VOL. 35 | NO. 8 | Friday, February 25, 2011
New construction could be critical to luring ‘40 or 50 companies’ per month eyeing Nashville-area relocation
Nashville’s commercial real estate industry is beginning to consider a question that no one dared to even ask during the depths of the recession – when will the next large office building be built?
Retiring baby boomers caught in the real estate crash are fueling three senior housing trends – smaller homes, cheaper furnishings and renting instead of owning.
For the past three years, Tandy Wilson has been impressing diners at his Germantown restaurant with a unique blend of soulful Southern fare and rustic Italian cuisine.
GREEN BUSINESS
As the Director of Food Service for Park Manor, an independent senior living community in Belle Meade, 24-year-old Brandon Frohne puts a lot of care into the meals he creates. With a culinary background that includes stints at Nick and Rudy’s, The Palm Terrace and training at the Culinary Institute of America, quality has always been the key ingredient.
GET A JOB!
Many career experts estimate that up to 75 percent of jobs in America are never advertised. They instead circulate in the murky world commonly referred to as the “hidden job market.”
NEWSMAKERS
The Nashville chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) has named Southeast Venture 2011 its Developer of the Year. Additionally, Southeast Venture broker, J.T. Martin, has been nominated as a finalist for the Developing Leader award. Both awards will be presented at the NAIOPs annual gala March 10 at the Hutton Hotel.
I SWEAR
Let’s start by quoting some reader mail:
KAY'S COOKING CORNER
Square, round, thin, braided, lumpy, stuffed, drizzled, drenched, soaked, dunked and smothered. Fried breads can be found all around the world, at home, in fine restaurants and in the street. “Beignet,” a traditional New Orleans treat, is one of the most universally recognized names for fried dough desserts; however, this same fried bread can be found in just about any cuisine! In the South, we have – what else – Krispy Kreme Doughnuts! (Just kidding).
NASHVILLE AREA
NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville's new convention center, which is still under construction, has landed another large event.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A professor at Meharry Medical College is suing the school for $12 million, claiming he was discriminated against because he is an Arab and a Muslim.
STATE LEGISLATURE
NASHVILLE (AP) — A proposal that would give Tennessee cow owners immunity from lawsuits for so-called "bovine activities" has passed the Senate.
TULLAHOMA (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is prepared to push through his education proposals even if they don't get support from Democratic lawmakers.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A proposal that would restrict Tennessee local governments' extension of anti-discrimination policies has stalled in the Legislature.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A measure that would allow Tennessee parents to opt their children out of extracurricular school activities is advancing in the House.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people requesting unemployment benefits last week plunged to a nearly three-year low, bolstering the likelihood that companies will increase the pace of hiring this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers braved February's chill to hand retailers surprisingly strong sales gains, extending the momentum from a strong holiday season and providing evidence of a strengthening economic recovery.
Oil prices eased below $102 a barrel Thursday but remained near highs last seen in 2008 as fighting between rebels and government forces in Libya intensified amid efforts to reach a mediated resolution to the conflict that has cut crude supplies by more than half from the OPEC nation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks appear headed for gains at the opening of trading, ahead of a weekly report on the job market.
ROME (AP) — Global food prices reached new highs in February, a U.N. food agency said Thursday, warning that oil price spikes could provoke further increases.
LONDON (AP) — BP is blocking bonuses to executives who were responsible for operations in the Gulf of Mexico during last year's disastrous well blowout, including former CEO Tony Hayward and former head of exploration and production Andy Inglis.
NATIONAL POLITICS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama dispatched Vice President Joe Biden to Capitol Hill on Thursday to begin negotiations between Republican and Democratic leaders on how much to spend to keep the government running through the end of the fiscal year in September.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tap-tap-tap went George W. Bush's feet under his chair in the Old Senate Chamber Wednesday as he waited through a speech by his longtime friend, heart surgeon and one-time majority leader Bill Frist.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is focusing mostly on foreign affairs Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is tempering its tough talk on Libya with a dose of reality, explaining that even a no-fly zone over the country would require a military attack on Moammar Gadhafi's regime. The Pentagon made it clear that it didn't want war.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission took steps Wednesday toward curbing risk-taking at big Wall Street firms and reducing the influence of credit-rating agencies, two factors that contributed to the financial crisis.