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The Daily News reports 1,300 jobs initially and then a future expansion with 800 more jobs. The Commercial Appeal also reports up to an additional 2,000 more related jobs. :banana:
Memphis hits jobs jackpot with recruitment of Electrolux manufacturing operation The Commercial Appeal In addition to the 1,200 direct jobs, the project could create another 1,500 to 2,000 jobs indirectly through suppliers and support businesses. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...tly-recruitin/ |
Memphis Motorsports Park sold, new owner plans up to $2 Million in improvements
The Commercial Appeal http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...otorsports-pa/ |
Jobs Jackpot
Electrolux to invest $190M in Memphis oven plant Memphis Daily News http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=54939 (Photo: Lance Murphey) http://memphisdailynews.com/Editoria...7&maxWidth=250 Gov. Phil Bredesen, right, and Kevin Scott, president of Electrolux North America, announce a deal to bring an Electrolux manufacturing plant to Memphis during the Greater Memphis Chamber's Chairman's Luncheon on Wednesday at The Peabody hotel. |
EMHC Moving to Appling Farms, Doubling in Size
Memphis Daily News Emergency Mobile Health Care is more than doubling the size of its Memphis corporate headquarters. EMHC has signed a 14,200-square-foot lease at 6972 Appling Farms Parkway. http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=54979 |
Downtime Digs
MED’s new center gives docs a place to rest, teach Memphis Daily News http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=54978 (Photos: Lance Murphey) http://memphisdailynews.com/Editoria...1&maxWidth=250 Will Pierce, assistant systems adminstrator for the MED, hooks up computers inside the MED’s new Trauma Training and On-Call Facility. http://memphisdailynews.com/Editoria...2&maxWidth=250 The Regional Medical Center at Memphis recently opened its new Trauma Training and On-Call Center, which will provide quiet sleeping quarters, bathrooms and showers, a lounge and other amenities for the medical staff. |
On the Mend
Regional Medical Center at Memphis healthy once again Memphis Daily News http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55014 (Photos: Lance Murphey) http://memphisdailynews.com/Editoria...6&maxWidth=250 Reginald Coopwood, M.D., is President and CEO of the MED. http://memphisdailynews.com/Editoria...7&maxWidth=250 Nurse Daphne Lauderdale and Gypsy Hall visit patient Michael Pendergrast, 23, and mother Susan Minor in one of The MED's newly refurbished rooms. |
Smith & Nephew adding 100 jobs in Memphis
Memphis Business Journal Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics is creating 100 jobs in Memphis beginning in January, which will include manufacturing and engineering positions. The company currently employs 2,005 people in Memphis. http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...0-jobs-in.html http://www.montgomerymartin.com/proj...efs1-large.jpg montgomerymartin.com |
Investors to Pump $3M Into Hotel Renovation
Memphis Daily News In October, Michael and Samoylovich, managing principals of Cedar Street Capital in Chicago, bought the Memphis Plaza Hotel on East Brooks Road, an aging airport-area hotel with a lot of promise. http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55112 |
The High Life
Outlook bright for Downtown’s luxury hotels Memphis Daily News The outlook for next year is buoyed by the arrival of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and recent news that Pinnacle Airlines Corp. will relocate its headquarters to One Commerce Square. http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55109 (Photo: Lance Murphey) http://memphisdailynews.com/Editorial_Images/10738.jpg Spectators watch the Peabody Duck March in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel. |
A leg up: New orthopedic unit represents The Med's latest competitive step
The Commercial Appeal http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...c/19/a-leg-up/ http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...izcp_t607.jpeg Photo by Brandon Dill Dr. Edward Perez, director of orthopedic surgery at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, talks with patient Tim Brahm about his progress after recent surgery in The Med's newly renovated orthopedic unit. |
Good to see positive movement in Memphis, especially since it tends to get overlooked a lot.
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Projects filling Pidgeon Park
Electrolux, TVA, railroad in line at industrial park The Commercial Appeal Once touted as the largest greenfield development site in urban America, Pidgeon lies between Interstate 55 and the Mississippi River off Mallory Road. Memphis-Shelby County Port Commission officials told city and county mayors this week that pending projects could vastly reduce available space. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...lling-pidgeon/ |
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Rockwell expansion more than doubles distribution space
Memphis Biz Journal "The deal shows a continued resilience in Memphis’ industrial real estate market during a challenging economy." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...n-doubles.html LEE SWETS | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...apshot.jpg?v=1 |
Informative article on the future of the Lamar Ave. corridor & Interstate 22.
The right path for a busy road Greater Memphis Chamber Of Commerce http://welcome.memphischamber.com/Ne...busy-road.aspx |
Man Johnny Ryall, you should start up your own blog on memphis development, you seem to know like everything thats going on. Where do you get your info from? I try to find stuff on development for Little Rock a lot but dont turn up barely anything.
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Jackson, Tenn., solar facility nears completion
Memphis Biz Journal Construction of a new $5 million solar power system in Jackson, Tenn., is nearing completion. The one megawatt solar power system with a 47-kilowatt solar array is located at 96 American Drive in Madison Industrial Park in Jackson. The solar facility will take up nearly 20 acres of the 55-acre site. One megawatt provides enough energy to power 1,000 houses. http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...ity-nears.html |
Memphis Entrepreneur Starting Entertainment Group in Town
abc24.com Marie Pizano, President and CEO of management companies UROC Music Management and Zazu and Valentina is launching MVP3 Entertainment Group, a company that she says will produce music, TV shows and movies. http://www.abc24.com/mostpopular/sto...4onNe3bNw.cspx |
Norfolk Yard Finally Set to Commence
Memphis Daily News Norfolk Southern Corp. has a busy year ahead as it finally begins preparations for a $112 million project that will create jobs, increase rail capacity and reduce highway traffic congestion in the Memphis area. http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55311 |
Crews Realty to revive Wolf River Ranch residential development
Memphis Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...velopment.html ALAN HOWELL | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...,Jason.jpg?v=1 Crews Realty owner Jason Crews hopes to attract builders to the Wolf River Ranch development by offering attractive lot prices for $325,000 to $400,000 homes. |
Businesses weigh bike plan for Madison Avenue in Midtown Memphis
Lone project proposal would eliminate 2 traffic lanes The Commercial Appeal "The lone plan on the table would restrict vehicle through-traffic from the current four lanes to two lanes. The proposal would use the freed-up width to: Establish a center turn lane; Provide on-street parking next to both curbs; Create two bike lanes, one for each direction. Each bike lane is between the parked cars and traffic lanes; And carve out buffers, or "door zones," between the parked cars and bike lanes so cyclists don't slam into opening doors. The bike project -- whatever it becomes -- will stretch from Cooper to Cleveland, nearly 1.5 miles." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...adison-avenue/ Photo by Brandon Dill http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...ike2_t607.jpeg Michael Bobinski rides along Madison Avenue. The City of Memphis is considering a proposal to alter Madison between Cooper and Cleveland to include new bike lanes. Illustration by Memphis Center for Independent Living/Courtesty of Livable Memphis http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...anes_t160.jpeg |
Education Avenues
Higher education options growing Memphis Daily News http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55421 |
Madison Hotel Becomes WORLDHOTELS Affiliate
Memphis Daily News Madison Hotel has been selected as one of the top 100 Hotels in the United States by Conde Nast Traveler readers two years in a row and is an AAA Four Diamond award recipient. Madison is also the only WORLDHOTELS listing in Tennessee. http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria...id=55466#55466 Img: Hospitality Online http://image.hospitalityonline.com/e/2070/207067_2.jpg |
Electrolux PILOT Approved
Memphis Daily News "Tennessee committed more than $100 million in incentives by bringing this project to Memphis and Shelby County. The state’s total commitment tramples the previous $3 million commitment to Nucor’s Pidgeon Park facility in 2007, and now marks the largest contribution made to a project in Memphis’ history." http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55539 |
Google Maps adds Interstate-22 signage (still no I-555 signage)
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Visible School to break ground Feb. 1
Memphis Business Journal "Visible School, a Memphis-based music and worship arts college, will break ground at its new Downtown campus on Feb. 1. During the event, Visible School will unveil official plans for the building at 200 Madison Ave., including a timeline for completion and move-in." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...und-feb-1.html tracs.org http://www.tracs.org/images/visible-new-campus.jpg |
Conklin Metal opens HVAC distribution operation
Memphis Business Journal "The Atlanta-based wholesale distribution company signed a 45,000-square-foot lease at 4049 E. Raines Road for its first operations in Memphis." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...tribution.html LEE SWETS | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...linMAP.jpg?v=1 |
Saint Blues Guitar to return manufacturing to Memphis for high-end instruments
Memphis Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...-workshop.html ALAN HOWELL | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...er,Tom.jpg?v=1 Tom Keckler checks the action on a new Saint Blues guitar. The company will focus on producing its Workshop Series guitars, which sell for $2,000 to $2,500. |
Planning for third Mississippi River bridge in Memphis area under way
Memphis Business Journal "The Tennessee Department of Transportation has started a study which could eventually lead to a third bridge across the Mississippi River in the Memphis area. The organization has started initial planning and environmental studies for the Southern Gateway project, which will study a possible future connection across the Mississippi River in the Memphis area. The project’s purpose is to improve cross-river travel for both people and freight and to improve transportation connections through Memphis to the tri-state region and the nation. The project now has a website, www.southerngatewayproject.com, for online public meetings, as well as a description of project goals and a timeline." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...ppi-river.html |
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A third bridge, strange... Evertime Ive been through Memphis theres barely ever any traffic on the main bridge, seems kinda excessive. Theres nothing really on the Arkansas side, except West Memphis, which is pretty small. I dont know though, is there a lot of commuter traffic from West Memphis to Memphis in the morning and evening? |
This should be called the Johnny Ryall thread.
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Sorry I don't have a link for the study that was done, it was on a movie that I watched in on of my structures classes in architecture school, but I'm pretty sure the original documentary aired on Discovery or History. |
'Community' being planned for Piperton
Expansive multimillion-dollar project relies on rail yard The Commercial Appeal "Eventually, after about 12 years, the project should include more than 5,000 homes and condominiums ranging in price from less than $200,000 to more than $1 million, Adair said. His plans also envision green space, a riverwalk flowing between two lakes, shopping centers." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...-for-piperton/ Photo by Mike Brown http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...rton_t607.jpeg Collierville native William Adair, owner and developer of Piperton Hills, says, "It's not just another subdivision; it's a community." |
Pushing Up and Ahead
Downtown looks to carry momentum into new year Memphis Daily News "Fresh off a year capped by major office deals and new leadership atop the development agency that oversees it, it’s already clear the story of Downtown Memphis in 2011 will be dominated by forward momentum." http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55591 (Photo: Lance Murphey) http://memphisdailynews.com/Editorial_Images/10842.jpg Downtown Memphis has seen its share of big news, highlighted by Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s deal to move its headquarters to One Commerce Square, far left. |
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"The I-55/40 interchange (in West Memphis) is one of the highest-volume truck and busiest interchanges in the country" |
A new "Urban Village" proposal for the fairgrounds.
The proposal states plans are for a 5,000 seat arena, outdoors basketball courts, soccer fields, improvements to the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (new jumbo tron included) and a jumbo tron on Tiger Lane. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...an-to-improve/ http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...irgrounds.html |
Japanese firm Mitsubishi in talks with Memphis for $200 million plant
The Commercial Appeal "Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi is negotiating with city leaders and the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce to locate a $200 million manufacturing plant at the Rivergate Industrial Port owned by Belz Enterprises.Belz marketing materials refer to Rivergate as "the largest privately owned and developed multiuse industrial port on the U.S. Inland Waterway System." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...iders-memphis/ |
Excellent article on another rising star in the Memphis Medical Center.
MERI moves to forefront for medical training Memphis Daily News The Medical Education & Research Institute has evolved into one of the elite medical training facilities in the country. The center’s list of faculty and students reads like a “Who’s Who” of medicine from all over the world. http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55718 (Photo: Lance Murphey) http://memphisdailynews.com/Editoria...9&maxWidth=250 Rebecca Brown, left, and Emily Cashman prepare the donor for a medical course in the anatomical lab at the Medical Education & Research Institute (MERI), a nonprofit medical teaching and training facility. MERI conducts state-of-the-art, hands-on educational courses for physicians from across the country and around the world. |
What is going on around here?!? Although not done deals, this strong interest has completely blown away my own expectations. Welcome "Project Chrysalis", do stay!
Port woos mystery prospect The Commercial Appeal Port of Memphis officials on Thursday put a price tag on 50 acres of public land for a hush-hush industrial prospect and voted to negotiate further with TVA over a power plant site. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...tery-prospect/ |
Span plan: Group works to open Harahan Bridge boardwalk
The Commercial Appeal "Melton Holt looks forward to the day he'll be able to drive down to the Mississippi River, get out of his car and stroll or ride a bicycle on a boardwalk over the river while enjoying stunning vistas of Downtown Memphis." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news.../24/span-plan/ Photo by Brandon Dill http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...an1x_t607.jpeg The Greater Memphis Greenline has enlisted support for a project that would repurpose the former automobile lanes of the Harahan Bridge as a pedestrian boardwalk over the Mississippi River between Memphis and Arkansas. Courtesy Memphis/Shelby County Public Library & Information Center http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...han2_t607.jpeg The Harahan span was built in 1916 with roadways extending outward from either side of the main span to carry carriages, wagons and motor vehicles. The Greater Memphis Greenline members say the boardwalk would be built only on the north side of the bridge, which faces Downtown. |
Local Group, UP to Discuss Harahan Bridge
Memphis Daily News "Charles McVean and other bicycling enthusiasts want access from Union Pacific Railroad to a walkway on the 95-year-old Harahan rail bridge to link the Chickasaw Bluff Riverwalk to trails on the West Memphis side of the river and beyond." http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=55797 MBJ http://memphisdailynews.com/Editorial_Images/10885.jpg Harahan Bridge Bicycle & Pedestrian Path |
Memphis-based Baptist Memorial and Methodist Le Bonheur ranked among the nation's best
The Commercial Appeal "Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare were both named to SDI’s Top 100 list of integrated health care networks. Baptist ranked 11th on the list and Methodist ranked 35th in a survey that included more than 600 hospitals and provider networks across the country." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...thodist-le-bo/ |
Civil Rights Museum renovation to include expansion into unused Lorraine Motel space
Memphis Biz Journal "The long-awaited renovation of the National Civil Rights Museum will begin this spring with a $1 million first phase that will expand the museum’s introductory gallery and add more than 3,500 square feet of space at the Lorraine Motel site that is currently unused." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...enovation.html ALAN HOWELL | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...tTracy.jpg?v=1 Tracy Lauritzen Wright in lobby area of National Civil Rights Museum |
Former Mall of Memphis site marketed for sale
113-acre site ready, seen as prime for industrial users Memphis Biz Jounal http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...-for-sale.html LEE SWETS | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...andMAP.jpg?v=1 |
Ghost River brews up expansion
Craft brewery selling all it can produce right now Memphis Biz Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...expansion.html ALAN HOWELL | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...andall.jpg?v=1 Ghost River Brewing president Jerry Feinstone and head brewer Jimmy Randall check pipes in brewing area |
Special report: Fairgrounds redevelopment
Building a TDZ: City banks on tax rebates to pay for redevelopment Memphis Biz Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...ing-a-tdz.html LEE SWETS | MBJ http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...ndsMAP.jpg?v=1 |
If you build it, will retail follow?
Developers weigh in on plans for Fairgrounds Memphis Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...il-follow.html COURTESY O.T. MARSHALL ARCHITECTS P.C. http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphi...theast.jpg?v=1 Artist’s rendering of proposed Fairgrounds redevelopment, looking southeast toward the Liberty Bowl from Central Avenue |
Crye-Leike broker's vision brings new life to 70-year-old structure in heart of justice district
The Commercial Appeal http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...l-restoration/ Rendering courtesy of Patrick Surratt Renovations http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...der5_t607.jpeg The property near the Criminal Justice Center on Poplar includes its own parking lot. img CA http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...der3_t607.jpeg Photo by Dennis Copeland http://media.commercialappeal.com/me...der2_t607.jpeg Located at Fourth Street and Poplar Avenue (above), the building will offer space for lease for 5,000 square feet of retail space that can be divided into three bays; 2,500 square feet of office space on the first floor; and an additional 2,500 square feet on the second floor. |
Southern Avenue Charter School relocates, plans further expansion
Memphis Business Journal "Southern Avenue Charter School of Academic Excellence and Creative Arts will host a grand opening at its new 24,000-square-foot facility at 2221 Democrat Road. The school invested $600,000 in renovations at Nonconnah Business Center Park to create 12 classrooms, a computer lab, a music lab, a science lab, a music room and library." "The grand opening also kicks off a capital campaign for Southern Avenue Charter Middle School. The middle school opened in fall 2010 at Greenwood CME Church, but renovations already are starting at 2185 Democrat Road next to the elementary school. Evans says the middle school should be able to move into that facility at Nonconnah in fall 2011. The school plans to raise $500,000 for that renovation project." http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...er-school.html |
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