Vines v. Status Quo Jim Vines thought he knew a lot about fixing broken organizations. Then he was named U.S. Attorney in Nashville.
Three years later, despite an ex-employee’s lawsuit and a federal review, it looks like he was right.
As a law student at Washington and Lee University in the 1980s, Jim Vines was tasked with overhauling a Law Review program so bad that the school’s most talented professors wouldn’t contribute articles to it. His expansive 10-point improvement plan included recruiting senior editorial talent and adding structure to the organization. It was such a triumph that the W&L faculty backed his successful bid for a clerkship with Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the ultimate prize for high-performing law school graduates.
Clearing the Runway West/Jackson - County officials expect a new airport to provide a shot in the arm for the local economy
A Healthy Artery Memphis - A new interstate stirs up anticipation and development in northwest Tennessee
Urban Planning Middle/Clarksville - Ft. Campbell's Cassidy facility prepares soldiers for when the neighborhood becomes the battlefield
Desirable Fines East/Copperhill - Tennessee Minerals harvests the cast-offs from over a hundred years of mining in Copperhill
The Electric Company East/Knoxville - EPRI Solutions sheds light on why other companies are in the dark
Raising the Dunbar East/Tri-Cities - It’s good to be the king of red peppers, but how ’bout them sweet potatoes?
Divorce Proceedings Keeping the business afloat during choppy marital waters
The "Stage" Coaches" Tourism Roundtable There’s little question that tourism is a critical driver of Tennessee’s economy, generating nearly $10 billion annually. It’s the lifeblood of many businesses in Tennessee
Appointments & Transitions In, and out of, the ’Zone In mid-March, AutoZone Chief Executive Steve Odland left the Memphis-based auto parts company to lead Office Depot, the world’s second-largest chain of office supply stores with annual sales of almost $14 billion. Investors took notice: AutoZone shares immediately fell 11% to $87.50, and two weeks later were trading at $85.29, well below their early-March and 52-week high of $99.90.…
Appointments & Transitions In, and out of, the ’Zone In mid-March, AutoZone Chief Executive Steve Odland left the Memphis-based auto parts company to lead Office Depot, the world’s second-largest chain of office supply stores with annual sales of almost $14 billion. Investors took notice: AutoZone shares immediately fell 11% to $87.50, and two weeks later were trading at $85.29, well below their early-March and 52-week high of $99.90.…
Appointments & Transitions In, and out of, the ’Zone In mid-March, AutoZone Chief Executive Steve Odland left the Memphis-based auto parts company to lead Office Depot, the world’s second-largest chain of office supply stores with annual sales of almost $14 billion. Investors took notice: AutoZone shares immediately fell 11% to $87.50, and two weeks later were trading at $85.29, well below their early-March and 52-week high of $99.90.…
