The new owners of the Gibson Guitar Factory building in Downtown Memphis have partnered with a prominent local family to bring the prime parcel of land back to life. 

On Monday, April 30, New York-based real estate investment firm Somera Road Inc., which purchased the 150,000-plus-square-foot building and showroom located at 145 Lt. George W. Lee Ave. for $14.4 million in January, announced it would be partnering with Billy and Benjamin Orgel’s Orgel Family LP to redevelop the guitar factory.

2. Challenge to Murdoch: US Giant Comcast Also Bids for Sky - Wednesday, February 28, 2018

LONDON (AP) – Comcast, the owner of NBC and Universal Pictures, has launched a bid for European pay TV broadcaster Sky that threatens to thwart a rival offer by media mogul Rupert Murdoch' 21st Century Fox.

3. Women In Law Conference Focuses on Leadership - Saturday, October 7, 2017

The inaugural Women in Law and Leadership Conference Oct. 13 will feature speakers and discussions on business development leadership and management.

The conference, hosted by the Association for Women Attorneys, is from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, 6225 Humphreys Blvd.

4. Women In Law Conference Focuses on Biz Development - Thursday, October 5, 2017

The inaugural Women in Law and Leadership Conference Oct. 13 will feature speakers and discussions on business development leadership and management.

The conference, hosted by the Association for Women Attorneys, is from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, 6225 Humphreys Blvd.

5. Last Word: Gas Tax Conflict, Redbirds Changes and Hidden Office Space - Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The CEO of Memphis-based AutoZone, Bill Rhodes, among the corporate leaders meeting with President Donald Trump recently to urge him to abandon plans for a border tax. This is the tax on goods imported to the U.S. from other countries that U.S. Rep. David Kustoff says also has some opposition among Republicans in D.C.

6. Women Executives Share Business, Life Lessons - Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Through several career stops, Susan Hunsberger learned that she didn’t like being a financial analyst, she did like engaging with people through recruiting and human resources, and that it was more than fine to let colleagues see that you don’t know it all.

7. Last Word: Binghampton Gateway, Beale's Baggage and SoundStage Memphis - Thursday, February 23, 2017

You’ve seen stories here about how difficult it can be to assemble land and financing for a hotel project. Supermarkets have proven much more difficult to pull off at least in Memphis where food deserts are a problem in several parts of town.

8. Women Executives to Discuss Career Highlights, Experiences - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

It never hurts to speak a language the other guy understands. Especially if you’re a woman going where no woman has gone before.

“In many jobs, I was the first professional woman they’d seen at that location or in a position of leadership,” said Susan Hunsberger, today a senior vice president and chief human resources officer at ServiceMaster. “But I always felt like you needed to talk a language familiar to people you were interacting with. I grew up in the Steel Curtain era of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I loved football, love baseball, and that helped me. We could talk about that.”

9. Having It Their Way - Saturday, February 18, 2017

She was working for a major petroleum company and had just been transferred to Cody, Wyoming. She was relatively new to the industry and certainly to the boots-on-the-ground oil field where on Day One she got out of her SUV wearing a long skirt and flats.

10. Women in Business Took Different Paths to Leadership - Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Once Lori Spicer Robertson had determined she wasn’t going into medical school, she shifted to a graduate business program at the University of Florida. She got an internship with a trade association for nurses in Washington, and then worked in public affairs and as a web master.

11. Trustmark Centre Building Sells for $14.5 Million - Saturday, October 22, 2016

An office building at 5350 Poplar Ave. in the prime East Memphis office submarket has been sold.

The Trustmark Centre building, located between Valleybrook and West Suggs Drive, was purchased by Tennessee and New York investment companies doing business as 5350 Poplar Office Center LLC for $14.47 million.

12. Trustmark Centre Building Sells for $14.5 Million - Friday, October 21, 2016

An office building at 5350 Poplar Ave. in the prime East Memphis office submarket has been sold.

The Trustmark Centre building, located between Valleybrook and West Suggs Drive, was purchased by Tennessee and New York investment companies doing business as 5350 Poplar Office Center LLC for $14.47 million.

13. Trustmark Centre Building Sells for $14.5 Million - Thursday, October 20, 2016

An office building at 5350 Poplar Ave. in the prime East Memphis office submarket has been sold.

The Trustmark Centre building, located between Valleybrook and West Suggs Drive, was purchased by Tennessee and New York investment companies doing business as 5350 Poplar Office Center LLC for $14.47 million.

14. Events - Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Central Defense Staffing will host a recruitment event Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6084 Apple Tree Drive, suite 10. CDS is seeking to fill positions for all shifts at various accounts in Memphis and North Mississippi. Applicants must bring two forms of ID and be able to pass drug screening and background checks. Visit centraldefensestaffing.com or call 901-473-6385, ext. 400.

15. Memphis CEO to Go Bald for Cancer - Saturday, October 10, 2015

Universal Asset Management Inc. is going beyond putting its money where its mouth is.

The Memphis-based aviation company announced its Shave2Save fundraising campaign to support the fight against breast and childhood cancers.

16. Memphis CEO To Go Bald for Cancer - Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Universal Asset Management Inc. is going beyond putting its money where its mouth is.

The Memphis-based aviation company announced its Shave2Save fundraising campaign to support the fight against breast and childhood cancers.

17. Memphis Search Marketing Firm Nabs Spot on Inc. 500 - Saturday, August 15, 2015

Search marketing firm HigherVisibility LLC was the highest-ranked Memphis company on the annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the nation’s fastest growing companies.

18. Memphis Firm HigherVisibility Nabs Spot on Inc. 5000 - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Search marketing firm HigherVisibility LLC was the highest-ranked Memphis company on the annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the nation’s fastest growing companies.

19. Media Heads Rule Ranks of Best-Paid CEOs - Wednesday, May 27, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – They're not Hollywood stars, they're not TV personalities and they don't play in a rock band, but their pay packages are in the same league.

Six of the 10 highest-paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.

20. Women Say Barriers Overcome With Perseverance, Mentors - Monday, March 2, 2015

Kim Grant Brown calls it the “crazy look” she sometimes gets when she meets a client who wants her to build him a home.

21. High Flyer - Saturday, February 21, 2015

She does not want to tell this first story, the one that could have meant there would be no more stories. There is fear in sharing the story about how two airplanes nearly collided because she never wants to say anything that might dissuade people from flying.

22. UAM's Keri Wright to Keynote Women & Business Seminar - Thursday, February 12, 2015

At age 18, she had her flight instructor’s certification. By 23, she was a corporate vice president and by 25 a chief operating officer.

Now 32, Keri Wright is chairman and CEO of Universal Asset Management, which buys, sells, leases, manages, disassembles and recycles a variety of commercial aviation assets from all over the world.

23. Tanger Outlets Confirms Southaven Involvement - Friday, January 9, 2015

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. has confirmed what The Daily News first reported in December: It will play a key role in the development of a massive outlet mall in Southaven.

24. Wright Taking UAM to New Heights - Monday, July 14, 2014

When Keri Wright was a little girl, her dad built an airplane out of plywood and fitted it with controls and switches, and she and her brother would play in the plane next to their sandbox.

As she grew older, the family went to an airshow every summer in Oshkosh, Wis., and Wright loved watching the F-16 fighter jets zoom overhead.

25. Hollingsworth Buys Mississippi Industrial Property - Friday, June 27, 2014

The Hollingsworth Cos., which operates a prominent industrial development company with holdings across the South, has acquired an industrial building in Senatobia, Miss.

Clinton, Tenn.-based Hollingsworth recently acquired the 198,450-square-foot building at 795 Shands Bottom Road in Senatobia from BMW.

26. New Memphis Institute Unveils Exec. Committee - Saturday, February 22, 2014

The New Memphis Institute has announced Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. CEO Jason Little as its board of trustees chair for 2014.

27. New Memphis Institute Unveils Executive Committee - Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The New Memphis Institute has announced Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. CEO Jason Little as its board of trustees chair for 2014.

28. Universal Asset Mgmt. Gets New Owner - Saturday, October 12, 2013

Memphis-based Universal Asset Management Inc., a global leader in aviation asset management, aircraft disassembly and commercial aviation aftermarket component sales, has a new owner.

29. Universal Asset Management Gets New Owner - Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Memphis-based Universal Asset Management Inc., a global leader in aviation asset management, aircraft disassembly and commercial aviation aftermarket component sales, has a new owner.

30. Grant to Aid Tupelo Runway Project - Monday, July 11, 2011

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Tupelo Regional Airport is getting some financial assistance for its runway extension.

The Federal Aviation Administration is providing a $544,079 grant to go to the design of the extension and a wildlife hazard assessment to identify type and population of animals near the airport and their activities.

31. ULI Conference to Tackle Emerging Trends - Tuesday, December 7, 2010

As real estate professionals gather this week to take a look at the latest numbers and trends, they will also get a broader economic view of the recession’s effect on the industry.

They will get a glimpse into the current market Wednesday when the Urban Land Institute (ULI) District Council Memphis holds its annual Real Estate Outlook for the Mid-South.

32. Blockbuster’s Chap. 11 Won’t Impact Memphis - Friday, September 24, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – Blockbuster Inc., once the dominant movie rental company in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, reeling from mounting losses, rising debt and competitors that have better catered to Americans' changed media habits.

33. Death Knell for Citigroup's 'Supermarket' Model - Thursday, January 15, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - The original financial supermarket is dead.

Citigroup signaled the end of a decade-long experiment to create one-stop shopping for financial services – everything from consumer loans to investment banking – with Tuesday's announcement that it was putting its Smith Barney brokerage into a joint venture with Morgan Stanley.

34. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 22, 1998
Equity Inns Names Donald H Michael S. Starnes, chairman and chief executive officer of M.S. Carriers, has been appointed to the board of directors of Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. Starnes is past chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and...