Governor Bill Haslam’s current budget included a nearly $11 million tourism budget, $6 million of which is being dedicated to the VML contract. It’s a 5-year agreement, and the firm’s total maximum payout is $60 million.
Effort To Block Printer’s Alley Hotel Picks Up Momentum
The new owners plan to renovate the old building but displace the tenants, which include Lonnie’s Western Room, Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar and others.
Music City Center Cited As Example In New Book About The ‘Follies’ Of Convention Centers
He’s often been cited in Nashville stories casting doubt on the success prospects of the Music City Center.
Nashville In Line For A Boutique Hotel Boomlet, If All The Plans Go Through
A group of well-heeled investors has an acre of property in the heart of Printer’s Alley in downtown Nashville under contract. The developers are thinking about a boutique hotel there, just as several other similar hotels are being considered.
Judge Hands Victory To Developer Planning Tallest Building In Green Hills
The Green Hills Neighborhood Association sued the developers in the project, claiming that the tall building violated the area’s height restrictions.
Repairs Needed On Nashville’s Bridges Highlight Country’s Faltering Infrastructure
Statewide, Tennessee has more than a 1,000 bridges that need work.
Melinda Gates Says Common Core Has Become Too Political
Gates said the fact that not all students are college-ready by graduation is the country’s “great injustice.”
Volkswagen Expected To Create 2,000 New Jobs In Chattanooga, But At A Hefty Price
The announcement closes months of speculation about whether the automaker will add the new line in Tennessee or Mexico.
Federal Letter On TennCare Failings Surprised Haslam
Thousands of Tennesseans are not getting access to subsidized health care because state officials are failing to following rules set forth in the Affordable Care Act.