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Topic: Downtown Memphis
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November 2019
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Fire-delayed Forum Flats preparing to open first apartments
Delayed four months by a fire, construction of Forum Flats apartments has resumed and the first units should become available soon.
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Bright lights, bigger city
The Mighty Lights add to the Downtown living experience: Anytime you drive up or down Riverside Drive, you see this magnetic glow, like holiday lights hanging in your backyard. They make us look like the first-tier city that we are becoming.
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October 2019
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Race for the Cure takes over Downtown, despite heavy rain
Survivors and their supporters took to the street with ponchos covering their pink paraphernalia for a rainy 5K in Downtown Memphis.
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Workplace health care provider’s grant application removed from agenda
Workplace health care provider We Care tlc is asking for a grant of up to $30,000 from a Downtown Memphis Commission board for interior renovations of its proposed center site at 119 S. Main.
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Revised plans for Union Row unveiled
New renderings for the 11-acre, first phase of the Union Row mixed-use development show a dense arrangement of apartments, parking garages, hotels and office buildings.
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September 2019
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Prospero Health to set up operations in Memphis
Prospero Health plans to invest $1.5 million and hire 249 workers in Memphis, setting up operations in One Commerce Square Downtown.
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Raymond James confirms move within Memphis
Raymond James confirmed Thursday that more than 800 employees will work at new locations once its move within Memphis is finished.
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$33 million permit pulled for FedEx Logistics HQ Downtown
A nearly $33 million building permit for interior finishwork has been pulled for the FedEx Logistics headquarters project in Downtown Memphis.
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August 2019
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Special ground is broken for One Beale
A ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday morning celebrated the first, $150 million phases of One Beale. Work already has started to erect the Hyatt Centric hotel and Landing Residences at One Beale apartments.
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Variety of site’s character surprises museum architects
The architect in charge of the new Brooks Museum design says the Downtown site offers much more character than just the river views.
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Hasta la Vista: Old motor court hotel closing for Union Row
Demolition to clear the way for the $950 million project is delayed until this fall.
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July 2019
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TRUE Sports moving headquarters to Downtown
True Temper Sports has rebranded itself as TRUE Sports and will move its 35 headquarters jobs from the suburbs into Downtown's One Commerce Square.
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Hotel battle may decide future for historic police building
The owner of the long-vacant, 108-year-old Central Police Station Building has a Plan A and Plan B for renovating the historic Central Police Station Building at 128 Adams. Which plan is used depends on how the legal dispute over the convention center hotels is resolved.
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June 2019
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‘Olympians’ toss, pedal and chug for charity
Six teams competed Saturday in the Downtown Olympics, with proceeds benefiting Memphis' Urban Bicycle Food Ministry.
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May 2019
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FedEx Logistics seeks design approval for Downtown HQ
The design of FedEx Logistics' plans to transform the vacant Gibson Guitar Factory into its new Downtown Memphis headquarters is up for review.
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Shadows are ‘small price’ for Clipper’s benefits
The Clipper towers will create significant shadows Downtown, but the neighbor with the most sunshine to lose is not concerned.
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Brooks’ plans to demolish garage causes ‘concern, anxiety’
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art's plan to demolish a parking garage to make room for its new riverfront museum has Downtown residents and commuters in a tizzy.
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Pittsburgh firm made offer on 266 Lofts that was too good to refuse
Local developers intended to keep the 266 Lofts in Downtown Memphis, but a private equity firm made an aggressive, unsolicited offer.
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Miley Cyrus added to Saturday’s Beale Street Music Fest lineup
Beale Street Music Fest took over the Downtown riverfront with performances by BlocBoy JB, Shinedown, Brandon Santini, Chvrches and Dirty Heads.
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April 2019
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Automobile museum opens with block party to celebrate history of Edge District
Known for its history as a haven for automotive businesses in Memphis, the Edge District hosted a block party to celebrate the opening of the Edge Motor Museum complete with classic rides, music and food.
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Downtown sees surge in minority owners after lowering development loan costs
After increasing the amount and lowering the cost of its development loan program last year, more than 50% of approved applicants for the Downtown Memphis Commission’s development loan program have been minorities.
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Downtown condos in short supply
Developers haven't been building more Downtown condos, so supplies are low and prices are rising.
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Two more redevelopment projects target Madison Avenue
The gaps between points of interest along Madison Avenue are starting to fill up with new ground-floor commercial businesses and new officer users.
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Design Review Board OKs ‘Memphis’ sign on Mud Island
Depending on where the viewer is standing, Downtown Memphis' latest art installation will read "MEMPHIS" to some and "SIHPMEM" to others.
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