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Tom Bailey covers business news for The Daily Memphian. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He's worked in journalism for 40 years and has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
563 articles by Tom Bailey :
The Design Review Board delayed approval of a Midtown mixed-use project near Overton Park, but approved designs for the Snuff District, a taller One Beale hotel and new signs for Health Sciences Park.
The coming, same-day delivery by Amazon in Memphis will strengthen the changes already felt in Memphis shopping, retail owners, brokers and landlords say.
An old Memphis park with a controversial history will soon be publicly rebranded Health Sciences Park.
After Highwoods Properties announced last summer it would sell its Memphis office buildings, its local leader took some time off, traveled and decided to join Colliers International Memphis.
Majority owner says more than $200,000 has been invested recently in improvements to the golf and country club in Cordova.
A 60-lot subdivision being planned near the intersection of James and Highland in Raleigh may be marketed to new employees of the Amazon fulfillment center nearby.
One Beale's boutique hotel may grow taller by one floor and 12 guestrooms if the Design Review Board approves a change in plans.
The design of new headquarters near Midtown is inspired by the city's traditional, old fire stations, but with modern efficiencies and more office space.
AutoZone's plan to speed fulfillment of vehicle parts includes expanding into the historic Cotton Row buildings across Front Street from its headquarters.
Memphis outdoor enthusiasts will have another regional bike and walking trail to enjoy covering 85 miles along the Mississippi River, thanks to the Walton Foundation.
The Snuff District proposal would create more than 40 new waterfront townhomes in Memphis, along the river harbor.
Planning board to consider zoning exceptions that would allow group living facilities in two areas of Memphis.
Lack of awareness, misunderstanding and even distrust are among reasons the vast majority of Memphis-area residents who are income-qualified do not take advantage of Free Tax Prep.
Memphis National Cemetery may be surrounded by obstacles that could keep visitors away, but the park-like burial grounds are undergoing a $10 million upgrade to make it easier to celebrate and pay respects to the heroes buried there.
The company will host a recruiting event Jan. 30 to find new, full-time employees.
Video shows a Jeep motoring through the new Highland Strip crosswalk, and striking and hurling a schoolteacher through the air. Police did not charge the driver, raising questions about how serious the city takes pedestrian safety.
A sprawling, blighted building in the heart of the Edge District has been purchased by some of the same people who have improved other properties in the neighborhood.
After months of declining to acknowledge its plans in the Frayser/Raleigh district, Amazon announced Tuesday it will hold a ground-breaking on Monday at 4055 New Allen Road.
Memphis Chess Club has transformed itself into a business, and is changing the shopfront space of a Downtown building into a café/coffee shop and its new home.
The 601-unit Park at Forest Hill apartments, which are adjacent to Irene Golf & Country Club, have sold to a Kansas real estate company.
Valvoline Instant Oil Change seeks two zoning variances so it can build on Union in Midtown.
Methodist Healthcare has purchased the Midtown building it has been leasing for minor med and diagnostic centers.
State Systems, which specializes in fire safety equipment, support and technology, has purchased Fire-Tek of Middle Tennessee.
Gary Wunderlich, who founded and sold Wunderlich Securities, and financial services veteran Rick Hendrix have formed a new company called Live Oak Merchant Partners.
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