Wunderlich co-founds new financial firm
Gary Wunderlich, who founded and sold Wunderlich Securities, and financial services veteran Rick Hendrix have formed a new company called Live Oak Merchant Partners.
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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January 2020
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Metro Memphis-based State Systems acquires Middle Tenn. firm
State Systems, which specializes in fire safety equipment, support and technology, has purchased Fire-Tek of Middle Tennessee.
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Real Estate Methodist Healthcare buys building next to The Citizen
Methodist Healthcare has purchased the Midtown building it has been leasing for minor med and diagnostic centers.
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Real Estate Proposed oil change business draws some Midtown opposition
Valvoline Instant Oil Change seeks two zoning variances so it can build on Union in Midtown.
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Metro The Park at Forest Hill apartments sold
The 601-unit Park at Forest Hill apartments, which are adjacent to Irene Golf & Country Club, have sold to a Kansas real estate company.
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Real Estate Opening move: Memphis Chess Club builds business for food, coffee, play
Memphis Chess Club has transformed itself into a business, and is changing the shopfront space of a Downtown building into a café/coffee shop and its new home.
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Business It’s official: Tennessee’s first Amazon Robotics facility coming to Memphis
After months of declining to acknowledge its plans in the Frayser/Raleigh district, Amazon announced Tuesday it will hold a ground-breaking on Monday at 4055 New Allen Road.
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Real Estate Development team buys old nightclub building in Edge District
A sprawling, blighted building in the heart of the Edge District has been purchased by some of the same people who have improved other properties in the neighborhood.
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Real Estate Developers: Snuff District plan won’t block public access to river
Keel Avenue runs west through Uptown, crosses what will be the future Snuff District mixed-use development and dead ends at a floodgate immediately west of where Keel goes under a small CN Railroad bridge. -
City of Memphis Driver hits pedestrian in heavily marked crosswalk
Video shows a Jeep motoring through the new Highland Strip crosswalk, and striking and hurling a schoolteacher through the air. Police did not charge the driver, raising questions about how serious the city takes pedestrian safety.
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Business Electrolux seeks new workers — even though its local plant is slated to close
The company will host a recruiting event Jan. 30 to find new, full-time employees.
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Real Estate Memphis National Cemetery: Still open, now improved, forever hallowed
Memphis National Cemetery may be surrounded by obstacles that could keep visitors away, but the park-like burial grounds are undergoing a $10 million upgrade to make it easier to celebrate and pay respects to the heroes buried there.
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Business Make less than $56,000? Free Tax Prep lives up to its name
Lack of awareness, misunderstanding and even distrust are among reasons the vast majority of Memphis-area residents who are income-qualified do not take advantage of Free Tax Prep.
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Real Estate Group-living sites proposed for Hickory Hill, North Memphis
Planning board to consider zoning exceptions that would allow group living facilities in two areas of Memphis.
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Real Estate New details revealed for Snuff District, Poplar Art Lofts
The Snuff District proposal would create more than 40 new waterfront townhomes in Memphis, along the river harbor.
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Downtown Waltons’ $20M will help complete 85-mile trail southwest of Memphis
Memphis outdoor enthusiasts will have another regional bike and walking trail to enjoy covering 85 miles along the Mississippi River, thanks to the Walton Foundation.
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Business AutoZone files for $12M renovation of Downtown historic buildings
AutoZone's plan to speed fulfillment of vehicle parts includes expanding into the historic Cotton Row buildings across Front Street from its headquarters.
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February 2020
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Real Estate Historic stations inspire design of new fire headquarters
The design of new headquarters near Midtown is inspired by the city's traditional, old fire stations, but with modern efficiencies and more office space.
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Business One Beale may grow taller
One Beale's boutique hotel may grow taller by one floor and 12 guestrooms if the Design Review Board approves a change in plans.
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North Memphis Raleigh subdivision planned near Amazon facility
A 60-lot subdivision being planned near the intersection of James and Highland in Raleigh may be marketed to new employees of the Amazon fulfillment center nearby.
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Business Country club owner wants to lay rumors to rest
Majority owner says more than $200,000 has been invested recently in improvements to the golf and country club in Cordova.
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Real Estate Colliers lands big deal: Steve Guinn
After Highwoods Properties announced last summer it would sell its Memphis office buildings, its local leader took some time off, traveled and decided to join Colliers International Memphis.
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Business Proposed signs move park further beyond Forrest legacy
An old Memphis park with a controversial history will soon be publicly rebranded Health Sciences Park.
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Real EstateSame-day Amazon service speeds Memphis retail toward a new day
The coming, same-day delivery by Amazon in Memphis will strengthen the changes already felt in Memphis shopping, retail owners, brokers and landlords say.
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Business Design board tables Poplar Art Lofts, seeks more detail
The Design Review Board delayed approval of a Midtown mixed-use project near Overton Park, but approved designs for the Snuff District, a taller One Beale hotel and new signs for Health Sciences Park.
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