The two contenders for Shelby County Mayor in the Aug. 2 county general election – Democratic nominee Lee Harris and Republican nominee David Lenoir – meet for the first time in the general election campaign Wednesday at the Memphis Kiwanis Club weekly luncheon. It is the first of several debates between the two. And judging from what Harris and Lenoir have said separately and what we’ve reported from those appearances, this is a highly anticipated debate/discussion about the future of Shelby County on several fronts.

2. Last Word: Corker & The Senate Poll, Memphis BBQ in Texas and Chandler Numbers - Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The new owner of the city’s tallest building has bought two parcels next to the 100 North Main Building as the other part of the plan to bring the 37-story tall building back to life as a combo apartment-hotel building with the Loew’s hotel brand. The row of older buildings on the south side of 100 North Main all the way up to Jefferson would give way to a 34-story tall office tower.

3. Kele Adds Rob Benson As Chief Sales Officer - Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Rob Benson has been appointed chief sales officer at Kele Inc., a Memphis-based distributor of building automation products and controls solutions around the world. Benson, who will lead Kele’s sales efforts, brings with him three decades of experience with building automation products and systems at Johnson Controls.

4. Last Word: Closing the Loophole, Skeleton Hotel Update and Jubilee Conversion - Friday, February 2, 2018

The state legislator who sponsored the most recent version of the law making it much more difficult to remove Confederate monuments acknowledges that the city of Memphis found a legitimate loophole in the 2016 law he crafted. Republican Steve McDaniel, of Parkers Crossroads, tells our Nashville correspondent Sam Stockard that he has a bill in the House to close the loophole. But it won't undo what happened here. Although there is still a court fight over that taking shape.

5. Last Word: 50 Years Ago, Skeleton Hotel in Court and New Moves on Forrest - Thursday, February 1, 2018

It was 50 years ago Thursday that the event that sparked the 1968 sanitation workers strike happened near Colonial and Sea Isle in East Memphis. City sanitation workers Robert Walker and Echol Cole were killed when the trash compactor on back of their city truck malfunctioned and crushed them.

6. Last Word: Extradition Delay, Last Council Day of 2017 and The Skeleton Hotel - Tuesday, December 19, 2017

When Sherra Wright made her first court appearance Monday in Riverside, California she was in a wheelchair. And her public defender there wants to delay an extradition hearing on the conspiracy, first degree murder and attempted first degree murder charges she faces in Memphis until a doctor can examine here. The hearing is reset for Wednesday.

7. Memphis Hosts 15th Musculoskeletal Industry Conference - Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference returns to Memphis this week for the 15th time, bringing together venture capitalists and industry leaders from around the country to give them a “target-rich environment” in which to network and potentially make deals.

8. Kele Inc. Buys Control Consultants Inc. - Saturday, October 14, 2017

Kele Inc., a Memphis-based distributor of building automation products and controls solutions, has acquired Boston-based Control Consultants Inc.

9. Kele Inc. Buys Control Consultants Inc. - Monday, October 9, 2017

Kele Inc., a Memphis-based distributor of building automation products and controls solutions, has acquired Boston-based Control Consultants Inc.

10. St. Louis Bans Smokeless Tobacco at Busch, Other Venues - Monday, February 6, 2017

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Baseball players with big wads of chewing tobacco in their cheek are now a thing from the past at Busch Stadium.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted Friday to prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco products like chewing tobacco, dip and snuff at all sports venues, including Cardinals games at Busch Stadium. The measure provides no exemption for players or anyone else on the field or in the dugouts.

11. Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year - Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference set to take place in Memphis next week for the 14th time is a confab that brings together surgeons, venture capitalists and other industry leaders from around the world to network and pursue a bit of deal-making.

12. Memphis to Soon Host 13th Annual Musculoskeletal Industry Conference - Thursday, September 3, 2015

Memphis is gearing up to host what will be the 13th annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, an annual confab where surgeons, venture capitalists, angel investors, industry leaders and others gather to talk shop, and more.

13. 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.”

14. Phillips Joins Spirco as Manager, Vice President - Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Mike Phillips has joined Spirco Manufacturing as general manager and vice president of operations. In his new role, Phillips will oversee all divisions of the metal-building manufacturer and direct its organizational needs.

15. Oden Celebrates 40 Years in 40 Days - Monday, November 14, 2011

In 1971, when gas was 40 cents a gallon and a postage stamp sold for 8 cents, Dale Oden founded a one-man design shop in Memphis.

16. Musculoskeletal Conference Names Speakers - Friday, September 24, 2010

Speakers at the eighth annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference Oct. 26-27 at the FedEx Institute of Technology have been announced.

They include the chief executive officers and founders of several orthopedics companies, including Active Implants, Anulex Technologies Inc., Ascention Orthopedics Inc., AxioMed Spine Corp., Benevenue Medical Inc., BioSET, Cerapedics Inc., Dallen Medical, DGIMed Ortho Inc., IlluminOss Medical, MedShape Solutions, OrthAlign Inc., Orthopediatrics, Simpirica Spine Inc. and others.

17. State Systems Promotes Safety with First Aid Division - Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dave Tamburrino, director of warehouse operations at Kele Inc., a HVAC control products distributor in Bartlett, realized that having first aid kits on the walls was common sense.

18. Spiegel to Begin Work Friday as CEO At Methodist University Hospital - Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Kevin M. Spiegel Friday will begin work as chief executive officer and administrator of Methodist University Hospital.

Spiegel is board-certified in health care administration and is a fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives. He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio.

19. Bartlett's Kele Inc.Receives Training Grant - Thursday, January 10, 2008
     Kele Inc. in Bartlett has received a $42,206 company training grant from Gov. Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.
     The incumbent training grant h

20. InMotion MusculoskeletalOpens First Laboratory - Tuesday, February 27, 2007
     The InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute has opened its first laboratory space at 20 S. Dudley St., Ste 700. InMotion will celebrate the event Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a ribbon cutting at 6 p.m.
  

21. A Gift That Keeps on Giving - Tuesday, December 26, 2006

For marketing and design firms - those architects of the clever, eye-catching promotions that grease the wheels of U.S. commerce - it can seem like one of the most high-pressure projects of the holiday season.

22. Musculoskeletal Conference Draws Ideas - and Deep Pockets - Monday, October 9, 2006

To get an idea of how rapidly the bioscience industry has matured in Memphis, one good starting point is the annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC), which kicks off Tuesday at the FedEx Institute of Technology on Innovation Drive.

23. Musculoskeletal Conference Draws Ideas - and Deep Pockets - Monday, October 9, 2006

To get an idea of how rapidly the bioscience industry has matured in Memphis, one good starting point is the annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC), which kicks off Tuesday at the FedEx Institute of Technology on Innovation Drive.

24. InMotion Presents LectureOn Musculoskeletal Tissue - Tuesday, August 8, 2006
     The Memphis-based InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute has announced the speaker for its fourth quarterly lecture.
     Dr. Rocky S. Tuan, chief of the Cartilage Biology and Orthopedics branch

25. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, February 22, 2005
3300 Brother Blvd

Cleveland Investors Buy Bartlett Property

3300 Brother Blvd.

Bartlett, TN 38133

Cost: $8.6 million

Buyer: Newgar Ltd.

Seller: Net Lease Holdings LLC

Property: One lot at 3300 Brother Blvd. in the International ...

26. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, May 12, 2004
MEMPHIS AD-FED PRESENTS PYRAMID AWARDS

Memphis Symphony Orchestra Adds to Staff

Barbara Frederick joined the Memphis Symphony Orchestra as director of corporate sales. Frederick formerly was president of the Memphis Symphony League. She has a ...

27. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, April 27, 2004
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Cordova Land to Become Family Center

14.48 acres on

Germantown Parkway

Cost: $5.3 million

Borrower: Family Values Property LLC

Lender: Merchants & Farmers Bank

Trustee: H. Lee Shaw

Property: 14.48 acres on Germantown P...

28. Archived Article: Real Estate Recap - Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Porter Farms Brings New Homes, Condos to Collierville

Porter Farms Brings New Homes to Collierville

22.6 acres near

Bailey Station

Cost: $3 million

Borrower: Porter Farms Area 1 LLC

Lender: BancorpSouth Bank

Trustee: David J. Ha...

29. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 16, 2004
St

St. Louis Firm

Buys Kele Cos.

St. Louis-based private equity fund Thompson Street Capital Partners announced it has acquired Memphis-based Kele Cos. Financial terms were not disclosed. Kele manufactures and supplies peripheral control pr...

30. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 19, 1998
National Commerce Bancorporation Names David Popwell to Head Mergers and Acquisitions David T. Popwell has joined National Commerce Bancorporation as executive vice president for mergers and acquisitions. He formerly was chairman for the mergers and...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 12, 1998
Storage USA names official Ian McFadden has been named chief operating officer for The Regional Medical Center. He formerly was vice president of hospital services for West Tennessee Healthcare Inc. He has masters degrees from the University of Memp...