Mayors in Tennessee’s major cities are coming together for the formation of the Tennessee Major Metros Economic Restart Task Force.
Startup Founder Becomes First Black Woman in Tennessee to Raise $1 Million
Business incubators Launch Tennessee and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center are touting the first black woman in the state to raise over $1 million in venture capital.
A Haven For Antique Lovers Succumbs To Development In Downtown Nashville
Listen The owner of Nashville’s Downtown Antique Mall knew this day was coming. The century-old warehouse full of quirky antiques is closing Friday after operating for three decades. The mall’s vendors say the reasons for the closure are indicative of the threat to small businesses downtown.
Restaurateurs Making The Biggest Splash Downtown Have A History Of Legal Problems
Some of the flashiest growth on Lower Broad is coming from companies not from Nashville, or Tennessee. And one in particular — Ohio-based TC Restaurant Group — now owns eight high-profile bars and restaurants.
Fewer Projects, Bigger Price Tags: The State Of Nashville’s Building Boom
Listen Nashville almost hit an all-time record in the value of building permits issued in the last fiscal year, but the total number of permits actually went down. It’s a strange factoid that the Nashville Business Journal’s senior reporter Adam Sichko wrote about last week, at the close of Metro Nashville’s fiscal year. We talked to […]
The Company That Turned a Small Tennessee Town Into ‘Pencil City’ Still Holds On
Listen In the 1950s, the small town of Shelbyville, Tenn., was home to a half-dozen pencil manufacturers, prompting then-Gov. Buford Ellington to declare it “Pencil City.” The nickname has stuck, but for the most part, the industry has not. Today, the last business standing is Musgrave Pencil Company, which has found a way to adapt […]
What We Know (And Don’t) About Nashville’s Top 20 Amazon Bid
Listen Nashville is now one of 20 finalists for Amazon’s highly coveted second headquarters. It promises to bring as many as 50,000 jobs and the caché of welcoming one of the world’s most successful companies. But it’s not clear what Nashville is promising in return.
Conservative Legislative Group ALEC Brings Policy Discussions — And Protests — To Nashville
Listen Conservative activists and lawmakers from across the country will gather in Nashville starting Wednesday for a summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
The Key To Amazon’s Huge Cyber Monday In Tennessee? Seasonal Workers
Listen Monday was one of the busiest days of the year for the online retailer Amazon. The company says on Cyber Monday, hundreds of people place orders every second. And in Tennessee, this massive production depends on thousands of seasonal workers the company has hired across the state.
County-By-County Home Prices Reveal Hotspots In Nashville’s Housing Boom
Listen The rapid pace of home sales in Middle Tennessee is continuing to keep prices high — a median of $280,000 in September. Outlying counties have seen some of the biggest bumps, according to quarterly figures from the Greater Nashville Realtors.
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