign on

Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. is in the midst of its annual fund raiser, The Campaign for Equal Justice, this year.

Begun in 1992 with financial support from the private bar, the campaign now ...

23. Archived Article: Mals P.2 - Thursday, November 08, 2001
PRESS RELEASE

MALS campaign kicks off

Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. is kicking off its annual fund raiser, The Campaign for Equal Justice, this year.

Begun in 1992 with financial support from the private bar association, the campaign now...

24. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, December 28, 1999
Home Builders Association elects 2000 volunteer leadership team and sets goals for the new year Real Focus Home Builders elects volunteer leadership team, sets goals for 2000 The Memphis Area Home Builders Association is preparing to enter the new c...

25. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Flynn Named Vice President of Ruth Ann Marshall has been appointed North American Region president for MasterCard International. Marshall formerly was executive vice president at Concord EFS Inc. Stephen J. Flynn has been named vice president of res...

26. Archived Article: Flood Study Chg - Thursday, September 04, 1997
Shelby County mayor Jim Rout announced Wednesday the formation of the Memphis Metropolitan Study Steering Committee and appointed 23 people to guide development of an $850,000 plan to prevent flooding in a five-county area Committee to guide flood p...

27. Archived Article: Govt Briefs - Friday, February 14, 1997
Average annual pay for employees in metropolitan areas in the Southeast increased 3 Average annual pay for employees in metropolitan areas in the Southeast increased 3.9 percent to $25,616 in 1995, according to preliminary data released by the Burea...

28. Archived Article: Coofclsmeet - Monday, October 21, 1996
Notes Co Ofcls Solutions sought to bring child support payments on line By GABRIELLE C.L. SONGE The Daily News A glitch in the states tracking system for child support payments was a hot topic at the 28th annual convention for court clerks, trustees...

29. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, January 25, 1996
benchmark Kelly Watson vs. Mid-South Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Louise Jones and Dennis Spears. A Millington man has filed suit in Circuit Court against his employer for wrongful termination. While employed by Mid-South Eye Bank for Sight Resto...