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December 21, 2009
Citadel Broadcasting, owner of WGFX-104.5 The Zone and WKDF 103.3-FM, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The City Paper reports Citadel is the third-largest radio company in the nation. And here are the numbers that tell the... October 23, 2009
Many neighborhoods welcome new business, especially if it brings jobs. But West Nashville neighbors would like to shut down a new business called Ava's Adult. Ava's opened on Charlotte Avenue three weeks... October 22, 2009
There are some new conveniences for fliers and their families at Nashville International. The airport has a new and improved cell phone waiting area. The space has been expanded to accomodate people waiting to pick up travelers coming home. Airport... October 20, 2009
Entrepreneurs dream of starting their new business with help from the local community. For several years, the Nashville Business Incubation Center has provided resources to countless entrepreneurs. The center has started a new program geared towards... October 20, 2009
New jobs are coming to Lebanon as Permobil, Inc. gets ready to expand. The company already produces custom -made power wheelchairs at an existing plant in the Eastgate Business Park. Construction on a new plant is set to begin this month at... September 30, 2009
It started 19 years ago amid much fanfare in Spring Hill.
Its survival seemed assured when it was announced this summer that Roger Penske would buy the brand.
Today, it's over. Penske's effort to buy the Saturn brand imploded, and GM announced it... September 25, 2009
Belle Meade Plantation has seen a lot in its storied and elegant history. And with its Fall Fest right around the corner, it's about to see something else again. A winery is coming to Belle Meade Plantation.
It's teaming up with a Hampshire,... September 2, 2009
As you can see in the story above, Southwest Airlines has been under investigation by the FAA over plane parts that inspectors allege pose a safety hazard. The parts in question are exhaust brackets on 50 older 737s that the FAA contends... September 1, 2009
What is it about Gigi's Cupcakes? The Broadway-based business draws fans from as far away as Memphis. Probably farther, but we can attest to the Memphians.
And now excitement is growing in Murfreesboro with word that Gigi's is opening a shop there,... August 28, 2009
Even as the countdown begins toward the next time the Dow Jones average hits 10,000, the number is turning up in a more disturbing context - business closures.
Grant Thornton, a business and industry consulting group, estimates as many as 10,000... August 24, 2009
Before we get too worked up about a Harley plant in Murfreesboro, consider this: Profits at the iconic motorcycle manufacturer are down two-thirds over the past three years, which means that Harley's slide pre-dates the market crash in September... August 19, 2009
The Tennessean has a rather interesting story this morning about the state's efforts to get filmmakers to base their productions here.
We'd like to venture an opinion. We have a rather signifcant film community here, based on music videos and a handful... August 14, 2009
We already miss that 30-year-old old sign at the left.
You know, there are places you can go to buy old vintage advertising signs. They cost some serious money.
There are places you can go to eat where you are surrounded by mementoes of bygone... August 12, 2009
The Marriott Marquis has become the signature hotel of New York City's Times Square and midtown Manhattan.
There is only one other Marquis hotel in the world, with a third underway. Soon there will be a fourth - in Nashville. The Business... August 7, 2009
Can a polygraph really tell if you're lying? Depends on whom you believe.
Lie detectors are still used in job interviews and dating shows. The American Polygraph Association has hundreds of members who met in Nashville... August 7, 2009
Well.
Our first challenge was finding illustrations for this story that didn't violate our loosely-defined "family-friendly" policy.
Our second was how to classify this story. "Music & Media" (it IS all about the...
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