Automakers have set up shop in Silicon Valley and are looking to the digital world as a way to lure younger drivers. Car companies are looking outside their industry to learn how make cars an extension of all the services millennials already love.
To Attract Millennials, Automakers Look To Smartphones
Final Issue? Nashville’s Homeless Newspaper On The Brink Of Collapse
Nashville’s homeless newspaper could soon print its final edition. It needs an influx of cash to stay afloat through year’s end.
Global Investment Bank Plans Regional ‘Hub’ In Nashville
Job postings are already going up after global wealth manager UBS announced the creation of a new office in Nashville. The Swiss bank plans to add a thousand jobs over the next five years.
MNPS Aims To Be No.1 In Five-Year Strategic Plan
Nashville’s public schools are setting very specific goals to reach by 2018. They include becoming the top urban school system in the country. Superintendent Jesse Register was praised Tuesday night for aiming high in a new strategic plan.
Canoes, Kayaks, An Amphitheater, A Dog Park: Nashville Mayor Says Riverfront Will Become True ‘Center Of The City’
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean wants the city’s downtown riverfront to come alive with a new venue for outdoor concerts, a dog park, and canoes and kayaks in the water. Dean says the total price tag could run to $40 million, but the money for it is already in place.
In Hunt For Planets Like Earth, Vandy Student Discovers Useful Clue
Two Vanderbilt experts on astronomy and physics have found a more accurate way to calculate the gravity of many distant stars – which is handy information for scientists on the hunt for habitable planets similar to Earth.
Signing Up Tennesseans ‘Suspicious’ Of Insurance Exchange: There’s A Grant For That
Clinics around Tennessee are divvying up more than $3 million from the federal government to recruit people into the new health insurance exchange. One priority is signing up those who are young and healthy.
TN House Speaker: Traffic Is Bad, I’m Sitting In It Right Now, But I’m Not Sure We Can Help Nashville’s Bus Proposal
The most powerful Nashvillian in the state legislature is not sold on the Bus Rapid Transit proposal being hyped by the city’s mayor. The $174 million project is banking on the state for 20 percent of its funding. Pulling it off would be tough, if not impossible, without support from House Speaker Beth Harwell.
General Assembly To TN D.C. Delegation: Let’s Chat About States’ Rights
Lawmakers at the Tennessee capitol say they need to talk to the state’s congressional delegation – all nine of them, and on the same day. A handful of Republicans have called for an unusual joint session to discuss states’ rights.
Nashville Mayor: Don’t Get Too Excited About New Ballpark Just Yet
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean had hoped to keep plans for reviving baseball at the old Sulphur Dell site quiet a little bit longer.
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