Just when workers at the state’s college campuses thought it was safe to go back in the water, corporate sharks are once again circling.

Jones Lang LaSalle, the state’s contractor for facilities management and grounds, asked to make proposals at Tennessee’s 13 junior colleges to see if it can take over. Tennessee’s colleges of applied technology are believed to be in the mix, too.

2. Lake District Lands Malco Theater, Former Benchmark Seeks New Life - Monday, June 11, 2018

3536 Canada Road,
Lakeland, TN 38002

Tenant: Malco Theatres Inc.

Tenant’s Agent: Michael Lightman, Michael Lightman Realty

Landlord: The Lake District

3. Laurenzi Joins Baker Donelson After Long Career as Prosecutor - Monday, June 11, 2018

Larry Laurenzi describes himself as a “litigator” – meaning much of his 35-year career in the Memphis U.S. Attorney’s office was about the courtroom – going to trial or preparing to go to trial.

4. Local Experts: Health Care So Far Immune to Simplification and Lower Costs - Monday, April 16, 2018

That Walmart may be close to acquiring the health insurer Humana is one signal that we’re in not just a period of change for the health care industry, but a fundamental reshaping of the landscape and a shifting of the players involved.

5. State of Flux - Saturday, April 7, 2018

Anyone paying attention to recent news headlines alone should have a pretty good indication that health care in the U.S. – really anywhere you look, on local, state or national levels – remains a byzantine, expensive proposition. Health care keeps getting more expensive. It involves navigating a lot of paperwork with bureaucratic legalese that bears the fingerprints of a tangle of stakeholders, including insurers, doctors and lawmakers.

6. Memphis Professionals React to CVS-Aetna Deal - Tuesday, December 5, 2017

News coverage in the immediate aftermath of the announcement that drugstore giant CVS Health plans to buy health insurer Aetna for $69 billion focused on how it will change the country’s health care industry in a significant way. But much is still unclear.

7. Apocalypse Not - Saturday, November 25, 2017

Much has been said about the so-called “Retail Apocalypse,” a frightening term that conjures images of a desolate landscape littered with boarded-up malls and shopping centers representing the death of American capitalism. 

8. Last Word: 3 Vigils, A Decade Since the Recession and Fairgrounds Fast Track - Wednesday, August 16, 2017

There were several vigils going on around this old town Tuesday night – two Downtown and one in Whitehaven. All involving lots of police – two about Confederate icons and one the king of rock and roll.

9. Fully Loaded - Saturday, July 29, 2017

It’s almost like the first half of 2017 was a decade in the making, at least when it comes to commercial real estate. Throughout all four major sectors of the Memphis-area commercial real estate market – industrial, office, retail and multifamily – figures are consistently reaching or exceeding pre-recession marks.

10. Trader Joe’s Developer Seeks $2.5M Permit - Thursday, December 8, 2016

2130 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN 38138 • Permit Amount: $2.5 million 

Future Tenant: Trader Joe’s 

Developer: CAP Germantown LLC

11. Litigator Kimberly Hodges Joins Ogletree Deakins - Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Kimberly Hodges has joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C., one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, as a shareholder in the Memphis office. Hodges has 16 years’ experience as an attorney focused on employment law counseling and litigation. She comes to Ogletree Deakins from Federal Express Corp., where she served as lead counsel – litigation and employment.

12. Wal-Mart Buying Online Retail Newcomer Jet.com - Tuesday, August 9, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is buying fast-growing online retailer Jet.com for $3 billion in cash plus $300 million in stock, scooping up a newcomer that launched a year ago with the intention of challenging online leader Amazon.

13. Storied University of Memphis Railroad Right Of Way To Become Safer, Greener - Saturday, July 9, 2016

When classes resume at the University of Memphis in August, the unofficial campus tradition of crossing the railroad tracks along Southern Avenue will change.

Students on foot will no longer be able to cross just anywhere along the 2,000 feet of track between Patterson and Zach Curlin.

14. Changing of the Guard - Saturday, July 2, 2016

Michael Ugwueke’s office at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is a long way from his childhood years in war-torn Nigeria.

His earliest days in a country ravaged by civil war and the loss of a younger brother are part of the reason he eventually decided to pursue a career in medicine.

15. Loflin Yard Pays Attention to Residents - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

This week, a “rural oasis” opens for business in the middle of Downtown Memphis. That’s developer Taylor Berger’s vision for Loflin Yard, an acre-wide outdoor destination with pit barbecue, live music and barrel-aged cocktails.

16. Dodging a Disaster With Volkswagen? - Saturday, March 26, 2016

Next month will mark five years since the first Passat rolled off the assembly line at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant. Most anniversaries are a cause for celebration.

But as Chattanoogans blow out the candles on this particular milestone they’ll be hoping that Volkswagen’s diesel emissions troubles will soon be extinguished, too, and that the new SUV model they’ll start producing this year will help VW emerge from the crisis a better and stronger company than before.

17. Cleaning House - Saturday, March 26, 2016

Every neighborhood in Memphis and Shelby County has the right to be free from the negative effects of vacant, abandoned and blighted properties. That’s the battle cry of the Memphis Blight Elimination Charter, a 23-page pledge that will steer policy and programs dedicated to blight eradication.

18. Last Word: Monday Vote, Beale's Search and Longview Heights - Friday, March 18, 2016

Look for the state Senate to vote on the deannexation bill Monday in Nashville. At least that’s the date on the Senate calendar.

That could change as a member of the Shelby County legislative delegation has at last asked the Tennessee Attorney General for a legal opinion on the proposal. But it’s not a straight-up question about whether the proposal is constitutional. It’s a question about the specific characterization of past Memphis annexations as “egregious” – what has come to be the key legal term in this considerable political controversy.

19. Growing Freelance Economy Creates Financial, Tax Implications - Saturday, February 6, 2016

Gone are the days of the traditional 9-to-5 office setting dominating the white-collar landscape.

In fact, it’s estimated that a third of the U.S. workforce now freelances in some form. In a 2015 report from nonprofit organization Freelancers Union and Upwork, a company that provides platforms for freelancers to find work, it was revealed that 54 million Americans qualify as freelancers.

20. Taylor Berger: Loflin Corner ‘One of the Most Exciting Projects’ - Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The “entertainment destination” planned for the corner of Carolina and Florida streets garnered $65,425 in funds from the Center City Development Corp., and the partners behind the Loflin LLC were revealed.

21. ‘Entertainment Destination’ Planned for Downtown’s South End - Saturday, December 12, 2015

A local developer has plans to transform a city block in Downtown Memphis’ South End into an “entertainment destination” modeled after a popular New Orleans establishment.

Brad Barnett wants to turn the former Loflin Safe & Lock Co. building at 7 W. Carolina Ave. into a bar/restaurant with private residence on top. He also plans to redevelop a carriage house at 721 Florida St. into a 5,000-square-foot rentable event space.

22. Bar, Event Space, Bocce Court Planned for South Main Block - Friday, December 11, 2015

A local developer has plans to transform a city block in Downtown Memphis’ south end into an “entertainment destination” modeled after a popular New Orleans establishment.

Brad Barnett wants to turn the former Loflin Safe & Lock Co. building at 7 W. Carolina Ave. into a bar/restaurant with private residence on top. He also plans to redevelop a carriage house at 721 Florida St. into a 5,000-square-foot rentable event space.

23. Panel Alters Wharton’s Plan for Memphis Fairgrounds - Friday, June 12, 2015

The Mid-South Coliseum becomes a pavilion with a grove next to a multi-purpose sports center. A 10-acre water park fronts on Central Avenue where a high school gym now stands.

A second north-south Tiger Lane intersects with the current east-west version.

24. Panel Alters Wharton’s Plan for Memphis Fairgrounds - Friday, June 12, 2015

The Mid-South Coliseum becomes a pavilion with a grove next to a multi-purpose sports center. A 10-acre water park fronts on Central Avenue where a high school gym now stands.

A second north-south Tiger Lane intersects with the current east-west version.

25. ULI Fairgrounds Panel Has Busy Schedule - Monday, June 8, 2015

A team of eight out-of-town planning experts has a busy week ahead as it wades into the simmering local debate about plans to recast the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

And the first hard copy of something the Urban Land Institute-assembled group is likely to get are the comments from four town hall meetings held in different parts of Memphis over two evenings last week.

26. Investors Pumping Hundreds of Millions Into Tennessee Startups - Saturday, May 16, 2015

The assignment sounded simple enough: Find out whether more money is coming into Nashville for startups.

If so, where is it coming from and what does it means to entrepreneurs, investors and the rest of us?

27. Pinnacle Financial of Nashville Acquires Magna Bank of Memphis - Wednesday, April 29, 2015

When it comes to their newly announced entry into Memphis via an acquisition of Magna Bank, the Nashville leadership of Pinnacle Financial Partners is already thinking big – on everything from workforce to services offered to the bank’s eventual size here.

28. Small Loans, Big Change - Saturday, March 21, 2015

When Mayor A C Wharton Jr. was growing up in Lebanon, Tenn., he remembers his father not being able to receive a traditional loan for the family business, Wharton’s Grocery, and turning instead to a gasoline distributor.

29. Staples Buys Office Depot for $6 Billion to Keep Pace With Change - Thursday, February 5, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – Evolving shopping habits have forced yet another retailer to think outside of the box.

Staples, the nation's largest "big box" office supply chain, announced Wednesday that it's spending about $6 billion to buy its second-ranked rival Office Depot.

30. OK, Baby Boomers: Time for Some Hard Decisions - Saturday, January 24, 2015

She works in her yard, maintains a garden, watches her diet and is waiting for her exercise group to get started at the FiftyForward Center in Madison.

Asked about long-term care insurance, Eva Mai Nelson says, “I’ve thought about it. I don’t think it’s worthwhile to buy at my age.” She’s 83.

31. One Percent - Saturday, January 24, 2015

Majority and minority are volatile terms in Memphis.

Using them in a context outside race requires an explanation because without that, the assumption is the terms are being used in a racial context.

32. US Economy Rallies to Solid Third-Quarter Growth - Friday, October 31, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy powered its way to a respectable growth rate of 3.5 percent from July through September, outpacing most of the developed world and on track to extend the momentum through the end of the year and beyond.

33. Road to Better Mass Transit - Saturday, September 20, 2014

Picking a new transit chief is critical for a city in transition.

Next year, Nashville residents will elect a new mayor and turn over its large Metro Council.

Davidson County also expects some 200,000 new residents over the next 20 years, and much of the success of future development will depend on the ease of navigating around Nashville – already the nation’s second-worst area for sprawl, according to Smart Growth America.

34. ‘Significant Headwinds’ - Saturday, July 5, 2014

When Gov. Bill Haslam joined local economic development and civic officials at FedExForum in January to announce that Conduit Global would open a call center in Shelby County that would employ 1,000 people over the next three to five years, it provided a much-needed boost to the local office real estate sector.

35. Events - Saturday, March 15, 2014

The Daily News will hold a free breakfast seminar on monitoring, protecting and growing your business with The Daily News Online March 19, 9 a.m.-10 a.m. at the Germantown Conf. Center, 1900 S. Germantown Pkwy. Attendees receive a free five-day trial of Daily News Online services. RSVP at seminars.memphisdailynews.com.

36. Burleigh Consulting Group Changes With Times - Monday, February 10, 2014

Robert C. Burleigh still enjoys playing tennis four times a week. But the 78-year-old founder of Burleigh Consulting Group admits he is playing more doubles matches these days.

“I’m running a little slower now, so it’s mostly doubles now, not a lot of singles,” said Burleigh with a chuckle.

37. Espitia Joins Michael Hatcher as Chief Financial Officer - Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Ed Espitia has joined Michael Hatcher & Associates Inc. as chief financial officer. Espitia comes to the Memphis-based landscape services firm after serving since 2010 as finance manager for Schulz Xtruded Products, a Germany-based pipe maker with operations in North Mississippi.

38. ServiceMaster to Spin Off Struggling TruGreen - Thursday, November 14, 2013

The ServiceMaster Co. plans to spin off its TruGreen lawn care business at the end of 2013 after several years in which the Memphis-based collection of residential- and commercial-services companies has struggled with the right business model for the TruGreen brand.

39. Raymond James Boosts Local Community Efforts - Tuesday, October 15, 2013

A new website and a significant sponsorship are two of the latest ways Raymond James Inc. is demonstrating its commitment to Memphis.

40. Coopwood Lays Out Future of Health Care - Monday, September 23, 2013

Health care was the hot topic Thursday, Sept. 19, as nearly 150 people gathered in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art auditorium to discuss the current landscape and impending changes in that field.

Health Care: The State of the Industry – one of six seminars in The Daily News’ 2013 Seminar Series – attracted a variety of professionals, most of them from outside the medical realm. They included lawyers, architects, administrative professionals, Realtors, assisted-living specialists and bankers, among others, and most of them were eager to learn more about the Affordable Care Act and how it would affect them. Others came to be inspired.

41. Cleanup Crew - Saturday, September 21, 2013

DeAndre Brown runs what might be the best known landscape business in areas of Memphis where the yards have brush and trees taller than the vacant houses they completely obscure.

“We operate a little differently than other contractors. Most have subcontractors that work separately,” he said. “We are one large crew of 60 men or women. We get the heavy equipment in first. Then a team of weed eaters will go in behind that, then a team of people go in behind them and clean up.”

42. Kroc Center Opens to Big Crowds - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

To cap off Healthy Heart Month, the new 100,000-square-foot Kroc Center held its open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony last weekend.

The state-of-the-art Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors in its first few days.

43. Pinnacle Departure Brings Real Estate Challenge - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s relocation of its Memphis headquarters to Minneapolis by May should have long-term leasing effects on the Downtown office market.

44. Business Focus - Monday, August 13, 2012

Memphis’ small-business community got a shot in the arm earlier this month.

Tennessee’s three-day sales tax holiday ran from Aug. 3 through Aug. 5, and it drew shoppers to retailers that carry certain clothing items, school supplies and computers.

45. 'Complex Situation' - Monday, June 18, 2012

With the U.S. health care system busting at its seams, industry experts are concerned about how already overwhelmed practitioners will provide care for the more than 30 million Americans expected to be added to the insurance rolls under health care reform – pending the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, expected later this month.

46. Office Opportunities - Thursday, May 3, 2012

Memphis’ office real estate landscape is changing, and for three firms, those changes are creating opportunities.

Orlando, Fla.-based Parkway Properties Inc. in March completed the sale of its interest in Renaissance Center – a 190,000-square-foot office building at 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive in the Poplar Avenue corridor – to partner Parkway Properties Office Fund LP.

47. Grinding it Out - Monday, February 6, 2012

After most recessions, real estate bounces back.

But the Great Recession has been notably different – long, deep and very prolonged.

That’s the message Dr. John Gnuschke, director of the Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research and co-director of the Center for Real Estate at the University of Memphis, delivered in December at the Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South.

48. Inconclusive Prognosis - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

It was a mixed year of highs and lows for the Memphis area health care industry – which employs one out of seven workers locally – as the nation’s uncertain economy and changing health care system prompted hospital networks and biotech companies to realign, restructure and rethink the way they operate.

49. Depot Biz Park Changes Direction - Monday, November 28, 2011

From Army supply base to base of operations, the new owners of the Memphis Depot Business Park hope to position their revitalized 260-acre site in South Memphis on real estate brokers’ radar screen as a solution for industrial needs.

50. Staying Afloat - Monday, September 19, 2011

Compared to the overall U.S. construction landscape, Memphis’ position appears to be managing fairly well.

Within the last 10 months, the city has landed several heavy manufacturing projects – Electrolux, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. and Kruger Inc., to name a few – in a time when, nationally, the manufacturing sector is stagnant.

51. Google's Patent Play: $12.5B for Motorola Mobility - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion deal to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. is aimed at giving the Internet search leader more legal firepower as it battles Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to gain the upper hand in the increasingly important mobile computing market.

52. CrescoAg Inks Lease for New Downtown HQ - Friday, July 15, 2011

Downtown Memphis has landed another corporate headquarters. CrescoAg LLC, an independent information management company, has signed a new lease on 4,594 square feet at 88 Union Ave.

53. A New Home - Thursday, May 26, 2011

On a humid late May afternoon that signaled the imminent arrival of a sweltering Memphis summer, Burundi native Sedekia Imanairakiza seemed to be in his element, skillfully nurturing the soil and sowing the seeds that will yield fruitful summer crops at Urban Farms, a community garden in the heart of the city.

54. ServiceMaster Sells TruGreen LandCare to Aurora - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

ServiceMaster Co. Monday announced it is selling its commercial landscaping business, TruGreen LandCare, to Aurora Resurgence Group.

55. Despite Opposition, Solana Moves Forward - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Despite neighborhood opposition and zoning hurdles, a new Germantown senior living facility promises a unique concept and dozens of amenities.

The Solana – a 182-unit senior living facility at 8199 Poplar Ave. east of Kimbrough Road in Germantown – has recently broken ground and is shooting for a late summer 2012 opening.

56. Crump Commercial Sets Sights on Continued Success - Monday, March 7, 2011

To many Memphians, the name Crump is a familiar one.

The legacy of former Memphis mayor E.H. “Boss” Crump is felt across the political landscape and can be seen in everything from a boulevard to a football stadium

57. Electrolux Officials Sign Downtown Office Lease - Friday, March 4, 2011

Before it builds a new manufacturing plant at Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, Electrolux will set up shop in Memphis with a Downtown office.

The Swedish appliance maker has signed a 14,000-square-foot lease at One Commerce Square, 40 S. Main St., where it will occupy the building’s entire 24th floor.

58. Luncheon to Address Union of Biosciences, Small Business - Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Members of the city’s growing bioscience community will come together Thursday for a luncheon hosted by the Memphis Bioworks Business Association, a group dedicated to promoting and advancing the bioscience business community in the Memphis region through programs, events and strategic communications.

59. Menlo Deal Tops Noteworthy Leases - Thursday, December 30, 2010

The Daily News in September launched a new weekly column called “Inked” to spotlight Memphis’ commercial leasing landscape.

Despite tough times, local commercial real estate firms were able to ink plenty of deals in the past four months. Here’s a rundown of some of the most noteworthy commercial leases since Inked’s debut:

60. Developers Run With Midtown Dunkin’ - Friday, September 24, 2010

Editor’s note: “Inked” is a new column by real estate reporter Sarah Baker on Memphis’ commercial leasing landscape. It will appear each Friday in The Daily News and also in our weekly publication, The Memphis News.

61. BWSC’s Goforth’s Prints Seen Throughout Firm’s Work - Friday, September 10, 2010

Managing the Memphis office of the design firm of Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc., to hear him tell it, is Charles Goforth’s day job.

62. MAAR Commercial Council Welcomes New Board Members - Monday, August 16, 2010

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council held its annual board of directors meeting Thursday, approving three new members for its 2011 board.

Greg deWitt of Grubb & Ellis Co. will take over one of the council’s director seats next year before becoming the council’s vice president in 2012. He will inherit the seat occupied by John Mercer of Highwoods Properties in 2011.

63. Tobey Transformation - Friday, August 13, 2010

Nicole Heverly, a Midtowner, didn’t have a reason to visit Tobey Park until a couple months ago when it became the site of the city’s first dog park.

“I heard about it, but I would walk my dog and take him to Overton (Park),” said Heverly. “The first time here I was in love with it. Jay has other dogs to play with.”

64. ISM Says Service Sector Growth Slows in June - Wednesday, July 7, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – The service sector grew more slowly in June, an industry trade group said Tuesday, offering the latest sign that the economic recovery is weakening as the second half of the year begins.

65. The Cost of Progress - Monday, March 8, 2010

The development of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s $112 million intermodal yard on a former cattle ranch in Fayette County has polarized the community for more than a year.

66. Blocked and Tackled - Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The credits have rolled on a four-year-old legal drama between Dallas-based movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc. and the franchise group that runs Blockbuster stores in Shelby and Davidson counties.

67. Late Credit Card Payments Drop Unexpectedly in Q3 - Tuesday, November 24, 2009

For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year compared to the second quarter.

The delinquency rate on bank-issued cards such as those bearing MasterCard and Visa logos fell to 1.1 percent for the June-to-September period, from a rate of 1.17 percent in the prior three months, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion.

68. Goodwyn Condos In Foreclosure - Thursday, September 24, 2009

Chalk up another victim to the continuing real estate crisis, this time the Goodwyn Condominiums at 127 Madison Ave.

69. Raleigh Apartments Follow Foreclosure Trend - Thursday, September 10, 2009

The foreclosure crisis has claimed another multimillion-dollar commercial victim, this one the 432-unit Jamesbridge apartments in Raleigh.

A first-run foreclosure notice against the multifamily complex’s owner begins on Page 42 of today’s print edition of The Daily News and also at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

70. Attention Shifts From Health Care To Consumer Protection - Monday, August 24, 2009

Tennessee’s Robert Cooper Jr., along with 24 other state attorneys general, signed a letter a few days ago to U.S. congressional leaders supporting the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

71. Critical Need for Affordable Senior Housing - Monday, August 10, 2009

The Bart Harvey is just a building, but it rescued Felicity Morrison from a homeless shelter.

Morrison, 63, lived in a Seattle shelter for a year after losing her job and being evicted. It was a place full of unsavory characters and no privacy – a "hell on Earth," Morrison calls it.

72. TruGreen’s Courtney Touts Benefits of In-House Practice - Thursday, July 2, 2009

Tom Courtney is vice president and associate general counsel for TruGreen, TruGreen LandCare and TruGreen LawnCare, all of which are business units of Memphis-based The ServiceMaster Co. Courtney has been at ServiceMaster since January 2007. He leads a team of two lawyers and three paralegals dedicated to providing direct business unit legal advice to the TruGreen companies.

73. Next Stop: Norfolk Southern’s intermodal plans take shape - Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The freight trains that rumble through Memphis are hard to ignore, especially the ones that parallel or bisect main thoroughfares and disrupt traffic. But even people who don’t cross railroad tracks during their commutes are likely to hear the distant blare of horns at some point during the day as locomotives make their way into and out of the city.

74. Banks Returning Bailouts Will Face Conditions - Thursday, May 7, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Banks that want to pay back their federal bailout funds and free themselves from government restrictions on compensation and dividends will have to sever their ties to another financial assistance program.

75. After Gridlock, Blockbuster Suit Flares Anew - Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Nothing probably seemed out of the ordinary to Blockbuster Inc. customers who visited the chain’s Memphis-area stores in the past few days looking for one of the week’s new releases, such as “Doubt” or “Yes Man.”

76. Layoffs Spike, Housing Rumbles; Outlook Worsens - Friday, January 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of newly laid-off Americans filing jobless claims and the pace of home construction both posted worse-than-expected results in government data released Thursday, lending urgency to the economic recovery plan President Barack Obama and Congress are scrambling to advance.

77. Avoiding the Ax: Where the Jobs Are - Friday, December 26, 2008

While the employment landscape looks sparse right now, the outlook for 2009 isn't uniformly bleak – and is downright bright in some recession-resistant industries.

Employers that provide necessary products and services – hospitals and insurers, for example – tend to always need recruits. And areas employers deem critical to their survival, like accounting and information technology, rarely get cut. What's more, some fields, such as bankruptcy law and crisis-management consulting, are thriving because of the downturn.

78. Retailers With Strong Local Ties Report Losses - Thursday, November 13, 2008

More signs of economic woe appeared Wednesday with news of sagging sales from retail behemoths Macy’s Inc. and Best Buy Co., both of which have a significant presence in Memphis.

79. Different Times Call for Changes In Mortgage Biz - Monday, September 15, 2008

Officially, two weeks remain before seller-assisted down payment programs disappear, though lenders already have stopped submitting them to the Federal Housing Administration because the paperwork on those programs takes so long they can no longer meet the Oct. 1 deadline.

80. Top Lawmaker Pushes for More Power Over Banks, Hedge Funds After Bear Stearns Near-Collapse - Friday, March 21, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - A key House Democrat is calling for tougher and broader regulations of the financial system after the fall of investment bank Bear Stearns.

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, wants to give either the Federal Reserve or a new regulator the power to oversee the activities of major financial players, regardless of whether they are a bank, securities firm or hedge fund.

81. Metropolitan Bank Enters Memphis Market - Monday, February 4, 2008

The founders of Metropolitan BancGroup Inc. have added another piece of the puzzle to their burgeoning financial institution.

Last week the bank announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a Tennessee state bank charter, putting the company one step closer to being the newest player in Memphis' ever-changing financial services landscape.

82. Two Foreclosures FiledAgainst Mark Matthews Dev. - Friday, December 28, 2007
     A substitute trustee on behalf of Bank of Bartlett has filed two first-run foreclosure notices against Mark Matthews Development LLC for allegedly defaulting on loans through the bank.
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83. Hospice House Embarks on $12M Project - Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Baptist Trinity Health Care & Hospice has received the green light to move ahead with construction of a $12 million project that allows for a new hospice house and a new facility for the Baptist Trinity Center for Good Grief on the campus of the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.

84. UT Medical Group Names Truitt VP of Information Systems - Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Jill Truitt has been appointed vice president of information systems and chief information officer at UT Medical Group.

Truitt formerly was information services director and program director for Allina Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis. She has more than 25 years of experience in health care information technology and management.

85. Mi Techo Helps Hispanic Homebuyers - Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Yo quiero comprar una casa.

This phrase, meaning "I want to buy a house" in Spanish, is being uttered more and more lately as members of Memphis' growing Hispanic population decide to adopt the most American of dreams - homeownership.

86. Is Mortgage Sky Falling? - Monday, September 10, 2007

As a loan officer for First Tennessee Home Loans and an instructor at the Professional School of Real Estate, Jo Garner deals with veteran and rookie real estate professionals alike.

In the past few months, she's noticed that some of the newer agents have developed misconceptions about what's happening in the real estate market.

87. Malled by the Competition - Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Editor's note: This is the third in The Daily News' five-part Retail Reinvented series about the past - and future - of the local shopping landscape.

Pat Jacobs knows a thing or two about Memphis malls. He served as general manager of Southland Mall for 18 years before taking the same job at Hickory Ridge Mall in 2003.

88. Crye-Leike Co-Founder Discusses Latest National Honor - Friday, January 26, 2007

Harold Crye's surname is familiar to anyone who knows what a "For Sale" sign looks like - red and white Crye-Leike signs have dotted the Memphis landscape for the past 30 years.

Crye, along with partner Dick Leike, founded Crye-Leike Realtors in 1977.

89. Give 'Em Credit: Teachers' Credit Union Official Says New Branches Will Keep It Competitive - Tuesday, December 19, 2006

New MATCU Branches on
Union Avenue and White Station Road
Project Cost: Not released

Permit Date: Dec. 4, 2006

90. Askew Continues Leadership in Engineering Field - Friday, September 16, 2005

Mark West Askew, president of Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc. in Memphis, was appointed earlier this summer as a national director of the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Tennessee. His two-year term began in August.

91. Large-Scale Developments Help Draw New Retailers - Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Having a metro population that ranked 44th in the 2000 U.S. Census can be challenging when it comes to attracting new retailers, but several new developments opening in the Memphis area are broadening its retail landscape.

92. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, May 19, 2005
Property Near Getwell

Property Near Getwell

Financed for $26.7 Million

DeltaPoint Park Partners LLC has financed 50.09 acres near Getwell Road and the Mississippi state line just south of the IRS Service Center for $26.7 million through Mel...

93. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, May 16, 2005
By Andy Meek

Low-Tech Businesses Thrive in High-Tech World

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The demolition of part of the old Baptist Memorial Hospital last week is one example of how growth in the biotechnology industry is literally reshaping t...

94. Archived Article: Small Biz - Wednesday, November 24, 2004
By Andy Meek

Self Tucker Embraces Diversity, Individuality

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

You dont have to look far to see the influence of Self Tucker Architects Inc. on Memphiss architectural landscape.

Several of the citys most prominent...

95. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Winchester Road Office Growing

Winchester Grows as Office Corridor

Germantown leaders push for high-tech development

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Southeast Shelby County has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, and not just...

96. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Real

Mall Closure Changes Face of Retail Area

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When the Mall of Memphis closes its doors Wednesday, it will mark the end of an era for the shopping centers Southeast Memphis home. Once the retail mecca of Metro ...

97. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Marie Burgess, Marissa Mulhern, Elaine Wunderlich and Vince Mashburn joined Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc

Seven attorneys from Burch, Porter & Johnson were included in the 2003-2004 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. C. T...

98. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, May 1, 2002
The state of the industry Innovation still part of technology trend By STEVE PILGRIM Special to the Daily News Our company, it worx, manages and consults in the field of information technology. Sometimes were focused on hardware, networks, computers...

99. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 18, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events March 18-March 24 March 19 Memphis Rotary Club hosts Robert Hirshon, American Bar Association president, at noon at LeMoyne-Owen College, Bruce Hall (on Walker Avenue). Parking is available at Metropolitan B...

100. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 11, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events March 11-March 17 March 11 Network of Memphis, an organization of progressive, professional and entrepreneuring women meets the second Monday of the month at Napa Cafe in Sanderlin Centre at 5:30 p.m. Guest ...