Wes Harris, State Farm Insurance Agent – home, auto, life & banking – 319 Vann Drive, sponsors Strictly Business, a weekly column that takes a look at a few of this week’s business highlights.
End of an era – Reggie Smith sells Town & Country Realtors
Reggie Smith, owner of Town & Country Realtors for 50 years, announced he is selling his agency to Joey Hale, an agent with the organization.
Smith and Hale made the announcement during the ‘Afternoon Show with Keith Sherley,’ on NEWS/TALK 101.5 FM, Friday.
“I’m real excited to break the news here,” Hale said, “I’m looking forward to honoring Reggie’s legacy, and he is going to be at Town & Country as long as he wants to be at Town & Country.”
Hale has worked at Town & Country since 2016, joining his wife Katie, who began selling real estate at the firm in 2010.
“There is a time for things to happen, and the time was right,” Reggie said, “I’m at an age where new leadership is needed, and I could not be more impressed for a man like Joey Hale to take over the reins, and take us to a new level.
It’s been a good 50 year run … We had other offers, but we didn’t feel comfortable until we found the right fit.”
Story will be updated at NEWS/TALK 101.5 FM & WNWS.COM
Los Portales adds parking lot at Thomsen Farms location
Customers who have problems finding a parking space at Los Portales, 1461 Union University Drive in Thomsen Farms, have a little relief on the way.
Los Portales, which opened at this new location in late January, is adding 40 new parking spaces directly behind the restaurant.
According to management, construction on the new addition should be completed before Christmas.
The restaurant is open seven days a week – 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays.
Besides the Thomsen Farms location, Los Portales Mexican Restaurant has three other restaurants in Jackson – 127 Old Hickory Blvd., 6 South Creek Drive and 234 Parkstone Place.
Before the move to Thomsen Farms, Los Portales was located at 19 Stonebrook Place.
Los Portales operates 16 restaurants, 11 in West Tennessee.
New restaurant scheduled for Pleasant Plains Extended in The Columns
Information is limited, and an opening date has not been announced, but Rock N Roll Sushi will open in a new strip center at 2046 Pleasant Plains Extended – between Jackson Energy Authority and Foundation Bank.
The restaurant – music is the theme – will occupy about 2,200-square-feet, and offer seating for 98 people.
The first Rock N Roll Sushi opened in Mobile, Alabama in 2010.
The company has restaurants in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and one in Memphis, at 2886 Wolf Creek Parkway.
Restaurant, dental office scheduled for Park Place East
A new restaurant and dental office are scheduled to be built in Park Place East at 227 Parkstone Place.
The 1.57 acre lot – .84 and .73 acres – will be divided by Arby’s Restaurant and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions.
The plan also shows a total of 68 parking spaces for the two separate businesses.
Arby’s will occupy 2,400-square-feet and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions will consist of 4,674-square-feet of space at the corner of Dr. F.E. Wright Drive and BancorpSouth Parkway.
Arby’s has two restaurants in Jackson – 601 Old Hickory Blvd., and 208 Stonebrook Place.
Te’Kila Mexican Bar & Grill opens Wednesday
Te’kila Mexican Bar & Grill at 155 Stonebrook Place in West Towne Commons will open at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, according to co-owner Jose Gomez.
Business hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Brothers Jose and Alex Gomez, who opened their first Te’kila Mexican Bar & Grill at 1335 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova, Jan. 3, 2018, have sub-leased 155 Stonebrook Place from its former tenant, Applebee’s.
Te’kila Mexican Bar & Grill is described as “a festive, family-friendly restaurant serving up an authentic Mexican dining experience that’ll make any meal feel like a celebration.”
Convenience store demolished, construction to begin on new retailer
A former convenience store at 236 Oil Well Road has been demolished, paving the way for a new national retailer – Discount Tire Center.
The 7,000-plus- square foot facility will be constructed by ROMACH Inc., General Contractors of Franklin.
Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, Discount Tire has four locations in the Memphis and Nashville area, and is the nation’s largest independent tire and wheel retailer, operating more than 900 stores in 29 states.
B C North Partners sold the property at 236 Oil Well Road to Halle Properties LLC for $1,350,000.
Alan Vines Automotive Group sells dealership
Allen Samuels Holdings Inc., has purchased Alan Vines Automotive of Jackson – Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Hyundai Mitsubishi.
ALV Properties sold the dealership at 1623 Highway 45 Bypass to Allen Samuels Realty Inc., for $7,550,000.
With home offices in Waco, Texas, Allen Samuels also owns dealerships in Aransas Pass, Hearne and Euless in Texas; Edmond, Oklahoma; Hutchinson, Kansas, and Oxford, Mississippi.
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