The 13-member Shelby County Commission will have eight new faces when all of the votes are counted in the Aug. 2 county general election.

Five of the current incumbent commissioners are term-limited from seeking re-election this year and two other incumbents chose not to seek a second term.

2. Commission Races Feature Basar Upset - Wednesday, May 2, 2018

The Shelby County Commission will have eight new faces when all of the votes are counted in the Aug. 2 county general election.

Five of the current incumbent county commissioners are term-limited from seeking re-election this year and two other incumbents chose not to seek a second term on the 13-member body.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Tyson Announces Plans for $150 Million Venture Fund - Tuesday, December 6, 2016

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas-based Tyson Foods Inc. announced plans Monday to create a venture fund aimed at developing innovations in food production.

7. Archer Malmo Continues Growth in Memphis, Austin - Saturday, October 17, 2015

Archer Malmo has announced eight recent new hires in its Memphis office and seven in its recently acquired office in Austin, Texas.

The agency now employs 185 people.

New hires in Memphis, in alphabetical order, include:

8. Archer Malmo Continues Growth in Memphis, Austin - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Archer Malmo has announced eight recent new hires in its Memphis office and seven in its recently acquired office in Austin, Texas.

The agency now employs 185 people.

New hires in Memphis, in alphabetical order, include:

9. Levine Named President of Southern Growth Studio - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Mark Levine has joined Southern Growth Studio as president. In his role, Levine leads the firm’s Strategic Analysis team and plays a key part in the company’s culture, business development and client relationship management.

10. Evans Joins American Esoteric as Vice President - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Dr. Jess Evans has joined American Esoteric Laboratories as vice president of technical operations. In his new role, Evans is responsible for instrumentation, personnel, operational performance and quality assurance for the Memphis laboratory.

11. Shared Success - Monday, October 24, 2011

Talent acquisition and retention and an ongoing focus on sustainable workforce development are vital to the economic success of any city. And in Memphis – a city beleaguered by high rates of poverty and unemployment – long-term strategies aimed at building that workforce are now targeting future workers as young as middle school students.

12. Conway Services Moves to Cordova - Thursday, December 23, 2010

Conway Services Heating, Cooling & Plumbing has signed a new lease to accommodate space for its growing service team.

Conway Services is moving from 6426 Summer Gale Drive in Memphis near Bartlett to a warehouse on 1220 Big Orange Road in Cordova.

13. Parker Joins Management of Semmes-Murphey - Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Dr. Autry Parker has joined the pain management team at Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute. Parker is a board certified, fellowship trained anesthesiologist, specializing in the treatment of severe and chronic pain.

14. Oil's Fingers Reach Into Louisiana's Inland Waters - Wednesday, July 7, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An oil spill that was previously a problem for coastal Louisiana was trickling deeper inland Tuesday and toward the shores of New Orleans.

Oil sheen and tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon gusher have been spotted in Lake Pontchartrain, the huge lake forming the northern boundary of the city that was rescued in the 1990s from rampant pollution.

15. Shoemaker Financial's Allen Earns Circle of Excellence - Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Frank Allen, a certified financial planner and financial adviser with Shoemaker Financial, has achieved the Circle of Excellence award from Securian Financial Services for his performance in 2007.

16. Candlewood Suites Planned For Hacks Cross/Centennial Intersection - Tuesday, March 20, 2007

7950 Centennial Drive
Memphis, TN 38125
Permit Cost: $2.8 million

Permit Date: Applied March 2007

17. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, June 15, 2005
By Andy Meek

Creative Fire Sparks Agencys Growth

Marketing firm inferno racks up industry accolades

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

When the Memphis advertising and marketing agency known as inferno shifted its offices last year from Central...

18. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Timm Locke, president of Locke Marketing Public Relations, was named new executive vice president of NOFMA: The Wood Flooring

Askew Appointed to AIA Fellows Jury

Lee Askew III, partner and founder of Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, was appoin...

19. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Memphis memos 07-02-03

Lisa Wright was given the Presidential Honors Award in BellSouths service leader program for exemplary service to business, residential or wholesale customers. The award is the highest given for customer service within the ...

20. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, October 24, 2002
Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr

Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. hosts small business operators and leaders at a 1 p.m. Friday meeting in the mayor's office, 160 N. Main, Suite 850. About 35 small business leaders are expected to attend. Th...