Josh Flory

• Josh Flory: Knoxville's slow urban condo growth not so bad Published 07/11/2012 at 4 a.m. 7 Comments

  The stock of downtown luxury condos hasn't exactly exploded in the last half-decade, but for two recent sellers that supply constraint didn't result in a windfall.

• Flory: Academy Sports store, in West Knoxville, sold to investor Published 07/03/2012 at 8 p.m. 3 Comments

  All those baseball bats, soccer cleats and high-top basketball shoes added up to some big money for a West Knoxville retail property.

• Flory: Knoxville's JCPenney building gets renovation work Published 06/27/2012 at 4 a.m. 4 Comments

  Gay Street's biggest blemish may soon be less of one.

• Josh Flory: Financial ministry opening Market Square office Published 06/19/2012 at 7 p.m. 3 Comments

  A Market Square building known for tacos and burritos will soon play host to Bible-based financial advice.

• Josh Flory: Blight battle can be tricky business Published 06/12/2012 at 7 p.m. 8 Comments

  Kim Trent is as friendly as they come, but she'd like the city to show its fangs more often.

• Josh Flory: TVA waits to make call on Heath Shuler-linked deal Published 06/05/2012 at 7 p.m.

  The program has been scrapped, the Ethics Committee has ruled and Heath Shuler is on his way out of Congress.

• Motown singer plans Sevier County encore Published 05/30/2012 at 4 a.m.

  SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County tourism market has hosted acrobats from China and lumberjacks from Alaska, but one of its newest shows will be imported from Motown.

• Josh Flory: Classic car part of Rarity legal dispute Published 05/22/2012 at 7 p.m. 1 Comment

  It's no surprise that waterfront lots and spacious fairways are in play during the legal tug-of-war between the developers of Rarity Pointe, the upscale residential community in Lenoir City.

• Josh Flory: Apartments coming to Market Square Published 05/15/2012 at 8 p.m.

  Black labs and golden retrievers may still be spotted at 36 Market Square, but they won't be getting vaccinated.

• Josh Flory: Lawler Wood Housing strikes deal with Mass. firms Published 05/01/2012 at 7 p.m. 1 Comment

  The death of influential developer Pat Wood, who passed away last week at age 83, coincided with the final stages of a major deal for one of the companies that bears his name.

• Roadshow highlights downtown renewal Published 07/13/2012 at 7 p.m. 5 Comments

  Randy DeBord is the president of a pharmacy in Morristown, but lately he has another title — downtown redeveloper.

• Halls shopping center planned Published 07/13/2012 at 5:52 a.m. 2 Comments

  Residents of the Halls community may soon have some additional shopping options.

• KTSC approves name change, aims to keep Bumpas Updated 07/10/2012 at 7:12 p.m. 16 Comments

  Its top executive may soon lock in her position, but the organization that promotes Knoxville as a tourist destination is getting a new name.

• Knoxville tourism leader Kim Bumpas may shed "interim" title Published 07/09/2012 at 5:30 p.m. 7 Comments

  The leader of Knoxville's tourism agency may soon drop the "interim" part of her title.

• Publix announces Knoxville opening date Published 07/09/2012 at 5:18 p.m. 18 Comments

  West Knoxville shoppers will have a new grocery option next month. Publix, the Florida-based grocery chain, said Monday that its store at Northshore Town Center will open on August 2, at 7 a.m.

• Knoxville Chamber planning PAC push Published 07/06/2012 at 6 p.m. 12 Comments

  Fresh off a bruising battle over education spending, the Knoxville Chamber is gearing up to form a Political Action Committee.

• TVA to consider retail space in garage Updated 07/06/2012 at 5:04 p.m.

  A downtown garage under consideration by TVA and the city may include more than parking.

• Holston units re-sold at a loss Published 07/06/2012 at 1:10 p.m. 4 Comments

  In recent years most of the residential development money in downtown Knoxville has gone to apartments rather than condos, and a couple of recent sales show why.

• Judge tosses bank lawsuit over CDOs Published 07/05/2012 at 8 p.m.

  A lawsuit filed in Knox County Circuit Court against a variety of financial services companies has been dismissed.

• At age 83, Sevier County Bank executive Bill Brown steps aside Published 07/04/2012 at 7 p.m. 1 Comment

  A familiar face has been missing from a local bank in recent days.

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