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June 24-30, 2016, Vol. 9, Issue 26
THE WORST
IS OVER
URBANART
EYES CROSSTOWN
When your child
almost dies, it
makes other
problems seem
not so important. That harrowing experience
made Cheryl Pesce a lot more bold about how
she approaches business. P. 15
As part of
an ongoing
effort to be more
visible, the UrbanArt
Commission will move
into the Crosstown
neighborhood. P. 14
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SHELBY
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FAYETTE
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TIPTON
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»
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MADISON
Pop The Cork
More than a decade in the making, grocery stores are ready to start selling wine P. 16
Kroger wine consultant Derek Stamper stocks bottles at the grocery store at 540 S. Mendenhall Road.
BUCKING THE
GIVING TREND
ATTENDANCE
RISES AT PARK
Porter-Leath benefits
from increase in
donations. P. 7
Redbirds not setting
records, but gaining at
turnstile. P. 22
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DIGEST: PAGES 2-5
(Memphis News/Andrew J. Breig)
RECAP: PAGE 10
EDUCATION: PAGE 11
EDITORIAL: PAGE 34
SMALL BUSINESS: PAGE 20
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Second Annual Tiger
Alumni Game June 25
Former University of Memphis Tiger
players Willie Kemp and Jeremy Hunt are
hosting the second annual Blue vs. Gray
Memphis Tigers Alumni Game, which will
feature 26 former players at the Elma Roane
Fieldhouse at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 25.
Tickets for the event can be purchased
at GoTigersGoTix.com or by calling 901-6782331. A portion of the proceeds will benefit
The National Kidney Foundation and St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Doors open for the event at 5 p.m.
Those scheduled to attend include
Andre Allen, Antonio Barton, Will Barton,
Will Coleman, Chris Crawford, Joey Dorsey,
Detric Golden, John Grice, Ferrakohn Hall,
Penny Hardaway, Pierre Henderson-Niles,
Jeremy Hunt, Jimmie "Snap" Hunter, Geron
Johnson, Willie Kemp, Doneal Mack, Chris
Massie, Elliot Perry, D.J. Stephens, Shawn
Taggart, Adonis Thomas, Andre Turner, Elliot Williams and Wesley Witherspoon.
– Don Wade
Kicker Jake Elliott Earns
All-America Third Team
University of Memphis senior placekicker Jake Elliott has been named to the
Athlon Sports All-America Third Team.
Elliott returns to Memphis this fall after
finishing last season as a finalist for the Lou
Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, and as
the two-time, defending American Athletic
Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.
In 2015, Elliott, a three-time AAC first
team honoree, tied the Memphis record for
most field goals in a season (23), a record he
now shares with Joe Allison, the first-ever
Lou Groza award winner. He was 23-for-28
on field goal attempts in 2015 and was 63for-63 on point after attempts (PATs). He
ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring last
year with 10.0 ppg, the third-highest scoring kicker behind Boise State's Tyler Rausa
(10.3 ppg) and Oregon's Aidan Schneider
(10.2 ppg).
At the end of last year, Elliott was voted
to his third consecutive American Athletic
All-Conference first team, one of just two
players in league history to earn first-team
honors in all three seasons. Elliott was also
named first team All-America by USA Today and second team All-America by both
the Associated Press and the Walter Camp
Foundation.
For his career, Elliott ranks third in Memphis history in career scoring with 324 career
points, trailing only Stephen Gostkowski,
now a member of the New England Patriots
(369 points), and DeAngelo Williams, now
a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers (362
points).
Elliott is one of two AAC players named
to Athlon's preseason All-America team,
joining Houston quarterback Greg Ward,
who was a fourth team honoree on the list.
– Don Wade
as an opening act for the Julio Iglesias World
Tour. For more information and for tickets,
contact Malvin Massey at 901-678-3176 or
[email protected].
– Don Wade
Chef Shuttle Delivery
Partners With St. Jude
Restaurant delivery service Chef Shuttle
has partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Between Monday, June 27,
and Sunday, July 3, Chef Shuttle will donate
$5 from every order to St. Jude as part of a
Chef Shuttle Cares promotion.
In the coming weeks, Chef Shuttle will
offer free delivery to St. Jude from Bangkok
Alley, Hard Rock Café, Carol’s Cheesecake,
Kooky Canuck, Cozy Corner BBQ, Pita Pit,
Encore Café, Gigi’s Cupcakes, South of Beale
and Strano’s Sicilian Kitchen and Bar.
– Madeline Faber
Jazz Concert To Kick Off
WUMR Summer Radiothon
WUMR, the University of Memphis’
all-jazz radio station, will host its Jazz in
June Radiothon June 26-July 3. During the
summer fundraiser, U-92 FM asks for help
from “The Jazz Lover Family” to help fund
operating expenses at the station.
WUMR will kick off the radiothon with
a concert at the New Daisy Theatre Sunday,
June 26, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $25
in advance and $30 at the door.
The featured musicians are Dual Drive
members Gary Goin and Pat Register, whose
latest release is The Memphis Project. Guest
vocalist for the concert is Kevin Whalum.
Goin is the leader of the Memphis Grizzlies’ house band. He is also guitarist for Kirk
Whalum’s band and an in-demand studio
guitarist.
Register is a local saxophonist and
founding member of the group VooDoo Village, and has also recorded several albums
of his own.
Wendy Moten, a local favorite now living
in Nashville, also will perform. She has had
a busy career, including more than 15 years
Deadline To Register
To Vote July 5
The deadline to register to vote in the
Aug. 4 election is Tuesday, July 5.
Voter registration applications must be
received by 4:30 p.m. that day, and mail-in
applications must be postmarked by that
date.
Every Election Day, people walk into
the operations center at the Shelby County
Election Commission and want to register so
they can vote in that day’s election.
“We want everyone who is eligible to
vote to cast a ballot in every election,” said
Linda Phillips, the new election commission
administrator.
By law, people must be registered to vote
30 days prior to an election.
“Because the last day to register falls
on a national holiday (Fourth of July), this
time people have an extra day to register,”
Phillips said.
People can register to vote at the Downtown commission office at 150 Washington
Ave., and the operations center at 980 Nixon
Drive, near Shelby Farms. Online voter registration is available at http://sos.tn.gov/
elections, or at www.shelbyvote.com.
Anyone who registers online must vote
the first time in person and is not eligible to
receive an absentee ballot.
“If you are planning a trip around election time, or going away to school, please
register in person so we can honor your
request for an absentee ballot,” Phillips said.
Request forms for absentee ballots are
available under the “Voter Information” tab
at www.shelbyvote.com.
– Daily News staff
The Kitchen Restaurant
At Shelby Farms Hiring
The Kitchen Restaurant is hiring full and
part-time staff for its upcoming restaurant
at Shelby Farms Park.
The farm-to-table restaurant opens
later this year in a 5,000-square-foot space
overlooking the expanded Patriot Lake, part
of Shelby Farms’ $70 million Heart of the
Park expansion.
The Kitchen Restaurant Group will host
hiring fairs at Bounty on Broad, located at
2519 Broad Ave. The sessions are open to the
public and resumes are required.
The dates and times are:
• June 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• June 29 from 9 a.m. to noon
• July 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Kitchen Next Door’s 4,500-squarefoot location at Crosstown Concourse opens
in 2017.
– Madeline Faber
Pinnacle Adds Senior VP
At Memphis Headquarters
Pinnacle Financial Partners has added
another professional to its growing Memphis ranks.
Lee Rudd has joined Pinnacle as a senior
vice president and financial adviser, based
at Pinnacle’s Memphis headquarters at 6525
N. Quail Hollow Road.
Rudd brings 24 years of financial services experience in the Memphis market
and comes most recently from SunTrust
Bank, where he served as a client adviser in
the company’s commercial banking group.
Prior roles included division manager
of the Premier Banking group at BancorpSouth, and at First Tennessee Bank, where
he served in several capacities over his eight
years at the company, including senior vice
president of the private banking group and
treasury sales officer for the West Tennessee market.
– Andy Meek
First State-Backed Blight
Demolition Completed
The first demolition sponsored by the
state’s Blight Elimination Program took
place June 22.
Memphis-based United Housing Inc.
sent a wrecking crew to 1370 Mississippi
Blvd. to demolish an abandoned home and
make way for a green space.
The Tennessee Housing Development
Agency announced the forgivable loan program last August.
Under the BEP, qualified nonprofits
can access a pool of $6 million in state and
federal funds to acquire abandoned homes
out of foreclosure, demolish the homes and
transform the property into a community
park or other publicly beneficial function.
– Madeline Faber
FedEx Posts $70M Loss,
Gives Cautious Outlook
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. lost $70
million in the latest quarter because of large
pension and acquisition items, and the delivery giant gave a cautious outlook for the
next 12 months.
The company’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, released Tuesday afternoon, still beat
Wall Street expectations, as FedEx and other
delivery companies continue to benefit from
the growth in online shopping.
FedEx plans capital spending of $5.1 billion in the fiscal year that just started. FedEx
will use the money to expand its ground
network and buy more aircraft.
FedEx said it expects earnings excluding
one-time items in the new fiscal year to be
between $11.75 and $12.25 per share. The
midpoint of that range is less than the $12.17
per share that analysts were expecting, according to a FactSet survey.
Still, the midpoint of the company’s
forecast suggests an 11 percent increase in
full-year adjusted profit. CEO Fred Smith
said on a call with investors that FedEx will
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increase profit margins and earnings per
share over the next several years assuming
that economic growth is moderate.
FedEx’s fiscal fourth quarter loss
amounted to 26 cents per share and compared with a year-earlier loss of $895 million,
or $3.16 per share. Results were dragged
down by accounting for the changing value
of pension assets and liabilities and by costs
related to the acquisition of Dutch delivery
company TNT Express.
Without those and other charges, FedEx
said it would have earned $3.30 per share
compared with $2.66 per share a year earlier.
Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research expected $3.26 per share.
The Memphis, Tennessee-based company had revenue of $12.98 billion, beating
the Zacks survey forecast of $12.83 billion.
Operating profit rose in both the express
and ground-shipping segments, partly due
to higher prices.
– The Associated Press
Judicial Commission Taking
Circuit Court Applications
A state commission is taking applications through July 7 at noon for an upcoming
vacancy in Shelby County Circuit Court.
Circuit Court Judge Donna Fields is
retiring effective Sept. 1, two years into her
current eighty-year term of office. Tennessee
Gov. Bill Haslam will appoint her successor
until the office can go on the next general
election ballot.
The trial court vacancy commission
will submit a list of three finalists for the
appointment.
The applicants must be licensed attorneys, at least 30 years old, a resident of
Tennessee for five years and live in Shelby
County.
Applications can be found at tncourts.
gov, the website for the Administrative Office
of the Courts.
The vacancy commission will interview
all qualified applicants in sessions open to
the public on Aug. 8 in Memphis.
– Bill Dries
Memphis Ranks No. 3
For Small-Biz Friendliness
Memphis has ranked No. 3 in the nation
for its healthy small business environment.
The city received an A+ grade from home
services provider Thumbtack in its fifth annual Small Business Friendliness Survey.
The rating is based on more than 12,000
responses from small-business owners
regarding training experience, health and
safety, zoning, environmental rules and tax
regulations.
“Skilled professionals say the most important factor affecting their success and
ability to start, grow and sustain a thriving
business is regulation that is straightforward
and easy to follow - not overly simplistic fixes
like lower tax rates,” stated Thumbtack in the
survey released Wednesday, June 22.
Memphis improved significantly yearover-year, having received a C+ grade in
2015. The city's strong performance in
training experience and zoning drove the
high grade.
In Memphis, 66 percent of small businesses said that “helpful” training programs
were available, and only 16 percent of
Memphis small businesses called zoning
regulations “unfriendly.”
Memphis weakest performance was in
the environmental sector, with only 36 percent of respondents calling environmental
regulation “friendly.”
Memphis ranked No. 3 for business
friendliness out of 78 cities. San Antonio,
Texas, topped the list, and Nashville came
in at No. 2.
– Madeline Faber
Lifeblood Issues Appeal
For Blood Donations
Lifeblood has issued an emergency
appeal for all blood types, especially Rh
negative types – A-negative, B-negative,
AB-negative and O-negative.
The organization, which provides blood
to Memphis-area hospitals, said blood donations have plummeted since Memorial
Day, with its reserves currently at less than
a one-day supply.
Since it takes 24 to 36 hours to test and
process each donation before it can be
released for a patient, blood is being transfused as fast as Lifeblood can provide it to
hospitals.
Donors with Rh negative blood types
are asked to inquire with a Lifeblood staff
member about doubling their impact by
donating double red cells.
Volunteer donors must be at least 16
years old, weigh at least 115 pounds and
be in good health. All donors 16-22 years
old must meet certain height and weight
requirements, and 16-year-olds must have
parental permission.
Lifeblood operates five donor centers:
1045 Madison Ave. in Midtown; 7505 U.S.
64, suite 109, in Bartlett; 2095 Exeter Road,
suite 75, in Germantown; 4702 Spottswood
Ave. in East Memphis; and 1055 Goodman
Road E., suite J, in Southaven.
Appointments are highly recommended
and can be scheduled at lifeblood.org.
Ikea Appoints Manager
For Future Memphis Store
A seasoned Ikea employee has been
appointed manager of the Memphis store,
which is set to open late this fall.
Trisha Bevering is moving to Memphis
from her most recent assignment as the
interior design manager of Ikea East Palo
Alto in California’s San Francisco Bay area.
Bevering joined Ikea in 1995, working
in the home-furnishing chain’s Seattle-area
store for eight years.
She then moved to the Netherlands on
temporary assignment to help design Ikea’s
Dutch service office.
Bevering returned to the U.S. to run her
own interior design business before rejoining Ikea in 2005.
She served as the interior design manager for Ikea Bolingbrook, located near Chicago, for four years before taking the same
role at the East Palo Alto store.
“Trisha’s management experience and
background in IKEA commerciality and sales
more than qualify her to manage the future
IKEA Memphis,” Ikea U.S. president Lars
Petersson said in a statement.
The 271,000-square-foot Ikea Memphis
store is expected to create 225 jobs. Hiring opportunities for candidates will be
available this summer, according to the
company.
A3 Freight Payment Named
Top Logistics IT Provider
Memphis-based A3 Freight Payment has
been named a Top 100 Logistics IT Provider
for 2016 by Inbound Logistics magazine.
The companies named on this list are
“providers whose solutions are central to
solving transportation, logistics, and supply
chain challenges, and whose customer successes are well-documented,” according to
the editors of Inbound Logistics magazine.
This marks the first year that A3 Freight
Payment has been named to the list.
A3 Freight Payment serves the freight
invoice audit and payment needs of large
volume shippers in the industrial, automotive, retail and pharmaceuticals sectors,
among others.
– Don Wade
Lettuce Eat Rebrands
As Wild Beet Salad Co.
Local salad and wrap restaurant Lettuce
Eat has rebranded in advance of opening its
second location.
Now known as Wild Beet Salad Co., the
restaurant will open an East Memphis restaurant in late summer.
Owner Kelcie Hamm had to change the
name for legal reasons. Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You has the rights to use the
word lettuce as a verb.
Hamm is making the most of the rebrand
with a new website and menu items, including, of course, a wild beet salsa. When the
website is completed, customers will be able
weekly digest
to order lunch and dinner online.
The original Lettuce Eat opened at 6641
Poplar Ave. in 2014. The second Wild Beet
Salad Co. location will open at 4715 Poplar
Ave. in Knickerbocker Plaza.
– Madeline Faber
T&B Donates $50K To
Apprenticeship Program
Memphis-based Thomas & Betts Corp.
has pledged $50,000 to the Memphis Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee.
The funds, to be paid over the next 10
years, will go toward the development of
classrooms and laboratories in the Memphis
Electrical JATC’s new 20,000-square-foot
facility on Shelby Oaks Drive.
The Memphis Electrical JATC is a fiveyear apprenticeship program that has
provided both classroom and on-the-job
training over the last 70 years for apprentices
pursuing a career in the electrical industry.
The program is jointly sponsored by the
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local Union 474 and the Memphis
Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association.
“T&B values its community and close
partnership with the Memphis Electrical
JATC,” David Kendall, industry affairs director at T&B, said in a statement. “We understand the value the apprenticeship program
provides, and truly hope that our donation
can go towards enriching the students’ classroom and laboratory experience.”
Thomas & Betts, a member of the ABB
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dling and management for Neighborhood
Preservation Act cases and other Environmental Court cases filed by the city. She will
represent the city in litigation against owners
of blighted property and will work with students enrolled in the University of Memphis
Neighborhood Preservation Clinic.
Williams will hold the position through
the end of 2017. The city of Memphis provided the law school with a $150,000 in funding
to create the fellowship with proceeds from
its Vacant Property Registry.
Williams is a graduate of the University of
Memphis law school and previously worked
as a law clerk with local blight-fighting firm
Brewer & Barlow PLC.
Fully Stocked Aisles
– Madeline Faber
Resurrection Relocates
Residency Program
The new Wal-Mart Supercenter at 6727 Raleigh LaGrange Road, located just west of the Kirby-Whitten exit of Interstate
40, opened for business on June 22. (Memphis News/Andrew J. Brei)
Group, is a leading manufacturer of both
medium- and low-voltage products.
Major Violent Crime Rate
Up in Memphis, Shelby Co.
Memphis’ major violent crime rate rose
7.5 percent during the first five months of
2016 compared to the same period in 2015,
and the countywide rate was 9.1 percent
higher than a year ago, according to Operation: Safe Community statistics released
Tuesday, June 21.
Murder, rape, aggravated assault and
robbery are the four categories that make up
the major violent crime percentages.
The 10.4 murders per 100,000 population
through the end of May in Memphis marked
a 65.9 percent increase from a year ago. Aggravated assaults were up 5.8 percent and
robberies by 14.8 percent. Reported rapes
were the only one of the four categories that
saw a decrease from last year, down 17.5
percent in Memphis.
Countywide, including the city of Memphis, the percentages for the four categories
were similar, also with a drop in reported
rapes.
Weapons violations – a separate category
from the violent crime and property crime
numbers – rose 12.6 percent in Memphis
compared to January-May 2015; countywide, they were up 11.8 percent.
Meanwhile, Memphis’ major property
crime rate was down 4 percent from a year
ago, although motor vehicle thefts, one
of the three categories of major property
crimes, were up 8.7 percent from the first
five months of last year.
Countywide, major property crime was
down 6.2 percent from a year ago, also with
an increase in motor vehicles thefts – 4.3
percent.
The Memphis-Shelby Crime Commission compiles the statistics for Operation:
Safe Community, a coalition of local law
enforcement and criminal justice leaders.
The group has measured crime statistics
since 2006, with that year serving as the
baseline.
Compared with the 2006 baseline, major violent crime in Memphis and Shelby
County is down – 11.2 percent in Memphis
and 14.3 percent countywide – compared
to the first five months of 2006. Major
property crime compared to 2006 is down
37.2 percent in Memphis and 40.1 percent
countywide.
– Bill Dries
Memphis Housing Market
Ranked Among Healthiest
For the third consecutive quarter, Memphis has made the top ten in a national list
of the healthiest housing markets.
In the second-quarter 2016 Health
of Housing Markets report published by
Nationwide, the Memphis metropolitan
statistical area came in at No. 4 in a ranking
of 400 housing markets, and is projected to
be one of the most sustainable markets over
the next year.
The Q2 report weighed employment,
demographics, home prices and the mortgage market using data from the first quarter
of 2016.
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa., topped the Q2
ranking. Saginaw, Mich., and Lansing-East
Lansing, Mich., also ranked above Memphis.
– Madeline Faber
Commission OKs Raleigh
Land For Wolf River Trail
Five acres of land in Raleigh has been
donated by Shelby County government to
the city of Memphis for use as a trailhead
on the Wolf River Greenway.
Shelby County commissioners on Monday, June 20, approved the donation of the
two tax-delinquent parcels south of Raleigh
Lagrange Road and east of Old Austin Peay
Highway.
The land east of the Creekwood Villages
Apartments and west of Kennedy Park is to
be used as part of the park and a trailhead
where the Greenway follows the northernmost point of the Wolf River in Shelby
County.
The trailhead is to be a major feature
of the Greenway, with the Wolf River Conservancy acquiring land on the other side
of the Wolf River in the old Epping Forest
subdivision as well.
In other action Monday, commissioners
approved three grants totaling $13,750 for
local nonprofits. The money is drawn from
a $1.3 million fund that allocated $100,000 to
each commissioner to use with approval of
the full commission. The latest grants leave
a balance of $54,750 in the fund.
– Bill Dries
City Hires Neighborhood
Preservation Fellow
The University of Memphis Cecil C.
Humphreys School of Law and the city of
Memphis have hired Brittany Williams as
city’s first Neighborhood Preservation fellow.
In her new role, Brittany Williams will
draft and file lawsuits and assist in case han-
Resurrection Health has relocated its
residency program to Saint Francis HospitalBartlett.
The obstetrics practice will also relocate,
bringing most of Resurrection Health’s
hospital services under one roof for the
first time.
The move to Saint Francis-Bartlett gives
residents the opportunity to gain experience
in a learning environment that includes
more than 40,000 emergency room visits
annually; a large intensive care unit; a chest
pain center accredited by the Society of
Cardiovascular Patient Care; and a primary
stroke center, which was recognized with an
Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke
Centers by the American Heart Association
and the American Stroke Association.
The move will also open up opportunities for Resurrection Health to treat underserved populations in rural areas of West
Tennessee in addition to the urban population currently under care.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Health’s residency program – Resurrection Family Medicine – will welcome eight first-year residents
in July. That will give the provider a total of 23
residents and 12 physician faculty members,
plus non-medical staff.
The residents, who recorded a 100
percent board pass rate, will be the only
residents stationed in Saint Francis-Bartlett.
Before the move, Resurrection Health’s
residents were based at Delta Medical
Center, while its obstetrics practice was at
Regional One Health.
In addition to surgery, obstetrics and
emergency medicine services provided at
Saint Francis-Bartlett, Resurrection Family
Medicine residents will continue to practice
pediatric medicine and pediatric emergency
care at the Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist
Children's Hospital.
They will also continue to practice
critical care medicine at Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Memphis.
– Andy Meek
Database Expert Kline
To Speak in Memphis
Database expert and software industry
veteran Kevin Kline is set to speak at the
FedEx Institute of Technology next month.
The FedEx Institute and its newest community partner, Memphis PASS (Professional Association of SQL Server), are hosting
the talk July 12 at 5 p.m. in room 227 of the
FedEx Institute, 365 Innovation Drive.
Kline currently serves as director of en-
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gineering services at SQL Sentry, a leading
vendor of database and business intelligence
tools. A Microsoft SQL Server MVP since
2004, Kline is a founding board member and
former president of PASS. He has written
or co-written 11 books, including the bestselling “SQL in a Nutshell,” and contributes
monthly columns to SQL Server Pro and
DBTA magazines.
Kline is a noted trainer and thought
leader on IT leadership skills, database
management technology and practices, and
SQL Server performance tuning and optimization. He is a top-rated speaker at conferences such as Microsoft TechEd, the PASS
Summit, DevTeach, Oracle OpenWorld and
SQL Connections.
– Don Wade
Crye-Leike Opening
Office in Gallatin
Crye-Leike is opening a branch office in
Gallatin, Tenn., marking its 20th location in
Middle Tennessee.
The new Crye-Leike office will be in a
2,352-square-foot remodeled house that has
been zoned for office use. The lease agreement begins July 1.
“We felt the timing is right to add an office in Gallatin because of the area’s surge
in residential growth and jobs,” CEO Harold
Crye said in a statement.
Between 2010 and 2015, Gallatin’s population grew 14 percent, said James Fenton,
executive director of the Gallatin Economic
& Community Development Agency. Additionally, business relocations and expansions have brought more than 2,000 jobs to
Gallatin within the last 30 months.
The Gallatin office joins two other Sumner County Crye-Leike offices, located in
Hendersonville and Goodlettsville.
– Madeline Faber
U of M Physicist Earns Early
Career Research Award
Xiao Shen, assistant professor of physics and materials science at the University
of Memphis, has been named a winner of
the 2016 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award by Oak Ridge Associated
Universities for his work on novel optical
materials.
The competitive $5,000 matching award
is given annually to select faculty during the
first two years of their initial university appointment to support promising new lines
of research and promote collaboration with
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers. Shen was one of 35 recipients selected
from 132 candidates nominated by ORAU
members. He is the second U of M faculty
member to receive this award.
Shen’s research focuses on theory
and computation of a range of materials
for electronics, optoelectronics and energy. His Powe Award project will explore
structural and optical properties of a novel
two-dimensional material with practical applications for advanced electronic devices.
He will collaborate with Matthew Chisholm,
group leader of the Scanning Transmission
Electron Microscopy team at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory.
This one-year award will help Shen
further his research and support future
proposals to federal agencies such as the
U.S. National Science Foundation and the
U.S. Department of Energy.
Shen earned his doctorate in physics
from the State University of New York at
Stony Brook and completed a postdoctoral
research appointment at Vanderbilt University prior to joining the U of M faculty
last August.
– Don Wade
Liberty Bowl Gives Award
To Archie Manning
Archie Manning has received the Liberty Bowl's Distinguished Citizen Award, an
honor the organization considers its most
prestigious recognition.
Manning received the award Sunday,
June 19, while serving as guest of honor at
the kickoff event of the Liberty Bowl Golf
Classic, which benefits St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital.
Manning, a College Football Hall of
Famer, is the first former Liberty Bowl player
to receive the award. Manning threw for 141
yards and two touchdowns to lead Mississippi to a 34-17 victory over Virginia Tech
in the 1968 Liberty Bowl.
Manning has received numerous awards
for community service both during his playing career and since his retirement.
Tenn. Unemployment
Down, Wages Up in May
Tennessee’s unemployment rate
dropped to 4.1 percent in May, according
to preliminary figures from the Tennessee
Department of Labor & Workforce Development. That’s two-tenths of a percentage
point lower than the April revised rate of 4.3
percent. A year ago, unemployment stood
at 5.8 percent.
The state unemployment rate was lower
than the national average of 4.7 percent in
May.
Nonfarm employment decreased by
13,400 jobs from April to May, with the
largest decreases occurring in government,
leisure/hospitality and professional/business services. Over the past year, however,
nonfarm employment increased by 60,900
jobs, with the largest increases being in
education/health services, trade/transportation/utilities, and manufacturing.
While the unemployment rate dropped,
the average hourly wage Tennesseans
earned in May rose slightly from the same
time a year ago.
Across all occupations statewide, the
average wage increased 30 cents an hour,
from $19.55 to $19.85, new statistics from
the state Department of Labor & Workforce
Development show.
The increase in the state’s average hourly
wage represents a yearly income of $41,296.
The latest wage and employment estimates
show average hourly wages ranging from
$9.60 in food preparation and serving occupations to $44.85 in legal occupations.
Redbirds Manager Will
Coach for PCL All-Stars
Memphis Redbirds manager Mike Shildt,
a Charlotte, N.C., native, will return home to
help lead the Pacific Coast League All-Stars
in the Triple-A All-Star Game at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte July 13.
The game will be televised on MLB
Network beginning at 6 p.m. Shildt will be
weekly digest
joined by Wally Backman of the Las Vegas
51s, who will be the manager for the PCL
squad, and El Paso Chihuahua’s pitching
coach Bronswell Patrick.
The 29th annual game pits the PCL AllStars against the all-stars of the International
League, who will be led by Chris Tremie, Stu
Cliburn and Andy Tomberlin.
Shildt guided Memphis to 73 wins and a
second-place finish in his first season at the
helm of the Redbirds in 2015, and recently
earned his 100th win as Redbird skipper.
Shildt previously coached at UNC Charlotte
and UNC Asheville, his alma mater, and his
mother, Lib, formerly handled public relations for the Double-A Charlotte O’s.
carrier, contains DNA to generate a mutant
erythropoietin, which is a naturally occurring protein that is known to be neuro-protective, meaning it can protect neurons from
damage in conditions such as Alzheimer’s
and Parkinson’s diseases.
Chronic use of the protein has the effect
of raising hematocrit, the concentration of
red blood cells, to unhealthy levels. But what
the UTHSC doctors are studying is a mutant
version that does not raise the hematocrit.
– Don Wade
A new report faults Tennessee's court
system for not adequately representing the
diversity of the state's population.
The American Constitution Society for
Law and Policy ranks Tennessee 45th out of
51 state court jurisdictions for gender and
racial diversity.
The report says that the state's judiciaries
are 60 percent less diverse on average than
the state population.
According to the report, white males
make up 36 percent of the state population,
but account for 74 percent of judges.
While women make up 51 percent of
the population, only 20 percent of judges in
Tennessee are female.
And the report says that minorities make
up 26 percent of Tennessee's population,
but just 9 percent of judges are people of
color.
UTHSC Researchers
Win $1 Million Grant
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $1
million grant to study a genetic therapy that
one day may offer a way to slow or reverse
the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Mike McDonald, an associate professor in the Departments of Neurology
and Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Dr.
Francesca-Fang Liao, a professor in the
Department of Pharmacology, received the
grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of
the National Institutes of Health, to test the
therapy in mice.
The therapy involves the injection of a
viral vector in the leg muscle. The vector, or
– Andy Meek
Report Faults Tenn. Courts
For Lack of Diversity
6 June 24-30, 2016
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On a Friday morning, the Atrium in Overton Square may host a corporate meeting, with
a wedding planned for that same night.
As the event venue’s new operator, CFY Catering will manage event bookings, planning,
preparation and of course, the food.
Overton Square and venue management
are both new territories for the Bartlett-based
catering company.
“We're kind of off the beaten path (in
Bartlett) because everything we do is off-site,”
said Kevin Bush, who has owned and operated
CFY Catering with his wife, Kristi, for the past
nine years. “So it's been good being out here
for us, but most of the events we do are actually
located in the city.”
Bush said that Overton Square is a natural
fit for an established catering company. CFY
will maintain its commercial kitchen at 6490
Memphis Arlington Road and also will set up
shop at the Atrium, 2105 Madison Ave.
planning logically translates into running their
own venue.”
Currently, the venue hosts between 100
and 150 events each year, with its busy season
running between April and July, said Jeremy
Reed, property manager with Loeb Properties.
He thinks a strong owner could bump that
figure to 150 or 200 events per year.
Bush said Saturday rentals are booked
through 2017, and CFY will honor contracts
Walker set up during her tenure.
Bush sees the Atrium as a separate business
rather than an extension of CFY. An employee
or two would be dedicated to business related
to the Atrium, but they will work alongside the
team at CFY.
He hopes that he’ll be able to manage everything in-house that goes into an event, from
furniture rental to alcohol service.
“We want to help them get from ground
zero to a perfectly executed event,” he said.
“It's a natural area of Memphis to want to
be, and the Atrium is a beautiful venue itself.
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Prior to its reopening in 2014, the Atrium operated as a fine dining restaurant and earlier,
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CFY Catering has prepared food for many
events at the Atrium, but having exclusive use
of the kitchen will allow for different kinds
of dishes that might be prohibitive at other
venues, Bush said.
Kellie Walker, director of sales for Overton
Square venue Lafayette’s Music Room, most
recently managed the Atrium. She will hand
the reins over to CFY in July after a yearlong
tenure. Prior to Walker, the venue was managed in-house by Loeb Properties for two years.
CFY has entered into a multiyear lease,
which means that the burgeoning event venue
will find some stability and growth.
“It’s a natural transition for a company
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wonderful venue surrounded by an area that's
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The building reopened as the Atrium in
2014. Its origins date back to the mid-1970s,
making it the newest building in Overton
Square. It once housed an ice-skating rink,
and when the rink closed, a fine-dining Italian
restaurant called Palm Court.
People who rent the Atrium also gain access to the adjacent Tower Courtyard and its
sky-high windmill chime installation.
Reed said that the building’s high ceilings
and original construction elements make it a
natural fit for an event venue.
“It has the stunning steel archways that are
part of the original construction,” Reed said.
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to come in and decorate for their event.”
June 24-30, 2016 7
NONPROFIT SECTOR
Memphis Foundation Bucks National
Trend With Increase in Donations
Porter-Leath executive Mike Warr said the $12 million his organization received from
the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis in fiscal 2016 will go a long way toward
helping the nonprofit fulfill its mission.
Don Wade
[email protected]
The most recent Giving USA Report
showed that Americans are giving more
than ever – a record-high rate of more
than $1 billion a day ($373.25 billion in
2015) – but that donations to foundations
were down.
That, however, didn’t hold true for
the Community Foundation of Greater
Memphis.
For the fiscal year that ended April 30,
CFGM received $195 million in donations
– a 15.2 percent increase from the previous
year’s $169.3 million, and almost a threefold increase from $76.8 million three years
ago. As recently as 2009, new gifts totaled
just $30.7 million.
“
The purpose of the academy
is to train early childhood
teachers.”
–Mike Warr,
Executive VP for development and new business
Porter-Leath
“We’ve just had incredible growth,”
said CFGM president Bob Fockler.
Community Foundation donors generated $143.4 million in grants to more than
1,800 different nonprofits for fiscal 2016; 84
percent of the dollars stayed local.
The Giving USA Report, published by
the Giving USA Foundation, showed that,
as usual, the largest share of donations
went to religious organizations, though in
this sector the increase was just 2.6 percent.
The only sector to suffer a decline in donations was foundations, with a 4 percent
decrease in charitable gifts.
Locally, almost half of the donations to
CFGM went toward education.
“There’s just been a huge investment,”
Fockler said.
Porter-Leath is a great example. Mike
Warr, executive vice president for development and new business, says Porter-Leath
received about $12 million from CFGM,
which represented more than a third of its
$32 million operating budget for fiscal 2016.
Warr says most of that money coming
from CFGM goes toward capacity building,
capital projects and research with the government funds the organization receives
being used for the core operating expenses.
Porter-Leath is building a $10.5 million,
32,000-square-foot Childhood Development Academy in South Memphis that is
slated to open in 2017 and will support
more than 220 children ages 5 and younger.
About $9 million came from CFGM donations.
“The purpose of the academy is to
train early childhood teachers,” Warr said.
“There will be five master teachers and
we’ll bring in (struggling) teachers and
boot-camp them.”
Donations through CFGM also have allowed for accelerated growth in other early
childhood programs the last two years, with
the number of preschool children PorterLeath serves jumping from 937 to 5,800.
Some 230 staff members had to be hired
to accommodate the increase.
Porter-Leath also has used funds to
improve data analysis and react to how
students and teachers are performing more
quickly.
“We’re almost on real time midterm,”
Warr said. “We find out which classrooms
are performing poorly and what individual
children need to focus on.”
While Binghampton Christian Academy
experienced an overall 4 percent reduction in donations, the consistent level of
donations through CFGM – most recently
$563,000 annually – has allowed the school
to stay on track with planning, said Shelley
Alley, the school’s director of development.
“And it’s much easier just having one
entity disperse these funds,” she said.
“People have realized the Community
Foundation of Greater Memphis is a workable solution for their charitable giving,”
Fockler said. “We’re sort of a co-op for
charitable giving. We’re 800 private foundations under one roof.”
Fockler also believes the generosity
toward education in Memphis reflects a
new, positive mindset.
“There used to be a feeling in Memphis
that we can’t move the needle on new
things, and that’s really changed,” Fockler said. “I don’t think we felt that way 15
years ago.”
Warr also points to the Head Start program between Raleigh and Frayser that
was about to close a couple of years ago,
but they were able to save it with an influx
of funding.
“Two hundred kids were going to lose
their place,” he said. “We were able to
step in and preserve the facility. We saved
(the owner) from bankruptcy, not one kid
missed a day of school and not one person
lost their job.”
Every year brings different economic
realities, of course, and Alley says they
know they have to continue to have strong
relationships with their most loyal donors.
Even Fockler says he expects the numbers
to turn down at some point after such rapid
growth.
“I would expect the numbers to moderate,” he said.
On the other hand, the Chronicle of
Philanthropy – an independent news
organization that covers nonprofits and
philanthropy – ranked Memphis second
among 50 large metros for charitable
giving, with 5.1 percent of income going to
charity. Only Salt Lake City, Utah, ranked
higher.
And new education programs in
Memphis, and the belief in concepts such
as charter schools, seem to be resonating
in boardrooms and with individual donors.
“That’s what’s excited folks,” Fockler
said.
8 June 24-30, 2016
NONPROFIT SECTOR
Humane Society Attacking Animal
Overpopulation With Mobile Clinic
Andy Meek
[email protected]
The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County is ramping
up efforts to control the pet population by launching a mobile spay
and neuter clinic.
And there’s good reason, said
executive director Andrew Jacuzzi: Just one pair of unspayed,
unneutered dogs and their offspring, based on the reproductive
pace and the size of the litters, can
produce 67,000 dogs in six years,
according to the Humane Society
of the United States.
The local organization said
this week it’s secured a 26-foot
mobile surgery center that’s
custom built by a Connecticut
organization called Fido Fixers,
which the Memphis pet group
is leasing for $12 a year. Use of
the mobile clinic calls for the
Humane Society to perform an
average of about 200 spay and
neuter surgeries a month.
“Pet overpopulation is a serious problem in Memphis that
leads to a great deal of animals
suffering and being euthanized
for no reason other than being
homeless,” said Katie Pemberton,
The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County is deploying a new
mobile spay and neuter clinic to help reduce pet overpopulation.
(Submitted)
the Humane Society’s marketing
and communications manager.
“Our goal with the mobile unit is
to address that overpopulation
and help prevent that needless
suffering. Solving this problem is
important whether you're an animal lover or not — a high concentration of unwanted, homeless
pets in any given neighborhood
feeds blight and is bad for both
residents and businesses.”
Thanks to private donors,
including Allen and Kay Iskiwitz
who contributed $150,000, as
well as a grant from the Assisi
Foundation, the Humane Society
has already secured funding for
the first two years of the mobile
clinic’s service to cover things like
operational costs. In order to keep
operating the leased unit after two
years, it’s looking for community
support of donations from individuals or companies.
To accomplish its goal of reducing pet overpopulation, the
organization is set to soon start
taking the mobile unit into underserved neighborhoods to be
more accessible to low-income
pet owners.
“We’re going to reach out to
underserved communities that
have low-income families that
may not be able to afford the $250
range for a normal veterinarian,
or have poor veterinarian coverage in their community or may
not have transportation to get
them and their pet to a veterinarian,” Jacuzzi said. “Our plan is to
work in these communities and to
reach out to community centers,
churches, libraries, even business
owners in those communities, because something like dogs roaming the streets affects them, too.”
The mobile spay and neuter
unit will operate four days a
week most weeks of the year,
with Corey McCann serving
as the veterinarian along with
several veterinary assistants.
For pet owners on any form of
government assistance, like Social
Security or Medicare, surgeries
are available for $35 per dog
and $30 for cats, with a rabies
vaccine and 5-in-1 combo vaccine
included as needed.
The Humane Society also
never turns away a low-income
patient due to them being unable
to pay the full amount for surgery.
The local chapter started in
1933.
“We work with injured,
abused and neglected animals,
basically offering them a second
chance at life,” Jacuzzi said. “If at
all possible we get them healthy,
“
We're addressing the
root cause of what's
bringing us injured,
abused and neglected
animals.”
–Andrew Jacuzzi
Executive director
Human Society of Memphis & Shelby County
get them behavioral training if
they need that and make them
available for adoption. We see
the spay and neuter project as
expanding on that a little, because
we’re addressing the root cause
of what’s bringing us injured,
abused and neglected animals in
the first place.”
Evolution of Memphis’ Startup Ecosystem
In 2014, Start Co. partnered with Jumpstart America, a venture development
organization from Cleveland, Ohio, that
has created a decades-long legacy of entrepreneurship in communities like ours.
For nine months, our teams exchanged
best practices and conducted primary and
secondary research. We then analyzed the
data, which informed recommendations to
increase the number and viability for early
stage startups that lead to job creation and
diverse economic growth.
The output was called MEMx (Partners
for Exponential Entrepreneurial Growth).
The goal of the MEMx plan was to build
awareness of this need to raise funds and
partners so we could take a bigger bet
on entrepreneurship going forward. The
report confirmed that Memphis lagged
behind in creating jobs from high-growth
entrepreneurial companies, which account for a majority of net new jobs in our
country.
Communities who have taken on this
challenge are investing hundreds of millions of dollars diversifying their economic
development portfolio. Although Memphis
is still early in this quest, we hope to gain
ANDRE FOWLKES
GUEST COLUMN
material public-private investment as well.
There were, however, bright spots in
the report. Jumpstart America identified
that the strength of the entrepreneurial
support in Memphis was in the accelerator
programs, but these programs required investment of operational dollars, increased
mentoring, greater technical assistance,
increased marketing, and a focus on including minorities and women.
The MEMx plan also recommended
that Memphis embrace a concept of “Entrepreneurship for Everyone” because
problems need to be solved not just in the
startup world, but all over the city, from
government to education to small minority- and women-owned businesses, and
so much more. To achieve these goals,
the plan suggested that $1.5 million be
invested by the community to enhance accelerators such as Seed Hatchery, Upstart,
ZeroTo510 and a newly created logistics
program.
So we got to work. Start Co. and key
partners focused on recruiting both dollars and support, and while there is still a
long way to go to reach that $1.5 million
investment number, partnerships have
flourished. These partners include Amazon
Web Services, PayPal, IBM, American Airlines, Small Business Administration, and
The Global Accelerator Network.
This summer, Start Co., EPIcenter,
Memphis Bioworks, and Innova are running seven accelerators under one roof,
including B2B technology, women-led, social enterprises, medical devices, logistics,
music, and student-led.
Entrepreneurship for Everyone has
gained traction through the Memphis
Public Library, University of Memphis,
Rhodes College, and foundations such as
Assisi, Kemmons Wilson and others. Entrepreneurship has also been accepted in
the digital economy, and we’ve been happy
that great efforts are rising up to help here
including Memphis Grizzlies Foundation,
CodeCrew, Cloud901, Creative Works,
Tech901, Memphis Technology Foundation, St. Mary’s and so many more.
In the last few years on a bootstrapped
budget the Memphis startup ecosystem
can now proudly claim the creation of
hundreds of jobs, and furthermore, these
startups are spending millions of dollars
to work and live in the Downtown Core.
Memphis has now received national
recognition as a startup hub, and talent
from all over the world is coming to build
startups here.
Our recent expansion to more than
13,000 square feet Downtown at Union
& Main is the latest commitment to keep
entrepreneurship flowing into our community. We have laid the groundwork but
there is still much to be done, funded, and
accomplished.
The next challenge is to work with
partners to build and align more funds,
resources and supporters – those assets
will fuel our explosion from being a ripple
in our community to a transforming economic force.
Andre Fowlkes is president of Start Co.
June 24-30, 2016 9
FA I R G R O U N D S
Fairgrounds Revitalization Efforts Start
Anew Following Coliseum Inspections
Bill Dries
[email protected]
The Fairgrounds and the Mid-South
Coliseum aren’t a priority of the new administration at City Hall.
And that’s fine with groups trying to
chart a future for both.
“The building is in good shape. It’s not
in a condition that can’t be mothballed
for awhile,” said Chooch Pickard of the
Coliseum Coalition. “We can take our time
in planning for the Coliseum and the Fairgrounds and do it right. There’s no need to
rush. We can take our time, find out what
everyone really wants to do with it and raise
the money.”
Pickard, an architect, commented on
the WKNO/Channel 10 program "Behind
The Headlines."
He is among those who recently inspected the Coliseum to determine if the
50-year-old arena is structurally sound
“The entire HVAC systems will need to
be replaced. That is probably the most expensive thing,” he said, citing other changes
including complying with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was a
factor in the city’s decision to mothball the
Coliseum a decade ago.
“We have started looking at the solutions
to the ADA problems,” he said. “We believe
we’ve got some inexpensive solutions that
take care of all of those issues. At the same
time, a lot of that work will reduce some of
the seating, but it will increase access to the
building.”
Meanwhile, Memphis City Council
member Jamita Swearengen, whose district includes the Fairgrounds, said she is
working to connect those like Pickard to
investors.
“I’ve had conversations with investors
who would like to come in and invest within
the Coliseum,” she said. “I am also making
“
I've had conversations with
investors who would like to
come in and invest within the
Coliseum.”
–Jamita Swearengen, Memphis City Council member
certain that they are able to meet with those
individuals to hear their ideas, to listen to
their vision, to see if we can come through
mediation and come up with something
where everyone can benefit.”
Swearengen is planning to seek discussions with the Memphis Grizzlies front office
about the noncompete clause that was a factor in closing the Coliseum as the Grizzlies
moved into FedExForum.
The Grizzlies organization also operates
the forum.
“I think it’s imperative that we establish
make the ADA upgrade easier and would
enable seating aisles to become wider.
The television program, hosted by Eric
Barnes, publisher of The Daily News, can be
seen on The Daily News Video page, video.
memphisdailynews.com.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has
indicated a Fairgrounds revitalization plan
pursued by his predecessor, A C Wharton,
is not a priority as he pursues a rebuilding
of basic city services before moving to such
projects.
Late in his administration, Wharton
MARVIN STOCKWELL
JAMITA SWEARENGEN
some kind of relationship with the Grizzlies,” she said.
The Coliseum’s seating capacity is
12,000. The threshold for an arena that
might activate the Grizzlies noncompete
clause is 5,000 seats, but there are different
interpretations of what that means, from
barring any venue above 5,000 seats to the
FedExForum having first right of refusal on
concerts and other shows.
Pickard described the clause as “complicated.”
“It has nothing to do with the Coliseum,”
he said. “It’s if the city were to build a new
one. However, the Grizzlies kind of see it as
they don’t want that competition.”
Pickard said there haven’t been any
detailed discussions with the Grizzlies on
specifics.
“That agreement was signed years ago
under a different ownership and it passed
down to the new ownership,” he said.
Pickard said taking seats out of the Coliseum would allow for more modern seating,
shelved a controversial plan for the Fairgrounds that focused on regional amateur
sports tournaments, and would have some
retail, a hotel and the probable demolition
of the Coliseum.
That followed a report from a panel of
Urban Land Institute experts who took a different view on the Coliseum, recommending
a much smaller retail presence. The panel
concluded that the pursuit of amateur sports
tournaments should be more specific and
target sports not represented at similar
tournament sites in the area.
Marvin Stockwell is leading the group
Friends of the Fairgrounds that is beginning to assemble a new consensus around
a comprehensive plan for all of the acreage.
For now, the conversations are general
and the possibilities are ambitious. But there
are some realities – the cost, who would pay
for parts of a master plan and parking.
The University of Memphis football
program has been drawing much larger
crowds to Liberty Bowl stadium in recent
years, resulting in some attendees parking
on the East Parkway median strip almost as
far north as Union Avenue.
“One of the things we have to face honestly is parking,” Stockwell said. “I made it
clear early on that there’s no ducking the
parking thing. … We have to start with just
what would you dream of. We have to tether
that back to reality. We’re not there yet.”
Swearengen sees a revitalized Fairgrounds as restoring some parts of the
complex, which has already lost Libertyland
amusement park.
CHOOCH PICKARD
“It’s unfortunate that it’s no longer
there,” she said. “Now we have the same
vision, to reinvent a place where the children
can have some activities as well as adults
seven days a week.
“Everyone has a finger on the pulse of
the past of the Coliseum and they would like
to see that reinvented,” she added.
Pickard and Stockwell think private
money could be raised. Pickard thinks the
city should still own the Fairgrounds and
put some money into the project, but the
bulk should come from private donors or
investors.
“If you look at the arc of other development in Memphis and the broader wind in
our civic sails, with Sears Crosstown coming
online and the Chisca and Broad Avenue –
you see this is a time of not only opportunity
but civic optimism,” Stockwell said. “Things
are getting done. Gone are the voices that
say, ‘You can never do that.’ We can point
to Crosstown Concourse and say, ‘Well, we
did that.’”
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10 June 24-30, 2016
R E A L E S TAT E R E C A P
NexAir Signs Lease for New HQ
At Crosstown Concourse
Madeline Faber
[email protected]
Map data ©2016 Google
495 N. WATKINS ST.
MEMPHIS, TN 38104
TENANT: nexAir
LANDLORD: Crosstown Concourse
DETAILS: Crosstown Concourse has
signed another tenant. Memphis-based
nexAir, one of the largest distributors of
atmospheric gases and welding supplies
in the U.S., will lease 33,000 square feet
at the mixed-use tower.
NexAir will leave its headquarters on
Corporate Avenue to become the largest for-profit tenant at the Crosstown
Concourse building. Construction on
nexAir’s space is already underway, and
the company plans to move its 65 corporate employees into the new headquarters in spring 2017. NexAir’s fill plants,
distribution centers and retail stores
will not be affected by the move.
“Our company was founded here in
Memphis in 1940, and as we began to
outgrow our current offices, we were
looking to relocate somewhere that
spoke to our city’s rich culture of innovation and creativity,” said Kevin
McEniry, CEO at nexAir, in a statement.
With nexAir’s move, the 620,000 square
feet of commercial space at Crosstown
Concourse is 96 percent leased.
2105 MADISON AVE.
MEMPHIS, TN 38104
LEASE LENGTH: Multi-year
TENANT: CFY Catering
LANDLORD: Loeb Properties
LANDLORD’S AGENT: Aaron Petree
DETAILS: Loeb Properties has signed
several leases that fill vacancies from
Overton Square to Germantown.
• CFY Catering will be the new operator
for the The Atrium, an event venue at
2105 Madison Ave. in Overton Square.
Owned by Kevin and Kristi Bush, CFY
has another location at the Loeb Properties-owned Daybreak Shops in Bartlett.
CFY’s lease begins July 1.
• Delta Health Alliance signed a
2,043-square-foot lease at 59 N. Cooper
St. The nonprofit supports and operates
community-based clinics and promotes
health education in the Mississippi
Delta.
• Elations His and Hers Boutique
signed a 1,750-square-foot lease at 714
N. Germantown Parkway, in the Trinity Commons Shopping Center. Trecia
Jones operates the clothing and accessories store.
• Mario’s Pool Supply signed a
1,200-square-foot lease at 1986 Exeter
Road, at the Farmington Centre in Germantown. The retail shop specializes in
pool supplies and accessories.
2525 CENTRAL AVE.
MEMPHIS, TN 38104
PERMIT AMOUNT: $4.4 million
COMPLETION: Mid-summer 2017
OWNER: Children’s Museum of Memphis
TENANT: Children’s Museum of Memphis
ARCHITECT: Designshop
CONTRACTOR: Montgomery Martin
Contractors
DETAILS: The Memphis Grand Carousel is closer to its summer 2017 opening. Montgomery Martin Contractors
recently filed a $4.4 million building
permit for “a single family banquet
room” at 2525 Central Ave. The project
is part of the Children’s Museum of
Memphis campus, and the new building will house the 107-year-old carousel
that previously spun at the Mid-South
Fairgrounds.
When the Fairgrounds closed, the carousel was boxed up and shipped to Ohio
for a $1 million renovation.
With architect Designshop, CMOM is
building a 20,000-square-foot addition to house the carousel. The glassenclosed building will feature a carousel lobby, an attached banquet hall, a
pre-event gathering space and a smaller
meeting room.
1411 POPLAR AVE.
MEMPHIS, TN 38104
PERMIT AMOUNT: $500,001
OWNER: Kroger Limited Partnership I
TENANT: Kroger Fuel Center
DETAILS: Kroger has plans for a fuel
center at 1411 Poplar Ave., across from
its Crosstown supermarket.
The company has applied for a $500,001
building permit for construction of a
fuel center.
Kroger Limited Partnership I of Cincinnati bought the land where the Vietnam
restaurant once stood from Tn Poplar
Avenue LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, for $3.9 million in April 2015.
The lot is across Poplar Avenue from the
Kroger store at 1366 Poplar Ave., on the
northeast corner of Poplar and Cleveland Street.
It is one of 80 parcels totaling 18.2 acres
that Kroger accumulated in the area
east of Cleveland Street between Jefferson and Court avenues in the Washington Bottoms area.
An earlier owner, WSG Development Co.
of Miami Beach, Fla., had assembled the
parcels and others, all in a space of 28
acres.
The WSG project collapsed in 2008 in
the national economic recession, with
Lehman Brothers Holding taking control of the land following foreclosure in
2010 and demolishing the vacant buildings following a series of fires.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Poplar,
Kroger undertook a $4 million renovation of its Poplar and Cleveland store.
The renovation was completed in 2014
as the nearby Crosstown Concourse
project began construction.
Crosstown Concourse was a factor in
Kroger deciding to buy the property
near its store.
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June 24-30, 2016 11
E D U C AT I O N
SCS Board Closes Northside High Immediately
Bill Dries
[email protected]
Northside High School has
graduated its last class.
Shelby County Schools board
members voted Tuesday, June
21, to close the North Memphis
school effective with the academic
year that ended in May.
The decision reverses an earlier vote in May to close Northside
at the end of the 2016-2017 year.
SCS superintendent Dorsey
Hopson recommended the school
close because of low student
achievement and low enrollment.
He and his staff had recommended closing Northside and Carver
High two years ago. The school
board voted earlier this spring to
close Carver in South Memphis
effective last month.
SCS board member Scott Mc-
Cormick moved for reconsideration of the Northside decision and
the board responded, approving
its immediate closure by a 5-3
vote at Tuesday’s special meeting.
McCormick and Hopson said
since the board’s May vote, all but
four teachers at Northside had
sought and got transfers to teach
at other schools. Hopson said it
was possible that the school could
have opened in August with 100 or
fewer students.
“Only 36 (students) have registered so far to attend,” McCormick
said of the early online registration period for the 2016-2017
school year. “The delay is being
used as recruitment by charter
schools.”
The ninth-grade class for next
year has also been rezoned to
another school.
With the decision to close the
school immediately, all of the students zoned for Northside will be
zoned to Manassas High School.
Board president Teresa Jones
was one of the three “no” votes
and Northside is in her district.
“I thought it was real important to have a transition period in
terms of use of that property,” she
said. “I hate to see that building
just idle and empty in that community.”
But Hopson said the “unintended consequences of waiting
for a year may lead to an even
more negative impact.”
“Challenge #1 is we may have
some challenges just making sure
the seniors have the course offerings and the teachers necessary
to graduate,” he said. “The staff is
gone now. I just don’t see a credible path to fully staff the school
with people knowing the school is
going to close. … I just don’t think
that’s going to be in the best interest of kids under any scenario.”
Northside, which opened in
1968, had fewer than 300 students
in its final school year. It was quite
a contrast from the 1970s and
early 1980s when the large school
included an auto body shop as
well as a print shop.
The latest achievement data
for Northside students showed 17
percent tested as being proficient
or advanced overall across several
subjects. The school’s graduation
rate in 2015 was 44.2 percent.
Northside was ranked a Level 1
school in terms of the academic
growth of students – the lowest
level for the growth ranking.
Meanwhile, the SCS board is
poised to approve two new charter
schools for Hickory Hill in 20172018 at its June 28 board meeting.
But eight other charters that
applied this month, including
Crosstown High School, are being recommended for denial “for
now,” Hopson said.
“There is a point in time where
these schools can fix their applications,” Hopson told school board
members at a work session before
Tuesday’s special meeting.
Hopson has scheduled a special board meeting in late August
to vote on any amended applications from the eight schools.
The two charters recommended by Hopson and his staff for
approval are a Memphis Business
Academy Elementary School and
Middle School, both to open in
Hickory Hill.
Memphis Business Academy
currently operates elementary,
middle and high schools as part
of Shelby County Schools.
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N A N D L O G I S T I C S
Lamar Avenue Grant Gets State’s Sole Focus
Bill Dries
[email protected]
The Lamar Avenue improvement project waiting for years
to get started could be about to
emerge from the planning stage
to construction.
And if the state gets a $180
million federal grant in August, it
could compress the timeline from
a decade-long project to four or
five years of construction. The
state is currently acquiring rights
of way.
State and local leaders gathered at the BNSF Railway terminal
in the heart of the busy freight
corridor Tuesday, June 21, to announce the state’s only application for a federal Fastlane grant
will be $180 million for Lamar
Avenue between Getwell Road
and the Mississippi state line.
“I want to reiterate, we don’t
have the money yet. We have
made applications for a grant,”
said Tennessee Transportation
Commissioner John Schroer. “We
put all of our emphasis on Lamar
Avenue and Memphis, Tennessee. And we think that will make
a difference.”
The Fastlane grants are aimed
at road projects that have a regional impact on the freight and
logistics industries.
The improvements along Lamar include redesigning three
conventional intersections to
make them interchanges to better
handle truck traffic in the area.
“It’s going to be tough,” Schroer said, citing the $800 million
pool of Fastlane money to be
awarded in August, noting that
146 applications from across the
country are requesting a total of
$9 billion.
Gov. Bill Haslam’s called last
year for a review of the state’s
funding of road projects, including a possible state gas tax hike.
Since that appeal, Congress
unexpectedly approved a five-year
federal surface transportation bill
that gives states a stable flow of
funding for road projects.
The Lamar project’s cost totals
$300 million, which is a daunting
number in a state that doesn’t use
debt to build roads. Tennessee is
“pay as you go” on roads.
“We have to have the money in
order to build the road,” Schroer
said. “I looked at the $300 mil-
lion project knowing that I had
an I-40-240 project that was over
$100 million.”
Greater Memphis Chamber
president Phil Trenary said the
current state of Lamar is a challenge in recruiting businesses. But
he said with the help of the logistics businesses in the corridor, the
chamber is able to convince site
consultants that “it works.”
Being able to tell those site
consultants that work is underway
will help more, especially if about
half of the total cost comes from a
single federal grant.
“This will take a process that,
by some estimates, could be 20
years and shorten it down to four
or five years,” Trenary said.
The corridor includes 1,100
transportation and logistics companies that employ 42,000 people.
Shelby County Mayor Mark
Luttrell called the corridor “the
economic center of Memphis.”
It’s a point he and other leaders have already made in Washington, D.C. in pursuit of the grant.
And they’ve had some support
from Arkansas and Mississippi officials whose commerce is affected
by what happens on Lamar be-
Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer says the state
is seeking a $180 million federal grant for Lamar Avenue improvements and it will be the state’s only application for a federal pool of
money totaling $800 million that is to be awarded in August at the
end of a competitive application process.
(Memphis News/Bill Dries)
tween Getwell and the state line.
“We have committed and are
doing what we can,” Schroer said.
“But we know that in $30 million
increments every year, you’ve got
a $300 million project – you can do
the math – 10 years is going to be
a long, long time to wait.”
Large projects applying for the
Fastlane grants could get as much
as $100 million or a statutory
percentage of federal funding for
such projects in a state's budget,
whichever is less.
State Senate Majority Leader
Mark Norris of Collierville said
the project and the grant are the
state’s top infrastructure priorities.
“This is one of the most significant five-mile stretches of road in
the U.S.,” he said.
12 June 24-30, 2016
COMMUNITY
Medical and Edge Districts See More
Connectivity With Explore Bike Share
Michael Waddell
Special to The Daily News
Efforts to install a new bike share program in Memphis by next year are gaining
traction, and organizers are envisioning
a much more connected Memphis in the
years to come.
Nonprofit upstart Explore Bike Share
expects to launch its bike share system in
Memphis in 2017, with approximately 600
bikes at 60 stations planned within the
Interstate 240 loop.
One key area will be in the Medical and
Edge districts east of Downtown, where
students, residents, professionals and tourists are expected to take advantage of the
new transportation option.
While routes are not finalized, one
planned music route will take tourists and
residents through the districts to Sun Studio, St. Blues Guitar Workshop, the Rock N
Soul Museum, Gibson Guitar Factory and
Stax Museum.
Bike share users could be students or
professionals zipping Downtown for a
quick lunch or hopping across the Medical
District to make it to class or work. Food
access routes will lead riders to farmer’s
markets and grocery stores.
“I think the bike share project is an
integral part of providing a complete array
of connectivity and mobility options within
the Medical District, and then connecting
the district to Downtown and Midtown,”
said Tommy Pacello, attorney, city planner with U3 Advisors and president of the
Memphis Medical District Collaborative.
Many infrastructure improvements
that are planned or in the works for the
Medical District will make streets more
walkable and bikeable, Pacello said, including bike facilities on Cleveland Street,
the current repaving of Pauline Street and
upcoming streetscape improvements at
Poplar Avenue and Dunlap Street that
will slow down traffic and make it more
pedestrian-friendly.
“All of those are examples of scenarios
where our streets are becoming multidimensional – no longer just for cars – and
now being able to serve pedestrians, bicyclists and people who are riding transit,”
he said.
Businesses throughout the Medical and
Edge districts are expected to use the bike
share program for recruiting.
“We want to use every tool in our
toolbox to recruit and retain the best and
brightest employees, and that includes
being able to promote all the wonderful
amenities in Memphis,” said Richard C.
Sara Studdard, president of the Explore Bike Share board of directors, and board member Dwayne Jones ride Explore Bike Share
prototype bicycles past Sun Studio.
Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of ALSAC,
the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. “Bike share programs like this provide
alternative transportation and unique ways
to experience our great city.
"This program is especially important
in our efforts to recruit millennials, and we
know that St. Jude is one of the top three
sought-after employers in the country by
this critical demographic,” Shadyac said.
“It's an example of an essential tool for us to
highlight the wonderful quality of life here.”
Potential benefits for the community include people buying more from the
businesses they pass and connecting with
people they encounter, as well as increased
safety for other cyclists and improved overall community health.
“In other communities, it has been
established that people become more active with the availability, accessibility and
affordability of a bike share program,”
said Larry Fogarty, Methodist Le Bonheur
Healthcare vice president of supply chain
management and an Explore Bike Share
board member. “More active citizens make
the entire community healthier. It’s our
mission at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to continue to improve the wellness
of all, and bike share fits perfectly with
“
This program is especially
important in our efforts to
recruit millennials.”
– Richard C. Shadyac Jr.
President and CEO
ALSAC
that pursuit."
The nonprofit Explore Bike Share leading the effort is still rounding up its startup
funding. The 501(c)3, formed in March,
confirmed a goal to raise $4 million initially
to fund bikes, stations, technology and
installation, according to board chairman
and city of Memphis COO Doug McGowen.
“We are approximately halfway through
that process and are aggressively hoping to
raise the full $4 million in the next four to
five months, if not sooner,” McGowen said.
John Paul Shaffer, Livable Memphis
program director and member of the
Explore Bike Share board, thinks the
program and completed infrastructure
improvements in the District will have a
major impact.
“Other markets have shown that having bike share on the ground increases
visibility of bicycling, promotes engagement in city planning, and drives broader
support for cycling infrastructure,” Shaffer
said. “Having residents, employees, visitors
and tourists of all backgrounds and abilities using bike share will build support for
even more people-oriented redesigns of
thoroughfares, and will also make a vital
connection to the backbone of our city’s
transit system.”
By next year, Memphis will tout nearly
250 miles of dedicated bicycling lanes, trails
and routes. By 2025, the Mid-South Greenprint Corridor hopes to have 78 percent of
the Mid-South living and working within
one mile of a greenway trail.
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June 24-30, 2016 13
POLITICS
Major Contenders in 8th District
Republican Primary Highlight Differences
Bill Dries
[email protected]
Most of the 13 contenders in
the August Republican primary
in the 8th Congressional District
agree on a lot.
They think the country is going
in the wrong direction. They believe the policies of a Democratic
president are a factor in that and
they support Donald Trump as
the Republican Party’s presidential
nominee.
And the six major contenders
each say they sense frustration
among voters.
The distinction among them,
they are each telling voters, is they
will carry out their conservative
principles and their rivals may not.
The major contenders also
clash on whether holding elected
office is proof of their ability or
whether simply holding elected
office is a compromise.
But all six know their way
around politics.
“They are tired of politicians
who say they are conservative, who
say there are going to vote conservative and go up to Washington
and they don’t vote conservative,”
state Sen. Brian Kelsey said of the
electorate a week ago as he opened
his campaign headquarters on
the Collierville Town Square. “I
have proven that I’m going to be
conservative.”
Kelsey is the only state legislator in the primary race.
Former state Senator and
current Shelby County Register
Tom Leatherwood shares some
common rhetorical ground with
Kelsey.
Kelsey’s record includes spon-
“
The six major
candidates in the 8th
Congressional District
Republican primary
differ on who can best
address frustration
among Republican
voters. ”
soring the referendum call for a
state constitutional amendment
that bars Tennessee from having
a state income tax.
Leatherwood served in Nash-
ville before the Republicans became supermajorities in both
chambers and defeated Republican state Sen. Leonard Dunavant
in the 1990s largely based on
Dunavant’s advocacy of a state
income tax.
Based on that and his opposition to Republican Gov. Don
Sundquist’s call for a state income
tax during that time, Leatherwood
says he is a “known entity.”
“I’ve been tested and I’ve had
regulation.”
“They are generally happy with
what’s happening at the state,”
he said. "We’ve got challenges
there, of course, but Washington
is getting in the way of the smallbusiness engine.”
Former U.S. Attorney David
Kustoff emphasizes that running
a law firm is running a small business. Kustoff is also touting his
term as chief federal prosecutor for
the region in the wake of the 9/11
Greer, the founder of the advertising agency Premier Productions in Jackson, Tenn., said he will
represent the urban parts of Shelby
County in the district as well as the
bulk of the land area in the district
that is rural.
“The needs of rural West Tennessee, which is roughly the other
14 counties outside of Shelby, are
drastically different than Shelby
County. You need a congressman
who will look for addressing the
This time around, Flinn’s message has been different.
“I’ve had it with a system that
is waiting to do things,” he told
a group at the Mortgage Bankers
of Memphis forum at Agricenter
International this month. “I’m not
a professional politician because I
don’t believe in waiting.”
Shelby County Mayor Mark
Luttrell, at the same forum, noted
that the crowd of 75 included a few
undecided mortgage bankers but
A recent campaign forum by the National Federation of Business drew most of the contenders in the August Republican primary for the
8th Congressional district and the two Democratic contenders. The GOP field has 13 candidates.
experience,” Leatherwood said.
“You know I am willing to stand
up to the powers that be for the
principles that I espouse.”
The winner on Aug. 4 advances
to a November general election
in which being the Republican
nominee is tantamount to being the successor to Republican
incumbent Stephen Fincher, who
isn’t seeking re-election.
A National Federation of Independent Business forum last week
at Regions Bank in East Memphis
went informal, with each campaign getting an offer of a table and
a chance to talk to business owners
one on one.
NFIB state director Jim Brown
said members in the area are
largely concerned about “over-
terrorist attacks in 2001.
“When I’m elected to Congress, I’m going to be the person
with experience,” he said specifically of responding to terrorism.
Brad Greer, like Kustoff, has
been part of a lot of Republican
campaigns without being the
candidate. Both he and Kustoff
are former county Republican
Party chairmen, Kustoff in Shelby
County and Greer in Madison
County.
“Our message is distinctively
different than most of the other
real contenders in the race,” Greer
said this month as he began to
build a presence in Shelby County.
“I’m the only candidate outside of
Shelby County who really stands a
chance of winning.”
needs of both.”
Dr. George Flinn is a former
Shelby County Commissioner,
a radiologist and the owner of a
string of radio stations. He was the
first of the contenders to begin airing television commercials.
He is a familiar campaign presence, including being the 2002
Republican nominee for Shelby
County mayor, running in the
2010 Republican primary for the
8th Congressional District and the
2012 Republican primary for the
9th Congressional District, and
mounting a 2014 Republican primary challenge of U.S. Sen. Lamar
Alexander.
Much of what Flinn talked
about in 2014 was health insurance
and the Affordable Care Act.
mostly campaign partisans.
“So in many ways, we are just
preaching to the choir,” he said.
“But I think the lack of participation tonight is probably reflective
of politics throughout the United
States.”
Luttrell distinguishes his experience as mayor, and as Shelby
County Sheriff before that, from
being a legislator while saying his
experience is relevant to the congressional race.
“I think it is time we have a
legislator who has administrative
experience,” he said. “I’ve seen
overregulation. I’ve seen the lack
of oversight. I’ve seen unfunded
mandates. I’ve seen tax dollars go
to Washington but not come back
to Shelby County.”
14 June 24-30, 2016
ARTS
UrbanArt Commission Plans Move
To Crosstown Neighborhood
LAUREN KENNEDY
Andy Meek
[email protected]
The planned relocation next year of
the UrbanArt Commission from Poplar
and Highland to a storefront across from
Crosstown Concourse is one of the bigger
items on a lengthy and growing to-do list
for the arts-focused nonprofit.
That move, said executive director Lauren Kennedy, is just one of a slew of changes
and announcements coming over this year
and next. And it, more than the others, will
help raise the profile of the organization
that’s been working to support public art
and design in Memphis since 1997.
“We’re going to move into the Crosstown neighborhood in the spring when
people start moving into the concourse
building,” Kennedy said. “We’re going
to take over one of the Cleveland Street
storefronts. It’s a big deal for us, being in
proximity to all the things in that space
and will make us highly visible in a way
we’re not currently. Being seen from the
street and interacting with everyone will
be great for us.”
Her organization’s fiscal year closes at
the end of the month, and in an interview
she took stock of some recent developments. They include:
• Having some 20-odd projects in play
right now, in various stages;
• Being only about $5,000 shy of the
group’s annual fundraising efforts;
• And adding three new staff members,
including a marketing hire.
Kennedy said the addition of the marketing staffer is reflective of UrbanArt’s
interest in trying to think in new ways about
how to tell its story. It’s also a function of
the organization being more ambitious
than it has been.
For example, the nonprofit – which
marks its 20th anniversary next year –
launched its annual fundraising campaign
for the first time last year. Though it has a
contract with the city of Memphis, it hasn’t
historically raised funds.
“But that is something we’re focused on
more and more in a way that will allow us to
experiment with approaches to public art,”
Kennedy said, “and be more playful with
the kinds of things we produce. Because
the rules are just different when it’s not
city money.
“It’s important for the city to continue
to invest in the work we’re doing, but we’re
also looking to grow the number of stakeholders through these fundraisers.”
Now is an exciting time to be involved in
public art in Memphis, as Kennedy sees it.
And because it’s been the agency responsible for many public art pieces around
town, says Key Public Strategies principal
Kerry Hayes, many artists also rely on their
commissions to help them make a living.
“
We're looking to be a bigger
organization in terms of the
kinds of things we can take
on.”
–Lauren Kennedy
Executive director, UrbanArt Commission
“Making sure that the (UrbanArt Commission) is well-resourced produces a
wonderful ripple effect throughout our
whole economy,” said Hayes, who’s also a
board member of the commission. “When
artists work, neighborhoods thrive. Beyond
that, I think city government and its various
departments can do even more to engage
artists and creative people in their work.
“There are entire schools of thought
around better understanding the links
between design and public safety, for instance,” Hayes said. “How might our mass
transit system function differently if artists
were more deeply involved in its operations? How might our city planning, public
housing, or public health agencies work
differently? Finding a way to involve artists
and creative thinkers in this work can only
elevate every Memphian's quality of life.”
Earlier this month, the nonprofit hosted
a community event at Zodiac Park celebrating the installation of a new public art
sculpture created by local artist Suzy Hendrix. That sculpture, called the Rendezvous
Arc, is situated at the entrance of the park
and is designed to serve as a landmark for
the park and neighborhood.
Kennedy said other projects on the
docket include one at the Wolf River Greenway and some 15 murals being worked
on for the Kitchen Community in Memphis
over the course of the next year.
“We’re looking to be a bigger organization in terms of the kinds of things we can
take on, maybe pushing how Memphians
define public art,” Kennedy said. “I just
think we’re picking up a lot of steam as far
as engaging new stakeholders, both organizations and individuals interested in the
work we’re doing.
“I think 2017 is going to be a pretty big
year for us and setting the tone for a few
years to come.”
Important Role of Corporate Support for Nonprofits
Financial and in-kind support from businesses and corporations are so important to
the life of nonprofits. Whether through event
sponsorships or grants for programs and
operations, businesses matter. They provide
visibility, funding and talent.
Employees and executives serve as board
members and volunteers, donating their
time, expertise and money. They encourage
others to do the same, inviting their consumers, customers, partners and employees to
join them in giving.
Likewise, there are benefits that accrue
to businesses who engage with nonprofits.
These include the opportunity to extend
your brand to a new audience, or to communicate your support of specific nonprofits to your current audience. Supporting a
nonprofit is also an ideal way to increase
visibility and to network.
Sponsoring nonprofit events helps attract and retain talent, especially among
employees who want to feel connected to
their community through the workplace.
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It can also be a creative – and often costeffective – way to meet marketing or other
business goals. These are a few examples of
the positive impact corporate philanthropy
can have on a business.
Corporate philanthropy also strengthens our community. Every day we see the
impact that FedEx, AutoZone, Independent
Bank, International Paper, Nike and other
businesses large and small make on the
quality of life across the mid-South, and
around the country. Local businesses such
as Laurelwood Shopping Center, Younger &
Associates, Watkins Uiberall, and DuncanWilliams are also busy investing in our
nonprofits with funding and volunteer hours
that increase nonprofits’ impact.
It is important to focus on the businessrelated benefits of a relationship with a
nonprofit. At the same time, it is important
to remember that nonprofits provide our
community with many intangible benefits
that a business cannot purchase or provide.
For example, if your business seeks to
ensure that it conducts business with minority- and women-owned businesses, then it
is important to support those nonprofits
that incubate, mentor and help build the
capacity of these businesses. It is difficult
for a municipality or business to contract
with businesses that don’t exist, or that
have challenges scaling to meet increased
demand. History has shown the important
role that business development organizations such as Mid-South Minority Business
Continuum (MMBC) and National Association of Women Business Owners-Memphis
(NAWBO) play, especially when there is a
history of limited business opportunities for
minority- and women-owned businesses.
One way to make a difference is to sponsor the August 2016 MMBC Conference. The
conference provides all participants and
sponsors with networking opportunities,
exposing corporations, local businesses and
MWBEs to each other.
Here are our closing thoughts: When
reviewing sponsorship or giving opportunities consider the direct business benefits
and the indirect ones. Consider how your
investment in local nonprofits can help
create a climate that attracts and retains
young professionals. Diverse, inclusive communities depend on the services, expertise
and advocacy provided by nonprofits such
as the local NAACP chapter, Memphis Gay
and Lesbian Community Center and Latino
Memphis, among many others. Your financial support makes a difference.
Mel and Pearl Shaw, owners of fundraising consultancy firm Saad&Shaw,
can be reached at 901-522-8727 or saadandshaw.com.
June 24-30, 2016 15
STARTUP CONFIDENTIAL
Pesce: ‘You’ve Already Heard the Worst’
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Each week this summer, we’ll ask area
entrepreneurs of all kinds about the lessons
they’ve learned in their years in business.
Leanne Kleinmann
Special to The Memphis News
What kind of gift do you give
to the friends and family who
have prayed for your sick baby
daughter long enough to see her
get well, grow up and go to high
school?
In Cheryl Pesce’s case, the
answer was also the beginning
of her successful jewelry design
business, which now fills an airy
studio space Downtown with
chunks of crystal and agate, freshwater pearls, leather hides, and
gold, bronze and silver chains.
Pesce, 56, who sells directly to
customers from her website cherylpesce.com, is in the running for
a FedEx Small Business Grant and
has submitted a necklace design
to Anthropologie.
In April, she also introduced a
line of home fragrances, soap and
body products called MayWater,
named for the special spring rainwater her Arkansas grandmother
used as a hair rinse. Pesce has
begun designing baby clothes,
too – and is thinking about a bigger studio.
Things weren’t always this
sunny. When Pesce was 6 1/2
months pregnant, her daughter
Avery was born so premature that
the doctors at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital gave her no hope
Did you have a business plan
when you started out? Do you
have one now?
“I don’t have a five-year plan, I
don’t want a five-year plan. I think
they bog you down, because every
day I make something different
and new. If I had a five-year plan,
I might make the same thing over
and over, and worry about how
it’s selling. I don’t want to do that.
“I resisted making this into a
business, because I thought then
it wouldn’t be fun. I feared that I
couldn’t be creative.”
of survival. Avery pulled through,
though, and Pesce learned the
business lesson of her life: She
knew the worst that could happen, so she didn’t worry about
what was to come.
That lesson drives her relentless work ethic and optimism.
“If someday somebody says
no, if somebody says your stuff is
crap, you don’t know what you’re
doing, you can skip out of there,”
she said, “because you’ve already
heard the worst thing you could
possibly hear.”
Back to the gifts for those
steadfast friends: They turned
out to be necklaces made from
antique keys that Pesce and her
daughter collected from around
the world, and they were a huge
hit. Pesce took them to a local
boutique in Jackson, Tenn., where
they sold out.
“That’s when I knew,” she
said, that her sense of style and
her knack for mixing classic and
cutting-edge was bankable. She
also knew she wanted to make
jewelry that the “cool moms” in
the school carpool line would
wear, especially if they were
former successful pharmaceutical sales representatives and
divorced doctors’ wives who
stayed home with their kids, as
Pesce was.
What do you know now that
you wish you’d known when you
started your business?
“You know, I don’t live that
way. I don’t live the what-ifs and
if-onlys. I feel like my life has
unfolded exactly the way it’s supposed to. Maybe that’s what I wish
I had known: That my life was
unfolding exactly the way it was
supposed to. I probably wouldn’t
have been as angst-y.”
Jewelry designer Cheryl Pesce learned the business lesson of her
life when her daughter was born prematurely. It changed her outlook on life: “I don’t live the what-ifs and if-onlys.”(Memphi News/Andrew J. Breig)
What makes you anxious
about the next steps in your
business?
“I don’t really get anxious and
worried. When people ask me
how to overcome anxiety, I tell
them to take a minute and think
about the worst thing you’ve ever
heard. Write it down. It’s going
to be painful. When you’re feel
anxious and doubtful, look at that.
“For me, it was when my
daughter was sick. I thank God
for the arc of my story, because
if I hadn’t had that, I’d still be
gnashing my teeth, thinking I’m
in control of something I was
never in control of.”
got my necklace.’ I know that my
things deserve to be global.
“My other goal is not to go
broke doing this, since I don’t
have another 50 years to build a
nest egg!”
What’s your next goal?
“I want to go global. I really
think that what I’m doing now is
equal to anything out there. My
amazing customers travel the
world and send me pictures. …
They tell me, ‘I was in this shop
and they kept asking me where I
_____________________________
Leanne Kleinmann, a longtime
journalist and founder of Leanne
Kleinmann Communications,
is a first-time entrepreneur
herself. Send your questions
and suggestions to
[email protected].
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16 June 24-30, 2016
Pop The Cork
More than a decade in the making, grocery stores are ready to start selling wine
Madeline Faber
[email protected]
On Nov. 4, 2014, voters in six
of Shelby County’s seven municipalities approved wine sales in
food stores effective July 1, 2016.
The next day, Josh Hammond,
president of Buster’s Liquors &
Wines, put the gears in motion to
acquire the restaurant adjacent to
his Highland Street spirits store.
With the 6,000-square-foot
addition, he expanded his warehouse, added a growler station
and brought in enough cheese,
crackers and gifts to stock a twosided aisle.
Hammond sees the expansion
as insulation against grocerystore competitors that will begin
selling wine on July 1.
“I’ve been aggressive with
prices, added more beer, done
everything I can do,” Hammond
said.
Buster’s has benefited from
being the largest liquor store in
Memphis and one of the largest in
the state, but now it’s up against
the purchasing power of national
chains like Costco and Kroger.
Less than half a mile away on
the west side of Highland Street,
Kroger is stocking shelves at its
newly built, 90,000-square-foot
grocery store.
All of Kroger’s 35 Memphisarea stores are being prepped for
wine sales, making the grocery
chain the largest addition to the
wine market. With only a week
before the big day, many of Shelby
County’s 170 liquor stores are
padding their shelves and trimming prices in preparation.
More than 40 Shelby County
grocery stores have applied for a
license to sell wine. That includes
all Kroger stores, six SuperLo
stores, three Sam’s Club locations
and five Wal-Marts. Costco and
Whole Foods each have two locations where they want to sell wine,
but as of press time, had not been
licensed by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to
begin stocking shelves with wine.
Choosing the right stock
On a May afternoon, Kroger
temporarily removed a curtain
that hides the pending wine aisle
at its location at 540 S. Mendenhall Road.
“We want it to be a big surprise,” said Teresa Dickerson,
community affairs and public
relations manager for the Kroger
An endcap display puts the sale of wine front and center inside the new Memphis Wal-Mart at 6727 Raleigh LaGrange Road just off of
Interstate 40 near the Kirby-Whitten Road exit.
Delta Division.
It’s stocking day for what will
be one of the largest wine sections in Kroger’s Memphis footprint. Kroger has been stocking
about five stores a week because
there’s a lot of ground to cover in
a 35-store footprint.
“When we found out that we
were approved, we went ahead
and added shelving,” Dickerson
said.
By July 1, the shelves will hold
wine ranging from Bota Boxes to
chilled champagnes.
While Kroger is a national
chain, it’s putting local boots
on the ground by hiring wine
managers who will keep up with
customer demands at individual
stores.
Until a wine customer base is
built, Kroger is using data from its
customer loyalty card system and
insight from distributors to select
products.
“In Germantown, we'll probably do a lot more higher-priced
wines,” said Lauren Obermeier,
adult beverage category manager
at Kroger Delta Division. “Here
(at the Mendenhall store), just
because of the population, we're
going to have an expanded Kosher
wine section.”
Obermeier is a new hire at
Kroger, and she believes her previous experience with a wine and
spirits distributor makes her a
good fit for Kroger’s big step into
the wine market.
Kroger will sell what she calls
“grocery store wines,” which are
lower-priced bottles, but it will
also have a fine wine section with
bottles above $30. Kroger will also
sell wines that won’t be available
at other grocery stores.
Out of Kroger’s 22-state footprint, its stores in Tennessee,
Mississippi and Colorado are the
only ones without wine.
“We know what we’re doing,”
Obermeier said. “We went 110
percent on this. We didn't just
go small.”
Randy Stepherson is overseeing stocking at his SuperLo
grocery store at 4744 Spottswood
Ave., one of six Memphis stores.
The locally owned chain, which
also has a Southaven location that
can’t sell wine, competes against
Kroger.
“It’s just an added sale, something else we can make a little
money on,” he said. “But I think
the grocery stores that don’t get
into it might get left behind.”
He’s betting that his location
on Spottswood in East Memphis
will generate the greatest amount
of wine sales. That location has
the largest selection of craft beer.
Two sides of an aisle near the
beer section will display low- to
moderate-priced bottles of wine.
“This does not rival Buster's
selection, but I would say this rivals the selection in a lot of liquor
stores,” Stepherson said.
Each SuperLo store will have
a wine manager. Joe Raffanti,
the manager for the Spottswood
store, came from Wolf Chase
Wine & Spirits, an independently
owned liquor store adjacent to
Costco on North Germantown
Parkway. With Costco preparing
for wine sales, Raffanti saw the
writing on the wall and moved to
the grocery store sector.
“Costco holds our lease. We’re
not even 500 feet away, and we
can’t sell the same things,” Raffanti said.
Bob Holler, Costco Southeast
Region alcohol buyer, said both
Memphis-area Costco locations
lease space to local liquor stores,
and he doesn’t see that changing
any time soon.
“We see them as competition,
but we want to be respectful,”
he said.
Wolf Chase Wine & Spirits
could not be reached for comment.
Costco is the largest retailer of
wine in the U.S., selling $1.7 billion of wine last year, Holler said.
Its membership-only model
and wholesale buying power
keeps prices low, and the wine
section will be no exception.
“I want a member to walk in
and say, ‘Wow, how can they keep
prices this low?’” he said.
The Costco locations at 3775
Hacks Cross Road and 2431 N.
Germantown Parkway will have
similarly-sized wine sections with
60 different kinds of wine, along
with a separate area of 75 bottles
of higher-tier brands. The wines
will rotate regularly.
Even though Costco is a
wholesale store, there will be a
ceiling to how much wine can be
purchased at a time.
“Beyond that, I'll be bringing many wines into the Costco
building that were not even in
the market,” Holler said. “Many
had to be registered, so they'll see
many brands they'll recognize,
and they'll be introduced to our
Kirkland Signature brand.”
Costco’s in-house label will
make up about 10 percent of wine
inventory.
Like all wine to be sold in
grocery and liquor stores, the
Kirkland label will have to go
through one of Memphis’ four
wine distributors before it reaches
Costco.
“There's no central buy-in
and warehousing, so they can't
buy one deal and spread it across
20 stores,” Hammond said. “That
would be unfair because they
would have a price advantage and
buying-power advantage.”
Like liquor stores, grocery
stores will be unable to sell wine
on Sundays. Both the grocery
and wholesale sectors had to go
through a Responsible Vendor
Training Program that certifies associates in wine sales regulation.
Leveling the playing field
Area liquor stores are counting on customer service, diverse
options and neighborhood loyalty
to stay afloat.
June 24-30, 2016 17
“Anyone who thinks they can
compete with Kroger is a moron,”
said Latham Oates, owner of Forest Hill Wine Merchants at 9087
Poplar Ave. “You have to separate
yourself from what the grocery
stores are selling.”
Of the nearly 170 liquor stores
located in Shelby County, he estimates that some of smaller stores
could lose 20 percent of their business virtually overnight.
He hasn’t changed the business model at his Germantown
store in preparation for the big
“
Anyone who thinks
they can compete with
Kroger is a moron.”
– Latham Oates
Owner
Forest Hill Wine Merchants
day, Oates said, because he is
always focused on higher-end
wines that are not widely distributed.
“I’ve got plenty of things that
are less than $20 dollars, but it’s
not Barefoot Sweet Red,” he said.
Marina Pakis, manager of
Kimbrough Wine & Spirits in Midtown, said her “everyday wine”
selection is going to take a hit.
“It's a competitive enough
market as it is,” she said. “Nobody really knows what to expect
totally. Do you not want to carry
those wines anymore knowing
that new Kroger down the street
will? But that’s what people buy
in our store, too.”
Kimbrough, at 1483 Union
Ave., is a few miles west of the
Union Avenue Kroger, which is
now under construction. When
the state-of-the-art store opens
late this year, it will have a twosided wine aisle, a growler fill station and a gourmet cheese shop.
“The No. 1 consumer of alcohol is driven by convenience,
so proximity is a huge factor,”
Hammond of Buster’s Liquors &
Wines said. “But they can’t beat
our knowledge of wines and our
customer service.”
Law took years to pass
The effort to put wine in grocery stores in Tennessee has been
going on for more than a decade.
In 2007, the Tennessee Grocers
& Convenience Store Association launched the “Red White
and Food” campaign to drum
up support for a bill that would
allow communities in Tennessee
to hold referendums on wine sales
in grocery stores.
When Tennessee Gov. Bill
Haslam signed the bill into law in
March 2014, it set off a flurry of advertising and campaigning from
both grocery and liquor stores.
Tennessee municipalities had
to vote on the wine issue in their
individual general elections. And
to get the wine referendum on
a ballot, at least 10 percent of a
municipality’s eligible voters had
to express their support to the
Election Commission.
“One of our slogans was, ‘Can
we sell you a wine with that
steak?’” said Stepherson, one
of the retail partners in the Red
White and Food campaign.
The pro-wine efforts garnered
260,000 signatures state-wide in
favor of adding the referendum
to the ballot. Memphis voters
brought in 13,372 signatures.
When November 2014 came
along, six of Shelby County’s seven municipalities approved wine
sales in grocery stores. Lakeland
approved liquor by the drink as a
precursor to a possible later referendum on wine in grocery stores.
Kroger wine consultant Derek Stamper stocks bottles at the grocer's 540 S. Mendenhall Road location
in preparation for the start of wine sales July 1.
Using its proximity to the University of Memphis, Buster's Liquors
& Wines has been selling coolers and tailgating accessories. Owner
Josh Hammond with a display of Yeti products.
The expansion of Buster's included a wall-length cold case of perishable food products.
Unincorporated Shelby County
didn’t garner enough signatures
to add the issue to the ballot.
The effective date of the law
was delayed until July 1, 2016 to
give liquor stores a head start on
the competition. Now that gap
has come to a close.
Over the past two years, the
law has been through several
tweaks and amendments.
One of the most highly contested changes was an amendment approved in May that allowed grocery stores to begin
stocking shelves in advance of
July 1.
According to the most recent
figures from the state Alcoholic
Beverage Commission, Tennessee had issued 398 conditional
licenses to 499 grocery store applicants.
The conditional license allows
grocery stores to place orders and
begin stocking wine, before they
receive their retail food store licenses, which will actually authorize the sale of wine starting July 1.
The provisional license
seemed like a no-brainer to grocery stores and distributors. Without it, grocery stores would have
to start the selection, ordering
and stocking process on July 1,
and customers would have to wait
several weeks while distributors
worked through an overflow of
inventory requests.
However, the bill was highly
contested. Tacked on to the bill
was a controversial provision that
would have instituted a two-store
limit for liquor store owners.
Before the wine-in-grocerystores bill passed in 2014, liquor
store owners in Tennessee were
limited to just one store. The law
removed that ban, ostensibly as
a concession to existing owners.
Instead, it opened a window for
major retailers.
Early this year, Marylandbased Total Wines & More expressed interest in a 10-store
expansion across Tennessee’s
major cities, including Memphis.
“Having out-of-state interests
come in and develop wherever
they wanted to would just have
been horrendous for our sector,”
Hammond said. “We haven’t even
dealt with wine in grocery stores
and seen the effects of it.”
So another tweak in the law
established a two-store limit,
meaning Total Wines will have to
trim its rollout in Tennessee.
In February, Total Wines said
that it had two leases lined up in
the Nashville area, but the company could not be reached for an
updated comment.
Oates is concerned that the
two-store limit might be amended
again.
“I’ll fight for the free market,
but that doesn’t mean I think selling wine in grocery stores is the
right idea,” Oates said. “They’ll
keep changing the laws, and you’ll
see that two-store limit go up to
five or 10 stores. You’ll see. Selling wine in grocery stores will, in
time, be just like selling a pair of
tennis shoes.”
18 June 24-30, 2016
E D U C AT I O N
XQ Super Schools Reform Effort Looks At Memphis
Bill Dries
[email protected]
On a dry erase board by the
National Civil Rights Museum, a
new education reform group in
town last week asked citizens to
fill in the blanks about their high
school experience with a sentence
that began, “I thought high school
would be…”
One person thought it would
be hard, but was actually “too
easy.”
Another thought high school
would be “engaging” but it was
actually “just paperwork.”
The XQ Super School Project
effort is touring the country in
a high-tech school bus. XQ is a
relatively recent education reform
group that is getting attention
The XQ Super School project was in Memphis last week gathering
public input specifically on reforms of the high school model of
education. The Crosstown High School project is a semifinalist for
one of five $10 million grants XQ will award later this year.
for the five grants of $10 million
each it is to make later this year
to groups forming new types of
high schools.
The still-forming Crosstown
High School plan is among the
semifinalists for a grant.
Sasha Ostern, who is part of
the XQ team manning the bus,
said the group wants to move
public high schools away from
long-standing ideas about education being strictly focused on
subjects.
“The thing that we’ve heard
across the tour that has been
pretty consistent is that students
are looking for project-based
learning opportunities,” he said.
“I think students want to learn.
They want to learn in a practical
way and not necessarily the old
lecture format.”
The input wasn’t just from
those who walked into the bus
over the course of three very hot
days in the South Main district.
There were some roundtable discussions XQ set up that included
Crosstown High organizers and
parents in general.
Memphis has been a hotbed
of education reform efforts since
the move to merge Shelby County’s two public school systems
began in 2011.
XQ has a high-profile supporter, Laurene Powell Jobs, the
widow of Apple cofounder Steve
Jobs.
Another social media icon
has been a large presence in local
reforms, former Microsoft CEO
Bill Gates.
The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation has funded Shelby
County Schools’ teacher effectiveness and evaluation efforts that
began before the merger with the
old Memphis City Schools system.
Millions of dollars from the
Gates Foundation were awarded
because of the detailed “Teacher
Effectiveness Initiative” proposal
submitted by MCS during the
tenure of schools superintendent
Kriner Cash.
In an annual letter this month,
Gates foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann wrote that “our
foundation underestimated the
level of resources and support
required for our public education
systems to be well-equipped to
implement the standards.”
“We missed an early opportunity to sufficiently engage educators – particularly teachers – but
also parents and communities so
that the benefits of the standards
could take flight from the beginning,” the letter continued. “The
mission of improving education
in America is both vast and complicated and the Gates Foundation doesn’t have all the answers.”
Ostern said the roundtable
discussions XQ held last week in
Memphis tapped into the reform
efforts and reaction to it.
“Education is really woven
into the DNA of the community,”
he said, citing the large number
of people employed by Shelby
County Schools, the largest of
seven public school systems in
the county. “There is a lot of
energy in the community about
redesigning and reconfiguring
high schools. We’ve seen some
of the highest numbers of people
coming out here in Memphis for
the bus tours so far.”
AIRPORT
Airport Didn’t Help, But Didn’t Derail
ServiceMaster Headquarters Deal
Madeline Faber
[email protected]
When ServiceMaster began its search for
a new corporate headquarters nearly two
years ago, it focused on Southern hub cities
that could support a growing tech-focused
company. In ranking Memphis alongside
other cities, Memphis International Airport
came up short.
Memphis made the shortlist along with
Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Texas, and the Florida cities of Orlando and Tampa, said Neal
Golden, vice chairman of Newmark Grubb
Knight Frank, the real estate firm tasked
with ServiceMaster’s relocation. Incentives
played a major role, along with competitive
real estate costs, affordable housing and the
availability of talent.
“One of the concerns that everyone
needs to have is continued reinvestment in
the airport,” Golden said. “I would say that
if I had to pick one of the negatives that had
to be overcome, it would be the airport. But
the community and state made clear that
they're doing everything possible to get
new carriers in.”
The Memphis airport is in a state of tran-
sition in a post-Delta Air Lines era. Three
years ago this month, Delta announced
that MEM would no longer serve as a hub.
Delta cut flights and staff dramatically, and since that time
the Memphis-Shelby County
Airport Authority has worked
to rebuild the origin-and-destination nucleus through several
domestic and discount airlines.
At the peak of Delta’s reign
around 2010, there were more
than 200 daily flights out of
Memphis. Currently, there are
more than 80 flights across BROCKMAN
seven carriers.
With ServiceMaster’s decision to stay in
Memphis and relocate from East Memphis
to the Peabody Place mall building Downtown, Scott Brockman, MSCAA president,
said there is an opportunity to bump ServiceMaster’s destination needs to a higher
priority.
“Generically, what we have tried to do is
engage with our business community to let
them know what we are doing, and to gather
information about what service we may not
have that we should look at trying to develop
quicker rather than later,” Brockman said.
In the near future, he hopes to meet with
ServiceMaster about its travel demands and
what amount and frequency of
flights are needed to support
ServiceMaster destinations.
Pete Tosches, ServiceMaster spokesman, said the
One ServiceMaster Center will
serve as a base for nearly 300
branch locations across North
America. Employee training
will take place occasionally at
One ServiceMaster Center, and
the company’s existing facility
at 1650 N. Shelby Oaks Drive
will host franchise training classes several
times a year.
ServiceMaster also needs a strong airport to support direct travel to its major
work locations in LaGrange, Ga.; Carroll,
Ind.; Glendale, Ariz.; Lewisville, Texas; Cross
Plains, Wis.; and Tampa.
"The airport was one of many considerations in ServiceMaster's decision to keep
its global headquarters in the city,” Tosches
said. “While the number of direct flights
and destinations aren't optimal, we know
the city, Shelby County and the business
community are actively working toward
improving service to help keep our market
competitive. We're looking forward to being
a part of those discussions."
Golden, who regularly works on
corporate relocations, said Memphis’
airport has to be made a priority if the
city wants to stay competitive with other
Southeast cities.
“But at the end of the day, if I could point
to something that could potentially prevent
other companies looking at Memphis as a
business opportunity, it's simply you guys
have a responsibility and it needs to happen
to build and retain a bigger airport with
more carriers,” he said.
Brockman wasn’t surprised that the
airport was seen as less than ideal in the
negotiations with ServiceMaster.
While another announcement is not
imminent, he said MSCAA is constantly
engaged in recruiting new routes and
carriers.
“I’m confident that by sticking to that
model, we will continue to make headway
and catch the eye of important business
partners like ServiceMaster,” he said.
June 24-30, 2016 19
H E A LT H CA R E
Regional One Health Continues
Building Out New East Campus
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Regional One Health expects to open its new imaging center next month, part of the 50,000-square-foot East Campus that
has been opening in phases since last year.
Andy Meek
[email protected]
One of the first indications that
Regional One Health’s 50,000-squarefoot East Campus does things a little
differently is the digital map near the
nurse’s station with rooms lit up in different colors and names moving around
the image.
When patients sign in, they’re given
a name tag with an embedded RFID
chip that lets clinic staff track them at
all times. When they move from one
spot to the next, they also move on the
map accordingly.
The same goes for hospital staff, as
well as equipment – all are tracked and
able to be quickly pinpointed. It’s one
example of the high-tech sensibility
that infuses the clinic, which has been
opening in phases over the last year and
where an imaging center is teed up to
open in July, pending state approvals.
That digital map also speaks to a
sense of efficiency and a focus on quality and metrics that’s driving the clinic’s
operation.
“The idea is you can eliminate the
time people are just waiting or looking
for things,” Regional One Health senior
vice president Susan Cooper said about
the digital map. “You can cut minutes
off that visit and also open up new capacity for more patients.”
The hospital system held an open
house for the new campus at 6555
Quince Road recently to give stakeholders and other visitors an up-close look
at the facility and some of the services
offered. They include internal medicine,
a center for rehabilitative medicine,
a multi-specialty clinic, women’s services, a pharmacy and more.
“We’re also about to implement a
texting system,” said Bret Perisho, vice
president of finance and chief business
development officer for Regional One.
“You’ll be able to check in at, say, the
imaging center, and you’ll get a text
when you’re ready to go back to your
room. Depending on the estimated
time, you could go out to Starbucks,
even, instead of waiting. But this way,
it’s quieter, and we’re not calling
people’s names out.”
Regional One Health imaging administrator Susan Edwards demonstrates the mobile
C-arm medical imaging device in its new East Campus. (Memphis News/Andrew J. Breig)
Cooper expects the campus will
have seen about 12,000 visits – a number that could include patients with
multiple appointments – by the end of
Regional One’s fiscal year, which wraps
up this month.
All of it comes amid a transformation at Regional One in recent years
that has expanded its identity beyond a
trauma center and a place for burn care.
It’s working to position itself as a
first-class provider that’s seen as a first
choice, not just a last resort.
The new campus offers customized
care plans that offer services like rehab
pain management, including injections
and blocks; gait and balance analysis of
body movement patterns; and clinically
beneficial complementary services like
acupuncture, massage and yoga.
The imaging center will offer computer tomography, digital mammography, MRIs, ultrasounds and more. And
the facility’s urology practice is a fullservice clinic for urology conditions like
incontinence and bladder weakness,
renal stone disease and other services.
The guiding philosophy behind
the rollout of these and other services
offered was, says Perisho, a campus
“focused on keeping you out of the
hospital” – on things like wellness and
prevention.
“When we were building this clinic,
we tried to listen to the voices of our
patients, because if you think about
the changing demographics of health
care, you have lots of folks who have
one or more chronic diseases,” Cooper
said. “And in the traditional way of receiving care, you’d go see your internal
medicine physician and he’d say ‘oh,
you need to see cardiology, you need
to see endocrine, you need to see pulmonology.’ What we’ve done is instead
of making people go to the care, we’ve
brought the care here.”
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them with a spoofed website or otherwise get
them to disclose private data like passwords or
credit card information.
Fortunately, the majority of phishing emails
get caught in the spam filter. Still, millions of these
messages are opened each day and hundreds of
thousands of links are clicked.
One main way to tell if an email is a phishing
scam is its sense of urgency to act in order to avoid
losing something. By nature, phishers use social
engineering tools designed to induce panic in the
reader. Responsible companies would never take
actions like these over email.
The next time you receive an email that’s too
good to be true or demands urgent financial attention, follow these simple steps to keep yourself
and others in your network protected:
• Don’t click the link. One simple click of the
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discussed previously, give him a call and confirm
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• Change passwords immediately. This will
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inc., can be reached at [email protected].
20 June 24-30, 2016
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship: Trial
Attorney Bill Walk Joins Pietrangelo Cook
Don Wade
[email protected]
As a trial lawyer, Bill Walk has had a
lot of success. A $12.3 million verdict in a
2009 medical malpractice case being but
one example.
To be a trial lawyer, of course, is to be
a competitor. And competitors – the good
ones, the fierce ones – always have trouble
forgetting the losses they felt should have
been victories.
Walk, 51, recently joined Pietrangelo
Cook PLC as a partner and the firm is adding a Downtown office on South Main to the
existing one in East Memphis. In bringing
Walk into the stable, managing partner Anthony Pietrangelo has an elite trial attorney
he didn’t formerly have.
“You need to be ready to go (to the trial)
and the other side needs to know you’re
ready to go,” Pietrangelo said. “I’ve got the
best fighter I can put out there, but you still
just don’t know what that jury’s gonna do.”
This truth is why more cases are settled
than taken to trial.
“Usually a trail is like an NBA game,”
said Walk, who grew up playing competitive sports. “No shutouts. You’re gonna
win 108-104.”
Which brings to mind a case he once
had in rural West Tennessee. It seemed like,
well, a slam dunk. A 35-year-old disabled
woman died when a doctor made multiple
mistakes.
“This case was like 90-10 (based on
evidence),” Walk said.
But as Walk knows well, juries interpret
evidence. And sometimes choose to ignore
evidence if something else matters more
to them.
The jury in this case ruled in the doctor’s favor. When Walk spoke with a jury
consultant after the fact, she explained that
the evidence couldn’t possibly matter as
much to the small-town jury as the doctor
who had established a practice there. The
jury, in other words, was willing to forgive
medical malpractice and wrongful death –
at least once – in exchange for keeping the
doctor in town.
With Walk now part of the firm, Pietran-
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managing partner, Anthony Pietrangelo, see eye to eye.
gelo Cook has seven lawyers. It handles the
full spectrum of corporate law, real estate,
labor law, and business and tax planning.
“We’re full-service,” Pietrangelo said.
“We don’t do criminal defense or divorces,
but that’s about it.”
Walk worked for several other firms
before coming on board and in more than
25 years he has represented plaintiffs in
wrongful death, medical malpractice and
catastrophic injury cases. In a 2013 case,
he won a $4.5 million verdict for a man hit
by a truck while riding a motorcycle. The
caveat: The man driving the motorcycle,
while not disobeying any rules of the road,
was an illegal immigrant.
And that fact framed the defense’s handling of the case and the terms they used,
Walk said, including repeatedly referring to
the bike the man rode as a “crotch rocket.”
Walk never called his client as a witness
and in closing arguments he made much of
the “crotch rocket” references by the other
side. He told jurors this was a very intentional way to demean the man driving the
motorcycle.
“It’s a ploy to play on your prejudice.
He thinks he’s got a jury he can work with,”
Walk said, pointing at the defense attorney.
“Don’t let him do that.”
The jury was out three hours, came back
without a verdict. The judge told the jury to
keep working. Less than 30 minutes later it
was back with a verdict in Walk’s favor; the
split had been 11-1.
Going forward, Walk knows that at his
new firm he has resources he never had
before and legal minds steeped in knowledge and strategy. All of which gives him a
better chance to do what he does best in a
courtroom.
“I like trying to go out and sell it,” Walk
said, adding, “Anthony and I have similar
personalities. We enjoy the fray. It’s a rush
to figure out the angles.”
“
Anthony and I have similar
personalities. We enjoy the
fray. It's a rush to figure out
the angles.”
–Bill Walk, Partner, Pietrangleo Cook PLC
Both men say the Memphis legal community has changed over time – less dominated by the big firms, talent more spread
out.
“It used to be everything gravitated
toward the big firms,” Walk said. “Anthony
could easily be a big shot at a big firm. But
a lot of the talent has gone to smaller firms
and technology allows smaller firms to take
care of clients and be nimble and maybe
without some of the politics of a big firm.”
Walk and Pietrangelo already believe
they have a great partnership and they both
like the idea of Walk sharing his expertise
with a young attorney in the firm named
Darrell Phillips, who used to work in local
TV in Memphis and is originally from New
York. Walk believes his future is bright.
“I’m eager to see him in court,” Walk
said.
But Phillips, he says, is worried about
being a New Yorker going before Southern
juries. Walk’s advice is that he just be himself. Be genuine.
If the young lawyer is still nervous about
being a Yankee, Pietrangelo has an idea.
“We’ll get him a seersucker suit,” he
said.
June 24-30, 2016 21
CITY HALL
Residency Requirement Referendum
Would be Fourth in 12 Years
Bill Dries
[email protected]
Memphis voters could take up the question of where city government employees
should live for the fourth time in 12 years.
With no debate, Memphis City Council
members approved on the first of three
readings Tuesday, June 21, a referendum ordinance to go on the November ballot that
would require city employees to “live and
maintain a residence” within the boundaries of the city of Memphis.
The proposal by council member
Martavius Jones surfaced with no advance
notice at Tuesday’s council session, which
featured an otherwise short and routine
agenda.
Jones has advocated for a residency
requirement since coming on the council at
the start of 2016, taking up one of the central
political causes of former council member
Wanda Halbert, who left the council as
Jones came on.
Jones’ argument, which will be made
again when the council debates the refer-
endum ordinance in committee sessions in
July, is that employees who live outside the
boundaries of Memphis take city income
with them when they leave work.
Hiring only city residents, he has said,
could bolster Memphis economically.
The ordinance drew immediate fire
from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.
“We oppose any further residency requirement for city employees,” he said in a
written statement, referring to the current
requirement that city employees live within
Shelby County.
Strickland cited efforts to increase the
size of the Memphis Police Department
by approximately 400 officers over several
years. The MPD is currently at 2,000 police
officers, having lost several hundred in
recent years.
“As we work to recruit potential employees, particularly police officers and
firefighters, it does us no good to add more
restrictions,” Strickland added.
In 2004, Memphis voters approved a
charter amendment requiring all full-time
city employees and those in any of the city’s
THE TIPPING POINT
Born in the Projects, Norman Fights for Social Justice
John Klyce Minervini
Special to The Daily News
Memphis stands at the threshold of
incredible possibility. In this series, we introduce innovative Memphians who are driving
our city forward and forging its future success.
Keith Norman makes a habit of rising
before the sun – and no wonder. As vice
president of government affairs at Baptist
Memorial Health Care and president of the
Memphis branch of the NAACP, he’s got a
lot on his plate. But if you want to see him in
his element, stop by First Baptist Church on
Broad, Sunday morning at 7:45 a.m.
“When fear comes around you, when
intimidation comes to grip at your heart,
you know what you’re gonna say?” Norman
booms, as an electric pipe organ trills in the
background. “You’re gonna say, ‘Not today,
fear, because I’ve got a record with my God.’”
In the pews, the people lift their hands
and shout, “Amen.” In addition to his other
roles, Norman is the senior pastor at First
Baptist; today he’s preaching a sermon
called “Overcoming the Fear Factor.”
It’s a lesson he's earned the right to
teach.
“I saw a lot of death when I was a kid,”
remembers Norman, who grew up in a South
Memphis public housing project. “I lost two
brothers to homicide. I lost several close
friends as well.”
KEITH NORMAN
“Growing up as a black man in Memphis
in the 1970s and ’80s, there wasn’t a whole
lot of hope,” he reflects. “There wasn’t
the same level of black leadership – black
politicians and entrepreneurs – that you
see today.”
Over the years, Norman has found hope
through a combination of hard work and
dedicated service. Buoyed by his Christian
faith and a pair of loving grandparents, he
began working to support his family at the
age of 13. He worked his way through Carver
High School and Morehouse College before
taking up a career in hotel management.
“At the age of 20, I was being exposed
to multimillion-dollar balance sheets,” he
recalls. “I didn’t know it at the time, but
it turned out to be crucial training for my
future work.”
A lifelong Baptist, Norman got the call
to ministry at age 30. A few years later, he
departments,
boards, bureaus
or commissions to
“live and maintain
a residence within
the boundaries of
the city of Memphis.”
It grandfathered in any city
employee on the
payroll before the
effective date of
the change and
any appointed employee before the effective date who might be reappointed later.
New employees were allowed six
months after their hire date or appointment to move within the city if they didn’t
already live in Memphis.
The city residency requirement included a waiver, during which time the
council could waive the requirement for
the police and fire departments, allowing
each to hire applicants who lived in Shelby
County outside Memphis.
That was followed by a move
by some on the
council in 2008,
including Strickland, to allow MPD
to hire citizens living within 20 miles
of Memphis. That
further loosening
of the residency
requirement was
MARTAVIUS JONES
voted down by the
council despite
support for the loosening by then-mayor
Willie Herenton.
Also in 2008, Memphis voters approved
a city residency requirement specifically
for city division directors and other city
appointees.
Then, in 2010, voters approved a charter amendment that required anybody
employed by city government to “live and
reside within Shelby County, Tennessee.”
It was approved with 62 percent of the
city vote.
was named senior pastor of First Baptist
on Broad. At the time, it was a crumbling
institution with 75 regular members. Today, it is a thriving community of 4,500 that
has anchored the rebirth of Binghampton
neighborhood. During his 16-year tenure,
Norman hasn’t just increased membership
by a factor of 60; he has also raised $8.7
million to plan and execute a five-phase
expansion, including a new athletic center
and a sanctuary.
To explain these successes, Norman
credits an outreach strategy that he calls
“intentionally urban.” For example, First
Baptist offers affordable summer camps so
that young parents will have a safe place to
drop their kids when they go to work. The
church leads workshops for those who have
had contact with the criminal justice system,
the focus of which is healing and the restoration of legal rights.
Every Sunday, Norman leads an altar call
for young black men, urging them to forsake
gang membership and find honest work.
“You act tough during the day, you act
like you don’t care,” Norman says from the
pulpit. “But you do care. You come at night,
and you say, ‘Dear God, please take me out
of it. Please make me free.’”
At Baptist Memorial Health Care, Norman maintains working relationships with
every level of government. He is also tasked
with explaining public health issues to medical professionals, the media and Memphians
at large. The day we spoke, he was on his way
to a meeting of the Shelby County Commission; he hoped to work with commissioners
to figure out how not to cut public benefits.
“I have a wonderful opportunity to help
policymakers understand how their decisions will affect the poorest person in the
community,” Norman explains. “They’re
thinking, ‘This will save the government
money.’ What they don’t know is, it will
cost old Ms. Jones $150 per month, and she
can’t afford it.”
Norman says Baptist’s work with the
under-resourced jives well with his commitment to social justice. As an example,
he cites Operation Outreach, a mobile clinic
that provides medical care to more than
3,500 individuals experiencing homelessness each year. Baptist also established
a clinic at the Office of Re-Entry, which
supports Memphians who are re-entering
society after being incarcerated.
Back at church, Norman has reached the
climax of his sermon. By varying his volume
and cadence, he has brought his congregation to rapt attention.
It’s all the more impressive when you
consider how he spent the previous night.
At 10:48 p.m., he got a call from the Memphis Police Department informing him
that Officer Verdell Smith had been struck
by a car and killed. (In addition to his other
roles, Norman is the unofficial chaplain of
the MPD, work for which he is not paid.)
He joined Smith’s family at Regional One
Hospital and stayed with them until 3:00
a.m. – and somehow still managed to preach
the 7:45 a.m. service at church.
“Let’s coexist,” he urges, banging on the
pulpit. “Let’s bring all people to the table
as they see themselves in the eyes of the
creator. People are valuable. They are worth
honoring and worth keeping. It’s not our job
to say whether they belong. They belong.”
Keith Norman is a graduate of New
Memphis’s Leadership Development Intensive. Learn more at newmemphis.org.
22 June 24-30, 2016
SPORTS
Memphis Redbirds’ Attendance
At AZP Ahead of Last Season
Don Wade
[email protected]
As this baseball season was
dawning, new Memphis Redbirds
majority owner Peter B. Freund
was at AutoZone Park and being
made to field questions about the
team’s sliding attendance.
As recently as 2013, the Redbirds had drawn nearly 500,000
fans – averaging 7,223 tickets
sold – to finish fifth in the 16-team
Pacific Coast League attendance
standings.
But the next season they were
10th, averaging fewer than 6,000
fans per game, and drawing a total
of just 381,429.
And then in 2015, the Redbirds’
attendance dropped to a PCLworst 278,579 for 69 openings and
a league-low of 4,037 per game.
Or less than half of the 9,338 that
league-leading Sacramento averaged. The comparison of Memphis
and Sacramento – each city has
an NBA team – was not lost on
Freund.
“We are not a city that should
be in the bottom of the Pacific
Coast League in attendance,” he
said back in April. “It’s ridiculous.
This should be top three, top four
… certainly in the middle of the
pack the next couple of years and
then we’ll make our way up.”
With 36 openings thus far
in 2016, the Redbirds are on the
climb. They are averaging 4,708
fans per game, which ranks 14th
in the league. But their total attendance of 169,476 has them
about 25 percent ahead of this time
last season, according to Redbirds
president and general manager
Craig Unger.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled
with the direction of the club,”
Freund told The Daily News. “The
read was, let’s increase 10 percent
a year for the next five years, and
we’re ahead. Having said that,
we’re nowhere near satisfied.”
Freund, who is president of
both Trinity Packaging Corp. and
Trinity Baseball Holdings, is principal owner of the Williamsport
(Penn.) Crosscutters, a Philadelphia Phillies Class A affiliate, and
co-owner of the Charleston (S.C.)
RiverDogs, a New York Yankees
Class A team.
So he is not new to the minor
league baseball business. He also
has a small stake in the Yankees.
Striking a deal with the St. Louis
Cardinals to get the majority share
of the Redbirds gave him a Triple-A
club. He has been in town for every
homestand and describes this first
season as a “year to observe.”
After finishing last in attendance in the Pacific Coast League in 2015, the Memphis Redbirds' attendance is about 25 percent ahead of last
season. New majority owner Peter B. Freund says it would be a "huge victory" if the team can maintain that pace through season's end.
Often, Freund and Unger walk
the ballpark and discuss ideas
for raising the team’s profile and
bringing more fans into the ballpark, which was downsized to
about 10,000 seats in 2015 in
conjunction with many enhancements, including a new all-inclusive club and tabletop seating on
the club level behind home plate.
The Redbirds have had three
weekend sellouts this season – fans
clearly view Saturday fireworks
nights as good bang for the buck
– but still struggle on weeknights.
This is not new.
Yet the Class A Dayton Dragons
in Ohio, an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and just 55 miles away
from the parent club, have sold out
every game since coming to town
and opening a downtown ballpark
in 2000 (the same year AutoZone
Park opened).
Eric Deutsch, who is executive
vice president for the Dragons,
says even their ongoing streak of
1,154 straight sellouts doesn’t tell
the full story. The ramp-up for the
team coming to town started years
earlier. So the 7,200-seat ballpark
was in demand.
“We sold out every stadium
seat before the first pitch was ever
thrown,” he said.
That’s amazing enough. But
bordering on unbelievable has
been the team’s ability to sustain
the buzz, and for Fifth Third Field
with its 29 suites and four party
decks to continue to be the place to
be. Consider: To whatever degree
one might consider Redbirds players to be “nameless and faceless,”
the Class A players of the Dayton
Dragons are more anonymous.
Sure, a future Reds star such
as Joey Votto or Jay Bruce comes
through now and again. But you
can’t know they will be stars when
they are still three steps below the
majors.
Deutsch says about what you
would expect him to say of the
club’s approach: an emphasis on
fan entertainment and service,
strong food and beverage offerings, and a commitment to deliver fun – what can be controlled
– without worrying about what
the players do or don’t do on the
field. In 17 years, the Dragons have
actually lost more games than they
have won.
But it’s become a place to be.
Everyone loves the toddler races
with the competitors careening
between their parents in their
little Dragons T-shirts and crash
helmets. And the team has been
around long enough now that it
has developed some generational
traction. Deutsch talks to today’s
season-ticket holders about the
past – remember when you held
your son’s 10th birthday party
at the ballpark? – and the present: Hey, how’s he doing in grad
school?
Freund knows the Dayton
story well.
“There is a little magic pixie
dust over the Dayton Dragons,” he
said. “But that’s the dream. I will
say that for the 159 other (minor
league) affiliates, it’s not like that.”
The Redbirds, with various city,
business and tourism factions,
recently took a swing at bringing
the SEC Baseball Tournament to
Memphis next year and beyond.
That might have created some
much-needed momentum. Instead, the tourney will remain in
Hoover, Ala.
“The SEC athletic directors
were impressed with the facility and the Downtown amenities
and convenience,” Unger said.
“We knew from the beginning
the hardest part was going to be
to oust the incumbent. We were
disappointed.”
But not disheartened. Once the
Redbirds’ season is done – their
last home game is Aug. 29 – AutoZone Park will still serve as host
for the Gildan Triple-A Championship Game on Sept. 20. Unger says
group sales are key and that some
groups not able to attend a game
in the summer are locking in on
that date.
The Redbirds also continue
to push theme nights – Saturday,
June 25, is to be Princess & Pirate
Night, and every treasure trove
ticket is to come with a wand or an
eyepatch. The Redbirds will also
have another Grizzlies-themed
night late in the season to coincide
with the release of the NBA team’s
2016-2017 schedule.
The home schedule at AutoZone Park is halfway over, and
in Freund’s mind, the glass is more
than half full.
“I don’t feel greedy,” he said
about the attendance numbers.
“If we’re holding (at 25 percent
above last year), that would be a
huge victory.”
June 24-30, 2016 23
SPORTS
A Swing – and a Miss – is More Common in Baseball All the Time
Don Wade
[email protected]
It’s obvious when there are
a lot children at AutoZone Park.
Even the most harmless infield
popup prompts a collective shriek
and the hope of a home run.
The long ball may not be what
it was at the peak of baseball’s steroid era when Barry Bonds, Mark
McGwire and Sammy Sosa were
cartoon characters, but the game
has not turned away from the notion of driving the ball.
Memphis Redbirds manager
Mike Shildt notes that the game
is approaching a full decade of
escalating –and record-breaking –
strikeout totals for hitters. And it’s
not just at the major league level.
The hitter with the most strikeouts in the Pacific Coast League is
Iowa Cubs outfielder John Andreoli (95 whiffs through June 19). He
batted lead-off in the Cubs’ Monday, June 20, game at AutoZone
Park and smacked the first pitch of
the game into left-center field for a
double. Clearly, he doesn’t believe
in waiting to get in his hacks.
Apparently, no one does.
While the Redbirds entered
Monday’s game having won nine
of their last 10 games to continue
the push toward .500, they also
ranked 15th in the 16-team PCL
in runs scored (287) and batting
average (.246). They had struck
out 538 times, which is a lot, but it
Second baseman Kolten Wong hit four home runs and played center
field during a recent stint with the Memphis Redbirds before being
called back up to the parent St. Louis Cardinals. (Austin McAfee/CSM)
ranked only eighth in the league
and far behind the league-setting
634 strikeouts by Oklahoma City.
On the other hand, El Paso led the
league with 411 runs scored and a
.308 batting average and had only
been punched out 398 times – the
lowest total in the PCL.
“Every year it escalates,” Shildt
said of baseball’s strikeout totals.
“It’s become more acceptable.
People are looking for damage.
Guys who were great hitters (in
the past) didn’t strike out a ton,
but slugging percentage and OPS
are big analytical tools now. Players know this. Agents know this.
Batting average is not as highly a
valued metric.”
At the game’s top level, the
Kansas City Royals last year won
the World Series as the team that
struck out the least. In fact, they
were the only team in MLB to
strike out less than 1,000 times
(973), and their penchant for coming back in playoff games was directly tied to their ability to put the
ball in play when it mattered most.
The Cardinals, meanwhile,
plucked several low-strikeout hitters – mostly from smaller colleges
– on the last day of the recent MLB
Draft. Caleb Lopes, an infielder
out of Division II University of
West Georgia, is but one example.
He had nine home runs and just
10 strikeouts in 266 plate appearances this past season.
Scouting director Randy Flores
told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
“I don’t think our scouts are naive
when they look at a stat line that
shows (a player) doesn’t strike
out a lot. It was a mix of (numbers
and eye test) on those picks. …
They have a chance to continue
to develop their hit tool.”
Through June 19, the Redbirds
had two players with more than 50
strikeouts in less than 200 at-bats.
Patrick Wisdom had 59 strikeouts
in 192 at-bats and was batting .234
with just three home runs. David
Washington had struck out 55
times in only 137 at-bats, but also
had 10 home runs.
The days of shortening up with
two strikes appear to be over for
most pro hitters even as the Cardinals and other organizations begin
to look for prospects who have better contact rates and strike out less.
That said, Shildt does prefer
a swinging strikeout over a called
strikeout.
“You have no chance of getting
a hit with two strikes if you don’t
swing the bat,” he said.
Kolten Wong Aided By
Football Past
After the St. Louis Cardinals
optioned second baseman Kolten
Wong to Memphis on June 7, he
made quite an impact with his
bat: hitting .429 with four home
runs, 10 runs scored, 11 RBI, a
triple and four walks for a .529 on
base percentage and .929 slugging
percentage over seven games.
That helped him get right
back to St. Louis. But while with
the Redbirds he worked on playing center field. He had played it
some at the University of Hawaii,
but Shildt says he also drew on his
experience as a high school safety.
“It was pretty impressive but
not surprising because he’s a good
athlete,” Shildt said. “Because he
was a free safety, he was comfortable with the drop step going left
or right.”
Grichuk and Hazelbaker
To Redbirds
While Wong and outfielder
Tommy Pham went back to St.
Louis, outfielders Randal Grichuk
and Jeremy Hazelbaker came
down to Memphis.
Grichuk had eight home runs
with 27 RBI in 62 games this season, a comedown from last year
when he made the Topps MLB
All-Star Rookie Team after hitting
.276 with 17 homers and 47 RBI in
103 games.
Hazelbaker was batting .250
with seven home runs and 19
RBI in 61 games before being
optioned.
“We kind of take their temperature (when they first get here),”
Shildt said. “But Kolten, Grichuk
and Hazelbaker have all had success. They know they can play
at the level. It’s just a matter of
consistency.”
Memphis’ ‘Rampage’ Jackson Fights On
“I’m not a psychic, but I’m gonna predict
I’m gonna whup his ass.”
No, this was not LeBron James speaking
of Draymond Green late in the NBA Finals –
after feelings had been hurt with the B-word.
This was Memphis native Quinton
“Rampage” Jackson in a recent teleconference speaking about his opponent in
a Friday, June 24, MMA bout in St. Louis.
Jackson was scheduled to fight Japanese
judo Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii in
the headline bout in an event billed as “Bellator: Dynamite 2” at Scottrade Center. Spike
TV was to carry the fights beginning at 7 p.m.
Jackson just turned 38 and has not
fought since April 2015 when he defeated Fabio Maldonado by unanimous decision in a
UFC event. For the uninitiated, Bellator and
UFC compete for the same MMA fighters.
Our friend Rampage – I always make it a
practice to call somebody named Rampage
a friend – didn’t fight for over a year because
of a contract squabble while the involved
parties figured out who owned his rights –
UFC or Bellator.
Anyway, Rampage and Ishii were to fight
in the 215-pound catchweight classification.
THE PRESS BOX
DON WADE
Perhaps this dispatch reaches you after the
fight has taken place and someone already
has had his butt whupped. Those inside the
mixed martial arts world seemed fairly confident Rampage would prevail and improve
his career record of 36-11 (16 knockouts).
Recently, Rampage broke down his
upcoming fight with Ishii this way: “I know
he has really bad breath. He could use that
against me. … But what he doesn’t know is
that’s how I got most of my knockouts. My
breath is probably worse than his.”
Read through any Rampage interview
transcript and the entertainer comes
through. When I got him on the phone for
a few minutes this week, though, he didn’t
try to make everything a joke.
Like any self-respecting MMA fighter
knowing this is about being over the edge,
he will say things not fit for PG audiences.
In the MMA world F-bombs are like pain
in the cage – every fighter is expected to
spread some. It’s frankly a nice change of
pace. John Calipari left Memphis more than
seven years ago.
So Rampage plays his part and plays
it well. He also has toyed with the idea of
stand-up comedy and now says he’s working
toward his own movie production company.
And he’s sure his flicks will include two
things: “Fighters and hot chicks.”
But speaking one-on-one, he will step
back from the stage a moment.
“I’ll let you know a secret,” he said. “I
grew up in a pretty tough life. I learned at a
young age to keep myself laughing.”
He grew up in South Memphis. Enough
said.
And when did he have his first fight?
“My cousin, me and him were fighting
each other since when we were in Pampers.
In kindergarten (somebody) broke one of
my Hot Wheels and I broke my foot off in
his ass.”
So, no, Rampage doesn’t do serious for
very long. But when he talks about his sport
being the “toughest sport out there,” he’s
not wrong.
It comes with less money, less support
and fewer medical resources than, say, the
NBA or NFL. And if an NBA coach wants to
rest his star player on the second night of
a back-to-back? That’s accepted now. But
nobody is trying to kill the guy when he’s
on the court and if he doesn’t make bad
decisions with his money he’ll never have
to work again.
Rampage and others are still fighting
because they need to still be fighting. He
has seen retired MMA guys struggle and he
speaks of trying to get a clothing line going
from which the proceeds could go toward
helping down-and-out fighters.
Meantime, Quinton Rampage Jackson,
former all-state wrestler and former UFC
Light Heavyweight Champion, fights on and
has no idea when he might stop.
Y’all best leave his Hot Wheels alone.
Don Wade’s column appears weekly in
The Daily News and The Memphis News.
Listen to Wade on “Middays with Greg &
Eli” every Tuesday at noon on Sports 56 AM
and 87.7 FM.
24 June 24-30, 2016
SPORTS
George Lapides: One of a Kind
Don Wade
[email protected]
Almost every George Lapides
story, at least for those of us working in Memphis sports media, begins with those first impressions
after arriving in town.
His town.
Seeing George take over an
interview or a press conference
and putting on his own full-court
press when the subject was trying
to skate by with lame, say-nothing
answers.
Hearing Lapides on the radio
for the first time, his voice one
part gravel and one part stillchewing-his breakfast, you wondered: Why does this guy have a
microphone?
But then he would deliver
the scoop nobody else had, go
two layers deeper than anyone
else could – probably work in a
personal anecdote involving Bear
Bryant – and it all made sense. If
you were trailing the story of the
day, you tuned into his radio show
to try and catch up.
His microphone went silent
with his last show on WHBQ-AM
560 on May 31, ending his reign
of having the longest running
daily radio show in the country.
Lapides, 76, passed away late
Thursday night, June 16, after
a long fight with a lung disease
that tried to zap his spirit (unsuccessfully) and forced him to have
an oxygen tank as his constant
companion.
This story, of course, was
the one scoop George couldn’t
get. Although there’s a rumor
he called his old TV station and
that’s why WREG Channel 3 had
the news first.
As so many have said in the
hours since the news broke, he
was one of a kind. In today’s
beige-wrapped-in-vanilla-andcoated-in-platitudes world, there
is perhaps no greater compliment.
“He could be a little prickly,
that’s fair,” said Allie Prescott,
a longtime friend and former
general manager of the Memphis
Redbirds. “He didn’t like anybody
if they weren’t being straightup. Over the years, I never knew
anyone who was better at seeing
through a phony. He was like that
on his radio show or at dinner.”
When he was still in his prime
– and it stretched across many
decades – he was a force.
Some 17 years ago I had just
come to The Commercial Appeal
as a sports writer and was out of
town on assignment with sports
columnist Geoff Calkins and now
CA sports editor David Williams.
Best I recall, we were at an airport
waiting out a delay when the
conversation turned to the city’s
sports power brokers.
Remember, this was in 1999.
Before John Calipari. Before AutoZone Park had sprung up at
Third and Union. Before the
Memphis Grizzlies.
As the new guy, I was listening to Calkins and Williams hash
it out. It didn’t take long. With a
sense of resignation almost, they
agreed Lapides was probably the
most powerful sports personality
in Memphis.
Mind you, this wasn’t meanspirited. It was just that for all the
years Lapides worked in this town,
he was always a bit confounding.
Some of this was owed to his generation. Had he been a baseball
player – and he cherished his St.
Louis Cardinals – he would have
been that little guy that slid sur-
“
He made Memphis
sports what it is.
He's the guy. What
Elvis Presley did,
that's what he did.”
–Josh Pastner, Former University of
Memphis basketball coach on George Lapides
prisingly hard into second base,
spikes tilted upward just a bit.
But the next time around the
bases? He probably would have
asked about the wife and kids.
Greg Gaston, who worked
with Lapides at WHBQ-AM 560
for many years, also went headto-head with Lapides while sports
director at a competing TV station
in town.
“He wanted to win, wanted
to get the interview first,” Gaston
said. “He knew who he was and
like all of us in this business, he
had an ego. But the last years I got
to know him more as a person and
he had mellowed. A lot of people
say he was really more like that
than his persona.”
Perhaps the most amazing
thing about Lapides was his ability to cross lines sports journalists
are not supposed to cross without
compromising his ability to do
his job. He did this, in large part,
because he saw himself first as an
ambassador for the city.
It was Lapides who reached
out to Dean Jernigan; that led
to landing the Redbirds and the
building of AutoZone Park.
“George saved professional
baseball for Memphis,” Prescott
said.
Although Lapides had been
GM of the Memphis Chicks years
earlier when they were affiliated
with the Kansas City Royals, this
was far sweeter because the Redbirds were the Cardinals’ Triple-A
team.
One of George’s go-to lines
on the radio, when the Cardinals
were on a roll, “I don’t think the
St. Louis Cardinals are ever going
to lose another game.”
It’s also quite likely that without the Redbirds and AutoZone
Park, there would be no Grizzlies
and FedExForum. Andy Dolich,
then a Grizzlies executive, told
Prescott that the building of AutoZone Park and success of the
Redbirds had a huge influence
on then-Grizzlies owner Michael
Heisley’s decision to move his
team to Memphis.
So, yes, that’s George with an
early hand in Grit ’n Grind and
a worthy recipient of the honorary team jersey he was given last
season.
Lapides also was a coach
whisperer for Calipari, Josh Pastner and others at the University
of Memphis. Gaston described
Lapides’ bond with Calipari as
“incredible.” His relationship
with Pastner was, in many ways,
even closer.
“George was a tremendous
ally,” Pastner, now coach at Georgia Tech, told me Friday morning
just hours after Lapides’ death.
“He could give you the lay of the
land from the streets to the highest level of boosters.
“He made Memphis sports
what it is. He’s the guy. What Elvis
Presley did, that’s what he did.”
In a way, Pastner’s right.
Sports media in Memphis was,
to borrow from Elvis, all shook
up because of Lapides and now
boasts multiple sport talk radio
stations and shows. And the
Memphis sports narrative, no
matter what direction it takes, will
forever intersect with “George”
moments.
Sports56 program director
Eli Savoie said on the air Friday
morning that he and George
used to go back and forth about
the Cardinals and Chicago Cubs,
Savoie’s favorite team. Since 2003
when Savoie came to the station,
Longtime radio host George Lapides receives a personalized jersey from
Grizzlies president of business operations Jason Wexler at a March 28
(nba.com)
game. Lapides died Thursday, June 16, after a long illness.
George got the better of those
exchanges.
“The Cubs are finally good and
now I can’t mess with George,”
Savoie said.
No doubt, George would have
liked that line. He stopped doing
the radio show a few weeks ago
because he couldn’t keep up the
way he always had. He didn’t want
to fake it. He didn’t want to be like
a player who stayed too long and
tarnished the memories.
“I saw him a few weeks ago
at his home and when he was on
his couch and he wasn’t ready
to leave,” Pastner said. “He was
talking about how he wanted to
see his grandchildren continue
to grow.
“But talking to him Wednesday night, he said, `Josh, I’m
ready. The pain, I’m ready to go.’
There’s comfort knowing that he
was ready.
“He was like a grandfather figure to me,” Pastner said. “I loved
George.”
June 24-30, 2016 25
The Science Behind Viral Content
The study of content popularity
dates back to Aristotle in 350 B.C., who
was curious about what makes for a
persuasive, memorable speech that
would ensure his message was passed
from person to person. His conclusion
was ethos, pathos and logos – meaning content should have an ethical,
emotional and logical appeal. Modern
studies indicate this initial thinking is
still relevant today.
As reported in the Harvard Business
Review, a recent study from Staiano of
Paris-Sorbonne University and Guerini
of Trento Rise – an Italian innovation
hub – indicates the role valence, arousal
and dominance play in the propensity
of content to go viral.
Valence is how positive or negative an emotion is. Happiness garners
a positive valence, while fear elicits a
negative valence. Arousal can run the
gamut from excitement to relaxation.
Anger produces high levels of the
arousal emotion, while sadness is on the
low end. Dominance has to do with how
in control the reader feels. Fear can produce low feelings of dominance due to
the lack of control one feels when afraid.
Feelings of joy or admiration tend to
cause readers to feel more in control.
LORI TURNER- WILSON
GUERRILLA SALES & MARKETING
The bottom-line finding from this
study is that content which causes feelings of high dominance or control is far
more likely to be shared with others.
Think of feel-good stories of inspiration.
In contrast, stories which evoke strong
arousal emotions – such as anger and
happiness – when paired with a lowdominance emotion – such as fear – are
most likely to generate the largest number of comments on your story.
Another similar study – conducted
by Berger and Milkman, professors at
the Wharton School – provides an additional twist on this premise, as reported
in The New Yorker. This study of more
than 7,000 New York Times articles uncovered two factors which predictably
determined whether a story would go
viral – how much the content excited the
reader and how positive it was.
These factors are similar to the
arousal and valence emotions from the
previously cited study. It’s interesting
that negative stories that evoked emotion fared better than positive stories
with no emotion, demonstrating how
critical it is to emotionally connect with
readers.
Berger outlines additional factors
impacting the viral nature of content –
beyond excitement and positivity. The
degree of social currency felt by readers can also influence their reaction,
as they desire to feel smart and “in the
know” for having read and shared your
content.
Additionally, the practical value
content offers to readers – such as topten lists or how-to guides – and the
storytelling quality of your content also
influence engagement. We love a good
story, especially when we can easily see
ourselves as part of the larger narrative.
While we can’t predict whether
our content will become the next viral
sensation, we can certainly build it with
high engagement in mind.
Lori Turner-Wilson, CEO and
founder of RedRover Sales & Marketing Strategy, can be reached at www.
redrovercompany.com.
From Exhaustion to Endurance
Not long ago, while waiting in line
at the grocery store, I overheard a very
weary-looking young father with a baby
in his arms and two toddlers sitting in
the shopping cart say to the clerk, “My
wife is sick, the kids are sick, the baby
was up all night, and work is piling up
on my desk. I feel like I’m 60.”
I looked at him and thought, “No,
you feel like you are 30-something with
a family to raise and a thousand bells to
answer. If you were 60 you would have
gotten a good night’s sleep, wondered if
your grandchildren’s colds were better,
and your work would be piling up on
someone else’s desk.”
Survival has its rewards. But when
you are in the midst of the storm, it is
sometimes difficult to even imagine that
any calm will follow. It will. Just hold on.
The incident reminded me of a time
in my life when I was where that young
father is. I had children who were sick
and had been up all night. I had work
piled up on my desk. I had overextended my obligations to church and
civic groups.
It was 2 in the morning and I was
baking cupcakes for what seemed, at
MARY C. MCDONALD
GUEST COLUMN
the time, like a very important event.
As I stood at the kitchen counter icing
the cupcakes, I found myself thinking
wistfully about the last real rest I had.
It was when I was under anesthesia
having surgery.
As strange as it seems, in my exhaustion, came insight. I needed to immerse
myself in some downtime, to rest and
pray, to pace myself, even a little, so that
I would be programmed for endurance.
If you are always consumed by the
things you are doing, then you will lose
sight of the person you are becoming.
And who you are, not what you do, is
what endures.
It takes the grace of God to recognize
and treasure the time you have, even
when times are tedious and difficult. To
remain faithful to the day-to-day is all
you are really called to do.
When you try to please everyone,
you please no one, including yourself.
When you try to accomplish everything,
you accomplish nothing. When you
neglect your own needs, you eventually
lack the moral and physical stamina you
need to become the person God intends
you to be. You cannot give what you do
not have.
What is it that you need in order to
meet the challenge of faithfulness to
do what you are called to do? Perhaps
you need to rest and pray. If you find
this solution impossible to do, then you
may need to do it more than you realize.
In the meantime, you can ease the
overburdened lifestyle with sensitivity
to each other’s weariness by offering
encouragement, understanding and
hope, and by being wise enough
to unburden yourself of your own
weariness, so that you have the
endurance you need for life’s longdistance journey.
Dr. Mary C. McDonald, a National
Education Consultant, can be reached
at 901-574-2956 or mcd-partners.com.
RAY & DANA BRANDON
RAYS OF WISDOM
TargetDate Funds,
Questions to Ask
Ray’s Take
Target-date funds have become one of
the most popular retirement plan investment
choices in recent years. A target-date fund is
a mutual fund that automatically changes its
mix of stocks, bonds and cash based on a date
of planned retirement. You just determine your
retirement date and choose the one closest to
that date.
Simple, yes, but these funds are not necessarily the best choice for everyone.
How much control do you want over the
fund? If your answer is anything other than
“none,” target-date funds may not be for
you. The biggest issue with these funds is that
someone else decides how much to invest in
stocks and bonds over the life of the fund. If
you change your mind about your investment
mix a few years down the road, the only way to
change the mix is to sell your target-date fund
and buy a different one.
All target-date funds have a glide path in
that they move to a more conservative allocation as the end date approaches. There are
two glide paths available: “at retirement” and
“through retirement.” These determine if the
investment is all cash or still in the market at
the end date of the fund. Some retirees want
to have some of their money still invested to
continue to grow assets for what is hopefully a
long retirement.
Consider distributions carefully. Selling
one “share” of a target-date fund sells each
underlying asset class proportionately, like it or
not. Additionally, take a look at tax efficiency.
Target-date funds are considered tax-efficient
because of their low turnover. But, if you need
to offset gains and losses, you won't be able to
do that with target-date funds.
In and of themselves, target date funds can
be a good investment for some individuals. If
you are one of those who want to take a more
hands-on approach, another investment strategy may work better for you.
Dana’s Take
Making good decisions about what is best
for us as individuals is an important skill to
learn. As kids’ brains develop, their decisionmaking skills improve. Things flow along
smoothly in the process … and then the teen
years happen.
Teens want to make their own choices. Parents want to still be in charge while also wanting
their kids to learn decision-making skills. It’s a
tough juggling act.
Taking the time to sit down with your teens
to calmly discuss the decision-making process
can help everyone involved.
Parents can set a target date of age 25 for
their teens’ frontal lobes – and decision-making
skills – to fully develop. Practice patience and
watch your young adults’ choices improve
with time.
Ray Brandon, CEO of Brandon Financial
Planning, and his wife, Dana, a licensed clinical social worker, can be reached at brandonplanning.com.
26 June 24-30, 2016
NEWSMAKERS
ANGELA COPELAND
CAREER CORNER
Is There Room for
‘Fair’ at Work?
One of the worst things that can happen to
any employee is to find out they aren’t being
treated the same as their co-workers. We’ve
all been there. Perhaps you didn’t realize the
person who sits next to you gets a week more
of vacation. Or, maybe they have special
permission to leave early every day. Or, they
make more money than you do. Perhaps their
mobile phone is paid for.
This grim discovery can make an otherwise pleasant job feel miserable. It’s like a
wakeup call. You realize that your company
doesn’t value you or your talents in the way
you thought they did. It makes you second
guess your future there. It makes you angry.
It’s like your company has been cheating on
you with someone else – someone younger.
Common complaints are that the coworker is less experienced, less knowledgeable, and produces less value for the company. “They don’t know what they’re doing!”
you may argue.
Unfortunately, in the corporate world of
work, salaries and perks are not always decided in a way that’s considered fair. They’re
based on other factors. First and foremost,
they’re based on negotiation skills. They
may also be based on other details, such as
the school you went to or your salary history.
If you’ve discovered your benefits are out
of balance, what should you do? One option
is to go to your human resources department.
You can certainly go through the process of
asking for a better compensation package.
And, in some cases, this may be a sound idea.
But, for the vast majority of cases, take the
time to reflect on the situation. If you make
a case and win, then what happens? Will you
enjoy working for a company that wasn’t
straightforward with you? Do you want to
work for a boss who doesn’t believe in your
skills enough to compensate you fairly?
It may seem a bit passive, but I’d encourage you to consider focusing on your future
rather than on your past. Be happy that you
finally know you’re being treated differently. Allow this knowledge to be a catalyst
for change.
Take the time to look for a new company
who will appreciate what you bring to the
table. Find a new boss who will stand behind
you and be your advocate. Look for a new
place where you can truly grow your career.
Search for just the right opportunity. You
want to avoid recreating the negative situation you have today. While you’re looking,
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Cox to Lead LehmanRoberts’ Asset Management
Kate Simone
[email protected]
MATT COX has been promoted to director of asset management at LehmanRoberts Co. Cox most recently served as total process reliability coordinator
for three years. In his new role, he is responsible for the full lifecycle of all
construction equipment supplied to Lehman-Roberts’ operations divisions,
including acquiring equipment, maintaining nearly 600 pieces of rolling stock
and disposing of equipment as necessary.
Hometown: Saratoga, Wyoming
Experience: 13 years as a commissioned Army officer and
medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) pilot culminating as the
commander of a MEDEVAC
company stationed in Tikrit,
Iraq. I ensured maintenance
and accountability of 15 Sikorsky UH-60 aircraft and $90
million worth of associated
equipment so we could provide support to 18,000 service members spread over
38,000 square miles. Undergraduate degree in psychology and minor in philosophy
from Dana College, completed
Army ROTC at Creighton University, Master in Business Administration from University
of Memphis.
Favorite quote: “It is always
easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.”
– Alfred Adler
Favorite movie: “The Princess
Bride”
Activities you enjoy outside
of work: Entertaining my
young daughters, attending
kids sporting events, and occasionally woodworking.
What talent do you wish you
had? I would like to have some
combination of curiosity, selfconfidence, sociability and
energy, allowing me to be a
“connector” as described by
Malcolm Gladwell in his book
“The Tipping Point.”
What are your goals in your
new position? Through savvy
sourcing and diligent maintenance, I intend to provide
equipment with the highest
uptime while lowering the
operating cost per ton of material, to the lowest point in
recent history.
Who has had the greatest
influence on you and why?
My father greatly influences
my life through his persistent
upstanding approach to life’s
daily matters.
What do you consider your
greatest accomplishment?
My greatest charge, and so far
greatest accomplishment, has
been raising three children to
be good citizens in our communities and stewards of all
we are entrusted.
What attracted you to
What do you most enjoy
Lehman-Roberts Co. was granted a
Quality in Construction Award from the
National Asphalt Pavement Association,
for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement. The company received
the award for its work on State Route 59
in Fayette County.
SMITH
Lehman-Roberts Co.?
I was most attracted to
L ehman-Rob erts b y the
private ownership and long
history in our community of
demonstrating values with
which I identify.
DAY
Tioga
Environmental Consultants has added
two employees. Cynthia Smith has been
hired as an environmental scientist. Prior to working for Tioga, Smith worked
with Kongsberg Automotive in Milan,
Tenn., as an environmental, health and
safety coordinator. Ben Day has been
hired as a senior environmental scientist. Day previously was a senior environmental scientist and lab manager
for Goldie Associates in Seneca, S.C.,
for 15 years.
Joy Bowen has joined
the board of directors
of the RISE Foundation, a nonprofit that
transforms the lives
of low-income Memphians through financial literacy. Bowen is
BOWEN
vice president, treasury management at Pinnacle Financial
Partners.
Michelle McManus
has joined Boyle
Trust and Investment Co. as vice president. McManus is a
certified public accountant with many
years of experience in
McMANUS
management, audit
and tax within a public accounting firm.
Pickering Firm Inc. has added three new
staff members to its Memphis office.
MATT COX
about your work? Developing
and implementing solutions
to varied challenges of differing complexities is the most
rewarding part of what I do.
If you could give one piece of
advice to young people, what
would it be? In spite of other’s
aspirations for you, not everyone has the ability, nor the
desire, to become a neurosurgeon. If you don’t want to be a
neurosurgeon, you shouldn’t
waste time going down that
path. The variety of worthy
endeavors is vast, and with
respect to work, many don’t
require a four-year degree.
Always, in whatever endeavor
you choose, do it well, and
likely it will serve you more
than you serve it.
Kathryn Ikle has joined the Memphis
marketing team as marketing specialist;
Nathaniel Wilson has joined the Memphis civil team as civil intern; and John
Hudson has joined the Memphis civil
team as summer intern.
Girls Inc. of Memphis has honored
three local women for inspiring MidSouth girls. Toni Boland-Evans, Global
Community Impact, Nike, was given
the Strong award, which celebrates
women who have built a lifestyle that
focuses on healthy choices or provided
tools and motivation for others to make
healthy changes. Bathsheba Sams,
vice president of human resources &
HR operations for International Paper,
received the Smart award, celebrating
women who have achieved significant
academic success in their field or
have assisted others in reaching their
academic goals. Claudia Haltom, CEO of
A Step Ahead Foundation, received the
Bold award, which celebrates women
who have broken barriers and been
outspoken in their quest to improve the
community.
June 24-30, 2016 27
January 30-February 5, 2015 29
June 24 - 30, 2016 2 7
public notices
Foreclosure Notices
Fayette County
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
WHEREAS, default has occurred
in the performance of the covenants,
terms, and conditions of a Deed of
Trust Note dated March 29, 2004, and
the Deed of Trust of even date securing
the same, recorded April 6, 2004, in
Book No. D720, at Page 912, in Office
of the Register of Deeds for Fayette
County, Tennessee, executed by Eunice
L. Stokes, conveying certain property
therein described to Arnold M. Weiss,
Esq. as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home
Mortgage, Inc.; and the undersigned,
Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having
been appointed Successor Trustee by
Wells Fargo Bank, NA.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby
given that the entire indebtedness has
been declared due and payable; and
that an agent of Wilson & Associates,
P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue
of the power, duty, and authority vested
in and imposed upon said Successor
Trustee, by Wells Fargo Bank, NA, will,
on August 18, 2016 on or about 11:00
AM, at the Fayette County Courthouse,
Somerville, Tennessee, offer for sale
certain property hereinafter described to
the highest bidder FOR certified funds
paid at the conclusion of the sale, or
credit bid from a bank or other lending
entity pre-approved by the successor
trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in
the Deed of Trust, said property being
real estate situated in Fayette County,
Tennessee, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Lot 31, Northfork Subdivision, as
shown on plat of record in Plat Book
7, Page 141 in the Register’s Office of
Fayette County, Tennessee: to which
plat reference is hereby made for a
more complete description.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 30 Oliver Lane,
Moscow, TN 38057-6381
This sale is subject to all matters
shown on any applicable recorded plat;
any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines
that may be applicable; any statutory
rights of redemption of any governmental
agency, state or federal; any prior liens
or encumbrances as well as any priority
created by a fixture filing; and to any
matter that an accurate survey of the
premises might disclose. In addition, the
following parties may claim an interest
in the above-referenced property:
EuNICE L. STOkES
SECRETARy OF HOuSINg AND uRBAN
DEvELOPMENT
The sale held pursuant to this Notice
may be rescinded at the Successor
Trustee’s option at any time. The right
is reserved to adjourn the day of the
sale to another day, time, and place
certain without further publication, upon
announcement at the time and place
for the sale set forth above. W&A No.
304548
DATED June 13, 2016
WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,
Successor Trustee
FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.
MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC.
COM
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12942
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
Sale at public auction will be on July
8, 2016 at 11:00AM local time, at the
south door, Fayette County Courthouse,
16755 Highway 64, Somerville, Tennessee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed
by Anthony Nelson, to Charles M. Ennis,
Trustee, on March 29, 2010 at Instrument No. 10001876; all of record in the
Fayette County Register’s Office.
Party entitled to enforce security
interest: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, its successors and
assigns
The following real estate located in
Fayette County, Tennessee, will be sold
to the highest call bidder subject to all
unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:
Lot 50, Phase II, Oakland Reserve
Subdivision, as shown on Plat of Record in Plat Book 7, Page 165, in the
Register’s Office of Fayette County,
Tennessee, to which plat reference is
made for a more particular description
of said property.
This being the same property conveyed
to grantor herein by Special Warranty
Deed being filed simultaneously herewith in the Register’s Office of Fayette
County, Tennessee.
Parcel Number: 086N A 015.00
Current Owner(s) of Property: Anthony
Nelson
Street Address: 20 Cypress Ridge Cv,
Oakland, Tennessee 38060
Any property address provided is
not part of the legal description of the
property sold herein and in the event of
any discrepancy, the legal description
referenced herein shall control.
All right of equity of redemption,
statutory and otherwise, and homestead
are expressly waived in said Deed of
Trust, and the title is believed to be
good, but the undersigned will sell and
convey only as Substitute Trustee.
If you purchase a property at the
foreclosure sale, the entire purchase
price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of
a certified/bank check made payable
to or endorsed to Shapiro & Ingle, LLP.
No personal checks will be accepted.
To this end, you must bring sufficient
funds to outbid the lender and any other
bidders. Insufficient funds will not be
accepted. Amounts received in excess
of the winning bid will be refunded to
the successful purchaser at the time
the foreclosure deed is delivered.
This property is being sold with the
express reservation that the sale is
subject to confirmation by the lender
or trustee. This sale may be rescinded
at any time.
Shapiro & Ingle, LLP, a Tennessee
limited liability partnership Substitute
Trustee
10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
www.shapiro-ingle.com
File No. 15-104480
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12943
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the
performance of the covenants, terms,
and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note
dated June 21, 2010, and the Deed of
Trust of even date securing the same,
recorded June 24, 2010, Document No.
10003447, in Office of the Register of
Deeds for Fayette County, Tennessee,
executed by kelly B. McLure and Clint
McLure, conveying certain property
therein described to Charles Patrick
Flynn as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee
for M&I Bank FSB, its successors and
assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson
& Associates, P.L.L.C., having been
appointed Successor Trustee by Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A..
Trustee, by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., will,
Lot 20, Section A, The Fields of Hidden
Springs PD-M, as shown on plat of record at Plat Book 8, Page 131, in the
Tennessee, to which reference is
hereby made for a more particular
description of said property.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 80 Cypress Point
Cove, Oakland, TN 38060-4652
kELLy B. MCLuRE
CLINT MCLuRE
gAuLT FINANCIAL, LLC, C/O BARRy J.
gAMMONS
232991
DATED June 14, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12946
Sale at public auction will be on July 18,
2016 on or about 1:00PM local time, at
the Main Entrance of the Fayette County
Courthouse, Somerville, Tennessee,
conducted by the Substitute Trustee
as identified and set forth herein below,
pursuant to Deed of Trust executed
by WILLIE C SHIELDS AND ALTENER
SHIELDS AND gLORIA SHIELDS, to WALTER H. NEILSEN, Trustee, on October
28, 2005, at Record Book D809, Page
7 as Instrument No. 05010853 in the
real property records of Fayette County
Register’s Office, Tennessee.
Owner of Debt: DEuTSCHE BANk NATIONAL TRuST COMPANy, AS TRuSTEE
FOR BRAvO MORTgAgE ASSET TRuST
2006-1, BRAvO MORTgAgE ASSET
BACkED PASS-THROugH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1
ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE
12TH CIVIL DISTRICT OF FAYETTE
COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, AS
MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED
BOOK 166, PAGE 680, ID#149-22.00,
BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS
LOT 10, HATTIE JACKSON SUBDIVISION, METES AND BOUNDS PROPERTY.
ALSO CONVEYED HEREIN IS AN EASEMENT BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF LOT NO. 9 AND RUNS
SOUTH 87 1/2 DEGREES EAST PASSING SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 9,
AT 252 FEET AND ON FOR A TOTAL
OF 400 FEET TO A STAKE IN SOUTH
LINE OF LOT NO. 10; THENCE SOUTH
50 FEET; THENCE WEST 400 FEET;
THENCE EAST 400 FEET TO MOSCOW
SOMERVILE ROAD; THENCE NORTH 50
FEET TO THE BEGINNING.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1130 FORTUNE
RD., MOSCOW, TN 38057
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WILLIE C. SHIELDS AND
WIFE, ALTENER SHIELDS, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, BY WARRANTY DEED, FROM HATTIE JACKSON, WIDOW, DATED 05/08/1970,
FILED IN BOOK 163, PAGE 749, SAID
REGISTER`S OFFICE.
Tax ID: 149 02200 000000
Current Owner(s) of Property: WILLIE C
SHIELDS AND ALTENER SHIELDS AND
gLORIA SHIELDS
The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1130
FORTuNE ROAD, MOSCOW, TN 38057,
but such address is not part of the legal
description of the property sold herein
and in the event of any discrepancy,
the legal description referenced herein
shall control.
SALE IS SuBJECT TO OCCuPANT(S)
RIgHTS IN POSSESSION.
THE RIgHT IS RESERvED TO ADJOuRN
THE DAy OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER
DAy, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOuT FuRTHER PuBLICATION, uPON
ANNOuNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND
PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOvE.
THE TRuSTEE/SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEE
RESERvES THE RIgHT TO RESCIND
THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE
FOR ANy REASON, THE PuRCHASER AT
THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLy TO
A RETuRN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE
PuRCHASER SHALL HAvE NO FuRTHER
RECOuRSE AgAINST THE gRANTOR,
THE gRANTEE, OR THE TRuSTEE.
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: MERS
AND gLORIA SHIELDS
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT
AND ANy INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE uSED FOR THAT PuRPOSE.
If applicable, the notice requirements of
T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are
expressly waived in said Deed of Trust,
and the title is believed to be good, but
the undersigned will sell and convey only
as Substitute Trustee.
If the u.S. Department of Treasury/IRS,
the State of Tennessee Department of
Revenue, or the State of Tennessee
Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties
in the advertisement, then the Notice of
this foreclosure is being given to them
and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities’ right to
redeem the property as required by 26
u.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject
to confirmation by the lender or trustee.
This sale may be rescinded at any time. If
the sale is set aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled
only to a return of the deposit paid. The
Purchaser shall have no further recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee
or the Mortgagee’s attorney.
MWZM File No. 16-001061-670
JASON S. MANgRuM, JOHN R. ROAN,
or JERRy A. BRIDENBAugH, Substitute
Trustee(s)
PREMIER BUILDING, SUITE 404
5217 MARYLAND WAY
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
PHONE: (615) 238-3630
EMAIL: [email protected]
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12947
dated May 4, 2012, and the Deed of
recorded May 11, 2012, Document No.
12002804, in Office of the Register of
Deeds for Fayette County, Tennessee,
executed by Pamela Ernest and Richard Ernest, conveying certain property
therein described to Arnold M. Weiss,
Esq. as Trustee for Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A.; and the undersigned, Wilson &
Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Wells
Fargo Bank, NA.
Lot 66, The Groves of Oakland Subdivision, as shown on plat of record
in Plat Book 7, Page 15, in the
Tennessee, to which plat reference
is hereby made for a more particular
ALSO KNOWN AS: 110 Pine Ridge
Lane, Oakland, TN 38060
PAMELA ERNEST
RICHARD ERNEST
308760
DATED June 16, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12954
dated February 17, 1999, and the Deed
of Trust of even date securing the same,
recorded February 19, 1999, in Book
No. 505, at Page 135, in Office of the
Register of Deeds for Fayette County,
Tennessee, executed by Tracy M. Stahle
and Bill D. Stahle, conveying certain
property therein described to Robert B.
Robinson as Trustee for First Trust Mortgage Company; and the undersigned,
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..
P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by
virtue of the power, duty, and authority
vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., will, on September 1, 2016 on or
about 11:00 AM, at the Fayette County
Courthouse, Somerville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter
described to the highest bidder FOR
certified funds paid at the conclusion
of the sale, or credit bid from a bank
or other lending entity pre-approved by
the successor trustee. The sale is free
from all exemptions, which are expressly
waived in the Deed of Trust, said property
being real estate situated in Fayette
County, Tennessee, and being more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a railroad spike in the
center of Bobbitt Road, being the SE
corner of a tract belonging to Steven
Willis and in line with the centerline of
Sales Road, being an exterior corner
of the residue of the Steven Willis
property, thence with the center of
said road S 47 degrees 11 minutes
15 seconds E 160 ft. to a cotton
picker spindle in said road, being an
exterior corner of said residue and the
TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, thence
with said residue N 42 degrees 48
minutes 45 seconds E 415 ft. to a
steel post, being an interior corner
of said residue, thence with same S
21 degrees 58 minutes 03 seconds
E 269.73 ft. to a steel post being an
interior corner of said residue, thence
with same S 42 degrees 48 minutes
15 seconds W 300.1 ft. to a cotton
picker spindle in said road, being an
exterior corner of said residue, thence
with the center of said road N 47 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds W 244
ft. to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 2.00 acres.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 5885 Bobbitt Road,
Moscow, TN 38057-6315
TRACy M. STAHLE
BILL D. STAHLE
STEPHEN A. STAHLE
SHANNON M. STAHLE
315023
Continued on Page 28
30
January
30-February
5, 2015
28 June
24-30,
2016
28 June 24 - 30, 2016
public notices
Foreclosure Notices
Continued from Page 27
DATED June 16, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1,8, 2016 Fln12955
19, 2016 at 2:00PM local time, at the
south door, Fayette County Courthouse,
16755 Highway 64, Somerville, Tennessee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed
by Donald R. Bishop and Lena I. Bishop,
to Sam P. McClatchy, Jr., Trustee, on
August 11, 2003 at Book D688, Page
732, Instrument No. 03045195; all of
record in the Fayette County Register’s
Office.
interest: u.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee, for CSFB Mortgage-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20044, its successors and assigns
Commencing at a point, said point
being the East line of Hickory Withe
Arlington Road and the Northwest
corner of the Annie Webber Ivy property
as recorded in Book 107, Page 587;
thence North 12 degrees 12 minutes
49 seconds West along the East line
of said road, a distance of 317.80 feet
to the point of beginning; thence North
12 degrees 12 seconds 49 minutes
West continuing along the East line of
said road, a distance of 433.57 feet to
a point; thence North 89 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds East a distance
of 814.79 feet to a point said point
being the West line of the Linnie Mae
Luck property as recorded in Book 92,
Page 12; thence South 1 degree 00
minutes 00 seconds East along the
West line of said property a distance of
430.86 feet to a point; thence South
West a distance of 730.50 feet to
the point of beginning and containing
330,626 square feet or 7.59 acre.
Being the same property conveyed to
grantor(s) herein as shown in Warranty
Deed of record in Book 401, Page 312
in said Register’s Office.
Parcel Number: 085-057.04 (part of)
Current Owner(s) of Property: Don
R. Bishop
Other interested parties: Tennessee Department of Safety, Deere
& Companyc/o Blair B. Evans, Asif
Mawani, Asif Mawani c/o Terry Dycus,
Attorney, H.W. Jenkins Co. c/o John
D. Horne, Attorney, Abe Weaver d/b/a
kauffman’s gazebos, Abe Weaver
d/b/a kauffman’s gazebos c/o Ivan
D. Harris, Jr., Craig Chrestman c/o
Leslie W. Creasy
Street Address: 17920 Hwy 196, Eads,
Tennessee 38028
at any time.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
File No. 07-12364
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12956
Foreclosure Notices
Madison County
dated September 21, 2001, and the
Deed of Trust of even date securing the
same, recorded September 27, 2001, in
Book No. T1323, at Page 483, in Office
of the Register of Deeds for Madison
County, Tennessee, executed by keith
R. Dory, conveying certain property
therein described to Thomas F. Baker,
Iv as Trustee for First Horizon Home
Loan Corporation D/B/A First Tennessee Home Loans; and the undersigned,
MidFirst Bank.
P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by
virtue of the power, duty, and authority
vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by MidFirst Bank, will,
AM, at the Madison County Courthouse,
Jackson, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the
highest bidder FOR certified funds paid
at the conclusion of the sale, or credit
bid from a bank or other lending entity
pre-approved by the successor trustee.
The sale is free from all exemptions,
which are expressly waived in the Deed
of Trust, said property being real estate
situated in Madison County, Tennessee,
and being more particularly described
as follows:
Lying and being in Madison County,
Tennessee and more particularly
described as follows: BEGINNING at
an iron pin on the southeast margin
of Stratford Lane (25 feet at right
angles from centerline) at the northeast corner of Lot 20, Section IV,
Nottingham Meadow Subdivision as
recorded in Plat Book 4 at page 370
in the Register’s Office of Madison
County, Tennessee; thence with the
southeast margin of Stratford Lane
North 47 degrees 42 minutes East a
distance of 80 feet to an iron pin at
the northwest corner of Lot 22; thence
with the west line of Lot 22 south 42
degrees 18 minutes East a distance
of 236.35 feet to a point in a large
ditch; thence with said ditch South
West a distance of 80.44 feet to an
iron pin at the southeast corner of Lot
20; thence with the east line of Lot 20
North 42 degrees 18 minutes West a
distance of 227.91 feet to the point
of beginning. Being Lot 21, Section
IV, Nottingham Meadow Subdivision
platted as aforesaid.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 178 Stratford Lane,
Jackson, TN 38305
kEITH R. DORy
BANCORPSOuTH
BANCORPSOuTH BANk
314836
DATED June 3, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 10, 17, 24, 2016
Fln12930
Sale at public auction will be on
July 21, 2016 at 10:00AM local time,
at the north door, Madison County
Courthouse, 100 East Main Street,
Jackson, Tennessee pursuant to Deed
of Trust executed by Randall A. Wilson
and Brandy C. Wilson, to gregg Murphy,
Trustee, as trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as
nominee for American Home Mortgage
on March 23, 2007 at Book T1793,
Page 1369, Instrument No. 07005209;
conducted by Shapiro & Ingle, LLP, a
Tennessee limited liability partnership
having been appointed Substitute or
Successor Trustee, all of record in the
Madison County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance
of the covenants, terms, and conditions
of said Deed of Trust and the entire
indebtedness has been declared due
and payable.
Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., its successors
and assigns
Madison County, Tennessee, will be sold
to the highest call bidder:
Described property located at Madison
County, Tennessee, to wit:
BEINg Lot 19, Section vII, Hiraim’s
valley Subdivision, a plat of which
appears of record in Plat Book 7, page
90, in the Register’s Office of Madison
County, Tennessee, reference to which
plat is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot showing is
location and the length and direction
of its boundary lines.
Being the same real estate conveyed to
Randall A. Wilson and wife, Brandy C.
Wilson by deed of record in Deed Book
686, page 1440, in the Register’s Office of Madison County, Tennessee.
Property Address: 209 Woods Edge
Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
Tax Identification: Map 100N, group
B, Parcel 9.00
Street Address: 209 Woods Edge Dr,
Jackson, Tennessee 38301
Parcel Number: 100N B 009.00
Current Owner(s) of Property: Randall
A. Wilson and wife, Brandy C. Wilson
The street address of the above
described property is believed to be
209 Woods Edge Dr, Jackson, Tennessee 38301, but such address is
herein shall control.
shown on any applicable recorded plat
any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive
covenants, easements, or setback lines
right of redemption of any governmental
premises might disclose.
The right is reserved to adjourn the
day of the sale to another day, time, and
place certain without further publication,
upon announcement at the time and
place for the sale set forth above. If you
purchase a property at the foreclosure
sale, the entire purchase price is due
and payable at the conclusion of the
auction in the form of a certified/bank
check made payable to or endorsed
to Shapiro & Ingle, LLP. No personal
checks will be accepted. To this end,
you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders.
Insufficient funds will not be accepted.
Amounts received in excess of the
winning bid will be refunded to the
successful purchaser at the time the
foreclosure deed is delivered.
subject to confirmation by the lender or
trustee. This sale may be rescinded by
the Substitute Trustee at any time.
This office may be a debt collector.
This may be an attempt to collect a debt
and any information obtained may be
used for that purpose.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
www.auction.com
File No. 16-106424
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12932
dated September 22, 2006, and the
Deed of Trust of even date securing
the same, recorded October 13, 2006,
in Book No. T1776, at Page 606, in
Office of the Register of Deeds for
Madison County, Tennessee, executed
by Tommy Cheshier, conveying certain
property therein described to Mister
Arnold M. Weiss as Trustee for Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
as nominee for ChoiceAmerica Lending,
LLC, its successors and assigns; and
the undersigned, Wilson & Associates,
P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Santander Bank, N. A..
been declared due and payable; and that
an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C.,
as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the
power, duty, and authority vested in and
imposed upon said Successor Trustee,
by Santander Bank, N. A., will, on July
14, 2016 on or about 11:00 AM, at
the Madison County Courthouse, Jackson, Tennessee, offer for sale certain
property hereinafter described to the
and being more particularly described as
follows:
THE FOLLOWING PARCEL OF REAL
ESTATE, SITUATED, LYING AND BEING IN THE THIRD WARD OF THE CITY
OF JACKSON, MADISON COUNTY,
TENNESSEE. AND MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING ON
A POINT IN THE SOUTHERN MARGIN
OF HARTSBRIDGE AND ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
LOT 9 OF SHADOW LAKE ESTATES
SUBDIVISION (VANTREESE SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1); THENCE LEAVING
ROAD WITH THE WEST LINE OF LOT
9 SOUTH 26 DEGREES 11 MINUTES
WEST A DISTANCE OF 139.31
FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WITH A
SEVERANCE LINE ACROSS LOT 8
NORTH 61 DEGREES 32 MINUTES
15 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE
OF 101.93 FEET TO A POINT IN THE
EAST LINE OF LOT 7, THENCE WITH
THE EAST LINE OF LOT 7 NORTH
24 DEGREES, 00 MINUTES EAST
A DISTANCE OF 154.11 FEET TO A
POINT IN THE SOUTHERN MARGIN
OF HARTSBRIDGE ROAD AND BEING
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 7;
THENCE WITH THE MARGIN OF SAID
ROAD 53 DEGREES 56 MINUTES
55 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF
109.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SURVEY TAKEN BY CHARLES
LEWIS, TN. NO. 1380, ON FEBRUARY
11, 1995. THIS BEING THE NORTHERN AND MAJOR PORTION OF LOT 8
OF SHADOW LAKE ESTATES SUBDIVISION (VANTREESE SUBDIVISION,
SECTION 1) AS SHOWN ON A PLAT
BOOK 2 ON PAGE 107 ON FILE IN THE
REGISTER’S OFFICE OF MADISON
COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 1796 Harts Bridge
Road, Jackson, TN 38301
TOMMy CHESHIER
314825
DATED June 7, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12933
dated January 31, 2003, and the Deed
No. T1451, at Page 507, in Office of the
Register of Deeds for Madison County,
Tennessee, executed by kaye Sheree
Fuller and kimmie Darryl Fuller, conveying certain property therein described to
American Title Company, Inc. as Trustee
for Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc., as nominee for united
Financial Mortgage Corp, its successors and assigns; and the undersigned,
THE BANk OF NEW yORk MELLON f/k/a
THE BANk OF NEW yORk as Trustee for
CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2003-2.
Trustee, by THE BANk OF NEW yORk
MELLON f/k/a THE BANk OF NEW yORk
as Trustee for CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2003-2, will, on July
14, 2016 on or about 11:00 AM, at
as follows:
Beginning on an iron post found on the
East margin of the Steam Mill Ferry
Road (24 feet from center), said post
being the Southwest corner of Willie
Robert Justice (Deed Book 246, Page
563); thence with the South line of
said Justice South 86 16 minutes 54
seconds East 206.43 feet to an 8
inch fence corner post, the Southeast
corner of said Justice; thence with
the East line of said Justice North 16
03 minutes 42 seconds East 62.44
feet to a capped iron rod set; thence
a new line through Julia Ann Fuller
(Deed Book 242, Page 20) South 86
16 minutes 59 seconds East 157.10
feet to a capped iron rod set; thence
continuing through said Fuller South
03 43 minutes 06 seconds West
146.50 feet to a capped iron rod set;
thence continuing through said Fuller
North 86 16 minutes 54 seconds
West 308.42 feet to a capped iron
rod set; thence continuing through
said Fuller South 86 11 minutes 14
seconds West 91.51 feet to a capped
iron rod set in the said East margin of
Steam Mill Ferry Road; thence with
said margin North 16 35 minutes 05
seconds East 100.00 feet to the point
of beginning, containing 1.00 acre.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 4154 Steam Mill
Ferry Road, Medon, TN 38356
June 24-30,
January 30-February
5, 2016
2015 29
June 24 - 30, 2016 2 9
public notices
kAyE SHEREE FuLLER
kIMMIE DARRyL FuLLER
LvNv FuNDINg, LLC, AS SuCCESSOR
IN INTEREST TO “CREDIT ONE BANk,
N.A.”
58715
DATED June 9, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12938
11, 2016 at 10:30AM local time, at
the north door, Madison County Courthouse, 100 East Main Street, Jackson,
Tennessee, pursuant to Deed of Trust
executed by Michael W. Newbern and
Jeanette Newbern, to Charles R. Pettigrew, Trustee, on November 22, 2006 at
Book T1781, Page 1126, Instrument No.
06021346; all of record in the Madison
County Register’s Office.
interest: u.S. Bank National Association,
as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the
Home Equity Asset Trust 2007-2 Home
Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-2, its successors and assigns
Madison County, Tennessee, will be
sold to the highest call bidder subject
to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:
BEgINNINg at an iron pin in the north
margin right of way of Mandy Road, said
point being 25 feet at right angles from
the center line of said road, and at the
original southeast corner of Lorenzo
J. Donald and Wife, Louise Donald’s
35.8 acre tract as recorded in Deed
Book 210 at Page 377 in the Register’s
Office of Madison County, Tennessee;
of which the herein described tract is
a part; runs thence south 83 degrees
20 minutes west with the north margin of said Mandy Road 254.6 feet
to an iron pin, runs thence south 85
degrees 30 minutes west a distance
of 210.55 feet to an iron pin; then
leaving said Mandy Road, runs North
01 degree 30 minutes West 270 feet
to a 20 inch cedar tree; runs thence
North 80 degrees East a distance of
483 feet to a large steel post, runs
thence South a distance of 311 feet to
the point of beginning, and containing
3.2 acres as surveyed by Thomas L.
Dean, Assoc., on February 23, 1984.
The above described tract being off the
east end or side of Lorenzo J. Donald
and Wife, Louise Donald’s 35.8 acre
tract as described and recorded in
Deed Book 210 at Page 377 in the
Register’s Office of Madison County,
Tennessee.
Michael W. Newbern and wife O’Desa
M. Newbern by deed recorded in Deed
Book 578, Page 59, in the Register’s
Office of Madison County, Tennessee.
O’Desa M. Newbern quitclaimed her
interest in the subject property to Michael W. Newbern by deed of record
in Deed Book 684, page 1525, in said
Register’s Office.
Parcel Number: 130 062.03
Current Owner(s) of Property: The Heirs
of Michael W. Newbern
Other interested parties: All persons
claiming by, through or under Michael
W. Newbern, deceased
Street Address: 117 Mandy Rd, Medon, Tennessee 38356
price is due and payable at the con-
clusion of the auction in the form of
at any time.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
File No. 15-102442
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12940
August 4, 2016 at 10:00AM local
time, at the north door, Madison County
Courthouse, 100 East Main Street,
Jackson, Tennessee pursuant to Deed
of Trust executed by Nakilla Jones and
Brandon Jones, to Arnold M. Weiss,
ESQ., Trustee, as trustee for Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. on April 1, 2009 at
Book T1855, Page 247, Instrument No.
09004379; conducted by Shapiro &
Ingle, LLP, a Tennessee limited liability partnership having been appointed
Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of
record in the Madison County Register’s
Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and
conditions of said Deed of Trust and the
entire indebtedness has been declared
due and payable.
Wells Fargo Bank, NA, its successors
and assigns
Madison County, Tennessee, will be sold
Described property located at Madison
BEINg Lot No. S, Block v, John H.
Omar Subdivision, as shown on plat
of record in Plat Book 1, page 211,
County, Tennessee, to the Register’s
Office of Madison county, Tennessee,
to which plat reference is hereby made
for a more particular description of said
property, said property is known as
23 Omar Circle, Jackson, TN 38301.
Being the same real property conveyed
to Brandon Jones and wife, Nakilla
Jones by deed appearing of record
in Deed Book 696, page 1796 in the
Tennessee.
Street Address: 23 Omar Cir, Jackson,
Tennessee 38301
Parcel Number: 066M H 018.00
Current Owner(s) of Property: Brandon
Jones and wife, Nakilla Jones
described property is believed to be 23
Omar Cir, Jackson, Tennessee 38301,
but such address is not part of the legal
description of the property sold herein
and in the event of any discrepancy, the
legal description herein shall control.
premises might disclose.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
www.auction.com
File No. 16-106475
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12944
dated June 2, 2005, and the Deed of
recorded June 7, 2005, in Book No.
T1677, at Page 406, in Office of the
Tennessee, executed by Claudette Morris, conveying certain property therein
described to Wesley D. Turner as Trustee
for Argent Mortgage Company, LLC; and
P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as Trustee for the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement Dated as of August 1, 2005
Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005WHQ4.
Trustee, by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Trustee for the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement Dated as of August 1, 2005
Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005WHQ4, will, on July 21, 2016 on or about
11:00 AM, at the Madison County
Courthouse, Jackson, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter
being real estate situated in Madison
BEING Lot 113 in Section I of Briar Hill
Subdivision, a plat of which appears of
record in Plat Book 7, page 203, in the
Tennessee, reference to which plat
description of said lot showing its
location and the length and direction
of its boundary lines.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 23 Anglewood
Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
CLAuDETTE MORRIS
192113
DATED June 15, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12949
dated December 31, 2009, and the
Deed of Trust of even date securing
the same, recorded January 11, 2010,
in Book No. T1874, at Page 1883,
in Office of the Register of Deeds for
Madison County, Tennessee, executed
by Lillie Sue gause Mason, conveying
certain property therein described to
Robert Wilson as Trustee for Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
as a nominee for united Wholesale
Mortgage, its successors and assigns;
and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed
Successor Trustee by PennyMac Loan
Services, LLC.
Trustee, by PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC, will, on August 18, 2016 on or
about 11:00 AM, at the Madison County
Courthouse, Jackson, Tennessee, offer
for sale certain property hereinafter
BEGINNING at a stake in the west
margin of Cherokee Drive at the
Northwest corner of Lot No. 12 of
East Acres Subdivision; runs thence
in a southwesterly direction with the
northwest boundary of Lot No. 12, 141
feet to a stake; thence in a westerly
direction 68 feet with a portion of
the North margin of Lot No. 11 of
said Subdivision to a stake; thence
in a Northerly direction with Morgan’s
Ease line 110 feet to a stake; thence
in a Northeasterly direction 150 feet
to a stake in the West margin of
Cherokee Drive; thence in a Southeasterly direction curving with the
West margin of Cherokee Drive 83.8
feet to the point of beginning, being
designated as Lot No. 13 of Section
I of the East Acres Subdivision of
record in Plat Book 1, at page 267,
County, Tennessee.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 49 Cherokee Drive,
Jackson, TN 38301
ESTATE OF LILLIE SuE gAuSE MASON
LILLIE SuE gAuSE MASON
HEIR(S) OF LILLIE SuE gAuSE MASON
THE ESTATE OF LILLIE SuE gAuSE
MASON
THE uNkNOWN HEIRS OF LILLIE SuE
gAuSE MASON, IF ANy
AL R. MILLER AS HEIR OF LILLIE SuE
gAuSE MASON
RONALD B. MILLER AS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIE
SuE gAuSE MASON
RONALD B. MILLER AS ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIE SuE gAuSE
MASON
AL R. MILLER AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE
OF LILLIE SuE gAuSE MASON
RONALD B. MILLER AS HEIR OF THE
ESTATE OF LILLIE SuE gAuSE MASON
305576
DATED June 16, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12952
dated April 30, 2001, and the Deed of
recorded May 24, 2001, in Book No.
T1297, at Page 412, in Office of the
Tennessee, executed by Thomas Shayne
Hayes and Chrystal Hayes, conveying
certain property therein described
to John O. Rhea as Trustee for The
Mortgage Company, L.L.C.; and the
undersigned, Wilson & Associates,
P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by M & T Bank.
Trustee, by M & T Bank, will, on August
18, 2016 on or about 10:00 AM, at
as follows:
Beginning at an iron pin on the north
margin of Cotton Grove Road at the
southeast corner of C.T. Phillips as
recorded in Deed Book 157, page 462
County, Tennessee; thence with Phillips’ east line following a fence North
East a distance of 397.42 feet to
an iron pin at the most northern
southwest corner of Carolyn Deming;
thence South 73 degrees 05 minutes
East a distance of 131.04 feet to an
iron pin; thence South 08 degrees 15
minutes West a distance of 300.77
feet to an iron pin on the north margin
of Cotton Grove Road; thence with
the north margin of Cotton Grove
Road South 67 degrees 23 minutes
West a distance of 149.91 feet to
the point of beginning. Containing
1.04 acres as surveyed by David Hall
Land Surveying Company RLS #943
on February 22, 1995.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 479 Cotton Grove
Road, Jackson, TN 38305
THOMAS SHAyNE HAyES
CHRySTAL HAyES
The Memphis News
Call 523-1561
Continued on Page 30
30 January
30-February
5, 2015
June 24-30,
2016
30 June 24 - 30, 2016
public notices
Foreclosure Notices
Continued from Page 29
309410
DATED June 17, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12957
dated February 18, 2014, and the Deed
No. T1972, at Page 507, in Office of the
Tennessee, executed by Marquita Bond
and Joshua Starks, conveying certain
property therein described to Charles
Preston Patterson as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc., as nominee for Platinum Mortgage,
Inc., its successors and assigns; and
P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Wells Fargo Bank, NA.
on September 22, 2016 on or about
11:00 AM, at the Madison County
Courthouse, Jackson, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter
Land lying and being in Madison
BEING Lot Number One Thousand
Six Hundred Seventeen (1617), Section XVI, Walnut Trace Subdivision,
a plat of which appears of record
in Plat Book 10 at page 296 in the
Tennessee.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 48 Hemmingway
Cove, Jackson, TN 38305-6518
MARQuITA BOND
JOSHuA STARkS
CITIBANk, N.A.
310549
DATED June 20, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12958
Foreclosure Notices
Tipton County
July 5, 2016 at 10:00AM local time,
at the north door, Tipton County Court-
house, 100 Court Square, Covington,
Tennessee, pursuant to Deed of Trust
executed by Paul D. Hines, to Alice L.
gallaher Atty, Trustee, on December
22, 2005 at Record Book 1251, Page
666; all of record in the Tipton County
Party entitled to enforce security interest: PNC Bank, National Association,
its successors and assigns
Tipton County, Tennessee, will be sold
Beginning at a stake on the north
bank of the Old Holly grove of Liberty
Dirt Road, the same being north 88
degrees East 278 feet south 621
feet from the northwest corner of the
Henry Dickey 85 acre tract of which
this is a part; thence south 23 3/4
degrees East 114 feet to a 60 penny
nail in the center of the Holly grove to
Liberty blacktop road; thence north 66
degrees east 200 feet with said road
to a 60 penny nail in the center of said
road; thence north 23 3/4 degrees
west 114 feet to a stake on the north
bank of the old dirt road; thence south
66 1/4 degrees west 200 feet to the
point of beginning.
Parcel Number: 052-035.00
Current Owner(s) of Property: Paul
D.Hines, unmarried
Other interested parties: Tipton County
Planning Department
Street Address: 4174 Holly grove
Road, Covington, Tennessee 38019
at any time.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
File No. 14-055715
June 10, 17, 24, 2016
Fln12927
north door, Tipton County Courthouse,
100 Court Square, Covington, Tennessee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed
by Trumaine D Sanders and kristi Sanders, to Charles M Ennis, Trustee, on
August 28, 2009 at Book 1450, Page
assigns
Lot 22, Hilldale Estates, Section B
as recorded in Plat Cabinet A, Slide
182 in the Tipton County Register’s
Office to which plat reference is hereby
made for a more particular description
of said lot.
Subject to the subdivision building
lines and easements at Plat Cabinet
A, Slide 182 in the Tipton County
Register’s Office
grantor(s) herein at Book 1450 Page
126 of the Tipton County Register’s
Office.
Parcel Number: 147C B 010.00
Current Owner(s) of Property: Trumaine
D. Sanders and kristie Sanders,
husband and wife, tenants by the
entireties
Street Address: 32 Hilldale Cv, Millington, Tennessee 38053
at any time.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
www.auction.com
File No. 16-106263
June 10, 17, 24, 2016
Fln12929
100 Court Square, Covington, Tennessee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed
by Danny Allen Selby and Evelyn Q.
Selby, to Monte S. Connell, Trustee, on
January 23, 2003 at Book 1046, Page
assigns
Described property located in Tipton
Lot 55, Section D, Rolling Meadows
Subdivision, as recorded in Plat
Cabinet C, Slide 122, in the Register’s
Office of Tipton County, Tennessee,
as follows:
Beginning at a point in the North line
of Misty Meadow Trail, said point being
321.47 West of the West line of Rolling Meadows Drive, in the West lien
of Rolling Meadow Drive, in the Southwest corner of Lot 54, thence North
East a distance of 236.81 feet to a
point, in the North line of Subdivision;
thence North 88 degrees 11 minutes
43 seconds West a distance of 103.45
feet to a point, in the Northeast corner
of Lot 56; thence South 04 degrees,
57 minutes, 33 seconds West, a
distance of 231.12 feet to a point, in
the North line of Misty Meadow Trail;
thence South 85 degrees 02 minutes,
27 seconds East, a distance of 103.30
feet to the point of beginning.
Parcel Number: 145C-E-043.00
Current Owner(s) of Property: Danny A.
Selby and Evelyn Q. Selby, husband
and wife
Other interested parties: Capital One
Bank (uSA), N.A. c/o Shon Leverett,
Jim Scroghan, Attorney
Street Address: 78 Misty Meadow Trail,
Atoka, Tennessee 38004
at any time.
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
File No. 11-027843
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12931
dated March 30, 2009, and the Deed of
recorded April 3, 2009, in Book No.
1432, at Page 384, in Office of the
Register of Deeds for Tipton County,
Tennessee, executed by kelli Tucker
and James Tucker, conveying certain
property therein described to Charles M.
Ennis as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee
for Patriot Bank, its successors and
assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson
& Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association.
Trustee, by JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, will, on July 20,
2016 on or about 10:00 AM, at the
Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, offer for sale certain
situated in Tipton County, Tennessee,
as follows:
Lot 89, Park Place Subdivision, Section G, as shown on Plat of record
in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 139, in the
Register’s Office of Tipton County,
description of said lot.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 145 Boardwalk
Street, Munford, TN 38058
kELLI TuCkER
JAMES TuCkER
BMH MEMPHIS
TENNESSEE HOuSINg DEvELOPMENT
AgENCy (THDA)
METROPOLITIAN ANESTHESIA ALLIANCE
CAPITAL ONE BANk (uSA), N.A.
RuRAL METRO-SHELBy COuNTy
221985
DATED June 10, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 17, 24, July 1, 2016 Fln12941
dated January 5, 2000, and the Deed of
recorded January 12, 2000, in Book
Tennessee, executed by genevieve W.
gray and Barry L. gray, conveying certain
property therein described to Rhonda C.
Bundy as Trustee for Monarch Financial
Services, Inc.; and the undersigned,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank
Minnesota, National Association, solely
in its capacity as Trustee for Provident
Bank Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2000-1.
Trustee, by Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, successor by merger to
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, solely in its capacity as
Trustee for Provident Bank Home Equity
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2000-1, will, on July 27, 2016 on or
about 10:00 AM, at the Tipton County
Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter
waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Tipton
Being Lot 65 of Baskin Heights, Section B, as recorded in Plat Cabinet B,
Slide 143, of the Register’s
Office of Tipton County, Tennessee,
to which reference is hereby made
for a more particular description of
said property.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 405 Bluebird Road,
Covington, TN 38019
gENEvIEvE W. gRAy
BARRy L. gRAy
LvNv FuNDINg LLC AS ASSIgNEE OF
SEARS
MIDLAND FuNDINg LLC ASIgNEE OF
EMERgE MASTERCARD
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
& WORkFORCE
MIDLAND FuNDINg, LLC, AS SuCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO COLuMBuS BANk
AND TRuST, ASPIRE vISA
uNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
JuSTICE
On or about November 19, 2014,
the State of Tennessee, filed a tax lien
against the Defendant, genevieve gray,
recorded in the Register’s Office of Tipton
County, Tennessee, in Book 19, Page
688. Any interest in the property held
by the State of Tennessee, by virtue
of the aforementioned tax lien is both
January 30-February
5, 2015
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junior and inferior to the interests held by
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank
Minnesota, National Association, solely
in its capacity as Trustee for Provident
Bank Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2000-1. Provided,
however, that the State of Tennessee,
pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated
§67-1-133, shall have one hundred and
twenty (120) days from the date of the
sale within which to redeem the property
by virtue of its tax lien(s) herein by payment of the actual amount paid by the
purchaser at the foreclosure sale, plus
any amount in excess of the expenses
necessarily incurred in connection with
such property, less the income from such
property, plus a reasonable rental value
of such property. As required by law, the
State of Tennessee has been given timely
notice of this action.
302352
DATED June 15, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12951
100 Court Square, Covington, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed
by Stanley W. Taylor and Terri T. Taylor,
to Jerry DuPriest, Trustee, as trustee
for First State Bank on November 30,
1998 at Book 848, Page 105; conducted
by Shapiro & Ingle, LLP, a Tennessee
limited liability partnership having been
appointed Substitute or Successor
Trustee, all of record in the Tipton County
Register’s Office. Default has occurred
in the performance of the covenants,
terms, and conditions of said Deed of
Trust and the entire indebtedness has
been declared due and payable.
u.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Trustee for gSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust
2004-4, its successors and assigns
Described property located at Tipton
Description of a 1.05 acre parcel
being the Stanley W. Taylor property
as recorded at Deed Book 719, Page
561, said property being situated
in the Tenth Civil District of Tipton
County, Tennessee and being located
on the East Right of Way line of W. L.
Johnson Road.
Beginning at a found 5/8 inch iron pin
by an iron post being the Southwest
corner of this 1.05 acre parcel being
the Stanley W. Taylor property as recorded at Deed Book 719, Page 561,
also; being in the North line of Ricky
Fayne et al property (780/5J5), also being the Southeast corner of the gerald
Thomas property (419/517); thence
in a Northeastwardly direction, along
the West line of this parcel, North 00
degrees 58 minutes 17 seconds
East, a called distance of 209.22
feet, but a measured distance of
216.45 feet to a found 3/4 inch
conduit being the Northwest corner of
this parcel, also being the Northeast
corner of the Thomas property, also
being in the South line of the george
E. Hammonds, Jr. property (422/150,
403/310, 263/382); thence in a
Northeastwardly direction, along the
North line of this parcel and the South
line of the Hammonds property, North
88 degrees 23
minutes 56 seconds East, a called
distance of 210 feet, but a measured
distance of 209.92 feet to a found
3/4 inch conduit by an iron post being
the Northeast corner of this parcel,
also being the Northwest corner of a
30 feet subsurface sewage disposal
easement (805/290), also being an
exterior corner of Ricky Fayne et al
property (780/535); thence in a Southwestwardly direction, along the East
line of this parcel and the West line of
said easement, also being a West line
of the Fayne et al property, South 00
degrees 58 minutes 18 seconds West,
a called distance ·of 209.22 feet, but
a measured distance of 218.79 feet
to a found 1/2 inch rebar by an iron
post being the Southeast corner of this
parcel, also being an interior corner of
the Fayne et al property; thence in a
Southwestwardly
direction, along the South line of this
parcel, also being a North line of the
Fayne et al property, South 89 degrees 02 minutes 15 seconds West,
a called distance of 210.00 feet,
but a measured distance of 209.83
feet to the Point of Beginning and
containing 1.05 acres, more or less.
However, there exists a 30 foot wide
subsurface sewage disposal easement recorded at Deed Book 805, Page
290, for the above described parcel
and as shown on plat of survey.
However, there exists a 20 foot
road easement as recorded at Deed
Book 719, Page 561, for the above
described parcel and as shown on
plat of survey.
the undersigned by deed recorded at
Book 719, Page 561, in the Register’s
Office, Tipton County, Tennessee.
Street Address: 188 W. L. Johnson
Rd, Mason, Tennessee 38049
Parcel Number: 133 034.11
Current Owner(s) of Property: Stanley
W. Taylor and wife, Terri D. Taylor
Other interested parties: Tidewater
Finance Company, The Secretary of
Housing and urban Development
described property is believed to be
188 W. L. Johnson Rd, Mason, Tennessee 38049, but such address is
herein shall control.
Tidewater Finance Company, The
Secretary of Housing and urban Development
Trustee
400
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 333-8107
Fax: (704) 333-8156
www.auction.com
File No. 00-1440
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12945
dated July 26, 2001, and the Deed of
recorded August 8, 2001, in Book
Tennessee, executed by Dwayne M.
Finklea and Tonya L. Finklea, conveying certain property therein described
to Larry N. Westbrook, Esq. as Trustee
for Cendant Mortgage Corporation; and
P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association.
Trustee, by JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, will, on July 21,
2016 on or about 10:00 AM, at the
Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, offer for sale certain
situated in Tipton County, Tennessee,
as follows:
Lot 166, Section “E”, Rolling Meadows Subdivision, as shown on plat of
record in Plat Cabinet “D”, Slide 91, in
the Register’s Office of Tipton County,
ALSO KNOWN AS: 278 Andy Drive,
Atoka, TN 38004
DWAyNE M. FINkLEA
TONyA L. FINkLEA
LvNv FuNDINg, LLC
176116
DATED June 15, 2016
Successor Trustee
COM
June 24, July 1, 8, 2016 Fln12950
Misc. Notices
Shelby County
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Memphis Housing Authority will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Memphis
Housing Authority located at 700 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105 to discuss and seek input on and adoption of a redevelopment plan for property in the Raleigh
Area. The purpose of the redevelopment plan is to assist the City of Memphis in carrying out activities including land acquisition, demolition, removal of structures,
redevelopment and rehabilitation plans, land uses, and other public improvements that will further the revitalization of the Raleigh area. Copies of the plan will be available for public inspection at the Memphis Housing Authority (700 Adams) and the City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (701 North Main
Street) during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and the Benjamin Hooks Public Library (3030 Poplar Avenue) during the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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15 The Gaels’ college
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(Beatles tune)
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19 Be a good Samaritan to
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21 Having fun
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22 Living-room fixture
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Beatles lecture with musicologist Dulais
Rhys on Sunday, June 26, from 3 p.m. to
4 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central
Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Cost is free. Visit
memphislibrary.org.
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series continues with two concerts this
week at Memphis Botanic Garden, 750
Cherry Road. Gregg Allman will perform
Sunday, June 26, at 8 p.m., and Billy Cur-
preneurship of the Leadership and Public
Policy Schools for grades K-11 on Thursday, June 30, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 4443
S. Germantown Road. Visit duboiscsc.org.
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music series continues Thursday, June
30, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the
Tower Courtyard, 2101 Madison Ave. Bring
a folding chair and relax with unplugged
Memphis musicians. Cost is free. Visit
overtonsquare.com.
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opinion
The Bitter Taste Of
Tennessee Liquor Laws
THE MEMPHIS NEWS | almanac
June 24-30:
This week in Memphis history:
S
omething about spirits consistently causes Tennessee
legislators to create arcane,
byzantine laws.
Maybe it’s something in
the wine. Or perhaps lawmakers have just
been nursing legislative hangovers in recent
years from debating health insurance rules
or deciding who can use the bathroom
where.
Arcane alcohol laws aren’t exactly new
around here – after all, Tennessee passed
the nation’s first prohibition law back in
1838 – but they continue to pop up in the
present, like with the wine-in-supermarkets
law that goes into effect July 1.
Want to sell wine? Well, you can’t on
Sunday – but any other day is fine. And
your store can’t be too big. And if you sell
liquor, we’ll also let you sell food and/or
other items – but only if they’re on the preapproved list of supplies.
Even the timing of when stores could
start stocking wine – not selling it, but simply putting it on a shelf – resulted in plenty
of negotiation.
A lot of this is ridiculous, but some
of it defines our attempts to balance the
concepts of a free market and a fair market.
They aren’t necessarily the same thing.
A free market, at its most basic level, allows the ebb and flow of business to create
value instead of letting government regulation artificially establish that value.
The goal of a fair market is to realize
that there is a value in locally owned small
businesses. But in a fair market, there isn’t
an expectation that those small businesses,
even with some protection, will be immune
from marketplace pressures.
The state Legislature continues to try to
regulate wine in grocery stores to an unreasonable degree. The irony is that Tennessee
borders more states than anywhere else in
the country, and residents aren’t shy about
crossing those borders.
In our corner of Tennessee, whenever
state or local leaders have attempted to
lock down what we consume – whether
they’re regulating wine or censoring movies – Memphians have crossed state lines
to get what they want.
The time for meaningful, reasonable
fair-market provisions for wine in grocery
stores is on the front end of the process – to
set the stage for what is to come.
But it seems some adjustments lie
ahead in the state Capitol based on the reality of what happens July 1. It reflects a legislative process that at times has succumbed
to the emotional legacy of Tennessee’s past
liquor laws.
That legacy doesn’t understand the role
convenience plays in this transition.
In fact, convenience and common
sense both seem to be the enemies of how
we go about setting the rules for alcoholic
beverages.
And for all of the concern about big-box
retailers taking over the wine market, when
will that same level of concern be applied
to how such stores affect other small businesses in the community?
Likewise, what about competing companies who rush to build stores virtually
across the street from one another, then
leave those properties vacant in the inevitable merger that follows? Such strategies
make communities nothing more than
squares on a chess board.
Let’s see some regulation there. Fair
is fair.
Same Name, No Relation
MEMPHASIS
DAN CONAWAY
THE NAME OF WHAT WE ONCE HOPED
TO BE AND WHAT WE’VE ACTUALLY
BECOME.
Andy Holt.
The late Andy Holt from Milan, a
schoolteacher, a coach, and once the
principal of what is now Campus School
in Memphis, the national president of the
National Education Association and president of the University of Tennessee. His
Columbia doctoral dissertation was about
the struggle for public support of education
in Tennessee.
Andy Holt from Dresden, the Republican representative, District 76, in the
Tennessee General Assembly, a gun-rights
gadfly, subject of an EPA complaint and
subsequent consent order for the improper
discharge of hog waste. His primary accomplishment is feeding red meat to his base.
They are not related. Not in any way.
One integrated the state university,
tripled its student population while adding
campuses, starting a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, creating a space institute and establishing a national reputation for innovation in
education at every level.
The other denies health insurance to
Tennessee’s working poor, fights laws
against inhumane treatment of animals,
has successfully armed faculty and employees on our college campuses and is
trying to put guns in the hands of students,
and has embarrassed Tennessee nationally
by, among many other things, telling the
president of the United States to, “Take
1986: A task force on Poplar corridor traffic concludes that Poplar between
Interstate 240 and Ridgeway Road is not able to handle the traffic generated by
the number of offices in the corridor. As the report is released, Crescent Center
is under construction at Poplar and Ridgeway, adding to 1.9 million square feet
of office space between I-240 and Ridgeway.
“Traffic on Poplar is certainly a consideration,” says Cary Whitehead of Towermarc Co. “But it’s really not that bad.”
1976: The NAACP holds its national convention in Memphis. During the
gathering, national NAACP executive director Roy Wilkins surprises delegates
by going public about a dispute with the board of the nation’s oldest civil rights
organization.
“Many of you have asked me to postpone my retirement,” Wilkins says in a
dramatic appearance on the convention floor.
Wilkins plans to retire a year later at the next NAACP convention in St. Louis.
“If the board elects to fire me before that time, then I shall have to call upon you
to let me represent your interests directly,” Wilkins tells the convention, according to an Associated Press account.
Some on the board want Wilkins out in January, and when they announce a
January retirement date it prompts Wilkins to go public.
Ultimately Wilkins puts off his departure until 1977. The dispute over NAACP
leadership continues and deepens in the move to a new leader, with Memphian
Benjamin Hooks emerging as Wilkins’ successor.
1930: Jimmy Londos, world heavyweight wrestling champion billed as “The Golden Greek,” is
in the city for a match at Hodges Field with Rudy
Dusek, “The Bohemian.”
Londos is at the peak of a career that began in 1917.
By the Depression, Londos was at the top of the bill
in ballparks, arenas and stadiums across the U.S.,
LONDOS
including Madison Square Garden. Londos had unified most of the various wrestling championships.
Dusek is part of the Dusek family that sometimes wrestle as Dusek Riot Squad.
Source: prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com
your gun control and shove it.”
While Dr. Holt increased opportunity
for everyone and encouraged every Tennessean to advance their education and
thereby themselves, their state and their
nation, Rep. Holt encouraged everyone
in Tennessee that “if they don’t have a
firearm to go out and purchase one. And if
they have a firearm, go out and purchase
another” in a news story the other day.
In response to the horror of Orlando,
Rep. Holt announced that he would give
away an AR-15 assault weapon at a fundraiser. In response to the outrage about
that, he then announced he wouldn’t give
away one of the semi-automatic killing
machines, he would give away two. In
response to further outrage, he then announced he would also be giving away
three-year gun permits like door prizes.
And in another story the same day, he
called arming the students on our college campuses “the important next step.”
Consider your own college years, and think
about what the next step might have been
if everybody had a gun.
The contrasts between the Andy Holts
of Tennessee serve as side-by-side photos
of a nation, between what we used to look
for in our leaders and how far we’ve lowered our expectations.
One is a portrait of servant leadership
to benefit others, to inform, inspire and
improve. The other is a cheap shot of a
shock jock performance to benefit only the
performer, to distort, frighten and agitate.
Put another way, people would have
buildings named after one. The other
would have to name buildings after himself.
Rep. Holt’s bio says when he’s not locking and loading fear in Nashville, he’s back
home in Dresden on his hog farm serving
as fertilizer manager at the co-op store.
Perfect.
I’m a Memphian, and we can do so
much better than this hogwash.
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