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Tom Bailey
Reporter
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.
There are 1216 articles by Tom Bailey :
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May 2019
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Business New enterprise could awaken local food economy
The co-founders unveiled the well-funded 275 Food Project, a comprehensive “social enterprise” to boost the local-food economy in Memphis as well as access to local food and the jobs it creates.
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Business Can you ignore a car vending machine along I-40?
Construction has started on Carvana's "car vending machine" along I-40 in Northeast Memphis.
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Real Estate Union Row getting real, fast
The financing and the land acquisition for Union Row's first phase have been accomplished, the developer says.
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Real Estate More Summer Ave. color may fade with church closing
The final worship service for Grimes Memorial United Methodist Church is Sunday. A developer has bought the property that has featured a large, religious mural seen by Summer Avenue travelers for 37 years.
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Real Estate First homes of Ellsworth Place near completion
The 22-lot Ellsworth Place faces the historic homes of the East Buntyn neighborhood and backs up to the large, mixed-use Highland Row development.
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June 2019
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Real Estate Turns out, new Grizz president Jason Wexler does ‘bluff’
Grizzlies leader Jason Wexler stays low key about his high-profile spot to build a home.
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Business Pole fitness/dance studio coming to gritty intersection
An instructor in pole fitness and dancing – as well as yoga, Pilates and aerial hoop – has started a Kickstarter fundraiser to equip the modest building that will become her studio.
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Real Estate Shelby Farms’ staff building being enlarged
Shelby County is adding 3,535 square feet to a building that houses Shelby Farms Park's operations and development staff.
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Midtown 10-townhouse development proposed for Cooper-Young
Townhouses and a Goodwill retail store/donation center for Midtown are among the requests that the Land Use Control Board will consider in July.
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Real Estate Lots of new windows proposed for Downtown historic building
The preservation and conversion of two historic Downtown buildings for apartments include a plan to create dozens of new windows.
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Real Estate Orion celebrates move to the heart of Memphis
Orion Federal Credit Union and friends celebrate the move of its headquarters into the Edge District as the anchor to the larger Wonder Bread development.
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Real Estate Wheels start turning for massive Snuff District
Developers will seek a single-site tax increment financing district for the 55-acre, mixed-use development along the Wolf River Harbor in Uptown.
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Real Estate Expansion of Uptown TIF District pursued by CRA board
The Community Redevelopment Agency wants to make the advantages of the Uptown Tax Increment Financing District available to all residents in the New Chicago, Bickford and Smokey City neighborhoods.
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Business ‘Cool area’ remark sparks massive investment in Edge District
The dam has broken and development projects are flooding through the Edge District.
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Real Estate The Central Station Hotel puts fresh spin on Memphis music
Why did the The Central Station Hotel developers send a photographer on long train trips? And why are they installing a big, wooden dial in each guestroom? The answers involve aspirations to make this hotel a beacon for authentic Memphis music and art.
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Business City crews replace ‘Forrest’ with ‘Forest’ street signs
The city on Monday carried out a plan to replace about 30 "Forrest Ave" street signs with "Forest Ave." The change assures the city is honoring trees instead of the Confederate general who was a slave trader and Ku Klux Klan leader.
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Real Estate Planning staff recommends against ‘Fred Jones Lane’ based on policy, not contributions
Request by Southern Heritage Classic founder does not follow local policies on changing street names, a planning report states.
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Real Estate New Downtown fire station would create a ‘superblock’
The Memphis Fire Department plans to build a new station at Adams and High Street, but wants to close High between Adams and Washington to the public.
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Real Estate Demolition removes more of old Midtown shopping center
Two small pads for freestanding buildings will be built where the middle of a 99-year-old strip shopping center is being razed.
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Real Estate Highland Heights UM Church closing after Sunday’s service
Highland Heights United Methodist Church has anchored a corner of Summer and Highland for a century, but will close because of its shrinking, aging membership.
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Downtown AutoZone plans expansion, $145M investment Downtown
AutoZone seeks a 15-year tax incentive in return for expanding its Downtown Memphis presence with a $145 million investment and addition of 130 jobs.
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Real Estate Mixed-use building coming to Cooper in Midtown
A planned, three-story building will house a restaurant or offices on the ground floor and three studio apartments on each of the top two levels.
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Real Estate Snuff District revealed in new renderings
Newly released architectural renderings have revealed what the 55-acre, nearly $200 million Snuff District mixed-use development will look like in Uptown next to the Wolf River Harbor.
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Business Memphian Hotel in Overton Square gets a more timeless look
Developers have changed the architecture of what will be called the Memphian Hotel in Overton Square. The latest look appears more timeless, with fewer contrasting colors.
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