Category Archives: Quality of place

Top, Best, Most, Highest, Biggest, Baddest, Fastest, Coolest, Hottest, etc.

Okay, maybe I got carried away with the superlatives, but the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has compiled a long list of rankings from independent sources that back up what we all know — the Nashville area is a great … Continue reading

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Site Selectors See Nashville and Neighbors

Four leading site selection consultants were in town, learning more about Nashville and us in the region: “Site selectors size up Nashville” — Nashville Business Journal

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Oh Tennessee, my Tennessee, what love and pride I feel for thee

In one of those ‘since you previously purchased history books, you might be interested in these….’ emails from Amazon.com, there was a book that will be released this week titled Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam’s Most Infamous Prison, the … Continue reading

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New Assisted Living Facility Breaks Ground in Ashland City, Tennessee

Vantage Pointe Village, a new assisted living facility in Ashland City, broke ground recently and plans to open in the fall of 2014.  Located on Highway 12 just a few miles from Briley Parkway and downtown Nashville, the assisted living … Continue reading

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Breaking Bad

I’m not sure how it relates to economic development, but I still can’t get “Baby Blue” by Badfinger out of my head.  The song played over the ending of the Breaking Bad series finale this weekend and was sort of … Continue reading

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Remembering 9/11

“No day shall erase you from the memory of time” – 9/11 Memorial Honor those lives impacted by the events on 9/11/2001 by helping to make our community (and the world) a better place.

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Come as you are, but stay in your car… Great Memories from Drive-in Movie Theaters

Most drive-in theaters will not be able to afford the digital projectors required when new movies soon will cease to be released on film. Honda is sponsoring an initiative to help save drive-ins including donating projectors to the drive-ins that … Continue reading

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The writing is not quite on the wall. Please don’t make Jenny change her number (867-5309).

Our Nashville area is growing and we are running out of telephone numbers in the 615 area code geography.  The choices are splitting the area now with 615 into approximately half of the population (telephone numbers, not people) and allowing … Continue reading

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TTFKANVT (The Triathlon Formerly Known As the NashVegas Triathlon) September 7, 2013

You’re probably already trained and toned, but we hope you will join us on September 7, 2013 for the 3rd Annual Riverbluff Triathlon (formerly known as the Nashvegas Triathlon) and Festival beginning at 7:00 am.  The race begins at the Ashland City … Continue reading

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Great strides in improving environment for quality growth in Cheatham County

The Tennessean newspaper reports today on Cheatham County’s improving environment for quality growth in “County lowers building taxes indefinitely“.

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I solemnly swear that it is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: We have a beautiful area to live!

While driving from meeting to meeting yesterday, I just happened to tune in on my radio to testimony from the Trayvon Martin murder trial.  Dr. Vincent Di Maio, a forensic pathologist, was on the witness stand and one of the defense attorneys … Continue reading

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Ashland City’s B & C Barbecue on Best BBQ List

Ashland City’s new barbecue restaurant, B & C Barbecue Smokehouse is ranked high on the hog in Nashville Scene magazine’s cover story, “Pork is king! Sauce is boss! In search of Middle Tennessee’s best barbecue, low and slow“. To find … Continue reading

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Who is really creating jobs?

William Fulton in the latest issue of Governing magazine explores whether Texas economic development is as great as hyped or whether California economic development is the gloom and doom we often proclaim.

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Nashville, Tennessee MSA Leads Nation in Job Growth

The recently released job growth numbers from the United State Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) leads the nation in job growth.  Cheatham County is part of the Nashville MSA and the Partnership 2020 initiative. “Nashville … Continue reading

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West 70 Arts Cruise

This past Saturday morning, I had the pleasure to visit the West 70 Arts Cruise in Pegram, Tennessee.  A few miles down U.S Highway 70 just beyond the Nashville/Davidson County line into Cheatham County, the West 70 Arts Cruise has local artists showing and … Continue reading

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The Nashville Business Journal reports that The Braxton condominiums have sold

It looks as though The Nashville Business Journal got the scoop — a company capable of making The Braxton Condominiums a success has purchased the property. Located on the Cumberland River and next to a marina in the heart of … Continue reading

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Finding your treasure while seeing a pleasant view….

Bargains galore may be found in the Pleasant View, Tennessee City-Wide Yard Sale to be held on Saturday, April 13th.  Pleasant View is a short drive from Nashville, just off Interstate 24.  More information can be found in this link … Continue reading

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Our area named number one

Kiplinger named the Nashville area number one in its recent article “8 Cities with Surprising Job Growth“. “The capital of country music has a vibrant tech sector fueled by its highly regarded universities, and is becoming a center of data … Continue reading

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The brains we gain stay mainly out of campaigns

I agree with the article, “Researcher: It’s not a drain but a gain“, that ‘brain drain’ is inevitable — our youth go to college and tend not to return.  However, are we as rural communities like Hickman County, Tennessee doing enough … Continue reading

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Advice even if you plan to apply to a real school like Tennessee Tech University

I thought this blog post, “Dear Eighth Grader: So You Want to Apply to Harvard? Some Words of Advice… “, was relevant even if one is neither an 8th grader nor planning to apply to Harvard.  Intellectual ambition, drive, zest for discovery … Continue reading

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If you build attractiveness, they will come

I am very much in agreement with this post, “Tourism and economic development are linked” on the Small Biz Survival blog. Some people can only see the returns from tourism from a clicking turnstile. As this post states, making your community … Continue reading

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Is the glass half full or half empty… or is it just a mighty fine glass?

The Ruraltopia.com blog came up in a roundtable discussion I was a part of a couple weeks ago.  I revisited it this morning and really liked the post “Yes, We’re Still Dead” by Trent McKnight.  I would recommend it to … Continue reading

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Centerville and Santa will have a big Christmas event on December 2nd

The Hickman County Chamber of Commerce will host an open house, tree lighting and downtown shopping event on Friday, December 2nd beginning at 5:00p.m. (not that there won’t be a lot of happy holiday experiences other times.)  Santa Claus will be there … Continue reading

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There are fun things to do in rural communities

This is video of the 1st annual Halloween Parade held in Centerville, Tennessee this year:

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National Banana Pudding Festival October 1 in Centerville, TN

The 2nd annual National Banana Pudding Festival will return to the Hickman County Ag Pavilion on October 1, 2011.  For information on last year’s inaugural event, check out this story that appeared on WNPT’s Tennessee Crossroads.

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If a strategic planning meeting is called and nobody hears about it, does it really happen?

I’m at a loss.  How do you really communicate within a community?  I frequently get the comments: “Nobody reads the local newspaper.” “We don’t listen to the radio station.” “My email don’t work.” “I got a virus on my computer.” … Continue reading

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Praise the lard, Papa Kayjoe’s BBQ in Garden & Gun

I just picked up the latest edition of Garden & Gun magazine and found Centerville, Tennessee’s own Papa KayJoe’s Barbeque’s Hoecake BBQ Sandwich featured in the article “The South in a Sandwich.” It does have some great BBQ and the … Continue reading

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National Banana Pudding Festival to be held October 1st

The 2nd annual Banana Pudding Festival will be held October 1st in Centerville, Tennessee. Their website has all the info on submitting recipes for the contest, becoming a vendor or just planning your trip to eat lots of banana pudding.

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Cuts we wanted…

H.R. 1, the U.S. House of Representatives FY2011 Continuing Resolution funding bill, contains funding cuts that would effectively end as we know them the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs. WIA programs have helped increase the skill levels of local workforces … Continue reading

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2010 Titans Community Quarterback (and he’d make a pretty good lineman too)

The Tennessee Titans, Nashville’s NFL team, recently awarded John Blackburn of the Hickman County Long Term Recovery Committee its 2010 Titans Community Quarterback Award. The Tennessee Titans Community Quarterback Award program recognizes outstanding volunteers of nonprofit organizations from across the … Continue reading

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