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Music Industry Keeps Spotlight on Nashville

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:10:17 GMT

Last Wednesday night, all eyes across America were on Nashville as the Grammy nominations concert broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena. Earlier that day, we were honored to have our Partnership 2020 investors hear from George Flanigen, chair of the Recording Academy, and Randy Goodman, co-chair of the Music City Music ...

Look Out For Nashville, Says the WSJ

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:53:30 GMT

Everywhere you go these days, it seems everyone's talking about Nashville -- our eclectic shops, our one-of-a-kind restaurants, our contagious energy -- we even have a TV show about us. And this week, the Wall Street Journal joined the slew of national publications spreading the word about our creative, innovative ...

'Nashville' Comes to Primetime

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:26:29 GMT

Get ready, Nashville -- your city, in all its crazy, beautiful, entrepreneurial, dramatic and musical glory, will be coming to ABC primetime television in October, with the premiere of the Lionsgate/ABC TV series named, you guessed it, Nashville.

This morning, we hosted approximately 100 Partnership 2020 investors to hear from ...

Nashville is An Entrepreneurial 'Paradise'

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:09:58 GMT

With all the recent national publications ranking Nashville’s economic climate among the strongest in the country, it can be hard to keep up! Last week, the Young Entrepreneur Council named Nashville No. 2 of 12 “startup paradise” cities in America.

When a large group of community leaders embarked on the ...

The Lure of Nashville’s Hot Chicken, Hot Talent and Priceless Vibe

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Guest post by Brandon Edwards, founder and president, ReviveHealth

When our health care public relations firm was figuring out which city east of the Mississippi to expand to, Nashville quickly became our city of choice.

We immediately liked Nashville for its proximity to our clients (and prospective clients) in the ...

Nashville Is 'Nowville'

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:34:46 GMT

The word about Nashville's emerging food and fashion scenes continues to spread across the country, most recently in issues of the New York Times and GQ magazine.

Several standouts of Nashville's increasingly celebrated culinary scene got loving coverage in a New York Times article titled "Nashville’s Rising Stars: The Kitchen ...

A String of Good Economic News for Nashville

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:56:34 GMT

Earlier this week, Kiplinger magazine published their list of "eight cities with surprising job growth." Holding the number-one spot on that list? Nashville. While those of us who work in economic development on a daily basis were not surprised -- we know what a great thing we have going here ...

Regional Collaboration is Vital to Middle Tennessee's Economic Future

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

This month, the fourth annual POWER OF TEN Regional Summit will bring together more than 500 regional leaders in Middle Tennessee, representing the business, government and nonprofit sectors. Each of these leaders is committed to collaborating to address the challenges and opportunities created by regional growth, and the Nashville Area ...

Collaboration Lands Four New Projects for Middle Tennessee

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

When it comes to successful job creation, I like to say that economic development is the original team sport. The P2020 team feels one of the primary reasons our 10-county area is leading the nation in economic recovery is that we have such an amazing, close partnership with the other ...

Nashville Leads Nation in Economic Recovery, Job & Wage Growth

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Chamber’s claim that “Business Is Good” has recently been confirmed by four top national economic sources. Recently released data from the Brookings Institute name the Nashville metro area among the top 20 strongest economies in America in terms of overall economic recovery. For the study, Brookings examined growth, jobs ...

ServiceSource Expansion Creates Hundreds of High-Quality Jobs

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:06:24 GMT

Guest post by Courtney Ross, vice president of existing business, Nashville Area Chamber

Support for existing businesses is a cornerstone of our Partnership 2020 regional economic development strategy because existing businesses are a significant source of job creation for our region and an essential ingredient to the vibrancy and continued ...

Tracking Job Growth Through the Governor’s Economic Survey

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The State of Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development is a critical partner to the Nashville Chamber and Partnership 2020 as we work to grow jobs in the 10-county region – through relocating great companies here, being sure we keep and grow our existing base of companies, and working ...

LifePoint Headquarters Expansion Will Spur Economic Growth

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Assisting existing Middle Tennessee businesses with their expansion efforts is a cornerstone of our economic development strategy because it is important for us to support and nurture the homegrown businesses that have become local, regional, national and international success stories.

Today we celebrate the continued success of a leading Middle ...

The Role of Rankings in Economic Development

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT

In a recent poll on harrisinteractive.com, Nashville and Tennessee both ranked within the top 20 locations people say they would most like to live. This is more great publicity for our city, region and state, and confirms what a lot of folks have been saying about Nashville.

This ranking ties ...

Rolling Out the Red Carpet to Sell Middle Tennessee

Janet Miller - Economic Development — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Guest post by Judith Hill, director of existing business, Nashville Area Chamber

This week, the Partnership 2020 team and our regional partners are bringing 20 visiting site selection consultants and corporate executives to town for our annual Red Carpet Event. This helps us showcase the Nashville region to out-of-town decision-makers ...