Amazon is proposing an unusual development in South Memphis: A “permanent tent’’ to serve as a warehouse.

The world’s largest online retailer wants to build a triangular, 16,575-square-foot warehouse of taut fabric supported by steel-tube trusses and cables, according to construction documents filed with Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement Office.

2. Commercial Appeal, Amazon Eying New Locations - Monday, August 6, 2018

262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105

Permit Amount: $412 million

Project Cost: $330 million

3. Amazon Proposes Tent Design For West McLemore Location - Thursday, August 2, 2018

Amazon is proposing an unusual development in South Memphis: A “permanent tent’’ to serve as a warehouse.

The world’s largest online retailer wants to build a triangular, 16,575-square-foot warehouse of taut fabric supported by steel-tube trusses and cables, according to construction documents filed with Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement Office.

4. Amazon Proposes a Tent Design for New West McLemore Location - Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Amazon proposes an unusual development in South Memphis: A tent to serve as a warehouse for two years.

The world’s largest online retailer wants to build a triangular, 16,575-square-foot warehouse of taut fabric supported by steel-tube trusses and cables, according to construction documents filed with Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement Office.

5. Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty in $43M Investment Scheme - Monday, August 14, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty in a $43 million scheme that caused investors to lose $10 million, which he used to buy vehicles and real estate and start a used car lot.

6. Congress Proposes Giveaways to Auto, Trucking Industries - Thursday, October 22, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of record auto recalls and rising highway deaths, safety advocates say the Republican-run Congress is snubbing their agenda and taking sides with the auto and trucking industries on legislation that they and the Obama administration contend could worsen matters.

7. FedEx Tops for Brand Value in Tennessee - Saturday, June 13, 2015

FedEx Corp. is the nation’s 39th most valuable brand and the highest in Tennessee, according to new data from Brand Finance.

8. FedEx Tops for Brand Value in Tennessee - Thursday, June 11, 2015

FedEx Corp. is the nation’s 39th most valuable brand and the highest in Tennessee, according to new data from Brand Finance.

9. Trucking Industry Sees Record Revenues - Monday, May 18, 2015

The U.S. trucking industry generated $700.4 billion in 2014, topping $700 billion for the first time ever, according to industry figures.

The trucking industry’s good fortunes should be a boon to the local economy, which leans heavily on transportation, distribution and logistics. The record revenue means a high volume of goods is being shipped across the country, with a lot of it winding its way through Memphis warehouses and eventually onto trucks.

10. Harvest Creative Celebrates 10 Years of Plowing Creative Ground - Tuesday, March 10, 2015

As they were finishing up brand work for the new Porcellino’s restaurant in East Memphis, plus completing two Whole Foods store décor packages and preparing to dive into a branding project for Wendy’s, the team at Harvest Creative recently took some time to soak up the moment.

11. Distinctive Design Touches Will Dominate Belly Acres - Monday, April 14, 2014

From a visual standpoint, there will be no mistaking Belly Acres, the farm-to-table burger restaurant coming to Overton Square at 2102 Trimble Place, once it opens in the next couple of months.

12. The Sweet Spot - Saturday, February 15, 2014

Gary Wilkes usually doesn’t notice the smell at the family business, Wayne’s Candy Co. Inc., unless he has just returned from vacation.

13. Thieves Pose as Truckers to Steal Huge Cargo Loads - Tuesday, October 22, 2013

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — To steal huge shipments of valuable cargo, thieves are turning to a deceptively simple tactic: They pose as truckers, load the freight onto their own tractor-trailers and drive away with it.

14. Handful of Projects on Horizon, but Construction Still Struggling - Saturday, September 7, 2013

Commercial real estate construction activity in the Mid-South perked up modestly this year following a sluggish 2011 and 2012, and industry execs are cautiously optimistic that the positive trajectory will continue through next year.

15. Growth Streak - Monday, September 10, 2012

Andrew Holliday and Daniel Brown, the founding partners of Memphis-based branding and marketing firm Harvest Creative, used to joke about one day making the Inc. 500|5000, the list published each year by Inc. Magazine that honors the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

16. First Tennessee Unit to Move Downtown - Friday, September 7, 2012

First Tennessee Bank is preparing its Downtown Memphis headquarters for occupancy of one of its units.

17. New Tractor Supply Slated for West Memphis - Monday, September 3, 2012

Construction is set to begin in early September on a new 20,000-square-foot Tractor Supply Co. facility at the corner of College Boulevard and the Interstate 40 service road in West Memphis.

18. Business Honors - Friday, August 24, 2012

Thirteen Memphis-based companies can officially claim to be among the fastest-growing in the U.S.

That’s according to Inc. Magazine, which put them on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking the magazine published a few days ago that honors the fastest-growing companies by measuring their percentage growth in revenue over a three-year period.

19. Natural Gas Fueling Plans May Spur Vehicle Growth - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The United States has record supplies of natural gas and plenty of reasons to promote natural-gas powered cars, but so consumers, manufacturers and fuel suppliers haven't shown much interest.

20. Leadership Group Expands to Memphis - Friday, October 7, 2011

A business leadership program started by former Tractor Supply Co. CEO Joe Scarlett and run for the last several years in Nashville is going so well the program is expanding to Memphis.

21. AP IMPACT: Hospital Drug Shortages Deadly, Costly - Monday, September 26, 2011

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A drug for dangerously high blood pressure, normally priced at $25.90 per dose, offered to hospitals for $1,200. Fifteen deaths in 15 months blamed on shortages of life-saving medications.

22. Robertson Honored For Radio Achievement - Friday, May 6, 2011

For almost 40 years, Howard Robertson, CEO of TRUST Marketing Inc. and SPOTSET Radio Network, has worked to establish himself in both the television and radio industries, successfully creating his own company and radio network.

23. Hickory Hill Apartments Sell for $10M - Friday, March 25, 2011

Three apartment communities in the Hickory Hill Road/Knight Arnold Road area have sold for a combined price of $10 million.

Tommy Bronson III and Blake Pera with CB Richard Ellis Memphis’ multifamily division represented Hallmark Capital in the sale to Bellevue, Wash.-based Emerald Apartment Group. Wilson Management Inc., the managing entity behind Emerald Apartment Group, will retain and manage the properties.

24. Study: Women Underrepresented in Big Tenn. Firms - Wednesday, February 23, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – A study has found that women remain underrepresented in corporate leadership posts at publicly traded companies in Tennessee.

The report found that more than 91 percent of the 617 corporate directors were men at a time when women made up 48 percent of the Tennessee work force. Of the 72 public corporations, 46 percent had no women directors.

25. MEM Notches Strong September - Friday, October 22, 2010

September proved to be a banner month at Memphis International Airport, which registered increases in both passenger and cargo activity.

Memphis handled 720.6 million pounds of cargo last month, up 2.5 percent from 701.1 million in September 2009, according to figures released Thursday at the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s board of commissioners meeting.

26. Archived Article: Events - Monday, February 28, 2005
Mpact Memphis holds a policy pillar meeting at 6 p

Mpact Memphis hosts a policy pillar meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Blue Monkey, 529 S. Front St. For more information, call 312-7760. The Tennessee Soil Conservation Committee has announced tha...

27. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, August 2, 2004
Kuzdas notes

Collierville Faces Growth With Strict Standards

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Collierville officials view the bustling East Memphis suburb as an emerging island of commercial development, easily distinguished in its look and plan...

28. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, July 26, 2004
By Andy Meek

Businesses Feel Effect of Suburbs Design Standards

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Signs of change arent necessarily seen on storefronts, in office parks or in retail centers in the rapidly growing Memphis suburbs of Germantown and...

29. Archived Article: Wetherbe Seminar - Wednesday, December 13, 1995
12/13 jts Wetherbe seminar Time, information determine advantage Knowledge-worker efficiency, cycle-time reduction helps beat competition, U of M professor says By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News In James Wetherbes mind, a new economic environment has r...