More Accolades for Nashville

[farm_boy]

^^^ CORRECT ^^^

[MidTenn1]

If nothing else, it's an amusing headline....

 

How long before Birmingham doesn't want to be Nashville!

 

 

 

We shouldn't be worried about becoming Atlanta. We should be worried about Nashville becoming our new Atlanta – a successful nearby metro we look at years down the road and think "that could have been us."

 

[Hey_Hey]

I think it is interesting to look at the progression of four specific metros in the South over the last few decades: Nashville, Louisville, Memphis, and Birmingham.  All four seemed to have similar populations and similar prominence in the US. However, since then there has been divergence in their paths.

 

Birmingham (1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010)

833,000, 930,000, 957,000, 1,052,000, 1,128,000

 

Louisville

990,000, 1,053,000, 1,056,000, 1,162,000, 1,284,000

 

Memphis 

911,000, 998,000, 1,067,000, 1,205,000, 1,316,000

 

Nashville

750,000, 912,000, 1,048,000, 1,312,000, 1,589,000

 

Nashville was the smallest metro by a sizeable margin back in 1970, but it continued to grow quickly during the 70s and 80s which the other metros did not do. They all begin to grow again in the 90s, but Nashville's growth accelerates and continues to this day.  I think the divergent social impact and economic impact that these cities plays has also been dramatically in Nashville's favor. While I don't have any data on the social impact/pop culture impact, Nashville is leaps and bounds ahead at this point which is fueling much of the growth IMO. Projecting forward, Nashville will have gone from being the smallest metro in this group in 1970 to being twice as large as Birmingham by around 2030. 

[volsfanwill]

http://www3.forbes.com/hide-category/the-best-places-for-business-and-careers/17/

 

We come in at 10

[NashvilleTaylor]

College attainment 32%?  That hurts.  I still can't believe so few people get college degrees.  Even I got a degree and I am lazy, unorganized, unmotivated and a chronic procrastinator.  But one thing I do have is family history. my parents and my dad's parents all had college degrees.

[UTgrad09]

Forbes list.

Our GMP topped $100 billion. They're a few years behind.

[FromParkAveToTN]

I have three college degrees. YAY ME!!!! I guess that explains my office in the AT&T building at a major law firm. LOL!!!!

Edited March 10, 2015 by FromParkAveToTN

[volsfanwill]

What? I have 2 and I'm now unemployed. my office is in my apartment sitting here looking for a job.

[FromParkAveToTN]

Awh!!! I'm sorry.

Edited March 11, 2015 by FromParkAveToTN

[volsfanwill]

Awh!!! I'm sorry.  From my office in the AT&T building.

Fixed 

[FromParkAveToTN]

Fixed 

Thank you. I forgot to add that part. I'm slipping.

[BnaBreaker]

Thank you. I forgot to add that part. I'm slipping.

For three hours this afternoon, I couldn't remember which office building you worked in. Is...is it the Pinnacle? Fifth Third? Does she just work from home???? I didn't know...I was...so...so lost...so scared... so cold. I don't even remember what your favorite high end boutique is! Somebody hold me!

FIN

Edited March 11, 2015 by BnaBreaker

[farm_boy]

Thank you. I forgot to add that part. I'm slipping.

 

Ignore these people. It's good to know we have eyes in the sky with you there.

[volsfanwill]

no need to ignore me, I laugh every time I read "in the AT&T building"  it is a good inside joke to keep going, always makes me giggle

[BnaBreaker]

Ignore these people. It's good to know we have eyes in the sky with you there.

 

Nobody is ridiculing her.  It's called playing along with the running joke that she started.

[farm_boy]

Good to hear that

[Nathan_in_DC]

Nobody is ridiculing her.  It's called playing along with the running joke that she started.

 

I say we just give farm_boy the title Defensor Feminae and add to the running gags

[UTgrad09]

I say we just give farm_boy the title Defensor Feminae and add to the running gags

 

Sad, since no women actually post on the interwebs.

[nashvillwill]

Sad, since no women actually post on the interwebs.

You must have never heard of Pintrest. That's the site where my wife has been convinced that I can hand build her a brand new house and all of the furnishings, doing so with no tools, for $25 and use nothing but "reclaimed" pallets.

[Nathan_in_DC]

You must have never heard of Pintrest. That's the site where my wife has been convinced that I can hand build her a brand new house and all of the furnishings, doing so with no tools, for $25 and use nothing but "reclaimed" pallets.

 

Five-finger discount at the local construction site?

[farm_boy]

I say we just give farm_boy the title Defensor Feminae and add to the running gags 

 

Well, if the moderators don't moderate name calling, then: "I say we give nathan_in_dc the title of Disrespectful DC Dipstick and add to the running gags  "

 

I come here for a purpose, not for a social game. I am always respective to everyone - online or in person. I request the same amount of respect in return.

[BnaBreaker]

Well, if the moderators don't moderate name calling, then: "I say we give nathan_in_dc the title of Disrespectful DC Dipstick and add to the running gags  "

 

I come here for a purpose, not for a social game. I am always respective to everyone - online or in person. I request the same amount of respect in return.

 

Uh...is this real life??!   Who's being disrespectful?  Who's in need of moderation?!  Who's name-calling (aside from you)?  Who shot JR?  Did the moon landing really happen?  Where's the beef?  I'm finding it extremely difficult to figure out where you're coming from in this situation, but whatever your motives, I think you're being WAAAAY too serious my man. 

Edited March 14, 2015 by BnaBreaker

[titanhog]

[Nathan_in_DC]

Whoa there amigo, it was a playful joke that was a play on one of the UK monarch's titles, not some attempt to cause great insult.

Edited March 14, 2015 by Nathan_in_DC

[MidTenn1]

Another validation of Nashville's transformation into one of the great cities in the USA.

 

NY TIMES