Central Yards project seeks $23M tax incentive
Father-and-son development team Frank Kemker (left) and Clayton Kemker have acquired two parcels and have a third under contract, totaling 5.6 acres, near the southwest corner of Central and Cooper. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Even with the tax-break incentive, Central Yards would still generate $7.7 million more in local tax revenues over 20 years than the same property would generate without the mixed-use development, according to the Downtown Memphis Commission.
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Central Yards Center City Revenue Finance Corp. Mixed-use DevelopmentTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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