Earlier this month, workers at the Delta BioRenewables plant at Agricenter International loaded a commercial-sized batch of the processed sugar juice from crushed sweet sorghum stalks into a commercial tanker truck.

2. Resource Entertainment Group Plans Growth, New Offerings - Monday, July 16, 2012

Resource Entertainment Group is continuing a steady growth path and looks to expand thanks to a new website as well as management of a new Downtown event space called The Columns.

The entertainment services company specializes in live entertainment, production services, entertainment consulting and event programming expertise. The company manages some of the Mid-South’s most popular entertainers and provides bands, DJs, speakers, audio systems, concert lighting, staging and tech crews.

3. Country Songwriters Event Benefits St. Jude, Le Bonheur - Monday, June 25, 2012

The Darryl Worley and Friends Songwriters’ Event featuring country music songwriters Darryl Worley, Mark D. Sanders, Rob Crosby and Jim “Moose” Brown will take place Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. at Bumpus Harley-Davidson, 325 S. Byhalia Road in Collierville.

4. Jones Has Memphis Homecoming At GPAC - Thursday, April 26, 2012

Rising star Caroline Jones’ performance Saturday, April 28, at Germantown Performing Arts Centre’s 2012 Gala will be a homecoming of sorts for the New York-based singer-songwriter.

5. Crop and Go - Monday, October 31, 2011

Take agriculture machinery from the sugar cane and cotton industries.

Add genetics from cotton, corn and soybean seed companies. Mix with some proprietary technology built around what looks like a still and you have the recipe for the rise of sweet sorghum as an element in making biofuels.

6. Recorded History - Monday, October 17, 2011

It began as a handwritten single piece of paper hand-delivered to 25 people in what was once the city of Memphis.

It was 125 years ago that the publication now called The Daily News was founded.

7. Field Day Offers Glimpse At Biorefinery - Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Field days in agriculture are usually a chance for farm and crop experts as well as agriculture novices to get into the fields and see crops being grown and harvested and talk about techniques and experimental crops.

8. Outward Sound - Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Over the next several months, Memphis music lovers will be outdoors frequently in anticipation of good company, a relaxing evening and great tunes.

And performers of all stripes and levels of success – from storytellers to Southern guitar gods to an orchestra pumping out the swinging sounds of the 1930s – will be on deck to give them all that and more.

9. Mark Olson to Give Keynote at Folk Alliance Conference - Monday, August 16, 2010

Folk Alliance International has announced a second keynote speaker for the group’s 2011 International Folk Alliance Conference coming in Memphis in February.

Folk musician Mark Olson, who helped form The Jayhawks in 1985, will be a featured speaker along with David Bromberg, who has played as a session musician for artists like Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Ringo Starr and Willie Nelson.

10. Bromberg Headlines Folk Conference - Thursday, July 29, 2010

Folk musician David Bromberg will be the featured keynote speaker for the 2011 International Folk Alliance Conference on February 16 in Memphis.

In addition to his solo career, Bromberg has played as a session musician for artists like Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Ringo Starr and Willie Nelson. In 2002, he moved to Delaware to establish David Bromberg Fine Violins, an instrument retail and repair shop.

11. ‘Holy Grail’ of Recording Uncovered - Monday, July 26, 2010

A 52-year-old tape recorder described by some as the Holy Grail of the music industry has been discovered in the storage room of the owner of a used bus dealership in Marion, Ark.

But this isn’t just any bus dealership owner. Bob Tucker, owner of Bob Tucker Motors on Interstate 55, is a music industry veteran and one-time leader of the Memphis band that toured with the Beatles in 1964.

12. Willie Nelson Criticizes Horse Slaughter Bill - Thursday, April 08, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Nelson submitted an opinion piece to The Tennessean criticizing Rep. Frank Niceley for a bill that would encourage horse slaughtering operations.

13. 10 Members of 'Memphis Mob' Indicted in NM - Monday, July 27, 2009

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A Bernalillo County grand jury has indicted 10 members of a gang called the "Memphis Mob" on racketeering and other charges.

District Attorney Kari Brandenburg said Friday the indictments are associated with the gang's alleged efforts to import drug trafficking and violent criminal enterprise to Albuquerque from the Memphis, Tenn., area.

14. Events - Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will meet today at 9 a.m. at 114 N. Main St. The meeting will include consideration of preliminary approval of financing for a parking garage to be at 100 S. Main St. and consideration of the request of Willie and Hattie Nelson for approval of a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement in connection with the property at Third Street and Vance Avenue. For more information, call Andy Kitsinger at 575-0540.

15. Motel Developers Meet Different Fates With Council - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

As a whole, the Memphis City Council over the last several years usually has responded to development applications for new motels in the inner city with a mix of incredulity, skepticism and pointed questions for developers.

16. Motel Project Causes Council Tension - Thursday, August 21, 2008

When Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton shows up in the City Council’s committee room, it usually means he wants to make a point – maybe several.

This week, Herenton took the elevator from his office down two floors and waited his turn before the council’s Planning and Zoning Committee to protest plans for a hotel in the inner city neighborhood where he grew up.

17. Memphis Bar Association Members Act Out at Buckman - Monday, October 09, 2006

Oct. 10

The Memphis Bar Association presents "Entertaining Motions" from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Buckman Performing Arts Center, 60 Perkins Road Extended. The production is a parody of legal life featuring music and skits by and for the Memphis legal community. Call 527-3573 for more information.

18. Memphis Bar Association Members Act Out at Buckman - Monday, October 09, 2006

Oct. 10

The Memphis Bar Association presents "Entertaining Motions" from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Buckman Performing Arts Center, 60 Perkins Road Extended. The production is a parody of legal life featuring music and skits by and for the Memphis legal community. Call 527-3573 for more information.

19. Biofuels Industry Revs Up With Milagro Opening - Friday, October 06, 2006

Milagro Biofuels of Memphis LLC is officially open for business.

The alternative fuel company at 61 Keel Ave. is slated to start selling biodiesel once it receives the necessary approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in coming days.

20. Royalty Money Better Late Than Never, Music Heritage Group Insists - Thursday, September 21, 2006

The Stax record label could be headed for a potential rebirth, thanks to Justin Timberlake's announcement Sept. 15 that he wants to build a contemporary version of the iconic label, which started in 1959 as a small record store in South Memphis and later helped launch the careers of music legends like Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.

21. When Opportunity Knocks ... - Wednesday, May 03, 2006

As thousands upon thousands of Memphians and visitors prepare to head to Tom Lee Park for this weekend's Beale Street Music Festival, we are reminded once again that this jewel in the crown of Downtown has become an entertainment staple for our region. The Memphis in May International Festival celebrates Costa Rica this year. But the month-long festival also is a time to celebrate everything that makes Memphis unique.

22. On the Way Down - Wednesday, April 12, 2006

A number of notable building permits have been filed in the Memphis area during 2006's first quarter.

The State of Tennessee filed a $23 million permit for property at 951 Court Ave. in March and is planning to build the new Memphis Mental Health Institute on the site, said John Hundley of TRO, the project's architect.

23. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, June 27, 2005
SBA Presents Community Express Loan Workshops

SBA Offers Community Express Loan Workshops

June 27

The U.S. Small Business Administration and Service Corps of Retired Executives, or SCORE, present Community Express Loan Workshops at 10:30 a....

24. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, September 05, 2003
Standout

Name: Michael Thompson Jr.

Position: director, sports and entertainment marketing

Company: Thompson & Co.

Founded: 1977

Basics: Thompson takes the helm of a new division for the Memphis advertising firm. Directing Memphis...

25. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, August 07, 2003
BioWorks Council to aid

2004 boxing trials

planned for Tunica

Boxing representatives and officials from Tunica County, Miss., announced Wednesday that Tunica will host the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. 

The trials will be held Feb....

26. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Memphis in May

Memphis in May

announces music lineup

Memphis in May International Festival announced the performance lineup Tuesday for the 2003 Beale Street Music Festival. Headliners include Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Jonny Lang, Joe Cocker...