Executives of Kroger’s Delta Division unveiled a $5 million renovation Thursday, May 23, of the supermarket chain’s Whitehaven store.

The store at 1212 E. Shelby Drive will remain open during the renovation, which begins immediately and is expected to be completed by Christmas. New displays and cases for the store will be combined with a move of the pharmacy’s location in the store.

2. Kroger Announces Changes to Whitehaven Store - Thursday, May 23, 2013

The latest upgrade of a Kroger supermarket in Memphis to be announced by the grocery giant’s Delta Division will be the Whitehaven store at 1212 E. Shelby Drive.

3. Events - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tim Brown, president of Kroger’s Delta Division, will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

4. Events - Monday, May 20, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tim Brown, president of Kroger’s Delta Division, will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

5. Events - Saturday, May 18, 2013

The Black Business Association of Memphis will meet Thursday, May 23, at 8 a.m. at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. Jack Sammons, chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, will discuss what new developments at the airport mean for small businesses. R.S.V.P. to myron@whatshappeningmyron.com.

6. Events - Friday, May 17, 2013

Germantown Community Theatre will present the musical “Ruthless” May 17 to June 2 at the theater, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Road. Visit germantowncommunitytheatre.org.

7. Co-Chairs Named For NAACP Freedom Fund Gala - Saturday, January 19, 2013

Tim Brown, president of the Kroger Delta Division and Shannon A. Brown, senior vice president of human resources and diversity officer for FedEx Express, are the co-chairmen of the 37th annual Memphis NAACP Freedom Fund Gala.

8. Co-Chairs Named for NAACP Freedom Fund Gala - Thursday, January 17, 2013

Tim Brown, president of the Kroger Delta Division and Shannon A. Brown, senior vice president of human resources and diversity officer for FedEx Express, are the co-chairmen of the 37th annual Memphis NAACP Freedom Fund Gala.

9. Lease Brings New Breed Footprint to 3 Million Feet - Friday, October 12, 2012

New Breed Inc. is enhancing its Memphis operations with a new distribution warehouse lease in the Southeast industrial submarket.

10. Kroger Purchases Union Store, Seessels Family Property for $4.6M - Friday, September 21, 2012

The Kroger Delta Division has purchased the Kroger store on Union Avenue from the Seessels family, which includes the land behind the Belvedere Apartments and the strip of land behind the store, for a combined $4.6 million.

11. Brown Joins REACH As Vice President - Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Stephen Brown has joined REACH Human Capital as vice president of business development. In his new role, Brown will assist companies in selecting and training employees.

12. Baldwin Joins Trumbull Labs as Pathologist - Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Dr. Heather Sehnert Baldwin has joined Trumbull Laboratories LLC as a pathologist. In her new role, Baldwin will practice a full range of pathology with a focus in hematopathology.

13. Hoover Joins Agape As Director of Development - Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Brian Hoover has joined Agape Child & Family Services as director of development. In his new role, Hoover will be responsible for leading Agape’s development efforts, such as fundraising and special events. He will also oversee the organization’s marketing, public relations and volunteer initiatives.

14. Try ‘Design Thinking’ for Innovation - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

While the word innovation thunders from the boardroom, few companies actually build a sustainable process for generating real solutions that create value. Instead, they hastily focus on an un-validated and over-caffeinated pet idea of the CEO. Or worse, they spend a lot of time and resources recreating a slightly different version of their same core offering.

15. House Ready to Consider Insider Trading Ban - Monday, February 06, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Legislation that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials headed for what could be a more contentious debate in the House after sailing through the Senate on a 96-3 vote.

16. Budget Issues Resurface at City Council - Thursday, July 07, 2011

The Memphis City Council this week ventured back into the just closed budget season via a city charter amendment for the November 2012 ballot.

A referendum ordinance by council member Kemp Conrad and council chairman Myron Lowery would require the city administration to submit a five-year operating budget plan to the council along with a five- to 10-year capital improvements budget plan and consolidate the two budgets into one presentation.

17. City Council Still Debating Budget Decision - Wednesday, July 06, 2011

In some ways, the city budget season isn’t over just yet.

Memphis City Council member Joe Brown moved Tuesday, July 5, to reverse an effective 4.6 percent pay cut for city employees through 12 unpaid furlough days.

18. Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Video Game Sales to Kids - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games, saying government doesn't have the authority to "restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed" despite complaints that the popular and fast-changing technology allows the young to simulate acts of brutality.

19. CDC Predicts Smoking Bans in Every State by 2020 - Friday, April 22, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) – By 2020, every state may have bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and the workplace, federal health officials predicted Thursday, based on the current pace of adopting anti-smoking laws.

20. Split Vote Takes Down Metro Charter Proposal - Wednesday, November 03, 2010

The metro consolidation charter won a narrow victory with Memphis voters Tuesday but was crushed by Shelby County voters outside Memphis.

The first consolidation charter to go to voters in 39 years had to win both in Memphis and outside Memphis in order to consolidate the city of Memphis and Shelby County governments.

21. Eye on Trucking - Monday, October 18, 2010

A first-of-its-kind event catering to the transportation and logistics industry is coming to Memphis next weekend.

The city’s first annual Trucking Expo will be held Oct. 23 at Agricenter International. It is being presented by Memphis-based Worldwide Transport & Permit Service LLC, a commercial carrier and permitting service.

22. T. Clifton Art to Ring in Spring With Exhibit - Monday, April 05, 2010

As Memphians celebrate the return of spring, a local art gallery salutes the season with collaborative art pieces themed by the natural world.

“Dimensions of Spring,” which will open April 16 at 6 p.m. at T. Clifton Art at 2571 Broad Ave., will feature works by area artists Tim Andrews, Donna Blackard, Betsy Brackin, Bryan Blankenship, Jen Winfrey and Tom Clifton.

23. Cold-Weather States Lose Heating Aid to South - Friday, February 12, 2010

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The recent cold snap in the Deep South has sucked federal emergency home heating dollars away from traditional cold-weather states, causing heating aid to dry up faster than usual in many northern states.

24. Dishmon Joins UT Medical Group - Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Dr. Dwight “Dan” Dishmon has joined the Department of Medicine at UT Medical Group.
Dishmon is an interventional cardiologist and cares for adults with ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease.
He earned his medical degree and completed his internal medicine residency and general cardiology fellowship training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He later completed additional fellowship training at Michigan State University’s Borgess Medical Center. 

25. 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. 

26. Bill Would Let Sitting Lawmakers Raise Money - Thursday, May 14, 2009

NASHVILLE (AP) – Tennessee lawmakers running for governor could raise campaign money during the legislative session under a bill advanced by a Senate committee on Tuesday.

The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Randy McNally of Oak Ridge would also increase maximum campaign contributions by retroactively adjusting for inflation the amounts allowed in a law passed in 1995.

27. 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.

28. UK Pound Falls to 5-Year Low against Dollar - Monday, October 13, 2008

LONDON (AP) - The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar in five years Friday on fears that Britain's banking sector could suffer more losses from the world financial crisis, and that the dispute between Britain and Iceland over money in collapsed Icelandic banks could escalate.

29. Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Recognizes Marx & Bensdorf’s Cherny - Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Eileen Cherny, relocation director for Marx & Bensdorf, has received the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World President’s Service Recognition Award. The award acknowledges committee and board involvement, presentations at network conferences and service in various capacities.

30. Ray of Hope Offered Through Man Up Mentoring - Friday, April 18, 2008

Mike Arnold didn't have to wonder who or where his father was when he was a little boy. Arnold said he was a fortunate child, one who grew up with his father in the home, doing the things boys do with their dads such as playing catch or just having those conversations only a dad and son can have.

31. Bowers Receives 16-Month Prison Sentence - Monday, February 18, 2008

She came to federal court on Valentine's Day wearing red - her hair a slightly different shade of red than her jacket. Some of her supporters wore red as well and carried homemade signs with hearts on them.

32. Herrington Named Field Director at Shoemaker Financial - Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Jason Herrington, a financial adviser at Shoemaker Financial, has been named a field director for the firm. He will have the responsibility of advising and mentoring new advisers during their two-year training period.

33. Hampton Hotels Names Smith Senior Director of Product Service - Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Kurt Smith has been named senior director of product service and development at Hampton Hotels. Previously, Smith served Hampton as director of global brand integration. Prior to that position, he was the director of hotel performance support.

34. Grant Program for Low-Income Students Gets $13.8 Million Boost - Tuesday, July 10, 2007

CHATTANOOGA (AP) – Hundreds of Tennessee high school students will be able to attend college this year because of a $13.8 million boost in state money for a program that provides grants for low-income college students.

35. Events - Thursday, May 25, 2006

The Memphis Advertising Federation meets today at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Lance Barrow, coordinating producer and lead game producer for the National Football League on CBS and coordinating producer of CBS Sports golf, is the guest speaker. Admission is free for members; $25 for guests; and $10 for students. Call 726-0384 or visit www.memphisadfed.org to register.

36. Is New Bankruptcy Law Counterproductive? - Thursday, March 02, 2006

For the past few months, Betty Jones-King has faced a daunting task.

Her small credit counseling office in Midtown, 2nd Chance Budget & Debt Family Counseling Services, was the only Memphis agency approved by the U.S. Trustee's Office to offer debtor counseling.

37. Ad Industry Waits Out Debate on Drug Ads - Wednesday, October 05, 2005

The first direct-to-consumer drug advertisement appeared in 1983 when Boots Pharmaceutical ran a print advertisement for Rufin, a drug containing ibuprofen. Since then, the direct-to-consumer advertising pool has swelled, and some argue a deluge of advertisements combined with what they believe are lax regulations have the market spinning out of control.

38. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 29, 2005
ABWA Presents Business and Community Involvement Awards

Orchestral Society Names New Board Members

The Memphis Orchestral Society Inc. named Jeff Sanford chairman of its board of directors, effective July 1. Sanford, president of the Center Ci...

39. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 08, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees

Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board

The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...

40. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Smith & Nephew Announces New Division and Promotions

Smith & Nephew Announces New Division, Promotions

Steve Hirsch was named president of Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, a new division of the company opening in Europe. The following ...

41. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, May 05, 2004
The State Board of Education meets at 4:30 p

The Kiwanis Club of Memphis meets at noon today in the Skyway at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Tim Johnson, district executive with the Boy Scouts of America, is the guest speaker. For reservations, cont...

42. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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Campbell Clinic Doctors Named to State Board Dr. Robert Miller and Dr. William C. Warner Jr., both of Campbell Clinic, were named to the board of the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society at the groups recent annual meeting. Miller w...

43. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 01, 2001
The Memphis Advertising Federation announces the following appointments to its 2001-2002 board of directors: Judy McCown of B Dr. Marian Levy was named director of grants and research and Sallie Hazelrigg was named director of major gifts and planne...

44. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Seventeen Crye-Leike sales associates in Memphis recently completed a training course on marketing properties valued at $400,0 Seventeen Crye-Leike sales associates in Memphis recently completed a training course on marketing properties valued at $4...

45. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, July 16, 1999
The Memphis Advertising Federation has elected John Doyle of The Barking Dog Agency president for 1999-2000 The Memphis Advertising Federation has elected John Doyle of The Barking Dog Agency president for 1999-2000. Other officers include first vic...

46. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Maj Frank Colvett Jr. has been promoted to executive vice president of GreenScape Inc. He previously was vice president of marketing. Scott Perry has been named vice president of GreenScapes irrigation division. He formerly was manager of the irriga...

47. Archived Article: Gov't - Monday, October 19, 1998
Preliminary designs to restore the cobblestones and a resolution to lease part of a city park to an oil refinery top the agenda for the Memphis City Council meeting Tuesday Park, cobblestones plans top City Council agenda By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily ...

48. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 08, 1998
June 8 June 8 Laurelwood Business and Professional Women will meet at Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Road Ext. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Jane McGoldrick at 685-0495. June 9 The Direct...

49. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 08, 1998
J J. Russell Phillips Jr. has joined Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at Carpenter and Phillips in Macon, Ga. He received his bachelors degree from the University of Mississippi and his la...

50. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 20, 1997
Oct Oct. 21 The Appraisal Institute will meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway. The speaker will be Dan Wilkinson of Wilkinson and Snowden, whose topic will be an overview of the current industrial real estate market. ...

51. Archived Article: Judge Broffitt - Monday, November 25, 1996
11-25 note Broffitt sworn in.gs Judge Joyce Broffitt credits mother during swearing-in By GABRIELLE C.L. SONGE The Daily News The Hon. Joyce Broffitts mother, Dorothy Broffitt, assisted her daughter adorn her judges robe immediately following the ad...

52. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, May 30, 1996
The Memphis Bar Association will present a seminar on Social Security disability/SSI on Wednesday at noon at the Peabody Hotel The Memphis Bar Association will present a seminar on Social Security disability/SSI on Wednesday at noon at the Peabody H...

53. Archived Article: Legal Briefs - Thursday, December 07, 1995
12/07 Legal briefs The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor a seminar on securities law today from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Racquet Club. Topics that will be discussed an overview of federal securities laws, initial public offerings and securities...