Woodson Dunavant and Don Lake are used to the question now that Dunavant Enterprises is through its non-compete with Dreyfus Commodities, the company that bought its global cotton operation in 2010.

2. Sutton Joins Dixon Hughes Goodman - Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Giles Sutton recently joined Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as a partner in the firm’s tax practice, where he will focus on issues pertaining to state and local tax.
Sutton, an established attorney and certified public accountant, brings more than 25 years of business tax experience, with a focus on state and local tax issues within the food and beverage, health care, transportation and energy industries.

3. Leggett Joins Electronic Security Specialists - Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Electronic Security Specialists, the largest electronic security provider in the Mid-South, is growing its operations with the addition of Wayne Leggett as new vice president and security sales specialist.

4. Logistics Limelight - Saturday, October 5, 2013

World-renowned as a logistics and distribution hub, Memphis will further raise its profile this month with events that showcase the city’s transportation assets and standing in the global economy.

5. IBERIABANK Files $2.5 Million Permit - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

4894 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
Permit Amount: $2.5 million

Project Cost: Applied January 2011
Completion: Fall 2011
Owner: IBERIABANK
Tenant: IBERIABANK
Contractor: Webb Building Corp.
Architect: Chrestia Staub Pierce Inc.

6. Louis Dreyfus Transfers Warehouse to Related Entity - Friday, February 18, 2011

Louis Dreyfus Commodities Memphis Warehousing LLC has transferred two parcels to a related entity, Louis Dreyfus Commodities Cotton Storage LLC, for $2.4 million.

7. Louis Dreyfus Buys Kentucky Drive Warehouse - Tuesday, January 25, 2011

2514 Kentucky Drive
Memphis, TN 38106
Sale Amount: $2.4 million

Sale Date: Dec. 28, 2010
Buyer: Louis Dreyfus Commodities Memphis Warehousing LLC
Seller: Westside Compress Co. Inc.

8. Louis Dreyfus Buys Kentucky Drive Property - Thursday, January 20, 2011

Louis Dreyfus Commodities Memphis Warehousing LLC has bought two parcels from Westside Compress Co. Inc. for $2.4 million.

9. High Cotton - Monday, December 13, 2010

Carol Perel points from her office to the other side of the ground-floor lobby at 65 Union Ave.

“That trading floor,” she says, “is the Graceland of cotton.”

10. Dunavant Poised for New Future in Logistics - Friday, December 3, 2010

After more than four decades in the cotton business, Dunavant Enterprises Inc. has officially shifted gears.

11. Lasting Legacies - Monday, September 27, 2010

Consider the continent as it was when Memphis was founded in 1819. No railroads crisscrossed the land and Tennessee roads would not be paved until after World War I.

For a city to thrive and prosper, transportation would be paramount. For Memphis, the Mississippi River, an integral artery of commerce and communication in America, would be its gateway to greatness.

12. Former Memphian Changes Haiti’s Future, One Child at a Time - Thursday, June 3, 2010

Patrick Moynihan had it all. A six-figure salary. A comfortable home.

He’d come to Memphis in the early 1990s to work as a trader for Allenberg Cotton Co. The job left him so well off he was soon paying in taxes what he once earned as a high school math teacher in Connecticut.

13. Cotton Leads April’s Slow CRE Numbers - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Cotton was king of commercial real estate in April as transactions involving three merchants – a pair of longtime Memphis companies and one area newcomer – represented two of the month’s top sales.

14. Calif.-Based EMJ Files Permit For Arlington Distribution Center - Tuesday, May 18, 2010

3167 Cypress Ridge Drive
Arlington, TN 38002
Permit Amount: $7 Million

Project Cost: $7 million
Permit Date: Applied May 2010
Completion: October 2010
Owner: Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
Tenant: Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
Contractor: TBD
Architect: TBD

15. Westside Compress Files Loan with Louis Dreyfus - Monday, May 17, 2010

Westside Compress Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Dunavant Enterprises, has filed a $9.2 million loan through Louis Dreyfus Commodities Memphis Warehousing LLC.

16. Global Cotton Firm Moves Into Memphis - Monday, May 3, 2010

As two local cotton companies work through their lengthy merger, another player has arrived on the scene with the purchase of a 300,000-square-foot warehouse it will use as a major distribution center.

17. Allenberg Cotton Buys Dunavant HQ - Thursday, April 22, 2010

The merger between two kings of Memphis cotton has cleared a major hurdle with Allenberg Cotton Co.’s purchase of the Dunavant Enterprises Inc. headquarters at 3797 New Getwell Road.

18. Dunavant Subsidiary Joins Ranks Of Green Logistics Firms - Thursday, August 20, 2009

A Memphis-based third-party logistics firm has turned a rebranding campaign into a way to reinvent the way it does business.

Centrix Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of cotton company Dunavant Enterprises Inc., has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the transportation industry to increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions along the global supply chain.

19. Allenberg, Dunavant Consider Merger - Friday, August 7, 2009

Allenberg Cotton Co. and Dunavant Enterprises Inc., both based in Memphis and once fixtures on the iconic stretch of Front Street that used to be a thriving hub of cotton commerce, are in talks to combine their operations.

20. Cotton Giants Move Toward Merger - Thursday, August 6, 2009

Allenberg Cotton Co. and Dunavant Enterprises Inc., both based in Memphis and once fixtures on the iconic stretch of Front Street that used to be a thriving hub of cotton commerce, are in talks to combine their operations.

21. Nonprofit Org to Rake In Bucks by Pulling Jumbo Jets - Thursday, August 16, 2007

The secret to pulling a 155,000-pound FedEx 727 jet is simple: Just get 19 of your closest friends or co-workers to help.

While that might sound like an amazing feat, teams of varying sizes will be doing just that Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Millington Regional Jetport at 8181 Hornet Ave.

22. Archived Article: Lead - Friday, November 5, 2004
ITT Technical Institute Constructs New School

ITT Tech Builds New Memphis Campus

Relocates from East Memphis to growing Goodlett Farms

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Construction has begun on an educational facility that, when finished, w...

23. Archived Article: Allenberg (lead) - Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Allenberg Cotton Co Allenberg Cotton buys third warehouse By MARY DANDO The Daily News Cotton is still king in Memphis as the city holds title as the largest cotton spot market in the world. Memphis also reigns as a world distribution center, which ...

24. Archived Article: Gov't (lead) - Wednesday, January 13, 1999
City Center Revenue Finance Commission board members dealt with a laundry list of issues Tuesday, unanimously approving all but one item Six project receive tax freeze approval By KATHLEEN BURT Daily News City Center Revenue Finance Commission board...

25. Archived Article: Shelter Chg - Friday, January 10, 1997
By CAMILLE H Shelter Insurance builds office facility in Cordova By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News A Columbia, Mo.-based insurance company has purchased 3 acres of property in Appling Corporate Park to build a 10,000-square-foot office. Shelter Mu...

26. Archived Article: Shelter Chg - Friday, January 10, 1997
By CAMILLE H Shelter Insurance builds office facility in Cordova JAN. 10, 1997 -- A Columbia, Mo.-based insurance company has purchased 3 acres of property in Appling Corporate Park to build a 10,000-square-foot office. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. ...

27. Archived Article: Chg Goodlett - Wednesday, March 20, 1996
03-20 CHG Goodlett $10 million in office construction underway at Goodlett Farms By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Construction started last week on two major office projects at Goodlett Farms, a 300-acre office park south of I-40 near Whitten Roa...

28. Archived Article: Lj Foreign Salute - Wednesday, October 25, 1995
10/24 lj foreign salute Mayor welcomes international business community By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News   International businesses have invested more than $1 billion in the Memphis area and are directly responsible for providing more than 17,0...