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MBJ: 450 ServiceMaster employees descend on Downtown

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MBJ: 450 ServiceMaster employees descend on Downtown Before they’ve even moved in Downtown, employees at Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. are doing a little spring cleaning. As part of its inaugural “Spring Clean” event — held Friday, March 31 — 450 volunteers from ServiceMaster took part in 10 separate beautification projects in and near Downtown. The event was in conjunction with Clean Memphis, the UrbanArt Commission, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, the Downtown Memphis Commission and Advance Memphis. “We had to leave somebody back at the office to work; otherwise, we would have had 1,000 [people], I think,” said … Continue reading MBJ: 450 ServiceMaster employees descend on Downtown

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MDN: St. Jude Expansion Looks East of Campus

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MDN: St. Jude Expansion Looks East of Campus The city’s plan for the Pinch District between the Pyramid and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital isn’t the only reason the city will seek expanded uses of the Tourism Development Zone and an expansion of a Tax Increment Financing district. Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration is preparing to go to the state to seek an expansion of both, city Housing and Community Development director Paul Young told Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Jan. 17. Young didn’t set a date for starting the process. But he and ALSAC officials offered more details about residential … Continue reading MDN: St. Jude Expansion Looks East of Campus

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CA: TDZ plan could transform Memphis riverfront, Mud Island

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CA: TDZ plan could transform Memphis riverfront, Mud Island Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland could seek City Council and state approval in early 2017 to reinvest potentially millions of sales tax dollars captured by the Downtown Tourism Development Zone into the riverfront and Mud Island River Park. Strickland’s administration will propose an amendment to the Downtown TDZ that would define the riverfront and Mud Island as “qualified public use facilities,” freeing the city to use TDZ funds for everything from construction projects to street lights and sidewalks within a mile of the facilities, Chief Operations Officer Doug McGowen confirmed this week. The administration is … Continue reading CA: TDZ plan could transform Memphis riverfront, Mud Island

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MBJ: St.Jude gets $37 million in infrastructure support

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MBJ: St.Jude gets $37 million in infrastructure support The state is ready to do its part to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s $7 billion expansion. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced Thursday, Dec. 8, that the state will use $12 million in FastTrack funding to improve the public infrastructure surrounding St. Jude. “It’s not just the hospital but the community — the Pinch District — that is going to be transformed as a result of this project,” said Tennessee Economic and Community Development commissioner Randy Boyd. “Little if any of the money is going to be spent on the St. … Continue reading MBJ: St.Jude gets $37 million in infrastructure support

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MBJ: ALSAC’s Shadyac hints at St. Jude’s Pinch plans

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MBJ: ALSAC’s Shadyac hints at St. Jude’s Pinch plans In advance of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s visit to Memphis tomorrow for an announcement at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, ALSAC president and CEO Rick Shadyac spoke about his vision for the Pinch District. At the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Annual Chairman’s Luncheon, Wednesday, Dec. 6, Shadyac said, “To those who have attended the Pinch District meetings, know you have a partner in ALSAC and St. Jude.” Shadyac said he envisions the Pinch District as a place for St. Jude employees and patients’ families, as well as a place where Memphians want … Continue reading MBJ: ALSAC’s Shadyac hints at St. Jude’s Pinch plans

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MDN: Mud Island Proposals to Reset If Tourism Funding Approved

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MDN: Mud Island Proposals to Reset If Tourism Funding Approved Even if the city of Memphis gets state approval to use Downtown tourism development zone (TDZ) funds for Mud Island, Andy Cates says his outdoors company will not be part of any redevelopment plans for the river park. And if the city gains TDZ funding, it would open redevelopment of Mud Island to more proposals. Last month, Memphis developer Cates dropped RVC Outdoor Destinations’ bid to redevelop Mud Island, leaving only Branson, Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment and Media LLC’s proposal to redevelop just the amphitheater on the table. As the city … Continue reading MDN: Mud Island Proposals to Reset If Tourism Funding Approved

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MDN: Uptown Vision

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MDN: Uptown Vision Brand new sidewalks, streetlights and paved roads set the stage for Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project in North Memphis, where nearly 1,500 volunteers have descended this week to build a subdivision from scratch. Several years ago, the swath of land was overgrown and crime-ridden as the site of the razed Cedar Court apartment complex. It was one of the last frontiers for the northern development boundaries of Uptown, a neighborhood established by Henry Turley Co. for Memphians of low-to-moderate income. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis started focusing on the greater Uptown neighborhood … Continue reading MDN: Uptown Vision

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CA: Bass Pro’s heir apparent saw potential in Pyramid, Memphis

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CA: Bass Pro’s heir apparent saw potential in Pyramid, Memphis “Dad, you have to see this.” John Paul Morris remembered saying those words. He was then enrolled at the University of Mississippi, majoring in business, and liked to drive up to Memphis, buy supplies at the eastside Bass Pro Shops, see Beale Street, take in concerts. Morris had grown up in Missouri, not Memphis, though he liked the city. And when he heard a civic committee might repurpose the vacant Pyramid, and one idea was to attract a sporting goods retailer, he naturally dialed his father, Johnny Morris, who owns … Continue reading CA: Bass Pro’s heir apparent saw potential in Pyramid, Memphis

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Choose901: 4 (Soon To Be 5) Places to Cowork in Memphis

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Choose901: 4 (Soon To Be 5) Places to Cowork in Memphis Looking for a way to work independently yet collaboratively with driven, creative minds? Coworking was created for you. Check out the options below: Studio 688 – Midtown @ 688 S Cox St Studio688 aims to assemble a community of people who motivate and support one another in their successes as creative entrepreneurs. What they offer: Studio space for rent: $425/full day, $225/four hours (Sunday night through Friday daytime) or $625/full day, $425/four hours (Friday night through Sunday daytime); 2,000 square ft; great for specialty photo/video shoots with multiple vignettes, backdrops, funky furniture, and great mood … Continue reading Choose901: 4 (Soon To Be 5) Places to Cowork in Memphis

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MBJ: Five proposals submitted for Mud Island

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MBJ: Five proposals submitted for Mud Island “Four more potential redevelopers for Mud Island River Park have emerged. Joining Memphis-based RVC Destinations in the concept project proposal process are Bass Pro Shops, Mansion Entertainment and Media LLC, Memphis Equity Brand Management and ML Professional Properties. The proposals were submitted to the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC), and the companies will be invited to participate in the request for proposal stage of the process. Each company will be given 60 days to develop their concepts, develop financial models and submit plans to the RDC. RVC Destinations has an extensive track record of … Continue reading MBJ: Five proposals submitted for Mud Island