Ford to nearly double production of F-150 Lightning
The automotive campus at Blue Oval City should start manufacturing the all-electric pickup truck by 2025.
Rob Moore
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Real EstateInked: More Medical District development; a gym activates a blighted corner
A new multifamily building planned for 220 S. Claybrook St. could offer more housing options for a growing Medical District.
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Real EstateMid-South industrial market saw a record-breaking year
According to Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors, total new direct leasing activity for 2021 topped 19 million square feet.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx to add to its all-electric delivery fleet
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., plans for 50% of its global pickup and delivery vehicle purchases to be electric by 2025, with plans to reach 100% by 2030.
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Spirit of MemphisClark Tower lights up the night sky once again
‘We can do green, we can do pink, we can do red, we can really do anything,’ Shane Soefker said of Clark Tower’s new lights. ‘We’ll have lots of opportunity to do different things with different holidays and initiatives.’
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Real Estate Former Marine Corps training center will provide housing to veterans in need
“Getting this property was a godsend because it came at just the time when we needed it,” said Alpha Omega Veterans Services Executive Director Cordell Walker. The nonprofit acquired the former Marine Corps Reserve Center at 3114 Jackson Ave. through a federal grant process.
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Business Bluff City Biz: Downtown investment, Mid-South innovation with Greater Memphis Chamber CMO
“There’s demand, and we couldn’t have a stronger signal for investors that this is the place to invest,” said Apryl Childs-Potter, chief marketing officer with the Greater Memphis Chamber.
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Real Estate Downtown PILOT approved for proposed Butler Row development
Over the course of the 12-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, the increase in taxes generated by the project is estimated at more than $3 million.
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Real EstateInked: Performance Food Group, Hyatt Caption update
Scannell is preparing the site for a 150,000-square-foot build-to-suit warehouse for Performance Food Group.
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Business Bluff City Biz: The Gold Standard of activated sidewalks with Tom Bailey
A veteran business reporter with decades of experience covering development in the Mid-South, Tom Bailey knows that busy, activated sidewalks are key to urban vibrancy.
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Business New York-based firm could invest $112.5M in former Nike facility
According to a term sheet related from EDGE, Memphis would become home to three manufacturing lines running multiple shifts with capacity to annually produce approximately 22,500 containers and 30,000 chassis.
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Downtown Billy Orgel, Kevin Woods team to invest $267M in redeveloping 100 N. Main
Orgel has had success in recent years with similar adaptive reuse projects like the Tennessee Brewery on South Bluffs and the American Snuff building in Uptown.
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Real Estate Woods, Orgel, DMC’s Paul Young discuss future of 100 N. Main
Left vacant since 2014, Memphis’ tallest building is set to undergo a $267 million renovation.
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Business Bluff City Biz: Quite the week with Kevin Woods
Kevin Woods, the Memphis market president for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, has had a big week.
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Real EstateInked: New trolley stop for the Downtown Mobility Center; Fogelman buys another Memphis property
“The new trolley stop will complete the mission of the Downtown Mobility Center by bringing key transportation means together at one site in Downtown Memphis.”
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Business Resort-style development moves forward at Colonial Country Club
Spanning 170 acres, The Legacy at Colonial will include a residential neighborhood, a senior living campus, office space, retail space and a hotel.
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Business Butler Row project secures maximum density increase
In its report, Board of Adjustment staff referred to the project as “exemplar of urban design.”
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Business International Paper reports 4th-quarter earnings, full year 2021
International Paper reported fourth-quarter earnings of $.78 per share. Wall Street analysts expected $.87 per share.
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Real Estate New Downtown grocery store could open in March
South Point Grocery plans to open one block from Central Station at 136 Webster Ave., the site of the former Liberty Cash Grocers.
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Real EstateTime is right to develop Colonial Country Club, owner says
Spanning 170 acres, The Legacy at Colonial would bring resort-style living to Cordova, something that has been attempted in the past.
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February 2022
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Business Bluff City Biz: 100 N. Main with Kevin Kane
This week, we’re joined by Kevin Kane, president and CEO of Memphis Tourism, and we discuss, yet again, 100 N. Main’s potential for adding Downtown vibrancy, as well as the need for a grocery store in South Main.
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Collierville Mueller Industries reports ‘exceptional’ fourth-quarter earnings
Mueller reported $956.4 million in fourth-quarter net sales and operating income of $172.1 million.
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Real EstateInked: Historic Snuff District project moves ahead; A new Starbucks for Whitehaven
Located on the empty surface lot at 645 N. Front St., just south of the historic Snuff Factory building, the six-story Conwood II will include 294 housing units and 10,000 square feet of retail space.
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Business Stock equity grants help Pinnacle Financial retain talent
Turning employees into investors is a trend that could increase as companies struggle to attract and keep workers.
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Business Bluff City Biz: The City of Memphis and 100 N. Main with Bill Dries
The planned $267 million revitalization of 100 N. Main would include 60,000 square feet of office space for the City of Memphis.
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