NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt has asked to change his plea in federal court.

A document filed by his lawyer Thursday in federal court in Nashville says 51-year-old Tad Cummins wants to change his previous not-guilty plea. It says he "would like to enter a plea of guilty."

2. Around Memphis: Jan. 15, 2018 - Monday, January 15, 2018

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3. Cummins to Join SCS Tech Education Program at East - Monday, January 8, 2018

Cummins Inc. will partner with Shelby County Schools to open a technical education center at East High School.

4. January Trial Set for Teacher Who Ran Away With Teen Student - Monday, July 17, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A trial has been delayed until January for a Tennessee teacher who led police on a nationwide manhunt after running away with a 15-year-old student.

A federal judge in Nashville on Thursday reset the jury trial for Tad Cummins to Jan. 2. It had been set for July 25.

5. Teacher Who Ran Away With Teen Student to Plead Not Guilty - Wednesday, May 31, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee teacher who led police on a nationwide manhunt after running away with a 15-year-old student says he will plead not guilty to federal charges.

Tad Cummins filed paperwork with a federal court in Nashville saying he will plead not guilty to charges of taking a minor across state lines for sex, and obstruction of justice. The 50-year-old teacher waived the right to make the plea in person at an arraignment scheduled for Thursday.

6. Court Documents: Mother Had Abused Teen in Kidnapping Case - Thursday, April 27, 2017

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) – A 15-year-old Tennessee girl who authorities say was kidnapped by her teacher had endured months of abuse at the hands of her mother, according to court documents, making her particularly vulnerable to an adult predator.

7. Tennessee Teacher Planned to Take 15-Year-Old Girl to Mexico - Tuesday, April 25, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Court documents say a Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and driving her to California had planned to take the girl to Mexico and took a boat from San Diego on a test run.

8. Tennessee Student Found Safe, Teacher Arrested in California - Friday, April 21, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A 15-year-old Tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher more than a month ago was found safe in California and the teacher was arrested, authorities said Thursday.

9. Prosecutor Asks Pharmacies to Watch for Kidnapping Suspect - Thursday, April 13, 2017

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) – A prosecutor is asking pharmacy employees to be on the lookout for a 50-year-old Tennessee teacher who disappeared last month with a student.

District Attorney Brent Cooper tells news outlets Tad Cummins takes medicine to control his blood pressure and likely will need a refill.

10. Authorities: Teen-Teacher Relationship Not a 'Romance' - Wednesday, March 29, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee authorities say it is inaccurate to use the word "romance" to describe the relationship between a 15-year-old girl and a 50-year-old teacher who disappeared together two weeks ago.

11. Video Released of Tennessee Teen Missing With Teacher - Tuesday, March 28, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A news outlet has released video of a 15-year-old Tennessee girl who is missing with her high school teacher in hopes that someone will recognize her voice.

The video posted on Facebook by Wayne County Now shows Elizabeth Thomas teaching her older brother how to sew a Confederate flag.

12. Jenny Bush Named To Youth Villages Board - Saturday, February 25, 2017

Youth Villages, one of the largest providers of children’s behavioral health services in the country, has named Jenny Bush, president of Cummins Mid-South and Southern Plains, to its national board of directors.

13. Within Memphis’ Massive Industrial Market Lies ‘Hidden Office Space’ - Saturday, February 25, 2017

It’s easy to dismiss the city’s abundance of large warehouses as just big boxes full of smaller boxes, but according to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors president and CEO Larry Jensen, that would be a mistake.

14. Jenny Bush Named To Youth Villages National Board - Friday, February 24, 2017

Youth Villages, one of the largest providers of children’s behavioral health services in the country, has named Jenny Bush, president of Cummins Mid-South and Southern Plains, to its national board of directors.

15. Land Use Board Makes Decision on Trio of Controversial Cases - Monday, January 16, 2017

The Shelby County Land Use Control Board met neighborhood opposition head-on Jan. 12, approving one controversial project and voting down two others.

Of the 18 cases approved on its consent agenda, the most pertinent project was the proposed Ice House entertainment center at 2166 Central Ave.

16. Memphis Medical Society Names New Executive VP - Saturday, September 17, 2016

The Memphis Medical Society has tapped Clint Cummins as its new executive vice president.

Cummins will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Michael Cates, who will retire at the end of September after 31 years with the organization.

17. Memphis Medical Society Names New Executive Vice President - Monday, September 12, 2016

The Memphis Medical Society has tapped Clint Cummins as its new executive vice president.

Cummins will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Michael Cates, who will retire at the end of September after 31 years with the organization.

18. CyberYard Taps Market For High-Tech Recycling, Preserves Environment - Saturday, July 30, 2016

For the past 15 years, TheCyberYard.com Inc. has done its part to keep the rapidly growing mountain of cyber and packaging waste from going into a landfill or being shipped to dumps in developing nations.

19. Three Decades In, Africa in April Maintains Cultural Focus - Friday, April 15, 2016

It was 30 years ago that David and Yvonne Acey answered a dilemma from an educators’ conference about levels of learning among African-American students compared to white students.

20. Moving Dirt - Saturday, April 9, 2016

The Memphis development community is looking inward and upward to increase density in the urban core. New construction is happening across all four commercial real estate sectors, with long-anticipated projects like Trader Joe’s and the redevelopment of Central Station finally coming to fruition. Construction and operating costs continue to be a challenge as new projects hit the top of their class to command higher rents.

21. Gaskins Leads Engineering Office - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Wain Gaskins has joined consulting engineering firm Cannon & Cannon Inc. as manager of the company’s new Memphis office as well as director of West Tennessee operations and business development. 

22. Construction Continues At Cummins Warehouse - Saturday, April 2, 2016

Renovations continue at Cummins Inc.’s new distribution center. Jolly Roofing and Contracting Co. Inc. recently filed a $944,000 building permit application for the existing 400,000-square-foot warehouse at 5800 Challenge Drive.

23. Last Word: The Curtain Falls in Nashville, Political Cuneiform and Ramsey Talks - Thursday, March 31, 2016

And in less than a half hour Wednesday, the de-annexation drama that should qualify as the political equivalent of a Netflix binge-watchable television series made just for Memphis was done.

24. ALSAC Buys Warehouse For $6 Million - Thursday, March 31, 2016

483 Manassas St.
Memphis, TN 38105

Sale Amount: $6 million

Sale Date: March 17, 2016

Buyer: ALSAC

Seller: Michael Nussbaum and Joyce Nussbaum

25. Construction Continues on Cummins Warehouse - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Renovations continue at Cummins Inc.’s new distribution center. Jolly Roofing and Contracting Co. Inc. recently filed a $944,000 building permit application for the existing 400,000-square-foot warehouse at 5800 Challenge Drive.

26. Save-A-Lot to Anchor New Sam Cooper Shopping Center - Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Southeast Corner of Sam Cooper
Boulevard and Tillman Street
Memphis, TN 38104

Tenant: Save-A-Lot

Size: 16,300 square feet

Tenant’s Agent: Frank Dyer, Loeb Realty Group

27. ProLogis Sells 90M Square Feet of Property - Saturday, January 30, 2016

ProLogis has unloaded nearly 90 million square feet of its industrial holdings in six separate deals.

ProLogis, working under a number of affiliated names, sold multiple properties – including two warehouses housing Cummins Inc.’s distributions operations – to Exeter Property Group, according to warranty deeds signed Dec. 29. They include:

28. ProLogis Sells 90 Million Square Feet of Property - Friday, January 29, 2016

ProLogis has unloaded nearly 90 million square feet of its industrial holdings in six separate deals.

ProLogis, working under a number of affiliated names, sold multiple properties – including two warehouses housing Cummins Inc.’s distributions operations – to Exeter Property Group, according to warranty deeds signed Dec. 29. They include:

29. Feuer Powertrain Begins Production In Tunica - Saturday, November 7, 2015

Feuer Powertrain North America Inc. has started production at its $60 million plant plant in Tunica County, Mississippi.

The Robinsonville plant’s first product from the assembly line was a V8 diesel crankshaft for Cummins that will go into a new Nissan Titan pick-up truck.

30. Feuer Powertrain Begins Production In Tunica - Friday, November 6, 2015

Feuer Powertrain North America Inc. has started production at its $60 million plant plant in Tunica County, Mississippi.

31. Cloverleaf Shopping Center Sells in $4.8 Million Deal - Tuesday, August 25, 2015

5071, 5079 and 5150 Summer Ave.
761 N. White Station Road
Memphis, TN 38122

32. Cummins Continues Memphis Expansion - Saturday, August 22, 2015

Cummins Inc. continues to expand its new distribution center in Memphis.

Dan Walker Associates Inc. applied for a $2.7 million building permit to renovate the existing 400,000-square-foot building at 5800 Challenge Drive in Southeast Memphis just across the street from the existing Cummins distribution facility on Quest Way.

33. Cummins Continues Memphis Distribution Center Expansion - Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Cummins Inc. continues to expand its new distribution center in Memphis.

Dan Walker Associates Inc. applied for a $2.7 million building permit to renovate the existing 400,000-square-foot building at 5800 Challenge Drive in Southeast Memphis just across the street from the existing Cummins distribution facility on Quest Way.

34. MIFA’s Feed the Soul Fundraiser Is ‘Memphis At Its Finest' - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Each year after MIFA’s Feed the Soul event, Sally Jones Heinz has the same thought.

“You come to this party and it really is Memphis at its finest,” said Heinz, executive director of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association. “It’s such a diverse group of people having a really good time. Every year after the party’s over, I think this is how it needs to be – Memphis all together.”

35. Ikea Buys Cordova Acreage For Planned Memphis Store - Tuesday, July 21, 2015

41 Acres for
Future Ikea Store

Sale Amount: $5.7 million

Sale Date: July 10, 2015

Buyer: IKEA Property Inc.

36. Cummins Begins Memphis Distribution Expansion - Saturday, July 18, 2015

Cummins Inc. is retooling its current distribution center in Memphis as it prepares for a planned expansion.

37. Biomedical Company Expanding in Southeast Memphis - Friday, July 17, 2015

Cognate Bioservices Inc. is launching a 32,500-square-foot expansion at its manufacturing facility at 4600 E. Shelby Drive in southeast Memphis near Lamar Avenue.

38. Cummins Begins Memphis Distribution Expansion - Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Cummins Inc. is retooling its current distribution center in Memphis as it prepares for a planned expansion.

Dan Walker Associates Inc. has applied for a nearly $2.2 million building permit to renovate the existing Cummins distribution center at 4155 Quest Way in southeast Memphis.

39. Nashville’s Long, Hot, Delicious Summer - Saturday, June 27, 2015

Summertime brings us wedges of juicy watermelon and drippy ice cream cones. It yields pies piled with blackberries and peaches so fresh they can fill a room with their aroma.

It offers jewel-toned tomatoes for slicing and piling onto BLTs.

40. Stein World Finds New Home - Friday, May 22, 2015

Stein World has found a new home. The furniture distributor, which played a pivotal role in Cummins Inc.’s decision to expand locally, has inked a lease for 330,870 square feet at 5321 Shelby Drive.

41. Cummins Will Stay, Expand in Memphis - Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Ending months of speculation, Cummins Inc. will remain – and expand – in Memphis, according to state and company officials.

Cummins and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development said the company would invest $6.7 million to expand its current parts and distribution center in Memphis, creating 70 new jobs in the process.

42. Men’s Salon Opening in Germantown - Friday, May 15, 2015

Germantown is getting an upscale styling salon and grooming service made just for men.

Owners Dara Vongphrachanh and Donald R. Johnson II are opening Baron’s Man Cave in 2,250 square feet in suite 102 at the Poplar Collection, located at 9289 Poplar Ave. in Germantown.

43. Nashville’s Most Romantic Restaurants - Saturday, February 7, 2015

Romance means something different for everyone, but most people can agree that if there is low lighting, soft music, a charming companion and something delicious to eat, you’ve already got the makings of one outstanding evening.

44. Memphis Industrial Market Rebounds in 2014 - Monday, January 5, 2015

The upswing in the industrial real estate sector that started in 2012 and gained momentum in 2013 continued in 2014 and the Memphis market, fueled by several large transactions late in the year, should top 2013's level of around 3.2 million square feet of absorption.

45. Big Deals Highlight 2014 Real Estate - Thursday, January 1, 2015

In Inked, we like to highlight local real estate transactions and the often-interesting companies leasing or buying commercial real estate space in the Memphis market. We also like to keep you informed about major deals before they happen and track companies that are critical to the local economy. Here are some important items that appeared in Inked in 2014.

46. City, County Catch Late-Year Economic Development Surge - Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Through September, things were looking somewhat bleak for Memphis and Shelby County on the economic development front.

At that point in the year the city and county were on pace to tie a record low for the number of payments-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, agreements granted to companies in a year. While granting fewer tax incentives could be viewed as good news because companies were more fiscally sound or confident about operating in Memphis and Shelby County, the lower level of activity represented a dip in the level of economic investment in the area.

47. Target, Cummins Awarded Tax Breaks - Friday, December 19, 2014

Two companies won approval Wednesday, Dec. 17, for tax incentives for projects that will create around 1,400 jobs.

The board of the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine approved 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, incentives for Target and Cummins Inc.

48. Target, Cummins Awarded 15-Year Tax Breaks - Thursday, December 18, 2014

Two companies won approval Wednesday, Dec. 17, for tax incentives for projects that will create around 1,200 jobs.

The board of the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine approved 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, incentives for both Target and Cummins Inc.

49. From Sweden to Memphis - Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Swedish retail giant Ikea will open a 225-employee store in the Wolfchase Galleria area in 2016.

The furniture retailer will locate the 269,000-square-foot store on a 35-acre site in Memphis near Interstate 40 and Germantown Parkway.

50. Target, Cummins Seek 15-Year Tax Breaks - Saturday, December 13, 2014

Memphis and Shelby County are offering generous tax incentives to attract and retain hundreds of jobs.

Discount retailer Target and Cummins Inc. are seeking tax breaks for projects that total 1,429 jobs.

51. Target Bringing 400-Job Project to Memphis - Thursday, December 11, 2014

Memphis is poised to land hundreds of new jobs and retain several hundred more. Target will seek incentives from Memphis and Shelby County as early as next week for an online fulfillment center that will create over 400 new jobs.

52. Anixter Moving Memphis Distribution Operations - Friday, December 5, 2014

A leading supplier of communications and security products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other small components is relocating to a new Memphis distribution center.

Anixter International Inc., which is based in the Chicago area, has leased 100,000 square feet at 4001 Hickory Hill Road inside Memphis Distribution Center. Anixter will be relocating from 4580 S. Mendenhall Road, where DDN is expanding.

53. Battle Rages On Between Regional Foes - Saturday, November 1, 2014

In October, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. opened the door, or 267 doors to be more precise, on its new $30 million service center in Memphis.

54. HipD: Donelson Finds Its Cool Side - Saturday, September 27, 2014

The tag “Hip Donelson” evoked plenty of snickers, eye rolls and snarky comments when it first appeared. After all, the local joke goes, Donelson’s known for hip replacements – not hipsters.

55. Cummins Eyes Memphis Site for Expansion - Thursday, September 25, 2014

Cummins Inc. is eyeing a Memphis property for a planned expansion of the company’s distribution operations, a move that would be welcome news for Memphis officials.

56. Competition Calls - Friday, September 5, 2014

Economic development and the quality of jobs coming to Shelby County are the dominant issues as county elected leaders begin a new four-year term of office this month.

And there are plenty of indications the local strategy is about to change, or at least shift, in response to the resurgence in manufacturing and distribution in North Mississippi.

57. Hot Yoga Plus Expands in Memphis - Friday, August 29, 2014

Hot Yoga Plus, a Nashville-based yoga concept, is opening a second Memphis area location.

Hot Yoga Plus, founded by Memphian Susannah Herring, has signed a 2,015-square-foot lease at 9037 Poplar Ave. in Germantown. The new store is expected to open this fall and follows the original Memphis location in Laurelwood.

58. Hot Yoga Plus Expands in Memphis - Friday, August 29, 2014

Hot Yoga Plus, a Nashville-based Yoga concept, is opening a second Memphis area location.

Hot Yoga Plus, founded by Memphian Susannah Herring, has signed a 2,015-square-foot lease at 9037 Poplar Ave. in Germantown. The new store is expected to open this fall and follows the original Memphis location in Laurelwood.

59. Editorial: Recent Events Underscore Unraveling in Memphis - Saturday, August 23, 2014

There are times when it feels like Memphis is unraveling. And this is one of those times.

A sense of powerlessness returns in what has been a resurgence in hope and good vibrations about our city in recent years.

60. Marshall County in Running for Cummins Jobs - Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Add the burgeoning industrial area in Marshall County, Miss., to the list of communities competing for a significant chunk of the Cummins Inc. jobs that are currently in Memphis.

61. PILOT Critics Push for Fuller Accounting - Monday, August 18, 2014

One of the most vocal critics of payment-in-lieu-of-taxes economic development incentives – or PILOTs – says he intends to make them an issue in the 2015 Memphis elections.

Rev. Kenneth Whalum Jr. said his problem with the property tax abatements is the lack of disclosure about their details and how companies getting them have met the goals of creating jobs for Memphians.

62. Local Leaders Work to Keep Cummins in Memphis - Friday, August 15, 2014

Memphis and Shelby County are preparing to fight a border battle with Mississippi to keep hundreds of jobs inside the city.

The state of Mississippi is aggressively courting diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to move most of its Memphis operations south of the state line to DeSoto County, according to sources familiar with the effort.

63. Meghan McMahon Joins Glankler Brown as Associate - Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Meghan K. McMahon has joined Glankler Brown PLLC as an associate, concentrating her practice in business and commercial litigation and intellectual property. McMahon previously worked in academic and membership affairs for the NCAA, and has experience with issues relating to NCAA compliance, sports and entertainment contracts, intellectual property.

64. Meadows Appointed to State Dentistry Board - Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Dr. Dan T. Meadows has been appointed to the Tennessee Board of Dentistry by Gov. Bill Haslam. Meadows, who has a private practice on Walnut Grove Road, will serve as the Rotating Dentist member through June 2016.

65. Bryant Touts Delta as Auto Epicenter - Thursday, September 26, 2013

A different kind of Detroit comparison was made in the Mississippi Delta this week.

It’s a comparison to Detroit’s golden age as the center of the U.S auto industry instead of its later decline and recent fiscal insolvency.

66. Expert: Memphis Has Big Story to Tell - Monday, February 11, 2013

Memphis area commercial real estate brokers were not only brought up to speed on the latest numbers and trends Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Property Forecast Summit – they were also briefed on how to tweak their marketing strategy to recruit business by a former executive with the Federal Reserve.

67. Schools Work To Grow Pool Of Engineers - Monday, June 25, 2012

Last year President Barack Obama announced an “all-hands-on-deck strategy” to train 10,000 new American engineers every year.

Local schools like the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, Christian Brothers University and University of Memphis continue striving to attract new students to their engineering programs to train the next generation of engineers.

68. Events - Friday, June 8, 2012

The Greater Memphis Chamber will host “A Conversation With … Jack Truong” Friday, June 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. The Electrolux president will provide an update on the company’s timeline, jobs and more. Cost is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Contact Tunga Lee at tlee@memphischamber.com or 543-3571.

69. The Right Place - Thursday, March 1, 2012

When people think of Memphis, they might picture an aerial shot of Downtown – skyscrapers, The Pyramid and all.

But Andy Cates’ view of Memphis is different. He sees the city’s “dirty, industrial real estate.”

70. CRE Outlook Remains Mixed - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A sophomore at the University of Memphis could open up an economics book and explain how the United States got to its current state through the laws of demand, diminishing returns and comparative advantage.

71. CRE Outlook Remains Mixed - Thursday, February 9, 2012

A sophomore at the University of Memphis could open up an economics book and explain how the United States got to its current state through the laws of demand, diminishing returns and comparative advantage.

72. Green Shoots - Monday, November 28, 2011

As the local commercial real estate market approaches the end of 2011, experts say it appears to be in line with national fundamentals for secondary and tertiary markets.

Shelby County commercial sales in the third quarter were the highest sales volume since Q3 2007, with $259 million, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

73. Need Not Apply - Monday, August 22, 2011

If America’s busted housing market is the ghost of recession past, then teenagers flipping burgers, selling clothes at the local mall or filling internships are in danger of becoming the ghosts of that downturn’s future.

74. Memphis Chamber Summer Program Comes to a Close - Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Greater Memphis Chamber has announced the end of its 2011 summer program, which will culminate in a reception and closing ceremony Wednesday, July 27.

The summer program, The Memphis Youth Career Development Program, is a partnership with the Greater Memphis Chamber and Cummins Inc. The eight-week session acquaints youth in the community with career opportunities. The comprehensive experience educates youth on the expectations and needs of work force and knowledge of emerging technology. MYCD offers a diverse group of staff serving as mentors, workshop leaders and business advisers.

75. Unemployment Claims Drop Sharply to 434K - Friday, October 29, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the second drop in a row and a hopeful sign the job market could be improving.

Still, economists cautioned that the trend would have to continue for several more weeks before a solid conclusion could be drawn that hiring is picking up.

76. DOJ: Prosecutor Firing was Politics, Not Crime - Thursday, July 22, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration's Justice Department's actions were inappropriately political, but not criminal, when it fired a U.S. attorney in 2006, prosecutors said Wednesday in closing a two-year investigation without filing charges.

77. Memphis’ Loss is Mexico’s Gain for Cummins Jobs - Thursday, July 15, 2010

Cummins Inc. is cutting 100 jobs from its engine remanufacturing plant in Memphis and transferring the work to a facility in Mexico.

78. Cummins Inc. Will Lay Off 100 - Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Cummins Inc. could lay off up to 100 employees in Shelby County between July 15 and Sept. 15, according to a notice filed with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

79. Technology Takes Ridgeway Middle Music to New Level - Friday, May 21, 2010

The walls of a cinderblock city school classroom in East Memphis are hung with posters of John Coltrane, King Oliver, Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, Billie Holiday and a 78-inch interactive whiteboard called an ActivBoard.

80. ArtsMemphis Names Board of Directors - Friday, November 27, 2009

ArtsMemphis has announced its new board chair and eight new board members.

Anne Stokes will serve as the new chairwoman.

81. Some Tenn. Workers Eligible For Job Training Aid - Monday, September 14, 2009

Workers at two Tennessee plants are eligible for job training and cash assistance as part of the U.S. Labor Department’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development spokesman Jeff Hentschel said about 95 people at Cummins Inc. in Memphis and Eclipse Manufacturing in Pikeville qualify for the aid.

82. Chrysler Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Friday, May 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday and will form an alliance with the Italian carmaker Fiat Group SpA in an effort to revive the U.S.’ ailing third-largest automaker.

83. Diamond Int’l To Expand - Thursday, March 5, 2009

Change is coming to the northeast corner of East Brooks and Millbranch roads in Whitehaven, where Diamond International Trucks Inc. will double its size by taking over the former Chuck Hutton Toyota dealership.

84. Nissan Expands Miss. Plant for Commercial Vehicles - Thursday, March 5, 2009

CANTON, Miss. (AP) - Nissan Motor Co. will invest $118 million to retool its Mississippi auto plant to produce its first commercial vehicle made in the United States.

85. Wilson Named CBU Dean Of Graduate, Professional Studies - Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Dr. Patrick Wilson has been named dean of the Graduate and Professional Studies program at Christian Brothers University.

Wilson will lead the marketing, recruitment and retention for evening undergraduate programs and graduate programs as well as have responsibility for the financial planning and administrative operations.

86. Crye Named Finalist For Entrepreneur of Year - Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Harold Crye, Crye-Leike Realtors’ chief executive officer and co-founder, is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

Regional award winners will be eligible for consideration in the Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 national program.

87. Cummins Mid-South DonatesBillboard to ArtsMemphis - Friday, April 18, 2008
     Cummins Mid-South LLC has donated a billboard at 3770 S. Perkins Road to ArtsMemphis to inspire other local businesses to support the arts.
     The billboard features young dancers from Wat

88. Cummins BuysEast Brooks Property - Friday, February 22, 2008
     Memphis-based Cummins Mid-South LLC has bought a 33,966-square-foot auto-service garage at 1784 E. Brooks Road for $1.8 million. Cummins Mid-South, an auto parts and service company, already was the property's tenant, op

89. Wharton Discusses What China Delegation Means for Memphis, U.S. - Tuesday, October 23, 2007

If Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. had any doubts about how small the business world has become, those doubts were dispelled when he went for his first Sunday Starbucks visit since returning from China last week.

90. Respected Architect Ventures Out - Wednesday, September 12, 2007

A period of self-examination often accompanies the prospect of changing jobs, however frightening or thrilling - or a little of both - the opportunity seems. And it isn't difficult to imagine what might have run through the mind of architect Michael Walker when he recently left his job at the firm JBHM Architects.

91. Thompson Teeters on Presidential Edge - Friday, June 1, 2007

In a generally favorable profile of former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson that ran in the May 20 edition of The Washington Post, Liz Garrigan wrote that she once compared the lawmaker's appearance to that of the "Star Trek" character Worf.

92. Arkansas Prosecutor Still at Center of Cohen-Gonzales Debate - Friday, May 18, 2007

Lately, his connection to Memphis has been the consulting work he's done in the city for a prominent agribusiness, U.S. Canadian Biofuels Inc., which is looking at building a large facility in the area.

93. Marketing Push Shows Businesses That Downtown Works - Monday, April 23, 2007

The announcement in February that SunTrust Banks Inc. is clearing out of its 170,000-square-foot space in Downtown's One Commerce Square building - the second-tallest in the city - could be regarded as a setback for Downtown stakeholders.

94. South End's Cummins-MidsouthSoon to Receive Makeover - Friday, April 6, 2007
     The Cummins-Midsouth Building at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Riverside Drive in Downtown soon will undergo a makeover that will include façade changes, renovations to the existing building and a three-story addition

95. Top of the Heap - Thursday, February 15, 2007

When it opened with a bang in 1935, the parade of dignitaries, airplanes overhead and boats drifting along the Mississippi River no doubt made for quite a spectacle.

Today, something similar is occurring along Riverside Drive, which remains an upscale, well-maintained "front door" of the city some 70 years after its unveiling. Several real estate projects are bringing new townhomes, condominiums and streetscape improvements to the area.

96. LeMoyne-Owen Receives $500,000 Pledge - Friday, January 12, 2007
     The Cummins Foundation pledged one of its largest donations for 2006 to struggling, historically black LeMoyne-Owen College.
     The philanthropic arm of Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. p

97. IDB to Discuss PILOTsfor Jabil, Cummins, IP - Wednesday, August 10, 2005
The Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board will discuss three payment-in-lieu-of-tax applications at a 3 p.m. meeting Thursday at City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Companies with PILOT applications up for consideration include International

98. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, May 17, 2004
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99. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gwen Rooks completed a Judicial Academy conducted by

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100. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Andy Lessin was appoixnted International Paper senior vice president of internal audit

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