1986: Formal opening of Shelby Farms Showplace Arena, the $5.5 million equestrian center and restaurant.

The neighboring Agricenter International had opened a year earlier. Shelby Farms Park was still an iffy proposition, and its past as a prison farm was not far enough removed to banish the idea of developing the land as a residential subdivision.

2. This Week in Memphis History: April 3-9 - Saturday, April 4, 2015

2014: The National Civil Rights Museum reopens following a $27 million renovation and expansion. The ceremony featured a wide swath of veterans from the civil rights movement, ranging from Bernard Lafayette to Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale.

3. Hilton Garden Inn Planned for Former Bus Station - Friday, March 21, 2014

A Knoxville-based hospitality company has closed on the purchase of the vacant Greyhound facility Downtown and will transform the property into a Hilton Garden Inn.

Turkey Creek Hospitality completed the $1.7 million purchase of the 1.3-acre property Tuesday, March 18, and will bring a 140-room Hilton Garden Inn to the heart of Downtown Memphis. Hank Martin and Elliot Embry with NAI Saig Co. represented Greyhound Lines Inc. in the transaction.

4. Hilton Garden Inn Planned for Former Greyhound Station - Thursday, March 20, 2014

A Knoxville-based hospitality company has closed on the purchase of the vacant Greyhound facility Downtown and will transform the property into a Hilton Garden Inn.

Turkey Creek Hospitality completed the $1.7 million purchase of the 1.3-acre property Tuesday, March 18, and will bring a 140-room Hilton Garden Inn to the heart of Downtown Memphis.

5. Zellner Construction Honored for MATA Facility - Saturday, July 13, 2013

Memphis-based Zellner Construction received an award for the Memphis Area Transit Authority airport facility the company built.

Zellner was awarded the American Institute of Architects Gulf States Honor Citation for the project at the corner of Brooks and Airways near Memphis International Airport. The $15.8 million, 30,000-square-foot MATA station houses MATA and Greyhound Lines.

6. Zellner Construction Honored for MATA Facility - Monday, July 8, 2013

Memphis-based Zellner Construction received an award for the Memphis Area Transit Authority airport facility the company built.

Zellner was awarded the American Institute of Architects Gulf States Honor Citation for the project at the corner of Brooks and Airways near Memphis International Airport. The $15.8 million, 30,000-square-foot MATA station houses MATA and Greyhound Lines.

7. Touch and Go - Monday, December 19, 2011

In the aviation industry, Memphis International Airport is considered a fortress hub, an airport where a single airline – in Memphis’ case, Delta Air Lines Inc. – handles 70 percent or more of the passenger flights.

8. Carriers Enhance Motor Coach Service - Friday, November 4, 2011

As Greyhound prepares to move from its longtime Downtown bus station to the airport area this month, another change under way in the Memphis motor coach market reflects broader changes in the business nationally.

9. Greyhound Move to Alter Downtown Gateway - Thursday, October 6, 2011

The recent listing of the Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has a lot bigger impact for the city than meets the eye.

Dallas-based Greyhound Lines Inc. soon will move its depot to Memphis Area Transit Authority’s Airways Transit Center, 3033 Airways Blvd., near Memphis International Airport.

10. Greyhound Station Listed for $2.3M - Friday, September 30, 2011

The Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has been listed for sale by CB Richard Ellis Memphis for $2.3 million.

The intercity bus transportation hub is at 203 Union Ave., directly across from AutoZone Park and near one of Downtown’s busiest intersections.

11. Greyhound Station Listed for $2.3M - Monday, October 3, 2011

The Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has been listed for sale by CB Richard Ellis Memphis for $2.3 million.

The intercity bus transportation hub is at 203 Union Ave., directly across from AutoZone Park and near one of Downtown’s busiest intersections.

12. Great Oaks Church of Christ Begins Work on New Wing - Tuesday, June 22, 2010

3355 Brunswick Road
Bartlett, TN 38133
Loan Amount: $1 million
Loan Date: June 16, 2010
Maturity Date: June 10, 2011
Borrower: Great Oaks Church of Christ
Lender: BancorpBank South

13. MATA Files $9.1M Permit For South Intermodal Terminal - Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Memphis Area Transit Authority was issued a $9.1 million permit by the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for its South Intermodal Terminal at 3033 Airways Blvd. near Memphis International Airport.

14. MATA Files Permit for Airport Terminal - Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Memphis Area Transit Authority has reached another milestone in the development of its South Intermodal Terminal near Memphis International Airport.

Months after clearing structures off the 9-acre site, MATA has filed a $10 million building permit for the 29,000-square-foot facility at 3033 Airways Blvd., at the intersection of Airways and Brooks Road.

15. Mayor’s Revelations Could Point To Vindication - Tuesday, February 10, 2009

After he read a March 2007 story in The Commercial Appeal about his private relationship and real estate dealings with city contractor Elvin W. Moon, Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton dashed off a memo to City Engineer Wain Gaskins.

16. Cohen Keeps Eye On Stimulus Money - Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The $825 billion Obama administration economic stimulus bill begins its journey through Congress this week and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, estimates $167 million could be earmarked for projects in Shelby County over the next two years just through the public education allocations in the draft.

17. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Tuesday, September 23, 2003
CRYE-LEIKE EXPANDING HOT SPRINGS

TBC Corp. Agrees

to Buy NTB from Sears

Memphis-based TBC Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire National Tire & Battery from Sears, Roebuck and Co. TBC will pay about $225 million in ca...

18. Archived Article: Busline (lead) - Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Lead

Landmarks owners seek spot on Register

The Daily News

Whether Fred Smith used his fathers bus line as a model for FedEx might be a fact known only by Smith himself.

But Judith Johnson believes he might have at least thought of Fred ...

19. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Friday, June 27, 2003
SCB inks deal

SCB inks deal

with aerospace firm

SCB Computer Technology Inc. entered into a $23 million subcontractor agreement with a major global provider of information technology operations and outsourcing services. The contract consist...