NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly unsealed lawsuit by Tennessee's attorney general says the maker of the world's top-selling painkiller directed its salesforce to target the highest prescribers, many with limited or no pain management background or training.

2. What Do Statewide Candidates Say About Health Care in Tennessee? - Tuesday, June 19, 2018

According to Think Tennessee’s State of Our State dashboard, the state ranks near the bottom in the number of adults with heart disease, obesity and diabetes. It also ranks near the bottom of all states for the health of senior citizens, infant mortality, number of adults who smoke, and at the absolute bottom in childhood obesity. Tennesseans are, on the whole, not healthy. What can and should our next political leaders do about it?

3. Hilton Canopy Hotel, Museum Lofts Receive Tax Incentives - Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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.

4. Lake District Lands Malco Theater, Former Benchmark Seeks New Life - Monday, June 11, 2018

3536 Canada Road,
Lakeland, TN 38002

Tenant: Malco Theatres Inc.

Tenant’s Agent: Michael Lightman, Michael Lightman Realty

Landlord: The Lake District

5. One Beale, St. Jude, Sedgwick Projects Move Forward - Monday, June 4, 2018

263 Wagner Place, Memphis, TN 38103: Carlisle Corp.’s expanded plans for One Beale received unanimous approval from the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. on Tuesday, May 29.

6. Sedgwick Files $20M Permit For New Headquarters - Saturday, June 2, 2018

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has filed a $20 million building permit application with construction code officials to renovate its new headquarters.

7. Sedgwick Pulls $20M Permit For New Headquarters - Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has filed a $20 million building permit application with construction code officials to renovate its new headquarters.

8. Blockchain Tech ‘is the Shiny New Penny’ - Monday, May 28, 2018

During the General Assembly session that just ended legislators debated a number of hot-button issues: guns, abortion, Confederate statues and medical marijuana.

But tucked among the headline-grabbers was a brief bill, less than 300 words long, that attracted no controversy whatsoever.

9. Office Vacancy, Asking Rents Both Rise - Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Despite an uptick in the vacancy rate, direct asking prices continued to rise in the Memphis office market during the first quarter of 2018, according to research complied by commercial real estate firm Avison Young.

10. Divided Supreme Court Sides With Businesses Over Workers - Tuesday, May 22, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that businesses can prohibit their workers from banding together in disputes over pay and conditions in the workplace, a decision that affects an estimated 25 million non-unionized employees.

11. Calling Our Bluff - Thursday, April 26, 2018

Marie Pizano believes everyone has a story, and she is building her business on telling it. The founder and CEO of MVP3 Entertainment Group, Pizano is producing films based on Memphis history.

On April 19, Pizano was in Washington, D.C., getting footage for her latest film, “Journey4Justice: The Abigail Noel Story.” Noel, a native Memphian and psychic/medium, claims there is more to be known regarding music icon Prince’s death. Noel is leading the movement #JusticeforPrince, which aims to press President Donald Trump to order a new investigation into the artist’s 2016 death.

12. State Weighted Caseload Study Shows Two More Judges Needed Locally - Saturday, April 21, 2018

Shelby County’s court system – civil and criminal – is down about two judges, according to the Tennessee Comptroller’s annual report on weighted caseloads.

The report, required by state law since 1997, calculates the number of judges needed to handle different kinds of cases.

13. Raymond James Sues Landlord Over Elevators - Friday, April 13, 2018

Raymond James & Associates Inc., the name tenant of the Raymond James building at 50 North Front St., is suing its landlord at the building over elevator problems in a lawsuit first filed in Chancery Court in February that has since been transferred to Memphis federal court.

14. Lawmakers See Conspiracy In UT Board Alterations - Thursday, April 5, 2018

It’s not that hard to light a fire under some state lawmakers, but the University of Tennessee FOCUS Act raised blood pressure considerably in the House of Representatives before barely passing with 51 votes.

15. Sedgwick Invests $1 Million In River City Partnership - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has made a $1 million commitment to support the University of Memphis’ River City Partnership, which engages talent and scholarship from the U of M through a partnership with Shelby County Schools to improve the quality of urban education.

16. Sedgwick Invests $1 Million In River City Partnership - Thursday, March 29, 2018

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has made a $1 million commitment to support the University of Memphis’ River City Partnership, which engages talent and scholarship from the U of M through a partnership with Shelby County Schools to improve the quality of urban education.

17. City Working to Settle EPE/Grizzlies Dispute as Litigation Mounts - Tuesday, March 27, 2018

As the litigation piles up in a dispute between two of the most recognizable brands in Memphis, city officials say they are still hopeful a deal can be worked out between Elvis Presley Enterprises and the Memphis Grizzlies.

18. Companies Updating Their Sexual Harassment Policies - Saturday, February 17, 2018

Workplace sexual harassment has been making headlines nationwide, with high-profile individuals in entertainment, media and other industries losing their jobs over accusations of misconduct. In recent months, companies have been taking a closer look at their harassment policies and updating them where necessary.

19. Rotating Forrest Bust Out of Capitol Gains Momentum - Thursday, February 1, 2018

Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s days in the State Capitol could be numbered. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, an Oak Ridge Republican, says he could support a move to rotate Forrest’s bust out of the Capitol and make sure Capitol displays are “more reflective of the entire history of Tennessee.”

20. Government Shutdown Stretches Into Workweek, Sows Confusion - Tuesday, January 23, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – A government shutdown has effectively cleaved the federal workforce in half, sowing confusion and frustration among hundreds of thousands of affected workers, including some who reported to work Monday only to turn right back around.

21. Kuo Brings ‘Power Is Female’ Platform To Role as President of Women Attorneys Group - Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Incoming Association for Women Attorneys president Eileen Kuo sees women changing how the game is played in the field of law and redefining what it means to be leaders.

Kuo will be sworn in as the 2018 AWA president on Wedesday, Feb. 7, at the 38th annual AWA Banquet to be held Downtown at 409 S. Main St.

22. Mayor Says Memphis 'Will Be Prepared' for Statue Protests - Wednesday, January 3, 2018

If opponents of the removal of the city’s two most visible Civil War monuments follow through on plans for a Memphis protest Jan. 6, Mayor Jim Strickland said city government will be ready.

23. Beale’s Question Mark - Friday, December 29, 2017

For all of the change in the Memphis landscape announced in 2017 – including the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s decision to move to the riverfront and plans for several “gateway” developments around the city – Beale Street was in a holding pattern for most of the year.

24. UTHSC's Stern Proposes Substance Addiction Network - Wednesday, December 27, 2017

For Dr. David Stern of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, his interest in proposing a new pilot program to benefit those with mental health and substance use problems comes from a deeply personal as well as professional place.

25. Sedgwick Acquiring London-Based Claims Firm - Saturday, December 9, 2017

Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has made an acquisition that expands the company’s international footprint.

26. As Health Premiums Rise, Small Businesses Seek Alternatives - Friday, December 8, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) – As small business owners learn what their 2018 health insurance costs will be, some are considering providing different types of coverage for their employees.

Companies are receiving notices of premium and coverage changes for 2018. The changes vary, depending on factors including the state where a company is located, how many employees it has and how comprehensive its insurance is. But many owners are seeing rate increases of double-digit percentages, finding dramatically reduced coverage, or both. Health insurance consultants expect more owners to rethink their strategies beyond 2018 and choose alternatives like paying for claims themselves or adding health services that can lower costs.

27. Sedgwick Acquiring London-Based Claims Firm - Friday, December 8, 2017

Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has made an acquisition that expands the company’s international footprint.

28. Last Word: Bredesen Runs, Germantown Moratorium, Monsanto Fights Dicamba Ban - Thursday, December 7, 2017

The big reveal at the Greater Memphis Chamber’s annual luncheon Wednesday, at least for me – Dale Watson lives in Memphis now. The Americana musician, producer and author was among the performers at the Peabody and he had a bit of trouble getting the group of 700 business and political leaders to sing along with the refrain of one of his most popular tunes – “I Lie When I Drink and I Drink A Lot" -- with at least a dozen video cameras panning the room. But he continued on without audience participation. Other entertainment highlights featured Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as the voice of Amazon’s Alexa.

29. Sedgwick to Acquire London-Based Claims Management Firm - Thursday, December 7, 2017

Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has made an acquisition that expands the company’s international footprint.

30. Sedgwick to Acquire London-Based Claims Management Firm - Thursday, December 7, 2017

Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has made an acquisition that expands the company’s international footprint.

31. How to Speed Up Innovation - Tuesday, November 21, 2017

A keynote presentation at the Back End of Innovation 2017 Conference by Fred Tavan, global head of innovation lab, reinsurance and insurance risk, Sun Life Financial

“My main concern is speed to market,” starts Fred, “as I have seen many innovators lose hope. The antidote to losing hope is insisting on speed. Speed is how I can impact the culture.”

32. Chamber Chairman’s Circle Expands Leadership - Saturday, November 18, 2017

As the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Chairman’s Circle continues to grow, its founding members have decided to restructure its leadership.

Original co-chairs Gary Shorb, Richard Smith, Calvin Anderson, Carolyn Hardy, Spence Wilson Jr., Duncan Williams, Leigh Shockey and Jason Hood voted to install a new leadership structure that will include addition of a chairman, vice chairman and new co-chairs.

33. Chamber Chairman’s Circle Expands Leadership - Thursday, November 16, 2017

As the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Chairman’s Circle continues to grow, its founding members have decided to restructure its leadership.

Original co-chairs Gary Shorb, Richard Smith, Calvin Anderson, Carolyn Hardy, Spence Wilson Jr., Duncan Williams, Leigh Shockey and Jason Hood voted to install a new leadership structure that will include addition of a chairman, vice chairman and new co-chairs.

34. Folk’s Folly’s Kauker Named Tenn. Restaurant Manager of Year - Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House general manager Diane Kauker has won the Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association’s 2017 Restaurant Manager of the Year Award, which honors a manager who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, service, and community and civic involvement. The judges noted Kauker’s outstanding performance beyond her normal job duties, including providing excellent service to Folk’s Folly guests and the greater community.

35. Goodin Joins Hagwood Adelman As Memphis Managing Attorney - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Michael T. Goodin has joined Hagwood Adelman Tipton PC as managing attorney of the Memphis office. In that role, he provides legal services to HAT’s clients in matters such as medical malpractice and senior housing litigation for health care providers along the continuum of care, including skilled nursing, assisted living, behavioral health, home health and hospice litigation. In addition, he assists in supervising the attorney and paraprofessional teams.

36. Memphis Tea Business Infused With Education and Fellowship - Thursday, October 26, 2017

One of Memphis’ greatest natural resources is its water, and an Orange Mound cottage industry is infusing it with uniquely Bluff City flavors, while providing neighborhood jobs.

Bluff City Chai, Riverboat Queen Strawberry Green, Memphis After-Dark Chocolate Mint, 901 Of A Kind Chocolate Almond and Blue Suede Shoes Organic Wild Blueberry are just a few of the teas packaged and distributed by My Cup of Tea, which claims to be Memphis’ only tea-based business.

37. Senate Presses Ahead on $36.5B Disaster Relief Package - Tuesday, October 24, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Senate Democrat said there's no time to waste as the Senate pressed ahead Monday on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of cash.

38. Southeast Shelby County Apartments Sell for $56M - Friday, September 15, 2017

Preserve at Forest Creek, a sprawling southeast Shelby County apartment complex, has switched hands for more than $56 million.

In the deal, Blackstone, a New York City investment firm doing business as BRE Piper MF Forest Creek TN, sold the roughly 36-acre property to Columbus, Ohio-based investment management firm Coastal Ridge Real Estate doing business as PFC Memphis Borrowers for $56.6 million, according to a warranty deed filed on Sept. 14 with the Shelby County Register of Deeds.

39. West Cancer Fundraiser Set for This Weekend - Saturday, September 16, 2017

The West Cancer Center’s signature fundraising event, West Fight On: Cycle. Run. Walk, is set to take place at Shelby Farms Park this weekend.

40. West Cancer Fundraiser Set for This Weekend - Friday, September 15, 2017

The West Cancer Center’s signature fundraising event, West Fight On: Cycle. Run. Walk, is set to take place at Shelby Farms Park this weekend.

41. VW Plots Return to Relevance in US Following Diesel Scandal - Tuesday, September 5, 2017

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Volkswagen is rolling out its plan for re-selling most of the cars involved in the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

Volkswagen brand head Herbert Diess told reporters after a board meeting at Volkswagen's lone U.S. plant in Tennessee on Thursday that the fallout from the scandal "is something we need to live with" as the company seeks to regain relevance and market share in the United States.

42. Fully Loaded - Saturday, July 29, 2017

It’s almost like the first half of 2017 was a decade in the making, at least when it comes to commercial real estate. Throughout all four major sectors of the Memphis-area commercial real estate market – industrial, office, retail and multifamily – figures are consistently reaching or exceeding pre-recession marks.

43. Milford Joins Chamber As Programming, Events Director - Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Ericka Milford recently joined the Greater Memphis Chamber as director of events and programming, a job in which she’s responsible for planning and executing chamber events and programs and for increasing engagement opportunities for members and the community. Milford’s new role marks her return to the chamber, where she served as events coordinator from 2007 to 2012 before taking a job with HigherVisibility.

44. MRG, Thomas & Betts Receive Tax Incentives - Friday, July 21, 2017

Makowsky Ringel Greenberg and Thomas & Betts were both awarded tax incentives to advance their respective projects by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County on Wednesday, July 19.

45. T&B Granted 15-Year PILOT to Relocated Corporate HQ - Thursday, July 20, 2017

Memphis-based Thomas & Betts has been awarded a 15-year PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) to relocate its corporate headquarters from Southwind to the Ridgeway Center in East Memphis and consolidate its regional research and development functions.

46. T&B Granted 15-Year PILOT to Relocated Corporate HQ - Thursday, July 20, 2017

Low voltage electrical and commutations products manufacturer, Thomas and Betts has been awarded a 15-year PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) to relocated its corporate headquarters and consolidate its regional research and development functions.

47. Thomas & Betts to Invest $20.7 Million in Expansion - Friday, July 14, 2017

Thomas & Betts plans to add 75 employees and invest $20.7 million in its headquarters relocation in Memphis and is seeking a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) incentive to help defray those costs.

48. Cooper-Young Getting New Coffee House - Thursday, July 6, 2017

945 Cooper St.
Memphis, TN 38104

Permit Amount: $85,750

Application Date: July 2017

49. Last Word: Corporate Musical Chairs, Another Dollar General and Ronnie Grisanti - Monday, July 3, 2017

The three-way deal by which Memphis-based Fred’s was to buy hundreds of Rite-Aid stores from Walgreens just keeps getting worse for Fred’s even though the deal happened last week without Fred’s. An analyst says Fred’s got cut out because of questions about the corporation’s viability to enter into what is an ambitious change of course for the company on a large scale.

50. Thomas & Betts Moving Corporate Headquarters - Friday, June 30, 2017

Thomas & Betts Corp. has chosen a new location for its corporate headquarters. The Memphis-based electrical component manufacturer is moving from Southwind to ServiceMaster Global Holdings' current space at 860 Ridge Lake Blvd. in Ridgeway Center. ServiceMaster is vacating the East Memphis property for its new headquarters Downtown.

51. Public Report Analyzes Mississippi Mental Health Spending - Tuesday, June 20, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A report commissioned by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health confirms federal findings that the state has spent more on institutional care than community-based services for people with mental disabilities.

52. Last Word: Weekend Sonic Boom, CLERB's Response and Irvin Salky - Friday, May 12, 2017

Yes, those were the United States Navy Blue Angels buzzing Downtown Thursday afternoon in advance of their appearance at the Memphis Airshow Saturday and Sunday in Millington. That sound you heard after the flyover wasn’t a sonic boom. I don’t think they have those anymore. It was the sound of a really busy weekend following close behind.

53. Tennessee Attorney General Sues Pain Clinics, Alleging Fraud - Friday, May 12, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee attorney general is suing a chain of pain management clinics over claims of millions of dollars in TennCare fraud.

Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced the lawsuit Thursday against MMi Pain Clinics, which operated at least 18 clinics in Tennessee.

54. Last Word: BSMF, Budget Books and Milli Vanilli - Monday, May 8, 2017

Three days of sun and mild temperatures for the Beale Street Music Festival. Not to be all “Dawn Lazarus” about the weather. Of course, it wasn’t just that way over Tom Lee Park. And many of us continue to find there is life outside after you have determined your festival days may be behind you. We were all over the place this weekend including Tom Lee Park and Shelby Farms Park and backyards and trails and on a rising river. Can you still claim you were at BSMF if you were within earshot of it?

55. Lawmakers Still Seek Answers as Outsourcing Contract Gets Underway - Tuesday, May 2, 2017

A majority of Tennessee’s legislators, including several Shelby County lawmakers, are asking the state to hold up on a facilities management outsourcing contract with Jones Lang LaSalle.

Seventy-five of the General Assembly’s 132 members, 17 in the Senate and 58 in the House, have signed a letter to Terry Cowles, director of the Office of Customer Focused Government, asking the office to slow down on outsourcing so it can “study and understand the effect” on public services, the economy and state employees.

56. Defunct Beale Authority Seeks Exit From Beale Street Bucks Lawsuit - Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Two weeks after the Memphis City Council voted to abolish the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority, the organization’s attorney has filed a motion to dismiss it from the complex federal lawsuit over the use of a cover charge with rebate coupons on summer weekend nights in the entertainment district.

57. Wells Fargo Ups Sales Practices Settlement to $142 Million - Monday, April 24, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) – Wells Fargo agreed Friday to expand a recently settled class-action lawsuit by an additional $32 million as well as extend claims for fraudulent accounts that may have been opened going back to 2002.

58. Memphis Office Market Off to Good Start - Thursday, April 20, 2017

Though small to mid-sized leases comprised the majority of leasing activity, the Memphis area office market got off to a healthy start in 2017, according to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors’ first quarter Marketbeat report.

59. Viking Range to Pay $4.7M Fine Over Self-Starting Ovens - Monday, April 17, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi appliance maker has agreed to pay a $4.7 million federal fine for not reporting that certain ovens in freestanding gas ranges could turn on by themselves, with customers then sometimes unable to turn them off.

60. City Council Abolishes Beale Street Authority - Thursday, April 13, 2017

The year-old Beale Street Tourism Development Authority quietly went out of business this week without a single objection to be heard at City Hall.

The authority was abolished Tuesday, April 11, by the Memphis City Council.

61. Lawmakers Blast Haslam Administration for Process Toward JLL Contract - Thursday, March 30, 2017

The Tennessee Department of General Services is set to award a statewide contract for facility management services to Jones Lang LaSalle, a company that already handles 10 percent of state office space and estimates a 15.9 percent savings if all higher education institutes participate.

62. Nissan Declines Talks With Union After Mississippi Rally - Friday, March 24, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Nissan Motor Co. is declining to talk to union supporters about conditions at its Mississippi assembly plant.

63. Beale Street Authority’s Days May Be Numbered - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The Beale Street Tourism Development Authority would be out of business by May 21 and the city would be charged with hiring a day-to-day manager for the Beale Street entertainment district under a proposal by council member Martavius Jones.

64. Council Receptive To Restoring City Control of Beale - Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The Beale Street Tourism Development Authority would be out of business by May 21 and the city administration would be charged with hiring a day to day manager for the Beale Street entertainment district under a proposal by council member Martavius Jones.

65. Sedgwick Approved For $10.4 Million PILOT - Saturday, March 4, 2017

The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County approved Sedgwick Claims Management Services’ application for a $10.4 million tax abatement during a special session Friday, Feb. 24.

66. Sedgwick Approved For $10.4 Million PILOT - Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County approved Sedgwick Claims Management Services’ application for a $10.4 million tax abatement during a special session Friday, Feb. 24.

67. Last Word: The Governor's Race, Beale Street Complications and Southern Avenue - Monday, February 27, 2017

A close one for the Tigers Sunday at the Forum but Houston still wins 72-71. One more home game Thursday against Tulane and a road game Saturday against SMU before March Madness begins. As that was happening here, better results in Denver Sunday where the Grizz beat the Nuggets 105-98.

68. Sedgwick Approved for $10.4 Million PILOT - Friday, February 24, 2017

The Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County approved Sedgwick Claims Management Services’ application for a $10.4 million tax abatement during a special session Friday, Feb. 24.

69. Last Word: This is Memphis, Sedgwick Deal Expands and Violent Crime Drops - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

There used to be a time when a 10-second shot of the Memphis streetscape in a commercial was enough to start an avalanche of speculation about the economic impact of the placement. And when people didn’t mob the city the next day, we were always hopeful that the next little peek of our brand would surely be the one that brought that about.

70. Sedgwick to Occupy Thomas & Betts HQ, TNB Shopping Memphis for New Home - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

New details are continuing to emerge after Sedgwick Claims Management Services' blockbuster announcement Monday to consolidate and expand its corporate headquarters.

Sedgwick will apply for a 15-year Expansion PILOT that will enable the company to retain 865 jobs, create 130 new jobs, and invest $33 million into their new facility, according to papers filed with the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County.

71. Last Word: How Do You Get On The List, Sedgwick & Thornwood and Musicals - Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Monday was Presidents Day and thus a holiday at City Hall. But for the occupant on City Hall’s top floor it was anything but a holiday. The list Memphis Police made for who has to have a uniformed police officer next to them to go anywhere in City Hall is turning into a controversy over possible surveillance of citizens participating in the last year or so of protests around the city.

72. Sedgwick Announces $34M Expansion, Will Create 150 New Jobs - Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Sedgwick Claims Management has announced plans to expand its corporate headquarters in Memphis, which will result in the creation of 150 local jobs.

The expansion will consolidate Sedgwick’s headquarters into a single campus in Shelby County and locate research and development functions to that site, according to Ted Townsend, chief operating officer for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

73. Drugs Vanish at Some VA Hospitals - Tuesday, February 21, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions or unauthorized drug use by VA employees since 2009, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press.

74. Harris Visits With Park Employees on State Outsourcing Plan - Monday, January 23, 2017

NASHVILLE – State Sen. Lee Harris, D-Memphis, and Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, met with Fall Creek Falls State Park employees Friday, Jan. 20, for a town hall discussion on the governor’s proposal to outsource state assets to private companies and potentially eliminate state jobs.

75. Beale Street ‘Stuck at Status Quo’ - Monday, December 26, 2016

When the guitar drops on Beale Street to mark the start of 2017, it will also mark three years that the Downtown Memphis Commission has been running day-to-day affairs of the Beale Street entertainment district.

76. Outsourcing: Savings, But No Specifics - Thursday, December 8, 2016

The Haslam administration is forging ahead with plans to nab a statewide facilities services contractor after an outside analysis backed up a study showing estimated cost savings of more than $35 million a year at Tennessee universities.

77. Last Word: MAA and TraVure, JT Votes Early and Minority Biz Momentum - Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Big news overnight for one of several corporate headquarters moves we’ve been watching in the last year. Mid-America Apartments LP is poised to become the anchor of the TraVure mixed-use development on the western side of Germantown.

78. Haslam Appoints 8 to New University of Memphis Board - Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed eight business leaders, including a former University of Memphis interim president and the CEO of J.C. Penney Co., to the newly formed governing board of the University of Memphis.

79. Experts: Businesses Should Prepare A Plan For New Overtime Rules - Saturday, September 10, 2016

The clock is ticking until new U.S. Department of Labor overtime wage regulations go into effect Dec. 1, and local experts say affected companies, large and small, that haven’t started preparing should begin doing so immediately.

80. Toast to the Achievement School District - Thursday, August 25, 2016

Somebody forgot to tell the Achievement School District it had to follow a few simple rules when the Legislature formed it a few years ago to save failing schools: Primarily, don’t party with the money.

81. 5 Guidelines for Managing Nonprofit Funds - Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Editor’s note: Part two of a two-part interview with Leland Faust. What would you do if you were responsible for reviewing financial management policies for your nonprofit? What would you do if asked to vote on a change of investment firms? What questions would you ask?

82. SEC Investigation of Global Ministries Foundation Surfaces - Thursday, August 11, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Global Ministries Foundation, according to the court-appointed receiver for the Tulane and Warren Apartment, two complexes owned by GMF.

Word of the SEC probe follows search warrants served at Global Ministries Cordova offices Aug. 3 in a separate investigation by the Inspector General’s office of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Search warrants in that investigation were also served that same day at the Dexter, Missouri offices of the Gill Group, which appraised GMF property in Memphis and Florida.

83. Fisher Phillips Joins HR Collaboration - Saturday, July 9, 2016

Management-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips LLP and Inspired eLearning, a security and compliance training company, have launched a new human resources compliance training program.

84. Fisher Phillips Collaborates on New HR Training Program - Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Management-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips LLP and Inspired eLearning, a security and compliance training company, have launched a new human resources compliance training program.

85. Global Ministries Continues to Take More Heat - Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The receiver for the Warren and Tulane Apartments is in place with the notice filed in Memphis federal court last week that Foresite Realty Management LLC had accepted the job and that its bonding is in place.

86. Bank Seeks Receiver for Warren, Tulane Apartments - Thursday, May 12, 2016

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. wants a federal judge to appoint a receiver for the Warren and Tulane Apartments owned by Global Ministries Foundation, citing “an appearance of fraud” by GMF in a memorandum filed with the call for a receiver.

87. Bank of New York Seeks Receiver for Warren and Tulane Apartments - Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. wants a federal judge to appoint a receiver for the Warren and Tulane Apartments owned by Global Ministries Foundation citing “an appearance of fraud” by GMF in a memorandum filed with the call for a receiver.

88. Methodist Takes IT, Electronic Records to Stage 6 - Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s race to not only digitize patient medical records but to improve the IT processes and technology around those records and throughout the organization has added Methodist to a distinguished club.

89. Lawsuit Seeks to Void City Decision on Greensward - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

A lawsuit filed in Shelby County Chancery Court Tuesday, April 5, seeks to void the March 1 Memphis City Council vote that gave the Memphis Zoo undisputed control of most of the Overton Park Greensward.

90. Lawsuit Seeks to Void City Decision on Greensward - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

A lawsuit filed in Shelby County Chancery Court Tuesday, April 5, seeks to void the March 1 Memphis City Council vote that gave the Memphis Zoo undisputed control of most of the Overton Park Greensward.

91. Engineer Jonnye McElyea Joins Allen & Hoshall - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Jonnye McElyea has joined Allen & Hoshall as a structural engineer. McElyea, who designs structures such as buildings, bridges and retaining walls, is among the 19 percent of engineers who are women. Her previous experience includes time at Parsons Corporation and AFRAM Corp.

92. Claim Adds to Greensward Controversy - Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Legal counter claims, parking study options and lots of old maps with even more long-filed plans have become the complex face of the Overton Park Greensward controversy.

As spring-like temperatures over the weekend mixed with cloudy skies, all fronts of the controversy were moving. The official arrival of spring to come in less than a month is the park’s busiest season.

93. Blight Authority of Memphis Convenes to Tackle Problem Properties - Monday, January 25, 2016

“This is historic,” attorney Steve Barlow said at the inaugural meeting of the Blight Authority of Memphis, held Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Downtown Memphis Commission’s office.

94. Memphis Zoo CEO: Mediation, Court Action Can Coexist in Greensward Dispute - Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Memphis Zoo’s move to Chancery Court next week in the Overton Park greensward controversy does not damage the mediation process between the zoo and the Overton Park Conservancy.

That’s what zoo president and CEO Chuck Brady said as attorneys on both sides of the controversy prepare to make their cases in court.

95. Hughes Promoted at Harris Shelton - Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Brett Hughes has been promoted to managing member at Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PLLC law firm. In his new role, Hughes will provide managerial support to the firm’s three offices. His primary responsibility will be to manage the firm’s administration and committees, particularly on issues that impact client service, as well as the morale, compensation, growth and development of the firm.

96. New Beale Street Lease Gets Last-Minute Council Amendment - Thursday, December 17, 2015

One last amendment was filed before the city’s new Beale Street lease was a done deal Tuesday, Dec. 15. But as the Memphis City Council approved the agreement with the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority, the widow of the Beale Street Development Corp.’s former director pushed her claim that the city still hasn’t settled the old 52-year lease with the BSDC that the new authority replaces.

97. Koonce Joins Sedgwick Client Services - Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has added K. Max Koonce II as senior vice president of client services for its casualty retail business unit. Koonce, an attorney by trade, comes to Sedgwick from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., where he was senior director of risk management. He simultaneously served as president of Claims Management Inc., Wal-Mart’s wholly owned third-party administrator.

98. Sedgwick Expands Retail Leadership Team - Saturday, September 19, 2015

Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management has a new member of its retail leadership team.

K. Max Koonce II has been named senior vice president of client services for the casualty retail business unit of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled claims and productivity management solutions.

99. Sedgwick Expands Retail Leadership Team - Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management has a new member of its retail leadership team.

K. Max Koonce II has been named senior vice president of client services for the casualty retail business unit of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled claims and productivity management solutions.

100. Baker Donelson Adds Carletos-Drayton - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Carmalita “CC” Carletos-Drayton has joined the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC as a shareholder. Carletos-Drayton’s legal practice primarily focuses on environmental law, economic development, and government contracts.