Nashville is now firmly entrenched as one of the nation’s Top 25 largest cities, according to The Tennessean newspaper.
The city of Nashville increased 5% since 2010 to 634,464 in July 1, 2013, according to U.S. Census population estimates.
The Nashville/Davidson County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranks 36th overall in population compared to other MSAs. Cheatham County is a part of the multi-county Nashville MSA. Cheatham County, located on Nashville’s western border, naturally grows its population a little slower and sustains abundant green space and natural areas.
About Daryl Phillips, CEcD
I am a professional economic developer. I presently work for communities and companies in developing and implementing workforce and economic development solutions as CEO of Phillips Economic Development Solutions (Phi EDS).
Prior to September 2017, I was the economic development professional who served a community team of elected officials, business people, community leaders and dedicated stakeholders for economic development in Cheatham County, Tennessee (pop. 39,880) and its four towns. During my five-year tenure, I served the team as Cheatham County grew over 1,700 jobs, turned around population declines at the start of this decade into healthy population growth, increased tourism expenditures 20.3% and local tax revenue from tourism 25.4%, grew sales tax revenue 36%, focused on developing the local workforce and was recognized by SmartAsset as having the 9th highest Incoming Investment Index of all the 95 counties in Tennessee.
I am a member of International Economic Development Council, Southern Economic Development Council, Tennessee Economic Development Council and International Council of Shopping Centers.
I have earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification from National Development Council and hold a Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.
