BusinessTN

It's a question we put before our readership every year. That input again serves as a starting point in selecting the newest inductees into the BusinessTN Leadership Hall of Fame.

Inductees past and present have made a lasting impact on their industries and on business in Tennessee. Tennessee born or not, they have helped define the state's business identity. This round of inductees, the third group to be enshrined, again remains heavy on history and light on modern-day business leaders. After all, today's top CEOs would be hard-pressed to match up with those selected from over two centuries of business history in Tennessee. (The present day, however, is catching up with history.)

As the only statewide business magazine in Tennessee, BusinessTN embraces its roles as both a modern-day chronicler of important business news and as a historian of bygone business days across Tennessee. It is a privilege to present what remains a first-of-its-kind hall of fame for business people in Tennessee.