The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) articles from July 2003

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) archives from July 2003

Bankruptcy Judge Forces Tenants of Memphis, Tenn., Building to Make Deal.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Deborah M. Clubb Jul. 4--Make a deal by Friday or I will tell you the deal. Such was the admonition of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William Houston Brown Thursday to parties in the complex bankruptcy of the First Tennessee Building....

University of Memphis Students Offered Hospitality Scholarship by Hotel Group.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Stephanie Myers Jul. 4--University of Memphis senior Tephane Rainey felt first hand this spring the benefit of the partnership between her college and one of the largest resort groups in the world. Rainey, 22, is the first...

Flextronic International to Move Hub Operations to Memphis, Tenn.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Richard Thompson Jul. 10--Flextronics International's business is moving in a new direction -- from Lebanon, Tenn., to Memphis, the company said Wednesday. The Singapore-based provider of advanced electronics manufacturing...

International Paper Operations in Memphis, Tenn., Expected to Hit by Layoffs.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Richard Thompson Jul. 11--Stamford, Conn.-based International Paper Co. is cutting jobs and Memphis, where IP employs 3,000, could bear the brunt of it. The world's largest paper company is reducing management and staff...

Northwest Airlines, Pilots Open Contract Discussions.
July 16, 2003... Byline: Jane Roberts Jul. 16--Northwest Airlines and its pilots formally opened contract talks Monday, setting the stage for a battle that could last years. Every aspect of the contract except health insurance is up for negotiation,...

Northwest, Continental to Join System Offering Discount Fares to Travel Agents.
July 17, 2003... Byline: Jane Roberts Jul. 17--In a deal Northwest and Continental Airlines announced Wednesday with Sabre Holdings, travel agents worldwide will be able to sell the reduced fares that until now were only available on airline or discount...

FedEx to Open New Hub Location in Hagerstown, Md.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Richard Thompson Jul. 18--FedEx Ground announced the first new hub location of its $1.8 billion, six-year expansion plan Thursday -- in Hagerstown, Md. The long search in the Memphis area, however, has been narrowed to a...

Northwest Airlines Posts Worst Second Quarter in Its History.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Jane Roberts Jul. 18--Northwest Airlines reported its worst second quarter in history, taking it on the chin with $160 million in losses. Still, it was better than Wall Street expected. The quarter was saved -- on paper at...

St. Louis-Based Motor Firm Leases Warehouse Space in Southaven, Miss.
July 19, 2003... Byline: Deborah M. Clubb Jul. 19--St. Louis-based Emerson Motor Technologies has leased 150,000 square feet of a massive warehouse under construction in Southaven by Dallas-based Hillwood Investment Properties. The 846,566-square-foot...

First Tennessee Bank Expanding into Northern Virginia.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Jerome Obermark Jul. 22--First Tennessee Bank plans to open six full-service branch banks this year in northern Virginia under the First Horizon Bank name. It is First Tennessee's first major banking expansion outside...

Clear Channel to Relocate Memphis, Tenn., Operations to One Site.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Deborah M. Clubb Jul. 22--Clear Channel Radio is vacating two downtown office buildings to consolidate its seven Memphis stations and 150 employees in Thousand Oaks Business Center. Clear Channel will move by January into...

Bartlett, Tenn., Doctors' Office Stands Out with Modern Look.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Jerome Obermark Jul. 22--A new office building in Bartlett sports a grass roof, glass walls and an interior wall with a zipper. Welcome to Patterson Gynecology & Obstetrics. The contemporary single-story, 3,000-square-foot...

Trucking Company Workers in Memphis, Tenn., Vote Out Teamsters.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Jane Roberts Jul. 22--Local Overnite Transportation Co. workers have voted the International Brotherhood of Teamsters out in a move industry watchers can't help but see as symbolic. The vote Friday was 180-151. It is expected...

Co-Founder of Southern Brokerage Firm to Step Down.
July 23, 2003

Imports Regulation Would Require Customs Officials Be Notified.
July 23, 2003

Memphis, Tenn., Biotech Foundation Progressing toward Research Facility.
July 24, 2003... Byline: Mark Watson Jul. 24--Just as a new business requires ingenuity, time and "sweat equity" to start generating cash flow, developing Memphis into a global center for biomedical research requires similar investments, for which tangible...

Brentwood, Tenn.-Based Hospital Chain Appeals Cardiac Surgery Ruling.
July 24, 2003

Memphis Real Estate Market Will Benefit from Industry Merger, Say Experts.
July 24, 2003... Byline: Deborah M. Clubb Jul. 24--CB Richard Ellis completed acquisition of Insignia Financial Group on Wednesday, forming a commercial real estate services company that outsells the next six largest companies combined. Los...

Memphis, Tenn., Far from Business as Usual after Storm.
July 24, 2003... Byline: Linda A. Moore Jul. 24--With much of Memphis expecting a third day without power, florists, funeral homes and factories may be forced to encounter continued difficulties today. "It's dead as a hammer," Gary Heldenbrand, a...

Lights, Flights Return at Memphis, Tenn., Airport.
July 24, 2003

University of Memphis Seeks $5 Million Entrepreneur Grant.
July 24, 2003

Unexpected Storm Damage Costs Strain Memphis, Tenn.-Area Residents' Budgets.
July 26, 2003... Jul. 26--When city and county officials talk about the cost of post-storm cleanup, one figure they're not including is the cost to consumers. Whether it's in the hundreds or thousands of dollars, many people are blowing their budgets on...

Memphis, Tenn., Redbirds Are among Top Draws in Baseball's Minor Leagues.
July 29, 2003... Byline: David Flaum Jul. 29--The Memphis Redbirds may languish in last place in their division, but they are No. 2 in minor league baseball at the ticket window. For the first 44 home dates at AutoZone Park, the Redbirds averaged...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Coffee Break Column.
July 29, 2003... Byline: Linda A. Moore Jul. 29--CHAMBER POWER: Power outages have done a job on businesses too, but the Memphis Regional Chamber has resources to help. "From Storm to Norm: Getting Business Back on Track," a tool kit that lists...

Memphis, Tenn.-Area Phone, Cable Firms Work to Restore Service after Storm.
July 29, 2003... Byline: Stephanie Myers Jul. 29--Last week's super storm and the utilities outage that followed had telecommunications firms scrambling in more ways than one. As phone and cable crews moved to repair lines, their firms also moved to...

Arlington, Tenn.-Based Wright Medical Posts Higher Quarterly Sales.
July 29, 2003

Sports Authority in Memphis, Tenn., to Ask City, County Officials for Funds.
July 30, 2003... Byline: David Williams Jul. 30--The Memphis & Shelby County Sports Authority, struggling to pay for the high cost of its own success, is poised to ask the city and county for operating funds. Managing director Tiffany Brown said the...

Construction of Memphis, Tenn., Sports Arena to Resume Next Week.
July 31, 2003... Byline: David Williams Jul. 31--Construction at FedExForum, halted since a July 22 windstorm damaged a trio of towering cranes, is set to resume Monday. "It won't be a full-blast start, but there's a lot of things that can happen,"...