There are 12 article(s) tagged Loews Hotel:

• February 2022

  • Bluff City Biz: Liberty Park, opportunities beyond a Downtown Loews with Mark Halperin

    “Hopefully, there’s going to be a lot of economic spin-off,” Halperin said of the city’s $56 million youth sports complex.

    By Rob Moore February 14, 2022

  • Why did Downtown Loews hotel deal collapse?

    “The pandemic put challenges on the hotel market and the lending market, making the economics of our proposed transaction remarkably difficult.”

    By Rob Moore February 09, 2022

• April 2020

  • Kane: Record year for Memphis tourism stopped day global pandemic declared

    The head of Memphis Tourism said on "Behind The Headlines" that the recovery of the tourism sector in the city could stretch into 2022. Kevin Kane was appointed recently to a state task force on the economic recovery from COVID-19.

    By Bill Dries April 03, 2020

• January 2020

  • Loews Hotel gets final OK on 16-story project

    Board approves signage, light and art for series of other projects including Equality Trailblazers monument.

    By Jane Roberts January 10, 2020

  • The Early Word: Massive Memphis projects all moving forward; Tigers basketball ... maybe not so much

    Good morning; it’s Friday, Jan. 10. Tonight, we have the Grizz taking on the Spurs at FedExForum, and the Elvis 85th Birthday Pops concert with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at Graceland. 

    By Mary Cashiola January 10, 2020

• December 2019

  • Loews Hotel plan for Central Police Station gets board approval

    The Loews Hotel plan would replace the back part of the historic Central Police Station with meeting and event, delivery and parking spaces.

    By Tom Bailey December 12, 2019

  • City Council gives nod to Loews, Union Row and Pinch moves

    City Council members approved development milestones Tuesday, Dec. 3, in three major Downtown development projects.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2019

• November 2019

  • Busy City Council agenda features Loews, Union Row and Pinch decisions

    Memphis City Council members have paperwork on their agenda Tuesday for the second convention center hotel project, changes to the Union Row project incentives and a supplement to the Pinch District redevelopment.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2019

• July 2019

  • Nashville court airs dispute over incentives for 2nd Memphis convention center hotel

    Lawyers for Memphis, the Downtown Memphis Commission and Sheraton sparred Tuesday in Davidson County Chancery Court over a bid to block state-approved incentives for a new Loews Hotel.

    By Wayne Risher July 18, 2019

  • Davidson County chancellor hears motions in hotel incentive case

    Rulings are pending in Davidson County Chancery Court on a variety of dismissal motions in a Downtown Memphis Sheraton lawsuit challenging incentives for a proposed Loews Hotel.

    By Wayne Risher July 17, 2019

• April 2019

  • City signs letter of intent with Loews for new convention center hotel

    A letter of intent signed Tuesday replaces one being pursued for a joint development by Loews and THM. THM wants to build the second convention center hotel at a restored 100 North Main Building.

    By Bill Dries, Wayne Risher April 23, 2019

• January 2019

  • Sheraton fires back in court battle against Loews incentives

    Sheraton Downtown Memphis Hotel attorneys say the City Council committed a series of missteps in approving public incentives for a rival Loews Hotel project in August.

    By Wayne Risher January 23, 2019