Sixteen years ago, happenstance created an unforgettable marketing boon for the Tennessee Titans. The release of the popular movie Remember the Titans coincided with the NFL franchise’s unexpected run to the Super Bowl during the 1999 season. The film only…
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Nashville Airport Leads the Way in Progress
Nashville Airport allows you to drink alcohol at your gate while you wait for your plane. Recently, Time Money Magazine named Nashville International Airport one of the top ten in the world because of its “Drinks on the Go Program.”…
Read MoreOn Demand, In Home Healthcare Comes to Nashville
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: It’s like Uber, but for _____. In the past few months, several companies connected to the so-called “on-demand” economy have rolled out in or announced plans for Nashville, offering options for delivery of…
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Whiskey Tastes Better in Nashville
Country music is perpetually in contention with itself. All down the years we see glamour juxtaposed with grit; we encounter revivalists of a hallowed tradition reacting to popularisers who seek new audiences by adulterating the mix with pop. We hear…
Read MoreRemember Hickory Hollow?
With Nashville’s growing population and booming economy, locals are seeing a lot of new commercial real estate projects spring up around town. Nashvillians have also witnessed the rebirth of commercial areas in recent years, such as the Gulch, SoBro and…
Read MoreOnly Criminals Will Now Be Armed at Panera in Nashville
Panera Bread Co. has joined the growing number of restaurants and retailers asking customers to leave their guns at home. In a statement this week, the St. Louis-based company said: “Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth. This…
Read MoreHow to Quit Your Job and Start a New Business With CrowdFunding
One friend helped Annie Klaver get into her corporate job, and 131 helped her get out. More specifically, 131 people pledged a total of $15,556 on Indiegogo, enabling Klaver to launch her new outdoor company, River Queen Voyages, this month….
Read MoreAre You Afraid of Commitment?
I was CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers through the Great Recession. We could tell on the front end things were going to get tough, so we brought in some consultants to help us reframe the challenge and improve our performance….
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Legislature Helps Business Boost Price of Cigarettes
Tennessee smokers will begin paying more for cigarettes on July 1 under a bill signed into law last week by Gov. Bill Haslam. The 15 cents-per-pack increase is the first of three that will total 35 cents by July 1,…
Read MoreWSMV Claims Harris Teeter Sells Bad Meat
The Channel 4 I-Team was tipped off months ago to what employees at Harris Teeter in Brentwood called “bad practices.” Since then, the I-Team has been buying meat and seafood our sources said should never have been sold to…
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