Karl Dean, the Democratic nominee for governor, says each of the 61 days he has campaigned in Memphis, someone has complained that the city has “been cut adrift by the state of Tennessee.”

2. Democratic Nominee for Governor Pledges Bigger State Role in Memphis Economic Development - Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Karl Dean, the Democratic nominee for governor, says each of the 61 days he has campaigned in Memphis, someone has complained that the city has “been cut adrift by the state of Tennessee.”

3. As Expected, Study Shows Memphis Lags Behind Peer Cities in Economic Development - Friday, August 10, 2018

Greater Memphis Chamber leaders say they’re moving aggressively to improve economic development efforts after a new study confirmed what they already suspected: that Memphis and Shelby County are at a serious competitive disadvantage to a number of peer communities.

4. Opioid Litigation, FedExForum NonCompete Top Local Law Developments - Saturday, April 21, 2018

Here are some of the legal issues making news in recent months.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says lawsuits by local prosecutors over the opioid epidemic are complicating his efforts to reach a multistate settlement with drug companies. In response, the prosecutors, who represent about half of Tennessee's counties, say local communities lose out when lawsuits like theirs are rolled into one settlement.

5. Coletta to Lead Changing Riverfront Development Corp. - Monday, March 26, 2018

The new president and CEO of the Riverfront Development Corp. will oversee changes in the organization that runs the city riverfront under a contract with the city. The changes include more of an emphasis on raising private money for the city’s riverfront plan as well as a name change to be announced later.

6. 25 Tennessee Communities Get Economic Development Grants - Friday, March 23, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Twenty-five communities in Tennessee are receiving more than $9.6 million in grants to help them attract economic development projects.

Gov. Bill Haslam said in a news release that the Site Development Grants announced Wednesday are intended to help rural communities finalize infrastructure and engineering improvements for project-ready, certified economic development sites.

7. Agricenter Master Plan Hopes to Serve as a ‘Compass’ for Future Development - Thursday, February 1, 2018

Agricenter International hosts more than 1.3 million visitors a year and has an economic impact on the region of more than $500 million, but those numbers could soon balloon as it looks to build its 20-year Strategic Business Plan and Conceptual Master Plan.

8. New Owners of Downtown Hotel Seeking PILOT Transfer, Bakery Development Project Progressing - Saturday, January 6, 2018

Richmond, Virginia-based Apple Hospitality REIT is seeking an assignment from the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. in order to complete the purchase of the Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis – Beale Street located at 175 Peabody Place in Downtown Memphis.

9. New Owners of Downtown Hotel Seeking PILOT Transfer, Bakery Development Project Progressing - Friday, January 5, 2018

Richmond, Virginia-based Apple Hospitality REIT is seeking an assignment from the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. in order to complete the purchase of the Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis – Beale Street located at 175 Peabody Place in Downtown Memphis.

10. Memphis Habitat Unveils New Housing Development Plans, Fundraising Goal - Friday, December 15, 2017

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis has unveiled plans for its newest housing development: a 32-lot subdivision called Cedar Heights in South Memphis’ Castalia Heights neighborhood. The Wednesday, Dec. 13, announcement was part of a larger slate of goals and events to celebrate the local chapter’s 35th anniversary.

11. Memphis Habitat Unveils New Housing Development, Fundraising Goal - Thursday, December 14, 2017

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis has unveiled plans for its newest housing development: a 32-lot subdivision called Cedar Heights in South Memphis’ Castalia Heights neighborhood. The Wednesday, Dec. 13, announcement was part of a larger slate of goals and events to celebrate the local chapter’s 35th anniversary.

12. Banks Behind 2 Large Lakeland Residential Developments - Thursday, November 16, 2017

Plans for more than 200 acres of residential development in Lakeland will go before the city’s joint Municipal Planning and Design Review Commission on Thursday, Nov. 16.

The larger of the two projects, known as Chapel Woods, is a 214-lot, 126.4-acre residential development being planned by Evolve Bank & Trust.

13. Editorial: Fairgrounds Redevelopment Is About More Than Buildings - Saturday, November 11, 2017

The Mid-South Fairgrounds contains parking lots, a few buildings, a stadium and an arena in a central location. What we project onto that is another matter, as the question of what to do at the Fairgrounds opens up a closet where resentment is packed in with a hatbox or two of gilded memories and a file cabinet of plans.

14. Sports Complex Remains Driver of Fairgrounds Redevelopment Plan - Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Parts of the city’s tentative plan for redevelopment of the Mid-South Fairgrounds may still come and go and the cost estimates could vary. But Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration made it clear at a Monday, Nov. 6, public meeting to unveil the most specific plan yet that a youth sports tournament complex is the anchor and driver of the financing for a redevelopment covering 175 acres.

15. Demolition Begins at Mall to Make Way for Lake District Development - Friday, October 27, 2017

With so much uncertainty surrounding the Lake District development recently, there was a noticeable sense of relief in the air Wednesday, Oct. 25, developers, curious onlookers and Lakeland officials were on hand to witness the project take its first visible steps forward.

16. Designs for 3 Downtown Redevelopment Projects Approved - Thursday, October 12, 2017

Plans for three prominent Downtown redevelopment projects received the architectural green light Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 11, from the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board.

Developer 495 TN Partners, which includes partners William Orgel, Jay Lindy and Adam Slovis, will be able to begin construction on Phase II of the Tennessee Brewery development at the southeast corner of Tennessee Street and Butler Avenue in the South Main Historic Arts District.

17. Group Eyes State Ruling to Bar Development by Civil War Fort - Tuesday, October 10, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee group wants a state ruling to block Nashville development plans near a Civil War fort.

The Friends of Fort Negley's petition Monday asks the Tennessee Historical Commission to declare the fort and 21 acres nearby as protected grounds.

18. EDR Gets Predevelopment Nod for MSU Housing Project - Tuesday, August 22, 2017

EdR, also called Education Realty Trust Inc., has announced that its predevelopment agreement for the College View housing development project at Mississippi State University has been approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

19. Strickland Reopens Fairgrounds Redevelopment Planning - Thursday, August 3, 2017

By the end of the year, the administration of Mayor Jim Strickland plans to have a specific enough plan for Fairgrounds redevelopment to take an application for a Tourism Development Zone to state officials for approval.

20. Binghampton, Uptown Redevelopment Efforts Move Forward While Waiting for the CRA - Tuesday, August 1, 2017

If Binghampton can get a proposal for tax increment financing (TIF) approved by the end of the year, it would mean an immediate $332,000 in capital and an estimated $26 million over the 30-year life of the TIF zone to sustain and further grow commercial and residential development in the area.

21. Kroger Delays Development Of Arlington Marketplace - Saturday, July 29, 2017

The Kroger Co. has announced it is putting the proposed Kroger Marketplace location in Arlington on hold indefinitely.

22. Kroger Delays Development Of Arlington Marketplace - Friday, July 28, 2017

The Kroger Co. has announced it is putting the proposed Kroger Marketplace location in Arlington on hold indefinitely.

23. YMCA Opening Child Development Center in Lakeland - Monday, July 10, 2017

The YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South is opening its first Child Development Center in Lakeland, in the old Funtimes Learning Center facility.

The newly remodeled YMCA Child Development Center at 2935 Lakeland Hills Drive will work with parents to support children 6 weeks to 5 years old with new state-of-the-art classroom furniture, equipment, toys and supplies.

24. Peer Power Hires Dennis Ring As Development Director - Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Dennis Ring has joined the Peer Power Foundation as director of development. In his new role, he is responsible for spearheading and cultivating development and donor relations efforts for the 12-year-old organization, which serves more than 1,000 students using a peer-to-peer tutoring method.

25. EDGE Approves Pair of Inner City Development Loans - Friday, June 9, 2017

Two Memphis businesses are set to receive Inner City Economic Development loans to improve their facilities.

The Economic Development Growth Engine finance committee voted Wednesday, June 7, to award a $20,000 loan to HopeWorks, located at 3337 Summer Ave. in Highland Heights, and a $19,000 loan to Orca Printing, located at 1808 September Ave. in Southeast Memphis. The forgivable ICED loans will help offset the costs of physical improvements to their locations.

26. Chase Carlisle Leaving One Beale Development Firm - Monday, April 10, 2017

Chase Carlisle is leaving his role as director of real estate and development for Carlisle Corp., the Memphis-based firm behind the Hotel Chisca redevelopment and proposed One Beale project.

27. Community Groups Working to Bridge Economic Development Gaps - Saturday, April 1, 2017

When a $1 million award for North Memphis was announced recently, it signaled an opportunity to bring change to those communities.

North Memphis received a $1 million award through the Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC) that went to the Memphis Partners for Resilient Communities. But in the Klondike and Smokey City neighborhoods of North Memphis, work has been underway for years to support the people who live and work there in the form of the Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corp.

28. Portfolio Featuring Highland Row Development Up for Sale - Tuesday, March 14, 2017

A 13-property portfolio that includes the Highland Row mixed-use development near the University of Memphis has been put on the market for sale or recapitalization by CBRE Group Inc. on behalf of Indianapolis-based Milhaus.

29. New Leader at UT-Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities - Friday, March 10, 2017

Dr. Bruce Keisling has been named the executive director of the UT-Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities and Shainberg Chair of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

30. Palazzolo Says Germantown Maximizing Commercial Development Where it Can - Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Just a few years ago, Germantown leaders were worried. Sales tax revenues were down in the recession and the city had annexed the last of its reserve area.

Looking back on it, Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo admits it was a challenge. The perspective has changed as the recession has lifted.

31. Memphis 3.0 Plan Weighs Scale Of Development - Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Office towers close to smaller-scale retail or residential development is one of the themes in the still emerging plan for the expansion of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the Pinch district.

32. City Hall City Leaders Prepare for Pre-Thanksgiving Town Hall on Pinch District Development - Wednesday, November 9, 2016

A town hall meeting Nov. 22 on the city’s plan for redevelopment of the Pinch District Downtown should be the last session to gather public input, said the Memphis City Council member whose district includes the Pinch.

33. Char Restaurant Opens In Highland Row Development - Wednesday, October 19, 2016

New restaurant Char is now open in Highland Row.

The steakhouse began serving lunch and dinner Monday, Oct. 10.

The 6,000-square-foot restaurant includes a main dining area, piano bar and two private dining rooms, with total seating capacity for 215 guests.

34. EDGE Approves Trio of Inner-City Development Loans - Monday, September 12, 2016

The Finance Committee of the Memphis-Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine has approved three grants for inner-city businesses.

April House Premier, at 5650 Mt. Moriah Road, will receive an $8,255 Inner City Economic Development loan. The funds will go toward facade improvements and plumbing and electrical upgrades at the 3,400-square-foot restaurant. Through the Workforce Investment Network, April House Premier will also launch an apprenticeship program for young adults interested in the culinary arts.

35. Tennessee State University Planning Development Project - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee State University is planning an 84-acre development project along the Cumberland River.

The Cumberland City at TSU project will include restaurants, retail stores, a hotel, a library and research centers, The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2c7Jn2c) reported.

36. Whitehaven’s Big Week Moves Needle on Long-Held Development Plans - Monday, August 15, 2016

The land has been cleared for quite a while where apartment complexes once stood and a big back parking lot was. You can see parts of it from the steps of Graceland.

On Monday, Aug. 15, the day that Elvis fans mark the anniversary of his death with a candlelight vigil, leaders of Elvis Presley Enterprises will announce more details of the $45 million, 200,000-square-foot Graceland West project.

37. Boyle Expanding Schilling Farms Development - Saturday, July 16, 2016

Construction is nearing completion on several new projects at Schilling Farms on an 11-acre site at the corner of Schilling and Winchester boulevards.

A new 50,000-square-foot Class A office building opens at 255 Schilling Blvd. Half of the space is pre-leased to Helena Chemical Co. and the other 25,000 square feet of ground-floor space is available for office or retail uses.

38. The Casual Pint Coming to Highland Row Development - Saturday, June 25, 2016

In addition to its recent announcement about buying a Philadelphia area shopping center, Memphis-based Poag Shopping Centers said a new market store and bar called The Casual Pint will open on Highland Row near the University of Memphis this fall.

39. Retail, Amenities Embellish Highland Row Development - Monday, May 9, 2016

Highland Row, a mixed-use development sprawling across an entire block in the University of Memphis area, will see its first residents this summer.

Construction began in February on the three-building project located along Highland Street between Midland and Eastland avenues.

40. Memphis Consultant Says Airport Area ‘Gone’ for Hotel Development - Saturday, May 7, 2016

One of the last remaining hotels near Memphis International Airport has sold in foreclosure for the second time in less than five years.

Chuck Pinkowski, a local hotel consultant with Pinkowski & Co., said that a multimillion-dollar renovation couldn’t save the Holiday Inn from a declining hotel market.

41. GOP Lawmaker Questions Haslam's Secret $30M Development Deal - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A state senator on Tuesday questioned fellow Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to earmark $30 million for an undisclosed economic development project in Tennessee.

42. GM Buys Software Company to Speed Autonomous Car Development - Monday, March 14, 2016

DETROIT (AP) – With hopes of speeding development of self-driving cars, General Motors has acquired a small software company that's been testing vehicles on the streets of San Francisco.

43. Work Begins On Brewery Development - Thursday, February 25, 2016

502 Tennessee St.
Memphis, TN 38103

Permit Amount: $4.5 million

Application Date: Feb. 18, 2016

Tenant: Brewery Master Tenant LLC

Architect: LRK Architects

Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors

44. Yellen: Too Early to Determine Impact of Global Developments - Friday, February 12, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cautioned Thursday that global economic pressures pose risks to the U.S. economy but said it's too soon to know whether those risks are severe enough to alter the Fed's interest-rate policies.

45. EDGE Grants Development Loans to 4 Inner-City Businesses - Friday, February 5, 2016

Memphis’ inner-city neighborhoods garnered $79,000 in business development loans at the Feb. 3 meeting of the Memphis-Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine’s finance committee.

46. Boyd: Tennessee Shifting to ‘Product Development’ Site Selection - Thursday, February 4, 2016

Elected officials are going to say it if they talk long enough about economic development.

They will talk about how quality of life plays a role in business growth, specifically the move or expansion of corporations into a city or region they weren’t in previously.

47. Le Bonheur CEO Talks Big Development Projects on Tap - Monday, January 25, 2016

It’s something of an understatement to say that Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has big plans for 2016 and beyond.

Walking through several of the big-budget development projects on tap for the hospital over the short and long term, Le Bonheur president and CEO Meri Armour describes this as a consequential moment for the 2,300-employee health care organization. Expansions of service, facilities, treatment and more are all on the way for a hospital built around the fact that inside the 100 mile-radius around Memphis, according to Armour, there are about 1.6 million children.

48. Central Station Lease Approved, Clearing Path to Redevelopment - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Dec. 1, the 99-year lease of Central Station by private developers from the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

The group plans to develop the property – including the train station – into a mixed-use project to include a movie theater, expanded market place, apartments and a hotel.

49. Central Station Lease Approved, Clearing Path to Redevelopment - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Dec. 1, the 99-year lease of Central Station by private developers from the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

The group plans to develop the property – including the train station – into a mixed-use project to include a movie theater, expanded market place, apartments and a hotel.

50. Central Station Lease Approved, Clearing Path to Redevelopment - Thursday, December 3, 2015

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Dec. 1, the 99-year lease of Central Station by private developers from the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

The group plans to develop the property – including the train station – into a mixed-use project to include a movie theater, expanded market place, apartments and a hotel.

51. Memphis Council to Consider Graceland Plaza Development - Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Memphis City Council members vote Tuesday, Nov. 17, on Elvis Presley Enterprises’ plan to redevelop Graceland Plaza into an entertainment complex.

The 46-acre complex, located on the west side of Elvis Presley Boulevard, will include two restaurants, a soundstage, new retail development and two new museums, including a car museum.

52. DMC Eyes More PILOTs for ‘High-Impact’ Development - Thursday, October 15, 2015

The proposed Midtown mixed-use development at McLean Boulevard and Union Avenue has turned a corner with newly approved tax breaks.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Center City Revenue Finance Corp., an affiliate board of the Downtown Memphis Commission, approved a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentive to support the residential, retail and grocery project.

53. Collierville Sites Being Groomed to Attract Industrial Development - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Cartwright Farms in the Collierville Commerce Center is a 165-acre lot well positioned for new industrial activity.

It has the infrastructure and utilities capability. It is served by U.S. 72, which just underwent a $20 million five-lane expansion. It’s shovel-ready. It’s one of the largest pieces of Collierville’s 500 acres zoned industrial. All it needs is a little statewide attention.

54. Work Begins Saddle Creek Redevelopment's Next Phase - Saturday, August 1, 2015

Trademark Property Co. has broken ground on the second phase of redevelopment at Saddle Creek.

That next phase focuses on enhancements to the north side of the property, and combined with the initial phase now nearing completion, the redevelopment efforts will add about 25,000 square feet of new retail space.

55. Work Begins on Next Phase Of Saddle Creek Redevelopment - Monday, July 27, 2015

Trademark Property Co. has broken ground on the second phase of redevelopment at Saddle Creek.

That next phase focuses on enhancements to the north side of the property, and combined with the initial phase now nearing completion, the redevelopment efforts will add about 25,000 square feet of new retail space.

56. Robert Montague Leaving Binghampton Development - Saturday, June 27, 2015

After 11 years of leading the charge to revive the Binghampton community, Robert Montague is leaving the top post at the Binghampton Development Corp.

57. Robert Montague Leaving Binghampton Development - Thursday, June 25, 2015

After 11 years of leading the charge to revive the Binghampton community, Robert Montague is leaving the top post at the Binghampton Development Corp.

58. Design Board OKs Universal Life Redevelopment - Saturday, June 6, 2015

Developers of the Universal Life building have cleared a key regulatory hurdle.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board on Wednesday, June 3, approved architects Jimmie Tucker and Juan Self’s plans to redevelop the historic property at Danny Thomas Boulevard and Linden Avenue.

59. Design Review Board OKs Universal Life Redevelopment - Friday, June 5, 2015

Developers of the Universal Life building have cleared a key regulatory hurdle.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board on Wednesday, June 3, approved architects Jimmie Tucker and Juan Self’s plans to redevelop the historic property at Danny Thomas Boulevard and Linden Avenue.

60. Methodist North Gets New Development Official - Saturday, May 23, 2015

Methodist North Hospital has a new program director of community development.

Ashante Hodges will be responsible for helping expand Methodist North’s service area and the coordination of community outreach activities, among other things.

61. Methodist North Gets New Development Official - Friday, May 22, 2015

Methodist North Hospital has a new program director of community development.

Ashante Hodges will be responsible for helping expand Methodist North’s service area and the coordination of community outreach activities, among other things.

62. City Council Again Rejects Belle Meade Development - Saturday, April 25, 2015

Four years after the Memphis City Council rejected a two-lot residential subdivision in the Belle Meade area of East Memphis, the developer returned to the council this week seeking approval of the same project.

63. City Council Again Rejects Belle Meade Development - Friday, April 24, 2015

Four years after the Memphis City Council rejected a two-lot residential subdivision in the Belle Meade area of East Memphis, the developer returned to the council this week seeking approval of the same project.

64. Heritage Trail Redevelopment Plan Resurfaces - Thursday, April 16, 2015

A long-delayed city plan to remake a large swath of Downtown’s southern end appears to be making a comeback.

Memphis Housing and Community Development director Robert Lipscomb said Tuesday that the city expects to receive good news on the Heritage Trail development plan sometime this year.

65. County Commission Approves Kings Pointe Development - Wednesday, February 11, 2015

On Monday, Feb. 9, Shelby County Commissioners approved a planned development at Riverdale Road and Kings Crown Drive as the King’s Pointe planned development.

The plan is to build 220 units of townhouses and multi-family apartments with a clubhouse and other amenities.

66. Greenprint Maps Plan for 25-Year Development - Friday, February 6, 2015

Open a trail or bike lane in the Memphis area and one of the first questions will be about how it links up to other trails or greenlines or bike lanes.

The Mid-South Regional Greenprint Plan is the answer and the guide to those questions with a long-term 25-year plan that maps out a proposed regional trail system to be built in pieces over the quarter of a century scope of the plan.

67. Ruling Allows Closure of Tennessee Developmental Center - Monday, February 2, 2015

A federal judge has accepted the state’s proposal to close Tennessee’s last large facility housing mentally disabled people by the end of next June.

Media report that Judge Kevin Sharpe issued his ruling on Thursday, about a week after hearing arguments in Nashville for and against the closure of the Greene Valley Developmental Center in Greenville, which has nearly 100 residents and about 600 workers.

68. State Agrees to Close Developmental Center - Tuesday, January 13, 2015

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – State officials have agreed to close a large facility in East Tennessee that houses mentally disabled people, but local officials say they will argue to keep it open.

69. Paragon Hires Business Development Officer - Monday, January 12, 2015

Paragon Bank has added a business development officer who’s also a veteran of a prominent Memphis investment firm.

70. New Details Emerge About Tennessee Brewery Redevelopment - Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The long-vacant Tennessee Brewery Downtown could be reborn as a largely residential project, according to new details about the pending redevelopment.

The development team behind the brewery project at 495 Tennessee St. is considering renovating the current building into residential units, the ground-up construction of a new residential building adjacent to the existing structure and a new parking garage with ground floor commercial space to be built directly across the street.

71. Grizz Development Team to Play at FedExForum - Monday, October 27, 2014

The Memphis Grizzlies’ NBA Development League affiliate, the Iowa Energy, will play the Miami Heat’s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, at FedExForum. Doors open at 4 p.m.

72. Comprehensive Pharmacy Services Names Hughes Head of Development - Saturday, September 6, 2014

Memphis-based Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, the nation's largest pharmacy services provider, has announced the appointment of Gentry Hughes as executive vice president, development.

Hughes will be responsible for leading the company's national and regional accounts and channel relationships. Hughes is a health care industry veteran, and is joining CPS after a 15-year career at GE Healthcare, where he spent the last five years as head of the company's U.S. Clinical System Sales and Marketing Division. He's also held leadership positions at Symphony Health Services, Harlan Laboratories and Dynavox. He attended the University of Kentucky and completed his graduate studies at Marquette University.

73. Editorial: Seeking Creative Solutions for Economic Development - Saturday, September 6, 2014

Among the critical issues facing FedEx outside of the courts is the company’s continued expansion and where its Memphis hub figures into that.

Few in the current arc of the ongoing debate and discussion about payments-in-lieu-of-taxes quarrel with the use of the tax incentives when it comes to FedEx.

74. Graceland Area Could Have Its Own Industrial Development Board - Monday, August 4, 2014

A proposed Graceland Tourism Development Zone would have its own industrial development board under a proposal the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will take Tuesday, Aug. 5, to the Memphis City Council for discussion.

75. Graceland Industrial Development Board Proposed - Friday, August 1, 2014

A proposed Graceland Tourism Development Zone would have its own Industrial Development Board under a proposal the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will take Tuesday, Aug. 5, to the Memphis City Council for discussion.

76. Kitsinger Continues Downtown Work With The Development Studio - Monday, June 23, 2014

As an architect and planner, Andy Kitsinger worked on large projects whose scale immediately changed areas, even as they were being built.

And he’s also worked on developments and projects that are smaller – sometimes part of the ripple effect of larger projects, but no less important or influential.

77. City Council Approves Shady Grove Development - Saturday, May 24, 2014

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, May 20, a 22-lot residential planned development at the southeast corner of Shady Grove Road and Interstate 240 by Greenbrier Partners LLC.

78. City Council Approves Shady Grove Development - Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, May 20, a 22-lot residential planned development at the southeast corner of Shady Grove Road and Interstate 240 by Greenbrier Partners LLC.

79. Bringhurst Joins CBIZ As Development Manager - Saturday, January 18, 2014

The Memphis office of CBIZ MHM LLC has a new business development manager.

Drew Bringhurst joins the office with more than 10 years of experience in sales, marketing and human resources. He most recently served as New Job Fever’s vice president of sales and marketing.

80. Bringhurst Joins CBIZ as Business Development Manager - Friday, January 17, 2014

The Memphis office of CBIZ MHM LLC has a new business development manager.

Drew Bringhurst joins the office with more than 10 years of experience in sales, marketing and human resources. He most recently served as New Job Fever’s vice president of sales and marketing.

81. Arlington Developmental Center Court Case Ends After 21 Years - Friday, December 6, 2013

The Federal Court lawsuit over conditions at the Arlington Developmental Center is over after 21 years.

U.S. District Court Judge Jon McCalla formally closed the case Wednesday, Dec. 4, by entering an order and final judgment in the court for the Western District of Tennessee.

82. County Leaders Blast Fairgrounds Tourism Development Zone Financing Plan - Monday, October 14, 2013

Shelby County government leaders say a city plan to use incremental sales tax revenue within a tourism development zone to revitalize the Fairgrounds will take the share of that revenue that goes to Shelby County Schools.

83. EDGE Awarded Funds for Economic Development - Saturday, October 5, 2013

The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County was awarded $3.7 million in federal funding to help create jobs, support economic diversification and encourage entrepreneurship.

84. EDGE Awarded Funds for Economic Development - Monday, September 30, 2013

The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County was awarded $3.7 million in federal funding to help create jobs, support economic diversification and encourage entrepreneurship.

85. Bigger Joins TriMetis as Business Development Specialist - Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Lauren Bigger has joined preclinical services company TriMetis, a subsidiary of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, as a business development specialist. In her new role, Bigger will work with the operations and scientific teams to drive new projects for the TriMetis specialized laboratory and manage the sales and protocol review processes.

86. Gathering Targets Region’s Workforce Development - Wednesday, September 4, 2013

When state officials gather at The University of Memphis University Center Wednesday, Sept. 4, to talk about workforce training, it won’t be with a check in hand to lead the effort.

State Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville, who organized the 8:30 a.m. to noon session, wants state labor commissioner Burns Phillips and others from Nashville to listen to details of the training programs local business and higher education leaders have cobbled together over the last three years.

87. Christ Community Health Services Names Hollabaugh Development Director - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Bonnie Hollabaugh has joined nonprofit Christ Community Health Services, the largest primary care provider in Memphis, as director of development. Hollabaugh’s nonprofit development experience includes extensive work with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis, Girls Inc. of Memphis and Hutchison School.

88. Flagler Development Files Loans on Three CVS Stores - Thursday, July 25, 2013

Affiliates of Coral Gables, Fla.-based commercial real estate firm Flagler have filed loans on three Memphis CVS properties – 2115 Union Ave. in Midtown, 3516 Highland St. in East Memphis and 786 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova.

89. Tennessee Receives Grant for Workforce Development - Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce has announced the United States Department of Labor awarded the state $697,963 for exceeding all performance goals that were set for the state’s workforce development and education activities.

90. Baker Donelson Taps Biggs For Economic Development Team - Saturday, April 6, 2013

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has tapped attorney Lodie Biggs to be the new chair of the firm’s economic development team.

Biggs is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office and frequently represents companies locating or expanding within Tennessee and other jurisdictions. He also helps companies in negotiating and securing tax and other economic development incentives for their investments in the community.

91. Baker Donelson Taps Biggs as Economic Development Chair - Thursday, April 4, 2013

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has tapped attorney Lodie Biggs to be the new chair of the firm’s economic development team.

Biggs is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office and frequently represents companies locating or expanding within Tennessee and other jurisdictions. He also helps companies in negotiating and securing tax and other economic development incentives for their investments in the community.

92. James Lee House B&B Granted Development Loan - Saturday, January 26, 2013

The conversion of the longtime vacant James Lee House into a luxury bed-and-breakfast inn is moving along in Victorian Village.

The Center City Development Corp., an arm of the Downtown Memphis Commission, granted developers Jose Velazquez and J.W. Gibson a $130,000 development loan for The James Lee House Bed & Breakfast at 690 Adams Ave. at its Friday, Jan. 18, meeting.

93. James Lee House B&B Granted Development Loan - Thursday, January 24, 2013

The conversion of the longtime vacant James Lee House into a luxury bed-and-breakfast inn is moving along in Victorian Village.

The Center City Development Corp., an arm of the Downtown Memphis Commission, granted developers Jose Velazquez and J.W. Gibson a $130,000 development loan for The James Lee House Bed & Breakfast at 690 Adams Ave. at its Friday, Jan. 18, meeting.

94. Gammon Joins Methodist in Business Development - Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Myra Gammon has joined Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as a business development account manager for Community Care Associates. In her new role, Gammon is responsible for the development and management of the Occupational Health and Wellness Services program.

95. Chisca Blight Remediation, Development Incentives Up for Vote - Friday, July 13, 2012

Three organizations crucial to the redevelopment of the Chisca Hotel will vote next week on blight remediation and development incentives for the historic Downtown property that has been in dilapidated condition for the more than 20 years.

96. Hoover Joins Agape As Director of Development - Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Brian Hoover has joined Agape Child & Family Services as director of development. In his new role, Hoover will be responsible for leading Agape’s development efforts, such as fundraising and special events. He will also oversee the organization’s marketing, public relations and volunteer initiatives.

97. Gov. Bryant Names New Economic Development Chief - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant has named Florida economic developer Brent Christensen as executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority.

98. Former Mall Acreage to be Industrial Development - Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Acreage on Former
Mall of Memphis Site

Sale Amount: $2.7 million

Sale Date: April 18, 2012

Buyer: Memphis Industrial Properties LLC

99. Keough Keeps Busy With Econ. Development Efforts - Thursday, April 5, 2012

Liz Keough, a director and shareholder at Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston PC, works at the epicenter of a business recruitment and retention apparatus in Shelby County that has been redefining itself in a big way for the last year or so.

100. MED Fdtn. Names Brandenburg Director of Development - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Joe Brandenburg has joined The MED Foundation as director of development.

Hometown: Connersville, Ind.

Education: B.A., mass communications, Western Kentucky University; master’s in public administration, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.