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What Sen. Blackburn said at the RNC
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is the only Tennessee lawmaker scheduled to speak at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, The Tennessean reports.<\p> Blackburn served as chair of the Republican National Committee’s party platform, and used her remarks Monday evening to tout the GOP’s economic policies and Tennessee’s lack of an income tax.<\p>
Regional ER getting $2M expansion
An Ascension Saint Thomas-affiliated emergency room is expanding. <\p> Highpoint Health Sumner Station — ER with Ascension Saint Thomas will undergo a multimillion-dollar capital project to add emergency room beds along with other renovations, according to a news release. <\p>
Lower Broadway titans add to portfolio
TC Restaurant Group’s latest addition to Nashville’s entertainment scene is a piano bar. <\p> Bayou Keys Dueling Piano Bar is now open at 120 Third Ave. S., next to the group’s recently opened Lainey Wilson Bell Bottoms Up, according to a news release. <\p>
Nashville company gets right with Nasdaq
IMAC Holdings Inc. believes it has regained compliance with Wall Street.<\p> The Brentwood-based medical company, which received a second letter from the Nasdaq in November over noncompliance with its equity rule, has done three transactions that should fix things, according to a July 5 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. <\p>
Nashville restaurant empire expands to Franklin
Nashville is a mecca for foodies, and the scene’s growth is nowhere close to over, with openings and new concepts announced daily. To keep up with the growth, the Business Journal compiles a weekly list of need-to-know restaurant news. Here’s the latest from Music City’s culinary boom. <\p> Locally-owned M.L.Rose Craft Beer & Burgers opens its Franklin location today, July 15, according to a news release. <\p>
CMBS apartment distress surges as operators struggle to refinance
Distress in the multifamily sector of commercial real estate is mounting as debt issued during a time of ultra-low interest rates is coming due.<\p> Among commercial mortgage-backed securities loans for single-borrower, large multifamily properties, the rate of distress is up 185% in the past six months, according to an analysis by Wayne, Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate data-analytics platform CRED iQ.<\p>
Julia Baker is all about lists
Julia Baker is partner and chief operating officer at BFT Land Design, where she oversees day-to-day operations, business development, client engagement and contract negotiations, financial oversight, budget and strategic planning, marketing and employee relationships.<\p> If it were possible, I’d like to randomly give courteous driver awards to those who choose not to block intersections, those who allow you to merge by moving out of the right lane on the interstate, and those who don’t pull out onto Hillsboro Pike just in front of me when there are no cars behind me. The Courteous Driver is the winner in my book.<\p>
BNA's most-delayed flights
If you're flying from Nashville International Airport and headed to Miami, you may want to build in some extra time for your travel plans. <\p> Flights to Miami were some of the most commonly delayed out of BNA, according to the latest on-time flight data from Cirium, an airline analytics company.<\p>
Firm tapped for downtown Franklin project
Welcome back to Deal Dash, our weekly news roundup highlighting some of the commercial real estate dealmaking across Greater Nashville. We aim to showcase a cross-section of recent property sales, proposed developments, construction loans, leases and other activities.<\p>
Business owners’ top concerns about Nashville's future
Affordable housing, public education and transit are the top constraints to Nashville entrepreneurs. <\p> That’s according to a recent report by Entrepreneurs’ Organization Nashville, a support network of 355 local business owners that collectively employ 15,000 people. The report reflects a survey of the organization’s members that gauged the biggest opportunities and challenges to starting and growing businesses in Nashville.<\p>
Renderings: Metro re-imagines major neighborhood
Metro has revealed its master plan for the re-imagination of the Edgehill neighborhood.<\p> A year after meeting with neighborhood residents and stakeholders, the Metro Planning Department has released the “Edgehill Neighborhood Plan,” a 117-page document that outlines a guide for future development in the area immediately south of downtown and adjacent to Music Row — and uncovers new renderings of the city's vision.<\p>
The pitch for Williamson County
Nathan Zipper has run a half-marathon in every state. Since late last year, he has been running business recruiting and retention efforts for Williamson Inc., the county’s combined chamber of commerce and economic development arm.<\p> Williamson Inc. started 2023 with a bang, announcing a regional office for In-N-Out Burger 10 days into the new year. The county, which long has been the region’s suburban headquarters hub, ended 2023 with more jobs announcements than any of the other 94 counties in the state.<\p>
TikTok gets to work on Nashville office
TikTok is taking steps forward on its new Nashville office, which is turning out to be a multimillion-dollar project.<\p> Earlier this year, the global social media giant signed a 143,610-square-foot lease in Music Row’s Moore Building for its permanent Nashville office.<\p>
Reliford: 'Everything that happens is a lesson'
I think people think that I have a whole bunch of Perry Mason or “You Can’t Handle the Truth” moments, when in reality, the battle is usually won well before you’re standing before a judge. I will most certainly take every “Suits” comparison people want to make, and I’ve been called the “Male Olivia Pope” before, which I found to be one of the highest honors I’ve received. I’ll definitely take that. <\p> Summarize it in one sentence. “The Alchemist.” The story of a young man who travels far, learning invaluable lessons about the world and himself along the way, only to find out what he was looking for was already with him. <\p>
Homegrown tech business buys into California
Rod McDaniel and his company have hit another milestone: Not only do they have their own business, but now they own another one.<\p> S3 Recycling Solutions this month acquired a fellow electronic waste recycling and refurbishing company located outside of Los Angeles. <\p>
New Publix underway in Williamson County
A new Publix-anchored shopping center is underway in Williamson County.<\p> Atlanta-based Watkins Real Estate Group has broken ground on Village Green, 90,0000-square-foot retail development in Nolensville, according to a news release.<\p>
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