Nearly two years into his tenure as the president and CEO of United Way of the Mid-South, Dr. Kenneth Robinson says the funder of 79 nonprofit organizations in the region continues to work toward a new basic goal – ending poverty.

2. PILOT Critics Push for Fuller Accounting - Monday, August 18, 2014

One of the most vocal critics of payment-in-lieu-of-taxes economic development incentives – or PILOTs – says he intends to make them an issue in the 2015 Memphis elections.

Rev. Kenneth Whalum Jr. said his problem with the property tax abatements is the lack of disclosure about their details and how companies getting them have met the goals of creating jobs for Memphians.

3. Pressure Builds to Grant More Tax Breaks - Monday, August 11, 2014

The head of the Economic Development Growth Engine organization says there is another side to the controversy over granting property tax abatements through payments-in-lieu-of-taxes that isn’t heard in the current civic discussion about the incentives.

4. Flinn, Whalum Differ on Sales Tax Hike Ballot Question - Tuesday, October 8, 2013

To Memphis City Council member Shea Flinn, the only uncertainty about the proposed citywide half-cent sales tax hike on the Nov. 21 ballot is the outcome of the vote.

To former Shelby County Schools board member Rev. Kenneth Whalum, nothing in the ballot question comes close to assuring the money will cover prekindergarten expansion costs the tax is supposed to guarantee.

5. Whalum, Woods Differ on Schools Mediation - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Two countywide school board members who ran against each other for the same seat on the school board last year agree that the 23-member board is doing the best it can to make decisions about the schools merger.

6. ‘Behind the Headlines’ Explores Fixes for County’s Election Woes - Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Some early voters in Shelby County are snapping pictures of their completed ballots with their phones to verify their votes. Other voters are delaying their trip to the polls because they anticipate problems in the opening days of the voting period that ends Nov. 1.

7. Crops, Livestock in Peril as Drought Spreads - Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A blistering start to summer coming at the end of a spring that was short on rainfall has imperiled Tennessee crops and made livestock production harder.

This week’s report from the U.S. Agriculture Department listed 94 percent of the state’s cropland short or very short on topsoil moisture.

8. Barnes’ IP Practice Bridges Law, Science - Thursday, February 9, 2012

Some lawyers may have a background that includes previous experience in real estate or time in politics.

Kenneth Barnes, an intellectual property attorney with Crone & McEvoy PLC, was a researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for five years before going to law school. And don’t let the shelves of law books fool you.

9. Burke Recognized As Outstanding Faculty Advisor - Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Tracie L. Burke, director of the Honors Program and Chair/Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Christian Brothers University has been named Tennessee’s Outstanding Faculty Advisor by the National Academic Advising Association.

10. Barnes Joins Crone & Mason’s Intellectual Property Group - Thursday, September 25, 2008

Kenneth E. Barnes recently joined Crone & Mason PLC as an attorney focusing on patent and trademark protection. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Memphis, and he graduated earlier this year with a juris doctorate from the U of M’s Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

11. Memphis Real Estate Community Loses Pioneer - Monday, September 22, 2008

K. William “Bill” Chandler, founder of real estate information company Chandler Reports and real estate appraisal company Chandler & Chandler, died Sept. 12 in his Memphis home after a lengthy battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was 72.

12. Events - Friday, August 22, 2008

The Memphis Tri-State Defender will host Pancakes & Politics today at 7:30 a.m. at the Memphis Marriot East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Dr. Kriner Cash, Harold B. Collins, Tomeka R. Hart and Dr. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. will be there. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.tristatedefender.com or call General Manger Phyllis Fickling at 523-1818.

13. Biofuels Industry Revs Up With Milagro Opening - Friday, October 6, 2006

Milagro Biofuels of Memphis LLC is officially open for business.

The alternative fuel company at 61 Keel Ave. is slated to start selling biodiesel once it receives the necessary approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in coming days.

14. Barnes Elected Chairman of FedEx/St. Jude Classic - Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Reggie Barnes was elected general chairman of the FedEx St. Jude Classic and president of Youth Programs Inc., the governing body of the PGA Tour event. Barnes previously served as treasurer of Youth Programs. He also is the former chairman of the Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority and the team selection committee for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Barnes is managing director of Morgan Keegan & Co. and also works with Athletic Resource Management.