VOL. 35 | NO. 1 | Friday, January 7, 2011
Music City Center proponents offer bookings as proof of concept
For Butch Spyridon, it was never so much “if you build it, they will come,” but more like “they’re coming, so build it.”
Convention reservations through 2025
As unusual business years go, it would be hard to top the one just wrapped up at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.
"Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.”
Nashville businesses may soon receive funding for money-saving energy retrofits if an initial program for homeowners is deemed successful.
The next expansion of the Harpeth River Greenway will extend from the Bellevue Exchange Club Section near Reese Smith Jr. Ball Park on McPherson Drive to the Morton Mill trailhead at Morton Mill Road and Old Harding Pike.
GREEN BUSINESS
Anything seems possible on the Internet, so why not a site that would enable users to simultaneously buy music and plant a tree.
GET A JOB!
Not everyone has all the same abilities and characteristics, which is the reason an employer goes through the search process to find the right person for a job.
I SWEAR
We Americans spend billions on our physical well-being, “but there are no comparable efforts to keep people mentally agile and strong.”
KAY'S COOKING CORNER
Cooks young and old have been whipping, beating, slicing, dicing, browning, and boiling these past few weeks. New cooks have experimented, and seasoned cooks have prepared the perfect dish. After all, isn’t that what family holiday gatherings are all about?
STATEWIDE
NASHVILLE (AP) — Revenue collections are showing continued improvement in Tennessee's finances, but the state panel responsible for setting projections for the next budget year has punted that task for another month.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Vanderbilt University Medical Center said Wednesday that students in the nurse residency program will not be required to participate in abortions.
NASHVILLE (AP) — The National Weather Service failed to warn of major flooding in Nashville in the spring until after it had already taken place, and residents did not heed warnings because they didn't reflect the urgency of the flooding, which killed 22 people around the state, a new report shows.
JACKSON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher has filed new information about a $250,000 campaign loan that was the subject of controversy during the election.
STATE LEGISLATURE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State Rep. Glen Casada says local governments should not have a patchwork of policies toward businesses.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New state House Speaker Beth Harwell is shaking up the chamber's committee system in an effort to streamline the legislative process.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
NEW YORK (AP) — The bleakest year in foreclosure crisis has only just begun.
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is positioning itself as a car company partner rather than an adversary as it renews a campaign to sign up workers at U.S. plants owned by foreign-based car companies.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, with all parts of the country showing improvements. Factories produced more, shoppers spent more and companies hired more — pointing to a stronger economy in 2011.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Kroger Co. will open gas station No. 1,000 on Wednesday, a milestone that underscores the growing link between groceries and gas in the drive to build customer loyalty.