Henry Chu of the Los Angeles Times reported in late March that “To grammarians’ delight, officials in southwest England who had considered expunging apostrophes from street signs threw out the idea … and vowed to follow the rules of proper English.” Ha! Good luck with that!

2. Haslam Continues Talks on Medicaid Expansion - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has been talking with President Barack Obama’s administration since his decision last month not to accept federal funding for an expansion of the state’s Medicaid funding at least for now.

3. Charter Panel Bill Slowed in Senate - Thursday, April 11, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – Lawmakers questioned a proposal to create a special panel to authorize charter schools in several Tennessee counties during debate at the state Legislature Tuesday, while a nonprofit group criticized the governor's decision to withdraw his school voucher program.

4. Boyle Celebrates 80 Years, Sponsors Art Exhibit - Monday, March 18, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. turns 80 this year, and has partnered with the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to celebrate.

5. Events - Saturday, February 16, 2013

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host former Vice President Al Gore, signing “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change,” Monday, Feb. 18, at noon at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

6. Boyle Investment Co. Promotes Seven Executives - Saturday, January 19, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. has promoted seven senior level executives.

Paul Boyle has been promoted to president, replacing Henry Morgan, who served as Boyle’s president from 1985 to 2012, and will now serve as co-chairman with Bayard Boyle Jr. This marks a major change for Boyle, as Paul Boyle represents the third generation of the family taking over as president, where he will oversee all company operations.

7. Bryant Wants to Ease Mississippi Veterans' Job Searches - Thursday, January 17, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant wants to make it easier for veterans to get jobs when they leave the military and for the spouses of military members to get jobs when they transfer to Mississippi.

8. Boyle Investment Co. Promotes Seven Executives - Monday, January 14, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. has promoted seven senior level executives.

Paul Boyle has been promoted to president, replacing Henry Morgan, who served as Boyle’s president from 1985 to 2012, and will now serve as co-chairman with Bayard Boyle Jr. This marks a major change for Boyle, as Paul Boyle represents the third generation of the family taking over as president, where he will oversee all company operations.

9. Highpoint Church Buys Briarcrest’s East Memphis Campus - Friday, November 09, 2012

After seven years of leasing space for its worship services, Highpoint Church has acquired Briarcrest Christian School Systems Inc.’s property at 6000 Briarcrest Ave. for $7.25 million.

10. Obama Carries Shelby, Cohen Over Flinn and Two Tax Hikes Defeated - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

President Barack Obama carried Shelby County in unofficial Nov. 6 election returns as his Republican challenger Mitt Romney took the state’s 11 electoral votes.

Voter turnout in the most popular election cycle among Shelby County voters was 61.9 percent, about the same percentage as four years ago. But the 371,256 voters is fewer than 2008 when more than 400,000 Shelby County voters cast ballots. The percentage is about the same because there are fewer registered voters in Shelby County than there were four years ago after a purge by election officials.

11. Shelby Early Vote Shows Cohen Winning - Two Tax Questions Losing - Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Early vote totals from Shelby County were released just before 10 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, after the vote count was delayed in part by long lines of voters waiting to vote at the 7 p.m. closing of polls.

12. New Panera Underscores Midtown’s ‘Tipping Point’ - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Panera Bread Co. is coming to one of Midtown’s busiest streets following years of site selection in the area.

13. 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.

14. Suburban School Board Races Almost Set - Friday, August 17, 2012

Races on the Nov. 6 ballot for six sets of suburban school boards took shape Thursday, Aug. 16, at the noon filing deadline for candidate qualifying petitions.

The candidates that made the deadline have another week to withdraw from the races if they wish.

15. Business as Usual - Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Despite a summer of unusually high temperatures and a nationwide drought that’s been called the worst the U.S. has seen in 25 years, Memphis’ farmers markets have been thriving, according to many participants.

16. Full Circle - Tuesday, July 24, 2012

When the 1968 film “Monterey Pop” is shown at the Levitt Shell this week, the images from the D.A. Pennebaker documentary about the 1967 rock music festival will make a sort of homecoming.

17. Signature’s Marshall Leads Renovation Effort - Friday, July 20, 2012

When Charles Marshall co-founded Signature Advertising & Marketing Solutions with Mark Henry in 1994, the two were the firm’s only employees.

18. Memphis Connections - Monday, July 02, 2012

After graduating recently from Middle Tennessee State University, Memphis native Danielle Nathaniel came back home to start the next chapter of her life – the post-college job hunt.

19. County Commission - Luttrell Clash on Urgency of School Transfer Rules - Monday, February 13, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners approved Friday, Feb. 10, a resolution authorizing Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell to negotiate with the countywide school board on the terms of a transfer of school buildings in the event suburban municipal school districts are formed.

20. Balmy Winter Brings Plenty of Economic Surprises - Monday, January 16, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Out of a relatively balmy winter have sprung some economic surprises. People have more cash in their pockets because they aren't turning up the thermostat. Airlines don't have to de-ice planes or battle blizzards. And shoppers are finding great deals on coats and boots.

21. Grizzlies Out to Prove Last Year was No Fluke - Friday, December 23, 2011

Coaches always see a bigger picture. So it is that Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins bristles at any suggestion that his team took its big step forward in last season’s playoffs – the implication being that this snapshot of two series and 13 games does not do the Grizzlies’ success in 2010-2011 full justice.

22. TSC Takes Step Away from the Bard - Monday, December 19, 2011

Tennessee Shakespeare Co. will celebrate the holidays by proving that it’s not a one-horse rodeo.

The professional theater company will stage its first non-Shakespearian production by branching out into works by Southern writers.

23. Striking a Chord - Friday, October 14, 2011

When Texas Gov. and current Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry came to Memphis two weeks ago for a fundraiser at Memphis Botanic Garden, he didn’t immediately head to the microphone after Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey introduced him.

24. 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.

25. Feds Still Mum on Reason for Gibson Raids - Thursday, September 22, 2011

Federal officials have shed a little light on last month’s raid of Gibson Guitar Corp. facilities in Memphis and Nashville – but not too much.

26. Dem Luckett Touts Economic Record in Miss Gov's Race - Wednesday, July 27, 2011

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — Bill Luckett still vividly remembers his first work in helping renovate buildings. He was a ninth grader, and he sanded walls for house painters in his hometown of Clarksdale.

27. Halperin Helps Shape Boyle’s Presence - Monday, May 30, 2011

Mark Halperin and the office tenants he represents have one thing in common – longevity.

Upon graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and real estate, he moved back to Memphis and landed his first job at Boyle Investment Co. Little did he know that it would turn into a lifelong career.

28. Tenn. Senate Passes Bill to Limit Lawsuit Payouts - Monday, May 16, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to limit lawsuit damages in Tennessee passed the Senate on Thursday despite passionate arguments from opponents that the measure would unfairly target victims.

29. Memphis Orgs Gear up for MLK Weekend - Thursday, January 13, 2011

Perhaps more so than in any other city because of its prominent place in the history of the American civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Memphis serves as a strong reminder of King’s legacy of service to others and his powerful advocacy for social change through nonviolent action.

30. ULI: Recovery to Begin in 2011 - Thursday, December 09, 2010

The real estate market is projected to turn around next year, but the industry will have to settle for baby steps in all markets and property sectors.

That was the message more than 250 bankers, investors and real estate professionals heard Wednesday at the Urban Land Institute’s fourth annual Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South where they learned about the “era of less.”

31. Lasting Legacies - Monday, September 27, 2010

Consider the continent as it was when Memphis was founded in 1819. No railroads crisscrossed the land and Tennessee roads would not be paved until after World War I.

For a city to thrive and prosper, transportation would be paramount. For Memphis, the Mississippi River, an integral artery of commerce and communication in America, would be its gateway to greatness.

32. Mercer Capital Promotes Heinz to Senior VP - Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Nicholas J. Heinz has been promoted to senior vice president at Mercer Capital. Heinz joined Mercer Capital in 2000 and is a senior member of the Mercer’s investment banking corporate valuation division.

33. IDB to Discuss Consolidation At September Meeting - Friday, August 20, 2010

In other IDB news, members of the Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board will talk over the proposed consolidation charter at their September meeting.

The board wants to talk over the part of the charter that would make economic development a city department with a director who reports directly to the metro mayor.

34. Senate Rejects Efforts to Revive Coal Mining Bill - Thursday, June 10, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state Senate on Wednesday defeated a parliamentary effort to resurrect a bill to curb mountaintop removal coal mining in Tennessee.

The chamber voted 14-12 to reject the motion brought by Sen. Andy Berke. The Chattanooga Democrat said the vote would show the level of influence of the coal lobby on lawmakers.

35. Congress: Connections With Toyota - Thursday, February 25, 2010

Several lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is holding a hearing Wednesday on the Toyota recalls, have Toyota factories and offices in their states or even their districts. A look at some of the automaker's ties:

36. State Lawmakers Bash Congress to Gain Voter Favor - Friday, February 19, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - With tax collections tanking and jobless rates at record highs, state legislators hundreds of miles from Washington have found an easy way to appeal to conservative voters: Bash the federal government.

37. Main Street’s ‘Big Hole’ Reaches Symbolic Milestone - Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Today’s topping off ceremony for what once was a giant hole at 100 S. Main St. represents a milestone. By next summer, the property will be the site of a parking garage and 92 apartment units.

38. Building Permit Brings Wally Joe Restaurant Closer to Reality - Tuesday, November 03, 2009

690 S. Perkins Road
Memphis, TN 38117
Permit Amount: $800,000

Project Cost: $800,000
Permit Date: Applied October 2009
Completion: Summer 2010
Owner: Wally Joe Realty LLC
Tenant: TBA
Contractor: Day Construction LLC
Architect: Doug Enoch

39. One Week Later: Historic Mayoral Era Turns to New Beginnings - Friday, August 07, 2009

Just more than a week ago, Methodist minister Frank McRae opened a gathering at City Hall that was Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton’s farewell.

McRae talked about what he termed the “passing parade of politicians.”

40. Baldwin Joins Visible School As Department Chair, Professor - Wednesday, July 29, 2009

George Baldwin has been hired by Visible School as department chair and assistant professor of music business ministry and audio production.

41. Fogerty Joins Jackson Lewis In Of Counsel Role - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Whitney King Fogerty has joined Jackson Lewis LLP as of counsel.

Fogerty was previously a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, where she specialized in labor and employment litigation. She has practiced law for 10 years and has been named among Chambers USA’s Leading Lawyers for Business the past two years.

42. Kroc Center’s Backers Want It to Be a Gathering Spot for Diverse Groups - Monday, June 22, 2009

From its days as a horseracing track in the latter half of the 19th century, the Mid-South Fairgrounds has a long and captivating history, including a fair share of disputes over the best uses for the sprawling property that sits in the middle of Memphis.

43. Senate Drops Plan to Elect Supreme Court Justices - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The state Senate Judiciary Committee has agreed to drop a plan to allow candidates to contest Tennessee Supreme Court elections from a larger proposal to change the way Tennessee fills appeals court vacancies.

44. U of M’s Preza Receives $740K Award for Research - Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Dr. Chrysanthe Preza has received a more than $740,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for her research to improve live cell imaging. Preza is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Memphis’ Herff College of Engineering.

45. Rival Bills Advancing on Tenn. Judicial Selection - Thursday, April 30, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Supreme Court justices could be challenged in re-election campaigns under a proposal advanced by a Senate panel on Wednesday. But House leaders are voicing support for a rival measure with a more limited scope.

46. Panel Discussion Set On Healthy Life Decisions - Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The McDonald Murrmann Center for Skin, Laser and Healthy Aging is launching a new panel series featuring life experts beginning April 29.

The free event will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis at 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The experts will give improvement tips on relationships, finances, health and emotional wellbeing among other issues.

47. Survival of the Fittest - Friday, April 17, 2009

Conventional wisdom has long held that whenever economic troubles arise, companies should quickly slash their advertising and marketing budgets, allowing them to weather whatever storm is raging.

Not surprisingly, plenty of Memphis-area businesses have honored that adage by shelving their rebranding campaigns or reducing their media buys. Even FedEx Corp. broke a 12-year tradition by refusing to advertise during the Super Bowl because of the dreary economic climate.

48. Fairgrounds Discussion Becomes More Ambiguous - Thursday, April 16, 2009

For two hours this week the lights were dimmed in the theater of the Children’s Museum of Memphis and Memphis City Council members got a review of plans for the Mid-South Fairgrounds renovation.

When the house lights came up and the PowerPoint presentation went dark, many concluded the ambitious Herenton administration plan is “back to square one,” to quote several council members.

49. 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.

50. Obama Urges Spending Curbs, Hands Out $15 Billion - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Urging future restraint even as current spending soars, President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to dramatically slash the skyrocketing annual budget deficit as he started to dole out the record $787 billion economic stimulus package he signed last week.

51. Boyle’s Halperin Receives Realtors Commercial Alliance Award - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Mark Halperin of Boyle Investment Co. has received the 2008 Realtors Commercial Alliance National Award from the Realtors Commercial Alliance.

52. Consumers Cut Back Sharply on Spending - Monday, November 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumers, taking a beating from the worst financial crisis in seven decades, cut back sharply on their spending in October, pushing retail sales down by a record amount.

As President George W. Bush and other world leaders gathered for a weekend summit to search for ways out of the mess, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted at another interest rate cut.

53. Administration Speeds Up On Economic Problems - Friday, November 07, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – At a time when most administrations are slowing down, the Bush White House appears to be speeding up – at least when it comes to getting the $700 billion financial rescue program up and running.

54. Treasury Set To Dish Out Rescue Funds - Tuesday, October 28, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Treasury Department will start doling out $125 billion to nine major banks this week to get credit flowing again, giving a lift to U.S. markets on rising confidence that the government’s moves would stave off a protracted recession.

55. US Moves To Jump Start Bank Rescue Effort - Tuesday, October 14, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration announced Monday it is moving quickly to implement a $700 billion rescue program, including consulting with private law firms on how to buy ownership shares in banks to help thaw frozen lending and get the economy moving again.

56. Insurance Giant AIG's Role in Market Crisis Probed - Wednesday, October 08, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Executives at American International Group Inc. hid the full range of its risky financial products from auditors as losses mounted, according to documents released Tuesday by a congressional panel examining the chain of events that forced the government to bail out the conglomerate.

57. Area Reps. Split on Bailout Bill - Wednesday, October 01, 2008

The Memphis area’s three U.S. representatives split along party lines in Monday’s House vote killing a $700 billion financial bailout bill.

Democratic Reps. Steve Cohen of Memphis and John Tanner of Union City voted for the plan. Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Franklin voted no.

58. Treasury, Fed Move to Bolster Money Market Funds - Monday, September 22, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve announced separate actions Friday designed to bolster $2 trillion of assets in money market funds, which had come under threat from one of the worst financial crises in decades.

59. US Government Takes on Big Role In Mortgage Market - Tuesday, September 09, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – Uncle Sam has just become the 800-pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market.

The Bush administration announced Sunday it was seizing troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a bid to help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.

60. Turley Moves Ahead With Fairgrounds Plans - Friday, August 15, 2008

Mid-South Fairgrounds developer Henry Turley acknowledged this week that he and his group, Fair Ground LLC, are pursuing a major retailer as part of the plan that is still forming to redevelop the 170 acres of public land in Midtown.

61. Two House Republicans Seek Countrywide Probe - Friday, August 15, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Republicans are calling for an investigation into whether House lawmakers or staffers received preferential treatment from mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.

The troubled lender, which was sold to Bank of America Corp. earlier this year, has been the focus of allegations that it gave favorable loan terms to lawmakers.

62. House OKs Rescue for Homeowners, Freddie, Fannie - Friday, July 25, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

63. Fairgrounds Planning to Begin For Turley’s Group - Thursday, May 22, 2008

Improvements to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium probably will be the first indication of a Mid-South Fairgrounds makeover. The improvements have been on the drawing board for some time.

The rest of the fairgrounds redevelopment project, however, still is taking shape with the naming this week of Henry Turley’s Fair Ground LLC as the developer of the site.

64. Top Economic Powers Endorse Plan to Try to Avert Financial Crises - Tuesday, April 15, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Finance officials from the world's top economic powers endorsed a plan Friday aimed at preventing another financial crisis like the credit and mortgage debacles that erupted in the United States and quickly sent tremors around the globe.

65. 40 Years Later: Remembering a Tragedy in Memphis - Friday, April 04, 2008

Editor's Note: Senior reporter Bill Dries remembers where he was 40 years ago today, the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.

The first time I saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he was an image on a television screen. My brothers, my sister and I had been playing in our backyard one April afternoon when I heard the phone ring through the kitchen window screen. It was a brief phone call and when it was over we all hurried inside and turned on the television.

66. Law School For Journalists to Focus On King, Civil Rights - Thursday, April 03, 2008

It is one of the last pictures taken of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The day before his 1968 assassination on the balcony of Downtown's Lorraine Motel, King is shown in the courtyard there being served legal papers by a U.S. Marshal.

67. Peeples Promoted to Administrator At Methodist Alliance Health Services - Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Trip Peeples has been promoted to administrator for Methodist Alliance Health Services' Home Medical Equipment and Infusion division.

Peeples has been with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for seven years, most recently serving as corporate director of finance and reimbursement and interim chief financial officer for Methodist Extended Care Hospital.

68. Events - Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The University of Memphis and the Performance Excellence Association of the Mid-South "Lunch and Learn" series will be held today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meritan, 4700 Poplar Ave. Dr. Jiada Mo, professor and graduate coordinator at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Memphis, will present "The Chinese Connection." Lunch is $7 for PerfX members and $10 for nonmembers. For more information, e-mail hjbrowning@comcast.net or call 831-0230.

69. Concern About Credit Crisis Leads Fed to Make Rare Move - Tuesday, March 18, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is urgently moving to contain a deepening credit crisis and restore confidence in panicked financial markets by becoming a lender of last resort for Wall Street investment houses, which were able to secure short-term emergency loans beginning Monday.

70. Turley Looks East But Keeps an Eye Downtown - Monday, March 17, 2008

Downtown developer Henry Turley is going east these days. The developer of Harbor Town, South Bluffs, parts of South Main and other Downtown projects is touting the Mid-South Fairgrounds these days.

71. Treasurer Concerned About Implementing Divestment Proposals - Thursday, January 17, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee Treasurer Dale Sims says he is concerned about how his agency would ban the state from investing in companies that deal with nations accused of supporting genocide or terrorism.

72. Treasurer Concerned About Implementing Divestment Proposals - Wednesday, January 16, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee Treasurer Dale Sims says he is concerned about how his agency would ban the state from investing in companies that deal with nations accused of supporting genocide or terrorism.

73. Fed Says it Will Boost New Auction Amounts by 50 Percent to Help Banks Through Credit Squeeze - Monday, January 07, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve announced Friday that it is increasing the amount of money available to banks through the new auction process it created to ease the nation's severe credit squeeze. The Fed again pledged to continue the auctions "for as long as necessary."

74. Bush Mortgage Plan Will Freeze Certain Subprime Interest Rates for 5 Years - Thursday, December 06, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - One wag has called it the "teaser freezer." But whatever the name, it is going to mean relief for thousands of homeowners facing a painful jump in their mortgage rates in coming months.

75. Deputies Group Sues County Sheriff Over Teamsters Affiliation - Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Shelby County Sheriff's deputies have filed a federal lawsuit against their boss, Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell, claiming he has unfairly prevented them from reaching a new labor contract because of their decision to associate with the Teamsters Law Enforcement League.

76. Deputies Group Sues County Sheriff Luttrell Over Teamsters Affiliation - Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Shelby County Sheriff's deputies on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against their boss, Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell, claiming he has unfairly prevented them from reaching a new labor contract because of their decision to associate with the Teamsters Law Enforcement League.

77. List to Replace Peete on Council is Long - Monday, June 18, 2007

Memphis City Council members are expecting more than two dozen contenders to consider for the vacant District 8 Position 2 Super District seat on the council.

They include the owner of a neighborhood grocery store, an insurance executive, seasoned political partisans, a courthouse security guard, perennial candidates, a math teacher and neighborhood activists.

78. Archived Article - Tuesday, April 17, 2007

9 acres in Cordova
On Walnut Grove Road
Loan Amount: $6.2 million

Loan Date: April 2, 2007

Maturity Date: n/a

79. Signature Marketing OwnersBuy 1755 Kirby Building - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
     The owners of a local advertising and marketing firm have bought the building that houses the company's headquarters.
     Signature Marketing Solutions co-founders Charles Marshall and Mark

80. Luxury Garden Apartment Market Blooms in Cordova - Friday, January 26, 2007

When Davis Development Inc. gets finished sculpting its planned 226-unit apartment development out of a bare patch of land in Cordova, the product will be more than your average multifamily complex.

81. Carmony Named Newcomer of the Year - Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Brad Carmony has been named Newcomer of the Year in the 2006 MPACT Maker Awards. The award recognizes individuals who have lived in Memphis for a short time, but who have made significant contributions to the community. Carmony is the public relations manager at inferno. He also serves on the regional advisory board of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association of Tennessee, the Exchange Club Family Center's Gala Committee and as a member of the Shelby County Humane Society's Pet Set organization.

82. Gerard Appointed Administrator at Methodist Cancer Center - Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Dr. Dava F. Gerard has been appointed administrator for the Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center. She previously was the founding vice president and chief operating officer of the Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas.

83. The Belle of the (Wrecking) Ball - Thursday, July 27, 2006

The legacy of the genteel yet powerful landowner known alternately as "Miss Ellen" and "The General" is such that it is still influencing real estate development in Shelby County 12 years after her death.

84. MATCU Banks on Judy Conrad as VP of Lending - Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Judy Conrad has been named vice president of lending at Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union (MATCU). Conrad previously served as vice president and manager of BankTennessee in Ripley. She has worked in the financial industry for almost 40 years.

85. Signature Advertising Acquires Streamline Mail & Fulfillment - Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Signature Advertising has acquired Memphis-based Streamline Direct Mail & Fulfillment Inc. and is planning a name change to Signature Marketing Solutions.
The new name is meant to reflect the company's full range of services, which now include ad

86. Adams and Reese Absorbs 15 Armstrong Allen Attorneys - Wednesday, April 19, 2006
New Orleans-based Adams and Reese LLP has announced 15 lawyers with Memphis-based Armstrong Allen PLLC will join the law firm effective May 1. Adams and Reese has more than 300 lawyers in 10 offices across the United States. Attorneys joining Adams a

87. Ward Named Judge of the Year by Bar Association - Wednesday, January 11, 2006

The Criminal Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association recently presented Criminal Court Judge Mark Ward its judge of the year award. Ward presides over Division 9 of Shelby County's 30th Judicial District. Ward was appointed to the bench in 2004. Prior to that, he worked as an assistant public defender and in private practice. Ward's bachelor's degree in law enforcement and his law degree are both from the University of Memphis.

88. Memphis Theological Seminary Installs New Dean - Wednesday, October 19, 2005

The board of trustees of Memphis Theological Seminary installed Dr. Barbara A. Holmes as vice president of academic affairs/dean of the seminary. Holmes joined MTS as a faculty member in the ethics and African-American religious studies programs in 1998. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree from Southern Connecticut University.

89. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, February 11, 2005
Mark Herbison Memphis Standout

Chamber Hires Economic Development Professional

LANE GARDNER CAMP

The Daily News

Mark Herbison has a unique passion for economic development, and starting next week, Memphis will benefit from his breadth of...

90. Archived Article: Permits Quarterly (lead) - Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Third quarter building permits

Construction Increases in Third Quarter

Residential market continues surge, commercial looks up

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Mid to late summer 2004 was a good time to be employed in construction in Memphi...

91. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Tennessee Press Association elects vice president

Pitts Named Principal Owner at Pickering

Robert J. Pitts was named principal owner of Pickering Inc. Pitts is the companys civil engineering team leader. He received a bachelors degree from the...

92. Archived Article: Med Marketing (lead) - Friday, April 30, 2004
ANDY MEEK

Ad Agencies Find Niche in Health Care

Specialized services help meet needs of evolving industry

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Competition and a well-informed audience are among the factors redefining the medical marketing playing...

93. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Memphis memos 07-02-03

Lisa Wright was given the Presidential Honors Award in BellSouths service leader program for exemplary service to business, residential or wholesale customers. The award is the highest given for customer service within the ...

94. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Khara Woods was the 2003 recipient of the John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship

Khara Woods was the 2002-2003 recipient of the John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship at the University of Memphis. Woods, a 21-year-old senior journalism major, is ...

95. Archived Article: Briefs W. Correx - Thursday, August 08, 2002
The Memphis Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators hosts its monthly membership meeting at noon today at the Unive

The Memphis Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators hosts its monthly membership meeting at noon today at th...

96. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, May 07, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Preservation Week gives Memphis past a future By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Its hard to imagine Downtown Memphis with no Peabody Hotel, South Memphis sans Elmwood Cemetery or Midtown minus its eclectic historic housing stock. ...

97. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, October 15, 2001
The Building Owners and Managers Association, Memphis lunch meeting is noon Wednesday at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 939 Ridge Lake

The Building Owners and Managers Association, Memphis lunch meeting is noon Wednesday at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 939 Rid...

98. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 15, 2001
Oct Calendar for Oct. 15-Oct. 21

Oct. 15

Memphis Investors Group meets at 7 p.m. in the Adams lecture hall at the Holiday Inn-Mount Moriah. The guest speaker is David Scott, a building and home inspector. The MIG-REI 101 seminar with Hal Wilso...

99. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 12, 2000
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: June 12-18 June 13 The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will host a water supply public meeting from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Big Foot Community Center, 23 Henry Ave. The meetin...

100. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, June 09, 2000
Adults can get an advance look at the new Central Library at a Topping Off ceremony from 5 p Adults can get an advance look at the new Central Library at a Topping Off ceremony from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 22 at 3030 Poplar Ave. The ceremony will incl...