The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County approved a trio of projects that could create as many as 255 new jobs and retain nearly 300 more during a busy Wednesday, May 16, agenda. 

2. UT Defies Expectations, Projected as No. 4, 5 Seed - Friday, February 2, 2018

You won’t find a lot of star power on Tennessee’s basketball team. You will find a roster of players buying into the system of third-year coach Rick Barnes.

3. Around Memphis: Jan. 15, 2018 - Monday, January 15, 2018

Here’s a look at Memphis-related news from around the web...

Stan Bronson Passes Away Tuesday: ‘Most Durable Batboy’ served the Tigers baseball program for 56 seasons
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4. Courtney Joins Vet Staff At Downtown Animal Hospital - Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Veterinarian Dr. Jackie Courtney has joined Downtown Animal Hospital, where she specializes in critical pet care, internal medicine and exotic animal medicine. 

5. The World at your Doorstep - Saturday, August 27, 2016

There is nothing you can’t get delivered these days. If you can imagine owning it, it’s only a matter of time before it can be in your possession, brought to your front door within minutes, hours or days from the first moment you even conjured the thought of having it.

6. The Week Ahead: May 16-22 - Monday, May 16, 2016

With a barbecue-filled weekend behind us, it’s time to get this week started, Memphis! Here’s our roundup of local happenings you need to know about, from the Memphis in May Triathlon (where you can work off that pork belly) to the city’s first Palestine Festival (where, yes, there will be even more food).

7. Oliver North to Speak at Salvation Army Dinner - Saturday, March 19, 2016

The Salvation Army’s 2016 Hardin Annual Dinner on May 17 will include a special guest appearance by Lt. Col. Oliver North as part of the program’s “An Evening with Heroes” theme.

8. Lt. Col. Oliver North to Speak at Salvation Army Dinner - Monday, March 14, 2016

The Salvation Army’s 2016 Hardin Annual Dinner on May 17 will include a special guest appearance by Lt. Col. Oliver North as part of the program’s “An Evening with Heroes” theme.

9. Kelly, Berry Battle for Safety Spot in Legacy Showdown - Saturday, April 25, 2015

Todd Kelly Jr. concludes his first spring practice with Tennessee’s football team this week in a heated competition for a safety job.

10. 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.

11. Kirby Joins Literacy Mid-South to Lead Community Engagement - Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Carley Cianciolo Kirby has joined Literacy Mid-South as community engagement coordinator. In her new role, Kirby will be responsible for the Mid-South Book Festival, which this year is scheduled for Sept. 25-28, as well as the citywide reading campaigns and Literacy Mid-South’s new school fundraising initiative.

12. Fink Joins Diamond Cos. as Senior Vice President - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Justin Fink has joined Diamond Cos., an International truck dealership holding company, as senior vice president, truck sales. In the new role, Fink oversees new and used truck sales, and helps develop programs and processes to grow customer relationships, sales and profits.

13. Trains Carrying More Oil Across US Amid Boom - Wednesday, January 2, 2013

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse – the locomotive – to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can't keep up with demand.

14. Nissan North America Renews Lease In SE Shelby - Friday, October 28, 2011

Nissan North America Inc. has renewed its 413,000-square-foot lease in Southeast Shelby County.

15. Virtus Real Estate Buys Self-Storage Facilities - Tuesday, January 4, 2011

6714 Winchester Pointe Cove and
314 S. Mt. Pleasant Road
Sale Amount: $2 million; $1.5 million

16. Goddard School Planned For Winchester Road in Collierville - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

2.5 Acres
Collierville, TN 38017
Loan Amount: $1.3 Million

Loan Date: Feb. 13, 2009
Maturity Date: N/A
Borrower: R.S. Harris LLC
Lender: First Citizens National Bank

17. Oliver Church Issued Permit for New Facility - Monday, February 23, 2009

Oliver Creek Church of Christ has been issued a $1.8 million permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build a church on 5 acres at 8313 U.S. 70 in unincorporated Shelby County. The 13,500-square-foot facility will include a sanctuary, classrooms, fellowship area and offices.

18. Oliver Creek Church Files $1.8 Million Permit - Monday, February 2, 2009

Oliver Creek Church of Christ has filed a $1.8 million permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build a church at 8313 U.S. 70 in unincorporated Shelby County.

19. Southland’s Business Volume Up 35 Percent - Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Troy Keeping is doing something right at Southland Park Gaming & Racing, or maybe he’s just “lucky that way,” as a company slogan says.

The “racino,” or combined racetrack and casino in West Memphis, has continued to post gains at a time when revenues are plunging at most casinos.

20. Banks Wage Rate War for Deposits - Monday, November 17, 2008

Banks across the U.S. are engaged in a heated competition for deposits as the battered industry tries to shore up its funding sources.

From giant Citigroup Inc. to tiny S&T Bancorp Inc. – which is based in Indiana, Pa. and has just 55 branches – banks are responding to uncertain times by sharply increasing the interest rates paid on deposits.

21. Campbell Clinic's Hernandez Named Fellow of Health Care Org - Wednesday, April 2, 2008

George Hernandez, chief financial officer at Campbell Clinic, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Hernandez joined Campbell Clinic in 1995 as CFO. He is also a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and is a certified health care financial professional with a specialization in financial management of physician practices.

22. Archived Article - Tuesday, September 4, 2007

1068 Cresthaven Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $3.3 million

Sale Date: Aug. 21, 2007

Buyer: FPA Cresthaven Associates LLC

23. Holy Nation Church BuysOld Brownsville Property - Tuesday, August 28, 2007
     The former home of Brownsville Road Church of Christ on Old Brownsville Road has sold for $1.8 million.
     Trustees of and for Holy Nation Church of Memphis and Tennessee Fourth Ecclesiasti

24. Memphis Heritage Spawns Controversy Over Move from Downtown to Midtown - Tuesday, March 14, 2006

New real estate developments, both large and small, are cropping up in almost every corner of Memphis and Shelby County.

To get an idea of the impact that's having, the agenda for last week's city-county Land Use Control Board is a good start. A wide mix of projects was approved and soon could be going up along a street or patch of land near you.

25. Proposed Graham Development Draws Opposition - Friday, October 28, 2005

On a woodsy, two-acre patch of land not far from Grahamwood Elementary School, real estate developer Angelo Lagonia sees something else amid the old-growth trees, raccoons, squirrels and red-tailed hawk that populate the area.

26. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, November 24, 2004
By Amy Oliver

Uptown Replaces Blight With Beauty

Newest project in area renaissance nears completion

AMY OLIVER

The Daily News

Development in a once-blighted community in Downtown Memphis is transforming the neighborhoods there into s...

27. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, March 31, 2003
The Collierville Chamber of Commerce

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce will launch its $1.5 million Collierville Tomorrow campaign at a breakfast meeting that runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Ridgeway Country Club.

The campaig...

28. Archived Article: Fcs (psi) Lj - Monday, December 2, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Looking long-term PSI launches new strategy to pursue international construction contracts By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News With the 21st century emerging on the horizon and a global economy becoming a reality, a Memphis-based engineer...