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The radio station in Centerville is out due to the storms and information is difficult to communicate. Hickman County’s website is a great place to find information on road conditions, drinking water and water systems, and other flood and storm … Continue reading →

President Obama authorizes major disaster declaration for Hickman, Davidson, Cheatham and Williamson Counties based on the damages from the floods and storms that struck Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area. Other counties in Middle and West Tennessee expected to be … Continue reading →

Lots of damage in Hickman County, Tennessee from the same floods that hit Nashville. Even though it hasn’t received much news coverage, people are dealing with the same destructive flooding as well as the high winds and a tornado over … Continue reading →

This election year is beginning to take life, filling up the rural roadsides with campaign signs. I have also noticed rural candidates utilizing Facebook in abundance this year. Whether you were a ‘fan’ or you now ‘like’ them, what does … Continue reading →

Diamond Gusset Jeans on WKRN news.

If you you are running, watching, or avoiding the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, Tennessee on April 24th, you could complete your day with a trip down the road to Hickman County, Tennessee – about an hour southwest of downtown … Continue reading →

An outstanding post from David S. Finch’s Social Media and Entreprenuership blog: “Weekly Reader: April 18 Edition“

The 3rd annual reenactment of the 7th Tennessee Co. B Skirmish of Centerville on the Duck River Presented by Sons of Confederate Veterans – Col. Jack Moore camp 559 and The Confederate Belles of Tennessee – Cordelia W. Moore 300 … Continue reading →

Hickman County Chamber of Commerce is conducting a 5 part customer service training seminar. This is designed to help your business grow by training your employees with techniques for great customer service. Outstanding customer service in a small town can … Continue reading →

The February Unemployment rates are out and Hickman County has the lowest rate in its LWIA (Local Workforce Investment Area 10). Still too high at 13.5% (down from 14.1%), Hickman County employers and its workforce continue to work hard toward … Continue reading →

April is Financial Literacy Month. Whether you are managing a business, an education or a home, financial literacy can keep you afloat. SBA has webinars to help and to help celebrate the month. “Webinar Series for National Financial Literacy Month … Continue reading →

Nation added 162k jobs in March — Nashville Business Journal

In a one-person economic development shop, implementation dates often do not happen as soon as one wants. I have been working on a new format for the Leadership Hickman program and it will be ready to launch on April 17th. … Continue reading →

Hickman County Chamber of Commerce is conducting a 5 part customer service training seminar. This is designed to help your business grow by training your employees with techniques for great customer service. Outstanding customer service in a small town can … Continue reading →

The 3rd annual reenactment of the 7th Tennessee Co. B Skirmish of Centerville on the Duck River Presented by Sons of Confederate Veterans – Col. Jack Moore camp 559 and The Confederate Belles of Tennessee – Cordelia W. Moore300 Reenactors … Continue reading →

A group is gauging the interest for high-speed Internet access in Hickman County with the intent to provide service if enough individuals and businesses are interested in subscribing. To complete the survey, go to http://tennwireless.com/ .

“Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes — it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period … Continue reading →

Hickman County Chamber of Commerce is conducting a 5 part customer service training seminar. This is designed to help your business grow by training your employees with techniques for great customer service. Outstanding customer service in a small town can … Continue reading →

Extension of SBA Recovery Lending Programs Will Support $1.8 Billion in Small Business Lending

Survey: Nashville entrepreneurs optimistic for 2010 – Nashville Business Journal: “Entrepreneurs in the Nashville area are looking to a brighter future in 2010, and some are using a four-letter word that hasn’t yet been part of recovery: jobs.” If you … Continue reading →

U.S. Marine Cpl. Chad McCoy’s work with explosive-sniffing dogs in Afghanistan was featured in yesterday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal in the article “Even His Red Squeak Toy Can’t Get First Sgt. Gunner, USMC, to Fight: Despite Rehab, the … Continue reading →

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Hickman County, Tennessee qualified for economic development financing of $644,000 for Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds and $967,000 for Recovery Zone Facility Bonds. To access the attractive financing of the Recovery … Continue reading →

It has been a long time in the making, but the contract for the construction of the last section of SR 840 has been let and SR 840 should be finished by Fall 2012. This highway will connect I-40 to … Continue reading →

I had meetings out of town on Friday and in one of them the conversation turned to retail and commercial recruitment. With companies like T.J. Maxx, Dollar General, and Walmart planning for expansion, it would be nice to have the … Continue reading →

If you are thinking about getting into eCommerce for your business, check out “Getting Started with E-Commerce – An Entrepreneur’s Checklist” This article provides good information on how to do part or all of your business online.

Nashville public radio station WPLN had a story “Duck River Featured in National Geographic for Ecological Diversity” this week. A quality of place item, the story tells of the featured article and photos on National Geographic.com that show the abundance … Continue reading →

Friday and yesterday were largely consumed with packing boxes and moving things around the office for installers laying new carpet in the office. Quite the chore, but doesn’t packing and moving make us prioritize and determine what is important, what … Continue reading →

Like a lot of other folks, I watched the Super Bowl (and all those commercials) yesterday. Did anyone else feel that most of the marketers think we (at least the males) are a bunch of dumb, beer swilling, henpecked fools … Continue reading →

In a report released yesterday, the U.S. unemployment rate declined to 9.7%, providing some fuel for optimism. However, analysis of the data shows that our economy will likely experience more of a rebuild than a rebound. The New York Times … Continue reading →

Manufacturing expanded last month at its highest rate in 5 years. Now this is strictly growth rate, but it is a sign that manfacturing has begun to rebound. “Manufacturing Expanded Last Month,” New York Times.