They made music that inspired legions of fans. Rock 'n' roll founding fathers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Gregg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen Campbell and jazz great Al Jarreau were among the notable figures who died in 2017, leaving a void in virtually every genre of music.

2. Fink Joins Diamond Cos. as Senior Vice President - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Justin Fink has joined Diamond Cos., an International truck dealership holding company, as senior vice president, truck sales. In the new role, Fink oversees new and used truck sales, and helps develop programs and processes to grow customer relationships, sales and profits.

3. Diamond Adapts to Changes in Trucking Industry - Friday, August 24, 2012

Richard Sweebe came to Memphis for International Harvester 30 years ago – when the machinery giant was a significant presence in Memphis manufacturing, something it soon would dramatically decrease.

4. Diamond Co. Names New Executive VP - Friday, December 30, 2011

Sam Jenkins has been named the executive vice president of Diamond Cos., a holding company for 17 International Trucks and IC Bus LLC dealerships in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

5. Diversified Interests Keep Commercial Builders Afloat - Friday, September 11, 2009

Fewer cranes. Fewer steel girders. Fewer concrete mixers.

Outside a handful of high-profile projects in the past year, the commercial construction market – much like its residential counterpart – has been marked by a lack of activity in Shelby County, as the tightened lending landscape crippled the industry.

6. Work to Begin Soon On U of M’s ‘Penny’ Hall of Fame - Tuesday, May 5, 2009

570 Normal St.
Memphis, TN 38152
Permit Amount: $2.9 Million

Project Cost: $2.9 million
Permit Date: Applied April 2009
Completion: Summer 2010
Owner: University of Memphis Foundation
Tenant: University of Memphis
Contractor: Patton & Taylor Enterprises LLC
Architect: Evans Taylor Foster Childress Architects

7. Diamond Cos. Files Expansion Permit - Thursday, April 30, 2009

About two months after buying the former Chuck Hutton Toyota dealership at 1710 E. Brooks Road, Diamond Cos. has filed its application permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to renovate the property.

8. Sweebe Honored With Trucking Award - Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Richard “Dick” Sweebe, president and CEO of Memphis-based Diamond Cos., was named “Truck Dealer of the Year” by Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and the American Truck Dealers (ATD).

Sweebe, one of six nominees, received the award last weekend at the opening general session of the 46th annual ATD Convention & Exposition in Washington. Candidates were selected for business excellence, industry participation and outstanding civil accomplishments by a panel of professors from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, according to a release.

9. 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.

10. Former Hutton Toyota Sells for $1.8M - Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The former Chuck Hutton Toyota dealership at 1710 E. Brooks Road has sold for $1.8 million to Brooks Realty Partners, whose general partner, Richard “Dick” Sweebe, owns Mid-America International Trucks Inc. That company has a truck dealership at 1750 E. Brooks Road, next door to the Chuck Hutton property.