Biography
Josh Flory covers real estate, economic development and financial services. Josh joined the News Sentinel in 2007, and previously worked as a reporter for the Nashville Business Journal and the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune. A native of Ohio, he graduated from the University of Missouri in 1998 with a degree in journalism.Read Josh's blogs: The Bank Draft and Property Scope
| Link | Date |
|---|---|
| Property Scope blog | 07/08/2009 |
| The Bank Draft blog | 07/08/2009 |
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Josh Flory: Classic car part of Rarity legal dispute
Published 05/22/2012 at 7 p.m.
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.
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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.
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Josh Flory: Lawler Wood Housing strikes deal with Mass. firms
Published 05/01/2012 at 7 p.m.
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.
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Josh Flory: Knoxville home sales on the rise
Published 04/24/2012 at 7 p.m.
Andrea DeMarco and Darren Scholle are getting married next March, but that's not the only big commitment on their horizon.
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Josh Flory: Empty Knoxville store will become a laser tag venue
Published 04/17/2012 at 8 p.m.
If you've ever wandered the vast expanses of a suburban retail store and thought, "Wouldn't it be awesome to sneak in here tonight and play laser tag!", then today is a very good day for you.
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Josh Flory: Fuzzy math on Knoxville's fast growth
Published 04/10/2012 at 7 p.m.
As it turns out, Knoxville's population boom isn't as grand as advertised.
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Josh Flory: Knoxville couple buys Arcade Building, on Gay Street
Published 04/03/2012 at 8 p.m.
Kevin Grimac used to deliver the Knoxville Journal from his bicycle. Now Grimac and his wife, Melinda, own the Gay Street building that was formerly home to the newspaper.
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Josh Flory: Rarity Pointe fight moves to bankruptcy courtroom
Published 03/27/2012 at 7 p.m.
Robert Stooksbury won in federal court, and now he's looking to press his advantage in a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Josh Flory: Tupelo Honey looking at other cities for expansion
Published 03/20/2012 at 8 p.m.
Spring is the perfect time to clean out the musty closets and, in the Scope's case, it's a good time to empty out the metaphorical notebook.
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Josh Flory: Knoxville's Tomato Head looks to the bread business
Published 03/13/2012 at 8 p.m.
This column is a tale of two restaurants. One, in downtown Knoxville, is breaking some new ground — or, in this case, breaking new bread.
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Legal dispute in Knoxville's Maplehurst community is resolved
Published 05/25/2012 at 4 a.m.
A legal spat involving the Maplehurst community has been resolved.
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Receiver approved in lawsuit against Mike Ross
Updated 05/24/2012 at 5:04 p.m.
Mike Ross has lost another legal battle — and another of his residential communities.
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City of Knoxville, TVA eye deal for new downtown garage
Published 05/23/2012 at 7 p.m.
A new parking garage with hundreds of spaces could be in the works for the north end of downtown.
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Judge clears path for Rarity Pointe foreclosure
Published 05/19/2012 at 4 a.m.
Judge clears path for Rarity Pointe sale
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University of Tennessee buildings aim for National Register
Published 05/18/2012 at 7 p.m.
A pair of historic buildings on the University of Tennessee-Knoxville campus may soon get broader recognition.
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Judge weighs bankruptcy linked to Rarity Pointe
Published 05/14/2012 at 7 p.m.
Mike Ross is trying Plan B when it comes to Rarity Pointe, but a bankruptcy judge may take the matter out of his hands.
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Pigeon Forge buzzing despite bad economy
Published 05/13/2012 at 4 a.m.
PIGEON FORGE — The giant, steamboat-shaped building once embodied the promise of Belle Island Village, a proposed attraction that was planned for a site just off the Parkway.
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American Trust Bank resolves legal fight with Joe Hamdi
Published 05/11/2012 at 4 a.m.
A legal dispute between an East Tennessee bank and its former CEO has been resolved.
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Owner of Knoxville's Foundry buys Southern Railway building
Published 05/10/2012 at 4 a.m.
Another historic railroad building in downtown Knoxville is en route to a new future.
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Downtown success spins off from square
Published 05/07/2012 at 3 a.m.
Imagine for a moment that your relatives from Dubuque have come to town, and they want to see the best that downtown Knoxville has to offer.
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