The Memphis Landmarks Commission this month will consider the nomination to place the Anshei Sphard-Beth El Emeth Congregation building on the National Register of Historic Places.
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FedEx Freight will move headquarters to the Southwind area, near FedEx Express World Headquarters, after signing a lease at 8285 Tournament Drive in the Southwind Office Center.
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Earlier this week, the large majority of retailers and restaurants were ordered to close up shop for at least two weeks. But, that hasn’t stopped Gill Properties from moving forward with its $4.9 million retail-focused development on White Station Road.
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Theatre Memphis will open its 2020-21 season, their 100th, with a brand new look and a perennial favorite.
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One of the most innovative schools in the country is located in one of the most innovative buildings in the country. Students at Crosstown High spend most of their school day on the fourth and fifth floor of Crosstown Concourse, a million-square-foot renovated Sears office and distribution center opened in 2017 just east of downtown Memphis (see feature).
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Between the World Wars, Sears built 10 giant centers around the country. The one-to-three million square foot fortresses served as department store, regional office and fulfillment center for the catalog business. As Sears’ business dwindled in the early 1990s, the centers were closed. Most sat idle for years. Three were eventually demolished. The one in Seattle became the headquarters of Starbucks. Some turned into condos. The one in Memphis turned into the most interesting adapted use project in America.
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