Lexus of Memphis plans to build in-house photography studio
In age of online shopping, car dealership wants to ‘click it’ with a new photography studio.
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 Industrial developer seeks to rezone 72 acres near airport
TPA Group of Atlanta wants to convert 72 undeveloped acres near Memphis International into property that can host warehousing, distribution and fulfillment uses.
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Real Estate Camera rental company plans to move headquarters to Southwind
The Memphis-born company that has become the nation’s largest online rental company for camera equipment seeks planning board approval so it can move from Cordova to an existing building in the Southwind business park.
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Spirit of Memphis Multitalented Cates ‘put the whole package together’
Work colleague Simon Wadsworth recalls George Cates’s extraordinary attention to detail that went far beyond the balance sheet.
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Business Peabody holding jobs fair, offering hiring bonus for first time
The Peabody seeks to fill more than 115 jobs. And in this tight labor market, the hotel is offering two hiring-bonus installments.
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Real EstateNew aria for Opera Memphis: Company selling suburban headquarters
Opera Memphis is listing for $3.8 million its 18-year-old, suburban headquarters. Like Ballet Memphis before it, the company plans a move to the heart of Memphis.
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Transportation & Logistics State honors Helm Fertilizer on Presidents Island for its safety record
Helm Fertilizer Terminal has now exceeded 51,622 hours of work without workplace-related injury or sickness.
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Real Estate Planning board approves big development near U of M
Plans for a $104 million development comprising a hotel, apartments, office and parking garage near the University of Memphis got off to a smooth start, receiving unanimous support of the Land Use Control Board.
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Real EstateCarlisle envisions ‘world class city’ as it fills key positions
Memphis attorney Don Campbell will become Carlisle LLC’s chief administrative officer and general counsel. CPA Eric Lucka will be senior vice president for accounting and investments.
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Business Whataburger announces future Memphis sites
Whataburger plans to hire more than 530 new employees in the greater Memphis area by the end of this year. The number is to reach 930 by the end of 2022.
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Real Estate Truck owner to open Mili’s Flowers & Gifts in Midtown
Miriam ‘Mili’ Cordero put the petal to the metal in a flower truck business. Now she’s about to open a flower and gift shop across from Snowden School in Midtown, in a new, mixed-use building on North McLean.
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Business Weather forecast postpones helicopter ball drop
A stormy-weather forecast has pushed back for one week the Inaugural MAM Helicopter Ball Drop fundraiser for Memphis Athletic Ministries.
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DowntownLabor shortage creates a ‘great time to be an employee’
Employers are giving hiring bonuses, creating retention incentives, making work schedules more flexible, raising pay, providing transportation to workers and providing other incentives to fill positions during this tight labor market.
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Spirit of MemphisBig picture: Lensrentals turns 15, plans move to larger headquarters
A doctor’s hobby evolved into the world’s largest company of its kind, and Roger Cicala’s expertise in lens sharpness and quality has even drawn the attention of NASA.
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Real Estate $30M loan fund created for Medical District housing, mixed-use buildings
The $30 million Memphis Medical District Investment Fund is designed to spur inclusive real estate development in the impoverished neighborhoods ringing the robust Memphis Medical District.
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Real Estate Prominent Cotton Row building plans makeover
Plans have been submitted for renovating the building anchoring the prominent southwest corner of Union and Front.
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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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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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