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August 17-23, 2012, Vol. 5, Issue 34 14 Sustainability 6 Logistics The Shelby County Wharton, Commission passes »Luttrell funding to extend the to meet with Shelby Farms Greenline from Farm Road east Haslam in across Germantown Nashville Parkway. about the woes at Memphis CHINESE RESTAURANT CHAIN LAUNCHES IN MEMPHIS: International The quick-service food concept Panda Express has entered the Memphis retail SHELBY • FAYEttE • TiptON • MadisON market with a locale on Poplar Avenue and plans for more in the area. Page 19 Airport. After the Vote Plan emerges to untangle complex schools situation while unanswered questions remain PaGE 16 10 Health Care The Church Health Center, which serves uninsured working people and their families, has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art dental clinic at 266 S. Cleveland St. The clinic provides a range of dental services for established patients of the center. WEEKLY DIGEST: PAGE 2 real EState: PAGES 20-21 laW talK: PAGE 22 SMALL BUSINESS: PAGE 24 EDITORIAL: PAGE 30 A Publication of The Daily News Publishing Co. | www.thememphisnews.com 2 August 17-23, 2012 www.thememphisnews.com weekly digest Get news daily from The Daily News, www.memphisdailynews.com. Two Warehouse Expansions recent annexation of South Cordova by the typically capped at $90,000. tificate of Need with the Tennessee Health city of Memphis. Managing director and partner Kate Services Development Agency for permis- Get EDGE Tax Freezes Republicans Brian Kelsey and Steve Mc- Dailey and managing director Erik Yarbro sion to renovate and expand its emergency The local Economic Development Manus want an opinion on whether the city told the board their plan is to convert the department. Growth Engine board approved two tax can charge newly annexed homeowners’ city South Main facility into two operations. The The more than $33 million project’s pur- freeze benefits Wednesday, Aug. 15, to facili- property taxes retroactively. first is Memphis Downtown Athletic Club, pose is to better serve patients and increase tate some warehouse expansions. The legal opinion could have an impact an upscale women-only training facility, day efficiency. While the emergency department The EDGE board approved a three- in the Shelby County Chancery Court case by spa and co-ed gym, as well as yoga, fitness has had minor renovations over the last few year tax freeze for Stoughton, Mass.- residents contesting the city action. and cycling studios. years, the space was designed and built more based Franklin Sports, which is investing Kelsey said he wants an opinion on the The second operation is Atmosphere than 40 years ago. $550,000 here, adding 40 jobs and pursuing part of state law that he interprets as saying Eurocafé, a European-style, three-meal The new emergency department will a 100,000-square-foot expansion of its local property taxes can be charged only if the restaurant that offers wine and beer and be a two-story structure with a heliport on operations at 5510 Getwell Road. Franklin area is annexed as of Jan. 1. South Cordova focuses on healthy food choices and a strong the roof. The lower level will house the new wants to expand the company to capital- was annexed last month. If the legal opinion social component. Both the fitness facility ambulance entrance and parking area with ize on the departure of a competitor from backs the city charging for services dating and restaurant will employ 20 full- and part- elevators to the main floor. the market, and the addition of 40 new back to Jan. 1, Kelsey said he will sponsor time workers. The project adds 93,000 square feet of employees will take its local workforce to a legislation to change state law when the In addition to a rehab of the interior of new space and includes 6,200 square feet total of 167. legislature returns to Nashville next year. the building, elevations will be improved to of renovated space. The new center adds 16 Meanwhile, Franklin, Mass.-based Bar- the façade and rear. The development plans patient treatment areas, bringing the total rett Distribution got a five-year tax freeze also include public art, sidewalk repair along treatment areas in the center to 54. to help the third-party logistics provider the Main Street frontage, landscaping im- The center will be built to green building expand its existing facility while adding 35 South Main Athletic Club, provements and the addition of on-premises design standards and the hospital will seek new jobs and investing $4.9 million. Cafe Wins $200K Loan parking behind the building. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Barrett is planning a 254,940-square-foot The total development cost, excluding Design (LEED) certification. expansion of its Memphis operations at 4836 After some initial concerns by the Center furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Two adjoining buildings on the campus, Hickory Hill. Adding the 35 jobs will increase City Development Corp. board, a local devel- athletic club and café, is approximately the Doctors’ building and the West buildings, Barrett’s local workforce to 61. opment team has received the green light to $1.7 million. EYKONIC Group’s equity in the will be demolished. move forward with its plans to renovate the project totals $480,000 in the full project. 26,500-square-foot building at 387 S. Main St. into a mixed-use development that will Kelsey, McManus Seek include an athletic club and café. Judge Fowlkes Begins Opinion on South Cordova CCDC, an entity of the Downtown Methodist University Federal Court Tenure Memphis Commission, voted Wednesday, Announces Renovation Two state senators from Shelby County Aug. 15, to approve a development loan of U.S. District Court Judge John Fowlkes have requested a legal opinion from Ten- $200,000 to The EYKONIC Group LLC for Methodist University Hospital, 1265 has been on the bench since taking the oath nessee Attorney General Bob Cooper on the the project. CCDC development loans are Union Ave., says the hospital is filing a Cer- Aug. 2 from fellow Memphis federal Judge Connect With Us Stay Connected With MLGW • Go to MLGW.com for bill payment and analysis, service transfers, outage updates and more. • Connect with us at facebook.com/mlgw1 to share comments and ask questions. • Follow us on Twitter @mlgw. • Check mlgw.blogspot.com for conservation and MLGW news. • Sign up for text alerts at mlgw.com/mobilealerts. We can help! www.thememphisnews.com August 17-23, 2012 3 Get news daily from The Daily News, www.memphisdailynews.com. weekly digest Hardy Mays and began hearing matters gone to state-level AIA chapters or those in on Aug. 6. the largest metro areas in the U.S. The first matter he heard was a tele- Koury was selected for achievement as FROM THE BLOG phone status conference in a 2010 civil case a single-staff component by going beyond in which a UPS employee alleged racial the typical responsibilities of an AIA com- discrimination. ponent executive to create groundbreaking Fowlkes has named Phyllis Buchanan, programs that emphasize the strengths of Magazine Recognizes Memphis In his judicial assistant for the last two years the Memphis design community. ‘Top 50 Cities for Global Trade’ List he was a Criminal Court judge, to his staff. During her 10-year tenure with AIA Lorri Fentress is his case manager. Memphis, Koury has grown the compo- President Barack Obama appointed nent’s programming from an annual calen- Editor’s Note: “From the Blog” is a weekly feature that highlights Fowlkes in December. The U.S. Senate con- dar of 25 programs to more than 70 events, some of the enterprising work our staff and contributors post on The firmed his nomination in July. and special initiatives a year including Daily News blog, blog.memphisdailynews.com. Fowlkes previously was a Criminal Court significant and ever growing partnership- judge for five years. Before that he was based programs. chief administrative officer to then-County | Mayor A C Wharton Jr. He was also an as- SARAH BAKER The Memphis News sistant U.S. attorney for 13 years. MATA Proposes Longer emphis ranks 24th in Global Trade Magazine’s annual list of Waits Between Trolleys M“Top 50 Cities for Global Trade,” based on the city’s volume Two Memphis Law Firms The Memphis Area Transit Authority of exports. Combine Forces in Merger board is considering a proposal that would mean longer waits between trolleys on the In addition, the editors of the magazine determined which Two Memphis law firms announced a Riverfront loop. cities had unique qualities and named Memphis as having the merger earlier this week. The proposal the board is seeking public The nine attorneys of 45-year old Wil- comment on through Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. is “Best Logistics Infrastructure” in the country. liams McDaniel PC are merging with Wyatt, posted in the notice section of The Daily Tarrant & Combs LLP to form one of the News. Fun Facts: largest estate planning law groups among The wait time would go from nine to 11 l Memphis is home to more than 140 foreign-owned compa- regional firms in the country. minutes to 13 to 15 minutes. Wait times not The merger means Wyatt will have 27 matching such estimates have been a peren- nies estate planning attorneys, 10 of whom will nial complaint of riders of the Riverfront l Memphis is the second busiest inland port in the U.S. practice out of Wyatt’s Memphis office at loop, Main Street service and the Madison 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive. Avenue line. l More than 400 trucking companies call Memphis home Joining Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs are A.