Bartlett maker of vinyl records plans expansion, including into Memphis
Memphis Record Pressing LLC credits the resurgent popularity of vinyl records for its plans to expand in Bartlett and Memphis.
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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Real Estate Retail construction may finally come to last undeveloped corner at Memphis gateway
A Dallas developer received approval from the planning board to rezone a wooded corner of Austin Peay at Singleton Parkway. But six more hearings are required.
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Transportation & LogisticsBattle of the robots: Memphis’ Chopsticks vs. Boston’s Stretch
Dextrous Robotics is a Memphis startup. Boston Dynamics has been making attention-getting robots for 29 years. Which firm has designed the better robot to unload bulk packages from truck trailers and shipping containers?
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Real Estate Orleans Station developers seek renovation grant
Construction for the adaptive reuse of the old Trolley Stop restaurant building at 694-704 Madison may start in September and be completed next April.
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Real Estate Neighbors’ opposition may at least slow plans for Oakhaven warehouse
The same Atlanta-based developer involved in other big industrial developments around Memphis International Airport is facing stiff opposition from residents to its plans to erect a fulfillment center at the Mississippi state line and Tchulahoma Road.
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Financial Services Orion acquiring Financial Federal Bank
The transaction is said to position Orion as “a fierce competitor” in the southeastern region.
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Real Estate Clark Tower sold for $37 million
At 50 years old, the 34-story office tower has a new owner that plans “substantial” improvements to the building.
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Real Estate Proposal bars new gas stations, used-tire shops from 21 areas in Memphis
Gas stations and used-tire shops no longer fit within the long-range plans for 21 commercial districts across Memphis, according to a new recommendation from the Division of Planning & Development.
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Real EstateJuly home sales, prices rose, but so did the number of ‘For Sale’ signs
“July was an incredible month and it’s been a very good year for home sales,” says local Realtors president Cassandra Bell-Warren.
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Real Estate Design firm may buy historic Annesdale Mansion
The Annesdale Mansion, built in the style of Italian Villa architecture, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for 41 years.
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Business Prospero Health lands executive from ALSAC/St. Jude
Robert Machen has been named chief information officer for Prospero Health, which runs its operational headquarters in Memphis.
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Real EstateIncredible hulks: Two muscular buildings by esteemed architects appear doomed
A eulogy for two important, modern buildings, each designed by architects who sit in the pantheon of Memphis architecture.
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July 2021
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Real Estate Ridgeway Trace shopping center sells for $38 million
Ridgeway Trace shopping center operates at a prime junction for Memphis retail: Interstate 240 and Poplar. The property changed hands this week.
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Real Estate Neighbors’ concerns delay disbanding of Memphis Depot board
All the property within the vast, old Memphis Army Distribution Depot has been sold to private owners, so the public board overseeing the site was to have been dissolved Wednesday. But neighbors’ concerns delayed the action.
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Real Estate One Beale reveal: Grand Hyatt’s final renderings unveiled
One Beale’s developer unveiled the final renderings for the 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt Hotel. Construction is to start early next year.
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Real Estate Planners, neighborhood group oppose proposed apartments near U of M
A developer says he needs exceptions to zoning rules so he can build a 92-unit apartment complex near the University of Memphis and meet demand for student housing. But the University District Neighborhoods Corp. and others oppose the plan.
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Business Memphis gaining sixth Fortune 1000 company
Memphis will soon be home to the corporate headquarters of six of the nation’s biggest companies.
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Real Estate S. Memphis rail track company wants tax incentive to expand
Atlantic Track plans to expand its rail-manufacturing operations in South Memphis, hiring another 26 people.
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Real Estate Biggest sign yet that Tesla is coming to Memphis in a large way: a sign
In lieu of a press release, there’s a sign that Tesla has big plans for Memphis.
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BusinessArchimania, at 25, aims to be ‘change agent’
The Memphis-based architectural firm marks its 25th birthday with a new way it’s helping nonprofit organizations and by announcing new and emerging leaders within the firm.
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Real Estate Sylvamo chooses East Memphis for world headquarters
Sylvamo, the spinoff from International Paper, will locate its global headquarters in East Memphis.
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Real Estate Sixth Circuit affirms Judge Norris: Eviction ban is not legal
In early 2020, Congress passed a law establishing an eviction moratorium that was to end in summer 2020. But the CDC extended the moratorium at the request of former President Trump.
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Real Estate The Walk on Union to include two Hilton-branded hotels
Developers planning The Walk on Union announced that the two hotels in the $363 million Phase I will be a Tempo by Hilton and an Embassy Suites.
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Downtown Walking in Memphis: Grants now available for sidewalk repair Downtown
The board of a Downtown agency approved a matching-grant program that offers commercial property owners up to $5,000 to repair their sidewalks.
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Real Estate Downtown’s old MGM warehouse may become jazz venue
The owner of 502 S. Second seeks a $50,000 grant to help fund her $1.1 million plan to convert a vacant part of Downtown’s old MGM film warehouse into the Luxe Jazz Suite.
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