In 1946, a small real estate company called Wilkinson & Snowden Inc. took root in Memphis as many of the city’s post-war expansion projects were just getting started. And though the names and faces have changed several times over the years, the culture of the company largely has remained intact for more than 70 years.

2. It’ll Leave A Mark - Friday, June 10, 2016

THE MARKS WE’RE LEAVING. People were hooking up, shooting up and throwing up in the woods, on benches and in cars and right in front of children on the greensward. Like the weeds, pretty much everywhere. Like the privet, pretty much out of control. Like the shell and the rose garden and the lake and the forest and the picnic grounds and the pride of a city, pretty much left for dead.

3. North Texas Could Never Upset the Vols, Right? - Saturday, November 14, 2015

No way Tennessee’s football team can lose Saturday’s homecoming game against North Texas, one of the worst teams in college football.

Right?

Tennessee (5-4) was a 40.5-point favorite early in the week coming off a 27-24 victory over South Carolina last Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

4. From the Gallery of Tradition - Thursday, April 24, 2014

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Overheard in the gallery:

“Where you staying tonight?”

“With you. Didn’t they tell you?”

“You got any cousins coming?”

5. Cates, Kornegay Look to Future While Honoring Colliers’ Past - Monday, April 21, 2014

The memory is scorched in Andy Cates’ mind.

It was 2005 and Cates, just 29 years old at the time, was being made a partner at Colliers International Memphis, the commercial real estate firm.

6. 2 Brokers Take Majority Stake in Colliers Memphis - Saturday, April 19, 2014

Two longtime members of Colliers International's Memphis office have taken a majority stake in the real estate company.

Andy Cates, executive vice president of brokerage, and Brad Kornegay, CEO of Colliers Management Services LLC, are now the majority shareholders in the two legal entities that make up the Memphis office.

7. 2 Brokers Take Majority Stake in Colliers Memphis - Monday, April 14, 2014

Two longtime members of Colliers International's Memphis office have taken a majority stake in the real estate company.

Andy Cates, executive vice president of brokerage, and Brad Kornegay, CEO of Colliers Management Services LLC, are now the majority shareholders in the two legal entities that make up the Memphis office.

8. Cates, Kornegay Take Majority Stake in Colliers’ Memphis Office - Friday, April 11, 2014

Two longtime members of Colliers International's Memphis office have taken a majority stake in the real estate company.

Andy Cates, executive vice president of brokerage, and Brad Kornegay, CEO of Colliers Management Services LLC, are now the majority shareholders in the two legal entities that make up the Memphis office.

9. Colliers Continues Role as Major Commercial Real Estate Player - Saturday, August 17, 2013

Wilkinson & Snowden Inc. helped lead the industrial warehouse revolution in Memphis at a prescient time.

10. LGSTX Services Expands Local Warehouse - Friday, October 19, 2012

LGSTX Services Inc. is relocating and expanding its Memphis warehouse operations. The Wilmington, Ohio-based firm, which specializes in aviation support and facility services, has leased 184,680 square feet across two facilities in the Southwide Distribution area at 363 Burma Road and 410 Burma Road.

11. CRE Activity Stays Strong During 2011 - Friday, December 30, 2011

Despite hard times, local commercial real estate firms were able to ink plenty of deals in the past 12 months.

Memphis’ industrial leasing activity kicked off in January when Buena Park, Calif.-based Pacific Logistics Corp. signed a 60,000-square-foot lease in ProLogis Park DeSoto for its first Memphis-area location.

12. Education Key to Life Sciences Jobs - Tuesday, December 06, 2011

As pioneers in industrial real estate, we’ve forever beaten the drum about our area’s logistics prowess. We’ve been known as America’s Distribution Center for decades, with a transportation hub that boasts superior rail, roadway, river and air cargo access.

13. Huang Elected Prez Of Business Economics Assn. - Friday, October 07, 2011

Gene Huang, chief economist and a vice president at FedEx Corp., was recently elected president of the National Association for Business Economics for 2011-2012.

14. Substantial Deal Inked By Ontario-Based Manufacturer - Friday, September 09, 2011

A substantial lease has been signed in a formerly distressed southwest Memphis industrial park that has made leaps and bounds since it was purchased by an out-of-town investor earlier this year.

KIK Custom Products, an Ontario-based manufacturer of national and retail brand consumer products, has signed a lease for 115,000 square feet in the Space Center Industrial Park, 265-353 Titan Drive.

15. From Old to New - Thursday, April 07, 2011

This year marks Gene Woods’ 40th year of marketing industrial properties in the Memphis area for Colliers International.

16. Shifting Gears - Monday, February 07, 2011

Memphis has long been a real estate town.

Family names like Belz, Boyle, Clark, Fogelman, Loeb, Snowden and Wilkinson – to name a few – have become synonymous not only with local commercial and industrial development but also with the city’s business fortunes and cultural identity.

17. Montreal Investor Pays $7.3M for Memphis Center - Monday, January 31, 2011

A Canadian real estate investment group has bought a distressed South Memphis industrial park with plans to reabsorb the space and bring it back to life.

Richard Stern, principal with Montreal-based Olymbec purchased the 1.1 million-square-foot Space Center, 3051-3133 Tranquility Drive, for $7.3 million.

18. Canadian Group Buys Distressed South Memphis Industrial Park - Friday, January 28, 2011

A Canadian real estate investment group has bought a distressed South Memphis industrial park with plans to re-absorb the space and bring it back to life.

Richard Stern, principal with Quebec, Canada-based Olymbec purchased the 1.1 million-square-foot Space Center, 3051-3133 Tranquility Drive, for $7.25 million.

19. Colliers to Rebrand Following Joint Venture - Tuesday, June 15, 2010

One of the oldest and most respected commercial and industrial real estate firms in town will see a name change this summer.

Colliers Wilkinson Snowden, the brokerage services company founded in 1946 by Bob Snowden and Russell Wilkinson, within the next two months will be known simply as Colliers International.

20. Archived Article: Prime Prop. - Tuesday, March 25, 1997
556 Colonial Ave 556 Colonial Ave. For lease The building at 556 Colonial Ave. is for lease for $13.50 per square foot. The property is zoned OL (light office) and features approximately 3,800 square feet of space. The building is a free-standing ho...