Events
Calendar: Bredesen to speak at Lipscomb's Nashville Business Breakfast
Gov. Phil Bredesen will speak on the future of business in Tennessee. The networking event also will include Byron Smith, executive vice president at Asurion; David Geanacopoulos, executive vice president of Volkswagen Group of America; Rick Doornbos, president and CEO of Hemlock Semiconductor Group; Matt Kisber, commissioner of the Tennessee Economic & Community Development [...]
Green Business Summit
David Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice is hosting a summit in which executives from Sam’s Club, UPS, Mars, Kimberly-Clark and TerraCycle will conduct workshops on topics ranging from calculating carbon footprint to the future of green retail to boosting profits through use of green energy. Local companies HCA, Bongo Java, Lee Co. and LP [...]
Bill Haslam for governor breakfast fundraiser
Rusty Dunn, a real estate investor and former auto dealer owner, and developer Bill Hostettler are hosting the fundraiser at Jimmy Kelly’s for the Republican Knoxville mayor who is hoping to become the next governor. The breakfast starts at 8 a.m. and costs $1,000 a person. Perhaps that means steak AND eggs.
Conference on healthcare reform at Lipscomb University
Titled “Rationing or Reform? The Perils of Health Care Today & Tomorrow,” the conference could be a lively discussion given the health care reform efforts by President Obama and Congress. The conference comes in the wake of a healthcare reform plan presented by former Republican Sen. Bob Dole and current Democrat Sen. Tom Daschle, hailed as a bipartisan compromise.
Chamber's Education 2020 Speaker Series
Panelists will discuss giving Metro Schools authority over its own budget through its own taxing authority.
May Town Center economic impact report release
The Metro Planning Commission will hear a presentation the economic impact and transportation studies the commissioners sought on May Town Center.
State Fair Board meeting
State Fair Board meeting, June 2 at 8 am
Ward Cammack speech
Ward Cammack to speak
Special Metro Planning Commission meeting
Metro Planning Commissioners will discuss public-hearing schedules and other procedures for May Town Center’s application.
The Climate Project's North American Summit
The Climate Project’s North American Summit
Enclave
- Metro Nashville Public Schools Director caught on tape saying modestly paid MNPS employees have sense of "entitlement" he intends to change
- Brentwood council member arrested in close proximity to North Nashville public schools, but not charged with the proximity code violation
- Planning staff recommends approval of 6th & Garfield development, calls location "West Nashville"
- Gail Kerr with the talking points on the "self-mutilation" of Brady Banks
- Despite an unforgiving political context, the council's resident reverend preaches forbearance for Brady Banks
- Crime alert: this one involves a council member
- Crime Alert: home invasion in the Buena Vista neighborhood
- Metro Police shut down single Occupy Nashville tent protest on the Courthouse Square
- Stand for Children - Tennessee brings in big gun from bygone Bredesen days to lobby its "education reform" cause
- Facebook is not a good neighbor, which is not good business
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