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YP Nashville Monthly

lchambers — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:11:44 GMT

May "YP Nashville Monthly" - Qualities of great employees, upcoming YP events and more!

Small Business Wire

lchambers — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:34:01 GMT

"Small Business Wire" - Long-haul entrepreneurship

Redevelopment of Rolling Mill Hill Area in Nashville Accelerates

Bobby Allyn — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:50:04 GMT

On a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River, the odd collection of trolley barns and old hospital buildings here known as Rolling Mill Hill has been in some stage of redevelopment for the last 14 years.

Rolling Mill Hill, a 34-acre site, has been promoted as a mixed-use community for Nashville’s ...

Nashville Named #7 Best City For Finding Employment Right Now

mhix — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:02:23 GMT

Forbes named Nashville #7 best city for finding employment right now. The human resources firm Adecco Staffing U.S. looked at the U.S. cities with the fullest employment, according to the Department of Labor, as well as internal data around job growth and demand, and then determined which areas are the ...

HR Notes

lchambers — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:09:30 GMT

May "HR Notes" - Wellness programs, E-Verify and more!

Nashville Ranked #9 "Best Big City for Jobs"

mhix — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:24:00 GMT

Nashville Ranked #9 on "Best Big Cities for Jobs" list by Forbes. To determine the best cities for jobs, Forbes ranked all 398 current metropolitan statistical areas based on employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics covering November 2000 through January 2012. Rankings are based on recent growth trends, ...

CEO study: Tennessee in the Top 5 for doing business

Eric Snyder — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:45:16 GMT

Tennessee is among the top states in the country in which to do business, according to an annual survey of CEOs by Chief Executive magazine.

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Tennessee Named 4th Best State for Startups

mhix — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:11:00 GMT

Tennessee was recently named 4th best state for startups by business.com. What makes Tennessee the venture capital jewel of the Southwest? Pretty simple, really: its strong focus on the medical industry and key role in the music industry.

Tennessee was where the revolution in healthcare began; the first major health ...

Small Business Wire

lchambers — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:11:40 GMT

"Small Business Wire" - Smart ways to reduce credit card processing fees

Nashville Area Chamber named among top 10 economic development groups in the country

lchambers — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:42:43 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 25, 2012) – Site Selection magazine has named the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce one of the Top 10 Economic Development Groups of the year. The announcement was made at a luncheon in Austin, Texas, on April 23.

The Chamber was recognized for its successful work on ...

Nashville Chamber makes 'Site Selection' Top 10 list

lchambers — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:44:16 GMT

Tennessee economic development pros didn’t take home any top prizes in Site Selection magazine’s annual awards for eye-popping job development efforts in North America, but a couple of kudos still fell Tennessee’s and Nashville’s way.

Among the top 10 North American deals, Amazon.com’s developments in Charleston, S.C.; and Chattanooga, Cleveland ...

Emdeon's George Lazenby to lead new IT recruitment task force

Chris Silva — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:56:35 GMT

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce announced today that it's launched a new initiative aimed at attracting workers to the region to fill the 1,000 information technology jobs that are available.

George Lazenby, CEO of Emdeon, is heading up the chamber's new IT Recruitment Task Force and has been actively ...

Chamber 2020 group vows to attract more tech workers

G. Chambers Williams — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:17:06 GMT

Nashville added nearly 10,000 new jobs over the past nine months -- a sign that the local economy continues to recover -- but hundreds of technology job openings may require more aggressive recruiting efforts.

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Nashville Ranked Among Most Hipster-Friendly

mhix — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:54:00 GMT

Travel and Leisure recently listed Nashville among America’s Best Cities for Hipsters. They ranked 35 metropolitan areas on culturally relevant features like live music, coffee bars, and independent boutiques. To zero in on the biggest hipster crowds, they also factored in the results for the best microbrews and the most offbeat ...

Nashville Area Chamber partners with Infintech

lchambers — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:26:00 GMT

New credit card processing program offers savings for Chamber members

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 9, 2012) – The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Infintech, a national provider of credit card processing for all types of business, have announced the launch of an exclusive Chamber-member discount program.

Through the partnership, Nashville ...