Nashville, Tennessee
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Nashville is the capital of the state of Tennessee. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is also a major hub for the health care, entertainment and publishing industries. Metropolitan Nashville's population stood at 546,219 as of July 1, 2004, according to United States Census Bureau estimates, making it the second-largest city in Tennessee (below Memphis). The 2004 population of the entire 13-county Nashville metropolitan area was 1,395,879, making it the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state.
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The local economy
Although Nashville is renowned for being a major music recording center and tourist destination, its largest industry is actually health care. Nashville is home to more than 250 health care companies, including Hospital Corporation of America, the largest private operator of hospitals in the world. As of 2006, the Nashville Healthcare Council estimated the health care industry contributed $18.3 billion a year and 94,000 jobs to the Nashville-area economy. Other major industries in Nashville include insurance, finance, and publishing (especially religious publishing). The city also hosts headquarters operations for several Protestant denominations, including the United Methodist Church, Southern Baptist Convention, and National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Middle Tennessee is also noted for its automotive industry. The community of Spring Hill, Tenn., 30 mils south of Nashville, is home to a major complex that manufactures Saturns. In Smyrna, just east of Nashville, Nissan has a major manufacturing facility. In 2005, Nissan USA, announced it is moving its headquarters from Los Angeles to Williamson County, in the Nashville metropolitan area. According to Expansion Management Magazine, Nashville is "the Hottest City in America for Relocation and Expansion." In June, 2006, Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine ranked Nashville #1 on its list of The 50 Smartest Places to Live in America.
Nashville is the location of the membership headquarters of the largest small business association in America, the National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB.
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Recent Nashville business news
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- Jimmy Bradford Jr. described as an icon in his field
- Jimmy Bradford Jr., who ran the J.C. Bradford regional brokerage here for the better part of two decades and helped build Nashville's reputation as a banking and finance center, died Monday at the age of 76.
- Vanderbilt funds Hillsboro Village traffic study
- Vanderbilt University is financing a traffic study that could lead to better access through and to shopping and entertainment in Hillsboro Village.
- Service Cares for Pets Orphaned Due to the Rapture
- He's coming for you, not Alfonse. Plan ahead. When the Rapture comes and the Tennessee faithful go to Jesus, what will become of Princess, your teacup chihuahua, or Alfonse the iguana? They'll starve to death, that's what -- left to wander the sad-sack halls of an empty home recently vacated by owners whose souls have been Raptured from their ...
- Best in Business Awards April 22, 2010
- Please join the Nashville Business Journal and our sponsors, AT&T, Lattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain and NovaCopy, for our 23rd annual salute to the very best businesses in Middle Tennessee! Whether they're in hands-on industries like construction, behind the scenes installing their technology or marketing top-shelf services, the companies profiled ...
- Small businesses still not hiring. Tax credits wona t help.
- In almost every previous recession it has been small businesses that created the job growth that pulled us out of high unemployment.
- 2010 Best of the Bar
- Do you know one of the best legal minds in Middle Tennessee? Present your case of why that attorney should be considered one of the Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar."  From your nominations, a panel of judges will select the best of the best from Nashville's legal scene to be honored in a special ...
- Second Ag Career Day set March 17 at MTSU
- The second Ag Career Day for MTSU agribusiness and agriscience students and alumni will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, in the Stark Agricultural Building on campus.
- Savarino's: Where a sandwich (might) have your name on it
- A Brooklyn-Italian-style bakery and restaurant in the heart of Hillsboro Village, Savarino's Cucina knows how to make regulars feel special.
- Linnaeus exec starts new health IT biz
- Company focused on automation tools
- Another law firm headed to Pinnacle
- Sherrard & Roe joins Bass Berry in Nashville's newest skyscraper
- Analyst: $34 realistic price for Psych Solutions
- Says deal should value Franklin company at what it paid for competitor in 2007
- Adams to phase out of NHI CEO job
- Young president/COO to take over by next spring
- Delek posts big Q4 loss
- Costs jump for Mapco parent
See also
External links
- Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee
- Metro Nashville Library
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council: The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Council champions the growth and development of small business by providing education resources, advocating for small business in the region, and fostering business development through relationships and networking.
- Metro Nashville government's "Minority and Small Business Resource site"
- Music City 50: The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber created The Music City Future 50 program 1992 as a way to identify and recognize the 50 fastest-growing small businesses in the Nashville area.
- Nashville Business Journal
- NashvillePost.com
- SCORE, Nashville office: See: SCORE
- Small Business Administration, Nashville office See: Small Business Administration
- Tennessee Minority Suppliers Development Council
