At a recent appearance in Nashville before an audience of 100 clients, friends and employees at the Country Music Hall of Fame, David Waddell of Waddell & Associates Inc. gave his company’s annual state of the union address.

2. Creative Space - Thursday, January 31, 2013

By the time Crosstown Arts occupies space in the 1.5 million-square-foot Sears Crosstown building, it will have completed a solid test run of promoting arts-based community and economic development in Midtown.

3. Rekindling Crosstown - Monday, November 05, 2012

Video artist Chris Miner says one way to explain the redevelopment of the Sears Crosstown building is likening it to the process of creating art.

“You get into it with a general idea of what you want to do, but then you kind of let it take you wherever you are going to go or wherever the piece wants to go,” he said.

4. Sullivan Branding Celebrates Year of Integration - Wednesday, October 24, 2012

In Sullivan Branding’s new digs in the Toyota Center, matted images depicting what inspires each employee adorn the walls.

Principal and CEO Brian Sullivan’s contribution is a picture of Mount Everest. But he’s not actually inspired by the daunting mountain itself or the 2,000 people who have climbed it.

5. Daunting Vision - Tuesday, October 02, 2012

To say the team behind the redevelopment of the nearly 20-year-vacant Sears, Roebuck & Co. Retail and Catalog distribution facility in Midtown’s Crosstown neighborhood has their work cut out for them would be an understatement at best.

6. Electric Charging Stations Create Driver Options - Friday, September 28, 2012

Twelve of the parking spaces outside the visitors center at Shelby Farms Park come with a roof.

Construction of the solar-assisted electric and hybrid vehicle charging stations was completed in September.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Installed in Garages - Monday, September 24, 2012

The Downtown Memphis Commission, through its Downtown Parking Authority, is now offering 12 electric vehicle charging stations for public use in six parking garages.

The equipment and installation costs were funded by San Francisco-based ECOtality, a company that develops environmentally friendly energy systems, and its partner company Blink Network. The Blink Network offers its members discounted access to electric vehicle charging stations throughout the country.

10. First and Ten, First Ever - Friday, August 24, 2012

MOVING THE CHAINS. Georgia scored again while I was throwing up. Georgia and I had already done these things several times in the preceding three hours. Like Tennessee, I didn’t think I had anything left. Very late in the fourth quarter, our offense had gone ice cold and we were down by eight – and my temperature was red hot, up by two. Millions were watching on TV and even ABC’s super-saccharine Chris Schenkel thought Uga had this one all wrapped up.

11. Property Value Among School Bills Board is Examining - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

If a charter school rents or buys an existing public school building in Tennessee, it would have to be at fair market value under one of numerous charter school bills expected to be filed in the Tennessee Legislature this year.

12. ASD Head, MCS Discuss Reforms - Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The head of the state run Achievement School District that will run a set of low-performing schools across the state is beginning specific discussions with Memphis City Schools officials about decisions to come after the new year.

13. Cable Companies to Resell Verizon Wireless Service - Monday, December 05, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Cable companies Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks are giving up on their dreams of creating their own wireless network, opting instead to resell Verizon Wireless service.

14. Schools Planning Commission Hears From Huffman - Friday, December 02, 2011

The schools consolidation planning commission approved the idea Thursday, Dec. 1, of the Shelby County Education Foundation being the middle man for a contract with an education consultant group.

But a contract with Boston Consulting Group isn’t quite ready yet said planning commission member and attorney Christine Richards who is drafting the agreement.

15. New Formula Would Reduce Social Security Increases - Tuesday, November 08, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Just as 55 million Social Security recipients are about to get their first benefit increase in three years, Congress is looking at reducing future raises by adopting a new measure of inflation that also would increase taxes for most families – the biggest impact falling on those with low incomes.

16. Walgreen Says Express Scripts Talks are Stalled - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. reiterated Tuesday that it plans to stop filling prescriptions managed by Express Scripts Inc. on Jan. 1, saying contract renewal negotiations between the companies are stalled.

17. Council One Step Closer to New District Lines - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

On the hottest weekend of the summer so far, candidates looking for votes in the October city elections had some uncertainty to go with the door hangers and other parts of the hand-to-hand campaign process.

18. Council Redistrict Proposal Shakes Up Dists. 1 And 7 - Monday, July 11, 2011
Memphis City Council members have a redistricting proposal that would change council districts 1 and 7 the most.

The redistricting proposal required by the once a decade census was submitted Friday evening, July 8, by council attorney Allan Wade.

19. Health Plans Must Spend Premiums on Medical Care - Tuesday, November 23, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – Health insurance premiums should go for actual medical care – not insurers’ overhead and profits – the Obama administration said Monday in rules that for the first time require the companies to give consumers a rebate.

20. Negotiations Near For Downtown Garage - Monday, June 28, 2010

Negotiations are basically complete between Main Street Parking LLC and Downtown development officials for Main Street Parking – a group that includes hotel developer Greg Averbuch – to take over operation of the Shoppers Garage at 85 N. Front Street.

21. Corner Rebirth - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Thompson & Co. is about five months away from moving into new digs at the corner of Main Street and Union Avenue.

22. Orphanos Foundation Meets Needs of Orphans - Monday, April 19, 2010

The Orphanos Foundation, one of Memphis’ best-kept secrets on the nonprofit front, is more than the story of one person.

But it was the dream and vision of one man that made Orphanos’ success story possible.

23. Business Showcases Green Rehab of Downtown Space - Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The building is nondescript, but the door is the real attention-getter at the new Downtown headquarters of Big River Engineering and Manufacturing.

Built of mahogany boards, the sliding door is solid, tall and handsome.

24. CCC Seeks Management Company For Front Street Garage - Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Center City Commission officials are reviewing bids from companies interested in managing the roughly 425-space parking garage at 85 N. Front St.

25. Docs Deflect Increasing Malpractice Claims - Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Tennessee doctors continue to fend off the vast majority of malpractice suits filed, but the five-year trend is unmistakable: The price of success grows higher every year.

Physicians and their insurance companies traditionally close up to 85 percent of malpractice cases without paying a penny to plaintiffs. But in the latest year of data available, 2007, the cost of those wins was up 17.5 percent, following an 8.4 percent rise a year earlier.

26. 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.

27. Wal-Mart Profit Flat on Impact of Strong Dollar - Friday, May 15, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which posted flat first-quarter earnings Thursday, will spend another summer marketing its wares to families who want to have fun even in hard times.

28. Fred Smith Talks Green: Helps the environment and Fedex's bottom line - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Fred Smith is going green. In the case of the FedEx founder, however, it’s a different shade – something like military fatigue green.

29. Realtors Target First-Time Buyers - Thursday, August 28, 2008

Numbers don’t lie, as the old adage goes. So when Briscoe Ellett sees that 85 percent of the buyers he represented last month were purchasing a home for the first time, he understands how crucial that segment of the real estate market is for his livelihood.

30. Texas Company Moves Quickly To Rejuvenate Raleigh Center - Tuesday, April 15, 2008

A real estate investment group from Texas hopes to breathe new life into a Raleigh shopping center by renovating its exterior and recruiting tenants. In the process, it also hopes to rejuvenate the entire neighborhood.

31. 'The Beat Goes On' - Thursday, October 25, 2007

A little more than a year ago, a representative of Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. floated a business proposition to Rick Roberts, the owner of a one-story brick storefront a few steps from Graceland.

32. New Leaf - Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Instead of spending their summer break in front of television sets or at the pool, 21 Memphis high school students are learning about the history of the Downtown area, from the yellow fever epidemic of the 1800s to the origins of the Pinch District.

33. Fed Up With All the Violence - Friday, May 25, 2007

Earlier this week, Citizens Against Crime, a local grassroots organization formed after a violent assault on a Chickasaw Gardens resident, visited Nashville to urge legislators to do something to crack down on crime in Memphis.

34. Groove is in the Heart - Wednesday, January 31, 2007

"Everything passes, everything changes, just do what you think you should do."

That's a line from an early Bob Dylan song, that most preeminent of folk singers, but it applies as well to Holly Cole, a local folk singer-songwriter who returned to Memphis in 2002 after cutting her teeth in Los Angeles. She had split town after graduating from Cordova High School and first began writing and performing her original material in L.A.

35. At Jim's Place, It's All in the Family - Wednesday, November 22, 2006

When Nick Taras crossed the Atlantic Ocean from mainland Greece in 1910, little did he know he would start a Memphis dining institution.

The opening of Jim's Place Grille in Collierville last month not only marked 85 years of the Taras' Greek-inspired cuisine in Memphis, but it was the 30th anniversary of the Grille's predecessor, Jim's Place East.

36. South Main Area Sees More Development - Thursday, October 20, 2005

One particular block in the South Main Arts District has become the epicenter of a development explosion.

And part of the driving force behind it is developer Stephen Turgeon, who over the past few months has been managing several condominium and townhome projects going up around the intersection of Front Street and Vance Avenue.

37. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Big dreams, small-town feel at Bank of Bartlett

Bank of Bartlett Looks Back, Plans Ahead

Company celebrates 25 years by announcing expansion

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Its not exactly Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, the fictional com...

38. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, April 01, 2003
Evergreen Home Tour

Evergreen Home Tour highlights Overton Park vista

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Lovers of historic architecture, interiors and older homes in general know how difficult it is to resist the temptation to sneak a pe...

39. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, March 11, 2003
More homeowners look to equity for instant cash

More homeowners look to equity for instant cash

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

For years, homeowners have used home equity loans to finance major items, such as renovation projects and c...

40. Archived Article: Bankruptcies (lead) - Thursday, October 10, 2002
By STACEY WIEDOWER

Third quarter bankruptcies show economys slump

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

It seems bad news about the economy is now a permanent fixture on front pages of daily newspapers nationwide.

Although the Memphis are...

41. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Virtual tour market filling up Virtual tour company enters Memphis market By SUE PEASE The Daily News Real estate agent Terri Porter is sold on the home virtual tour service. Those images, which allow a potential homebuyer to look at a panoramic vie...

42. Archived Article: Real Focus (2ndmort) - Tuesday, December 05, 2000
Second Mortgages Bridge the Gap to Home Ownership Second mortgages bridge gap to home ownership By MARY DANDO The Daily News Most people think of a second mortgage as a home equity loan taken out to pay for high priced items, such as a luxury car or...

43. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, November 07, 2000
The monthly luncheon meeting for the Institute of Real Estate Management is Nov The monthly luncheon meeting for the Institute of Real Estate Management is Nov. 16 at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The topic of the luncheon meeting will be te...

44. Archived Article: Bonnie Lane (lead) - Thursday, August 17, 2000
By LAURIE JOHNSON Shopping center next addition for Bonnie Lane office project By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The foundation is set to be poured Monday for a shopping center that will anchor Bonnie Lane Office Centre in Cordova. The 31,000-square-...

45. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, June 28, 2000
Tekkies Inc Kampgrounds of America is taking steps to make sure campers can stay ``wired'' during their vacations. KOA, one of North America's largest networks of commercial campsites with more than 500 locations, recently equipped more than 85 of i...

46. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, April 17, 2000
Mike Orenstein, U Family friendly edging 9-to-5 out the door By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News In March, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced it had taken the final step toward implementing legislation to help federal employees offset th...

47. Archived Article: Real Focus2 - Tuesday, March 14, 2000
Consumers Say Web Content Is Paramount Consumers say Web content is paramount Survey after survey reveals, when it comes to buying or selling homes on the Internet, content remains king. Its no secret that real estate consumers who surf realty Web s...

48. Archived Article: Real Focus (web) - Tuesday, March 14, 2000
Consumers Say Web Content Is Paramount Consumers say Web content is paramount Survey after survey reveals, when it comes to buying or selling homes on the Internet, content remains king. Its no secret that real estate consumers who surf realty Web s...

49. Archived Article: Gov't (mcc) - Thursday, December 31, 1998
A previously rejected request for a planned development at the northeast corner of Overcup Oaks Drive and North Ericson Road is slated for reconsideration at Tuesday's Memphis City Council meeting Proposal would develop 11 acres of vacant land By KA...