VOL. 35 | NO. 9 | Friday, March 4, 2011
Despite the Great Recession, four new major retail centers are thriving
Despite a national climate that remains difficult for retail and even worse for construction, several major developments in Nashville have not only survived but thrived since coming online before and during the Great Recession.
When members of the Tennessee Education Association march on the state Capitol on Saturday, they say they will be defending collective bargaining rights that have resulted in small benefits like lunch breaks for teachers and time for planning lessons each day.
A Metro plan to ease traffic at Harding and White Bridge roads is being pulled by the Metro Planning Commission following protests from neighbors and greenway supporters.
GREEN BUSINESS
When Andy Bird, 25, and his wife decided it was time to move from their Charlotte, N.C., home, they wanted to find just the right place that would satisfy both their personal and professional needs. And with plenty of friends and family living in Nashville, it seemed like the right place to settle.
GET A JOB!
In some occupations, it’s hard for someone with 15 or more years experience to find another job. Sometimes it’s because employers discriminate against older job seekers. Some managers fear a mature person is more qualified than they. Some older job seekers assume they will be discriminated against, and it shows in the interview.
NEWSMAKERS
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is pleased to announce that Brian M. Dobbs, Curtis L. Fisher, Alonda W. McCutcheon, Andrew L. McQueen, Russell A. Miller and Wendy M. Warren have been elected to membership in the firm’s Nashville office.
BOOK REVIEW
These days, it’s a battle to stay in business.
I SWEAR
I started this column as yet another “Who am I?” But ulterior motive did me in. I’ve a story to tell.
KAY'S COOKING CORNER
I’ve got a gadget (lots of them really – my mom calls me the gadget queen) called a potato ricer. I don’t know how many of you have one of these or have ever used one. So for the benefit of those who have never heard of it, let me explain.
NASHVILLE AREA
The owners of hospital chain HCA Holdings Inc. found investors eager for its stock as the company sold more shares in its initial public offering than it expected - and at the top of the expected range.
THIRD TIME AROUND: Hospital company HCA Holdings Inc. sold shares publicly for the third time since it was founded in 1968 by the father and brother of former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Richard P. Seiter of Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America has been honored by the American Correctional Association.
STATEWIDE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State troopers want to drop the word 'highway' from their agency's name and become known as the Tennessee State Patrol.
STATE LEGISLATURE
NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to make it more difficult for teachers to get — and keep — tenure advanced in the House on Wednesday after a failed attempt to delay the measure for at least a year.
REAL ESTATE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of U.S. homes receiving a foreclosure-related notice fell to a 36-month low last month, as lenders delayed taking action against homeowners amid heightened scrutiny over banks' handling of home repossessions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leading House Republicans are challenging a deal that federal and state officials have offered to five big U.S. banks that would change the handling of foreclosures and force lenders to modify more mortgages.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for a mortgage jumped last week. But analysts cautioned that the increase was likely driven by investors, not first-time homebuyers who are needed to help housing markets recover.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
Oil prices slipped below $104 a barrel on Thursday but remained elevated and highly volatile in light of the intense battles around Libya's crude and gas facilities.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are edging lower ahead of the government's report on new applications for unemployment benefits and lingering worries about unrest in Libya and its impact on oil prices.
BEIJING (AP) — China reported a surprise trade deficit in February as surging prices for oil and other commodities pushed up its import bill.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission says she didn't think the agency's former general counsel's financial tie to convicted felon Bernard Madoff represented a conflict of interest.
SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks Corp. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. have reached a deal that will bring single-cup Starbucks coffee and Tazo tea pods to Keurig users.
NATIONAL POLITICS
WASHINGTON (AP) — NPR will forge ahead in the fight for federal money despite six months of bad PR — and without its chief executive.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their opening budget gambits history, lawmakers are returning to the bargaining table in search of a fiscal plan that cuts spending, as voters demanded in the last election, and could carry political value in the next one.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is telling the former government whistle-blower protector that he can't protect himself from serving at least a month in jail.