Construction is barreling forward on the Paul Lowry Road project, which will provide better access to the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park south of Downtown.

The six-month project began in June, and a completion date is on target for the second week of December.

2. Nike Wins $57.8 Million Tax Break - Friday, October 19, 2012

Project Victory isn’t in the bag just yet. There is competition. Project Victory is what local economic development officials were calling the proposed $301 million expansion of the Nike Inc. plant in Frayser.

3. Nike Gets 15 Year $57.8 Million PILOT For Tentative Frayser Expansion - Thursday, October 18, 2012

The board of the Memphis and Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine approved Wednesday, Oct. 17, a 15-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement with Nike Tn. Inc. for a $301 million expansion of its Northridge plant in Frayser.

4. New Plants Point to Infrastructure Needs - Friday, September 14, 2012

Greater Memphis Chamber leader Dexter Muller is fond of recounting how hard it was to sell the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park to site consultants for manufacturing companies.

5. Panda to Build Restaurant On Winchester Outparcel - Monday, September 03, 2012

7525 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38125

Permit Cost: $791,345

Project Cost: N/A

6. Electrolux Plant Issued $3.8 Million Mechanical Permit - Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Electrolux North America Cooking Products’ Memphis plant has been issued a mechanical permit for $3.8 million by the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement.

Mechanical Systems Co. LLC of Memphis is listed as the contractor on the application for property at 3231 Paul R. Lowry Road in southwest Memphis’ Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park.

7. 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.

8. Praxair Files $2M Permit App for Pidgeon Park Site Work - Tuesday, July 10, 2012

3587 Paul R. Lowry Road
Memphis, TN 38109
Permit Cost: $2 million

Permit Date: Applied June 2012
Owner: Praxair Inc.
Tenant: Praxair Inc.
Contractor: W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co.
Details: Praxair Inc., an industrial gases company that operates an air separation complex in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, has filed a $2 million building permit application to lay a foundation at its facility, 3587 Paul. R. Lowry Road.

9. Praxair Files Permit App for Pidgeon Construction - Friday, July 06, 2012

Praxair Inc., an industrial gases company that operates an air separation complex in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, has filed a $2 million building permit application to lay a foundation at its facility, 3587 Paul. R. Lowry Road.

10. $17M in Permit Applications Filed for Miller Creek Apts. - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Miller Creek Apartments
Germantown, TN 38125

Permit Cost: $17.2 million (20 permits)

Permit Date: Applied May 2012

Owner: Miller Creek Residences LLC

11. Nucor Files Permit App to Expand Shipping Bldg. - Monday, May 21, 2012

Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is planning to grow its shipping building, according to a $2 million building permit application filed with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement. The scope of work includes the foundation, fabrication and construction of the addition, according to the permit, which does not list a general contractor.

12. Nucor Files Application For Steel Operations - Tuesday, February 21, 2012

3601 Paul R. Lowry Road
Memphis, TN 38109

Permit Cost: $2 million

Permit Date: Applied February 2012

Owner: Nucor Corp.

13. Nucor, FedEx Among Incentive Recipients - Friday, February 17, 2012

Millions of dollars in new investment, a few major corporate expansions and the retention of hundreds of local jobs – not to mention the creation of new demand for local construction workers and contractors – all were guaranteed by tax breaks awarded this week by the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine board.

14. Nucor Steel Memphis Files $2M Permit Application - Thursday, February 16, 2012

Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is taking steps toward increasing its Memphis steel operations at 3601 Paul R. Lowry Road. The company filed a $2 million permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for what the permit terms “files and steel erection.”

15. Major Projects on Tap at EDGE Meeting - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Representatives of FedEx Express, a major steel producer, a medical diagnostics company and a manufacturer for the baking industry will all be in front of local economic development officials Wednesday, Feb. 15, in pursuit of financial incentives.

16. Nucor Steel Plans to Expand, Add Jobs - Monday, February 13, 2012

Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is growing.

The company is planning to increase its manufacturing output by up to 25 percent, create 27 new jobs at its 3601 Paul R. Lowery Road location and acquire about 42 acres on the east side of Paul Lowry from the Port Commission. That new acreage would help expand Nucor’s rail infrastructure.

17. Nursing Homes Sell For $30 Million - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

200 South Parkway W.
Memphis, TN 38109

Sale Amount: $15.9 million

Sale Date: Jan. 10, 2012

18. Electrolux Contractor Files $11M in Permit Applications - Friday, January 20, 2012

The general contractor for Electrolux North America Cooking Products’ Memphis plant has filed two building permit applications totaling $11 million with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement.

19. Nucor Sees Q2 Profit As Steel Sales Surge - Friday, July 23, 2010

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corp. said Thursday it returned to a profit in the second quarter as sales jumped 69 percent on higher average prices. But the company warned it is seeing a general slowdown across all of its product lines as the overall economy enters a new period of uncertainty.

20. Nucor to Build Steel Testing Lab - Friday, May 28, 2010

Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is expanding and enhancing its Memphis presence with a $1.2 million steel testing laboratory.

21. Nucor Files Permit For Quality Control Building - Monday, February 15, 2010

Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. has applied for a $501,000 industrial building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement.

22. Nucor Continues WorkOn New Complex - Wednesday, October 03, 2007
     Nucor Corp. has applied for a permit for a $1.1 million building in its new 600-acre complex on President's Island. Blytheville, Ark.-based Stracener Brothers Construction Corp. is the contractor.
   

23. Archived Article - Tuesday, July 17, 2007

177 N. Highland St.
Memphis, TN 38111
Permit Cost: $600,000

Project Cost: $40 million

Permit Date: Applied July 6, 2007

24. Nucor Steel to BuildNew Administration Building - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
     Nucor Steel applied for a $60,000 building permit July 5 for the construction of a new office building at 3601 Paul R. Lowry Road. Stracener Brothers Construction Corp., a Blytheville, Ark.-based company, is the contract

25. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Technology beefs us corporate security, at what price, experts ask

Corporate world looks to technology for better security

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

Video monitoring, retina scans and biometric facial recognition are all tools todays c...

26. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 13, 2002
Martin W Martin W. Brown and Richard J. Myers have become members of Apperson, Crump & Maxwell PLC, 6000 Poplar Ave., Suite 400. Brown earned a bachelors degree from Rhodes College and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Myers,...

27. Archived Article: Page 2 - Thursday, December 30, 1999
Birmingham Steel to halt Memphis operations Birmingham Steel to halt Memphis operations Birmingham Steel Corp. plans to suspend operations indefinitely at a Memphis melt shop facility, which has lost about $100 million since operations began there m...

28. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 03, 1996
04-03 memos Enterprise National Bank announced several promotions: Deborah Gifford was promoted to a vice president at Enterprise. Gifford has been employed by company since its inception in 1990 and manages the retail banking division. Judy Magri w...