Convention center update clears midpoint
Memphis Convention Center renovation stands at 51% and has moved into its perhaps most visible stage. Crews are opening holes for new windows and clearing the way for truck access.
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Memphis Convention Center renovation stands at 51% and has moved into its perhaps most visible stage. Crews are opening holes for new windows and clearing the way for truck access.
Tom Intrator is described as “a self-made, self-taught investor, developer and entrepreneur.” So, just who is the man behind one of Memphis' biggest proposed mixed-use real estate projects ever?
A bid by the Sheraton Downtown Memphis Hotel to block incentives for a new Loews convention center hotel in Memphis has been dismissed in Davidson County Chancery Court.
The Greater Memphis Chamber chose the Nike executive to succeed Richard W. Smith as board chairman during the annual Chairman’s Luncheon at The Peabody on Thursday.
DJI, a global provider of civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has joined the Memphis International Airport-led test of drones for tasks including inspection of FedEx aircraft.
Projects at 1750 Madison and the old American Snuff Factory at 46 Keel will be up for consideration of tax incentives Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The supply of hotel rooms in Memphis would increase by nearly 25% if everything in the pipeline was built. That's unlikely, but oversupply is a concern.
FedEx marked what was expected to be one of its busiest days in history on Monday, Dec. 2, as more than 33 million shipments moved through the Memphis-based company's network.
Shipping industry consultant SJ Consulting believes FedEx peak season volume will increase a relatively modest 3%, in part because of the expansion of Amazon's delivery network.
The Central Station, a Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in Memphis' historic train station, aims to open during the week of Oct. 21-25. The Daily Memphian provides a sneak peek.
A pair of $1 billion-plus Downtown development projects that would require heavy doses of public incentives are scheduled for an initial vote on Monday, Dec. 2.
FedEx volunteers and Operation Warm, a Philadelphia nonprofit that gives coats to needy children, combined for coat giveaways at Bruce and LaRose elementary schools in Memphis this week.
Remember when it was possible to arrive at Memphis International Airport minutes before a flight? Those days are over, at least at peak times like Thanksgiving.
FedEx expects to more than double normal package volume of 15 million packages a day on three Mondays in December, starting with Cyber Monday, Dec. 2.
Tupelo-based Renasant Bank's newly minted naming rights for the Memphis Convention Center are expected to generate more than $7 million over 10 years.
FedEx says it's mourning "tragic accident" that killed Memphis hub material handler Duntate Young on Nov. 13, 2019, and defends its safety record.
Loews Hotels & Co. won a 30-year property tax abatement Tuesday, Nov. 19, for its $240 million project to build a second Memphis Convention Center hotel.
Allegiant will increase its nonstops from Memphis by about one-third next summer with added frequencies to Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale.
FedEx won't offer a pension plan for new hires starting Jan. 1, but will offer a stronger 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Historic preservation advocates cast a wary eye toward a developer's $1.1 billion plan to transform the Pinch historic district into 2.8 million square feet of apartments, hotels, offices and retail.
FedEx chairman Frederick W. Smith labeled as an "outrageous distortion" a Sunday New York Times article on FedEx capital investments and tax savings following the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.
The $544 million first phase would include 942 apartments, 406 hotel rooms, 160,000 square feet of retail and 200,000 square feet of office.
Officials hope a prospective sale of Mitsubishi Electric Power Products plant in Memphis will preserve majority of jobs.
18 Main, led by New York real estate developer Tom Intrator, has submitted applications for tax incentives for five Downtown Memphis projects valued at more than $100 million.
Tom Intrator's development group 18Main wins tax relief for $104 million in projects on South Main and South Front Downtown.