With the first month of the final quarter of 2017 now in the books, this is supposed to be the period when business gets a little slower for mortgage lenders, with the colder weather setting in and consumer focus turning to the holidays.

2. Memphis-Area Home Sales Drop, Prices Rise in April - Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The Memphis-area housing market was a mixed bag in April as the lack of inventory caused the number of home sales to drop for the first time in eight months but also kept average sales prices on the rise.

3. Shelby County Housing Market Caps Off Strong First Quarter - Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The final month of the quarter capped off a strong start to 2017 as the number of homes sold in Shelby County were up 20 percent in March and 13 percent for the first quarter.

The average home sales price in March was $151,688, a 5 percent increase from $144,949 a year ago, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, chandlerreports.com.

4. UT Hires John Currie As Athletic Director - Saturday, March 4, 2017

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has named John Currie, a UT alumnus, its new vice chancellor and director of athletics.

Currie currently serves as director of athletics at Kansas State and will begin his duties at UT on April 1.

5. UT Hires John Currie As Athletic Director - Friday, March 3, 2017

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has named John Currie, a UT alumnus, its new vice chancellor and director of athletics.

Currie currently serves as director of athletics at Kansas State and will begin his duties at UT on April 1.

6. Industrial Real Estate Competition Heats Up Between DeSoto, Marshall - Saturday, October 29, 2016

A North Mississippi industrial park more than 10 years in the making is reaching the finish line. By next May, Hillwood Investment Co. will wrap construction on a 947,000-square-foot warehouse on the final parcel in the DeSoto Trade Center.

7. U-Haul Giving Facelift To Former Rawleigh Building - Saturday, July 30, 2016

U-Haul is making progress on its facelift of the Rawleigh Building in Downtown Memphis, the company has announced.

Built in 1912, the 125,000-square-foot building once housed local operations for the W.T. Rawleigh Co., which manufactured items such as medicines and soaps.

8. U-Haul Giving Facelift To Rawleigh Building Downtown - Thursday, July 28, 2016

U-Haul is making progress on its facelift of the Rawleigh Building in Downtown Memphis, the company has announced.

Built in 1912, the roughly 125,000-square-foot building once housed local operations for the W.T. Rawleigh Co., which manufactured items such as medicines and soaps.

9. $12.6M Building Permit For New Ballet Memphis HQ - Thursday, April 21, 2016

2144 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
Permit Amount: $12.6 million

Owner: Ballet Memphis
Tenant: Ballet Memphis
Architect: Archimania
Contractor: Grinder, Taber & Grinder
Details: Ballet Memphis is setting the stage for its Overton Square headquarters as Grinder, Taber & Grinder recently applied for a $12.6 million building permit for new construction.

10. Faropoint Purchases Cordova Retail Center - Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Israel-based Faropoint Investments has made its second Memphis purchase this year. The real estate investment firm, acting as Germantown Square Retail Co., bought a Cordova shopping center from NPK Cordova LLC for $9.7 million, according to an April 15 warranty deed.

11. City Has Offer On Adams Police Station - Monday, March 14, 2016

The realty group that proposed a short-lived Hotel Overton for Overton Square in 2015 has offered the city of Memphis $1.1 million for the old Central Police Station building at 128 Adams Ave.

12. City Has Offer On Adams Police Headquarters - Friday, March 11, 2016

The realty group that proposed a short-lived Hotel Overton for Overton Square in 2015 has offered the city of Memphis $1.1 million for the old Central Police Station building at 128 Adams Avenue.

13. Supreme Court Declines to Review Insider Trading Case - Tuesday, October 6, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won't hear the Obama administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that made it tougher to prosecute people for trading on leaked inside information.

14. Despite Stock Fall, Financial Health of Many Remains Solid - Thursday, August 27, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans have just absorbed a financial beating — at least as measured by their stock holdings. It's the kind of blow that can feed a sense of helplessness about retirement, college savings and higher-than-expected bills.

15. Different Strokes - Saturday, June 13, 2015

Five years ago, Jim Napolitano left Hillwood Country Club in Nashville to become general manager at Chickasaw Country Club. The economy was still wheezing and Chickasaw, which received its charter in 1922 – or two years after the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote – was trapped in a time warp.

16. Woods at Ridgeway Apartments Sell for $18.5 Million - Tuesday, April 7, 2015

6277 Lake Arbor Drive and 6206 Knight Arnold Road
Memphis, TN 38115
Sale Amount: $18.5 million

17. Finard Properties Sells Germantown Retail Center - Saturday, April 4, 2015

A New York investor has purchased the Germantown Plaza Shopping Center for $14.35 million.

An entity operating as FarmEx Rail LLC acquired the 137,554-square-foot shopping center at 1991 Exeter Road, near the southwest corner of Exeter and Farmington Boulevard, from Finard Germantown LLC, according to a March 19 warranty deed. The buyer, FarmEx Rail LLC, filed a $10.7 million loan in association with the purchase with CitiGroup Global Markets Realty Corp, according to a March 21 deed of trust.

18. Finard Properties Sells Germantown Retail Center - Tuesday, March 31, 2015

A New York investor has purchased the Germantown Plaza Shopping Center for $14.35 million.

An entity operating as FarmEx Rail LLC acquired the 137,554-square-foot shopping center at 1991 Exeter Road, near the southwest corner of Exeter and Farmington Boulevard, from Finard Germantown LLC, according to a March 19 warranty deed. The buyer, FarmEx Rail LLC, filed a $10.7 million loan in association with the purchase with CitiGroup Global Markets Realty Corp, according to a March 21 deed of trust.

19. FAA: Southwest for Now Can Use Planes That Missed Inspection - Thursday, February 26, 2015

DALLAS (AP) – Federal officials have agreed to let Southwest Airlines Co. keep flying planes that missed an inspection of a backup rudder system if the planes are checked in the next five days.

20. That Health Care Law, By the Numbers - Monday, December 30, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government churns out tons of numbers, but here's one you won't see: 0.0002. That's the percentage of estimated online visitors to healthcare.gov who actually signed up for coverage the first day.

21. Record Crowds Over Weekend, But Spending Declined - Tuesday, December 3, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers got Americans into stores during the start to the holiday shopping season. Now, they'll need to figure out how to get them to actually shop.

Target, Macy's and other retailers offered holiday discounts in early November and opened stores on Thanksgiving Day. It was an effort to attract shoppers before Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season.

22. Cyber Crime Growing Priority for FBI - Friday, September 13, 2013

Glankler Brown PLLC attorneys on Wednesday, Sept. 11, welcomed FBI Supervisory Special Agent Scott E. Augenbaum as the guest speaker for a cyber crime seminar for staff and clients at its East Memphis office.

23. U.S. Employers Add 155,000 Jobs in December - Monday, January 7, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff.

The solid job growth wasn’t enough to reduce the unemployment rate, which remained 7.8 percent last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The rate for November was revised up from an initially reported 7.7 percent.

24. Shelby County Mortgages Up in October - Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Federal Reserve has signaled its intent to buy mortgage-backed securities for much of the near future to try and goose the economy, which means mortgage rates are liable to keep skating along the bottom, as they are now.

25. Highpoint Church Buys Briarcrest’s East Memphis Campus - Friday, November 9, 2012

After seven years of leasing space for its worship services, Highpoint Church has acquired Briarcrest Christian School Systems Inc.’s property at 6000 Briarcrest Ave. for $7.25 million.

26. Parktown Place Condos Sold Back to BankPlus - Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Ridgeland, Miss.-based BankPlus has bought back the Parktown Place Condominiums in Midtown following a foreclosure of the eight-unit multifamily complex and its owner, Dogwood Properties of Memphis.

27. Teleflex Lease Marks Largest In Two Years - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Medical device company Teleflex Inc. has inked a substantial lease in DeSoto County, continuing to reduce the availability of Class A bulk inventory in the local industrial market.

28. CK’s Moves Into Jackson as Part of Expansion - Friday, March 2, 2012

A longtime Memphis diner chain is expanding its presence into the Jackson, Tenn., market.

CK’s Coffee Shop has signed a five-year lease for 1,390 square feet of the existing 4,900-square-foot Old Medina Market Gas Station at 2800 Old Medina Road.

29. Midtown Apts. Sell for $1M - Thursday, March 1, 2012

Samuel Adefeyisan has purchased the Ashley Manor Apartments – two separate buildings totaling 16 one-bedroom condo units in Midtown – from John P. Waddell and Nancy S. Waddell for $1 million.

30. Parkway Properties Reports Net Loss of $137 Million - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Parkway Properties Inc. reported a net loss of $137 million for the year ended Dec. 31, compared to a net loss of $8.9 million for the year prior, as the company works to realign its investment strategy by exiting noncore markets, including Memphis.

31. Drexel Buys Presidents Is. Warehouse - Friday, January 27, 2012

A longtime Memphis-based agricultural chemical provider has snatched up a warehouse on Presidents Island, where it already has a strong presence.

Drexel Chemical Co. purchased the 137,526-square-foot former manufacturing and distribution facility on 12 acres at 2070 and 2071 Channel Ave. on Presidents Island from HPD Properties LLC for $810,000, or $5.89 per square foot.

32. Survey: CEOs Expect to Hire More as Sales Grow - Wednesday, December 15, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – More top corporate executives expect to hire workers and boost spending on their companies over the next six months.

A survey released Tuesday by Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of big U.S. companies, shows 45 percent of executives say they expect their companies to add more workers.

33. Developer Calls for More HOPE VI Projects - Monday, October 4, 2010

The developer of Legends Park that replaced the old Dixie Homes public housing project says Congress could put more Americans back to work with more funding for the federal program – HOPE VI – that made the new subdivision possible.

34. Dollar General Coming To James Road in Raleigh - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

3609 James Road
Memphis, TN 38128
Permit Amount: $497,000

Project Cost: $497,000
Permit Date: Applied September 2009
Completion: TBA
Owner: SW Properties LLC
Tenant: Dollar General Corp.
Contractor: SW Properties LLC
Architect: N/A

35. Waddells Buy Ashley Manor Condominiums - Tuesday, September 22, 2009

John and Nancy Waddell have bought the two-building, 16-unit Ashley Manor condominiums at 129 and 137 N. Belvedere St. in Midtown for $1.6 million from Chamberlain, McCreery and Rice GP. The sale closed Sept. 4.

36. Housing Market Takes Shallow Dip in Q2 - Monday, July 13, 2009

Regina Hubbard is one of the local Realtors who saw the challenge of a down market as an opportunity. Instead of hunkering down or following business-as-usual practices, Hubbard reacted to the housing slump with renewed vigor.

37. Report: Times Co. Will Take Bids to Sell Globe - Thursday, June 11, 2009

BOSTON (AP) - The New York Times Co. appears interested in getting rid of The Boston Globe, hiring investment bank Goldman Sachs to manage a potential sale of a newspaper that has plummeted in value since its purchase in 1993, the Globe reported Wednesday.

38. Boston Globe Plans Deeper Cuts After Union Vote - Wednesday, June 10, 2009

BOSTON (AP) - Union members at The Boston Globe narrowly rejected steep cuts in their pay and benefits, but now face even deeper reductions as the 137-year-old newspaper looks to slash $10 million in annual expenses to keep parent company The New York Times Co. from shutting it down.

39. Modular Energy Plant To Be Installed at Le Bonheur - Tuesday, April 21, 2009

905 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105
Permit Amount: $13.6 Million

Project Cost: $327 million
Permit Date: Applied April 2009
Completion: 2011
Owner: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Tenant: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Contractor: Skanska USA
Architect: FKP Architects

40. Owner Files $1M Loan For Parktown Place - Monday, April 20, 2009

Dogwood Properties, the owner of the eight-unit multifamily complex in Midtown called Parktown Place, has refinanced the property with a $1 million loan through BankPlus. The company’s principal is Jon McCreery, who said this transaction was a move from a construction loan to a longer-term, permanent loan on the property. The loan was dated March 30 with a maturity date of March 30, 2014.

41. House, Senate Budget Plans Boost Obama Agenda - Monday, April 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Passage by both House and Senate of companion budget plans gave President Barack Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill a key victory, but the debates also exposed some of the president's vulnerabilities.

42. Huge TVA Electric Rate Increase Takes Effect - Wednesday, October 1, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Valley Authority's largest electric rate increase in more than three decades takes effect Wednesday as thousands of consumers already are struggling to pay their power bills and avoid service cutoffs.

43. Home Sales Slip 13.4% From Last Year - Tuesday, July 8, 2008

June saw 1,655 home sales, a 13.4 percent decline from the 1,910 home sales in June 2007, according to the latest data from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

44. Weingarten Applies for PermitFor Poplar Pike Construction - Tuesday, November 20, 2007
     Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors has applied for a building permit related to its Ridgeway Trace Center near Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240.
     The $6 million permit application

45. Despite Housing Downturn, Plans Unveiled for 600-lot Development in Arlington - Tuesday, August 21, 2007

At a time when builders are scaling back nationally because of sagging home sales and the slowing economy, an ambitious subdivision in Arlington is about to take shape.

The $24 million, 326-acre Villages at White Oak is an expansive residential, retail and office development just north of Interstate 40 near the Shelby-Fayette county line.

46. Apartment Conversion, New Condo Construction Planned for North Belvedere - Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Ashley Manor Condo Conversion at
129 and 137 N. Belvedere Blvd.
Sale Amount: $695,000

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

47. Sports Complex Coming To East Shelby County - Monday, April 30, 2007

For all the time, energy and money Chris Talley is spending on his indoor sports complex at the southeast corner of Houston Levee and Walnut Grove roads, perhaps the wisest investment he's made was a pair of boots so he can plod through the mud.

48. Great American Home StorePlans Appling Farms Location - Friday, January 26, 2007
     The Great American Home Store is venturing into the Memphis market with a new store in the Appling Road/Interstate 40 area. A $9 million building permit application was filed earlier this week with the city-county Depart

49. In Uptown, The Third Phase is the Charm - Tuesday, December 5, 2006

41 lots in
Uptown Phase Three
Loan Amount: $2.8 million; $1.2 million

Loan Date: Nov. 7, 2006 (for both)

50. Pinnacle Air TrafficUp During June - Monday, July 10, 2006
Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines' total traffic was up 5.8 percent in June, according to a report issued by the company.
The airline transported 793,573 customers, up from 749,756 passengers transported during the same period last year.
Passe

51. IP Sells N.Y. Forestland For $137 Million - Wednesday, April 12, 2006
International Paper has sold approximately 275,000 acres of forestland in New York's Adirondack Park to the Lyme Timber Co. for about $137 million. The sale is part of IP's plan to focus globally on uncoated paper and industrial and consumer packagin

52. Creekside Homes to Start Lakeland Subdivision - Tuesday, October 18, 2005

49 lots in
Evergreen Hills
Cost: $2.8 million

Buyer: Creekside Homes LLC

Seller: Evergreen Hills Inc.

53. Archived Article: Lead - Wednesday, February 2, 2005
By Andy Meek

Building Permits Maintain Steady Climb

Downtown construction booms in 04, remains strong

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Downtown was at the center of a construction blitz in 2004, but other areas of the local market also experi...

54. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, April 14, 2003
VITA, AARP offer

VITA, AARP offer

last-minute tax help

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and AARP are offering last-minute tax help at several sites in the Memphis area.

VITA is providing free tax help for low-income, elderly or disabled t...

55. Archived Article: Icb (lead) - Wednesday, July 31, 2002
ICB building turns into condos

Former ICB building turning condo

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

A building in Downtowns South Main Historic District, for years home to an outlet store and warehouse, is quickly transforming into condominiums...

56. Archived Article: Starrtoof (lead) - Monday, April 22, 2002
Starr Toof celebrates 138 years, adding employees, equipment New management takes Reins at Memphis firm By SUE PEASE The Daily News One of Memphis oldest commercial printing companies is celebrating its 138th anniversary, marking the occasion with t...

57. Archived Article: Idb (lead) - Tuesday, December 19, 2000
IDB has a lot on plate for next meeting IDB has full plate for next meeting By SUE PEASE The Daily News The Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board will consider a full slate of tax abatement requests during its meeting this week. The...

58. Archived Article: Marketplace (outlet Mall) - Monday, April 10, 2000
Popularity of Tunica outlet mall prompts expansion Popularity of Tunica outlet mall prompts expansion By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News For the past six months, people have been heading to Tunica County to do more than just try their luck or see thei...

59. Archived Article: Accredo P.2 - Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Accredo Health announces record results, stock split Accredo Health announces record results, stock split Accredo Health Inc. reported record results for the quarter and six months ended Dec. 31. The company also announced that its board of director...

60. Archived Article: Graphic - Monday, June 14, 1999
Power up Power up Whether working on a multi-million business or fixing a residential light switch, electrical contractors have been busy this year. Heres a look at the most active contractors as determined by the number of electrical permits filed ...

61. Archived Article: Heartland St - Friday, March 5, 1999
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Rural Metro, Heartland to build near Summer By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Construction began Wednesday on a project off Summer Avenue valued at about $2 million. The project involves two separate facilities, a 6,000-square-f...

62. Archived Article: Conserv (bott) - Wednesday, January 20, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Conservation boards role in sports complexes to be explored By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Representatives from the Shelby County Public Works department and the Shelby County Conservation Board will meet today to explore what ro...

63. Archived Article: Quebecor Add - Tuesday, May 12, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Quebecor Printing starts $98 million addition By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Quebecor Printing Inc. has started construction on a $98 million addition that will almost double the size and nearly quadruple the output of its plant ...

64. Archived Article: Back - Monday, May 11, 1998
Perkins Family Restaurants L Perkins Family Restaurants L.P. Announces First-Quarter Results Memphis-based Perkins Family Restaurants L.P. on Thursday reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $8.7 million for the qu...

65. Archived Article: Berryhill Update Lj - Thursday, March 12, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Site work underway on Windchase Phase II By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Site preparation is underway on the second phase of the Windchase at Berryhill subdivision of Berryhill Farms, an extensive residential development which has...

66. Archived Article: Filler - Thursday, May 1, 1997
Highwoods reports 18 percent increase in FFO Highwoods reports 18 percent increase in FFO Highwoods Properties Inc. reported that for the quarter ended March 31, funds from operations were $27.5 million or 66 cents per share, an 18 percent increase ...