CBL names Owens leasing vice president
CBL Properties has promoted Randy Owens to vice president of leasing.
Owens started his career at CBL in 1988 as a district leasing manager in CBL’s Community Center Leasing Division. In 2002, he was promoted to senior leasing manager, and in 2007 he was named regional leasing director.
In his new role, Owens will lead the national account and portfolio renewal team and will play a key leadership role in CBL’s overall leasing program.
“During his 30 years with CBL, Randy has nurtured relationships with key national retailers throughout our portfolio. He has also completed deals with a number of expanding retailers including CBL’s first ULTA Beauty store in 2011,” CBL President Stephen Lebovitz said. “Randy’s enthusiasm and expertise are highly regarded by his peers at CBL as well as with our retail partners.”
Puckett’s owner honored by hospitality association
Andy Marshall, proprietor of Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurant in downtown Chattanooga and 11 other restaurant and hospitality concepts across the state, has been recognized by Middle Tennessee State University’s Jones College of Business and the Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association for his unwavering commitment to service in the community and the hospitality industry.
Marshall was named a 2017 recipient of the Joe M. Rodgers Spirit of America Award, presented by his alma mater. Named for a former United States ambassador, businessman and the inaugural holder of the Jennings A. Jones Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise in the Jones College of Business, the award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated the highest ideals in keeping with the American spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship and commitment to others.
Nominations for the Spirit of America award are solicited from the executive leadership in the Jones College of Business, with the final selection made by the dean of the College of Business, Dr. David Urban.
“Andy has made many contributions to the growth of the middle Tennessee area,” said David Urban, dean of the business school at MTSU. “His tireless work in building his business, including the recent opening of Puckett’s Gro. and Hattie Jane’s Creamery in Murfreesboro, is making a huge impact on regional economic development.”
Marshall was also named the Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association’s 2017 Restaurateur of the Year at the organization’s annual “Stars of the Industry” gala event.
Earier this year, the Nashville Business Journal recognized Marshall as one of Nashville’s Most Admired CEOs for the fourth year in a row.
Wooden honored among America’s Top 100 lawyers
Chattanooga attorney Tracy C. Wooden has been recognized among America’s Top 100 lawyers, which recognizes only 100 attorneys in each state.
With over 25 years of experience, Wooden provides legal services in utility law, wireless communications, personal injury, construction, real estate, estate planning, litigation, business and corporate law, individual and corporate tax matters, financial institutions, government law and zoning. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and has been instrumental in resolving complex tax issues and working diligently with the Internal Revenue Service in obtaining fair resolutions for individual clients and businesses.
Wooden has decades of experience in representing business and governmental entities, boards of directors, and quasi-governmental entities (including municipalities, city utility boards, port authorities, industrial development bond boards, historic preservation societies and various utilities. He is licensed as an atorney in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and three other states.
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