1993: Memphis-based Back Yard Burgers Inc. announced plans to go public with a proposed initial public offering of 1.3 million shares of common stock at a planned price of $6 a share.

2. Seminar Underscores Commercial Sectors’ Highs, Lows - Monday, November 05, 2012

Memphis’ commercial real estate market for the most part appears to mirror national trends, with all four sectors boasting challenges and bright spots so far this year.

That was a message a room full of real estate professionals received when The Daily News hosted its second annual Commercial Real Estate seminar Thursday, Nov.1, at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, sponsored by Magna Bank and Evans Petree PC.

3. Collaborative Zones - Monday, October 08, 2012

The practice of designing office spaces is trending away from inhibiting cubicles and foreboding conference tables and more toward creating collaborative zones.

Tenants are demanding alternatives that cut costs, improve productivity and increase morale. That’s because flexibility is key for modern-day office users, said Heather Averwater, interior designer with brg3s architects.

4. Red Deluxe Subleases Sullivan Space - Friday, September 28, 2012

Two well-known Memphis advertising agencies have inked a unique Downtown office deal.

Red Deluxe Brand Development has subleased 10,400 square feet of office space from Sullivan Branding in the old Smooth Moves building at 85 Union Ave.

5. Red Deluxe Subleases Sullivan Space - Thursday, September 27, 2012

Two well-known Memphis advertising agencies have inked a unique Downtown office deal.

Red Deluxe Brand Development has subleased 10,400 square feet of office space from Sullivan Branding in the old Smooth Moves building at 85 Union Ave.

6. Poplar Transformation - Monday, July 09, 2012

Two big retail deals have recently been inked on the Poplar Avenue corridor, soon filling empty spaces on the city’s busiest street.

A new Family Dollar is going in the old Stringer’s Garden Center site at 2974 Poplar, while Office Depot and Hollywood Feed are going in the former Samuel’s Furniture space at 5502-5510 Poplar, near South Yates Road.

7. Building Owner’s Lawyer Disputes Delay Claims - Friday, May 11, 2012

The attorney for the owners of the building at 118 Madison Ave. facing demolition said Wednesday, May 9, his client is waiting on a city plan for the demolition and is not intentionally trying to delay a resolution that would bring down the barricades blocking a sidewalk and part of the street.

8. Finard Wraps First Phase of Poplar Plaza Renovation - Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Finard Properties LLC has completed the first of many phases in redeveloping Poplar Plaza at Poplar Avenue and South Highland Street – a multimillion-dollar project undertaken to ultimately prepare the center for a new Kroger.

9. Sears to Close 100 to 120 Kmart, Sears Stores - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores to raise cash after a weak holiday shopping season for the retailer.

10. Back into the Fold - Monday, October 03, 2011

Before there was South Bluffs, there was French Fort.

Before the Hernando DeSoto Bridge was built and city zoning regulations placed more distance between commercial, industrial and residential areas, this neighborhood by the trio of older Mississippi River bridges south of Downtown survived in one of the most historic and isolated parts of the city.

11. Tower Revival - Thursday, August 25, 2011

The reversal of fortune for the Downtown tower at the intersection of Main Street and Monroe Avenue, until recently plagued by falling occupancy and an uncertain future, was set in motion in a private meeting one year ago this month.

12. A Bridge to Cross - Monday, March 28, 2011

Martyrs Park sits atop the Chickasaw Bluff and overlooks the Mississippi River, its lone modern sculpture a memorial to victims of the 19th century Yellow Fever epidemics that devastated Memphis from the 1850s through the 1870s.

13. Condo Market Shows Signs of Rejuvenation - Tuesday, May 11, 2010

As the housing market begins a slow but steady comeback, the condominium sector is contributing its part after a particularly dreadful slump.

Shelby County saw 67 condo sales in April, a 5 percent improvement from 64 condo sales in April 2009 and a 24 percent improvement from 54 condo sales in March, according to the latest figures from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

14. Ames Plantation, Other Farms Seek New Revenue Streams - Monday, April 26, 2010

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. – Ames Plantation is a good place for deer with its 18,430 acres straddling the Fayette-Hardeman county lines providing the right habitat to support a healthy deer herd.

15. Downtown Anticipates Residential Uptick - Friday, April 02, 2010

For Downtowner Josh Thomas, it’s about the simple things.

Like how, at the end of a long day at the office, he can unwind with a cigar and watch the sun set over the Mississippi River from the roof of his condo building.

16. DeSoto Officials Eye I-269’s Potential - Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Interstate 69 is dubbed the “NAFTA Highway” after the North American Free Trade Agreement because it will course through the central U.S. from Canada to Mexico, connecting the continent’s three nations.

17. Graceland Too Attracts Offbeat Tourism in Miss. - Thursday, December 31, 2009

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too."

Pound on the door at any hour – seriously, it's OK to arrive at 4 in the morning – and the 67-year-old former auto worker will escort you through his discombobulating, floor-to-ceiling collection of photos, records, figurines, cardboard cutouts, candy wrappers, clocks and other random kitsch featuring the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

18. Housing Divided - Monday, November 23, 2009

A couple of years ago, when Clay Thompson of Memphis decided it was time to stop renting, he set his sights on the Downtown condominium market. He was especially interested in the old warehouses in the South Main Historic Arts District that had been converted to condos.

19. Soul Fish Team Preps for Germantown Expansion - Friday, November 13, 2009

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans, the old saying goes. And that explains why Soul Fish restaurant co-owners Tiger Bryant and Raymond Williams – who long have wanted to expand into neighborhoods beyond their Cooper-Young location – have skipped a step in their plan.

20. There Goes the Neighborhood: New hope emerges in one of Memphis’ roughest areas - Monday, July 06, 2009

Hope and despair have co-existed for a long time along the stretch of Poplar Avenue between Danny Thomas Boulevard and Decatur Street. And for the past two years, the area has seen more change than just about any other inner-city avenue in Memphis.

21. Lamar Crossing Developer Wants To Avoid Foreclosure - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Lamar Crossing Apartments are facing a foreclosure sale on the Shelby County Courthouse steps July 16, but the group that developed them is hoping for another chance to salvage the $11.7 million project.

22. GTx Prepares for Market Launch - Tuesday, May 12, 2009

GTx Inc. is exploring whether to hire its own sales force or partner with another entity as it prepares to transition from a company almost exclusively involved in research and development to one with its own products.

23. Hnedak Bobo Group Grows Firm With Merger - Friday, July 11, 2008

The principals who formed the architecture and design firm Hnedak Bobo Group Inc. nearly 30 years ago have merged with Bullock Smith & Partners, giving the longtime Memphis company 30 new employees, two additional offices and a unified front in this difficult economy.

24. Final Wolf River Ranch Piece in Sight With 34-Acre Sale - Tuesday, June 24, 2008

More than 10 years after bulldozers first moved dirt in Collierville’s Wolf River Ranch, the end is in site for the residential portion of the 350-acre planned development as the final phase of homes nears completion.

25. After the Storm - Monday, April 21, 2008

"The storms may hit but we won't quit."

That's the message flashing in the production area at Hardy Bottling Co. on Raines Road.

The facility, which sustained millions of dollars in damage during the early February tornado that ripped through Southaven and Hickory Hill, opened earlier this month, just as plant owner Carolyn Hardy had hoped.

26. Strip Club Ordinance Raises Ire - Thursday, March 06, 2008

It was the last major issue for the Memphis City Council that left office at the end of 2007.

Its members passed a city ordinance on the first of three readings that would regulate strip clubs and other sexually oriented businesses. And then the council delayed the measure until the newly elected council, with nine new members, took office in January.

27. Realtors Use YouTube, Other Technologies To Enhance Business - Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Since its creation two years ago, YouTube has evolved into an Internet phenomenon. In a short time it has become the place to watch clips of football coaches ranting about sports columnists or weepy teenagers ranting about Britney Spears, just two of the more recent offerings.

28. Age-Restricted Subdivision In Lakeland Points To Growing Trend - Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Keith and David Grant Homes LLC, a division of Grant & Co. Builders, is in the midst of completing the final phase of a development designed for people older than 55.

Sterling Place is an age-restricted community in Lakeland. When it's completed within the next year, the development will have 120 lots, 69 of which already have been sold.

29. Lamar Crossing Apartments' Developers Aim To 'Jump In' to Lamar Corridor Revitalization - Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Lamar Crossing Apartments
At Lamar and Dunn avenues
Permit Cost: $6 million

Project Cost: $11.7 million

30. Filings of Civil Rights Violations By Prisoners Rising - Tuesday, April 17, 2007
     Richard Dean Hartley lost the tip of his right ring finger at West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP) in Henning last August and wants to be compensated for the loss.
     Hartley said the

31. Bankruptcy Surge - Here Again - Thursday, April 12, 2007

At the 3,000-square-foot restaurant Denis Miller opened Downtown in August 2005, customers stride up to a counter as steaks are chopped on a sizzling grill. They proceed to order cheese steak sandwiches in classic Philly style - "wit" onions or "wit-out," according to the friendly reminder that's prominently displayed.

32. Archived Article - Tuesday, February 13, 2007

3800-3810 Hacks Cross Road
Memphis, TN 38125
Sale Amount: $6.9 million

Sale Date: Jan. 24, 2007

33. Self-Storage Comes of Age - Wednesday, August 09, 2006

For the longest time, it was perhaps the runt of the litter in the field of commercial real estate.

But the 120,000-square-foot, climate-controlled, state-of-the-art self-storage facility that H. Keith Russell is building in Horn Lake is a strong example that the entire self-storage industry has grown up.

34. Archived Article - Tuesday, July 25, 2006

67 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
Loan Amount: $24.5 million

Loan Date: July 10, 2006

Maturity Date: n/a

35. Mud Island Area Gets Traffic Help in a Roundabout Way - Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Mud Island residents could be going in circles by early May, as Dixieland Contractors continues building the $750,000 Mud Island roundabout at the intersection of Auction Street and Island Drive.

A roundabout is a type of road junction in which traffic travels in a circle around a central point. Drivers entering a roundabout have to yield to traffic that's already within the loop. The Mud Island Roundabout will be 120 feet in diameter and have two lanes circling a landscaped, two-tiered center.

36. Would You Like to Super Size That? - Thursday, February 09, 2006

Traveling U.S. Highway 64 east into Fayette County is a little like pulling back a veil that separates the headaches of Memphis from a vast, largely untapped rural utopia.

Sights along the way into Fayette include a few modest homes, set back comfortably from the street. Cows and horses roam the wide green expanse. About the only thing breaking up the country scenery are signs posted here and there that announce future real estate developments, reminding visitors that even Fayette's rural isolation will be short lived.

37. County Leaders Look to Regroup During Moratorium - Friday, October 21, 2005

Shelby County Commission member John Willingham didn't add his voice to the chorus last week proclaiming that a new day was dawning in Shelby County.

On Oct. 10, his colleagues on the commission approved a building moratorium in unincorporated parts of Shelby County - which goes into effect one week from today - to curb uncontrolled sprawl, even though similar plans failed in 2000 and 2004.

38. Development Director Makes Career of Compassion - Friday, July 01, 2005

People often associate fund raising with just asking people for money, but according to Cathi Johnson, it's much more than that.

"It's connecting people to something that touches their hearts and makes them feel they've made a difference," she said.

39. Archived Article: G'town Pkwy (lead) - Wednesday, June 30, 2004
ANDY MEEK

Germantown Corridor Continues to Grow

Retail, residential growth attracts further development

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The area of Germantown Parkway near Interstate 40 and south of the 1.1 million-square-foot Wolfchase Gall...

40. Archived Article: Fair1 (lead) - Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Lead

Fairgrounds Has Long Memphis History

Midtown landmark endures myriad of uses, century of change

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When the Mid-South Coliseum opened its doors in 1964, it was probably fitting that its first act was the R...

41. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Real estate agents mark 25 years of service

Real estate agents mark 25 years of service

A testimonial to a companys integrity is the length of time its employees work there, said Harold E. Crye, Crye-Leike Realtors chief executive officer.

...

42. Archived Article: Af (lead) - Friday, November 16, 2001
American Freightways sprucing up

Trucking firm sprucing up Memphis digs

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

The American Freightways customer center office in Memphis is expanding and remodeling in an effort to allocate more space for its local ...

43. Archived Article: Cordova (lead) - Monday, November 06, 2000
Cordova Sub-Division Gets Thumbs Down from City Planners Cordova plan gets thumbs down from OPD By MARY DANDO The Daily News A proposal to develop 149 lots in Cordova now heads to the Memphis City Council after being rejected by city planners. The C...

44. Archived Article: Graphic (resperms) - Tuesday, June 06, 2000
On the home front On the home front Residential construction got into full swing in May as more than $21.3 million in new construction began during the month. Cordova was a construction hotspot with 56 permits issued for $9 million in total value in...

45. Archived Article: Posture P.2 - Thursday, June 01, 2000
Correct posture can ease workday stress Correct posture can ease workday stress When mothers urge their children stand up straight, they may be making an important contribution to their kids future health and well-being. Slouching at a desk all day ...

46. Archived Article: Gov't (ccdc) - Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Hotel project seeks Hotel project seeks development loan By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News A project that would return a Downtown building to its original use will be considered at Thursdays Center City Development Corp. meeting. The Sterick Hotel and...

47. Archived Article: Comm Focus-terrorist - Friday, January 29, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Countering attack Local medical and law enforcement officials prepare united respond in case of a terrorist attack By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Among the disasters that have befallen the Mid-South, earthquakes, fires and ...

48. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, July 14, 1998
Equity Inns Announces Agreement to Purchase Two Hotels in Chicago Equity Inns Inc. has agreed to purchase two hotels to be developed in Chicago. The first hotel is located in downtown Chicago just off Michigan Avenue. The second is located at OHare ...

49. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, July 10, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER   Collierville, Germantown and Arlington are expanding their recreation options with grants recently awarded by the state Department of Environment and Conservation By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Three local municipali...

50. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, July 07, 1998
Homestead Village Inc Homestead Village Inc. opened four properties in June including the Homestead Village Memphis Airport. Other properties opened by the Atlanta-based company were Homestead Village Perimeter Park South in Birmingham, Ala.; Homest...

51. Archived Article: Fazoli's Lj - Thursday, May 21, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Fazolis to open second Memphis restaurant By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The owners of the Memphis Fazolis franchise have started construction on a second restaurant in the area at 3587 Riverdale Road in East Memphis. The new sto...

52. Archived Article: Vvp Lj - Wednesday, October 01, 1997
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53. Archived Article - Thursday, January 02, 1997
Memphis in May accepting Memphis in May accepting volunteer, event applications Memphis in May volunteer applications are now available for the 1997 salute to Brazil, which will highlight the beauty and variety of Brazils culture and people. All typ...

54. Archived Article: Fayette Tax Credit Lj - Wednesday, November 20, 1996
lj 10/5 cates New tax credit program helps existing businesses By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News A new tax credit program that encourages employers to hire individuals from economically disadvantaged areas may open up job opportunities for as many as...

55. Archived Article: Raintree Lj - Wednesday, November 01, 1995
lj 10/5 cates Laney & Brentwood to begin new subdivision in Collierville By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Laney & Brentwood Development Corp. is planning a new 169-lot subdivision in Collierville that will target home buyers looking for home...