The two parks where Confederate monuments were removed this past December will feature some new experiences now that spring is here both by the calendar and by all that flowers and clouds that are heavy with rain. Memphis Greenspace, the nonprofit that bought Health Sciences and Memphis Parks from the city at the end of 2017, will roll out its first programming for the two parks next week including a Truth Booth at Memphis Park along with the return of Downtown Yoga. It will be tai chi Tuesdays and yoga Thursdays at Health Sciences Park along with a lunchtime music series.

2. Nomination Deadline For Dunavant Awards Feb. 1 - Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Memphis is lucky to have an abundance of residents with a passion for public service and it is time once again to honor their commitment to improving this community.

Each year the Rotary Club of Memphis East recognizes the importance of public service by hosting the Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

3. Dunavant Awards Spotlight Public Servants - Friday, January 12, 2018

Being a public servant often is thankless job, but each year the Rotary Club of Memphis East recognizes the importance of public service to the community by hosting the Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

4. Resource Label Group Paved a Road From Lamar to New Bartlett Facility - Saturday, June 24, 2017

After more than 20 years at their facility near Lamar Avenue, Resource Label Group officials wanted to move to a bigger and better place.

After looking around Shelby County, they settled on Bartlett, largely due to the suburban town’s atmosphere and family nature.

5. Winds of Change - Saturday, June 3, 2017

Humans have been harnessing the power of the wind since the first Egyptians began to use sails to move their boats along the Nile. More than 7,000 years later, wind power capacity in the U.S. alone has surpassed 82 gigawatts, or enough energy to power 20 million homes, making it the largest renewable generation capacity in the country.

6. Tennessee Overhauls Approach to Low-Performing Schools Under Plan Sent to Secretary DeVos - Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Tennesseans who have been waiting to see which low-performing schools have improved enough to avoid consequences — and which ones are struggling so much that the state might step in — will have to wait longer.

7. HealthLink’s Medical Device Logistics Business Poised to Grow - Monday, May 16, 2016

A Netherlands-based medical device logistics company has moved into the Lamar Avenue corridor.

Building on proximity to FedEx Corp. and Memphis’ emerging biosciences hub, HealthLink Europe & International made Memphis its latest flagstaff operation.

8. Moving Dirt - Saturday, April 9, 2016

The Memphis development community is looking inward and upward to increase density in the urban core. New construction is happening across all four commercial real estate sectors, with long-anticipated projects like Trader Joe’s and the redevelopment of Central Station finally coming to fruition. Construction and operating costs continue to be a challenge as new projects hit the top of their class to command higher rents.

9. Community Mortgage Corp. Opens New Oxford Branch - Saturday, March 19, 2016

Community Mortgage Corp. has opened a new branch location in Oxford, Miss.

The new branch is located just off the Oxford downtown square, at 400 S. Lamar Blvd.

10. Community Mortgage Corp. Opens New Oxford Branch - Thursday, March 17, 2016

Community Mortgage Corp. has opened a new branch location in Oxford, Miss.

The new branch is located just off the Oxford downtown square, at 400 S. Lamar Blvd.

11. City Council Approves One Hotel, Delays Another - Saturday, November 7, 2015

Memphis City Council members have approved construction of a 400-room hotel on Lamar Avenue near Memphis International Airport.

Vista Lamar Hospitality LLC will develop the hotel on 1.9 acres of open land at 2876 Lamar Ave. The building will include a conference room.

12. Council Approves One Hotel, Delays Another - Thursday, November 5, 2015

Memphis City Council members have approved construction of a 400-room hotel on Lamar Avenue near Memphis International Airport.

Vista Lamar Hospitality LLC will develop the hotel on 1.9 acres of open land at 2876 Lamar Ave. The building will include a conference room.

13. Early Vote Turnout Lags Behind 2010 - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Early voting turnout in advance of the Nov. 4 Election Day was running about 17,000 voters behind the early vote turnout four years ago for the same election cycle through the second and final weekend in the early voting period.

14. Knowledge Tree Buys Cordova Retail Center - Tuesday, July 22, 2014

8195 Dexter Road
Memphis, TN 38016
Sale Amount: $1.3 million

Sale Date: July 8, 2014
Buyer: K Tree LLC
Seller: 8195 Dexter Road LLC
Loan Amount: $1.5 million
Loan Date: July 11, 2014
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA
Details: An affiliate of the Knowledge Tree learning center has paid $1.5 million for the 28,575-square-foot shopping center at 8195 Dexter Road in Cordova.

15. Hedgemoor Square Sells for $3.6 Million - Tuesday, May 6, 2014

375 N. Graham St.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $3.6 million

Sale Date: April 30, 2014
Buyer: Summit Hedgemoor Square Apartments LLC
Seller: Hedgemoor Square Apartments GP
Loan Amount: $2.7 million
Loan Date: April 30, 2014
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: Pulaski Bank

16. Boyle Sells More Lots at Spring Creek Ranch - Friday, August 9, 2013

After an initial offering went so well earlier this year, a group of area homebuilders has acquired 17 more lots at The Village at Spring Creek Ranch from Boyle Investment Co.

17. Jamesbridge Apartments Sell for $3.6 Million - Tuesday, June 25, 2013

3689 James Road Memphis, TN 38128

Sale Amount: $3.6 million

Sale Date: June 6, 2013

18. Quince Fred’s Super Dollar Sells for $2.1 Million - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

6500 Quince Road, Memphis, TN 38119

Sale Amount: $2.1 million

Sale Date: Jan. 18, 2013

19. Owner Files $1.1 Million Loan on Multiple Properties - Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Steele-Guiltner Inc. has filed a $1.1 million loan on the Grimes Tire Pros businesses at 2421 Lamar Ave. and 4285 Hacks Cross Road.

20. ‘Banner Year’ for Logistics Industry - Friday, December 28, 2012

Positive momentum far outweighed the negative in the local logistics and distribution industry during 2012, as city officials and business leaders continued elevating Memphis’s status as world logistics hub.

21. Rail Yard Opens In Rossville - Friday, July 27, 2012

Those in the logistics industry have known since the end of June, but Norfolk Southern Corp.’s Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility at Rossville had its soft opening earlier this month.

22. Firms Make Investments in Memphis Distribution - Tuesday, July 10, 2012

In the past month, a pair of out-of-town firms have scooped up local distribution warehouses, growing its Memphis industrial real estate portfolio and planning for more.

Montreal-based Olymbec USA LLC recently closed on its $1.5 million purchase of 3615 Lamar Ave. from an entity affiliated with Miami-based loan servicer LNR Partners LLC.

23. FedEx Express Files Permit App For Airways Blvd. Construction - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

3851 Airways Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116

Permit Cost: $30.2 million

Permit Date: Applied June 2012

24. National College Files Permit For Thousand Oaks Campus - Thursday, June 21, 2012

National College of Business and Technology is moving ahead with plans to build in East Memphis, where the trade and technical school will relocate its current Lamar Avenue campus.

In its latest move, National College/Corolla Management filed a $4.9 million building permit application with the city-county of Office of Construction Code Enforcement for the college’s planned two-story building at 2576 Thousand Oaks Cove, just off Interstate 240 and east of Perkins Road. Cincinnati-based JDL Warm Construction LLC is the general contractor for the project.

25. Farrisview Freight Terminal Sells for $1.7 Million - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

2727 Farrisview Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38118

Sale Amount: $1.7 million

Sale Date: April 27, 2012

26. Thorpe Products Inks New Deal On Democrat - Friday, April 6, 2012

Thorpe Products Co. is relocating its Memphis branch location to a site with higher ceiling heights and better proximity to its clients.

27. Construction Loan Filed To Develop Lamar Crossing - Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2881 Lamar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38114

Loan Amount: $5.4 million

Loan Date: March 1, 2012

28. Relocated Campus Spotlights NCBT’s Growing Presence - Monday, January 23, 2012

The National College of Business and Technology is in the very early stages of the planning process for its new brick-and-mortar campus in Memphis.

The private college – which is based in Roanoke, Va., and has locations in six states – plans to relocate its Lamar campus. The existing facility is nearing capacity (approximately 400 students), so NBCT will move to a larger, soon-to-be-constructed two-story building at 2576 Thousand Oaks Cove, just off Interstate 240 in East Memphis.

29. Memphis Pride Signs Lease At Trinity Ridge - Friday, May 6, 2011

An up-and-coming Mid-South cheer and tumbling company has signed a new lease to expand its business, a move that will benefit the facility’s students and parents alike.

Memphis Pride is relocating from a 5,000-square-foot space in Cordova Industrial Park to 16,080-square-foot lease at 7740 B Trinity Road, suite 126.

30. WPG Americas Signs Lease in Southaven - Friday, March 18, 2011

A San Jose, Calif.-based worldwide electronics distributor is entering the Memphis area with full force.

WPG Americas Inc. has signed a 54,000-square-foot lease at Airways Distribution Center, 481 Industrial Drive, in Southaven. The project – a relocation of the WPG America’s New York facility – represents a $1.5 million investment by the company and will create 60 jobs over the next three years.

31. $5.3M Permit Application Filed for Soulsville Charter School - Tuesday, September 28, 2010

1115 College St.
Memphis, TN 38106
Permit Amount: $5.3 million

Project Cost: $5.3 million for phase one
Permit Date: Applied September 2010
Completion: July 2011
Owner: Soulsville Foundation
Tenant: Soulsville Charter School
Contractor: Looney Ricks Kiss
Architect: Flintco Inc.

32. Mayor Unleashes Lawyers in Fight Against Blight - Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is rolling out the latest tool his administration will use to clean up neglected and overgrown Memphis neighborhoods – attorneys.

“We’re hiring lawyers,” Wharton said this month as he stood outside a vacant house on Vesey Avenue off Lamar Avenue that was overgrown with kudzu spilling into the street.

33. There Goes the Neighborhood: New hope emerges in one of Memphis’ roughest areas - Monday, July 6, 2009

Hope and despair have co-existed for a long time along the stretch of Poplar Avenue between Danny Thomas Boulevard and Decatur Street. And for the past two years, the area has seen more change than just about any other inner-city avenue in Memphis.

34. Sunken SCHIP? - Wednesday, October 17, 2007

For the past two weeks, battle lines have taken shape in Congress over what might at first seem like an unlikely topic: a piece of legislation dealing with a federally funded children's health insurance program.

35. Growing Logistics Industry Leads to Demand for Education Opportunities - Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Warehouse manager, inventory specialist, procurement officer and purchasing supervisor: These are just a few of the job possibilities in the wildly booming field of logistics and supply-chain management.

36. Archived Article - Tuesday, December 5, 2006

4540 and 4600 Pleasant Hill Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $9.8 million

Sale Date: Nov. 1, 2006

37. Archived Article: Real Estate Recap - Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Saddle Creek West and

Two Saddle Creek Centers Change Hands Saddle Creek West

and Saddle Creek South

Cost: $18.1 million

Buyer: Shops at Saddle Creek Inc.

Seller: Saddle Creek Shopping Centers Corp.

Property: Saddle Creek South, at...

38. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, July 26, 2001
Mid South industrial growth continues despite slowing economy Mid-South industrial market reflects national slowdown By MARY DANDO The Daily News Although Memphis still holds the top spot as the premier distribution center of the United States, the ...

39. Archived Article: Real Review Lj - Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Former Hamilton Beach Former Hamilton Beach facility purchased Collierville Business Center LLC has purchased the 125,000-square-foot Hamilton Beach facility for $2.7 million, according to a special warranty deed filed in the Shelby County Registers...

40. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Real Review Jefferson River Estates underway on Mud Island Construction is underway on a $27 million complex that will add 400 new units of multi-family housing on Mud Island. Jefferson River Estates will be a 17-building apartment complex, located ...

41. Archived Article: Distrib - Bott - Friday, July 2, 1999
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex brings distribution center online By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc. officially opened its 500,000-square-foot distribution center Thursday at 5461 Davidson Road in M...

42. Archived Article: Depot - Tuesday, May 5, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Defense Depot redevelopment agency gets $1.5 million federal grant By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Depot Redevelopment Corp. of Memphis and Shelby County....

43. Archived Article: Ozburn-hessey Chg - Tuesday, January 14, 1997
Ozburn-Hessey to build two more warehouses on Shelby Drive Ozburn-Hessey to build two warehouses on Shelby Drive By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, which has been in the Memphis market for four years, is expanding its wareh...

44. Archived Article: Ozburn-hessey Chg - Tuesday, January 14, 1997
Ozburn-Hessey to build two more warehouses on Shelby Drive Ozburn-Hessey to build two warehouses on Shelby Drive JAN. 14, 1997 -- Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, which has been in the Memphis market for four years, is expanding its warehouse space in the a...