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Music City Center: An Investment in Nashville's Future

Monday, May 13, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

With the grand opening celebration for the new Music City Center set for May 19 and 20, we can look forward to another asset that brings visitor dollars to Middle Tennessee.

The 1.2-million-square-foot, environmentally efficient "widescraper" is the largest building of its kind in the South, and has already attracted national notice.

Downtown has seen so much development in the ...

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Category: Economic Development

Tags: development Music City Center convention center hospitality conventions tourism downtown Nashville

Nashville Next: Join the Conversation about Our Future

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

As a business and economic development organization, the Chamber is involved in Mayor Karl Dean's Nashville Next process to guide Nashville's growth and land development through 2040. This plan aligns with many of our key priorities.

This spring, Nashville Next has featured a series of guest speakers on a variety of topics to spark conversation among community leaders. The final ...

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Category: Economic Development

Tags: Brookings Institution Amy Liu P2020 Nashville Next regionalism Partnership 2020 economic development

Creating a Livable Community for People of All Ages

Friday, April 12, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

Guest post by Diane Neighbors, vice mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

By 2030, more than 70 million Americans -- twice as many as in 2000 -- will be 65 and older. At that time, older adults will comprise nearly one in five Americans. Recognizing the importance that the community we live in is built around our needs, ...

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Category: General

Tags: Nashville Livability Project Baby Boomers quality of life

Metro Council Adopts Downtown Signage Code

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

For the past 18 months, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has coordinated a shared public/private effort to amend the Nashville Downtown Code (DTC) by amending the regulations for signage within the downtown area covered under the DTC. Shawn Henry with Tune, Entrekin & White, representing the Chamber, joined Tom Turner with the Nashville Downtown Partnership to co-chair a task ...

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Category: Policy

Tags: signage Nashville Downtown Partnership Nashville Downtown Code MDHA downtown Nashville

Regional Cooperation Helps Nashville Remain Competitive

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

Economic development is no longer about two cities fighting for jobs. It's now about regions competing internationally. At the Chamber, many of our initiatives - from Partnership 2020 to WorkIT Nashville to our annual Leadership Study Mission - are focused on making our region able to compete economically with the best of the best.

The fourth annual Power of Ten ...

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Category: Economic Development

Tags: Cumberland Region Tomorrow Power of 10 regionalism economic development

Business Input Helps Shape Nashville's Future

Monday, March 04, 2013

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

Mayor Karl Dean has launched a two-and-a-half-year process called Nashville Next -- led by Rick Bernhardt and the Metro Planning Department -- to create a community-driven, countywide plan that will guide Nashville's growth and land development through 2040. The last time Nashville's General Plan was updated was in 1992, and the Nashville Area Chamber played an integral role in that ...

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Category: Business in Nashville

Tags: Nashville Next General Plan prosperity regionalism Metro Planning Department economic development Mayor Dean

Nashville Community & Transit Planners Welcome Input From Business Leaders

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

Over the next several weeks, there are three opportunities for Nashville business leaders to provide input into important community projects – the Midtown area zone change, events and activities including the Tennessee State Fair at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, and the East-West Connector bus rapid transit project. Each of these will affect businesses in the specific areas, as well as ...

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Category: Policy

Tags: Transit Alliance of Middle TN East-West Connector Tennessee State Fair zoning public transit Metropolitan Transit Authority Tennessee State Fairgrounds bus rapid transit

Celebrating 50 Years of Metro Government

Friday, June 22, 2012

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

In 1963, Nashville became the first large U.S. city to adopt a consolidated city-county government. Nashville is now a national model for metropolitan areas, and remains one of the leading examples of full consolidation of city and county into one government.

Our history of shared governance has paved the way for our growth as a city, county and region. Nashville-Davidson ...

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Category: Legislative Issues

Tags: metropolitan government regionalism Metro government

New Metro Budget Aligns With Chamber's Community Priorities

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

Last night, the Metro Council adopted a substitute budget that included a 53-cent property tax increase. The substitute budget, which was offered by Budget & Finance Committee Chair Sean McGuire, addresses many of the same priorities that the Chamber board supported in Mayor Dean's budget.

Every city has a process by which its annual budget is framed. When a tax ...

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Category: Legislative Issues

Tags: Mayor Karl Dean Metro budget Metro Council

Investing In Our Future Is Critical For Economic Prosperity

Friday, June 15, 2012

Posted by: Debby Dale Mason - Community Action

As the Metro budget process continues in preparation for an anticipated final vote by the Metro Council on Tuesday, June 19, the Chamber continues to share the reasons for our board-adopted position in support of the mayor’s proposed 2012-2013 operating and capital budgets with our members, business and community leaders and members of the Metro Council.

The opportunity to educate ...

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Category: Legislative Issues

Tags: Mayor Karl Dean Metro budget public safety workforce Metro Nashville government job growth public education Metro Council mass transit

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