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Johnny Ryall · #**601** Posted: **Feb 3, 2011, 7:40 PM**

Bass Pro’s Pyramid Plans Shaken by Seismic Concerns
Memphis Daily News

"If the seismic studies add to the cost of a retrofit, it’s a cost the city of Memphis would have to pay. Lipscomb said the city would have to decide then if it wants to continue with a renovation of The Pyramid or possibly demolish the building and Bass Pro Shops consider it as one of several Downtown sites to build an all-new structure."

"Meanwhile, the administration’s plan has picked up some new elements including talks with owners of the Memphis Marriott hotel at the Memphis Cook Convention Center to expand. The hotel added another 200-room, 14-story tower in 2004."

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=56014

Johnny Ryall · #**602** Posted: **Feb 3, 2011, 7:40 PM**

Solar farm gets federal OK
Memphis Business Journal

The West Tennessee Solar Farm in Brownsville is one step closer to becoming a reality. The project is estimated to cost $31 million, and could use more than 21,000 solar panels on the 200 acre site adjacent to I-40 in Haywood County.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...ederal-ok.html

Johnny Ryall · #**603** Posted: **Feb 3, 2011, 7:41 PM**

Repairs under way to restart the Madison Avenue trolley in Memphis
The Commercial Appeal

"Repairs began this week on the two-mile line from Main to Watkins, and Memphis Area Transit Authority officials say trolleys could roll down Madison again by March. It was MLGW's concern about leakage of low-voltage electrical current from the trolley tracks into utility lines that prompted MATA to suspend the trolley service on Madison on Sept. 13. The leakage, known as stray current, can cause pipes, cables and other metal materials to corrode rapidly. It's a familiar issue for operators of light-rail transit systems around the country and has been blamed for as much as $500 billion a year in damage."

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...ue-trolley-me/

Photo by Brandon Dill

Contractors Jeremy Bridges (left) and John Woodward cut the pavement between tracks along the Madison Avenue trolley line.

llamaorama · #**604** Posted: **Feb 3, 2011, 8:57 PM**

Quote:

It's a familiar issue for operators of light-rail transit systems around the country and has been blamed for as much as $500 billion a year in damage."

wow that's a lot of money

typo or real fact?

This must be for every single building everywhere damaged by power from any source.

Johnny Ryall · #**605** Posted: **Feb 3, 2011, 10:32 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by llamaorama

wow that's a lot of money

typo or real fact? This must be for every single building everywhere damaged by power from any source.

Yeah, I think you're probably right about that. $500 million?

Johnny Ryall · #**606** Posted: **Feb 4, 2011, 3:55 PM**

DeSoto County booming, census shows; Southaven now 3rd-largest Mississippi city
The Commercial Appeal

"As expected, DeSoto County posted dramatic growth over the last decade, according to initial 2010 Census figures released Thursday: A surge of more than 54,000 people, from 107,199 to 161,252, reflecting a 50 percent rise in population."

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...-census-shows/

Johnny Ryall · #**607** Posted: **Feb 4, 2011, 4:04 PM**

Streets Ministries plans $3.95 million sports, education facility near Kingsbury
Memphis Business Journal

"After finding success with a $4.2 million sports and education facility it built at 430 Vance Ave., Streets Ministries Inc. is hoping lightning strikes twice with a similar $3.95 million facility planned for 1302 N. Graham"

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/p...-facility.html

COURTESY FLEMING/ASSOCIATES/ARCHITECTS P.C.

Artist’s rendering of neighborhood sports and education facility at 102 N. Graham, designed by Fleming/Associates/Architects PC

Johnny Ryall · #**608** Posted: **Feb 6, 2011, 11:05 PM**

Photo by Jim Weber

Contractors with Webb Building Corp. work on a helical ramp, part of the Beale Street Landing project, as progress continues Monday on the riverfront development. The basic components of the landing -- including a floating boat dock with the helical ramp and a grass-covered building for ticketing, retail and restaurant operations -- should be finished late this year. Walkways and parking lots are planned to be completed in time to reopen that section of the park for Memphis in May. Planning and construction on the $35 million Beale Street Landing facility has been under way since 2002 but still faces funding issues, including a signature terraced park that remains unfunded.

Johnny Ryall · #**609** Posted: **Feb 6, 2011, 11:06 PM**

Former motorsports park to reopen as Memphis International Raceway
The Commercial Appeal

"In a release from Moroso Investment Partners, the group that recently purchased the facility, president and CEO Jason Rittenberry said the group wanted a name to signify a fresh, new direction for the track. “We wanted to re-brand the facility more closely with our current Palm Beach International Raceway property,” Rittenberry said. "The Memphis Motorsports Park was a Dover Motorsports brand, and we wanted our own identity."

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...s-internation/

Johnny Ryall · #**610** Posted: **Feb 6, 2011, 11:07 PM**

Nice, one step closer to being able to jog or bike over the Mississippi River to connect with the West Memphis/ Crittenden County, Ark trails.

Union Pacific, City Agree to Work on Bridge Path
The Commercial Appeal

"Union Pacific Railroad officials have agreed to work with the city of Memphis and Crittenden County, Ark. officials toward the goal of a bicycle and pedestrian path on the Harahan rail bridge across the Mississippi River."

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=56106

Johnny Ryall · #**611** Posted: **Feb 6, 2011, 11:07 PM**

Bridge to Everywhere
New Mississippi River span integral to keeping city competitive
Memphis Daily News

"In four years, there could be a location in the Memphis area designated for the construction of a new intermodal bridge spanning the Mississippi River."

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=56071

(Photo: Lance Murphey)

Trucks cross the old bridge across the Mississippi River.

Johnny Ryall · #**612** Posted: **Feb 6, 2011, 11:09 PM**

2010 Brought $531M in Downtown Investment
Memphis Daily News

"Those completed private sector projects include the expansion of Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center ($327 million); the completion of Court Square Center ($49 million); the Courtyard Marriott Downtown ($21.1 million); and the Barboro Flats mixed-use commercial and apartment development ($18.2 million). There’s currently $2.4 billion in public and private investment in Downtown projects under way or that have recently been completed."

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=56107

Johnny Ryall · #**613** Posted: **Feb 8, 2011, 6:25 PM**

Northeast (MS) college officials check out expansion at NWCC
The Commercial Appeal

"The group then toured newly constructed or renovated Northwest facilities, including the nursing building, the Marilyn R. Spears Building for the Early Childhood Education Technology program, the McCormick Administration Building, Marshall Hall, Panola Hall and the Agricultural Technology Building. Additionally, the Northeast team met with Architectural and Engineering Resources for Construction, the firm responsible for, among other projects, the current renovation of McClendon Student Union. The student union renovation is the largest renovation project in NWCC history."

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...nsion-at-nwcc/

img: http://www.northwestms.edu/

Johnny Ryall · #**614** Posted: **Feb 9, 2011, 8:46 PM**

More companies coming to Memphis, Chamber official tells Realtors
The Commercial Appeal

“For us in Memphis the stars have lined up,” Mark Herbison told the 2011 Commercial Property Forecast Summit. “In the next few weeks other projects will be announced."

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...-official-tel/

Johnny Ryall · #**615** Posted: **Feb 9, 2011, 8:47 PM**

Chamber Preps Red Carpet for Mitsubishi
Memphis Daily News

"The Greater Memphis Chamber has begun sending out invitations to an event Monday at The Peabody hotel at which a significant announcement will be made. The invitations include the names of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell."

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=56182

Johnny Ryall · #**616** Posted: **Feb 11, 2011, 7:53 PM**

New, modern Shelby County forensic center due in 2012
The Commercial Appeal

At a cost of up to $13 million, financed and partly paid by state government, the new Regional Forensic Center will allow West Tennessee to catch up with its counterparts in the other two grand divisions of the state.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...sing-to-needs/

The Commercial Appeal

An artist's drawing shows what the new Shelby County Regional Forensic Center will look like when completed next year on Poplar.

Johnny Ryall · #**617** Posted: **Feb 11, 2011, 10:17 PM**

U.S. Foodservice picks Memphis for plant expansion
Memphis Biz Journal

"U.S. Foodservice Inc. will stay put in Memphis and expand its plant here, adding 60 jobs in the $30.8 million project."

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

Johnny Ryall · #**618** Posted: **Feb 11, 2011, 10:49 PM**

Racquet Club improvements welcome city’s annual tennis tournaments
Memphis Daily News

"The Racquet Club of Memphis is in full swing this week as it hosts the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & Cellular South Cup through Feb. 20. Big improvements to The Racquet Club, like new video boards for the fans and new locker rooms for players and trainers, are helping to elevate the tournament experience for everyone. Tournament officials expect close to 60,000 fans this year.

Memphis Sports Council

The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is one of just 11 “500-level” ATP events worldwide, making it the fifth-most significant men’s tennis tournament in the United States. The tournaments will be broadcast in 33 countries around the world thanks to a TV deal with the Tennis Channel. The ATP also plans to film a “Memphis Uncovered” project during the tournaments for the Tennis Channel, looking at highlights of the city."

http://memphisdailynews.com/editoria....aspx?id=56239

(File Photo/Lance Murphey)

Andy Roddick returns to James Blake during their 2010 match at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championship tennis tournament at The Racquet Club of Memphis.

Johnny Ryall · #**619** Posted: **Feb 13, 2011, 10:44 PM**

Towering vision: Project would remake Sears Crosstown into Memphis arts village
The Commercial Appeal

"A coalition in art and real estate has quietly been laying the groundwork for more than a year to turn the Sears Crosstown building into an arts-centric urban village. The still-fluid plan is to establish an artists' residency program, studios, exhibition and performance space in parts of the 1.4 million-square-foot building at Watkins and North Parkway. The rough estimate to renovate is $200 million."

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...wering-vision/

Photo by Alan Spearman

Planners hope to fill the Midtown landmark, built in 1927, with offices, stores, schools, apartments, condos, hotels and nonprofit organizations.

Photo by Alan Spearman

Crosstown Arts, a nonprofit group led by Christopher Miner (left), Doug Carpenter and Dr. Todd Richardson, is working with the owners of the Sears building to revitalize the structure as well as the surrounding neighborhood.

Johnny Ryall · #**620** Posted: **Feb 14, 2011, 4:35 PM**

$13 million dorm for Rhodes College
Memphis Biz Journal

Memphis-based general contractor Grinder, Taber & Grinder Inc. filed a $13 million building permit to construct a 52,499-square- foot dormitory at 2000 N. Parkway. Construction should begin in March on the project, called the West Village Dormitory.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/n...s-college.html