Memphis supply firm merges with St. Louis company
Memphis-based company, IAC Supply Solutions, is merging with a similar company in St. Louis, where the new headquarters will be.
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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June 2021
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Real Estate Uptown developer reveals plans for historic Greyhound complex
A developer wants to move an Uptown mini-storage business out of the historic Greyhound bus complex and into a planned building next door. But the plans for the old, brick bus facility are far more intriguing.
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Real Estate Multi-block residential development proposed for Medical District
The application states that the project is intended to serve as a model for small-scale neighborhood development that can be applied to other Memphis neighborhoods.
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Real Estate 92-unit apartment development proposed for University District
A Florida-based developer seeks a number of zoning variances to build student apartments near the University of Memphis main campus.
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Real Estate Link Apartments Broad Ave. starts to rise
The project is big and potentially impactful, comprising two buildings fronting Broad and filled with 370 apartments.
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Financial Services After almost 40 years, FHN Financial is leaving Audubon Woods
FHN Financial will move its offices next May from one East Memphis office building to another.
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Real Estate Hilton Memphis has window missing at roofline
Management of East Memphis’ tall, round, glass-encased hotel knows a window is missing.
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Financial ServicesFirst Horizon closing 4 branches in Memphis market
First Horizon officials confirmed that it plans to close three Memphis branches and one in Southaven next month.
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BusinessMuscle-car shop helps rev up retros for racing — but discourages it on the streets
Muscle-car shop owner Kenny Bomar warns customers that if they keep racing in the streets he may see them at the weekly Bible class he leads at the Penal Farm.
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Financial Services Renasant Bank designs a transparent Memphis headquarters
Renasant bankers brainstormed with LRK Architects to envision the kind of building that millennial employees and customers would want 20 years from now.
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Real EstateProposed gas station grandfathered in despite Summer rezoning
Yet another convenience store with gas may be built on Summer Avenue in Highland Heights. The Board of Adjustment determined Wednesday, June 23, that a C-store developer submitted required paperwork in time before the City Council rezoned the area to prohibit gas sales.
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Real Estate ‘Game-changer’ homes showcased in Uptown
During the open house for Uptown’s new Malone Park Commons, guests — like the residents — mingled among rental homes that are not spaced apart by driveways, carports and garages.
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Arts & Culture Exclusive: Life of art, Hollywood deal-making hone Resnick to lead Brooks art museum
The same guy who reeled in Marvel Comics so 20th Century Fox could make the X-Men movies is now leading the city’s art museum. Meet Mark Resnick.
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Education Drive-thru scholarships: ‘Cream of the crop’ awarded $2,000 each
Two nonprofits organized a colorful way to hand over scholarship checks of $2,000 each to 104 girls and young women on Friday, June 18.
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Real Estate Townhouses with functional art planned for Broad gateway
A developer plans to build 15 townhouses and dual-purpose public art on another acre of Midtown’s abandoned I-40 property.
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South Memphis Sears to self-storage: Hickory Ridge Mall space to open this summer
The former Sears location in the Hickory Ridge Mall will reopen as an indoor storage business as early next month.
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Transportation & Logistics Helen of Troy building 2M-square-foot fulfillment center near Memphis
Despite being automated, the distribution center will employ 350 people.
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Transportation & Logistics ‘Chopsticks,’ robot designed for unloading, nears completion
In a few weeks, a robot that could change the logistics industry will be transported from Ithaca, N.Y., to Memphis in a U-Haul.
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Real EstateEvergreen bungalow renovation runs afoul of Landmarks
A real estate investment firm ran afoul of the Memphis Landmarks staff and created a stir in the Evergreen Historic District and among preservationists.
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Real Estate Oak Court Mall owner files for reorganization bankruptcy
Oak Court Mall houses about 70 retailers including anchors Macy’s, Dillards and H&M.
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Business Clock’s now ticking: Who’s in with 100 North Main?
The Downtown Memphis Commission released its request for proposals from any developers considering buying and redeveloping the 100 North Main Building as well as the entire city blocks it stands on.
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Business Helicopter ball drop requires extraordinary prep work
Memphis Athletic Ministries has taken remarkable steps to ensure its first Helicopter Ball Drop fundraiser goes smoothly and credibly.
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South Memphis 85-acre film compound receives approval
It all started years ago when Jason Farmer’s grade-school-age son said he wanted to be a filmmaker. On Thursday, the Land Use Control Board approved a planned development for an 85-acre film- and TV-production complex in Whitehaven.
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Real Estate Planning board approves more gas pumps in Binghampton
The Land Use Control Board credited a developer for improving a Binghampton site plan for a C-store with gas. But the board approved the project without addressing how more gas pumps might affect the neighborhood.
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Real Estate Rock of ages: New Midtown home may embody old stone church
A Midtown infill developer plans to incorporate the front of a small, stone church building into the construction of one of three houses planned for a remote pocket of Cooper-Young.
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