Biography
Tom Bailey Jr. joined The Commercial Appeal in 1979 as the Tupelo, Miss.-based reporter covering Northeast Mississippi. Since then his beat assignments have included transportation, religion, general assignments, Collierville and Millington. He previously worked for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo, where he grew up. Tom is married to Mary Powers, and they have four daughters.-
Loeb Properties partners with Memphis College of Art to brighten drab corner
Updated 05/25/2012 at 12:07 a.m.
Memphis College of Art students are wrapping their arms around Midtown and their art around a drab neighbor.
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Memphis Realtors participate in Washington rally to protect mortgage interest rate deduction
Published 05/17/2012 at 4:21 p.m.
“The housing market normally pulls us out of a recession," says Carol Lott, MAAR president" It doesn’t make sense to mess with it.”
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Memphis economic development agency will move into the Tower at Peabody Place
Updated 05/16/2012 at 10:14 p.m.
EDGE also picks lawyers to handle its work.
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French Quarter Inn owners: Reports of a boutique hotel are greatly exaggerated
Updated 05/16/2012 at 10:04 p.m.
Original plans called for a Comfort Suites in Overton Square, but neighborhood opposition ended that effort.
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South Carolina developer sees opportunity in old Mall of Memphis site
Published 05/16/2012 at midnight
Build-to-suit strategy can put up 1.2 million square feet of space -- one building or several smaller ones.
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Memphis economic development board names new staff members
Updated 05/14/2012 at 9:46 p.m.
The Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) was launched last year to take over business recruiting and development functions for Memphis and Shelby County.
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EDGE waits for budget smoke to clear
Updated 05/13/2012 at 12:09 a.m.
Say Reid Dulberger has two phones that light up at the same time, both mayors calling.
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Focus is local for new Overton Square arts district, Loeb exec says
Updated 05/10/2012 at 1:19 a.m.
Shoppers and diners may have access to art and performance art like never before in Overton Square next year.
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Manufacturing's long-term shift to South appears to be over, Brookings report finds
Published 05/09/2012 at 12:15 a.m.
The long-term shift of manufacturing to the South ended in 2000-2010, according to a new report.
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Economist says construction recovery to be slow
Published 05/09/2012 at midnight
When the microphone at the empty lectern began to squeal, the person who stepped forward to fix it was the chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America.
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