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 2018
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Real Estate Crosstown Concourse has made a Southern U-turn at one of its restaurant spaces: Replacing a vegetarian-themed restaurant for one that features chicken dishes, including the fried kind. -
New Victorian Village home built for Airbnb guests
A house now under construction in Victorian Village is rare in two ways. It’s the first home in more than a century to be built in the 600 block of Adams, the core of old 19th-century neighborhood of mansions. And, the new house is intended solely for Airbnb guests. -
Real Estate Businessman Marty Mathews fills retail gap along Madison west of Overton Square
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Education Tiger territory: Big new sign envisioned for University District
The University of Memphis president is at it again, pushing for big, iconic structures to define the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods. -
Real Estate Onyx Medical to expand manufacturing facility
Onyx Medical this week applied for a building permit to start an $11 million expansion of its medical-device manufacturing facility in northeast Memphis. -
Business IKEA reducing operating hours at Memphis store
IKEA will cut its operating hours in Memphis, the retailer’s only U.S. store to reduce store hours. -
Real Estate Urban Air coming to Southaven
The Memphis area’s third Urban Air, which bills itself as an “indoor adventure park,’’ is coming to Southaven. -
Real Estate New urban-style apartments proposed for Uptown
A developer proposes to build a new urban-style mix of 25 apartment units and some commercial spaces on five empty Uptown lots that had been developed for single-family houses. -
Transportation & Logistics Amazon seeks applicants for 1,500 Memphis jobs
Amazon’s emerging presence in Memphis – as an employer instead of an online seller – is hitting full stride with the announcement Thursday that the world’s largest online retailer wants to hire 1,500 people at two Memphis facilities. -
Crosstown christens new theater ‘The Doll House’
Crosstown Arts’ new, $11 million performance and film hall is now built and has new name and manager. The not-for-profit organization for contemporary arts has christened the 28,000-square-foot facility The Doll House. -
Real Estate ErinWay Shopping Center to undergo renovation
A shopping center in the heart of East Memphis will soon undergo a renovation.
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October 2018
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Real Estate Indian Pass restaurant closes
Indian Pass Raw Bar and Grill closed this weekend, indicating again that being adjacent to the renovated Overton Square entertainment district is no guarantee of a restaurant’s success. -
Real Estate Memphis BBQ chain Tops to ‘yank’ out dead palm trees
The Tops Bar-B-Q experience with planting palm trees at its restaurants is not ending well. -
Real Estate How much life will Broad apartments add to street? Stay tuned
Construction should start the first half of next year on the $51 million apartment-and-retail development fronting Broad Avenue, the developer said this month. -
Real Estate Maserati, Alfa Romeo car dealership may come to Memphis
An auto dealer plans to bring to Memphis two luxury/sporty Italian brands: Maserati and Alfa Romeo. -
Real Estate Restaurants may anchor commercial space at The Citizen
There’s no mystery upstairs. Apartment dwellers will occupy the upper floors of The Citizen, the $35 million, mixed-use development being built at Midtown’s most prominent intersection. -
Real Estate South of the tracks: U of M seeks improved path between campuses
Just south of the tracks on South Highland Avenue, the new Sam’s Deli restaurant churned out huge sandwiches for a lively Friday lunch crowd. Country music filled the room, as well as the mountings of five deer heads, a big bass and bobcat. A dozen diners, including one accompanied by his dog on the front deck, consumed sandwiches so big that half a ham-and-cheese could not quite fit into a carryout box. -
Real Estate Camy’s new owner seeks more business from East Memphis
Camy’s still delivers pizza, pasta and sandwiches, but its namesake has sold the delivery-only restaurant she started almost 26 years ago. -
Real Estate Concourse pool to serve Church Health patients, YMCA members
Church Health will soon start building an outdoor swimming pool behind Crosstown Concourse, with a goal to open it by next summer. -
Business Philanthropy forum joins Momentum Nonprofit Partners
A Memphis network of 30-plus organizations and companies that collectively give more than $380 million yearly in charitable grants has joined with a network of 800 Memphis nonprofits that receive such grants. -
Real Estate Midtown’s Rite Aid pharmacy closing Nov. 5
The 25-year-old Rite Aid in the heart of Midtown will close this fall, and other retailers are showing interest in leasing the building, a commercial real estate broker said. -
Business Maker of foam-protected packaging doubles its work space
A new Memphis company that makes foam-protected packaging is more than doubling its size after only six months in business. GLS Integrated signed a new lease to add 20,783 square feet to its existing 16,000 square feet in the warehouse building at 4841 Cromwell in Memphis’ southeast industrial district. -
Real Estate Changes coming to Poplar Plaza, Memphis’ first shopping center
Five significant changes are taking place at Poplar Plaza, which has a history of trying new things. Poplar Plaza was the first shopping center in the city – and arguably in the nation – designed to accommodate customers who arrive by auto. -
Real Estate Renovation underway for colorful Dermon Building
Interior demolition has started inside the historic Dermon Building. -
Real Estate Center for Independent Living moves to Clark Tower
The Memphis Center for Independent Living has just moved from its street-level headquarters in Midtown to the eighth floor of the 34-story Clark Tower in East Memphis.
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