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Nashville’s Big Economic Day: Amazon, Ernst & Young And Basketball

Nashville’s Big Economic Day: Amazon, Ernst & Young And Basketball

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 14, 2018

Listen Tuesday was a big day for the Nashville economy. Amazon announced it will create 5,000 jobs in the Music City. The New York firm Ernst & Young says it will bring another 600 jobs. And a major basketball tournament will be coming back to Bridgestone Arena.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville, SEC

Charles Sargent, Longtime Williamson County Lawmaker, Dies At 73

Chas Sisk

November 14, 2018

Longtime Williamson County Rep. Charles Sargent has died after suffering from cancer.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: News

Amazon Says Its Nashville Hub Will Be ‘Energy Efficient’ But It’s Not Clear What That Will Mean

Shalina Chatlani

November 13, 2018

Amazon says its new operations hub in downtown Nashville will include 1 million square feet of “energy-efficient office space.” But it’s still unclear how the facility will be powered.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: environment, Tennessee Valley Authority

With Amazon, ‘Nashville Yards’ Development Lands Its Blockbuster Anchor

Tony Gonzalez

November 13, 2018

Listen Amazon’s 5,000-job announcement for Nashville also has major implications for the site in downtown Nashville where employees will work from a new 1-million-square-foot office space.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Amazon, Nashville Yards

With Amazon, ‘Nashville Yards’ Development Lands Its Blockbuster Anchor

Tony Gonzalez

November 13, 2018

Amazon’s 5,000-job announcement for Nashville also has major implications for the site in downtown Nashville where employees will work from a new 1…

Filed Under: Business

Amazon Chooses Nashville As New 5,000-Job Distribution Hub

Emily SinerandSergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 13, 2018

Listen Nashville will be home to a new distribution hub for the retail giant Amazon, bringing 5,000 corporate jobs to the city in what public officials are describing as the “single largest jobs commitment” in the state’s history.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Amazon, economic incentives

Famed Muralist Blek Le Rat Brings His Art To Germantown

Shalina Chatlani

November 13, 2018

  Listen Nashville has added another mural to its growing street art scene, after French graffiti artist Blek Le Rat visited the city last week and left his mark.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts

Homicide Case Against Nashville Police Officer Could Spend Years In The Courts

Tony Gonzalez

November 13, 2018

Listen Court dates have already been rescheduled twice for Nashville police Officer Andrew Delke, who faces a homicide charge in the July fatal shooting of 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Nashville Officer Trial

Amazon Chooses Nashville As New 5,000-Job Distribution Hub

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 13, 2018

Nashville will be home to a new distribution hub for the retail giant Amazon, bringing 5,000 corporate jobs to the city in what public officials are…

Filed Under: Business

For Some Rural Tennessee Hospitals, Sustainability Means Avoiding Repeat Customers

Blake Farmer

November 13, 2018

Listen Rural hospitals close when they don’t have enough paying patients to care for, but they’re also now penalized when the same patients show up over and over again. That puts rural hospitals in a precarious position of occasionally needing to keep people away from their care.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, rural hospitals

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