Haizlip Studio to design new attractions at Elvis’ Tupelo birthplace
Memphis Business Journal

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COURTESY ELVIS PRESLEY BIRTHPLACE
Rendering of theater and event venue at Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo

Highwoods buys Crescent Center for $52.6 million
Memphis Business Journal

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UT seeks to build clinic for primary care
Memphis Business Journal - by Christopher Sheffield

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center hopes to build a $45 million Clinical Services Building/Primary Care Center south of the campus on a Union Avenue site currently occupied by Scottish Rite Cathedral.

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COURTESY UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Artist’s rendering of proposed UT Clinical Services building on Union Avenue

Southwest Tennessee Community College to break ground on new Union Avenue building
Memphis Business Journal

Southwest Tennessee Community College will break ground on its $16.75 million nursing, natural sciences and biotechnology building on the Union Avenue campus Aug. 12.

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Any news on the Hilton that's going on the corner of 4th and Linden?

IDB Approves $45 Million For Downtown Hilton
BILL DRIES | The Daily News

A luxury hotel planned for the corner of Linden Avenue and Fourth Street got a big boost this week with the approval of $45 million in taxable revenue bonds from the Industrial Development Board.

The hotel, which will be branded a Hilton, is a key part of the Triangle Noir development plan for the area south of FedExForum and into South Memphis.

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Investor group moves forward with plan to bring Pinnacle Airlines headquarters to Downtown Memphis
By Wayne Risher
Memphis Commercial Appeal

With tentative agreement in hand to buy One Commerce Square, a Memphis investor group plans to make a formal proposal shortly to bring Pinnacle Airlines Corp.'s headquarters Downtown.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...nacle-airline/

More coverage of this huge potential economic development for Downtown Memphis.

Memphis group wins bid to purchase One Commerce Square and bring Pinnacle Airlines headquarters to Downtown Memphis
Memphis Business Journal - by Andy Ashby

A local investment group led by Terry Lynch, Karl Schledwitz and Gary Prosterman have been selected to enter negotiations to purchase One Commerce Square.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...2/daily13.html

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American Eagle to add two daily nonstop flights from Memphis to Miami
By Wayne Risher
Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Memphis needs more corporations downtown so hopefully Pinnacle will move to One Commerce Square.

Memphis skate park finds new home in Tobey Park
Memphis Business Journal

“We are very pleased to finally let our local skateboard community know that this project is moving forward,” Mayor A C Wharton said. “This is one more terrific quality of life investment in the heart of our city that will provide a safe, healthy, active resource for hundreds of our city’s children.”

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...09/daily1.html

Energy products firm in talks to ‘wire’ Shelby Farms
Memphis Business Journal - Michael Sheffield

If the deal is completed, Green Wave would then seek a location to build a 40,000- to 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Memphis that would employ 100 people. That site would function as the company’s Southeast manufacturing and distribution facility.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...09/story3.html

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Solar- and wind-powered light pole

The Hard Sell
Memphis and DeSoto County duke it out for jobs
ANDY MEEK | The Daily News

Photos: Lance Murphey

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A worker takes a break on the site where McKesson Corp. is building a $115 million distribution facility in Olive Branch.

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Memphis in the past few weeks and months has lost some high-profile economic development battles to Olive Branch, which even touts its proximity to Memphis when luring businesses. City leaders here say more needs to be done to entice companies to set up shop or move their businesses to Memphis instead.

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Olive Branch mayor Sam Rikard, from left, Soladigm Inc. CEO Rao Mulpuri, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and site selector Dennis Cuneo announce recently that the Milpitas, Calif.-based company Soladigm will open a manufacturing plant in Olive Branch.

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Olive Branch mayor Sam Rikard, from left, Soladigm Inc. CEO Rao Mulpuri, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and site selector Dennis Cuneo announce recently that the Milpitas, Calif.-based company Soladigm will open a manufacturing plant in Olive Branch. Photo: Lance Murphey

Bass Pro Pyramid lease gets OK from Memphis City Council
By Amos Maki
Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Mayor outlines incentives to lure Pinnacle Airlines to Downtown Memphis
By Wayne Risher
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Backers of a Downtown headquarters for Pinnacle Airlines Corp. are making their case today for the company to become anchor tenant in One Commerce Square. In a meeting with Pinnacle’s board of directors, an investor group pushing the former bank site is touting free parking for about 600 employees and an office lease sweetened by tax breaks and other public incentives.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...10pinnacleweb/

Rhodes Named in Princeton Review’s Annual ‘Best Colleges’ Guide
– Taylor Shoptaw

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria...id=52039#52039

Skatepark To Open Fall 2011 At Tobey Park
Posted by Mary Cashiola
The Memphis Flyer

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Saint Francis invests $1M in orthopedic expansion
Memphis Business Journal - by Christopher Sheffield

Saint Francis Hospital Memphis has completed a $1 million renovation of its orthopedic floor and created the Joint & Spine Center.

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Don Monteith in Saint Francis' newly renovated orthopedic unit | MBJ

Graceland Redevelopment related news.

Former CEO of 'Idol' Owner to Bid for Company
AP

In a securities filing Tuesday, Robert Sillerman said he plans to offer between $5.50 and $5.75 per share for at least another 30 percent worth of CKx on top of the 21 percent he already holds. That price would value the company at between $512 million and $535 million.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52072

City Council Gives UDC Green Light
BILL DRIES | The Daily News

This week the Memphis City Council gave final approval to a new Unified Development Code that won final approval the day before by the Shelby County Commission. The UDC, the first comprehensive rewrite of zoning and subdivision rules in 25 years, combines zoning ordinances and regulations for subdivisions in what had been separate chapters.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52055

Kroc Center rising.

Taking the LEED
TRO Jung|Brannen increases emphasis on green design
STACEY WIEDOWER | Special to The Daily News

Memphis planning and design firm TRO Jung|Brannen wants to be known as an area leader in green design. With three projects in the works and one recently completed that meet the criteria for certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, program, the firm is well on its way to achieving that goal.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52054

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Joel Calderon, left, and Ricardo Rea work on the foundation for a large steel column at the 104,000-square-foot Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. Photos: Lance Murphey

Pinnacle Airlines board members tour second Memphis site for new HQ
By Wayne Risher
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. officials toured former FedEx executive offices in the airport area Wednesday as site selection for a new corporate headquarters continued. The tours came a day after Pinnacle directors visited and were feted by business leaders at a proposed Downtown site at One Commerce Square.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...second-memphi/

Deals abound for office investors
Lower values, creative financing luring more buyers
Memphis Business Journal - by Andy Ashby

With Crescent Center a done deal and One Commerce Square expected to close this year, the office investment sales market is picking up after a dismal 2009.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...16/story1.html

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Jose Rodriguez and Jose Trejo prepare mulch beds on the grounds of Crescent Center. Improvements were part of a $52 million purchase of the building by Highwoods Properties Inc.

National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis receives major NEH grant
By Bartholomew Sullivan
Memphis Commercial Appeal

WASHINGTON — The National Civil Rights Museum has received a $750,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that will guarantee it as a permanent institution in Memphis’ future, its director says.

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Town Square Shift
People, new trends drive focus in Collierville’s historic district
STACEY WIEDOWER | Special to The Daily News

Collierville’s historic Town Square has been a gathering spot and source of pride for the town since around Civil War times. In all those decades, the Square – like the town itself – has undergone major shifts, reinventing itself time and again to meet the needs of a changing, growing population.

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Liz Wheeler and brother Patrick Wheeler hang out at Square Beans Coffee on Collierville’s historic Town Square. Photos: Lance Murphey

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A pedestrian crosses Mulberry Street at Collierville’s historic Town Square.

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Customers enjoy the view from YoLo Frozen Yogurt, the newest business to open at Collierville's historic Town Square.

Banks Raising Capital to Finance Growth
ANDY MEEK | The Daily News

Banks in the Memphis area are raising tens of millions of dollars in new capital to finance growth plans, to support a boost in lending and to make sure they’re in prime position to handle an acquisition.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52107

Gaining Speed
Momentum builds for collaborative efforts to improve Whitehaven
NICKY ROBERTSHAW HITCHING | Special to The Memphis News

For years the Whitehaven community has been fighting against urban decay, crime and economic decline, including the effects of the recent recession.

But with ambitious plans for Graceland in the offing, committed political leadership in place and cooperation from the major players in the area, Whitehaven seems poised to turn an important corner.

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A new visitor center sits at the corner of Brooks and Elvis Presley Boulevard, the entrance to Whitehaven. Photos: Lance Murphey

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A.J. Reddy and Patrick Neale of Atlanta pose for a snapshot outside Graceland.

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Visitors tour the Lisa Marie airplane at Graceland.

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The new Lit Junior restaurant retail store at 1665 Winchester Road is one of a few new businesses that have opened a location in Whitehaven recently.

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Truck dealer Diamond International finished a $6 million expansion of its Brooks Road property in Whitehaven.

Lucrative Elvis business considers 2 offers to buy it
By Adrian Sainz • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMPHIS — Elvis Presley is in play. CKx Inc., owner of the American Idol television program and 85 percent of Elvis Presley Enterprises, is mulling at least two offers to buy the company. At the same time, thousands of Elvis fans have descended on Memphis for Elvis Week, the annual commemoration of the American music icon's life and death.

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A bus load of tourists heads for the front door of Graceland, Elvis Presley's home in Memphis. Interest in the singer remains strong. Last year's revenue from licensing and royalties rose 34 percent compared with 2008. (MARK HUMPHREY / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Visitors to Graceland view the trophy room during a tour Tuesday. Thousands of Elvis fans have descended on Memphis for Elvis Week, the annual commemoration of the American music icon's life and death. (MARK HUMPHREY / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Gifts from fans decorate Elvis Presley's grave at Graceland. (MARK HUMPHREY / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Tourists view Elvis Presley's grave in the Meditation Garden at Graceland, Presley's home in Memphis. CKx Inc., owner of 85 percent of Elvis Presley Enterprises, is considering at least two offers to buy the company. (MARK HUMPHREY / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Le Bonheur subsidiary to lease Thompson & Co. space
Memphis Business Journal - by Andy Ashby

Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being could move 120 employees to 50 Peabody Place by March 2011. A nonprofit subsidiary of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being will go before the Center City Development Corp. board Wednesday to seek an office occupancy grant.

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CBU ranks high among Southern colleges
Memphis Business Journal

Christian Brothers University has been named one of the 25 best Southern universities in the 2011 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges Region by Region” and Forbes magazine’s “America’s Best Colleges in the Nation.”

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...16/daily8.html

IDB to Define Effectiveness of G’Town Tech Corridor
Bill Dries | Memphis Daily News

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria...id=52178#52178

Dellinger Takes Readers on Trip Down Proposed I-69
ERIC SMITH | The Daily News

When Matt Dellinger came to Memphis a few years ago to research the book he was writing on Interstate 69, he stumbled upon the Little Tea Shop on Monroe Avenue. The main reason he chose the storied Downtown eatery was because of its street number, 69, which he figured must be a sign considering his book’s subject matter – the new interstate coursing through middle America, including Memphis, from Canada to Mexico.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52168

My New Home: Sold on proximity to University of Memphis
Retired teachers and lifelong learners love new neighbor
By Stacey Wiedower
Memphis Commercial Appeal

For Charles and Margaret Hubbert, it wasn't the house at all that reeled them in. It was its next-door neighbor: the University of Memphis. "The reason I like this place is because we're near the artistic and academic center of Memphis," said Charles of the couple's condominium in The Laurels, a new, 40-unit condo development at Central Avenue and Highland Street.

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Baptist Drops Opposition to Olive Branch Hospital
TOM WILEMON | The Daily News

Baptist has opposed the plans for more than two years as Methodist sought a Certificate of Need from the state agency for the $137 million hospital. Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier approved the CON in late July.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52191

IDB approves Jabil expansion to add 40 jobs
Memphis Business Journal - by Andy Ashby

The company currently services IBM and Network Appliance Inc. at the site and is adding a new customer, Riverbed Technology Inc. Jabil currently employs 520 people, but is adding 40 new jobs with an average annual wage of $44,311, which includes benefits.

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CCRFC makes Pinnacle Airlines’ Downtown Memphis option a little sweeter
Memphis Business Journal - by Andy Ashby

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. approved more incentives to lure Pinnacle Airlines Corp. to One Commerce Square Thursday morning. It also committed to a $16 million project which could dramatically improve infrastructure along Main Street.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...6/daily18.html

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Zipcar service coming to Rhodes College
Memphis Business Journal

Rhodes is partnering with Cambridge, Mass.-based Zipcar to provide on-campus vehicles for student use. Students can use the cars for needs ranging from errands around town to short weekend trips. The company provides an option for students who live on campus and don’t have personal vehicles.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...6/daily22.html

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Wharton, suburban mayors want to make Memphis leader for electric vehicles
By Wayne Risher
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Wharton convened the leaders at a recent meeting to discuss a unified application for the initiative. They met with FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith, a champion of the electric vehicle's role in enhancing economic and national security.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...ake-memphis-l/

Memphis Airport Prepares for Green Cars
The Daily News – Tom Wilemon

The new consolidated ground transportation center under construction at Memphis International Airport will have charging stations for the new generation of vehicles that run on electricity.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria...id=52245#52245

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Downtown Incentives
New South Main businesses open with CCC’s aid
AISLING MAKI | Special to The Daily News

Charlotte Memphis, a fine jewelry store, now occupies 526 S. Main St., while Sachë Design, a boutique specializing in apparel and accessories designed onsite, recently opened directly across the street at 525 S. Main.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52229

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Eric David Evans, designer and co-founder of Sachë clothing, screens designer T-shirts in the store at 525 S. Main St.
Photos: Lance Murphey

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Eric David Evans, designer and co-founder of Sachë clothing, adjusts custom made T-shirts in the store at 525 S. Main St.

Highland Row Still in the Works
ANDY MEEK | The Daily News

Lifestyle center developer Poag & McEwen remains committed to Highland Row, the mixed-use development the company is pursuing next to the University of Memphis, company representatives said Thursday. Poag & McEwen president and CEO Josh Poag said the company is still getting financing in place but anticipates starting construction around the end of the year or early 2011, with a grand opening in 2012.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52254

Highland Row
Mixed-use retail and residential community to be created adjacent to the University of Memphis campus. Shop, dine, and even live in this fabulous uptown location. Approximately 270 rental apartment homes and 35 “for sale” townhomes will be offered including contemporary space planning, upscale amenities and designated, secure parking.
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The Laurels seem to be really struggling to sale...i hardly ever see cars in the garage at night when i drive by...I guess thats why they knocked 100k off of every unit. The problem with them is that the people who can afford them typically don't want to live beside a university and dorms, and the people who want to live there can't afford it(students).

I hope this happens! It will be a major upgrade for the U of M area.

Memphis, state shine in Business Facilities rankings
Memphis Business Journal

Memphis has been named the No. 1 logistics/distribution hub in the country by the site selection magazine Business Facilities.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...6/daily27.html

Shapiro & Kirsch takes full floor
Office lease boosts renovated First Capital Center
Memphis Business Journal - by Andy Ashby

Shapiro & Kirsch LLP is taking the entire second floor of First Capital Center, a 57,389-square-foot building at 555 S. Perkins.

http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memph...23/story4.html

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ALAN HOWELL | MBJ
First Captial Center co-owner Glen Bascom with Grubb & Ellis Memphis brokers Taylor Bertin, Liza Creech and Greg deWitt

Downtown Condo Market Hangs On
JEFF IRELAND | Special to The Daily News

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A cyclist passes Riverside 648 condos at 648 W. Georgia near South Bluffs.
Photo: Lance Murphey

Wow! That's exactly what that area needs. Very impressive project!

Loeb Properties confirms it's developing plans to revitalize Overton Square
By Tom Bailey Jr.
Memphis Commercial Appeal

They aren't being unveiled yet, but new plans are in the works for redeveloping Overton Square. And unlike the failed proposal last winter of Oklahoma-based Sooner Development, these plans are apparently making both preservationists and urban planners happy.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...ng-plans-revi/

Pinnacle Incentives Get Green Light,
Midtown CVS Approved By Council
BILL DRIES | The Daily News

Approved $3 million in city funding toward the effort to get Pinnacle Airlines to relocate its headquarters at One Commerce Square. Also, Memphis City Council member approved a CVS drug store at Union Ave and Cooper St. on a 10-2 vote that followed a two hour debate.The council also approved an amendment calling on the developers of the store to get as close as they can in their plans to requirements of the advisory Midtown overlay.

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=52362

Progress is visible Tuesday on Tiger Lane looking westward from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The project is moving at a rapid pace, with workers finishing concrete at the east end of the site, preparing landscape and painting stripes on parking lots. Tiger Lane, which will offer about 600 tailgating spots, is part of the $15 million reworking of the fairgrounds area surrounding the stadium.

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