The new stayAPT Suites company plans to enter the Memphis market with a 76- or 88-room hotel behind the Commons at Dexter Lake shopping center in Cordova. And it won’t be the last stayAPT in the Memphis area, one executive says.
A developer has unusually elaborate plans for a convenience store with gas at the long-vacant corner of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street.
American Queen is offering a new Memphis-to-New Orleans cruise along the Mississippi River that includes stops at four popular golf courses, including Colonial Country Club in Memphis.
Laura Meanwell has worked as an engineer, led a successful campaign to change Germantown school hours, served on civic commissions, and even been a “director of euphoric events.” Now, she has a job that’s unusual for women in Memphis: Industrial real estate broker.
Carlisle Development responded to the rejection of its design for a $43 million, mixed-use building in a positive, forward-looking way. The co-developers said they plan to “resolve any outstanding design issues.”
All the litter showing up in each case file photo was not the focus of the development issues. But Land Use Control Board members took notice and rejected a landlord’s plan to enlarge his rental property in South Memphis.
The Land Use Control Board is recommending a setback requirement for oil pipelines built in Shelby County. It remains legally questionable whether the requirement could be applied to the controversial Byhalia Connection pipeline project.
The number of home sales rose 45% from February and nearly 13% from a year ago. But the stat that affects more people the most – the inventory of homes available for sale – remained low at 1,990.
The Design Review Board approved and heaped praises on the design for the massive Walk on Union mixed-use development. But the board rejected the design for the $43 million 7 Vance Building, saying it might fit in Cordova or the suburbs but not in Downtown’s historic warehouse district.
It might be too late to stop the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is still proposing a setback requirement for any other oil pipelines that might be built in the future.
Eric Robertson of Community LIFT joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
Lovesac will open its first Mid-South showroom at Shops of Saddle Creek South in Germantown later this month.
The relocation of the ServiceMaster Brands headquarters to Atlanta will result in some significant job losses for Memphis.
In 2005, UTHSC began the first doctor of nursing program in the state. It now offers eight concentrations.
Lakeland officials think the continued growth of the suburb should make it attractive to potential businesses and is willing to listen to an advisory group about that recruitment.
At a glance, boxes don’t seem that complicated. But when your business involves shipping lots of them around the world, it makes sense to understand the science behind what makes a good box. That’s why FedEx Corp. has its own packaging lab.
Residents of two East Memphis neighborhoods request that their streets be permanently gated or blocked from two busy streets, Poplar and Highland. But doing so would degrade the connectivity of the city’s street network, the Division of Planning and Development says.
You won’t be able to bet on the $140 million entertainment resort just announced for Tunica, but don’t bet against its success, the co-developer says.
Few people if anybody wanted the demolition of Downtown’s historic Nylon Net Building. But the staff of the Design Review Board gives a thumbs-up to the proposed way that the replacement building would look.
The Home Show of the Mid-South will be the first event to take place in the expo center since March 2020. The home show runs April 9-11 followed by the Mid-South Jewelry & Accessories Fair from April 16-18.
The fight over the controversial Byhalia Connection oil pipeline has moved into a new arena: The federal court system.
President Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan could result in more passenger trains serving Memphis, but many obstacles would have to be overcome before that might happen.
FedEx Express is offering new incentives to attract and retain employees. The effort is driven partly by a tight market for labor, but also by the company’s desire to see more entry-level employees follow a career track at the company.
Developer Tom Intrator plans to fill a vacant lot in the heart of South Main with a relatively tall, mixed-use building.
Last year was the second-strongest for for industrial real estate ever recorded by Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors. But in just the first three months of 2021, the net, new space absorbed by users has already reached 68% of last year’s total.