The Rifle Man
In January 2005, California became the first state to ban the .50-calibre Browning, or BMG, machine gun rifle. At that time, Ronnie Barrett, president and founder of Murfreesboro-based Barrett Firearms Manufacturing and creator of the 30-pound rifle capable of shooting a five-and-a-half inch bullet half a mile, worried that his business would be hurt by the ban...
The Last Gasp?
Though the pride of private, Presby-terian-affiliated Knoxville College is as ever-present as that of its distinguished alumni, it may take just short of a miracle to stave off...
Holding Pattern
Upholstered furniture maker Berkline/ Benchcraft geared up to announce its IPO, but ten months after its registration filing, there’s still no sign of...
Border Crossing
On a balmy, fall Mississippi morning in 2004, a few dozen ranking members of DeSoto County’s tightly knit business community gathered in the rain for another ceremonial groundbreaking.In his address, Southaven’s mild-mannered mayor, Greg Davis, crowed.“This will...
Alpha to Mega
After 18 months of hard work, Crockett County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Frankie McCord finally got what she wanted—a 1,600-acre pre-certified tract of land that allows...
Cat’s Cradle
When BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee announced plans last year to build a new $226 million headquarters, it put to rest any lingering fears that the independent, not-for-profit Blues plan, which started in Chattanooga in 1945 and currently...
Bedford County
Boom. Burst. Explode.Dangerous words… unless you’re talking about the economy.“We’ve had annual job growth in the last two years, with 660 new jobs in manufacturing,” says Walter Wood, executive director of the Shelby-ville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce. “The county has seen....
The Tortoise Wins the Race
In Aesop’s fable about the race between the hare and the tortoise, the hare has everything it needs to win the race and darts out of sight at once. But when he decides to rest on his accolades and lies down for a nap, the tortoise’s steady pace...
House Calls
It’s showtime for Healthways. Time to put up or shut up. The Nashville company known for its 20-year corporate identity crisis...
Crossing the Delaware
Forming a limited liability company in Tennessee is a little easier this year, thanks to a legislative overhaul that has simplified the state’s complex LLC laws. The new act, which went into effect in January, will allow...
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