Design Review Board to consider eye-popping Downtown mural
At a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 5, local artists’ colorful image for the Hyatt Centric — on a concrete wall facing the intersection of Beale and Wagner streets — will be considered.
Topic: Downtown Memphis
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January 2022
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November 2021
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Renasant Convention Center boasts $200 million makeover
The center’s newly renovated, 118,000-square-foot exhibit hall was recently used as the set for a History Channel commercial featuring Morgan Freeman.
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September 2021
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South Main development secures increased density capacity requirement
Despite exceeding the density capacity for the South Main District, the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment granted approval of a new mixed-use development.
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Downtown sounds: River City Records showcases Memphis music, for tourists and locals alike
With an emphasis on Memphis and regional music, River City Records will be the only Downtown record shop north of the Beale, and the biggest since Pop Tunes closed more than a decade ago.
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August 2021
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MMBCC moving to 200 Jefferson office tower
The Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum will move just two blocks from its long-time headquarters at 158 Madison.
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Fatal fall: Carpentry firm cited for letting rooftop workers be untethered
A state agency also finds that a carpentry subcontractor inappropriately used an automotive winch to lift and lower wood beams, columns, joists and decking from the roof of the historic Butcher Shop Building.
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Prospero Health lands executive from ALSAC/St. Jude
Robert Machen has been named chief information officer for Prospero Health, which runs its operational headquarters in Memphis.
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July 2021
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Walking in Memphis: Grants now available for sidewalk repair Downtown
The board of a Downtown agency approved a matching-grant program that offers commercial property owners up to $5,000 to repair their sidewalks.
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May 2021
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New program offers array of help to Downtown retailers
The Downtown Retailer Rx program will offer expert guidance and $1,000 to $5,000 grants to help Downtown’s businesses rebound from the pandemic.
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Central Station, The Commonwealth earn historic honors
The adaptive reuse and preservation of two historic, Downtown buildings have received recognition by the Tennessee Historical Commission.
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April 2021
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Downtown’s historic Masonic Temple building is sold
The ornate Memphis Masonic Temple has sold for $2.225 million, according to the Shelby County Register’s Office website.
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‘The Walk’ steps up with first design submission
The Design Review Board gets details about “Building G,” a massive structure of 400 apartments, 27,000 square feet of retail, a parking garage and much more.
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February 2021
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Seven Downtown county government buildings closed Monday
The County Trustee’s office is the exception, staying open for the last week of county tax filing season. Some county employees will be working from home if possible as the administration decides on a day-to-day basis when to open the buildings.
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Goal: Give smallest tax incentives that still spur projects Downtown
Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board members are to review its policies for giving tax incentives. Possible changes may include syncing incentives to existing growth plans, simplifying the policy, and tightening the amount of incentives without slowing development.
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January 2021
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Facebook group leads to micro-giving community
The Buy Nothing Midtown/Downtown Facebook group boasted more than 2,000 members as of Jan. 23. It’s one of several in the Memphis area.
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December 2020
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Carlisle: Hyatt Centric to offer ‘unparalleled’ river views despite taller Grand Hyatt
Hyatt Centric’s hotel guests and patrons of its rooftop bar and riverfront restaurant will have river views despite plans to erect a taller Grand Hyatt next door.
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River views beckon, when office workers return
It’s spacious, it’s modern and everybody can take advantage of river views. But most of its newly renovated workstations and offices are empty because of COVID-19.
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November 2020
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Why glamping, Topgolf and an aquarium never made it to Mud Island
With millions of dollars of work needed at Mud Island, what happened with all the other ideas for some of Memphis’ most valuable property?
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October 2020
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New CEO continues Indigo Ag’s commitment to Memphis headquarters
Ron Hovsepian didn’t bring Indigo Ag’s big North American commercial headquarters to Memphis, but he’s already spoken with the mayor and governor to reaffirm the startup’s “enthusiasm” for the city.
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Kemmons Wilson Companies unveils Downtown headquarters design
The design by LRK Architects for adaptive reuse of the historic warehouse that once housed Spaghetti Warehouse adds a prominent front porch, monumental glass entry and lots of windows.
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September 2020
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Biotech company Indigo Ag names new CEO
Indigo Ag's board appointed the acting chief operating officer, Ron Hovsepian, to succeed David Perry. Perry brought the company's North American commercial headquarters to Memphis in 2018.
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August 2020
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Indigo Ag raises another $360M from investors
Start-up Indigo Ag, with its North American commercial operations headquartered in Downtown Memphis, continues to raise investor funding, but has a goal to become self-sufficient by the end of this year.
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June 2020
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Carlisle Corp. plans to partially preserve historic Nylon Net Building, build 210 apartments
The plan is to preserve the bottom 20 feet of 7 Vance’s historic masonry facade, plus the smokestack.
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Calkins: In a country roiled by violence, Memphis shows amazing grace
There's no right way to protest. But Tuesday in Memphis, several hundred protestors marched to Mason Temple and forged a moment of heartbreaking grace.
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Fifth night of Downtown protests erupts into scuffles with police and among crowd
As hundreds of protesters gathered Downtown Sunday evening and early Monday morning, there was more tension and more strategy than the previous four demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. And some of the tension was among different camps of activists.
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