Malco Theatres’ Downtown movie theater continues to take shape, with the Memphis-based cinema chain seeking its second multimillion-dollar building permit for the project in recent months.

45 E. G.E. Patterson Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $5 million

2. Malco Pulls Additional Building Permit for Downtown Theater - Thursday, July 13, 2017

45 E. G.E. Patterson Ave.

Memphis, TN 38103

Permit Amount: $5 million

Project Cost: $55 million

Application Date: July 2017

Owner: Henry Turley Co. and Community Capital

3. Meritan Receives Senior Tech-Training Grant - Monday, January 16, 2017

Meritan Inc. has received a $15,564 grant to fund technology training for seniors 60 and older who participate in the Memphis-based nonprofit’s Senior Community Service Employment Program.

4. Silver Bells Ringing Again at Meritan - Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Meritan is once again inviting Memphians to help make a homebound senior’s holiday wishes come true through its Silver Bells program.

The program allows seniors to write wish lists of hoped-for items, which are collected along with a silver bell ornament by members of the public. The gifts are due back at Meritan by Dec. 9, and will be distributed to their recipients in time for the holidays.

5. Meritan Getting Smarter With Homes - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

The Memphis-based health and social services nonprofit Meritan is preparing to take something of a novel approach to the care it provides residents placed in some of its Memphis-area homes.

Thanks to a grant from the Consumer Technology Association Foundation, some of that care will soon be coming, in a way, from the homes themselves.

6. Keller Named President of Nonprofit Meritan - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Melanie A. Keller has been named president of Meritan Inc. Keller, who joined the nonprofit social services agency in 2006, previously served as its executive vice president. In her new role, she is responsible for oversight of more than 500 employees and contractors as well as the agency’s $21 million annual budget. Keller also manages its quality improvement and strategic planning efforts.

7. Meritan Veteran Tapped as New President - Saturday, February 16, 2013

Meritan Inc. has a new president.

Melanie Keller is the new president of the organization, following the recent retirement of Deborah Cotney, who led the nonprofit social services agency for 30 years.

8. Meritan Veteran Tapped as New President - Thursday, February 14, 2013

Meritan Inc. has a new president.

Melanie Keller is the new president of the organization, following the recent retirement of Deborah Cotney, who led the nonprofit social services agency for 30 years.

9. Home Alone - Monday, March 5, 2012

For many senior citizens, access to homemaker services – such as housekeeping and grocery shopping – enables them to continue living in the comfort of their own homes for as long as possible.

10. Meritan Focuses on Awareness, Collaboration - Thursday, February 9, 2012

Meritan, a private nonprofit that provides a vast array of services for seniors, foster children and developmentally disabled and visually impaired individuals in four states, is the largest social services agency in Memphis, second only to Youth Villages.

11. Parker Joins Leadership Memphis - Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Latoria “Tori” Parker has joined Leadership Memphis as operations manager.

Hometown: Memphis

Education: B.S. Business Administration – University of Phoenix