Kroger’s Memphis-area shoppers might not have noticed, but the supermarket chain is paying more attention to them these days.

The high-tech proof doesn’t necessarily call attention to itself, but that’s not to say it’s not hidden, either. Television screens mounted near the front of its Memphis stores are a product of Kroger making a big investment a few years ago in new infrared camera technology.

2. Kroger Plans $100 Million Overhaul of Stores - Thursday, April 25, 2013

The footprint of the city’s dominant grocery store will undergo a facelift worth tens of millions of dollars over the next five years.

Kroger’s Memphis-based Delta Division, which operates 115 Kroger grocery stores and 70 fuel centers in five states, is pumping $100 million into its portfolio.

3. Crowne Plaza Hotel Sells Out of Foreclosure - Tuesday, January 08, 2013

300 N. Second St. Memphis, TN 38103

Sale Amount: $9.4 million

Sale Date: Dec. 28, 2012

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. South Main Athletic Club, Cafe Wins $200K Loan - Thursday, August 16, 2012

After some initial concerns by the Center City Development Corp. board, a local development team has received the green light to move forward with its plans to renovate the 26,500-square-foot building at 387 S. Main St. into a mixed-use development that will include an athletic club and café.

7. South Main Athletic Club, Cafe Wins $200K Loan - Wednesday, August 15, 2012

After some initial concerns by the Center City Development Corp. board, a local development team has received the green light to move forward with its plans to renovate the 26,500-square-foot building at 387 S. Main St. into a mixed-use development that will include an athletic club and café.

8. Events - Friday, November 04, 2011

The University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts will recognize filmmaker and writer William Bearden with its 2011 Distinguished Achievement Award in Creative and Performing Arts Friday, Nov. 4, at 11:30 a.m. at the Rendezvous, 52 S. Second St. Tickets are $50 per person and $400 for a table of eight. For more information or tickets, call Patty Bladon at 678-4372 or Sara Rose at 678-5086.

9. Tax Freeze Approved for 115 Union Ave. - Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. has approved a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes benefit for the developers of a mixed-use commercial and residential project at 115 Union Ave.

10. 10-Year PILOT Requested for 115 Union Ave. Project - Tuesday, February 08, 2011

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will vote on a requested 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes benefit for the developers of a mixed-use commercial and residential project at 115 Union Ave.

11. Magnolia Homes to Build New Style in Winstead Farms - Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Four Lots In Winstead Farms
Loan Amount: $971,250

Loan Date: Dec. 7, 2010
Maturity Date: Dec. 10, 2011
Borrower: Magnolia Homes Inc.
Lender: Regions Bank NA

12. Events - Friday, November 19, 2010

The Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis will hold an open house Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the college, located on Central Avenue near the Zach Curlin intersection. The open house is geared to middle school, high school and community college students and will provide the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, students and alumni and take guided tours. To register, call 678-4933 or visit www.memphis.edu/herff/eday/index.php.

13. SurgiVision Gets FDA Approval - Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Memphis-based SurgiVision Inc. has received FDA clearance to begin marketing the first of its medical imaging devices and is moving forward with its initial public offering.

14. Get Tough - Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Markets climb the proverbial wall of worry and pullbacks allow them to reassess, flush out the weak hands and recommit capital in more promising areas.

Now traders have taken the S&P 500 down more than 12 percent. Here are the threats, their downside influences and key metrics that confirm or deny their legitimacy.

15. Events - Friday, December 04, 2009

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold a seminar today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UTHSC, 800 Madison Ave. The seminar will discuss HIV/AIDS in the Mid-South. For more information, call 218-5511.

16. CCRFC to Consider PILOT Updates - Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Among the items on tap for today’s Center City Revenue Finance Corp. meeting are a few housekeeping items related to updating payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements.

17. Building Permit Filed For General Washburn Apts. - Tuesday, January 20, 2009

56 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $5.7 Million

Project Cost: $8 million
Permit Date: Applied January 2009
Completion: Fall 2009
Owner: Downtown Developers LLC
Tenant: Downtown Developers LLC
Contractor: Naylor Construction
Architect: Blackledge Architecture PC

18. Entercom’s Move Done by Feb., GM Says - Friday, December 05, 2008

In 2006, Entercom Memphis LLC acquired three radio stations, doubling its broadcast footprint. Earlier this year, it signed a lease to move into 18,000 square feet at Moriah Woods business park, doubling its office space.

19. CCDC to Discuss Loan Extension - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Center City Development Corp. board of directors today will discuss a variety of items including a monthly financial report, loan closing analysis and various topics related to development loans the group routinely makes available.

20. Commercial Real Estate Tumbles - Friday, August 22, 2008

After a prolonged and prosperous ride, commercial real estate stumbled in the past year with no signs of regaining its balance anytime soon.

Just 998 commercial sales were made in Shelby County from August 2007 through July 2008, down 17.6 percent from 1,211 sales during the previous 12-month period, according to the latest data from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

21. CCC to Discuss Pinch, Harbor Plans - Thursday, June 26, 2008

The Center City Commission’s board of directors today will discuss a variety of items, including a development plan update for the Pinch District and Wolf River Harbor areas Downtown. The board also will get reports from a variety of CCC committees and departments.

22. CCRFC to Consider Linden Yards PILOT Extension - Tuesday, June 10, 2008

At today’s Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board meeting, members will consider a request from Linden Yards LLC to extend its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement in connection with the property at 680, 708 and 713 Linden Ave.

23. Former Blue Light Studios Closer to Apt. Conversion - Tuesday, May 27, 2008

A historic renovation project in Downtown Memphis that involves turning a vacant building at 115 Union Ave. into space for 18 apartments as well as commercial and office use is moving forward.

The Center City Development Corp.’s board of directors has approved a $76,000 development loan for the project, the backers of which anticipate spending $4 million to renovate the building. The Center City Commission’s Design Review Board signed off on the project’s design plans earlier this month.

24. Center City to Discuss Pepperite Renovation - Friday, May 23, 2008

The Center City Commission board of directors will meet today to discuss various Downtown development projects, including a request from the Pepperite Printing Co. Inc. at 321 S. Main St.

The company, which opened in 1943, wants to renovate and restore that building’s façade to re-create the appearance of its former historic storefront.

25. CCDC to Discuss Two Development Loans - Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Center City Development Corp.’s board of directors today will discuss development loan applications for real estate projects at 115 Union Ave. and 321 S. Main St.

The board also will discuss a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) redirection request for The Grade Hotel and Lofts at 60 S. Front St.

26. 115 Union Project Seeks Youth Appeal - Thursday, May 15, 2008

Not everyone who wants to live in Downtown Memphis can afford to pay the six- or seven-figure sum that goes with owning a condominium.

That’s what the development group behind one of Downtown’s latest real estate projects had in mind when it bought and began the process of renovating the four-story brick building at 115 Union Ave. The building, which is more than 100 years old and is the former home of the photography business Blue Light Studio, is being turned into a new residential space.

27. DRB to DiscussCourt Annex Project - Wednesday, May 07, 2008
     The Center City Commission Design Review Board today will hear from developers regarding a proposal to build a five-story building for mixed residential and commercial uses at 110 N. Court Ave.
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28. Wal-Mart Lawsuit Could Affect 1.5 Million Women - Monday, February 19, 2007

When she left high school at age 17, Joyce Moody imagined striking out from her home in North Mississippi to attend business school in Memphis.

She instead settled on cosmetology school, then dropped out and made do with a variety of jobs - working at a piano factory, then later on the night shift at a telephone manufacturing factory where she installed ringers in phones.

29. Old Union Planters Building Gets Major Facelift - Tuesday, June 20, 2006

With the Center City Commission (CCC) listing 1,065 condominiums in the Downtown market and with more on the way, a Dallas-based residential development company has decided to go in a different direction.

30. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, August 11, 2003
July 10

Calendar of Events Aug. 11-17 Aug. 12

The Bartlett Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holiday Inn-Sycamore View, 6101 Shelby Oaks Drive. A presentation will be given by Lifeblood of Memphis. Cos...

31. Archived Article: Lucb Lj - Friday, October 15, 1999
Site plans for a new Starbucks coffee LUCB approves site plans for distribution, office and retail projects By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Site plans for a new distribution facility, two office buildings, a Super D drugstore and a Starbucks coffee...

32. Archived Article: Landmarks - Wednesday, June 23, 1999
Landmarks to discuss Memphis Landing walkway Landmarks to discuss cobblestone walkway By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The Memphis Landmarks Commission will discuss plans today with city officials for a proposed temporary walkway across the Mississi...

33. Archived Article: Time-warner Lj - Friday, January 09, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Time Warner to move Downtown center By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Time Warner Communications is moving its Downtown customer service center to the Pembroke Square Building at 115 Main St. The company closed its former Downtown c...

34. Archived Article: Elec Comm Cnst Lj - Wednesday, November 13, 1996
lj 10/5 cates New facility to bring county voting machines out of the heat, cold By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The Shelby County Election Commission has gotten the green light from county officials to break ground on a long-awaited storage facili...

35. Archived Article: Chg Goodlett - Wednesday, March 20, 1996
03-20 CHG Goodlett $10 million in office construction underway at Goodlett Farms By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Construction started last week on two major office projects at Goodlett Farms, a 300-acre office park south of I-40 near Whitten Roa...