Design board approves FedEx Logistics’ Downtown HQ
FedEx Logistics’ redesign of the Gibson Guitar Factory received unanimous approval from the Downtown Memphis Commission's Design Review Board Wednesday. The company will return to the DRB later with an application for signage, public art and architectural lighting. (Rendering courtesy of Looney Ricks Kiss/Design Review Board)
The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board unanimously approved a plan to unify all elevations of the former Gibson Guitar Factory with brick, windows and black steel, but some members have questions about signage planned by new tenant FedEx Logistics.
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Downtown Memphis Commission FedEx LogisticsMichelle Corbet
Michelle Corbet covers business for The Daily Memphian. Prior to, she was a reporter at the Memphis Business Journal. A native Memphian and University of Memphis graduate, Michelle covered business in Conway, Arkansas after college. Michelle got her start covering business as an intern at The Commercial Appeal.
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