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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.
There are 1216 articles by Tom Bailey :
A celebratory grand reveal of the design concept had been scheduled for March 25. The pandemic and social distancing put that event in long-term limbo, but the design work has continued.
Seven Memphis plaintiffs who own or manage more than 5,000 rental units have sued the U.S. government, claiming the eviction moratorium essentially deprives them of the use of their property.
The businesses that normally stage live events organized an “Empty Event” at Tom Lee Park. The idea: Bring attention to the harsh impact that COVID-19 has had on the industry.
Raymond James is not saying how many of the nearly 930 Memphis employees were laid off on Tuesday.
Storage Towne of America-Germantown will comprise about a dozen buildings totaling 130,000 square feet just outside the city that doesn’t allow construction of self-storage businesses.
The Land Use Control Board approved a gas station at Summer and Bartlett despite government planners' "rejection" recommendation. But the board unanimously rejected a truck stop in South Memphis, and held for a month two other gas station proposals that faced opposition.
Despite being hurt by COVID-19, Varsity Spirit announced Wednesday it has signed a lease for 65,000 square feet for its new headquarters at the American Snuff Factory mixed-use development.
The average sales price for Memphis-area homes this August rose to $221,098, up 13.3% from $195,134 in August 2019.
The 174-room luxury hotel — filled with design touches that are inspired by Memphis history and culture — helps anchor one of the city's most prominent intersections.
The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. transferred a tax-break incentive for the building at 999 S. Cooper to Jeffrey Little, who plans to rename the mixed-use property The Flats at Cooper-Young.
The owners of the old Racquet Club property have recruited the JLL real estate brokerage firm to market the 9.3 acres to developers far and near.
Real estate company Worldwide Property Hub buys congregation's East Memphis property for $1.5 million.
Visitors parking in the Concourse's closest 45 spaces – the "canyon" – are charged $3 an hour after the first 15 minutes, which remain free.
An anonymous artist has fabricated and erected — without permission — 12 road signs in 12 states. They look like official traffic signs, but display a short poem. Tennessee's sign was placed along North Parkway, but city crews this week removed it.
The roadside poetry sign was removed by Memphis, but that sign and others live virtually at roadsidesenryu.com, complete with a soundtrack. The anonymous creator of the project engaged in an email Q&A with the Daily Memphian.
The 217,000-square-foot, newly renovated warehouse at 4049 Willow Lake sold this week to EK Realty LLC.
Indigo Ag's board appointed the acting chief operating officer, Ron Hovsepian, to succeed David Perry. Perry brought the company's North American commercial headquarters to Memphis in 2018.
The Hospitality Hub Plaza will offer the homeless three bathrooms, water, shade, lockers, USB receptacles, Downtown skyline views and an open, gentle invitation to receive support.
New residents of Midtown's Madison@McLean Apartments are expected to begin moving in by December.
A national developer plans to modify the Morning Woods Planned Development at U.S. 64 and Davies Plantation so a new senior-living facility can be built on 8 acres there.
Developers of Parkside at Shelby Farms are seeking approval to tweak the site plan for their $375 million planned development overlooking the north edge of Shelby Farms Park.
Iron Tribe Fitness proposes to erect a wall-mounted sign on the roof line of the former Gibson Guitar plant where it will be a tenant in the new FedEx Logistics headquarters building.
The Office of Planning & Development says the zoning on Deloach prohibits the proposed development totaling 135 units and 529 bedrooms. But the U of M contends it is exempt from zoning regulations.
The Kennedy is separated by just one house from The Marilyn on Monroe. It's a developing story.
The addition of new conditions prohibiting the property from being used for certain businesses may have put the project over the top.