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MTSU has unveiled its multimillion dollar renovation of its old Wiser-Patten science building today. The renovations give MTSU first rate science and research space. http://www.dnj.com/story/news/education/2017/02/15/mtsu-unveils-science-corridor-innovation/97940300/

Murfreesboro: Franklin Synergy Bank is building a new branch on Medical Center Parkway. The city announced this week that the current location downtown will become a mixed used development including retail, condos, and office space. http://wgnsradio.com/condos-retail-shops-and-more-to-the-former-first-methodist-church-location-cms-32711 Three tenants have signed leases at the Fountains at Gateway development including JoZoara Coffee Shop, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, and Tom + Chee. More announcements will be made for future tenants later this summer. http://www.dnj.com/story/money/business/2016/05/03/brixx-wood-fired-pizza-leases-space-murfreesboro/83852990/ Smyrna: Starbucks will open a new store on Almaville Road this summer in the Lee Village Shopping Center http://www.dnj.com/story/money/business/2016/04/13/buzz-new-starbucks-approved-smyrna/82899832/ http://x.lnimg.com/attachments/130C5EED-65BF-4BDE-A481-73DA1051158A.pdf

Hopkinsville Towne Center is now under construction. The shopping center is located at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Lovers Lane. Tenants include T.J. Maxx, Ross, Maurices, and Hobby Lobby to name a few. Also, a new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market has also been proposed for the area. http://properties.theshoppingcentergroup.com/property/output/center/detail/id:2328/#plans http://looplink.theshoppingcentergroup.com/ll/18482112/4875-Fort-Campbell-Blvd/ http://www.wkdzradio.com/Council-Approves-Two-Retail-Developments/21722857 In Clarksville, a new retail center across from Wal-Mart Supercenter on Ft. Campbell Blvd. will include IHOP and AT&T. http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19332849/1661-Ft-Campbell-Blvd-Clarksville-TN/

Middle Tennessee Boulevard from Greenland Drive to East Main Street has begun construction. The street will be widened with new landscaping, planters, sidewalks, bike lanes, MTSU brick and mortar signage, and new aligned and signalized intersections. A new parking garage will begin construction later this year along with the project in the current Bell Street lot. MTSU has released updated construction and expansion plans for the west side of campus including a new Lytle Street entrance, Performing Arts Center, new building for the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, an expanded Floyd Stadium, and a new indoor football facility. Renovations are also taking place for Peck Hall, the James Union Building, and new street improvements in adjacent parking lots. In addition, the university plans to demolish the Womack Lane apartments for four new student housing developments, adding an additional 1,000 rooms. http://www.dnj.com/story/news/2016/02/23/mtsu-plan-proposed-floyd-renovations-new-arts-center/80794394/

Murfreesboro native, childhood friend, and baseball superstar David Price will open Miracle Field of Murfreesboro. Miracle Field will be a brand new field built specifically for special needs children in front of Sports Com in North Murfreesboro.

Reeves-Sain will invest in Murfreesboro with new headquarters. http://www.dnj.com/story/money/real-estate/2016/02/15/murfreesboro-company-create-200-new-jobs/80403964/

The Fountains at Gateway in Murfreesboro has updated pictures on the first office building. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1511005775881695.1073741832.1430426597272947&type=3 http://www.fountainsatgateway.com/ In other news, K-Mart will close down in April, leaving another empty building for redevelopment. Rumor has it Sears will also close down some time this year at Stones River Mall. http://www.dnj.com/story/money/business/2016/01/21/murfreesboro-kmart-close-april/79133956/ Goody's and Family Dollar have closed there doors on Mercury Blvd. to make way for a new Kroger Shopping Center. Plans call for a Drive through pharmacy, Kroger Little Clinic, Starbucks, and retail space for new tenants. A new Kroger Marketplace will open on Veterans Parkway in West Murfreesboro this summer. They have finished building the frame an parking lot, now they are slowly constructing the interior finishes. Plans call for a Drive through pharmacy, Kroger Little Clinic, Starbucks, and several outparcels for additional restaurants. Both new Wal-Mart grocery stores open next week. Land clearing has begun for the Marketplace at Savannah Ridge on South Church, and the loopnet ad lists the site as under construction. The shopping center is directly across from the Wal-Mart on Joe B. Jackson Parkway.

Cook Out is nasty. Not worth the money...

The White Castle sign and surface parking lot ruining it for me in the foreground though...smh.

Good. I love Yeah Burger! Just ate there the other day. I spoke to the general manager, Chris Lopez, of Atlanta, and he said the Broadway location was stalled due to utility concerns, but will be on track to open this spring (fingers crossed).

East Nashville's new Turnip Truck location is now open. http://www.wsmv.com/story/30575823/newest-turnip-truck-location-opens-in-east-nashville

I don't know why it's showing that. The Holiday Inn is only on one parcel of land. They probably meant to show the other hotels mentioned and were just lazy.

The development will feature a La-z-boy furniture gallery, Tri-Star medical office building, and multi-tenant retail strip center. On the other side of Silo Hill Lane, there are plans for a Drury Inn Plaza Hotel, Hyatt Place Hotel, and Four Points Sheraton Hotel. The Courtyard by Marriott, currently under construction, will open in the spring of 2016. http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=19310823&SRID=6531126409&StepID=101

MTSU has released a new campus tour video that shows many of the new additions to the campus. Middle Tennessee Boulevard widening project has completed the bidding process and construction should begin soon. http://www.murfreesboropost.com/middle-tennessee-boulevard-bidding-the-sequel-cms-42820

This project was announced several months ago, and they have topped out the first office building and ground work for the parking areas. It's design is about 10-15 years behind the times (think Meridian Cool Springs), even for a suburban style mixed use development. I wish they would have incorporated a parking garage considering the number of hotels and other shopping centers announced in the area recently. However, it will be good to provide much needed Class A office space in Murfreesboro, somewhat near downtown. Hopefully it will be a catalyst for future development, as there is still plenty of land in the Gateway area for many more mixed use and residential developments.