MEMPHIS | Development News - Page 40

Johnny Ryall · #**781** Posted **Sep 8, 2011, 4:54 PM**

Methodist to begin building Olive Branch hospital Oct. 19
Memphis Business Journal

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The health care system announced late Wednesday the design and construction team for the $137 million, 100-bed hospital. The hospital will be constructed at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 78 and Bethel Road and will be a built to LEED certification.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...ing-olive.html

Johnny Ryall · #**782** Posted **Sep 8, 2011, 4:55 PM**

Developers plan Aretha Franklin birthplace museum in Memphis
Memphis Business Journal

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The RESPECT Foundation, along with the home's owner Vera Lee House, want to make Aretha Franklin's birthplace at 406 Lucy Street a museum. Herb Jackson with the foundation said the multimillion dollar project would entail a complete renovation of the house. A gift store, cafe, gallery area and a community room would also be included.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/b...in-museum.html

Johnny Ryall · #**783** Posted **Sep 8, 2011, 4:57 PM**

Hilton developers seek extension for 20-year tax abatement
Memphis Business Journal

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Royal Phoenix Development LLC is seeking a one-year extension to close on a 20-year PILOT it received in September 2010 for a 290-room Hilton hotel it is developing in the shadow of FedExForum at Fourth and Linden Avenue. According to Royal Phoenix’s project summary, the company expects construction to begin some time this fall and for the hotel to be completed in 24 months. When finished, the hotel will create 200 full-time jobs.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...nsion-for.html

Johnny Ryall · #**784** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 9:52 PM**

The Broad Avenue revival continues...

Sports Bar to Open In Broad Avenue District
Memphis Daily News

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After months of major renovation, restoration, upgrading and overhauling to a century-old building in the Broad Avenue Arts District, sports bar and grill Jack Magoo’s will open its doors Friday, Sept. 16, for its grand opening.

http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news...istrict/#61900

Johnny Ryall · #**785** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 9:53 PM**

Construction at Memphis VA hospital will address expanding patient needs
The Commercial Appeal

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Nearly $20 million in construction projects will modernize many areas of the Memphis Veterans Medical Center in the coming months, including a new "front door" for the hospital.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...-better-serve/

Photo by Alan Spearman

Orlando Gonzalez (from left), Skip Wilson, Matt Colburn and David Sullivan move steel girders atop the Memphis Veterans Medical Center as work proceeds Monday on a $3.4 million polytrauma unit that will combine clinical and rehabilitation resources.

arkitekte · #**786** Posted **Sep 14, 2011, 2:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Johnny Ryall

Hilton developers seek extension for 20-year tax abatement
Memphis Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...nsion-for.html

So...Construction starting sometime this fall? Any renderings anywhere, or is this the hotel proposal that was about 5 or 6 floors? Its been a whilesince Ive heard anything about this.

Johnny Ryall · #**787** Posted **Sep 14, 2011, 9:36 PM**

KC Integrated Services opening $5.1M facility to service Toyota Mississippi
Memphis Business Journal

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KC Integrated Services is opening a $5.1 million facility in Sherman, Miss., which will create an estimated 100 jobs over three years. KC Integrated Services provides logistics and delivery services to auto companies and will provide those services for the Toyota Motor Corp. plant currently under construction in Blue Springs, Miss. The Carleton, Mich.-based company will provide warehousing and storage for Toyota, which plans to open Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. this fall. The $1.3 billion plant will build Corolla sedans and is expected to employ about 2,000.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...ening-51m.html

Johnny Ryall · #**788** Posted **Sep 14, 2011, 9:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by arkitekte

So...Construction starting sometime this fall? Any renderings anywhere, or is this the hotel proposal that was about 5 or 6 floors? Its been a whilesince Ive heard anything about this.

It's 11 floors, about 300 rooms.

myfoxmemphis.com

Johnny Ryall · #**789** Posted **Sep 15, 2011, 7:06 PM**

Medical practice gets Union address
Modern build-out comes with high-profile location
Memphis Business Journal

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A 91-year-old building on Union Avenue is getting a thoroughly modern look with a new tenant. Midtown Internal Medicine PLLC is moving into a 4,800-square-foot space in the free-standing building at 1525-1533 Union by mid-October. The 6,448-square-foot building was constructed in 1920.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...n-address.html

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Artist’s rendering of Midtown Internal Medicine’s new space on Union Avenue compared to now, pictured above.

Johnny Ryall · #**790** Posted **Sep 15, 2011, 7:06 PM**

Memphis airport authority approves $52M in contracts for terminal, runway improvements
The Commercial Appeal

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Some of the contracts conditionally awarded to lowest bidders meeting bid criteria:

-- Construction or conversion of existing restrooms into 18 family restrooms, $903,841, EMJ Corp.

-- Seismic upgrades to bridges that carry runways over Winchester Road and improvements to the airfield's inner roadways, $6,375,592, Dement construction Co. LLC.

-- Escalator replacement in Terminals A and C, $773,886, EMJ Corp.

-- Terminal elevator replacement, $1,240,800, EMJ Corp.

-- Design and construction of in-line baggage security screening system and facility, $21,053,466, W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co.

-- Security system upgrades, including replacement of 20-year-old closed circuit television system and personal identification system, $9,016,865, Schneider Electric.

-- Building modifications to accommodate the security upgrades, Montgomery Martin Contractors, $11,188,412.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...m-contracts-t/

Johnny Ryall · #**791** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 4:31 PM**

GE Power signs distribution lease in Olive Branch
Memphis Biz Journal

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It is another lease which could push the market one step closer to speculative industrial construction. GE Power and Water, a part of General Electric Co. subsidary GE Energy, has signed a 212,808-square-foot lease at Crossroads Distribution Center Building A, according to local real estate sources.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...-lease-in.html

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Johnny Ryall · #**792** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 4:31 PM**

Former golf professional building Cordova facility
Memphis Biz Journal

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The facility is being developed by Chris Thompson, a former professional golfer and realtor with Keller Williams Realty, and will include a driving range, practice area and golf teaching facilities.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...ng-demand.html

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Artist’s rendering of Vantage Point Golf Center clubhouse being built at 9528 Macon Road.

Johnny Ryall · #**793** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 4:32 PM**

Developer launching $11.8 million complex
Memphis Biz Journal

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Wes Misenhelter, owner of MPS-Services Inc., has started building the first 180-unit phase of The Orleans at Walnut Grove at Walnut Grove and Houston Levee roads. Operating as Orleans Apartments Community LLC, Misenhelter recently closed an $11.8 million construction loan to build phase one of the project.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...velopment.html

Johnny Ryall · #**794** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 4:32 PM**

Fall brings record enrollment
Economy, student mix contribute to swelling rolls
Memphis Biz Journal

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Despite an 11 percent tuition increase earlier this summer, the University of Memphis has hit an all-time enrollment high of 22,864 students for the fall semester. The University of Mississippi is also boasting an all-time high enrollment with 20,824 this fall.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...nrollment.html

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Johnny Ryall · #**795** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 4:33 PM**

Canadian National Railway gets option to buy public land for Memphis facility
Port panel tentatively agrees to purchase
The Commercial Appeal

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The Canadian National Railway won tentative backing Thursday for an option on 800 acres of public land for its proposed Memphis Logistics Park in southwest Memphis. The site, adjoining CN's intermodal gateway in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, has the potential to support a $300 million development employing 5,000 people, Greater Memphis Chamber senior vice president Dexter Muller said.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...s-land-option/

Johnny Ryall · #**796** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 10:20 PM**

Electrolux groundbreaking scheduled for Oct. 5
Memphis Business Journal

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Electrolux Home Products Inc. officially will launch construction of its $200 million Memphis manufacturing facility at a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 5. The kitchen appliance manufacturer's plant, being built in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, is expected to create more than 1,200 jobs. Site Selection magazine named the Electrolux facility as one of its top 10 economic development deals of 2010.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...scheduled.html

Johnny Ryall · #**797** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 10:21 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/b...-a-minnow.html

ALAN HOWELL | MBJ

This Bass Pro Shops trailer appeared in The Pyramid's parking lot Friday.

Johnny Ryall · #**798** Posted **Sep 23, 2011, 10:14 PM**

Uptown on Agenda in Carpenter’s Final Meeting
Memphis Daily News

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The three-year, second-phase plan includes new plans for Uptown West, the area north of The Pyramid along the Wolf River east to Main Street. It also includes improvements to Greenlaw Community Center, more acquisition of vacant property and plans for rehabilitation of existing single-family housing in the general Uptown area.

The plan also changes the maximum grant or loan amount for the Uptown Commercial Rehab Program. The $50,000 maximum would go up to $500,000 “for exception in case of essential neighborhood service,” according to the wording of the resolution. The higher amount is part of a plan to leverage private financing for the long talked about construction of a supermarket in the area.

http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news...final-meeting/

Johnny Ryall · #**799** Posted **Sep 23, 2011, 10:14 PM**

Great American Steamboat Company looks to promising future as bookings begin
Memphis Daily News

http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news...ookings-begin/

(Photo: Lance Murphey)

Bill Kerr, site manager for general contractor LCI Inc., looks at progress on the soon-to-be grass-covered roof of the terminal building for Beale Street Landing.

Johnny Ryall · #**800** Posted **Sep 23, 2011, 10:15 PM**

GreenTech moving forward with car production
Memphis Biz Journal

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Nearly two years after it announced plans for a $1 billion automobile manufacturing plant in Tunica, GreenTech Automotive is moving forward on production of its electric cars while preparing to break ground on a scaled-down $75 million, 376,000-square-foot production facility. Alan Himelfarb, executive vice president of strategic planning for GreenTech, says the company will begin manufacturing in Horn Lake while the Tunica facility is being built.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...-with-car.html

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