More Accolades for Nashville

[grilled_cheese]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

Tennessee Brew Works is selected second-best brewery in the South according to Southern Living:

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/03/20/southern-living-this-nashville-brewery-is-one-of.html

I'm sorry but TNBW has no business being on that list let alone number two.  The only accolade that Southern Living could even drum up was their......cheese plates?  C'mon man.

[MetroTN]

Your next high-paid tech job may be in these cities...

"Emerging tech hubs — the so-called Next in Tech cities — are setting up shop in Provo, Utah; Nashville, New Orleans, Cleveland, Denver and Charleston, S.C. The irresistible lure of a lower-cost of living and talent pools fed by nearby colleges help. But in the case of several cities, such as Detroit (Internet of Things, connected cars) and Nashville (health care), local industries and existing infrastructure are the real carrots."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/30/emerging-tech-hubs-far-coasts/99760450/?csp=tech

[markhollin]

[nashvylle]

Thinking back to ~2006, I never would have thought Nashville selling out all 41 home games was possible. Great achievement!!

[markhollin]

"Nashville" gets picked up for another season on CMT (it's 6th overall).

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/04/11/nashville-gets-an-encore-on-cmt.html

[markhollin]

This article on Nashville becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination is about 5 months old, but I just saw it for the first time:

http://livability.com/tn/nashville/attractions/nashville-tn-keeps-tourists-coming

[markhollin]

Tennessee climbed two spots to earn the title as one of the most economically competitive states in the country.

That’s according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual “Rich States, Poor States” report, which ranks states’ economic outlook based on 15 state legislative policies, including tax rates, state minimum wage and average workers’ compensation costs.

Tennessee landed a spot in the top five for the first time since 2008. The Volunteer State was surpassed by North Dakota, North Carolina, Indiana and Utah as the most economically competitive states.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/04/18/report-tennessee-5th-nation-economic-outlook/100606824/

[MLBrumby]

Nashville in Top 10 Job Markets:  Ziprecruiter.com did a survey of 7 million database jobs to get latest rankings that put Nashville at 9th Best job market for new college graduates. h/t NBJ http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/04/28/know-college-grads-looking-for-a-job-they-should.html

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/blog/best-job-markets-college-grads-2017/

9. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN

Top industry: Finance and Insurance

Top job: Financial Analyst

Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Median rent: $1695

 

[Flatrock]

NHL reporter's short 'postcard ' on his current trip to Nashville reporting on the Stanley Cup. I suspect we'll be seeing a fair bit of this....

https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-playoff-postcard-nashville/c-289210644

[jmtunafish]

7 hours ago, Flatrock said:

NHL reporter's short 'postcard ' on his current trip to Nashville reporting on the Stanley Cup. I suspect we'll be seeing a fair bit of this....

https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-playoff-postcard-nashville/c-289210644

Best video of the day!  And gotta love P.K. Subban!

[markhollin]

SportsNet (the Canadian equivalent to ESPN) gives Nashville Predators experience, hockey fans, and downtown a big thumbs up:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/stanley-cup-contender-great-arena-nashville-becomes-must-see/

[Flatrock]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

SportsNet (the Canadian equivalent to ESPN) gives Nashville Predators experience, hockey fans, and downtown a big thumbs up:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/stanley-cup-contender-great-arena-nashville-becomes-must-see/

Great article!!  I particularly enjoyed the very last paragraph with a quote from Sportsnet's Chris Johnston:

"Probably every hockey writer is silently fist pumping under the table at the prospect of spending a couple weeks in Nashville at the Cup final," - Johnston said.

[claya91]

The exposure the Preds are getting us is remarkable.

Edited May 4, 2017 by claya91
Google stats were revised, had to remove original claim

[TNinVB]

Great article!! And the comments at the end of the article are pretty nice as well. Many people seem to think highly of our city and the Preds!

[CenterHill]

Many of these reporters were in Nashville for the NHL All Star game and were similarly enlightened/impressed by what we have going on here.   It's always fun to read the reactions of the first time visitors.     

[markhollin]

Nashville shows up strong among nations leading cities for small businesses:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/05/05/nashvilles-small-business-owners-lead-nation-optimism/101205674/
 

• Nashville had the biggest year-over-year increase in its barometer score of any other city.
• Two-thirds of Nashville respondents said there’s never been a better time to be a small business owner.
• Eighty-five percent of business owners anticipate the business to be doing well or very well next year.
• Nashville scores higher than the national average in optimism, capital, customers, innovation, regulations and technology.
• More than half of Nashville business owners plan to hire in the next three months.

[markhollin]

Nashville continues to gain international recognition as a hockey hotbed:

The April 30 game was televised nationally on NBC, a 3-1 Predators victory, and it couldn’t have been a better commercial for the environment inside 17,113-seat Bridgestone created by the organization and fans. Broadcast analyst Pierre McGuire gushed in the first period: “This is a bubbling cauldron of Predator pride. I mean, it is so loud down here … as loud as any building in the league.”

And in the second period: “I find it just surreal. To think that, crowdwise it’s not as large as most of the large crowds in the league, just because the building isn’t that big. But the noise levels are deafening.”

And in the third period: “This crowd is unbelievable, it really, it makes a difference. It truly does.”

And with 5 seconds left: “If you haven’t been to a game in Nashville, put it on your bucket list. It is something else.”

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2017/05/06/rexrode-nashville-hockey-town-dang-right-and-were-getting-noticed/101290140/

[grilled_cheese]

Preds win.

[MLBrumby]

Wow! You guys have some stunning new buildings up there! http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/05/09/nine-nashville-projects-recognized-development-excellence/313593001/

ULI's 2017 Excellence in Development Awards

The Barn at Homestead Manor, Thompson Station

Belcourt Theatre, Hillsboro Village, Nashville

Forc3 Consulting and Crain Construction, 2963 Sidco Drive, Nashville

Edgehill Village, Nashville

Gentry Way, East Nashville

SESAC, Music Row, Nashville

Thompson Hotel, The Gulch, Nashville

Centennial Park Renovation, Nashville

8 C1ty Boulevard, One C1TY, Nashville

Edited May 9, 2017 by MLBrumby

[markhollin]

From the Nashville Post:

Congress for New Urbanism recognizes Metro

The Congress for the New Urbanism has awarded Metro Nashville a Charter Award for excellence in design related to “Envision Lower Broadway,” last fall’s temporary rearrangement of Broadway traffic lanes between First and Second avenues.

The award specifically was made to the Metro Public Works Department.

Undertaken in September and October 2016, the project involved the replacing of two traffic lanes with pedestrian-friendly walking space, planters and street furniture.

Relatedly, the Metro Planning Department Downtown Code, Metro’s specific building code for the city's urban core, received the Form-Based Code Institute’s Driehaus Award for achievement in writing and implementing form-based code.

[Jamie Hall]

The Tallahassee Democrat is covering a multi-day trip to Nashville by their local business and government leaders. Their feedback after Day 1 is pretty solid. It's interesting to see what impressed them the most:

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/money/2017/05/15/first-impressions-nashville-trip/101721898/

[markhollin]

Tennessee posted an 8.7 percent gain the number of new business filings, compared to the first three months of 2016. The increase marks the 22^nd consecutive quarter of growth, according to a report from the Secretary of State’s office.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/05/15/tennessee-economic-growth-outpaces-nation/322536001/

[markhollin]

Nashville chosen #7 city in nation for hosting conventions according to Cvent:

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/05/16/see-where-nashville-falls-among-the-10-best-u-s.html



 

[Flatrock]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Nashville chosen #7 city in nation for hosting conventions according to Cvent:

Wonder how we'll position when our hotel pipeline is completed. I'm guessing a top 5 placing in the next 2 or 3 years.  Oh, and great article in the Tennessean  @markhollin ! I'll see you there tonight.  Go Preds!!!

[markhollin]

Nashville area's employment soared by 23% in the post recession era of 2010-2016.  A total of 176,500 new jobs in that span. Tops in the state.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/05/17/nashville-employment-soars-post-recession-period-wsj-reports/327822001/