VOL. 127 | NO. 171 | Friday, August 31, 2012
The political road to a Shelby Farms Parkway that extends Kirby Parkway through the northwestern edge of Shelby Farms Park to link up with Whitten Road has a few turns and lots of mileage left in it.
Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club mounts civic pride campaign
A few months ago, a contestant from Memphis appeared on the TV game show “Wheel of Fortune.”
Fall River, Mass.-based Millstone Medical Outsourcing LLC is relocating its Memphis operations to a larger Olive Branch facility to broaden services and capacity.
When David Adelman, the U.S. ambassador to Singapore came to Memphis this month, there was more than a little interest from FedEx Corp. in his visit.
From Overton Square to the Hi-Tone Cafe to the Levitt Shell, Midtown Memphis is gearing up to “Rock for Love.”
The new $13 million Regional Forensic Center that formally opened Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 637 Poplar Ave. is the first facility of its kind in West Tennessee that is not a hand-me-down adapted pathology center.
MEMPHIS STANDOUT
In Bryce Daves’ three years in the commercial real estate business, he’s quickly climbed the ranks to lease some 2 million square feet of property.
LOCAL COLUMNISTS
JUST SEND ONE QUIET TRUCK. My friend Joan White died a couple of weeks ago. You may not have known that.
Part one of a two-part series. Successful nonprofit fundraising doesn’t just happen. It takes planning and preparation. It also requires an understanding and agreement regarding the organization’s mission, vision, strategic direction, goals, and financial position. We know that many times people want to begin fundraising right away. “We need money; we don’t have time to do all that,” is a common cry.
MEMPHIS AREA
MEMPHIS (AP) – MAA, formerly Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc., has closed on its acquisition of an apartment complex in Texas.
REGIONAL
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Coast Guard said vessels along the Mississippi River were weathering Tropical Storm Isaac early Thursday and there were no reports of loose barges.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas farmers raced to bring in as much of their corn and rice as they could ahead of Isaac's wind and rain reaching the state.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in July after earning a little more. The increase in income and consumer spending could help boost an economy mired in subpar growth.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at a seasonally adjusted 374,000, suggesting slow improvement in the job market.
REAL ESTATE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of bank-owned homes and those already on the foreclosure path fell sharply in the second quarter, reflecting a thinner slate of properties for sale in many cities as banks take a measured approach to placing homes on the market.