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Back Yard Burgers Moves Corporate Headquarters To Shelby Oaks Corporate Park MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 25, 2000 - Back Yard Burgers has moved its corporate headquarters to Shelby Oaks Corporate Park in East Memphis. Back Yard Burgers new office contains 7,500 square feet of space designed specifically for use as the companys headquarters. The build-to-suit facility will easily accommodate the corporate offices 30 employees, while allowing for additional space as the company continues to grow. Shelby Oaks is an attractive venue for businesses due to its ability to accommodate rapid business growth, said Andrew J. Groveman, senior vice president of Belz Enterprises. We are delighted Back Yard Burgers chose to locate its corporate headquarters in Shelby Oaks Corporate Park affording us the opportunity to play a part in the massive growth of such a phenomenally successful company. Founded in Cleveland, Mississippi in 1987, Back Yard Burgers moved its corporate headquarters to Memphis in 1990. Since then the restaurant chain has continued to grow with 88 restaurants now operating in 16 states. Started as a double drive through concept, many restaurants now include dining rooms, a self-serve beverage center and the standard single drive-thru lane. Formerly located on American Way, the decision to relocate to Shelby Oaks Corporate Park was a natural progression in the growth of a rapidly expanding company. Shelby Oaks Corporate Park offers strategic advantages not found
in other office parks, said Lattimore Michaels, president of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
Because of the wide variety of space available, the park has the capacity to
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