Yates ranks #1 on the Memphis Business Journal’s 2025 Memphis-Area General Contractor List

The Memphis Business Journal has ranked Yates Construction the #1 General Contractor in Memphis for 2025, marking our fourth consecutive year at the top of the list. This recognition is a testament to our team's efforts and the partnerships we have built in the Memphis community.

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Featured Memphis Experience

FedEx Secondary 25 Sort Facility

Yates Construction and our joint venture partner provided preconstruction and construction services on the FedEx Secondary 25 Sort Facility. The scope of work involved the construction of a 1.3 million four-story facility consisting of modernized sort conveyors, distribution equipment, and administrative offices. The project site was once home to the Tennessee Air National Guard World War II airplane hangars. The building's design incorporates the barrel roof to emulate airplane hangars and preserve the historical look. It also features restored wood materials demoed from the original hangars, made into custom furniture, and used for accent walls throughout. The facility achieved LEED® Certification and features over 9,000 SF of View Dynamic Smart Glass that automatically adjusts to outdoor conditions.

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Renasant Convention Center

The Renasant Convention Center includes renovating and modernizing a seven-story convention center constructed in 1968. The project comprises 300,000 SF of flexible meeting, exhibit, and pre-function space, 46 meeting rooms totaling 90,000 SF, a 118,000 SF column-free exhibit hall, and a 28,000 SF ballroom. In addition, the facility design transforms the exterior facade from solid concrete walls with few windows to floor-to-ceiling windows and outdoor terraces overlooking the Mississippi River. Updates to the three-story, below-grade parking garage were part of the project as well.

This project scope also included a new pedestrian bridge from the convention center to a neighboring hotel. This project component required heavy communication with the City of Memphis and the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA).

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Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid

Yates Construction provided construction services for the new Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and Hotel inside the Memphis Pyramid. The project is 535,000 SF under one roof, making it one of the world’s largest retail stores. It is 32 stories tall and contains the largest free-standing elevator in America, 25 stories high and open on all four sides. The facility features a 13-lane underwater bowling alley, dining, meeting space, and 100 hotel rooms overlooking the swamp with screened-in porches.

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Electrolux Manufacturing Facility

Yates Construction provided construction services for the Electrolux Manufacturing Facility. The facility consists of administrative offices, a manufacturing facility, warehousing, and water treatment to support Electrolux’s stamping, injection molding, paint, assembly, packaging, and shipping operations. The project also includes a security building, a general storage area, and a waste disposal area.

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