Rick James got his start in the grocery store industry at 15 when he, like a lot of teenagers, got his first job bagging groceries at a small independent retailer outside Union, Missouri.

2. Tiger Hoops Sees Boost In Season Ticket Sales - Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Mark Cockerell saw his fill of University of Memphis basketball last season – and admitted it wasn’t on his nickel. “Went to almost all the games with tickets I got at work,” said Cockerell, who works for FedEx. “There were always lots of unused tickets floating around.”

3. Heir on the Side of Caution - Saturday, March 3, 2018

The closest and best parcel of land for a second convention center hotel in Downtown Memphis is the Mud Island parking garage. It’s a block away from the Memphis Cook Convention Center and is the first site that came up when a Denver developer approached the city last year about possibly building such a hotel.

4. Memphis Sound at 60 - Saturday, December 23, 2017

As Stax Records and Royal Studios both wrap up a year of celebrating their 60th anniversary, The Memphis News looks back at the creators and purveyors of the Memphis sound and its significance, both in its heyday and today.

5. Museum of the Bible, Built by Hobby Lobby Owner, Opens in DC - Friday, November 17, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – Eight years ago, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green found a new way to express his Christian faith. His family's $4 billion arts and craft chain was already known for closing stores on Sundays, waging a Supreme Court fight over birth control and donating tens of millions of dollars to religious groups.

6. Vols, Jackets Each Eager to Make Statement - Friday, September 1, 2017

Enough of the talk. Enough of the speculation. Let’s play some football.

Tennessee starts its fifth season of the Butch Jones coaching era on Monday night against Georgia Tech at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Kickoff is 8 p.m. (TV: ESPN).

7. Rough Start at Kansas for Dedric Lawson - Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Admit it: If you first saw news of a Lawson suspended at the University of Kansas, you assumed it would be K.J. It was K.J, after all, who exited the University of Memphis giving coach Tubby Smith double-bird via social media, saying inappropriate things, and let’s not forget this: playing with a selfishness on the court that could make you wince.

8. Royal Studios Celebrates 60 Years of Music-Making - Wednesday, August 2, 2017

For Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, the workday starts around 10 in the morning, when he arrives at Royal Studios to start miking up the drums. He’ll spend the next few hours getting the rest of the instruments set up and “dialing in sounds,” all the technical work that has to be done before the acts and artists show up at Royal and start running through their songs.

9. Spring Lessons: Here’s Who Vols Will Start - Friday, April 28, 2017

Tennessee football coach Butch Jones isn’t big on naming starters and divulging depth charts. Not until he has to. So it comes as no surprise the Vols enter summer workouts and fall camp with junior Quinten Dormady and redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano still competing for the starting quarterback’s job.

10. EDGE's ICED Loan Program Gives Small-Business Owners a Hand Up - Saturday, April 1, 2017

Camy Archer had built a loyal following of customers at her eponymous Midtown restaurant over the course of two decades and business was good.

But when her landlord struck a deal with another tenant in 2015, she was suddenly scrambling to find a new home for her business before she ended up losing everything she worked so hard to create.

11. Binghampton Gateway Builds on Decade of Momentum - Friday, March 24, 2017

While construction recently began on the large-scale Binghampton Gateway Center and more development is on the way, the revitalization process to bring businesses and jobs back to the distressed Binghampton area began more than a decade ago.

12. South Memphis Businesses Awarded $40K in ICED Loans - Friday, February 3, 2017

A pair of South Memphis businesses were awarded a combined $40,000 in Inner City Economic Development loans by the Economic Development Growth Engine’s finance committee this week.

Champion’s Pharmacy & Herb Store, 2369 Elvis Presley Blvd., and Park Place Recycling & Logistics, 815 E. Georgia Ave., were each approved for a $20,000 ICED loan Wednesday, Feb. 1, to assist with building improvements and business expansions.

13. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

14. Vols Get Midterm B Despite Back-to-Back Losses - Friday, October 21, 2016

Tennessee’s football team is spending this week’s open date trying to get healthy after a rugged four-game stretch of SEC football in which they defeated Florida and Georgia and lost to Texas A&M and Alabama.

15. 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.

16. Gaskins Leads Engineering Office - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Wain Gaskins has joined consulting engineering firm Cannon & Cannon Inc. as manager of the company’s new Memphis office as well as director of West Tennessee operations and business development. 

17. 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.

18. Timberlake Remarks Show Generational Change in Music Heritage - Monday, October 19, 2015

Memphis music heritage, and the remembrance of it, turned an important corner Saturday, Oct. 17, when Justin Timberlake walked on stage at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

Timberlake, 34, is the youngest inductee into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

19. 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.

20. Despite Personnel Losses, UT’s Defense Should Be Much-Improved - Saturday, August 29, 2015

John Jancek begins his third season as Tennessee’s defensive coordinator under head coach Butch Jones, and thanks to two solid recruiting classes should have his best defense with the Vols.

UT is bigger and faster on the defensive side than the previous two seasons, when the Vols showed improvement from the 2012 season by shaving more than 100 yards and 11 points per game allowed.

21. Rice Moves 3-Day Divorce Conference to Beale - Wednesday, March 11, 2015

After several years in Tunica, divorce attorney Larry Rice is bringing his three-day conference for family law attorneys back to Memphis and to Beale Street.

22. Lowery Installed as President of Association for Women Attorneys - Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Keating Lowery has been installed as the 2015 president of the Association for Women Attorneys. As an attorney with Lawrence & Russell PLC, Lowery devotes her practice to litigating Employee Retirement Income Security Act matters on behalf of employers, plan fiduciaries and third-party administrators throughout the United States.

23. Jones, Vols Make Honor Roll With Recruiting Class - Saturday, February 14, 2015

KNOXVILLE – Butch Jones has done it again.

Tennessee’s football coach has created a national buzz with his 2015 recruiting class.

UT finished with the No. 4 class in the nation as rated by 247Sports and ended up ranked No. 5 by Rivals when the Feb. 4 national signing day was over.

24. Pitts-Murdock Leading Library’s Teen Services - Wednesday, December 24, 2014

R. Janae Pitts-Murdock has been named coordinator of teen services for the Memphis Public Library and Information Center, a role in which she’s responsible for coordinating teen programs, partnerships and special initiatives across 18 locations.

25. Recruiting Wars - Saturday, December 6, 2014

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley is in his eighth year in the NBA. But he’s just 27 years old and his 10-year class reunion at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis is still an event in the future.

26. Minyard Joins Barge Waggoner - Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Tom Minyard, a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has joined Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon Inc. as the civil works program manager. In his new role, Minyard’s responsibilities include the advancement of the firm’s strategic direction as it relates to its civil works program for local, state and federal governments. His areas of technical interest include flood risk reduction, navigation, ecosystem restoration and emergency response.

27. Williams Joins Memphis Obstetrics as OB/GYN - Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Dr. Jason Williams has joined the staff of Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association PC, where he will focus on women’s health care issues, including prevention, diagnosis and management of many general medical conditions. As an OB/GYN, he specializes in general obstetrical care, infertility, pelvic disorders, and prevention and detection of diseases such as breast and cervical cancer.

28. Changing Landscape - Saturday, July 12, 2014

It’s been confusing from a distance.

The formal groundbreaking for Shelby Farms Park’s $70 million “Heart of the Park” improvements, including an expansion of Patriot Lake, came the same week last month the Memphis City Council voted to delay for one year the city’s portion of funding for the Shelby Farms Parkway.

29. This week in Memphis history: May 9-15 - Saturday, May 10, 2014

1984: Jerome Ryans became director of the Memphis Housing Authority following the resignation of Lawrence Wade from the post. Ryans, who had been the Memphis City Council’s staff administrator prior to the appointment by the MHA board and backed by Memphis Mayor Dick Hackett, inherited what was considered a “troubled housing authority” by the federal department of Housing and Urban Development. Over several years, Ryans would reverse that, restore the confidence of the federal agency that supplied the bulk of funding to the MHA and begin to question the direction and role of public housing in Memphis.

30. Harris Files Ford Challenge at Deadline - Thursday, April 3, 2014

Memphis City Council member Lee Harris is challenging Democratic state Sen. Ophelia Ford in the August primary for District 29, the Senate seat held by a member of the Ford family since 1975.

31. Candidates Commit as Deadline Nears - Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The first day of spring was March 20, but, after months of fundraisers and petition filings, the last day of the month served as the start of this year’s political season.

With the filing deadline for the August state and federal primaries, as well as nonpartisan Shelby County Schools board and judicial positions, Thursday at noon, candidates began Monday, March 31, making the set-in-stone decisions that will point election efforts toward voters and away from the groundwork.

32. Union Membership Holds Steady at 11.3 Percent - Monday, January 27, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's union membership held steady at 11.3 percent last year, but losses among state and government workers suggest an ominous trend for the future of organized labor.

33. Shopping Spree - Saturday, November 30, 2013

Retailers have been gearing up for a frenzied Black Friday, marking the beginning of the holiday shopping season, but industry experts expect a lukewarm year compared to moderate growth in 2012.

Both nationally and locally, many stores opened earlier than ever before in an attempt to capture customers before their competitors and maximize a shorter-than-usual shopping season.

34. Abundance of Diet Soda Starts Stats Revolution - Thursday, November 28, 2013

One man, one room, one micro-fridge stocked with diet soda.

In his Lawrence, Kan., home, this is where Bill James would hunker down and create his yearly “Baseball Abstract.” It was an obsessive, solitary labor of love that started a statistical revolution in baseball. It’s just that it took another generation and Brad Pitt starring in a movie inspired by a book, “Moneyball,” for much of the world to notice numbers in a new way.

35. Connection Complete - Friday, November 22, 2013

State and local officials will cut the ribbon on the last piece of Tenn. 385 on the morning of Friday, Nov. 22, and the eight-mile stretch of road will open to motorists later in the day.

The roughly eight-mile section between Macon Road and Tenn. 57 in Piperton is the final piece of a nearly 50-mile route that travels from Millington through Arlington and south through Fayette County and into Collierville before linking back to Interstate 240 in the city of Memphis. Work on the $74 million section began in November 2009.

36. Surprise From Fed: No Pullback in Bond Purchases - Thursday, September 19, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a surprise, the Federal Reserve has decided against reducing its stimulus for the U.S. economy because its outlook for growth has dimmed in the past three months.

The Fed said it will continue to buy $85 billion a month in bonds while it awaits conclusive evidence that the economy is strengthening. The Fed's bond purchases are intended to keep long-term borrowing rates low to boost spending and economic growth.

37. Bjorklund Helps AutoZone Meet Compliance Laws - Thursday, August 1, 2013

When Susan Bjorklund, policy and procedure attorney for AutoZone, left Houston High School for the University of Mississippi, it was with only an inkling that she might want to be a lawyer one day.

38. Fresh Market Eyes Midtown Property for New Store - Monday, July 22, 2013

The Fresh Market, the upscale specialty grocery store, has had its sights on Midtown Memphis for some time and may have found the right address.

The Greensboro, N.C.-based grocer and retailer is eyeing the vacant office building and hotel at the southwest corner of Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard, according to several sources, who said the property is under contract to be purchased.

39. Supreme Court Strikes Federal Marriage Provision - Thursday, June 27, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a historic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California.

40. 10 Tennessee Airports to Get Grant Funds - Thursday, June 6, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced this week that state aeronautics grants totaling more than $2 million have been approved for 10 Tennessee airports.

41. Wright Joins Magna Bank as Senior Vice President - Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Andy Wright has joined Memphis-based Magna Bank as senior vice president and manager of commercial banking. Wright, who previously held senior vice president positions at Iberiabank and First Tennessee Bank, has experience working with a variety of industries, with in-depth expertise in the transportation and logistics industries.

42. Gun Ban Would Protect More Than 2,200 Firearms - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress' latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.

43. Lawrence’s Background a Fit for Work at EDGE - Monday, February 11, 2013

It might be said that John Lawrence has a background made to order for looking at the big picture – one of real estate, urban planning, marketing and organization management. Through the course of various career moves, he’s developed the tools necessary for the use in his position as manager of strategic economic development planning for Memphis and Shelby County’s Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE).

44. Harris Named Payroll Specialist At New Patrick Payroll Div. - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tammy Harris has been named the payroll specialist at Patrick Payroll, a newly branded division of the certified public accounting firm Patrick Accounting and Tax Services PLLC. Patrick Payroll is housed in Patrick Accounting’s office in Germantown.

45. Fast Forward - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Local economic development leaders have been talking for a while now about a transition from one five-year strategy – a plan that’s helped guide the addition of thousands of new local jobs to the local economy – to a new vision that carries things forward.

46. Honors Continue For Architect Of Memphis Sound - Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Memphis music icon Willie Mitchell was honored on what would have been his 84th birthday last week with a Tennessee state historical marker at his Royal Studios.

47. Back to Black - Monday, November 28, 2011

The Friday after Thanksgiving, often dubbed, “Black Friday,” is considered by many to be the traditional start of the holiday season shopping in the U.S.

The origin of the term varies. Some sources attribute the Philadelphia Police Department’s coinage of the phrase in 1966 to describe the hectic traffic and chaotic crowds on the busy shopping day. Others deem the expression to reflect a retailer’s shift to profitability during the holiday season, when a boost in sales moves a business out of the “red” and into the “black.”

48. Rhodes Panel to Discuss 'Great American Cities' Book - Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Rhodes College’s environmental studies and sciences program, as well as its department of history, will present “The Death and Life of Great American Cities: Fifty Years Later,” a panel discussion starting at 7 p.m. in the Blount Auditorium on Nov. 14.

49. AutoZone Breaks Sales, Profit Records - Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Memphis-based AutoZone Inc., the largest auto parts retail chain in the U.S., delivered fiscal fourth quarter results Tuesday, Sept. 20, that included some record-breaking milestones and exceeded Wall Street analyst expectations.

50. AutoZone Sales, Profits Break Records - Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Memphis-based AutoZone Inc., the largest auto parts retail chain in the U.S., delivered fiscal fourth quarter results Tuesday, Sept. 20, that included some record-breaking milestones and exceeded Wall Street analyst expectations.

51. Driving the Economy - Wednesday, September 7, 2011

It doesn’t take much to figure out why a stock like AutoZone’s remains a favorite among investors.

There are about 240 million cars on the road in the U.S. right now, according to Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. specialty retail analyst John R. Lawrence. Meanwhile, the average age of those cars has pushed past the decade mark.

52. Fred’s Reports Higher Profit, Sales - Friday, August 26, 2011

Memphis discount retailer Fred’s Inc. saw its profit and total sales rise slightly in the second quarter, the company reported Thursday, Aug. 25.

The company, which opened two new stores and one pharmacy in addition to remodeling and refreshing 68 stores during the quarter, saw its net income rise 3 percent to $5.1 million, compared to net income of $5 million during the same period one year earlier.

53. Allie Prescott to Head U of M Alumni Association - Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Allie Prescott has been elected president of the University of Memphis Alumni Association national executive board of directors.

Prescott holds his bachelor’s and law degrees from the U of M, and he is a life member of the University of Memphis Alumni Association. As a former adviser to the executive director and former vice president for membership, Prescott is serving his fifth year on the national board.

54. Advocates Push Overton-Greenline Link - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

When the group of architects and planners working on a bicycle-pedestrian path connecting the Shelby Farms Greenline with Overton Park went beyond the end of the Greenline onto Tillman Street recently, they had a Memphis Police bicycle escort.

55. Federal Officials Release College Cost Comparisons - Friday, July 1, 2011

Looking for a college bargain? Try any of nine University of Puerto Rico campuses, where annual tuition hovers at or below $2,000.

Counting pennies? Avoid Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, a private school where tuition, fees and room and board exceeds $50,000, making it one of the five most expensive schools on a new U.S. Department of Education guide to college costs.

56. Morgan Keegan Analysts Honored Nationally - Friday, May 27, 2011

The stock pickers and corporate earnings estimators at Memphis-based Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. are among the best of the best.

57. Q3 Profit, Sales Up for AutoZone - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Memphis-based auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. turned in a strong fiscal third quarter, despite concerns about whether higher gas prices and bad weather in parts of the country would lead customers to drive their cars less – and thus need to swap out parts less often.

58. Fred’s Sees 49 Percent Increase in Net Income - Friday, March 25, 2011

Major operational improvements, expanded gross margins and fewer mark-downs marked Memphis-based Fred’s Inc.’s strong earnings in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Fred’s saw an almost 49 percent increase in net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 to $8.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with net income of $5.8 million or $0.15 per diluted share in the year-earlier period.

59. Fred’s Sees 49 Pct. Increase in Net Income - Thursday, March 24, 2011

Major operational improvements, expanded gross margins and fewer mark-downs marked Memphis-based Fred’s Inc.’s strong earnings in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Fred’s saw an almost 49 percent increase in net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 to $8.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with net income of $5.8 million or $0.15 per diluted share in the year-earlier period.

60. ‘Clear Leader’ - Wednesday, March 2, 2011

AutoZone Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Bill Rhodes told analysts during a presentation of the company’s second quarter results Tuesday morning that the Memphis-based auto parts retailer had its best quarterly performance since the end of 2003 for the period ending Feb. 12.

61. 'Clear Leader': AutoZone sets industry tone with another scorching quarter - Tuesday, March 1, 2011

AutoZone Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Bill Rhodes told analysts during a presentation of the company’s second quarter results Tuesday morning that the Memphis-based auto parts retailer had its best quarterly performance since the end of 2003 for the period ending Feb. 12.

62. Leaf-Blower Manufacturing Moving to Tennessee - Monday, January 24, 2011

Giant-Vac, a producer of leaf and debris control equipment, is moving manufacturing to Lawrenceburg, Tenn., from Connecticut and could bring in 75 new jobs.

Blake Lay, chief executive officer for InSyte Solutions Inc., which purchased Giant-Vac last year, told the Times Daily in Florence, Ala., that the manufacturing operation and warehouse will move to the old Murray manufacturing plant in Lawrenceburg.

63. High Note - Friday, October 29, 2010

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the University of Memphis’ Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music has planned a concert that will blow the roof off, assuming the walls don’t burst at the seams first.

The fact that Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), which was chosen for the concert, is too big both sound-wise and size-wise for the school’s Harris Concert Hall is reminiscent of the growth that has taken place since the former “music department” became a “school of music” in 2000.

64. Obama Aide's Exit Could be Prelude to More Changes - Thursday, September 23, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – The departure of President Barack Obama's top economic adviser at the end of the year could provide the White House with an opportunity to revamp its economic team after the November elections, when voters are expected to take out their anxieties on Democrats.

65. Recession Pain Still Real, Despite End, Obama Says - Tuesday, September 21, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama said Monday he doesn't care that the Great Recession has been declared over by a group of economists. For the millions of people who are out of work or otherwise struggling, he said, "it's still very real for them."

66. Applicants Submit Resumes to Head CCC - Thursday, April 8, 2010

A search for successors to departing Center City Commission president Jeff Sanford has generated significant local interest.

Out of more than 70 applicants who submitted resumes to the CCC’s executive search team, the field appears to be narrowing to around 20 people who most closely fit the job description.

67. White House Picks New Cyber Coordinator - Wednesday, December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 percent of those critical systems.

68. Migliara Buys Summer Avenue Retail Center from Las Vegas Owner - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

6343 U.S. 70 (Summer Ave.)
Memphis, TN 38134
Sale Amount: $1.2 Million

Sale Date: Nov. 25, 2009
Buyer: Lawrence Migliara
Seller: Biz Point Property Group LLC
Loan Amount: $1.2 million
Loan Date: Nov. 25, 2009
Maturity Date: Dec. 5, 2014
Lender: Trustmark National Bank

69. Obama Open to Every Good Idea to Stop Job Losses - Friday, December 4, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he's "open to every demonstrably good idea" to reverse the worst job losses in decades. But Obama said the government's resources are limited and that growth ultimately must come from the private sector.

70. Job Losses Mar Recovery, Create Woes for Dems - Tuesday, October 13, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - A distressed economy is widely blamed for President George H.W. Bush's re-election defeat in 1992, and a decade earlier, for the loss of 26 House seats in midterm elections by Ronald Reagan's Republicans. Yet in both instances recession had already ended or was winding down.

71. Fed's Steps to Aid Banking System Raise Risks, Too - Tuesday, September 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve's bold steps to prevent the banking industry from collapsing last year have injected new dangers into the financial system.

Analysts and government officials fear that the nation's biggest banks will be emboldened to resume excessive risk-taking on the belief that the Fed will be there – again – to prevent them from collapsing.

72. Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth - Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.

Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 

73. White House Putting Off Budget Update - Tuesday, July 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the economy and today's bleak landscape.

The administration's annual midsummer budget update is sure to show higher deficits and unemployment and slower growth than projected in President Barack Obama's budget in February and update in May, and that could complicate his efforts to get his signature health care and global-warming proposals through Congress.

74. Sales, Prices Slide Again in South - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

MIAMI (AP) - First-time homebuyers took advantage of sinking prices and low mortgage rates in the South in May, but problems with appraisals delayed transactions and became an obstacle for both buyers and sellers.

75. Lamar Crossing Development Faces Foreclosure - Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Once a promising development in a blighted area, the $11.7 million Lamar Crossing Apartments has gone the way of so many other commercial properties in town – fenced in and foreclosed.

A chain-link fence surrounds the perimeter of the 7.13-acre property on Lamar Avenue just north of Interstate 240. Overgrown grass proves the property hasn’t been cared for and a phone number posted on a sign outside the apartments for leasing information has been disconnected.

76. At Last, Economy Leveling Off – But Bumps Not Over - Monday, April 13, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – At last, after a nerve-racking six-month descent, the economy appears to be leveling off.

But don’t assume the bumps are over.

Stock investors, shoppers and home buyers are less jittery. Once-frozen credit markets are slowly thawing. And economic indicators that had been going from bad to worse are showing signs of stabilizing – though still at distressed levels.

77. Lots of Work Awaits New Airport Area Leader - Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The Memphis Airport Area Development Corp. has a new pilot at the helm.

Fred Jackson, a Memphis native and retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer, recently took over as executive director of the organization. And though Jackson is three months into his new post, he has spent that time getting his feet wet with the priorities and objectives of MAADC, www.maadc.com, a private nonprofit group dedicated to improving neighborhoods surrounding the airport.

78. Events - Monday, March 9, 2009

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly meeting and lunch today at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Will Moore of Atkins Capital Management LLC will present “Positive Things in Memphis.” Cost is $14. No reservations are required.

79. Red Flags Abounded During SEC Probe Of Stanford Cos. - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – As with the Bernard Madoff case, the scandal surrounding billionaire R. Allen Stanford now seems clear and obvious in hindsight. Yet Stanford managed to run his alleged scheme even while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators investigated his businesses.

80. New Info Surfaces in Priest Sex Cases - Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Fifteen priests in the Catholic Diocese of Memphis have been accused of sexually abusing children since the diocese was formed in 1971.

That was among the disclosures made in a Circuit Court hearing late last week to set the ground rules for the pending civil trial of a lawsuit against the diocese and the Dominican religious order. The hearing continues Thursday.

81. Congress Takes Up Economic Plans, Treasury Nominee - Tuesday, January 27, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is set to tackle the economy this week by considering President Barack Obama's choice to head the Treasury Department and by acting on legislation to spur economic growth.

82. Obama Wants Econ Rescue Approved 'Right Away' - Tuesday, November 25, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) - With the economy in crisis, President-elect Barack Obama urged the new Congress to pass a quick economic stimulus bill, pledged help for the troubled auto industry and blessed the Bush administration's bailout of the financial industry.

83. Kiesewetter Wise’s Thompson Named Among Top 100 Labor Attorneys - Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Tanja L. Thompson has been named among the nation’s Top 100 Labor Attorneys by the Labor Relations Institute for the second consecutive year.

Thompson is a member of Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather PLC and is the only labor attorney in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi to receive this professional honor, which puts her in the top 1 percent of labor attorneys throughout the U.S.

84. Democrats, Republicans Promise Speedy Work on Economic Stimulus Legislation - Thursday, January 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Under pressure to act quickly on the sagging election-year economy, Democratic and GOP leaders held talks Wednesday amid increasing optimism that the warring factions might actually agree soon on an economic stimulus bill.

85. New Group Hopes To Reinvigorate Airport Area - Monday, October 29, 2007

With its corporate charter on file and its executive director at the controls, the Memphis Airport Area Development Corp. is finally ready for takeoff.

On Thursday, after months of planning, native Memphian John Lawrence officially will take the reins of this newly chartered group, which is charged with reinvigorating the neighborhoods around Memphis International Airport.

86. Signature's John Cooper Graduates From Leadership Memphis - Wednesday, August 15, 2007

John Cooper, the creative director of multimedia at Signature Advertising and Marketing Solutions, has graduated with the 2006-2007 class of Leadership Memphis. The program challenges community leaders to make Memphis a better place and advance diversity.

87. Germantown Leaders Position Town For Smarter Growth - Tuesday, August 7, 2007

If you can't grow outward, grow upward.That's the tack Germantown has chosen for "Vision 2020," an ambitious redevelopment initiative centered on Smart Growth, a movement designed to transform the city's commercial core and put the "urban back into suburban."

88. TV or Oval Office? U of M Grad Thompson Faces Decision - Monday, March 19, 2007

When Fred Dalton Thompson graduated from Lawrence County High School in 1960, his classmates probably didn't envision the gregarious, fun-loving son of a used-car salesman one day becoming the leader of the free world.

89. Armstrong Allen Names New Litigation Practice Chair - Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Armstrong Allen attorney James F. Arthur III was named litigation practice group chairman for the firm. Arthur replaces Lucian Pera, who has served as litigation practice chairman for the past several years.

90. Local Radiologist Named NMA President-Elect - Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Dr. Albert Morris Jr. was named president-elect of the National Medical Association during the group's annual convention. A private practice radiologist, Morris has served on the board of the Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society. He is a graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine and completed a residency and fellowship training at the University of Tennessee-Memphis.

91. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Downtown Condos Planned For Lawrence Building

Downtown Condos Planned for Lawrence Building

Property near

South Main Street

Cost: $5.8 million

Borrower: Downtown Developers LLC

Lender: InSouth Bank

Trustee: John Dollar

Proper...

92. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Friday, January 31, 2003
AutoZone shares

AutoZone shares

rise after outlook

Shares of Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. rose nearly 7 percent Thursday, a day after the auto parts retailer said quarterly earnings would top Wall Street forecasts, alleviating investor worri...

93. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, October 12, 2001
Man of Memphis

Developing a dream

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

For a reporter looking for information about real estate development in Downtown Memphis, a good place to start is a call to John Lawrence, Center City Commission director of ...

94. Archived Article: Downtown (lead) - Monday, August 6, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY Retailers ride wave of home growing By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News After a long hiatus, Downtown is re-filling with people, places and things to do. Today, more than 10,000 people call Downtown Memphis home, according to market...

95. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, August 2, 2001
Public/private partnership drives Memphis prosperity Public/private partnership drives Memphis prosperity By MARY DANDO In the heated discussions of the pros and cons of spending millions of dollars to bring an NBA team to Memphis, its easy to forge...

96. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 1, 2001
The Memphis Advertising Federation announces the following appointments to its 2001-2002 board of directors: Judy McCown of B Dr. Marian Levy was named director of grants and research and Sallie Hazelrigg was named director of major gifts and planne...

97. Archived Article: Ccrfc (lead) - Wednesday, June 13, 2001
By SUE PEASE Board transfers PILOT for Court St. building By SUE PEASE The Daily News The transfer of a tax abatement agreement for an historic building Downtown topped the agenda at the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. meeting Tuesday. The buildin...

98. Archived Article: Landmark (lead) - Monday, June 11, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY Landmarks board puts price on preservation By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Memphis Landmarks will conduct a study to weigh the financial impact of historic preservation. Local government organizations, professional real estate g...

99. Archived Article: Ccdc (lead) - Tuesday, May 22, 2001
CCDC approves development loan for 1899 pumper station Development bell sounds for 1899 city firehouse By SUE PEASE The Daily News A 102-year-old brick building in the Greenlaw Historic District will be undergoing renovations this summer, which will...

100. Archived Article: Autozone P.2 - Monday, May 21, 2001
AutoZone opens U AutoZone opens U.S. Location No. 3,000 Steve Odland, chairman and chief executive officer of AutoZone, announced the opening of the Memphis-based auto parts retailer's 3,000th U.S. store. Located in Cicero, Ill., the new store marks...