Price Ford Property

Financed for $2.3 Million

Price Ford LLC has financed six acres near state Highway 51 in the Price Ford Business Center for $2.3 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Database, www.memphisdailynews.com.

Family Dollar Building

to House Condos, Not Hotel

Nelson Inc., developer of the Family Dollar Building at 94 S. Main St., is scrapping plans to turn the building into a boutique hotel and returning to an original proposal to develop it into condominiums, Center City Commission president Jeff Sanford said at a Center City Development Corp. meeting Wednesday. The CCDC also approved a construction loan for 99-105 S. Main.

Wright Medical Launches

Foot and Ankle Products
Arlington-based Wright Medical Group Inc. has announced the commercial launch of the Charlotte Foot & Ankle System, a series of next-generation fixation products for foot and ankle surgery. The company initially will offer the system domestically through its U.S. distributors and sales staff.

Buckman Recognized

by National Gypsum Co. National Gypsum Co. has named Memphis-based Buckman Laboratories as Supplier of the Year for its gypsum and paper business units. Buckman earned the award for its work with NGC's Pryor, Okla., paper plant, for which it supplies several chemicals used in the paper production process.

Fire Department Gets

Grant for Equipment, Programs

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $404,194 to the Shelby County Fire Department under the 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The program helps local fire departments purchase equipment, fund health and safety programs, enhance emergency medical services and conduct fire prevention programs.