Rhode Island-based Magna Hospitality Group, doing business as MHF Memphis VI LLC, has been granted a 15-year tax incentive to build a $43 million four-star hotel on the site of the former Benchmark Hotel at 164 Union Ave.

2. The Week Ahead: June 11-17 - Monday, June 11, 2018

Good morning, Memphis! Father’s Day is this weekend – and no matter whether yours is a rocker, a runner or a reader, there’s something to do with dear ol’ dad. Plus, check out where to see Gov. Bill Haslam, former VP Joe Biden and the “winningest woman in racing” in The Week Ahead.

3. New Benchmark Owners Seeking Incentives for 4-Star Hotel - Wednesday, June 6, 2018

A Rhode Island-based company has acquired the site of the former Benchmark Hotel and is seeking a 15-year tax incentive from the Downtown Memphis Commission to demolish the structure’s remaining concrete skeleton and replace it with a new four-star hotel.

4. REIT Set to Make Fifth Downtown Memphis Investment - Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Alpha Residential Trust, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based real estate investment trust, has entered into an agreement to purchase the 266 Lofts development at the corner of Front Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

5. Downtown Lofts to Begin Second Phase - Monday, August 21, 2017

In this week’s Real Estate Recap, 266 Lofts in Downtown Memphis begins its second phase, Peak Capital closes on a massive Cordova apartment complex, and a Chattanooga-based rock climbing gym purchases land in East Memphis.

6. Downtown Lofts to Begin Second Phase - Tuesday, August 15, 2017

The area surrounding developer Vince Smith's project 266 Lofts, located at the corner of Front Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, has already seen its share of changes since it broke ground last year, and it’s about to change even more.

7. Last Word: State of the State React, Reverse Logistics and Speed Limiters - Tuesday, January 31, 2017

As the work week began, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis joining House Democrats in sponsoring a bill that would bar the use of any federal funds to carry out President Trump’s order barring refugees from seven majority Muslim countries.

8. Memphis Sisters to Appear On ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ - Saturday, October 15, 2016

Memphis “kidpreneurs” Madison Star and Mallory Iyana will pitch their body-care products to a panel of wealthy business owners and investors on this week’s episode of “Shark Tank”.

9. Memphis Sisters to Appear On ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ - Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Memphis “kidpreneurs” Madison Star and Mallory Iyana will pitch their body-care products to a panel of wealthy business owners and investors on this week’s episode of “Shark Tank”.

10. Mallory Alexander Adds To Executive Team - Saturday, September 3, 2016

Robert “Bob” E. Mallory has been appointed chief administrative officer for Memphis-based supply chain specialist Mallory Alexander International Logistics.

Mallory will be based in Memphis and will focus on developing programs to drive company growth through expansion and acquisitions. He is a member of the fifth-generation family that owns the Mallory Alexander company, and he has more than 20 years of international sales experience in former positions at Morgan Keegan & Co. and Raymond James Financial.

11. Mallory Alexander Adds To Executive Team - Thursday, September 1, 2016

Robert “Bob” E. Mallory has been appointed chief administrative officer for Memphis-based supply chain specialist Mallory Alexander International Logistics.

Mallory will be based in Memphis and will focus on developing programs to drive company growth through expansion and acquisitions. He is a member of the fifth-generation family that owns the Mallory Alexander company, and he has over 20 years of international sales experience in former positions at Morgan Keegan & Co. and Raymond James Financial.

12. Alleged Gang Members Face Federal Racketeering Charges - Saturday, October 3, 2015

Six alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang have been charged with attempted murder to aid racketeering, federal prosecutors announced Monday, Sept. 28, as they unsealed the indictments returned Sept. 24 in Memphis federal court.

13. Alleged Gang Members Face Federal Racketeering Charges - Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Six alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang have been charged with attempted murder to aid racketeering, federal prosecutors announced Monday, Sept. 28, as they unsealed the indictments returned Sept. 24 in Memphis federal court.

14. Alleged Gang Members Face Federal Racketeering Charges - Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Six alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang have been charged with attempted murder to aid racketeering, federal prosecutors announced Monday, Sept. 28, as they unsealed the indictments returned Sept. 24 in Memphis federal court.

15. Scott Sharpe Named CAO Of District Attorney General’s Office - Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Scott Sharpe recently was named chief administrative officer of the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office following the departure of longtime CAO Priscilla Campbell.

16. Project on South Front Moves Closer to Launch - Thursday, April 30, 2015

Developers are inching closer to launching a mixed-use project on a strategic corner of South Front Street Downtown.

The development team of Robert E. Mallory, John H. Dicken Jr. and Vince Smith Jr. hope to raze an aging, low-density one-story office building at 266 S. Front Street and erect a mixed-use project featuring multi-story apartment buildings and commercial space.

17. Raleigh Springs Mall Tests Town Center Concept - Thursday, February 19, 2015

The idea that a declining shopping mall can be redeveloped and reinvigorated as a “town center” with local government offices as a catalyst for private developers appears to be on its way to a meeting with reality.

18. Acura of Memphis Owner Buys Dealership, Land - Tuesday, October 14, 2014

2611 Ridgeway Road, 6055-6085 Acura Cove
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $12.4 million

19. Developers Seek Permit for The Annex Lofts - Saturday, October 11, 2014

Developers are preparing to move forward with The Annex Lofts project Downtown.

Vince Smith Jr., who is teaming up with Robert Mallory, applied for a $1.6 million building permit through the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to begin converting the 38,776-square-foot space at 345 S. Front St. into 23 apartments. The Annex Lofts will also include an interior courtyard and basement parking.

20. Developers Seek Permit for The Annex Lofts - Friday, October 10, 2014

Developers are preparing to move forward with The Annex Lofts project Downtown.

Vince Smith Jr., who is teaming up with Robert Mallory, applied for a $1.6 million building permit through the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to begin converting the 38,776-square-foot space at 345 S. Front St. into 23 apartments. The Annex Lofts will also include an interior courtyard and basement parking.

21. TGI Fridays Franchisee Buys 3 Local Restaurants - Friday, October 10, 2014

A New Orleans-based restaurant group has acquired three local TGI Fridays restaurants.

Southeast Restaurant Group bought the restaurants at 8325 U.S. 64, 7733 Winchester Road and 176 Goodman Road in Southaven, part of a broader 20-restaurant deal.

22. MRG Sees Flurry of Activity at Marion Center - Friday, December 13, 2013

In 2008, Memphis-based Makowsky Ringel Greenberg LLC developed The Shops of Angelos Grove retail center in Marion, Ark.

23. 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.

24. Building Permit Filed for Volvo of Memphis - Tuesday, August 6, 2013

7910 Trinity Road
Cordova, TN 38018
Permit Cost: $2.3 million

Project Cost: $3.5 million
Permit Date: Applied August 2013
Completion: Summer 2014
Owner: Wenco Properties LLC
Tenant: Volvo of Memphis
Architect: Fleming Associates Architects PC
Contractor: Grinder, Taber & Grinder
Details: The ownership group of Volvo of Memphis has filed a $2.3 million building permit for the company’s new dealership at 7910 Trinity Road in Cordova.

25. Printer’s Alley Owner Files Building Permit - Friday, August 2, 2013

The developers bringing a $3.2 million loft-style apartment development called Printer’s Alley Lofts to 347 S. Front St. Downtown have filed a permit for the project.

26. Kramer Given Crystal Award by Carwash Association - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Bruce Kramer, an attorney with Apperson Crump PLC, has been given the Crystal Award by the International Carwash Association for his 20 years of service as the association’s general counsel. The association, which was started in Memphis in 1955, is comprised of 15,000 professional car wash operators, retailers and suppliers in 25 nations.

27. Pera's Name Placed on Forum Lease - Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Memphis City Council Tuesday, Sept. 18, approved adding the name of the new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball franchise to the lease on FedExForum.

The city and county own FedExForum and the NBA franchise leases the forum from both local governments.

28. Council Delays Anti-Discrimination Vote For Legal Opinions - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Memphis City Council amended an anti-discrimination ordinance covering city government to include banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.

But the council then delayed a vote on the ordinance for a month after the city attorney and the council’s attorney raised questions about whether the addition amounts to a change in the city charter.

29. Council Could Dissolve Coliseum Board - Monday, September 3, 2012

Memphis City Council members take another step Tuesday, Sept. 4, toward an emerging new push for redevelopment of the Mid-South Fairgrounds by Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration.

The council meets at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.

30. Developers Buy Warehouse for Printer’s Alley Lofts - Friday, August 10, 2012

A team of local developers planning a $3.2 million loft-style apartment development Downtown have closed on the property at 347 S. Front St.

31. Downtown Apts. Finally Under Way - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

After two years and some inevitable development hurdles, Greenbrier Partners LLC’s mixed-use development at 436 S. Front St. is quickly taking shape.

32. Downtown Board Grants Incentives - Thursday, March 22, 2012

A new loft-style apartment development, a retail renovation and a new clothing store all got a helping hand from a Downtown development board Wednesday.

The Center City Development Corp. approved an $85,000 development loan for what will be a roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development Downtown called Printer’s Alley Lofts that will be anchored by loft-style apartments. It’s in the works for the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Avenue.

33. Mixed-Use Development Planned for Downtown - Thursday, March 8, 2012

A roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development anchored by loft-style apartments – Printer’s Alley Lofts – in the works for Downtown at the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Ave.

34. Mixed-Use Development Planned for Downtown - Wednesday, March 7, 2012

A roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development anchored by loft-style apartments – Printer’s Alley Lofts – in the works for Downtown at the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Ave.

35. Tennessee Native Earl Keister Joins Thompson & Co. - Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Earl Keister has joined Thompson & Co. as creative director.

Hometown: Knoxville

Education: University of Tennessee, Portfolio Center

Work Experience: Fifteen years in the advertising field. I’m like Johnny Cash: I’ve been everywhere.

36. Baker Donelson’s Williams Appointed To Volunteer Leadership Role at ILTA - Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Merideth L. Williams has been appointed to the volunteer leadership role of conference vice president in the International Legal Technology Association. She will work with other volunteers in the delivery of educational programming to members of ILTA.

37. Supply-Chain Slowdowns Could Spell Big Business for Warehouses - Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Can Memphis benefit from a nationwide economic slowdown? Probably not, but the city dubbed America's Distribution Center might be better situated than most cities to weather the ferocious storm ahead.

38. CDC Forms To Preserve Victorian Village - Monday, September 18, 2006

It's going to take a village to shore up - a village.

That's apparently the sentiment driving a group of people who want to breathe new life into Victorian Village, the historic cluster of stately mansions, 19th century homes and small businesses on the eastern edge of Downtown Memphis.

39. Melick Tapped to Manage Fixed Income Banking Group at Morgan Keegan & Co. - Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Jordan Melick has joined Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. as a managing director for the firm's Fixed Income Banking Group. Melick previously was managing director of the health care finance team of Minneapolis, Minn.-based Piper Jaffray & Co. He began his career in health financing in 1991 at Detroit-based Comerica Bank.

40. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, June 13, 2002
Effective July 1, the Criminal Court Clerk will accept pleadings, motions and other papers presented for filing on letter size Effective July 1, the Criminal Court Clerk will accept pleadings, motions and other papers presented for filing on letter ...

41. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 18, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events Feb. 18-Feb. 24 Feb. 18 The Rhodes Institute on the Profession of Law, featuring Alan Dershowitz, is 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Bryan Campus Life Center on the Rhodes campus. "Civil Liberties in an Age ...

42. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, November 5, 2001
Super Terminal shows light at the end of the tunnel

Super Terminal-Memphis plans on hold for now

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

A year is a long time in the Memphis intermodal world.

At this time last year, Memphis newspapers were repor...

43. Archived Article: Real (hunt) - Tuesday, April 18, 2000
By Stacey Wiedower Hunt-Phelan auction still on, despite offers By Stacey Wiedower The Daily News Much to the chagrin of many Mid-Southerners, the auctioning of Memphis famed Hunt-Phelan Home appears to be on schedule, as no foundation or individual...

44. Archived Article: Superterminal Lj - Thursday, October 29, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Super Terminal ready for railroad agreements By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News After almost three years on the drawing board, Memphis proposed Super Terminal intermodal yard may be ready to make the leap from dream to reality. Agree...