TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Elvis Presley's Mississippi hometown could create a tourism partnership with the German city where he lived while serving in the U.S. Army.

Presley was born in 1935 in Tupelo. From 1958 to 1960, the king of rock 'n' roll lived in Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt in what was then West Germany.

2. Nobel-Winning Tech at Heart of Rubber Band Improvements - Tuesday, May 15, 2018

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – While it may seem a stretch, an Arkansas company and a university in southeastern England want to use Nobel Prize-winning technology to build a better rubber band.

3. Germantown To Fund School Deferred Maintenance - Friday, May 4, 2018

Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo will propose more city capital funding in his upcoming budget proposal for renovation and maintenance of schools in the Germantown Municipal School District.

Palazzolo announced the move this week at the groundbreaking for construction of the new $27 million, 110,000-square-foot Germantown Elementary School on Forest Hill-Irene Road south of Poplar Pike.

4. Digest - Monday, January 29, 2018

Memphis Toys R Us

To Remain Open

A representative with Toys R Us has confirmed to The Daily News that the retailer’s Memphis location, at 7676 Polo Ground Blvd., won’t close after all.

5. Sports Executives Enjoying ‘Glory Years’ of Memphis Sports - Monday, January 29, 2018

With sports clicking on all cylinders in Memphis and a new professional team on the horizon, these days could really be seen as the glory years of Memphis sports.

That was the observation of Jason Wexler, president of business operations for the Memphis Grizzlies, who was one of four panelist Thursday, Jan. 25, at Newmakers: Memphis Sports, part of The Daily News’ Seminar Series.

6. 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.

7. Memphis Businesses Getting Smart About Internet of Things - Thursday, October 12, 2017

As cloud-based technologies continue to advance, a growing number of Memphis companies are hooking into the Internet of Things to become more efficient while offering consumers greater convenience.

8. Events - Saturday, October 7, 2017

Living Beyond Breast Cancer will host its “Sharing Wisdom, Sharing Strength” national conference Friday through Sunday, Oct. 6-8, at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. The conference, held in partnership with the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium and the Common Table Health Alliance, will convene national experts, survivors and caregivers for a weekend of information, yoga and support. Limited walk-up registrations available. Visit lbbc.org for details.

9. Events - Friday, October 6, 2017

Living Beyond Breast Cancer will host its “Sharing Wisdom, Sharing Strength” national conference Friday through Sunday, Oct. 6-8, at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. The conference, held in partnership with the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium and the Common Table Health Alliance, will convene national experts, survivors and caregivers for a weekend of information, yoga and support. Limited walk-up registrations available. Visit lbbc.org for details.

10. Events - Thursday, October 5, 2017

The fourth annual Taste of Cooper-Young will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, at 5:30 p.m. on the street in front of First Congregational Church, 1000 S. Cooper St. The event will feature tastings at a dozen popular Cooper-Young restaurants, a silent auction and live entertainment. Tickets are $50. Visit tasteofcooperyoung.org.

11. Skipping School - Saturday, September 16, 2017

The farm field at East Shelby Drive and Sycamore Road is “growing” steel beams, classroom walls and concrete floors. Nearby, the athletic fields of the new $90 million Collierville High School are being traced and laid out at summer’s end next to the framework of the large school.

12. Baptist, American Esoteric Laboratories Partner on New Automated Microbiology Lab - Thursday, April 13, 2017

As Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. president and CEO Jason Little was arriving at American Esoteric Laboratories Wednesday, April 12, he caught sight of his cousin who works at AEL.

13. Attorney Harkavy Named To Wyatt’s Executive Committee - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Lee A. Harkavy is one of two attorneys from the Memphis office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP to be named to the regional law firm’s executive committee. Harkavy is a commercial transactional attorney focused primarily on representing businesses in their external growth endeavors or exit strategies. In that capacity, he advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, and capital-raising transactions.

14. Last Word: The TVA Well Controversy, Fred Smith Redux and Norris On The Gas Tax - Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The new Trader Joe’s in Germantown won’t be alone by the plans the supermarket chain got approved Tuesday night by the Germantown Design Review Commission. The conversion of the old Kroger store on Exeter includes seven other bays as Trader Joe’s goes for a smaller footprint than the size of the original building.

15. Events - Saturday, December 31, 2016

Beale Street will host a free concert by blues legend Bobby Rush and his Girls and newly signed Stax recording artists Southern Avenue at its annual New Year’s Eve party Saturday, Dec. 31. The concert starts at 8 p.m. at Beale and Fourth Street; the annual Hard Rock Guitar Drop and fireworks start at midnight. Visit bealestreet.com.

16. 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

17. Music, Rec Facilities in the Works at U of M - Friday, September 23, 2016

The Tennessee Board of Regents is helping pave the way for the University of Memphis to build a $44 million on-campus music center instead of an already approved biochemistry and biology building.

The TBR has granted the U of M’s request to substitute the music center building project for an earlier request to build a $36 million biochemistry and biology building. Coming in at 40,000 square feet, the music center would be located along Central Avenue, near the school’s Holiday Inn. The request was granted at the Tennessee Board of Regents’ quarterly meeting in Chattanooga Sept. 15-16.

18. 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

19. Memphis Grizzlies Enter Into Partnership With FanDuel - Saturday, June 27, 2015

The Memphis Grizzlies have announced a new partnership with FanDuel, a daily fantasy sports company.

The marketing alliance makes FanDuel the exclusive and official Daily Fantasy Gaming Partner of the Grizzlies, and will include an interactive in-arena presence, access to unique Grizzlies experiences for FanDuel users, out-of-arena activations, and integration throughout Grizzlies media channels.

20. Memphis Grizzlies Enter Into Partnership With FanDuel - Wednesday, June 24, 2015

The Memphis Grizzlies have announced a new partnership with FanDuel, a daily fantasy sports company.

The marketing alliance makes FanDuel the exclusive and official Daily Fantasy Gaming Partner of the Grizzlies, and will include an interactive in-arena presence, access to unique Grizzlies experiences for FanDuel users, out-of-arena activations, and integration throughout Grizzlies media channels.

21. Visible College Basement Opens New Opportunities - Friday, August 1, 2014

There was a time, in the years surrounding the bankruptcy of the Stax Records label decades ago, when the vault of the old C&I Bank Building Downtown housed masters from the label.

22. Redbirds Earn Primetime TV Game May 29 - Thursday, May 22, 2014

The days of black-and-white television and the likes of Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle running around in flannel uniforms are gone. But the “Game of the Week” is coming to Memphis and AutoZone Park.

23. Baptist CEO Set to Retire Next May - Thursday, December 19, 2013

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. President and CEO Stephen Reynolds will retire next May, with Jason Little, Baptist’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, taking over as the hospital system’s next president and CEO.

24. Law School Draws Honors, High-Profile Speakers - Thursday, November 14, 2013

From a slew of high-profile guests who’ve come to speak over the past year, to a string of recent awards, to a U.S. Supreme Court justice’s visit next month, it could be argued the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is having a moment.

25. Nike Files $4.3 Million Permit for Frayser Facility - Tuesday, October 8, 2013

3100 New Frayser Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38128
Permit Cost: $4.3 million

Project Cost: $301 million
Permit Date: Applied September 2013
Completion: TBA
Owner: Nike Inc.
Tenant: Nike Inc.
Architect: N/A
Contractor: Wynright Corp.
Details: Nike Inc. has filed a $4.3 million building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for work on its North Memphis distribution center at 3100 New Frayser Blvd.

26. Market of Riverdale Bend Sells for $6.2 Million - Tuesday, July 16, 2013

7114-7186 Winchester Road Memphis, TN 38125

Sale Amount: $6.2 million

Sale Date: July 2, 2013

27. Westside Mobile Home Park Sells for $3.3 Million - Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Westside Mobile Home Park at 8393 U.S. 51 N. in Millington has sold for $3.3 million. Jason W. Hutchison and Angela B. Hutchison, doing business as Trio Properties, purchased the 36.3-acre site in a July 1 warranty deed from Forbess Properties, a partnership between Robert A. Forbess and Michael E. Forbess.

28. BankTennessee Breaks Ground In Middle Tennessee - Friday, June 21, 2013

Collierville-based BankTennessee is breaking ground on a new site in Lebanon, Tenn., later this month that will serve as the bank’s Middle Tennessee headquarters.

The groundbreaking on the 7,200-square-foot headquarters will happen June 25 at the property, a 1.85-acre site across from Lebanon High School. The bank’s announcement of its new presence in the town comes on the heels of a period of growth for BankTennessee, which enjoyed one of the best years in its history in 2012 and is looking to its future by focusing on the secret sauce it’s employed for almost 80 years – a commitment to local service.

29. Baptist Integrates Cancer Care With Center - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. broke ground Monday, June 10, on an $84.8 million Cancer Center near the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis campus that is slated to open mid-2015.

30. Panther Properties Buys Two Cordova Apartments - Tuesday, April 2, 2013

2350 N. Houston Levee Road and 2323 N. Houston Levee Road

31. Local Music Veterans Form Consulting Company - Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Two veterans of the local music scene recently launched a music promotion, consulting and booking company.

And that company, called Kangaroo, has a full slate of big projects in the works and a serious lineup of artists already on the company’s roster.

32. Grizzlies CEO Levien Longtime Fan of Memphis - Friday, December 14, 2012

The first time Jason Levien visited Memphis, it was the summer of 1996. He was here to help his friend and law school classmate Harold Ford Jr. run for Congress, so Levien helped him campaign – and slept on Ford’s sofa.

33. $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.

34. 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

35. City Welcomes New Grizzlies Owner Pera - Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Before founding the company he runs today, Ubiquiti Networks Inc., 34-year-old Robert Pera worked at Apple Inc., where he was a hardware engineer.

36. ‘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.

37. Magna Bank Taps Stewart To Lead SBA Division - Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Tom Stewart has been named senior vice president and manager of the small business administration division at Magna Bank. Since joining Magna in March, Stewart has led the bank in obtaining national preferred lending provider status. In his new role, Stewart will oversee all business development activities for the Mid-South along with portfolio management and loan servicing.

38. Preventive Care: It's Free, Except When It's Not - Thursday, December 29, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) – Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free.

His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation's 1-year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the procedure in April.

39. Events - Monday, November 21, 2011

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Memphis will host “Lunch with an Entrepreneur” Monday, Nov. 21, at noon at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Blvd. Jason Gillum, president and founder of Millennium Search, will speak. For more information or to register, visit lunchwithanentrepreneur1121.eventbrite.com.

40. Crye-Leike Inks Car Dealership, Industrial Deals - Friday, October 14, 2011

Bill Caller with Crye-Leike Commercial has brokered a pair of sales in recent weeks that enable the new users to occupy second-generation space.

Nihal Khwaja with Best Deal Motors purchased the 2-acre former car lot at 5648 Summer Ave. for $150,000.

41. Back on Track - Friday, September 2, 2011

After sitting silently in neutral for nearly two years, the roar of racecars once again fills the air at Memphis International Raceway – formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park – and its reopening is expected to drive economic gains for surrounding businesses.

42. 10 Years of Jabberblabber - Monday, March 28, 2011

The Bluff City’s favorite giant, green, googly-eyed monster this month celebrates 10 years of fostering childhood creativity and encouraging fun, educational family interaction.

Over the past decade, the Jabberblabber has become synonymous with family life in Memphis. Even if you’re not a parent, chances are you’ve spotted the enormous costumed character (played by a very tall man named Jim Lord) and his trusty cowgirl sidekick, Quick Draw Drew, making the rounds at family-friendly festivals or child-focused events in the Memphis metropolitan area.

43. Baptist Forms Partnership With Stern Cardiovascular - Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Consistent with a national trend of health care systems partnering with physicians groups – cardiology groups in particular – Baptist Memorial Medical Group has announced its partnership with Stern Cardiovascular Center, one of the region’s largest cardiology group practices.

44. Baptist Group Partners With Stern Cardiovascular - Monday, January 10, 2011

Baptist Memorial Medical Group has announced a partnership with Stern Cardiovascular Center, one of the region’s largest cardiology group practices.

“We are very excited and honored to partner with a prestigious group like Stern,” said Jason Little, vice president of Baptist Memorial Health Care. “This represents the logical next step in the long rich history between our two organizations.”

45. Second Street Building Gets Mixed-Use Makeover - Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Developers are bringing a brand of apartments that has flourished on Downtown’s Main Street one block over with a $9.7 million project called Van Vleet Flats and Offices.

An extensive rehab has begun on the old warehouse at 109 S. Second St., at the northwest corner of Second Street and Gayoso Avenue.

46. Main Street’s ‘Big Hole’ Reaches Symbolic Milestone - Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Today’s topping off ceremony for what once was a giant hole at 100 S. Main St. represents a milestone. By next summer, the property will be the site of a parking garage and 92 apartment units.

47. 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

48. 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.

49. Barboro Flats Developer To Begin Second Phase - Tuesday, July 21, 2009

100 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $8 Million
Project Cost: $18.2 million
Permit Date: Applied July 2009
Completion: Summer 2010
Owner: 100 South Main Partners
Tenant: TBA
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.

50. Developer Files $8M Permit For Barboro Flats - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The development team of the Barboro Flats mixed-used building at 100 S. Main St. Downtown has filed an $8 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to begin the second phase of the project, which is the multifamily component.

51. Collierville Lowe’s Closer to Fruition - Wednesday, June 3, 2009

After four years of starts and stops, Lowe’s is coming to Collierville.

Mooresville, N.C.-based Lowe’s Home Centers Inc. on Friday paid $4.1 million for 16.61 acres of land along New Byhalia Road in Collierville, clearing the way for the home improvement giant to build its first store in the town of about 40,000 people.

52. Main Street’s Big Hole To Be Filled at Last - Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Center City Commission president Jeff Sanford knew some developers and others doubted anything would get built anytime soon in the big hole at Gayoso Avenue and Main Street.

53. 100 S. Main to See Progress This Week - Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The long development process and occasional setbacks that have come with filling what's been referred to as the giant hole on Main Street have taken several years to work through. But a new five-story mixed-use development is planned for the site - a project that was given the green light last year - and construction could begin as soon as early fall.

54. Work Begins OnRadio Center Flats - Wednesday, August 8, 2007
     Construction is under way on Radio Center Flats, the rehab project planned for the former WDIA headquarters at 66 S. Main St. The project is a partnership between Greenhat Partners and Slovis & Associates.
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55. Local Businesses Dig For Diamonds at 2006 Showcase - Monday, August 14, 2006

Aug. 14

SPIRCO and Metal Building Products host the AGAPE Child and Family Services annual Kids Classic Golf Tournament at noon. In addition to the tournament, golfers and their families can participate in a junior golf clinic, games, a silent auction and a cooking demonstration. Sponsorships start at $1,600 for teams of four. Contact Jason Burgess at 323-3600 or jason.burgess@agapemeanslove.org.

56. Has Cordova Maxed Itself Out? - Thursday, June 8, 2006

For 15 years, starting in 1988, Earl Huffman ran a lunchtime eatery near Brooks Road and Airways Boulevard called Bluff City Deli.

He kept customers coming back by offering quality and bargains such as the winter special he once ran, a hot soup and sandwich for $2.89. When business began drifting east, he dutifully uprooted his deli and followed customers to a new spot in Cordova.

57. South Main Area Sees More Development - Thursday, October 20, 2005

One particular block in the South Main Arts District has become the epicenter of a development explosion.

And part of the driving force behind it is developer Stephen Turgeon, who over the past few months has been managing several condominium and townhome projects going up around the intersection of Front Street and Vance Avenue.

58. 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...

59. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, April 28, 2005
South Main Property

South Main Property

Financed for $4.6 Million

99-105 South Main LP has financed property near South Main Street and Gayoso Avenue with a $4.6 million construction loan through Renasant Bank. The loan was signed by Jason ...

60. Archived Article: Gov - Friday, February 11, 2005
By Andy Meek

Plans Move Forward on Key Downtown Project

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

A development partnership is getting set to renovate 99-105 S. Main St. to include residential and commercial space, a project thats part of nearly $60 mill...

61. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, January 31, 2005
By Andy Meek

New Main Revitalization Seeing Progress

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Little by little, development in the New Main block between Union and Gayoso avenues is taking shape.

In the works. Projects under way include two restauran...

62. 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 ...

63. 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...

64. 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...

65. 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...

66. 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...

67. 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...

68. 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...

69. Archived Article: Habitat (lead) - Friday, June 28, 2002
MAHBA begins Habitat house in Uptown

MAHBA begins Uptown Habitat house

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

In a unique partnership twist, the Memphis Area Home Builders Association is taking on a Habitat for Humanity house in Uptown by completin...

70. Archived Article: Blues Ball (lead) - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
The Blues Ball plays at Gibson Guitar Factory Gibson factory site of Blues Ball encore By Sue Pease The Daily News For a Memphis business desiring to raise awareness about its products and services, having a party, or rather "the" party of...

71. Archived Article: Env Focus - Wednesday, April 17, 1996
04-16 Env focus Earth Day, National Wildlife Week Activities Set for Mississippi "Wading Into Wetlands" is the theme of the 1996 Wildlife Week, April 21-27, and the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, in conjunction with the National Wildlife...

72. Archived Article: Benchmark - Thursday, December 14, 1995
12/14 Benchmark Ronald L. Force vs. William D. Massey and William J. Simmons. A man who said he was allegedly beaten by Memphis police has filed a malpractice suit against the attorneys he hired to file a civil rights suit. Force claims he has lost ...