Special report: Union Men
An inside look at the deal to reshape Downtown Memphis
Site clearing for the $500 million-plus first phase of Union Row (seen here to the left of the LaQuinta Inn) is expected to begin this fall on the south side of Union Avenue. It will give rise to roughly 700 apartments, 300 hotel rooms, 90,000 square feet of retail and possibly as much as 350,000 square feet of office space. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Marc Perrusquia
Marc Perrusquia is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, where graduate students learn investigative and explanatory journalism skills working alongside professionals. He's won numerous state and national awards for government watchdog, social justice and political reporting. Follow the Institute on Facebook or Twitter @psr_memphis.
In Part One of our two-part series: How developers lassoed huge public incentives and millions of out-of-state dollars to redo the face of Downtown.
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