Borja/Petrauskas: Building a world of new ideas in Midtown
Builder/developer Laurynas Petrauskas (left) has teamed up with businessman and builder Eduardo Sanchez Borja (right). Behind them is one of three infill lots they bought in the historic Rozelle-Annesdale neighborhood. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Eduardo Sanchez Borja came here from Mexico at age 14. Laurynas “LP” Petrauskas arrived from Lithuania at 13. Now partners in development, they may help change how Memphians see their built environment.
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Tom Bailey
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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