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Checking in on ‘community benefits agreements’ in Tennessee — and the new law curbing them

Cynthia Abrams

June 16, 2025

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A new Tennessee law that takes effect in July will ban “community benefits agreements” for companies that have received state economic incentives. It arrives seven years after the state’s first such agreement.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Blue Oval City, Blue Oval Good Neighbors, CBAs, Community benefits agreement, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Geodis Park, Lindsey Paola, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer, odessa kelly, Page Walley, Raumesh Akari, Sen. Raumesh Akbari, Stand Up Nashville

Stephen Mason, aka Soccer Moses

Mary Mancini

March 31, 2025

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“Does it bring joy, and can it impact the community?” That’s the litmus test for Soccer Moses, aka the Handsomizer, aka Stephen Mason.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Major League Soccer, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer, Soccer, Soccer Moses, Stephen Mason, The Handsomizer

Nashville SC fires coach Gary Smith after 3-4-5 start in seventh season

The Associated Press

May 16, 2024

The club described the move only as Smith’s “departure,” along with assistant coach Steve Guppy. He is the first MLS coach to be fired this season.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Major League Soccer, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer, Soccer, Sports

In the Leagues Cup final, Nashville SC falls to Messi — or rather, Inter Miami CF

Cynthia Abrams

August 21, 2023

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Nashville SC took the field in the Leagues Cup final this weekend, and the city was buzzing. Though a win would have brought the club their first-ever major trophy, much of the excitement may have had more to do with the team’s opponent.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Geodis Park, Inter Miami, Inter Miami CF, Leagues Cup, Leagues Cup Final, Messi, MLS, Nashville, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer

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