Stein Mart closings hit Memphis area, where 3 stores operate
Stein Mart operates Memphis-area stores in East Memphis, Collierville and Cordova.
Tom Bailey
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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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August 2020
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Real Estate Demolition starting on old Racquet Club property
The sprawling complex of buildings on the 9.3-acre site is being razed to remove blight and prepare the grounds for future development.
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Real Estate Poplar Plaza’s new ‘front door': $56M, 240 apartments, 282,000 square feet (and more to come)
The executive in charge of a retail landmark in Memphis opens up about adding a new "egg" to the basket: Apartments.
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Real Estate Yeti cooler warehouse among 6 new projects totaling 587 jobs, $184M in investments
DHL proposes to build a 975,000-square-foot warehouse and fill it with Yeti coolers and other Yeti products. And a California company proposes to move its headquarters to Memphis.
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Real Estate Amazon opens fulfillment center for larger items in Olive Branch
The 1 million-square-foot facility is one of six that Amazon has either opened or will soon open in the Memphis area.
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Real Estate Documents reveal design, site plan for Google Ops Center
The Southaven Planning Commission has approved the nearly 10-acre site plan for 5665 Airways; the building design is still being revised.
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Real EstateThe Walk designed as ‘digital city,’ and to bridge the digital divide
Start Co. and developers of The Walk on Union describe Catalyst30 as a sped-up effort to achieve in 10 years what normally would take 20 years: Make Memphis a "digital city."
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Spirit of Memphis Concourse celebrates anniversary with call for photographs
Crosstown Concourse officials ask people to post on social media their favorite photo they took at the "vertical urban village."
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Real Estate Chick-fil-A joins Starbucks at UT Health Science Center food court
Chick-fil-A on Thursday, Aug. 20, will open a restaurant inside the UTHSC Food Court at 920 Madison.
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Real Estate New DHL campus among 5 projects receiving tax incentives; issue delays XPO application
XPO Logistics agreed to temporarily pull its application for tax incentives after U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen wrote to EDGE asking that deliberations be delayed because of controversy over previous XPO operations in Memphis.
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Real EstateCompany that fits golfers for golf clubs may open in East Memphis
A new building permit shows plans for Club Champion Golf to build a putting green and two swing rooms in space at the shopping center at 6450 Poplar. But the company’s plans are not firm yet, a spokeswoman said.
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City of Memphis TVA chief details Memphis losses in economic development by leaving the system
Memphis and Shelby County will sacrifice hundreds of millions of dollars worth of support in economic development if Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division splits from TVA, chief executive Jeffrey Lyash tells the EDGE Board.
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Real EstateCase for proposed Broad Avenue convenience store may be delayed again
An issue involving delivery-truck access for an adjacent business will likely again delay the review by the Board of Adjustment of a proposal to build a convenience store with fuel at the corner of Broad and Hollywood.
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Real Estate After tragic week, A2H is picked for big design project
A week after the accidental deaths of a longtime employee and his daughter, A2H is picked over 18 other firms to design the new, $41 million STEM Research and Classroom Building at the University of Memphis.
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East Memphis Carte blanche? 6-foot rule loosened for riding golf carts
Golfers may have to stand six feet apart to pay their greens fee, but sitting side-by-side in riding golf carts has become easier.
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Real Estate Viaduct building could become mixed-use development
Developers planning 37 apartments and ground-floor office and retail space in the building once occupied by ABC-TV affiliate, WPTY-TV Channel 24.
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Real Estate Luciann theater owner gets zoning variance on second try
The addition of new conditions prohibiting the property from being used for certain businesses may have put the project over the top.
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Real EstateResidences named for Marilyn Monroe, JFK stand nearly side by side in Midtown
The Kennedy is separated by just one house from The Marilyn on Monroe. It's a developing story.
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Real Estate U of M, ‘private entity’ plan dorm-like development stretching from Central to Poplar
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.
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Real Estate One Beale’s proposed water fountain heads to design board
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.
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Real Estate New plan improves views for Parkside at Shelby Farms residents
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.
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Real Estate Senior living facility proposed off U.S. 64; 12 home lots planned for Cooper-Young
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.
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Real EstateMadison@McLean turns corner, with geography a key amenity
New residents of Midtown's Madison@McLean Apartments are expected to begin moving in by December.
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Real EstateDaytime plaza designed for the homeless will soon open
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.
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Business Biotech company Indigo Ag names new CEO
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.
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