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2009 CRE 101

Sept/Oct 2009

Despite difficult times in the sector, these 101 industry stalwarts stand out

Only one of the three proposed high-rise developments slated to forever alter Nashville's skyline is currently under construction. (See the story below on The Pinnacle at Symphony Place.)

Signature Tower, intended to become the tallest skyscraper in the South, and West End Summit, a twin-tower project intended to stretch Nashville's skyline to include Midtown, remain on the drawing board.
In Memphis, only eight of 38 previously announced hotel projects remain on track. Belz Enterprises announced a freeze on its planned Peabody Suites expansion in May, citing in part a difficult lending market.

Across Tennessee, the story is largely the same. But while the business of commercial real estate has been impacted by the down economy, the top players in the industry in the Volunteer State continue to do what they do in an effort to elevate the quality of place in the built and natural environments.

For the fifth year, BusinessTN tips its cap to the 101 most
influential people plying their wares in the commercial real
estate industry.

CRE 101 2009

Kevin Adams

Memphis
CEO
CB Richard Ellis

Jennifer S. Banner

Knoxville
CEO
Schaad Companies

Joseph Barker

Nashville
Chief Manager
Marketstreet Equities Co.

Bill Barkley

Nashville
President
Crosland-Tennessee

Daniel L. Barnett

Knoxville
Founder and Principal
Blue Ridge Development

Rob Barrick

Nashville
President & CEO
Smith Seckman Reid

Hal Barry

Atlanta
Chairman
Barry Real Estate Cos.

James Bearden

Nashville
CEO
Gresham, Smith and Partners

John Belden

Memphis
President & CEO
Davidson Hotel Co.

Jack A. Belz

Memphis
Chairman & CEO
Belz Enterprises

C. Dorman Blaine

Knoxville
Founder & President
Blaine Construction

L. Kirkpatrick (Kirk) Bobo

Memphis
Managing Principal & Co-Founding Partner
Hnedak Bobo Group

Russell Bloodworth

Memphis
Executive VP
Boyle Investment Co.

H. Eric Bolton Jr.

Memphis
Chairman
Mid-America Apartment Communities

Bruce A. Bosse

Knoxville
President
Merit Construction

Paul O. Bower

Memphis
Chairman, CEO & President
Education Realty Trust

Clay Bright

Nashville
Vice President
Brasfield & Gorrie

Fletcher Bright

Chattanooga
Founder
Fletcher Bright Co.

Jim Bush

Knoxville
Chairman
Johnson & Galyon General Contractors

Jim Calkin

Sevierville
Chief Manager
Bridgemont Group

Jim Campbell

Jackson
President & COO
H+M CO.

Charles Carlisle

Franklin
CEO & Principal
Bristol Development Group

Gene Carlisle

Memphis
Founder & Chairman
Carlisle Corp.

Nick Cazana

Knoxville
President
Commercial & Investment Properties

Dean Chase

Nashville
Founder
D.F. Chase

Dale Connor

Nashville
Managing Director
Actus Lend Lease

Pace Cooper

Memphis
President & CEO
Cooper Companies

Mitch Cox

Johnson City
President & CEO
Mitch Cox Development Group

David DeVaney

Chattanooga
President
NAI Charter Real Estate Corp.

David Dewhirst

Knoxville
Owner
Dewhirst Properties

Jim Downing

Nashville
Board Chairman
Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon

John Eakin

Nashville
Founder & Chairman
Eakin Partners

David Emery

Nashville
Chairman & CEO
Healthcare Realty Trust

Pat Emery

Franklin
President
Spectrum Properties/Emery

Rick Fogelman

Memphis
CEO
Fogelman Properties

Sam Furrow

Knoxville
Partner
Archer-Furrow & Associates

Greg Gheen

Knoxville
Principal
Realty Trust Group

Tony Giarratana

Nashville
President
Giarratana Development

Tim Graham

Knoxville
President
The Graham Corp.

Jimmy Granbery

Nashville
CEO
H.G. Hill Realty Co.

Charles V. Griffin

Knoxville
President
BarberMcMurry Architects

Whitfield Hamilton

Nashville
Regional Director
Panattoni Development Co.

Stan Hardaway

Nashville
President
Hardaway Construction Corp.

Bill Hawkins

Nashville
President
Chas. Hawkins Co.

Michael Hayes

Nashville
Director of Development
C.B. Ragland Co.

Raymond Hensler

Nashville
President
Market Realty Advisors

Joe Hollingsworth

Clinton
CEO
Hollingsworth Cos.

Doug Horne

Knoxville
Chairman & CEO
Horne Properties

Page Inman

Memphis
President
Inman Construction

Larry Jensen

Memphis
President & CEO
Commercial Advisors

Raja J. Jubran

Knoxville
CEO
Denark Construction

Jon Kinsey

Chattanooga
President
Kinsey Probasco Hays

Bill Knestrick

Nashville
CEO
The Knestrick Cos.

Maribel Koella

Knoxville
NAI Director, Principal
NAI Knoxville

Rodney Lawler

Knoxville
Founder & Principal
Lawler-Wood Group

Stephen D. Lebovitz

Chattanooga
President
CBL & Associates Properties

R.E. Linkous

Memphis
President
Linkous Construction

Robert E. Loeb

Memphis
Chairman & CEO
Loeb Properties

Andy Lorenz

Knoxville
VP
Messer Construction Co.

Henry Luken

Chattanooga
Owner
Luken Holdings

Michael Mallen

Chattanooga
Member & VP
Perimeter Properties

G. Mark Mamantov

Knoxville
Member
Bass, Berry & Sims

Alex Marks

Nashville
Senior VP
Tower Investments

Steve C. Massey

Nashville
Executive VP Investment Properties
CB Richard Ellis Multi-Housing Group

Walker Mathews

Nashville
President
R.C. Mathews Contractor

Mack McClung

Nashville
General Partner
Vastland Realty Group

Mark McDonald

Nashville
Principal
Newton Oldacre McDonald

Sam Mishu

Knoxville
President
M&M Development

Roger M. Moore

Knoxville
Managing Director
Sperry Van Ness /R.M. Moore

David Ogle

Sevierville
Founder
Five Oaks Development

Alex Palmer

Nashville
Managing Partner
Alex S. Palmer & Co.

Laurence M. Papel

Nashville
Shareholder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Randall Parham

Nashville
Principal
Southeast Venture

Jerry Petzoldt

Kingsport
General Manager & Principal Broker
TCI Group-Jerry Petzoldt Agency

Dan Poag

Memphis
Chairman
Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers

Keith Pyle

Brentwood
President/Partner
Bell & Associates Construction

W. Brian Reames

Nashville
Senior Vice President-Regional Manager
Highwoods Properties

Frank Ricks

Memphis
Founding Principal
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects

Robert M. Rogers

Memphis
Owner
RMR Investment Co.

Mike Ross

Maryville
Founder
Rarity Communities

Eddie Saig

Memphis
NAI Director, President
NAI Saig Co.

Jim Sattler

Chattanooga
CEO
EMJ Corporation

Mary Singer

Memphis
President
Commercial Realty Group

Charles D. Smith

Knoxville
Principal/Senior Architect
Populous

Earl S. Swensson

Nashville
Chairman
Earl Swensson Associates

Robert Talbott

Knoxville
President
Holrob Investments

Gary Taylor

Jackson
Owner
Gary A. Taylor Investment Co.

Stewart Taylor

Kingsport
President
Taylor Cos.

John Thunder Thornton

Chattanooga
CEO
Thunder Enterprises

George Tomlin

Brentwood
President & CEO
GBT Realty

Henry Turley

Memphis
CEO
Henry Turley Co.

John L. Turley

Knoxville
Managing Partner
Turkey Creek Land Partners

Bill Vaughan

Nashville
President-Tennessee Division
The Shopping Center Group

Greg Vital

Georgetown
President & CEO
Independent Healthcare Properties

James A. Webb

Nashville
Co-founder
Freeman-Webb Inc.

Russ Westlake

Memphis
Managing Director
Jones Lang LaSalle

Stephen White

Nashville
Chairman
Bullock Smith & Partners

Aaron White

Nashville
President
Core Development Services

Dan Wilkinson

Memphis
Chairman
Colliers Wilkinson & Snowden

Bucky Wolford

Chattanooga
President & CEO
Wolford Development

Larry Wright

Cordova
President
Wright Investment Properties
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