Editorial Results (free)
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Holtzclaw on Front Line of Myriad Real Estate Projects -
Monday, March 18, 2013
Anna Holtzclaw’s footprint is on property all over Memphis.
Since 2001, the real estate marketing entrepreneur has worked to promote properties developed and designed by the likes of the Henry Turley Co., LRK Inc. and Loeb Properties Inc.
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Interim Children’s Services Chief Focuses on Safety, Fatalities -
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
NASHVILLE (AP) – The interim head of Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has appointed three top aides to examine child safety issues.
The Tennessean reports those appointments include Scott Modell, who is deputy commissioner at the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Modell will conduct a full assessment of the overall child safety system at DCS.
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Brooks Brothers Relocating to Saddle Creek -
Friday, December 07, 2012
High-end clothier chain Brooks Brothers plans to open a new location at The Shops of Saddle Creek West in Germantown.
The New York City-based retailer will open in 7,500 square feet of space at 7509 Poplar Ave. by early June, taking over the two suites formerly occupied by Indigo and Talbots Men’s. Indigo last month relocated and expanded two spaces down into the old Natural Body Spa & Shoppe space.
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Airports and Stock Exchange Reopen After Superstorm Sandy -
Thursday, November 01, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) – Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to feed and rescue flood victims two days after Superstorm Sandy struck.
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Filings Represent Numerous Possibilities for Schools Case -
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
All six population maps for Carroll and Gibson counties are on file. And Memphis federal court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays has all of the material he needs to make a critical ruling on the future of municipal school districts in Shelby County.
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Mays Opens Hearings On Municipal Schools With Testimony -
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
The first of two days of testimony in the federal court case over the state laws setting up municipal school districts ended with a lot of reading material for U.S. District Court Judge Hardy Mays.
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GOP: Geithner Failed to Tell Congress About LIBOR -
Thursday, July 26, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican lawmakers are criticizing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for failing to alert Congress four years ago that banks could have been manipulating a key global interest rate.
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Public Servants -
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The two winners of the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards thanked their coworkers Wednesday, Feb. 22, as they were honored by the family of the late Probate Court clerk and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.
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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.
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Fayette Among 14 Tenn. Counties Declared Agriculture Disasters -
Monday, January 09, 2012
NASHVILLE (AP) – The federal government has declared 14 Tennessee counties as agricultural disaster areas after drought and excessive heat last summer.
Gov. Bill Haslam announced Friday that Blount, Cumberland, Fayette, Fentress, Haywood, Loudon, McMinn, Macon, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott and Wilson counties were given the designation by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Haslam requested the help last month.
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New Dishes -
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Memphis’ eyes were bigger than its stomach in 2011, but in a good way.
Some local restaurateurs launched completely new concepts; others entered new submarkets with additional stores. Even a handful of national retailers entered the Memphis market after having locations elsewhere in Tennessee for years.
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The Law of Crosswords -
Thursday, November 03, 2011
“Dear Judge Vic, I’ve heard that crosswords are considered mentally healthy. Can you address this topic? Also, I’d like to work on your crosswords, but I hear they have legal themes. I worry I might not be qualified. /s/ New Kid.”
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Council to Appoint 13th Member -
Friday, July 22, 2011
Memphis City Council members should be back up to full strength by the end of the day Friday, July 22.
The council meets for the second time in a week Friday at 8 a.m. with one item on the agenda – appointing a citizen to the vacant District 7 council seat.
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14 Apply For Council Appointment -
Friday, July 15, 2011
Fourteen citizens had applied by the noon Thursday, July 14, deadline for the District 7 vacancy on the Memphis City Council.
The council will fill the vacancy created by the June resignation of council member Barbara Swearengen Ware at a special July 22 council meeting.
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14 Apply For Council Appointment -
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Fourteen citizens had applied by the noon Thursday, July 14, deadline for the District 7 vacancy on the Memphis City Council.
The council will fill the vacancy created by the June resignation of council member Barbara Swearengen Ware at a special July 22 council meeting.
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Lynnfield Place Apartments Sell for $22.4 Million -
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
1400 Lynnfield Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $22.4 million
Sale Date: June 14, 2011
Buyer: Lynnfield Holdings LLC
Seller: Lynnfield Place Tennessee LLC
Details: Lynnfield Place Apartments, on the east side of Lynnfield Road about halfway between Park Avenue to the north and Quince Road to the south, has sold for $22.4 million.
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Airlines Collected $3.4B in Bag Fees in 2010 -
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines collected $3.4 billion in bag fees last year. The 24 percent increase from 2009 shows how the airlines are increasingly reliant on charging for once-free services to make money.
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Mixing it Up -
Monday, May 16, 2011
Scarce new development is providing the retail sector the opportunity to rethink how it delivers its goods and services, moving away from car-dependent models and toward walkable urban centers.
This mixed-use, walkable neighborhood concept is something Memphis will see more and more of, especially in the urban core, said Jason Polley, project leasing director for Stonecrest Investments LLC.
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Popular Burger Chain Moves Into Memphis -
Friday, March 11, 2011
After years of Five Guys Burgers and Fries having a presence in the Nashville and Knoxville areas, the chain is setting up shop in one of Memphis’ most densely populated areas.
Jubilee Restaurant Group LLC, owner of the franchise, signed a 2,882-square-foot lease in Primacy Place, 1615 Ridgeway Road.
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Judge OKs Borders Financing, Gift Card Program -
Friday, February 18, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge has granted Borders Group approval on an interim basis to use $400 million of the $505 million in financing it has been offered to pay its vendors back and keep its business going, including honoring its loyalty program and gift cards.
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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.”
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Drake, masterIT Recognized for Innovation -
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Michael Drake is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of masterIT. masterIT has been named one of North America’s Most Innovative MSPs by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine. The list recognizes the IT industry’s top 40 managed service providers for their ingenuity, leadership and success.
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Even in Liberal Bastions, GOP Sees Election Chance -
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) — In the congressional district that's home to the Kennedy family compound, a Kennedy public skating rink and a Kennedy museum, the heart of liberalism is beating uneasily.
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FedEx CIO Carter to Highlight Leadership Academy Luncheon -
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
In May, longtime FedEx CIO and executive vice president of information services Rob Carter joined the likes of pop star Lady Gaga, fashion designer Tom Ford and Oscar-winning director James Cameron on Fast Company’s 2010 list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business.
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UT Appoints Head Of Development, Alumni Affairs -
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Scott Rabenold will become the interim vice president for development and alumni affairs for the University of Tennessee System.
In that capacity, he will also serve as president of the UT Foundation.
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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.
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Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth -
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.
Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.
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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.
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CIT Won't Get Bailout, Raising Bankruptcy Prospect -
Friday, July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - CIT Group Inc. shares tumbled more than 70 percent Thursday as its inability to get emergency government funding raised expectations that the commercial lender will file for bankruptcy protection.
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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.
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Obama Wants Senate Health Bill Quickly -
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats are moving ahead with sweeping health care legislation as President Barack Obama prods a Senate committee chairman to take faster action on a companion measure.
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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.
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WSJ: BofA CEO Says Was Told to be Quiet on Merrill -
Friday, April 24, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis told the New York attorney general he believed former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke wanted him to keep quiet about the worsening terms of the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch, according to testimony reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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AIG CEO Says Employees Starting to Return Bonuses -
Thursday, March 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of battered insurance giant AIG told Congress on Wednesday that “we’ve heard the American people loudly and clearly” in their rage over executive bonuses and appealed to employees to voluntarily return at least half of the money.
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Taube Named Partner At Adams and Reese -
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Emily Campbell Taube has been named a partner at Adams and Reese LLP. Taube is a member of the Litigation Practice Group and focuses on the areas of commercial litigation, employment litigation, product liability and estate and trust litigation.
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MAAR Commercial Council Elects Skopp President -
Monday, January 05, 2009
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council has elected Irvin Skopp of Belz Realty Co. as the 2009 board of directors’ president and Wyatt Aiken of Commercial Advisors as 2009 president-elect.
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Where’d the Bailout Money Go? Shhhh, It’s a Secret -
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) – Think you could borrow money from a bank without saying what you were going to do with it? Well, apparently when banks borrow from you, they don’t feel the same need to say how the money will be spent.
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Bass Pro Moves Closer to Memphis Reality -
Monday, August 11, 2008
Bass Pro Shops officials say they are ready to sign on the dotted line to start the planning process for the return of The Pyramid to public use.
But Shelby County government is looking again at getting out of The Pyramid as the city government’s partner.
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Bush Calls on Congress to Pass Housing, Energy -
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Tuesday the nation's troubled financial system is "basically sound" and urged lawmakers to quickly enact legislation to prop up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Fed Eyes Making it Easier to Invest in Banks -
Monday, June 30, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks, a move that could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks and help them cope with credit problems.
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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.
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Pyramid Future Remains Unknown Despite Bass Pro Exec Visit -
Monday, March 24, 2008
The head of Bass Pro Shops picked an interesting day to visit Memphis.
Bass Pro President and CEO Jim Hagale held a series of private meetings Downtown Thursday with city and county government leaders. The meetings came within an hour of a private luncheon a few blocks away in which Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton announced he is resigning effective at the end of July.
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What Now? -
Monday, March 24, 2008
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's three predecessors in office each left for lives far from the intense political spotlight that comes with being the city's chief executive officer.
Herenton has been like Dick Hackett, Wyeth Chandler and Henry Loeb in his status as a political loner who sometimes has been solitary in the pursuit of his goals. It's the nature of the office and a trait that Memphis voters have returned to from election year to election year.
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River Inn of Harbor TownChosen for Five Star Alliance -
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
The River Inn of Harbor Town, a boutique hotel on Mud Island, has become a "partner" with Five Star Alliance, an online travel agency for luxury hotels.
Through the agreement, the 28-roo45.
Moving Day Approaches For Nine Council Members -
Friday, December 14, 2007
Nine Memphis City Council members will begin a transition starting next week. Their pictures will go from one side of the City Council chambers at City Hall to the other side.
The nine are leaving the council in what is the largest turnover of seats in the 40-year history of the 13-member body. Current council members have their pictures on the wall on one side of the chamber. The portraits of former council members line the wall on the other side.
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Fairgrounds Redevelopment Now In Three Flavors -
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton this week unveiled to the City Council three options for redeveloping the Mid-South Fairgrounds.
Herenton told council members the fate of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will depend on a pending decision from the U.S. Department of Justice about what improvements the city must make to the stadium to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Justice Department Takes Closer Look at Liberty Bowl -
Thursday, December 06, 2007
When the University of Memphis football team played East Carolina at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in early November, some special guests took in the homecoming game.
A delegation of U.S. Department of Justice investigators bought tickets to the game. It was part of a low-profile, two-day visit to the stadium by officials from the department's Disability Rights Section.
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Luxury on the River -
Monday, November 12, 2007
Its 28-room hotel opened in late October and its two restaurants opened last week. Now, the River Inn of Harbor Town is poised to become one of Downtown's premier destinations for business and leisure travelers - and also for Memphians looking for a quick getaway or gourmet meal.
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Council Hustles On Tying Loose Ends -
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Memphis City Council members, most of them leaving office with the New Year, took several steps this week toward shaping the four-year term of their successors as well as the fifth term of Mayor Willie Herenton.
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Fifth Term Secured, Herenton Looks To Future Agenda -
Monday, October 08, 2007
This is the first week of the rest of Willie Herenton's political life.
Herenton, who was re-elected as Memphis mayor for an unprecedented fifth term Thursday, won't take the oath of office until January. But he began signaling during the final days of the campaign that a fifth term would see a renewed emphasis on past goals he has not pursued with much vigor in recent years.
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Council Passes Buck On 'Disgusting' Warehouse Proposal -
Thursday, September 06, 2007
A familiar and decidedly unwelcome name confronted City Council members on Tuesday's agenda. And the council reacted by sending the project for a warehouse near Memphis International Airport back to the Land Use Control Board (LUCB).
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Brooks Named VP of Junior Achievement -
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Mary Brooks has been named vice president of programs for Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc. Previously, Brooks served as the director of programs for Junior Achievement. In her new position, she will oversee the operation of Exchange City, Junior Achievement's model city, which is operated for a day by area fifth-graders.
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City Council Races Overflow With 83 Candidates Filing -
Monday, July 23, 2007
It's the year of the open seat on the Memphis City Council.
With seven incumbents not running for re-election and the resignation last month of an eighth, it is already the biggest turnover of council seats in the 40-year history of the mayor-council form of government.
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Things Go From Hot To Smoking Hot In Election Contests -
Thursday, July 12, 2007
With one week to the filing deadline for the Oct. 4 Memphis city elections, 124 citizens have thought seriously enough about running for the 15 offices on the ballot to check out qualifying petitions. Nearly 40 had filed by the end of the first week.
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United Network of Organ Sharing Taps Memphian To Serve as Region 11 Councilor -
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) has chosen Santiago R. Vera, director of the Liver Transplant Program at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, to serve as the Region 11 Councilor on the UNOS board of directors. He will serve as the representative for UNOS members in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Vera has been with the Transplant Institute since 1982.
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Methodist Director Elected President Of Tennessee Board of Pharmacy -
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Sheila Mitchell, director of pharmacy services at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, has been elected president of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy. Mitchell has worked for Methodist for more than 20 years. She is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Pharmacy and has served on several committees for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The Tennessee House of Representatives honored her in 2002 for her local contributions to her field.
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Barrow Named Chef de Cuisine At Capriccio Grill -
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The Peabody Hotel has named Brian Barrow chef de cuisine for Capriccio Grill, an Italian steakhouse. Barrow began his culinary career at 27. He attended Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts in Miami. He previously was a chef at the Ambassador Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and with Do & Co International Catering.
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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.
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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.
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Archived Article: Lead -
Thursday, June 23, 2005
By Andy Meek Cotton Museum Set for Front Street
Cotton merchant dedicates space to Downtowns past
ANDY MEEK
The Daily News
At The Little Tea Shop in Downtown Memphis, theres a portrait of 12 businessmen behind the cash register, a gro...
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
HEADLINE Fidelity Investments Names Memphis Center Manager
Fidelity Investments named Dwayne Craft vice president and manager of the companys Memphis Investor Center. Craft has worked with Fidelity Investments for 14 years. He graduated from N...
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Archived Article: Trends -
Monday, January 10, 2005
Nicole hernandez: More Health Options Enter as Downtown Grows
ANDY MEEK
The Daily News
When it comes to demand for new medical offerings, Downtowns future appears to be the picture of health.
Center City Commission president Jeff Sanf...
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Senior Armstrong Allen attorney named managing partner Armstrong Allen Names New Managing Partner
James McLaren Jr., a senior member of Armstrong Allen PLLC, has been elected managing partner of the firm. Members of the firms 2005 management c...
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Armstrong Allen attorneys chosen for Best Lawyers Memphis Estate Planning Council Elects Officers
The Memphis Estate Planning Council announced the following 2004-2005 officers: Mike Wood, president; David B. Jones, vice president; Frank E. Da...
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Archived Article: Gov Focus -
Friday, February 27, 2004
Gov City Seeks Diversity in Downtown Development
LANCE ALLAN
The Daily News
Downtown Memphis is a hotbed for development just ask anyone visiting the city who hasnt been around in a few years. More than $2 billion in projects are under w...
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Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Kerry Roby, Pickering Firm director of planning and land development services, will be the principal in charge of the firms n Kerry Roby, Pickering Firm director of planning and land development services, will be the principal in charge of the fi...
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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...
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Archived Article: Tech Focus -
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Technology quickens the pace of builders Memphis companys technology quickens the pace of builders By SUE PEASE The Daily News Technology invades all businesses and pushes the pace, even with truly brick-and-mortar operations such as construction. O...69.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, June 01, 1998
June 2 June 2 The Shelby County Domestic Violence Council will meet at 8 a.m. at Le Bonheur Hospital. The speaker will be Robert Bryden, president of the Memphis/Shelby County Crime Commission. For more information, call Mike Hughes at 576-5150. Jun...70.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, April 29, 1998
W W. Michael Potts has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of human resources for TBC Corp. He formerly was vice president of human resources for Millard Refrigerated Services Co. in Omaha, Neb. He is a graduate of the Uni...71.
Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, August 28, 1997
Attorney Henry Von Sutton was suspended from the practice of law by the Supreme Court of Tennessee for 18 months retroactive to June 12, 1996, the date on which he was first suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court conditioned on certain conditions ...72.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, October 28, 1996
Oct Oct. 28 Mid-South Quality-Productivity Center will co-sponsor an ISO 9000 lead auditor workshop through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at State Technical Institute. The presenter is Mark Weber. The cost is $1,395 per person. For information, call ...