Bernard Lafayette remembers being in Memphis April 3, 1968, and a dejected Martin Luther King Jr. being roused from his room at the Lorraine Motel to speak at Mason Temple on a rainy night.

2. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

3. Hillwood Pays $17.7 Million for FedEx SupplyChain Facility - Tuesday, June 16, 2015

5050 E. Holmes Road and 0 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $17.7 million

4. Hillwood Pays $17.7M for FedEx SupplyChain Facility - Saturday, June 13, 2015

Hillwood Investment Properties, a Dallas-based commercial real estate investment company based, has purchased the Summit Distribution Center Building II, according to a special warranty deed filed June 4.

5. Hillwood Pays $17.7 Million for FedEx SupplyChain Facility - Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Hillwood Investment Properties, a Dallas-based commercial real estate investment company based, has purchased the Summit Distribution Center Building II, according to a special warranty deed filed June 4.

6. Rodgers Takes Reins at Collierville Chamber - Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Kanette Keough-Rodgers recently took over as president/CEO of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce after the chamber’s transition team selected her from more than 170 candidates.

In her new role, Rodgers is responsible for retaining and expanding chamber membership by ensuring members receive relevant, responsive and timely services, initiatives, programs and events. She is also responsible for forging and sustaining relationships with community, government and educational institutions.

7. Group Benefits Aids Employers Navigating Health Care Reform - Monday, March 23, 2015

Tim Finnell admits that the ins and outs of the Affordable Care Act are convoluted, and employers trying to navigate group plans for their companies are easily overwhelmed.

That’s where Finnell and his team at Group Benefits LLC step in. They help companies fund strategies and compliance support as well as find insurance packages to fit employees’ medical, vision, dental and disability needs.

8. The Preserve at Southwind Sells for $28 Million - Tuesday, January 6, 2015

7991 Capilano Drive
Memphis, TN 38125
Sale Amount: $28 million

Sale Date: Dec. 22, 2014
Buyer: Southwind Apartments LP
Seller: G&I VII Preserve at Southwind Apartments LP
Loan Amount: $18 million
Loan Date: Dec. 18, 2014
Maturity Date: Oct. 31, 2020
Lender: Jackson National Life Insurance Co.
Details: A team that includes Memphis-based Foegelman Venture Partners has sold The Preserve at Southwind apartment community for $28 million.

9. Southwind Apartments Sell for $28 Million - Saturday, January 3, 2015

A team that includes Memphis-based Fogelman Venture Partners has sold The Preserve at Southwind apartment community for $28 million.

G&I VII Preserve at Southwind LLC, a joint venture between Rick and Mark Fogelman and New York-based DRA Advisors LLC, sold the 306-unit complex to Colorado-based Preserve at Southwind Apartments LP, an affiliate of Continental Realty Advisors Ltd., according to a Dec. 22 warranty deed. The sellers acquired the property for $22.1 million in 2011.

10. Southwind Apartments Sell for $28 Million - Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A team that includes Memphis-based Fogelman Venture Partners has sold The Preserve at Southwind apartment community for $28 million.

G&I VII Preserve at Southwind LLC, a joint venture between Rick and Mark Fogelman and New York-based DRA Advisors LLC, sold the 306-unit complex to Colorado-based Preserve at Southwind Apartments LP, an affiliate of Continental Realty Advisors Ltd., according to a Dec. 22 warranty deed. The sellers acquired the property for $22.1 million in 2011.

11. Events - Saturday, February 8, 2014

Memphis Botanic Garden will host the Green Your Home Winter Plant Sale Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. The sale will feature house plants, custom potting, terrariums and garden gift items. Admission is free. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

12. Sesley-Baymon Named CEO of Memphis Urban League - Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Tonja Sesley-Baymon has been appointed president and CEO of the Memphis Urban League by its board of directors. Sesley-Baymon, who has worked with the league for eight years, previously served as programs director for the 70-year-old organization. In her new role, she will provide executive leadership to the league and advocate on behalf of social justice and economic issues affecting Memphis.

13. Box’s Law Career Spurred by Helping Community - Thursday, November 7, 2013

Brad Box, a partner at Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC, has been named the 2013-2014 president of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. The association is the state arm of the national Defense Research Institute, an organization committed to the exchange of ideas, technique and information.

14. Boyle Celebrates 80 Years, Sponsors Art Exhibit - Monday, March 18, 2013

Boyle Investment Co. turns 80 this year, and has partnered with the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to celebrate.

15. Realty Income Corp. Buys Herbalife Facility - Tuesday, January 15, 2013

5025 Crumpler Road Memphis, TN 38141

Sale Amount: $16.6 million

16. Owner Files $9.1 Million Loan on Hickory Hill Warehouse - Thursday, January 10, 2013

An affiliate of Denver-based Industrial Income Trust has filed a $9.1 million loan on the 437,740-square-foot warehouse at 6380 Holmes Road in Hickory Hill.

17. Cotton Company Buys Old Reebok Warehouse - Monday, October 19, 2009

International Cotton Depots Inc. has bought the 335,080-square-foot warehouse at 3965 Pilot Drive in Oakhaven/Parkway Village for $5.1 million from CLP Industrial Properties LLC. The sale closed Oct. 6.

18. Rice Makes Personal Donation For Katrina Relief in Mississippi - Thursday, July 27, 2006

Larry Rice of Rice, Amundsen & Rogers PLLC has made a career of helping people through his work in divorce and family law.

In that vein, the senior partner is donating a portion of the proceeds from his recent lecture series to the Mississippi Bar Association's Katrina Relief Fund, a personal contribution of more than $3,000.

19. Smith Named President of Tennessee Insurance Association - Friday, January 6, 2006

Brad V. Smith, president of Cecil Smith Insurance Agency in Germantown, took office as president of Insurors of Tennessee Jan. 1. He was elected at the association's convention in Destin, Fla., in late July.

20. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, October 26, 2004
6

Lofts Planned for Memphis Imports Building

1.36 acres near

Riverside Drive

Cost: $8.5 million

Borrower: Jason Crews Partnership

Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA

Trustee: Robert C. Liddon and Thomas F. Baker IV

Property: 1.36...

21. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Mid-America Finances Four Properties for $22

Mid-America Finances Four Properties

3505 S. Mendenhall Road

Memphis, TN 38115

Cost: $22.3 million

Borrower: Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. and Mid-America Apartments LP

Lender: ...

22. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, July 6, 2004
2144 Madison Ave

Atlanta Firm Refinances French Quarter Suites

2144 Madison Ave.

Memphis, TN 38104

Cost: $4 million

Borrower: Lodgian Memphis Property Owner LLC

Lender: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc.

Trustee: Midsouth Title...

23. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Parcels located in

ProLogis-Macquarie Finances Four Parcels Parcels in two

distribution centers

Cost: $27.5 million

Borrower: ProLogis-Macquarie Tennessee II LLC

Lender: Allstate Life Insurance Co.

Trustee: Wesley D. Turner of Will...

24. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 17, 2003
FedEx Freight wins

FedEx Freight wins

top safety award
FedEx Corp. subsidiary FedEx Freight East received a first place award in the American Trucking Associations National Fleet Safety Contest in the line haul carrier category for over 1...

25. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Cynthia Ham was selected for the American Association of Advertising Agencies client public relations committee

Cynthia Ham was selected for the American Association of Advertising Agencies client public relations committee. Ham was among 14 mark...

26. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 18, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events Feb. 18-Feb. 24 Feb. 18 The Rhodes Institute on the Profession of Law, featuring Alan Dershowitz, is 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Bryan Campus Life Center on the Rhodes campus. "Civil Liberties in an Age ...

27. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Armstrong Allen PLLC announce the addition of associates Cassandra T

Armstrong Allen PLLC announce the addition of associates Cassandra T. Ferguson,

Telesa L. Taylor and Edward Burrell.

Ferguson was most recently assistant general counsel w...

28. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Tom Hutton joined the office leasing and management division of Boyle Investment Co Tom Hutton joined the office leasing and management division of Boyle Investment Co. Prior to joining Boyle, he was a marketing assistant with Trammell Crow. He spen...

29. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, February 12, 2001
The Memphis office of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, led by Edward Burch, surpassed the $5 billion mark of life insura The Memphis office of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, led by Edward Burch, surpassed the $5 billion mark of life in...

30. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, February 24, 2000
Cameras may see red at Memphis intersections Cameras may see red at Memphis intersections By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News One of the first lessons drivers new to Memphis learn is to hesitate at an intersection after the light turns green. Those few ...

31. Archived Article: Ent Corp Delta Lj - Tuesday, January 14, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Delta businesses get boost from Mississippi enterprise By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Knox Rhyan started his own business, Rhyan Manufacturing Inc., 16 months ago in the Arkansas Delta to produce a line of specialty aluminum products...

32. Archived Article: Ent Corp Delta Lj. - Tuesday, January 14, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Delta businesses get boost from Mississippi enterprise JAN. 14, 1997 -- Knox Rhyan started his own business, Rhyan Manufacturing Inc., 16 months ago in the Arkansas Delta to produce a line of specialty aluminum products. The Warren, Ar...