For local homebuilder and developer Karen Garner, starting her own business 31 years ago as a single mother with two children was filled with challenges, but being a woman in a male-dominated industry did not turn out to be one of them.

2. Out-of-Town Investors Buy Gibson Guitar Factory - Monday, December 11, 2017

145 Lt. George W. Lee Ave., Memphis, TN 38103: Investment firms in New York and Miami have purchased the Gibson Guitar Factory property in Downtown Memphis and an additional warehouse Gibson Brands Inc. owns in Nashville.

3. Atlanta Investors Buy Collierville Hotel - Saturday, December 9, 2017

Atlanta-based Noble Investment Group has purchased the Hampton Inn at 1280 W. Poplar Ave. in Collierville for $6.5 million, according to a Dec.1 warranty deed.

4. Investment Group Buys Collierville Hotel - Thursday, December 7, 2017

Wright Investments has purchased the Hampton Inn at 1280 W. Poplar Ave. in Collierville for $6.5 million, according to a Dec.1 warranty deed.

5. Last Word: Cohen on Manafort, Collierville's Growth and The Quiet Jackson - Tuesday, October 31, 2017

A close one for the best team in the NBA Monday evening at the Forum but the Grizz lose only their second game of the young season to the Hornets 104 – 99. Some of you went. Some of you watched. Still others opted for the Edgar Allen Poe biography on “American Masters” while getting your costume together and then made a late run for candy. You know who you are.

6. Commercial Developers See Bright Future With Collierville's Growth - Saturday, October 28, 2017

The town of Collierville has been enjoying strong development activity in all sectors over the past several years, fueled by the area’s strong schools, low crime rate, plentiful amenities and an abundance of developable land.

7. Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List - Monday, February 20, 2017

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.

8. Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List - Saturday, February 18, 2017

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.

9. Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List - Saturday, February 18, 2017

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.

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. Developer Withdraws Plan For Collierville Shopping Mall - Wednesday, December 7, 2016

On Nov. 28, the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved on first reading a request to rezone approximately 95 acres near South Houston Levee Road and Bill Morris Parkway for a new mall, but just a week later, the potential developer has withdrawn its application.

12. Frost Bake Shop Opens Second Location - Thursday, August 4, 2016

1016 W. Poplar Ave

Collierville, TN 38017

Address: 1016 W. Poplar Ave

Square feet: 3,400

13. Sweet Potato Baby Cooks Up Awards - Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Aryen Moore-Alston, executive chef and owner of Sweet Potato Baby, recently received two honors for the boutique catering and baked-goods company she opened in Memphis last year.

Sweet Potato Baby was named a winner of the American Small Business Championship by SCORE, a national organization that mentors entrepreneurs and small-business owners. It was also named to the Greater Memphis Chamber’s “10 to Watch” in 2015 list, which recognized companies and organizations that stood out in 2014 for their leadership in the community.

14. Brewery Developer Calls for ‘Leap of Faith’ - Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Crews could begin transforming the long-vacant Tennessee Brewery property Downtown later this year and the first residents could move in during the fall of 2016, a veteran developer told a Downtown development board Tuesday, Jan. 13.

15. Van Vliet Takes on Roles at UT Medical, The MED - Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Dr. Michael M. Van Vliet has joined the department of plastic surgery at UT Medical Group, has been named assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and has been appointed director of burn critical care for the Firefighters Regional Burn Center at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

16. LeSaint Logistics Leases Space Near Airport - Friday, July 12, 2013

LeSaint Logistics LLC is entering the Memphis market, having recently leased 57,285 square feet at 3300 Jet Cove.

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

5025 Crumpler Road Memphis, TN 38141

Sale Amount: $16.6 million

18. Crews Development Files $1.9 Million Construction Loan - Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Crews Development LLC has filed a $1.9 million construction loan through Triumph Bank for 23.74 acres of land in Collierville.

19. $3.5 Million McVay Station Begins - Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Three Class A speculative office buildings have broken ground in Germantown at McVay Road and Poplar Pike.

The $3.5 million development, named McVay Station Professional Center, is by Jason Speed, local developer and contractor whose claim to fame was Corporate Gardens, a $24 million, 148,000-square-foot retail and office park delivered in 2001 on 14 acres at Forest Hill Irene Road and Poplar Pike.

20. Willow Oaks Apartments Sell for $1.5 Million - Tuesday, November 13, 2012

2429 Ketchum Road Memphis, TN 38114

Sale Amount: $1.5 million

Sale Date: Nov. 2, 2012

21. ‘More the Merrier’ - Thursday, September 6, 2012

Following a shaky last few years for Overton Square, the area has finally seen tangible evidence of change in recent weeks and the area’s long-term tenants appear to be waiting in anticipation of its new neighbors.

22. Triumph Bank Adds New Board Members - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Triumph Bank has announced two additions to its board of directors – Dr. Joseph Mirabile, president of Mirabile Investment Corp., and Jason Crews, founder of Crews Realty.

23. The Musician's Progress - Thursday, September 2, 2010

Valerie June’s grandfather gave her a guitar for her 15th birthday. Since then she has worked tirelessly to make a living following her passion.

In the face of an industry in collapse – where musicians and filmmakers face challenges financing production just as large media face hard times – June has turned to an online fundraising platform called Kickstarter to raise money for a full-length album.

24. Crews Buys Collierville Hampton - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

1280 W. Poplar Ave.
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $5.1 Million

Sale Date: May 11, 2010
Buyer: SGR LLC
Seller: Collierville Hotels GP
Loan Amount: $3.8 million
Loan Date: May 11, 2010
Maturity Date: May 11, 2015
Lender: First Citizens National Bank

25. Crews Buys Collierville Hampton Inn for $5.1M - Thursday, May 20, 2010

An entity called SGR LLC, whose principal is Jason Crews, has bought the Hampton Inn at 1280 W. Poplar Ave. in Collierville for $5.1 million from Collierville Hotels GP. The sale closed May 11.

26. Golf Performance Center Slated For Timberlake’s Mirimichi - Tuesday, October 6, 2009

6129 Woodstock Cuba Road
Millington, TN 38053
Permit Amount: $1.3 Million

Project Cost: $1.3 million
Permit Date: Applied October 2009
Completion: 2010
Owner: Big Creek Golf LLC
Tenant: Callaway Performance Center
Contractor: Eagle Contractors Inc.
Architect: N/A

27. 17 Lots in Collierville Gardens Sell for $1.5M - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Jason Crews Partnership has sold 17 lots in the Collierville Gardens Planned Development for $1.5 million to Hilliard Crews Partnership. The sale occurred Sept. 17. The 23-lot, 56.66-acre subdivision was developed by Shelby Group Realty LLC, which filed its plat on the property in 2001.

28. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Downtown Condos Planned For Lawrence Building

Downtown Condos Planned for Lawrence Building

Property near

South Main Street

Cost: $5.8 million

Borrower: Downtown Developers LLC

Lender: InSouth Bank

Trustee: John Dollar

Proper...

29. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, November 2, 2004
7491 Wyndhurst Place

Germantown Apartments Sell for $20.7 Million

7491 Wyndhurst Place

Germantown, TN 38138

Cost: $20.7 million

Buyer: Empirian Colonnade LLC, with an undivided 75 percent interest; and Bush Realty Colonnade LLC, with ...

30. 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...

31. Archived Article: Lead - Monday, October 25, 2004
Two Upscale Residential Projects Coming to Fayette

Upscale Homes Planned for Fayette

New residential concept offers buyers unique amenity

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A home with a lakefront view isnt out of the ordinary. But when that ...

32. Archived Article: Lead - Monday, October 18, 2004
New Residential Helps Downtowns South End Grow

South Downtown Gets More New Homes

New construction blends with old in growing district

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Downtowns South Central Business Improvement District, which has already...

33. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Downtown Property

Downtown Property

Financed for $8.5 Million

Jason Crews Partnership has financed 1.36 acres near Georgia Avenue and Riverside Drive for $8.5 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Database, www.memphisdailynew...

34. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 8, 2004
GMAQ Elects Officers for 2005

GMAQ Elects 2005 Officers, Directors

The Greater Memphis Association for Quality announced the election of the following officers for 2005: Pat Brown, president; Marcia Boyd, vice president; Felecia Warner, secret...

35. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, May 4, 2004
10 S

Developer Refinances South Main Apartments

10 S. Main St.

Memphis, TN 38103

Cost: $7.9 million

Borrower: CTB LLC

Lender: Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.

Trustee: Mid-South Title Corp.

Property: No. 10 Main Apartment...

36. Archived Article: Loeb (lead) - Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Loeb

Collierville Retail Center off the Market

Portion of Collierville Marketplace sells for $8 million

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A shopping center in the heart of Collierville situated on what once was rolling farmland was sold last...

37. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, April 22, 2004
Buckeye to Upgrade

Buckeye to Upgrade

Americana, Brazil, Plant

Memphis-based Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced plans to invest about $18 million over 18 months at its Americana, Brazil, cotton cellulose manufacturing plant. The upgrad...

38. Archived Article: South (lead) - Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Industrial gives way to South End homes

Homes Replace Industry in Downtowns South End

Developers predict population will exceed Mud Island

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Almost a century ago, in an area of Downtown south of The Orpheum an...

39. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, August 12, 2003
CMCS LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, financed $1

Bluestone Glen planned

for Holmes Road area

CMCS LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, financed $1.3 million through National Bank of Commerce, securing the loan with 20.2 a...

40. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Two tenants secure lease space Two tenants secure lease space in Schilling Farms Business Center Two tenants have leased space at Schilling Farms Business Center, a 62,000-square-foot office building at Boyle Investment Co.s 443-acre, mixed-use comm...