Cat Peña, a Memphis-based artist, arts administrator and independent public art consultant, has been named director of the Beverly & Sam Ross Gallery at Christian Brothers University. As an artist, Peña’s work in recent years has centered on public art installations, including “There’s More To Be Proud Of,” a canopy of metallic streamers on display in the Edge District through next February. In addition, she is the founder of Collabortory, a creative platform that expands public art practices through collaborative and social practices.

2. Shelby County Home Sales Prices Rise in February - Friday, March 10, 2017

Warm weather in February correlated with a real estate market that is heating up as home sales prices in Memphis and Shelby County continue to climb in 2017.

The average home sales price in February was $145,421, a 7 percent increase from $135,330 a year ago, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, chandlerreports.com.

3. Last Word: Who Needs To Be Watched, Hopdoddy and Fresh Fed Numbers - Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Three Memphis City Council members on Behind The Headlines had quite a bit to say about protesters and lists and police surveillance. Council chairman Berlin Boyd and council members Kemp Conrad and Worth Morgan all say the surveillance question, which is the central issue now that the City Hall list has been pared significantly, is complex because of public postings and protests in public places.

4. Real Estate is a Way of Life for Judy McLellan - Tuesday, March 7, 2017

For Judy McLellan, real estate is more than a job – it’s a way of life. In fact, it’s the only life Crye-Leike Realtors Inc.’s No. 1 agent for 19 out of the last 20 years has known.

5. Memphis Housing Market Continues Growth in January - Friday, February 10, 2017

The Memphis and Shelby County housing market got off to a good start in 2017 with a 28 percent increase in total home sales for the area and the largest number of new-home permits since the housing market crash. 

6. Six Crye-Leike Realtors Hit Top Sales Lists - Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Six Memphis-area Realtors with Crye-Leike Realtors Inc. have been named among America’s Best Real Estate Agents for 2016 by REAL Trends, which ranks the performance of residential real estate firms, agents and teams in the United States.

7. Elkington Promoted At ABO Marketing - Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Jamie Elkington has been promoted to director of communications at ABO Marketing & Communications. In this position, she will direct and implement public relations plans for the nonprofit and business organizations the firm serves.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Stepherson Named Chair-Elect of Grocers Association - Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Randy Stepherson has been named 2014-2015 chairman-elect of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association board of directors. Stepherson is president of Stepherson Inc., the family- and employee-owned parent company of Superlo Foods, which has five Memphis-area locations, and Stepherson’s.

11. Analyzing Real Estate’s Q2 - Tuesday, August 14, 2012

THE HOUSING BUST IS OVER, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET HAS FINALLY TURNED THE CORNER … are the words that Realtors and consumers are dying to hear. The second quarter numbers for the Memphis and Shelby County real estate market are encouraging; we could be seeing the end.

12. RE Market to Improve in 2012 - Tuesday, February 28, 2012

When I am asked, “How’s the real estate market?” I often think I sound like a broken record: “Inventories are good, mortgage rates are at historic lows, now is the best time ever to buy.”

13. 4Memphis Mag Launches With New Ownership - Friday, December 2, 2011

4Memphis magazine, formerly VIP Memphis Magazine, is under new ownership.

The new entity, 4Memphis Publishing LLC, is comprised of publisher Jim Walker, owner of Eden Spa & Laser and an officer with Merchants & Planters Bank; the Levy family of Oak Hall Inc.; Jay Mednikow of Mednikow Jewelers; Joel Hobson of Hobson Realtors; Judy McLellan of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc.; and Amy Howell of Howell Marketing Strategies LLC.

14. VIP Memphis Relaunches as 4Memphis Mag Under New Ownership - Thursday, December 1, 2011

4Memphis magazine, formerly VIP Memphis Magazine, is under new ownership.

The new entity, 4Memphis Publishing LLC, is comprised of publisher Jim Walker, owner of Eden Spa & Laser and an officer with Merchants & Planters Bank; the Levy family of Oak Hall Inc.; Jay Mednikow of Mednikow Jewelers; Joel Hobson of Hobson Realtors; Judy McLellan of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc.; and Amy Howell of Howell Marketing Strategies LLC.

15. JudyMac Team Celebrates Clients With Annual Party - Tuesday, November 22, 2011

For 23 years, Judy McLellan has hosted a holiday party not only for her team members but for anyone she has been involved with in the homebuying process.

16. On the Go - Tuesday, February 1, 2011

From seasoned veterans to young agents, smart phone technology enables real estate professionals to work from virtually anywhere.

But with new applications incessantly hitting the market, it can be a challenge to keep up with the latest trends.

17. XX Factor - Thursday, October 28, 2010

While the real estate market has yet to see an uptick in recent times, one demographic is steadily moving its way up the sales ladder.

More and more single females are making the decision to purchase a home.

18. McLellan Shines in Local Real Estate Market - Friday, June 18, 2010

It’s likely you’ve never met her, but you know who she is: The powerhouse real estate agent with the blonde helmet hairstyle and cell phone glued to her ear. After all, Judy McLellan’s image has been a fixture at bus stops, in advertising and on billboards for years.

19. Home Sales Decline in April but Market Leaders Optimistic - Friday, May 7, 2010

Real estate professionals won’t call April’s home sales disappointing, but with all the buzz surrounding the homebuyers tax credit that expired at the end of last month the final tally was underwhelming to say the least.

20. Businesses to Learn Social Media Voice at Approaching Conference - Thursday, April 29, 2010

One could argue that the number of followers defines a successful Twitter account and that the number of friends defines a successful Facebook account.

But the true measure of success for any social media format – especially in the business world – is the quality, not the quantity, of relationships created.

21. Social Media Guru to Headline Peabody Event - Wednesday, February 17, 2010

With more than 120,000 followers on Twitter, social media consultant Chris Brogan delivers digital messages to a huge audience.

Brogan will share his expertise on the rapidly growing – and ever changing – world of social networking and emerging technologies with a much smaller crowd May 6 when he headlines a social media seminar and book signing event in Memphis.

22. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Rhodes Psychology Professor to Serve as Diversity Delegate at Leadership Conference

First Horizon Exec Named to Fed Advisory Council

J. Kenneth Glass was appointed to a one-year term on the Federal Reserve Boards Federal Advisory Council. Glas...

23. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Memphis Memos March 19

Ken Newberry was appointed senior vice president at Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union. He earned a bachelors degree from Christian Brothers University. Prior to joining MATCU, he worked at Union Planters Bank. Stan Cardwel...

24. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Fourteen Crye-Leike sales associates received the certified premier properties specialist designation, which heightens their m Fourteen Crye-Leike sales associates received the certified premier properties specialist designation, which heightens the...

25. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Fifty two Memphis-area Crye-Leike sales associates earned the accredited buyer representative (ABR) designation this year A total of 52 Memphis-area Crye-Leike sales associates recently earned the accredited buyer representative designation. They jo...

26. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Virtual house tours not only trendy but essential Virtual tours becoming essential part of real estate market By Sue Pease The Daily News Its getting easier to buy everything one may need over the Internet from the latest best-selling novel to an ai...

27. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, September 5, 2000
Local Chick-fil-A restaurant are joining with Lifeblood, Mid-South Regional Blood Center, in September to help rebuild the reg Local Chick-fil-A restaurants are joining with Lifeblood, Mid-South Regional Blood Center, in September to help rebuild th...

28. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 24, 1999
First Funds Family of Mutual Funds Robert M. Solmson and Spence L. Wilson have joined the board of directors of Morgan Keegan Inc. Solmson currently serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of RFS Hotel Investors Inc. Wilson is pr...

29. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 28, 1998
State Technical Institutes corporate center has added three assistant directors to its staff: State Technical Institutes corporate center has added three assistant directors to its staff: Jane Sipes is the new assistant director of distance learning...