The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) articles from October 2007

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) archives from October 2007

Shelby County, Tenn., agency assesses firms for possible tax freeze violations.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Amos Maki Oct. 25--Officials who oversee the local tax incentive program are scheduled today to review the status of five companies that may be in violation of the terms of their tax breaks. The Memphis and Shelby County...

Regions Bank reopens locations with AmSouth merger complete.
October 26, 2007... Byline: David Flaum Oct. 26--Recycling has a couple of different meanings these days at Regions Bank. For one, the Regions Bank offices closed at 2 p.m. Thursday to cycle into the combined Regions-AmSouth system -- actually AmSouth's...

Medical staffing firm wins right to supply in-home nurses in Memphis, Tenn.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Daniel Connolly Oct. 26--Memphis-based medical staffing agency Best Nurses Inc. endured opposition from big hospital groups and won a limited victory in its efforts to enter the home health care market. The Tennessee Health...

University of Memphis, Tenn., asks consultants for study on possible stadium.
October 26, 2007... Byline: David Williams Oct. 26--The consultants studying the feasibility of a University of Memphis on-campus football stadium are sure to get an earful. The selected firm will conduct focus groups with faculty, staff, students,...

Two firms approved for tax breaks by Shelby County, Tenn., agency.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Amos Maki Oct. 26--Two companies specializing in areas the public and private sectors have targeted for growth -- logistics and high-level biomedical research -- won preliminary approval Thursday for tax freezes. Meanwhile, two...

Two hospitals in Memphis, Tenn., apply to build residential hospices.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Daniel Connolly Oct. 28--The two biggest hospital groups in Memphis are supporting each other's applications for state permits to create the first residential hospices in the area, making it more likely that both of the...

Home 'stager' redesigns clients' homes to sell in tougher housing market.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Richard Kelley Oct. 28--The home in Cordova's Berryhill neighborhood, all 4,500 square feet and 5 baths of it, is obviously overmatched, even priced at $395,900. Call it magic, market insight, or just "the eye," home stager...

Northwest Airlines posts best quarterly performance in 10 years.(Financial report)
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jane Roberts Oct. 30--Northwest Airlines Monday reported pre-tax profit of $405 million for the third quarter, its best performance in 10 years and third best in company history. It reported $244 million in net income for the...

Schnucks pharmacies offer some common antibiotics for free.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Daniel Connolly Oct. 30--Schnucks in-store pharmacies began offering a limited number of prescription antibiotics for free Monday, going one step further than Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which encouraged several imitators last fall by...

Memphis, Tenn.-based medical device company goes global.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Daniel Connolly Oct. 30--Last week was typically global for Active Implants Corp., a small Memphis-based medical device firm. Israeli engineers had flown to Memphis to prepare for a meeting with the firm's medical and...