‘Full steam ahead’ for Snuff District, Union Row despite virus turbulence
Construction crews work on leveling the lot adjacent to AutoZone Park on Friday, March 13, in preparation for construction to begin on the Union Row project. Developers of two of the biggest mixed-use projects in Memphis say they are pressing forward with construction despite economic volatility caused by the coronavirus. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The coronavirus has roiled the financial markets just as primary construction for Union Row and the Snuff District is about to start. Yet the developers are plowing ahead.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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