There are 20 article(s) tagged Robert Pera:

• July 2023

  • Calkins: Is there enough cash for the Grizzlies and the football stadium? Turns out, maybe not.

    It could be that there isn’t enough for money both FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. And that is — at the very least — worrisome.

    By Geoff Calkins July 25, 2023

• May 2022

  • $147M down, $148M to pay on FedExForum, with renovations a possibility

    “I understand major renovations (at FedExForum) are going to be needed,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said, “but I don’t think it’s scary at all.”

    By Don Wade May 23, 2022

• April 2022

  • Calkins: Grizzlies aren’t leaving Memphis — now or in 2029

    The Grizzlies have reached an agreement with the city and county that will keep the team in Memphis through 2029. Should Grizzlies fans worry about what will happen after that? No. And here’s why. 

    By Geoff Calkins April 11, 2022

• April 2021

  • Calkins: Robert Pera, Marc Gasol and sections 103 & 104 fans help FedExForum usher get a new kidney

    Grizzlies owner Robert Pera contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe for LaVelt Hill, a longtime usher at FedExForum who needs a kidney transplant. The fundraiser is a tribute to Hill and the team’s extended family. 

    By Geoff Calkins April 25, 2021

  • Company founded by Grizzlies’ Pera leases Memphis warehouse space

    Ubiquiti, a communications technology company, has completed a lease for 161,000 square feet of warehouse space in the Southeast Memphis industrial district.

    By Tom Bailey April 13, 2021

• January 2021

  • Companies get incentives to stay, come to or grow in Memphis

    One company distributes pharmaceutical or medical device products. Another sells information-technology and WiFi-related items. And a third sells industrial tools. 

    By Tom Bailey January 20, 2021

  • Grizzlies’ owner’s Ubiquiti seeks incentive for new warehouse

    Robert Pera’s communications technology firm seeks a 10-year tax incentive that would save the company $1.8 million total in local property taxes. But the company would create 25 jobs paying $37,027 on average.

    By Tom Bailey January 17, 2021

• December 2020

  • Calkins: Grizzlies tip off 20 years — and hopefully 20 more

    There is a lease provision that has to be dealt with, but right now there’s no reason Memphis and its touchstone can’t work things out. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 22, 2020

• June 2020

  • Calkins: Don’t worry about the Grizzlies moving — worry about this

    An "early termination" clause in the Grizzlies lease poses a real challenge for the city and county. But if you're worried about the Grizzlies relocating someday, that's not what you should be most worried about.

    By Geoff Calkins June 24, 2020

• July 2019

  • Forever No. 11: Mike Conley always a Grizzly

    If you think No. 11, you think Mike Conley. And if you think Mike Conley, you think Memphis Grizzlies. That's why his jersey will one day hang from the FedExForum rafters.

    By Don Wade July 07, 2019

• April 2019

  • Valanciunas had ‘great time’ after trade to Grizzlies, but does he still believe he’s a good fit?

    Center Jonas Valanciunas enjoyed his time in Memphis after being traded here from Toronto and was very productive. But with the Grizzlies' next steps unclear, does he still believe he's a good fit and will he exercise his player option for $17.6 million or look elsewhere?

    By Don Wade April 16, 2019

  • Calkins: Can a 30-year-old whiz kid save the Grizzlies?

    The Grizzlies took a risk when they hired 30-year-old Zach Kleiman to lead their personnel department. But that doesn't mean Kleiman can't do the job.

    By Geoff Calkins April 12, 2019

  • Calkins: No words to explain how the Grizzlies treated Wallace and Bickerstaff

    The Grizzlies fired J.B. Bickerstaff and reassigned Chris Wallace Thursday. But the way they did it raises some legitimate questions about the new management team. 

    By Geoff Calkins April 11, 2019

• March 2019

  • Joshua Kushner and Brandon Arrindell purchase shares of Grizzlies

    Joshua Kushner and Brandon Arrindell have purchased minority shares in the Memphis Grizzlies, according to league sources.

    By Geoff Calkins, Chris Herrington March 25, 2019

• February 2019

  • Grizzlies Post-Trade Notebook: Gasol goodbyes, Chris Wallace talks, and more

    An updated-through-the-day collection of Grizzlies trade postmortem notes, outside opinions, relevant goodbyes and more.

    By Chris Herrington February 08, 2019

  • Pera announces Gasol jersey will hang in rafters

    With the departure of Marc Gasol, the organization announces the No. 33 jersey will eventually be retired and hang from the FedExForum rafters alongside Zbo and TA

    By Clay Bailey February 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Calkins: The 10 most compelling Memphis sports figures of 2018

    Penny Hardaway was the most compelling Memphis sports figure of 2018. But here are 10 more who shaped the year. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 31, 2018

  • Grizzlies Podcast: Robert Pera talks, and we talk about it

    Chris Herrington and Geoff Calkins discuss the Daily Memphian’s exclusive interview with Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera and what it says about the direction of the franchise.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 17, 2018

  • Exclusive Q&A: Robert Pera says he remains committed to Memphis and is more hands-on than ever

    Robert Pera remains committed to keeping the Grizzlies in Memphis and is more active than ever in running the team. That emerged as the theme of The Daily Memphian’s interview with Pera – the product of a longstanding request – during halftime of Friday’s game against the Miami Heat. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 17, 2018