The Memphis Daily News

Under the Microscope

jbacker@memphisdailynews.com (Jennifer Johnson Backer) — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:29 UT

A little-known federal program widely used in Memphis to provide hospitals and health centers that treat the nation’s most vulnerable patients w...

Editorial: School System Can’t Settle for Status Quo

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:45 UT

When schools across Shelby County open on Aug. 5, the consolidation of the city and county public school systems will remain a work in progress. And t...

This week in Memphis history: May 17-23

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:16 UT

2012: Construction began on Greenbrier Apartments at South Front Street and East Nettleton Avenue, a $2.5 million, three-story development with 25 apa...

Club 152 on Beale Closed as Nuisance

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:24:01 UT

Club 152 in the Beale Street entertainment district was closed Thursday, May 16, as a public nuisance.Memphis Police and officials with the Shelby Cou...

Past Due

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59:15 UT

In the last five years, the 600 computers in the Memphis Public Library & Information Center were used 1.2 million times.In that same five years, the ...

Luttrell Proposes Tax Hike for Schools

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:12:34 UT

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is proposing a $4.38 county property tax rate including a 6-cent tax hike above the higher certified tax rate for th...

ZeroTo510 Accelerator Launches New Season

ameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek) — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:27:11 UT

Dr. Steve Bares, president and executive director of the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, is clear-eyed and unequivocal about what success looks like for ...

Airport Passes $127.3 Million 2014 Budget

jbacker@memphisdailynews.com (Jennifer Johnson Backer) — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:50 UT

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority on Thursday approved a $127.3 million budget that slightly lowers the overall amount airlines pay at Memph...

West Nile Warning

jbacker@memphisdailynews.com (Jennifer Johnson Backer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:09:30 UT

As summer approaches, Memphians who enjoy being outdoors in the evening might want to consider taking protective measures. The Shelby County Health De...

Profitable Year Has Paragon Upbeat

ameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:10:19 UT

Executives with Paragon National Bank laid out for shareholders this week a set of strategic objectives for 2013 that included making continued progre...

River Infrastructure Fee Tough Sell in DC

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:12:14 UT

U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher told a group of business owners and others who work on the Mississippi River that the political environment in Washington is...

Drugstore Corridor

amos@memphisdailynews.com (Amos Maki) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:26:04 UT

Walgreen Co. is building a new store on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis amid some of the most important and valuable commercial real estate in the city....

TruGreen Sags ServiceMaster Earnings

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:25:47 UT

The ServiceMaster Co. saw operating revenue and operating income decline during the first three months of 2013.The Memphis-based commercial and reside...

Screwpulp Aims to Make Publishing Simpler

ameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek) — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:56:33 UT

With a name like Screwpulp, it’s not hard to figure out how the founders of the startup feel about the current state of the publishing industry....

Hospital Billings Vary Widely in Memphis

jbacker@memphisdailynews.com (Jennifer Johnson Backer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:14:36 UT

Government data released for the first time last week showed that hospitals across the nation bill Medicare widely different amounts for the same proc...

Grocery Gadgetry

ameek@memphisdailynews.com (Andy Meek) — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:42:43 UT

Kroger’s Memphis-area shoppers might not have noticed, but the supermarket chain is paying more attention to them these days.The high-tech proof doesn...

City Enticing FBI to Move Downtown

amos@memphisdailynews.com (Amos Maki) — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:32:33 UT

City leaders are attempting to bring the FBI Downtown.The FBI is searching for a significant amount of office space, and local leaders, including U.S....

Property Tax Complicates Sales Tax Considerations

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:42:16 UT

Whether it is a tax hike or a tax rate hike, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s proposed 28-cent increase in the city property tax rate has complic...

Workforce Investment Network Director Looks to Broaden Program

bdries@memphisdailynews.com (Bill Dries) — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:36:15 UT

The new director of the local Workforce Investment Network program wants to take the employment-training program a step further by broadening its impa...

City Third Worst in US for Asthma Sufferers

jbacker@memphisdailynews.com (Jennifer Johnson Backer) — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:43:42 UT

A recent study by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America placed Memphis No. 3 on a list of the most challenging places in the U.S. to live in wi...

Grizz Claw Into Conference Finals

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:28 UT

His team had just overcome a 17-point first-half deficit and beaten Oklahoma City in overtime to win Game 4 and take a commanding 3-1 lead in their be...

Grizz Win With Tony Being Tony

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:05:09 UT

Had things turned out differently, we would know too well Rule 12, Section V, item a, from the NBA rulebook: “An official may assess a technical...

Word Finds Passion With Vaco, Women’s Alliance

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:12 UT

In her six years as a CPA, Ginna Word has seen the industry from both sides of a spreadsheet, as an auditor for Deloitte & Touche, and as a corporate,...

Medlock Takes Talents From Soccer Field to Courtroom

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:10:07 UT

After graduating from Germantown High School, Steven Medlock left Memphis for the bluegrass of Western Kentucky University. With a full-ride scholarsh...

Brimhall Named Bartlett Entrepreneur of Year

ksimone@memphisdailynews.com (Kate Simone) — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:33:52 UT

Terry Brimhall, founder and president of Brimhall Foods Co. Inc., has been named entrepreneur of the year by the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce. Br...

Oakhaven Warehouse Sells After Foreclosure

esmith@memphisdailynews.com (Eric Smith) — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:36:37 UT

4120 Air Trans Road, Memphis, TN 38118 Sale Amount: $2.5 million Sale Date: May 7, 2013 Buyer: Spencer Property Inc. Seller: Patricia E. Adrian, subst...

Two Bo’s, One Town

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:43:56 UT

THANK YOU, Z’BO AND C’BO. AND THANK YOU, MICHAEL.Last week, my son reminded me to write a column about the Grizzlies. So I did. This week,...

Changing the Fiber of Your Nonprofit

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:54 UT

A capital campaign – or any other quantum leap in your fundraising – will pull at every fiber of your nonprofit. These are not “busi...

Talk About Money Before Taking Vows

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:10:33 UT

Ray’s TakeYou’re blissfully in love and happily engaged to your soul mate. The future looks idyllic. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mea...

Stuff to Know About an Atlanta Burger Joint

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:14:51 UT

ATLANTA – On a weekend trip to this, the city where we honeymooned four decades ago, Susan and I find ourselves in a place touting the “be...

More Tips on Selling the Business

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:07 UT

I’d like to offer a counterpoint to a recent Daily News column that I presented a slanted view of the process used by investors to acquire the b...

Employ Both Push and Pull Marketing

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:30:50 UT

The future of push vs. pull marketing is a hot debate. With social media continually on the rise, there’s a trend to disregard push marketing in...

How High Can We Go?

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:59:35 UT

Total stock market returns combine dividends with a change in earnings and a change in multiples. Right now, the dividend yield on the S&P 500 is ...

Forming the Second Wave

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:31:06 UT

Most businesses start with vigor and willpower. Truly breakthrough businesses launch and fly with such an impassioned sense of mission that it changes...

A Fond Farewell for Now

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:36:27 UT

Hard to believe, but almost three years has passed since I wrote the first “Giving Back” column in 2010. Credit goes to James Overstreet, ...

Strategy for Very Familiar Questions

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:35:29 UT

OK, I was trying to be somewhat nice in the title. This article is really about answering those questions that you have heard hundreds or perhaps thou...

Events

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:11:16 UT

The Black Business Association of Memphis will meet Thursday, May 23, at 8 a.m. at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. Jack Sammons, chairm...

Fisher Tapped for Economic Development Post

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development has tapped Gwyn Fisher to be the Greater Memphis regional director of economic and comm...

Local Barbecue World Loses Two Icons

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

On the opening day Thursday, May 16, of the Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, the Memphis barbecue community was mourning th...

Southern Airways Express Announces Flight Plans

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

A new Memphis-based air carrier, Southern Airways Express, announced non-stop flight service to Destin and Panama City Beach, Fla., Gulf Shores, Ala.,...

Governor Signs Ignition Interlock Bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Tennessee’s ignition interlock law will apply to more drunken drivers under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Haslam. Currently, ignition-locking ...

Beale Street Caravan Blowout Held at A. Schwab

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

The annual Beale Street Caravan Blowout party will be June 13 at A. Schwab Dry Goods Store, at 163 Beale St. This year’s party will feature live...

Governor Signs School Security Bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools. The measure passed t...

US Consumer Prices Fall 0.4 Percent

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

A plunge in the cost of gas drove down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month by the most since December 2008. Excluding the drop in fuel costs,...

30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 3.51 Percent

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but stayed near their historic lows. Cheaper mortgages have helped the economy by spurring more h...

EPayment America Debuts Social Commerce Tool

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Christopher Reckert, president and CEO of Memphis-based ePaymentAmerica, has created a new social commerce tool called Yapyzal, which launched this we...

US Factory Output Falls 0.4 Percent in April

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

U.S. manufacturers cut back on production in April, as auto companies cranked out fewer cars, factories made fewer consumer goods and most other indus...

Wunderlich Adds Advisers in Three Cities

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Wunderlich Securities Inc. has added new financial advisers in a few offices, including in Memphis. In Memphis, Jenny King has joined Wunderlich as a ...

Foreign Holdings of Treasury Debt Up

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:56:45 UT

Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March even though China, the largest foreign holder of Treasury debt, reduced it...

FedEx Plans Center in Southwest Illinois

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

FedEx Corp. is building a $23.5 million ground distribution facility in southwestern Illinois that will process 10,000 packages an hour once fully ope...

Magna Bank Executives Garner Distinctions

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Three Magna Bank employees from the bank’s mortgage division have garnered some new distinctions recently. Laura Sinclair, a senior vice preside...

RedRover Picks Up Four Communicator Awards

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

RedRover Sales & Marketing took home four international awards as part of the 2013 Communicator Awards. The firm got three Awards of Distinction f...

Leadership Memphis Hosts Education Experts

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:44 UT

Marjorie Cohen, senior associate for education with the National League of Cities, will be the featured speaker at the quarterly meeting of Memphis Ta...

Del-Nat Tire Volunteers Collect Discarded Tires

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

Del-Nat Tire Corp. hopes to turn an eyesore into things of beauty. A volunteer team from the Memphis-based company on Saturday collected 832 discarded...

Bill Haslam Vetoes ‘Ag Gag’ Bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

Gov. Bill Haslam on Monday vetoed a bill that would require images documenting animal abuse be turned over to law enforcement within 48 hours, saying ...

Memphis Tech Firm Develops Museum Kiosks

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

When The Woody Guthrie Center opened recently in Tulsa, Okla., it included 12 touch-screen kiosks that were developed by Memphis-based custom software...

Thomas & Betts Donates $1 Million

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

Thomas & Betts Corp. executives marked one year since the acquisition of the Memphis-based power and electric utility devices company by ABB Group...

Baptist Cancer Center Taps New Medical Director

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

Baptist Memorial Health Care said it has named Dr. Stephen Edge as the medical director of the Baptist Cancer Center. Edge, who most recently served a...

Assisi Foundation Donates $200,000 to Attorney General

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:45 UT

The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc. is giving the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office $200,000 to replace file servers and other ...