Month: May 2016

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MBJ: New East Memphis Greenline access point fully funded

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MBJ: New East Memphis Greenline access point fully funded “A new access point for the Greenline in East Memphis has secured its funding. The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy (SFPC) said the $170,000 needed to make the new access point on Perkins Road is in hand. The funding campaign launched in June 2015 and picked up a $100,000 Community Enhancement Grant from Shelby County Commissioner Heidi Shafer. The Hyde Family Foundations contributed an additional $58,000 to the access point. The rest of the funding was secured from community support. Currently, there is no way for pedestrians to access the Greenline from … Continue reading MBJ: New East Memphis Greenline access point fully funded

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MBJ: Crye-Leike looking to expand franchises

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MBJ: Crye-Leike looking to expand franchises “The nation’s sixth largest residential real estate brokerage firm is making plans to grow its number of franchisees. Crye-Leike, Realtors has named Hank Hogue its director of franchise sales. In his new role, Hogue will develop new franchise relationships in the firm’s current nine-state market, which is comprised of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma, Alabama and Missouri. … Hogue served as principle and managing broker of Crye-Leike’s Cordova branch office for 28 years. He also worked in the firm’s franchise division for the past seven years. Even as director of franchise sales, … Continue reading MBJ: Crye-Leike looking to expand franchises

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CA: Recording studio coming to Union Avenue, documents show

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CA: Recording studio coming to Union Avenue, documents show A building on Union just down the hill a bit from Sun Records is being retrofitted for music recording studios, according to construction documents. Made in Memphis Entertainment has obtained two permits so far totaling $1.7 million to renovate 400 Union. The company bought the 65-year-old building in October for $750,000, has been renovating it for months, but so far has declined to describe its plans. Construction drawings filed with the Office of Codes Enforcement show designs to build in the basement facilities and components like a “reverb chamber,” “amp closet,” … Continue reading CA: Recording studio coming to Union Avenue, documents show

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MBJ: Exclusive: Independent Bank notches $1 billion

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MBJ: Exclusive: Independent Bank notches $1 billion The first milestone was to open the doors. Eighteen years later, a Memphis-based community bank has not only kept its doors open but reached a new level of success that involves 10 digits. Independent Bank, the No. 1 ranked community bank by local deposits according to the Memphis Business Journal’s Book of Lists, hit $1 billion in assets as of close of business Monday, May 9, representing a roughly 10 percent increase in year-over-year growth. … Independent Bank was founded in 1998 as a full-service institution with a focus on retail business through … Continue reading MBJ: Exclusive: Independent Bank notches $1 billion

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MBJ: City Council sells old police station to highest bidder

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MBJ: City Council sells old police station to highest bidder “The Memphis City Council chambers were silent when council chair Kemp Conrad asked if anyone was interested in buying the old Central Police Station on Adams Avenue Downtown. Memphis City Council took up the sale Tuesday of the historic building for $2 million to NCE Realty & Capital Group. … “Going once, going twice,” Conrad said. “If there are no subsequent parties who want to bid on this piece of real estate, it goes to NCE Realty.” During committee meetings May 3, city council learned the two other groups — … Continue reading MBJ: City Council sells old police station to highest bidder

CREATIVES, Crosstown, Education, education, EDUCATION/RESEARCH, Funding, Innovation, Lists, Midtown, NEIGHBORHOODS, Non-profits, Quality of Life, Quality of LifeLeave a comment

Chalkbeat: National bus tour to stop in Memphis to spotlight high schools of tomorrow

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Chalkbeat: National bus tour to stop in Memphis to spotlight high schools of tomorrow Memphis is one of 14 scheduled stops for a national bus tour inviting communities to rethink America’s high schools as part of a contest backed by the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The XQ Super School Bus is scheduled to roll into Memphis June 13 for a series of events and workshops through June 15. The bus tour is designed to encourage students, parents, teachers and community members to explore innovative ways to improve high schools in an age of innovation. The bus stop is … Continue reading Chalkbeat: National bus tour to stop in Memphis to spotlight high schools of tomorrow

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CA: Ghost River Brewing tap room grant approved by city agency

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CA: Ghost River Brewing tap room grant approved by city agency “Ghost River Brewing Co. was approved Wednesday for a $66,455 grant. The Center City Development Corp. approved the storefront improvement grant for the craft beer brewery at 827 S. Main at Crump Boulevard. The money will cover exterior portions of Ghost River’s planned tap room, scheduled to open later this year. Ghost River owners are spending about $250,000 on interior improvements to create a space where customers can consume its beer on premises. Exterior improvements, including a patio, awnings, landscaping, windows and more are estimated to cost about $132,000. … Continue reading CA: Ghost River Brewing tap room grant approved by city agency

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CA: Soundtrack of America’ series to beam concerts from Tennessee to Chicago

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CA: Soundtrack of America’ series to beam concerts from Tennessee to Chicago A series concerts taking place this week across the state of Tennessee — by artists including Citizen Cope, Jason Isbell, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Ashley Monroe — will be seen live in the city of Chicago. The shows, set for venues in Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville, will be streamed onto a two-sided video wall in downtown Chicago (the actual location will be kept secret until the day of), making it “the first long distance concert of its kind,” according to a statement by the Tennessee Department of … Continue reading CA: Soundtrack of America’ series to beam concerts from Tennessee to Chicago

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MBJ: Memphis auction company expands into Florida

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MBJ: Memphis auction company expands into Florida Memphis-based Morris Auction Group is expanding into Destin with a new office. Morris Auction Group is opening Luxury Estates Auction Co., which will provide real estate auction and marketing services for luxury homes and multimillion-dollar estates from Destin to West Palm Beach, Florida. … Morris has been selling properties in the Florida market for the last two years and decided to open the office in Destin. He has been working with Chris Camp, who is the co-founder of Luxury Estates. ….” MBJ: Memphis auction company expands into Florida Continue reading MBJ: Memphis auction company expands into Florida

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CA: White House names Memphis a ‘Summer Impact Hub’

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CA: White House names Memphis a ‘Summer Impact Hub’ The White House has named the city of Memphis one of its 16 “Summer Impact Hubs,” lining up the city to receive federal support to upgrade and expand its youth programs. Becoming a hub means the city will receive “robust, coordinated support from 16 federal agencies” for its youth summer jobs, learning, meals and violence reduction programs, the White House announced in a press release. The city will also receive a federal “summer ambassador” who will work with the city to expand its programs, to break down agency silos and to … Continue reading CA: White House names Memphis a ‘Summer Impact Hub’