Retail center developer seeks gas sales in southeast Memphis
A large retail center with more than 230 parking spaces is planned in southeast Memphis if the developer can get approval for gas sales at the location.
Elle Perry
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September 2019
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Real Estate 38126 Innovation Center, Whitehaven coffee shop seek EDGE loans
Projects in Whitehaven and South Memphis are seeking forgivable Inner City Economic Development (ICED) loans from EDGE.
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August 2019
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Business Le Bonheur, St. Jude, Old Dominick plan expansions
Three well-known Memphis institutions are seeking approval from the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment to expand their operations.
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South Memphis Uplift Westwood CDC launches with town hall meeting
Westwood residents offered organizers of the new CDC a list of suggestions to improve the community, from covered basketball courts and a splash pad, to career readiness programs and a full-service bank location.
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Business EDGE approves tax incentives for ‘Bluff City Law’ and e-commerce operation
EDGE awarded PILOTs to NBCUniversal for “Bluff City Law” and Cherry Tree International for a Memphis distribution center.
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Real Estate Chinese e-commerce subsidiary seeks PILOT for Memphis warehouse
Cherry Tree International Corp. is seeking a 10-year Fast Track PILOT from EDGE to create 25 new jobs in Memphis.
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South Memphis City hosting ribbon-cutting for South Memphis park pavilion
The pavilion replaces an older one at Lincoln Park that was significantly damaged by a tree.
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Metro Million-dollar building permit filed for Lamar Avenue warehouse
A building permit application valued at $1.8 million has been filed for a Lamar Avenue warehouse.
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Metro LeMoyne-Owen holding two-day ‘Move the Needle’ summit
LeMoyne-Owen College is holding its first-ever “Move the Needle” Summit on its campus Aug. 16-17.
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Spirit of Memphis Women’s Foundation making strides in 38126
Memphis ZIP code 38126, which has family poverty rate of nearly 60%, has been getting targeted help from the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis.
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Metro Greater Memphis Chamber takes its message to Orange Mound
Beverly Robertson, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, brought the organization’s first stop in its new “Taking it to the Streets” initiative to Orange Mound.
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Education Dunbar Elementary begins first day as iZone school
Students were welcomed back to Dunbar Elementary School by the principal, teachers and community groups. The school is now part of the Shelby County Schools Innovation Zone.
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South Memphis BlueCross Healthy Place at David Carnes Park in Whitehaven set to open
The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation spent more than $5 million revitalizing the park.
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Business Couple from Memphis create app to help people find the best brunch
An app developed by a Memphis couple makes it easier to find a good place for brunch.
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South Memphis Memphis couple open Caribbean restaurant in Hickory Hill
Louis and Carla Faulkner are operating a new restaurant, Caribbean Flayvahz, in Hickory Hill.
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Metro Student artwork at Southwind High removed following threat, SCS says
A piece of student artwork at Southwind High School has been removed after the principal received a threatening phone call about the painting.
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South Memphis LeMoyne-Owen interim president: ‘First we start by listening’
Former Memphis City Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson-Dean said she plans to begin her tenure at LeMoyne-Owen College with a lot of listening.
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Business Approval sought for University District apartments, St. Jude parking lots
Southern Avenue apartments are among the items the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment will hear at its Aug. 28 meeting.
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July 2019
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Metro $2.1M building permit filed for St. Clair Foods in Whitehaven
A Memphis-based food manufacturer is seeking a $2.1 million building permit to expand its Whitehaven warehouse.
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South Memphis Bala’s Bistro serves African and American food in Whitehaven
Bala Tounkara wants to make African food appealing to those who have never tried it, but he also wants to give people with African parents a chance to try dishes beyond their familiar fare.
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South Memphis South Memphis native opens Whitehaven juice bar with second soon to come
People told South Memphis native Quavisa Henderson she should open a juice bar in Cordova or Germantown, but Henderson says those communities already have plenty of options. Instead, she opened her first location in Whitehaven and will soon be opening another in Parkway Village.
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South Memphis Life Together makes pitch for part of South City facility
The City of Memphis has an option to purchase the buildings that served as the former MLK Transition Academy, Porter Junior High School, and Boys and Girls Club location at 620 S. Lauderdale St.
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Metro Splash pad coming to Whitehaven Community Center
A building permit application valued at $1.2 million was filed July 24 for exterior construction for the center.
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Metro $2.6M building permit filed for Pandrol
EDGE approved a 15-year Community Builder PILOT for Pandrol USA in May.
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Education LeMoyne-Owen suit outlines problems between president, faculty
A suit filed by the LeMoyne-Owen College Faculty Organization against the college and its board of trustees reveals the mistrust that existed between the administration and faculty before the college president was fired.
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