Mixed-use plan for building near Snowden School revised
A mixed-use development of seven apartment units and 750 square feet of retail is proposed for 569 N. McLean, across from Snowden School.
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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September 2019
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Real Estate Corner of Poplar at Holmes will soon be transformed
Construction will start soon on a BP gas station/convenience store on the now-vacant northeast corner of Poplar and Holmes. And next door, the Century Building will soon be demolished to make room for Woodie's Wash Shack car wash.
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Business Board OKs exceptions for giant warehouse
The Board of Adjustment approved variances for a proposed 3.8 million-square-foot warehouse in Frayser/Raleigh, but asked St. Jude to compromise on the design of a building the research hospital plans in the Pinch District.
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Business New apartments, retail proposed for Madison Avenue
A developer plans to build a four-story building with 108 apartments and ground-floor retail in what is now a parking lot at 1270 Madison, across from Southern College of Optometry.
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Real Estate Clothiers buy prime Germantown office building
The Clothier family has paid $6.1 million for the two-story, 37,000-square-foot office building at 1900 Exeter, in the heart of Germantown. It will be headquarters for their company, Memphis Invest, soon to be called REI Nation.
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Real Estate Room to spare: Medtronic to renovate, lease part of its campus
Medtronic plans to carry out a $5 million renovation of its large office campus in Memphis and to lease out excess space to a business tenant.
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Real Estate Gill Properties lands veteran brokers Dyer, Maynard and their clients
The 13-year-old Loeb Realty Group will soon cease to exist as its brokers, Frank Dyer III and Barry Maynard, switch over to Gill Properties.
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Business Hi-fi: EgglestonWorks tackles extraordinary hotel project
Memphis-based EgglestonWorks makes high-end loudspeakers and sells them all over the world. Memphians may become more familiar with the company because of the extraordinary project it is carrying out for the new Central Station Hotel and for Memphis music.
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Real Estate Owners trot out plans for old mounted police station
The long-vacant, long-ignored Barksdale Mounted Police Station still has jail cell bars, horse stable windows and the name of Tennessee’s most infamous politician etched into the ornate front wall. A renovation will soon breathe new life into the city's first “suburban” police station.
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Business Memphis economy best in decades, economist says
The Outlook 2019 Memphis Economic Study shows local consumers feel confident, and a prominent Memphis economist says the local economy is as strong as it's been in 40 years.
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Business Prospero Health to set up operations in Memphis
Prospero Health plans to invest $1.5 million and hire 249 workers in Memphis, setting up operations in One Commerce Square Downtown.
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Business Lively Concourse wins Bruner Gold for its open doors, array of users
The Boston-based Rudy Bruner Award honors urban projects that can transform a community for the better. The organizers of the 33-year-old award say they have never seen a building like Crosstown Concourse.
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Real Estate Renasant Bank plans new Memphis headquarters building
Mississippi-based Renasant Bank is seeking a tax incentive for plans to build a new headquarters to serve its Memphis market. The $15.8 million development is to rise at 5575 Poplar, where the now-empty Executive Square office buildings stand.
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Real Estate Realtors without a home
eXp Realty has no building of its own in Memphis, uses the internet for training and management, and awards agents company stock with each sale and recruitment of other agents.
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Business Raymond James confirms move within Memphis
Raymond James confirmed Thursday that more than 800 employees will work at new locations once its move within Memphis is finished.
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Business Arrow aims at Broad Avenue for now
Arrow, the organization that provides space and support to artists, is renovating 2535 Broad as a temporary, "stepping stone" home.
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Spirit of Memphis The art of closing: MCA takes high road to the end
Memphis College of Art endures the challenges of an extraordinarily long "teach-out" to give its last students a chance to graduate.
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Real Estate Historic Uptown site to become event center
A developer plans to renovate and convert a historic industrial building in Uptown into an event space for 300 to 400 people.
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Business Permit sought for Loews Hotel on Civic Plaza
The 500-room hotel would rise on 1.7 acres, where the Civic Plaza now offers fountains and benches across from City Hall.
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Real Estate New East Memphis hotel proposed near International Paper, residences
A developer wants to build a five-story Residence Inn by Marriott with 98 guestrooms and structured parking.
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East Memphis Eastgate Center adding Juicy Crab, Ross and Five Below
A new building fronting Park Avenue will house The Juicy Crab while Five Below and Ross will move into the former Burlington Coat Factory space.
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Transportation & Logistics Good sign? Pallet maker plans big expansion
The Pallet Factory has been making pallets for 42 years.
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Business Central Station Hotel ‘S’ logo reflects rail and radio stations
Central Station Hotel developers submit proposed sign to the Landmarks Commission.
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Financial Services Cash back? Kroger now charges for a ‘yes’
Kroger now charges 50 cents or $3, depending on how much "cash back" you request with your debit card.
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BusinessNew Starbucks embraces Union Ave. pedestrians
ArchInc designed the soon-to-open Starbucks on busy Union Avenue to be like none other in the Memphis area. The building is especially friendly to pedestrians.
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