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By Tom Bailey, Daily Memphian   The new White Oak at White Station commercial center rose last year in East Memphis as both the pandemic and e-commerce soared like humidity levels in a Memphis August. Yet, 96% of its 27,000 … Continued

By Susan Ellis   Mitch Rotolo is living the dream. Back in 1996, he ditched his nine-to-five job to open Rotolo’s Pizzeria in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, near Louisiana State University. “Mitch Rotolo was nine-to-fiving it and decided he didn’t want … Continued

With the future of business travel uncertain, the development of new hotels remains a relatively unpopular investment. And yet, North Carolina-based StayAPT Suites recently submitted plans to develop a 76-room hotel in Cordova primarily targeted toward corporate travelers. StayAPT real … Continued

A new and fast-growing hotel company seems intent on opening a Cordova location. StayAPT Suites, which opened its first hotel in October 2020, is listed as the applicant on a Memphis & Shelby County Land Use Control Board application. It … Continued

The Blackburn Group has announced the completion of the Terrace at Oxford Commons, with 100 percent of the 16,000-square-foot retail center preleased. The Oxford Commons is a projected mixed-use traditional neighborhood of 1,500 to 1,600 residences – free-standing, condominiums, townhouses and apartments – on about 700 acres in … Continued

Stretch Zone will open its second local spot in April near the old Racquet Club of Memphis site in East Memphis, according to franchisee Jonathan Boyd. Boyd said the Germantown location, which opened in January 2020 at 2037 Exeter Road, … Continued

Developer Ray Gill just bought a corner lot on Poplar, where he will erect a new retail building and somehow pay homage to a hip coffee shop that once operated there, The Bitter Lemon. Gill Properties on Wednesday, Feb. 3, … Continued

Scott Davis runs 31 Sonics across Arkansas and Tennessee. He recognized that he was at the end of the line when it came to expanding that brand. That’s why he latched onto Slim Chickens, vowing to open as many as … Continued

A Staks Pancake Kitchen is coming to Southaven’s giant new mixed-use development. Construction is to start next month on the breakfast/lunch restaurant, which is to open this spring. Staks will be on the ground floor of one of Silo Square’s … Continued

At the east end of the Poplar Viaduct, construction should start by March on a retail building anchored by an Xfinity store, said a commercial real estate broker involved in the project. The new retail building will rise at Poplar … Continued