Design work on the “Main to Main Connector” project is at the halfway point. And the city team overseeing the project is due to complete plans by the end of May to trigger a $15 million appropriation of federal funding in June.

2. Arkansas Legislature Passes Steel Mill Funding - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Arkansas is set to provide a new steel company with $125 million in financing and a package of tax breaks to build a mill in the northeast part of the state after the Legislature gave final approval to the plan on Tuesday.

3. Arkansas Legislature Approves Steel Mill Funding - Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Arkansas is set to provide a new steel company with $125 million in financing and a package of tax breaks to build a mill in the northeast part of the state after the Legislature gave final approval to the plan on Tuesday.

4. Arkansas Steel Mill Proposal Gains Traction - Tuesday, April 02, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Gov. Mike Beebe's plan to provide $125 million in state financing to help a new company build a steel mill in Mississippi County is gaining bipartisan support among legislators – though some conservatives still object to having the government help fund one of Arkansas' largest economic development projects.

5. Arkansas Lawmakers Weigh Steel Mill Project Reports - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Arkansas lawmakers are meeting to discuss Gov. Mike Beebe’s proposal to provide a company with $125 million in state financing to build a $1.1 billion steel mill in Osceola.

The Legislature’s economic development committees were set to convene a special meeting Monday to discuss the project after a pair of reports from outside consultants released last week offered mixed opinions of the costs and benefits of the proposal.

6. Curtis Coleman Announces Bid for Arkansas Governor - Friday, February 22, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Little Rock businessman Curtis Coleman joined the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on Thursday, laying out an agenda that includes proposals to cut taxes and using public money to send Arkansas students to private schools.

7. Arkansas Governor Announces $1.1 Billion Steel Mill Plan - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday unveiled Arkansas' largest ever economic development project, saying investors were poised to build a $1.1 billion steel mill along the Mississippi River if legislators approve startup funding.

8. Commission to Vote on Industrial Land Sale - Monday, December 03, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners take up the proposed sale Monday, Dec. 3, of 33.6 acres of land in the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park in southwest Memphis.

Carolyn Hardy, owner of the Hardy Bottling Co. and consultant to the Blues City Brewery operation that later bought the plant, wants to buy the last available roadside acreage in the industrial park for a business to store and stage modular containers.

9. Key River Lock Reopens After Emergency Fixes - Friday, September 21, 2012

Shipping resumed Thursday through one of the Mississippi River’s busiest locks, after crews completed emergency repairs that took days and that stranded hundreds of barges destined for points north or south.

10. Ritz Seeks Countywide Sales Tax Hike - Monday, August 13, 2012

Incoming Shelby County Commission chairman Mike Ritz wants to add a countywide sales tax hike for education to the Nov. 6 ballot.

The move, if approved by voters, would not only trump the half-cent sales tax hikes approved this month for five of the six suburban municipal school districts – it would also lessen the revenue the city of Memphis would get from a half-percent citywide sales tax hike already on the November ballot.

11. Light Switch - Monday, July 02, 2012

When Summerall Electric Co. Inc. recently got approached by a customer with a lighting problem, a metaphorical light bulb went off.

12. LensRentals.com Moves Into Trinity Ridge - Friday, July 22, 2011

A local camera- and lens-rental company is expanding into a significant amount of space in the already tight Northeast submarket.

LensRentals.com has signed a 16,800-square-foot lease in Cordova’s Trinity Ridge Business Center, 7730 A Trinity Road, suite 110.

13. A Bridge to Cross - Monday, March 28, 2011

Martyrs Park sits atop the Chickasaw Bluff and overlooks the Mississippi River, its lone modern sculpture a memorial to victims of the 19th century Yellow Fever epidemics that devastated Memphis from the 1850s through the 1870s.

14. Democrats Turn 'Where are the Jobs?' Chant on GOP - Friday, February 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans won sweeping victories last November by taunting Democrats with "Where are the jobs?" Democrats are now throwing those taunts back, saying it's Republicans who will knock thousands of Americans out of work with their demands for deep cuts in federal spending.

15. UP Exec, Local Group to Meet About Harahan Wagonway - Friday, February 04, 2011

Union Pacific Railroad CEO James Young meets at the company’s headquarters in Omaha, Neb., Friday with a group from Memphis and West Memphis to talk about biking and hiking.

16. Local Group, UP to Discuss Harahan Bridge - Wednesday, January 26, 2011

A delegation from Memphis led by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will be in Omaha, Neb., next week to talk with Union Pacific railroad executives about a bicycle and pedestrian path across the Mississippi River.

17. Heating Oil Prices Cool Down as Winter Approaches - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Homeowners who heat with oil were feeling sticker shock just over a year ago as prices soared close to $5 a gallon, but they're breathing easier now.

Heating oil prices are barely half what they were in summer 2008 – and while prices might go up and even exceed last winter's, nothing indicates any severe spike this winter.

18. Caterpillar Q2 Profit Falls 66 Pct on Weak Demand - Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Caterpillar Inc.'s second-quarter profit tumbled on slumping sales of heavy equipment and the cost of staff cuts, but it saw signs that the global economy is starting to stabilize after a prolonged slide.

19. Le Bonheur Adds To Original Plans, Stays on Track - Friday, June 19, 2009

Low costs for building materials and an ample pool of skilled construction workers have allowed the new Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center to stay on track for completion one year from now – even with additions to the project.

20. Southern Govs Meet Next Week to Discuss Energy - Monday, June 08, 2009

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens and five governors are scheduled to appear at a conference next week to discuss the future of energy needs in the South.

Governors Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sonny Perdue of Georgia are on the agenda to speak during a meeting of the Southern Growth Policies Board.

21. Archived Article: Ditch (lead) - Wednesday, August 28, 2002
New southeast location for Ditch Witch

Ditch Witch expands Old Getwell digs

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

By using pre-engineered steel components, Ditch Witch Mid-South will move into its new 10,000-square-foot facility just 4 months aft...

22. Archived Article: Skil-bosch (lead) - Thursday, January 11, 2001
Skil-Bosch distribution center on schedule Skil-Bosch distribution center on schedule By SUE PEASE The Daily News Skil-Bosch Power Tool Co., a subsidiary of Bosch Corp. of Germany, broke ground on a $30 million distribution center in West Memphis, A...

23. Archived Article: Crews (lead) - Friday, March 13, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Crews Investments closes on land for Trinity Place By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Crews Investment Properties Inc. has purchased 4.5 acres of vacant land at Germantown Road and Trinity Road for $1.47 million and has plans to deve...

24. Archived Article: Chg B'ham Steel - Monday, February 19, 1996
birmingham steel Birmingham Steel seeks approval from Corps to build harbor, mill Construction expected to start in early March By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Birmingham Steel Corp. and the Memphis Port Commission filed a public notice Feb. 12 ...

25. Archived Article: Commission Jts - Wednesday, November 08, 1995
11/8 jts Commission County commission considers multi-million dollar contracts Action to come next month By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News The Shelby County Commission heard first readings on two major construction projects Monday and appropriated mone...

26. Archived Article: Lj Tva - Tuesday, October 10, 1995
lj 10/5 cates New TVA Field Office Boon to Industry By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The new Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Economic Development field office is proving to be a valuable asset to the Memphis economy by attracting new industry, prov...