The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) articles from February 2001

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) archives from February 2001

Cadillac Introduces New Truck at Memphis, Tenn., Auto Show.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Linda A. Moore Feb. 21--Cadillac and truck are probably two words that don't get thrown together often. But this week the Mid-South will get a chance to see what happens when Cadillac meets truck. The 2002 Cadillac...

Illinois-Based Bank Hit with Suit against Company it Bought.
February 26, 2001... Byline: David Flaum Feb. 23--Union Planters Bank of Illinois has been sued for $300 million by an Illinois businessman over dealings that started before UP bought the parent of the bank named in the suit. John Connors charged that...

Memphis, Tenn.-Based Brokerage Sees Pre-Merger Profits Rise.
February 26, 2001... Byline: David Flaum Feb. 23--In possibly its last financial report as an independent public company, Morgan Keegan Inc. of Memphis showed a slight gain in profits for the quarter ended Jan. 31 compared with a year earlier. The...

Cadillac's New Truck Draws Crowd at Memphis, Tenn., Auto Show.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Linda A. Moore Feb. 23--With classy looks and the Cadillac name, the luxury maker's first-ever pick-up, the 2002 Escalade EXT, drew its fair share of attention at the opening of the Memphis In- ternational Auto & Truck Show on...

PlanetRx.com Reports Pro Forma Loss for Fourth Quarter.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Mark Watson Feb. 23--PlanetRx.com on Thursday announced a pro forma net loss of $10.3 million, or $1.69 a share, for the fourth quarter of 2000, on net revenues of $8 million. "Pro forma" means these numbers are based on...

Restaurateur Plans to Open Irish Pub in Downtown Memphis, Tenn.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Jerome Obermark Feb. 23--Lee Adams, president of three T. J. Mulligan's in Memphis, hopes his research and business sense serve him well in a new downtown business venture. He is preparing to open Dan McGuinness Pub, which he...

Memphis, Tenn., Area Hopes to Organize Efforts to Strengthen Biotech Industry.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Mark Watson Feb. 24--Memphis has almost all it needs to develop into a "biosciences valley" similarly to how the San Francisco/San Jose area became Silicon Valley. All the Memphis area lacks is an organized effort to market the...

Memphis, Tenn., Medical Officials Seeks Analysis of Operations.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Mary Powers Feb. 24--Officials with the Medical Center's three anchor hospitals have hired two consulting firms to help assess the neighborhood's future and offer advice about money-saving cooperative ventures. "This is all...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Money Matters Column.
February 27, 2001... Byline: David Flaum Feb. 24--QUESTION: Can a tax deduction be taken by co-signer for a consumer loan if the co-signer ultimately has to repay the loan because the principal applicant defaulted? D. S., Memphis ANSWER: You can't normally...

Northwest Promotes Memphis, Tenn., Airport Executive.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Thompson Feb. 28--Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest Airlines Corp. announced several promotions Tuesday, including one for Suzanne Boda at Memphis International Airport. Effectively immediately, Boda becomes the vice...

FedEx Pilots Committee Searches for Possible Union Merger.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Thompson Feb. 28--A representational research committee, formed by the Fedex Pilots Association last year to study the possibility of merging with a larger union among other options, apparently has narrowed down the list of...

Memphis, Tenn., Woman to Get Home Built by Construction Program.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Linda A. Moore Feb. 27--More than a year after their association began, Keeva Tunstall and contractor Herbert Clark parted company Monday after the case in environmental court was dismissed. Clark is now a week or two away from...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Money Matters Column.
February 28, 2001... Byline: David Flaum Feb. 27--QUESTION: My dad passed away Nov. 1. He had been taking required minimum distributions on his traditional IRA. He was supposed to take a distribution on Dec. 31. The bank said I should transfer his balance into...

Two Memphis, Tenn., Printing Companies to Merge.
February 28, 2001... Byline: David Flaum Feb. 27--Master Graphics Inc. of Memphis is combining its two Memphis printing companies into one, company officials said Monday. The merging of B&M Printing Co., the original printing firm from which Master...