After purchasing Franklin’s A-Game facility in 2008, Sports Land Group, LLC abruptly closed its doors Thursday morning. The group bought the facility for $8 million and said it invested $13 million into upgrades for the facility. Sports Land Group said…
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Google to Give Free Gigabit Service to Public Housing Residents
All Nashville public housing units connected to Google Fiber will receive free gigabit speed Internet, the company announced Wednesday. The announcement is part of the U.S. Department of Housing’s ConnectHome initiative that seeks to expand Internet access in low-income areas….
Read MoreNashville Weathers the Equity Market Storm
The bad news is the stock market is diving, and nearly all industry sectors are down since the start of the new year. The good news is Middle Tennessee has a diverse economy and is not largely tied to the…
Read MoreNashville Humiliated by Audit of Airport Management
“Paternalistic, dictatorial and centralized.” These are some of the words in a scathing new audit used to describe the Metro Nashville Airport Authority, which oversees Nashville International Airport. The audit was completed in November by Georgia-based Greeley Pond Technologies, and…
Read MoreHow Your $2 Lottery Ticket Is Allocated
Folks are rushing to the store buying lottery tickets for Wednesday’s $1.5 billion jackpot. As the frenzy grows, this past Saturday in Tennessee 25,000 tickets were sold an hour. News 2 is tracking where the money goes and gives you…
Read MoreDespite Huge Fines, Trinity Lane Project Still Incomplete
In October 2012, TDOT hired construction contractor Rogers Group to widen I-65 from Trinity Lane to Dickerson Pike from 6 to 10 lanes. The project had an October 2015 deadline, which had been extended until this month, but now it…
Read MoreNashville Startup Boasts Hangover Cure
For the music artist it can interfere with a next-day performance. For the herds of bachelor party participants visiting Nashville, it can disrupt a long-awaited weekend with friends. And for those who took it too far on a weeknight, it…
Read MoreLocal Liquor Stores React to Relaxation of State Monopoly
Brassy jazz standards. Busy cash registers. The crinkle of bottles being wrapped in brown paper bags. Walk in the front door of Red Spirits & Wine in Bellevue, and you’re immediately hit with the holiday rush. This is the busy…
Read MoreLocal Food Delivered Quickly
A Vanderbilt University grad with a passion for boosting the local food economy has launched a business to deliver goods from Nashville farms, bakeries and artisans straight to consumers. In its second month since the website launched, The Local Collaborative…
Read MoreNashville a Top City for Business Growth
Business Insider magazine named Nashville as one of the cities to watch in 2016 when it comes to business. Nashville is one of the magazine’s 13 hottest cities in 2016, after the region has a very successful year. “Nashville has…
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