Back to issue home page

Weekly Headlines, May 7th, 2008:

Dell Computer founder's investment firm locates auto retailing corporate outfit in Chattanooga
Globe Investor (May 7)

Legislature passes long needed small business insurance co-op bill
NFIB Tennessee Web site (May 6)

State House passes bill approving Mixed Martial Arts in Tennessee
The City Paper (Nashville) (May 6)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Newsmaker Q&A: Shane Messer"

New provost named at Vanderbilt
University Web site (May 6)

Georgia aquarium to expand, add dolphins
The Macon Telegraph (May 6)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Competitive Waters"

Medtronic, with significant Memphis presence, cutting 3% of total workforce
Minneapolis Star-Tribune (May 6)

Nashville law firm, citing slow economy, relieves six attorneys
NashvillePost.com (May 6)

Memphis school superintendent finalists named
Memphis Flyer (May 6)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Lessons and Leadership"

Study shows new Memphis-based lubricant more fertility friendly
Washington Post (May 6)

Chattanooga increasingly appears a frontrunner for VW plant
Times Free Press (May 6)

Protégé of Preds GM Poile lauded among National Hockey League executives
The Canadian Press (May 6)
>> Related BTN coverage - " Skating on Solid Ice"

Fatal explosion occurs at International Paper plant in Mississippi
The Vicksburg Post (May 6)

DoJ approves Memphis-based IP's $6 billion purchase of Weyerhaeuser division
Forbes (May 5)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Pulp Non-fiction"

Memphis-based Davidson Hotels joint ventures on Tampa property
Company press release (May 5)
>> Related BTN coverage - "The 2007 Hot100"

LRK has plan to revitalize Liberty Bowl in Memphis
Sports Business Journal (May 5)

Nashville-based Counsel on Call enters Boston market
Boston Globe (May 5)
>> Related BTN coverage - "BusinessTN's Fast 50"

Williamson County start-up bank lands $50 million contract with home county
Nashville Business Journal (May 5)

Billion-dollar revenue swing baffles lawmakers
Times Free Press (May 4)
>> Related BTN coverage - "On the Clock"

Tennessee Tech breaks ground on new STEM Center
The Herald-Citizen (Cookeville) (May 4)

Tennessee museum consultants at center of Mississippi civil rights project
The Jackson Clarion Ledger (May 3)

Franklin public company buys 30% stake in Rhode Island entity
Company press release (May 3)

Likely gubernatorial candidate named chair of hometown bank
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville) (May 2)

Bluff City retains contract to host Division I college football championship game
Chattanoogan.com (May 2)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Keep on the Grass"

Radio finance guru Dave Ramsey buys house with cash
NashvillePost.com (May 2)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Guru Economics"

Kroll, with significant Tennessee ties, possibly for sale
The Independent (May 2)

AT&T cable bill heads for governor's signature
The Maryville Daily Times (May 2)

Tennessee, Alabama wrestle for top economic development awards (and VW plant)
The Montgomery Advertiser (May 2)

Proposed Rutherford County Bible Park loses key property deal
The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro) (May 2)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Vacation Bible School...On Speed"

Chattanooga mall operators soldier on despite hesitant state legislature
Times Free Press (May 2)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Mall Adroit"

Nashville entrepreneur secures license to create a World Trade Center in Middle Tennessee
Venture Nashville (May 1)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Trade Showing"

Publicly-traded Chattanooga carpet maker cuts 8% of workforce
Rome News-Tribune (May 1)

UT-K football ticket tax increase to balance athletics budget
Knox News Sentinel (May 1)

Federal court establishes formula for determining Internet royalties owed to music writers
Wall Street Journal (Apr. 30)

Clayton Associates announces investment in two companies
NashvillePost.com (Apr. 30)

Lengthy reassessment ends in $676 million in added benefits paid by Chattanooga's Unum
Maine Biz (Apr. 30)

State tax change a boon top Nashville, city's professional hockey club
The City Paper (Nashville) (Apr. 30)

State gets newest Supreme Court Justice
Legal Newsline (Apr. 30)

Nashville merger creating nation's largest community-based behavioral health provider completed Company press release (Apr. 30)

BC/BS of TN enjoys record performance from its investments
Times Free Press (Apr. 30)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Queen of the Blues"

Newly formed Nashville construction firm snags $64 million MTSU project
Nashville Business Journal (Apr. 29)

Weekly Headlines, April 30th, 2008:

Arizona judge deals music industry a blow in piracy case
Los Angeles Times (Apr. 30)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Facing the Music"

ORNL researchers to kick-start Michigan-based auto research initiative
Michigan Live (Apr. 30)

Tennessee "Supremes" lose another member
Chattanoogan.com (Apr. 30)
>> Related BTN coverage - "The Strange Case of J. Houston Gordon"

Hawaii-based office and call center jobs outsourced to Nashville
The Star-Bulletin (Honolulu) (Apr. 30)

Tennessee Valley the most likely location of new VW plant
The Birmingham News (Apr. 29)

Amid Volkswagen pursuit, Chattanooga's Enterprise South garners free trade zone status
Times Free Press (Apr. 29)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Zone Coverage"

Former U.S. Sen. Baker awarded highest civilian honor by Japanese emperor
Company press release (Apr. 29)

Nashville's Ed Nelson also knighted by Japanese emperor
The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro) (Apr. 29)

Knoxville-based Regal gets Justice Department approval for $210 million theater chain acquisition
Reuters (Apr. 29)

Memphis-Tunica CVB marketing partnership expanding to Illinois market
Hospitality 1st (Apr. 29)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Let it Roll?"

Impact of airline consolidation on Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines gauged
Flight International (Apr. 29)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Northwest's 10% Solution"

Pinnacle pilots to picket tomorrow
Memphis Business Journal (Apr. 29)

First 2010 gubernatorial candidate McMillan reverses stand on income tax vote
The City Paper (Nashville) (Apr. 29)

Nashville surgery center operator makes Atlanta acquisition
NashvillePost.com (Apr. 29)

TVA bid process scrutinized
The Tennessean (Apr. 29)
>> Related BTN coverage - "The Nuclear Option"

Chattanooga mall operators want shopper tax to pay for Scenic City expansion
Times Free Press (Apr. 29)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Mall Adroit"

Nashville-based Vaden teams with regional accounting firm Joseph Decosimo
WebCPA (Apr. 29)

Playing card maker Cartamundi's Kingsport plant sold to Canadian snack manufacturer
Company press release (Apr. 28)
>> Related BTN coverage - "House of Cards"

Mars, with significant Middle Tennessee presence, acquires Wrigley in $23 billion deal
New York Times (Apr. 28)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Re-raising the Bar"

Nashville's Gaylord christens newest hotel/convention project
The Washington Post (Apr. 28)

Demolition begins on Nashville-based Gaylord's $1 billion California project
San Diego Business Journal (Apr. 28)

Memphis' Verso files IPO
Reuters (Apr. 28)

Memphis' First Horizon looking to raise capital
MarketWatch (Apr. 28)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Over the Horizon"

Former Congressman Ford Jr. marries
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville) (Apr. 28)

Georgia border county at forefront of water war
Macon Telegraph (Apr. 27)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Holding Water"

Papers show UT-K turned in UConn for women's basketball recruiting violations
Hartford Courant (Apr. 27)
>> Related BTN coverage - "A Different Light"

BC/BS of TN donation enables Tennessee hospitals to join national project
Times Free Press (Apr. 26)

Tennessee toll road projects stacking up
Chattanoogan.com (Apr. 26)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Cross Roads"

Nashville chamber visit follows city of Akron, Ohio's $68 million offer to Bridgestone to stay put
Nashville Business Journal (Apr. 25)

Country artist Tim McGraw launches new fragrance
Women's Wear Daily (Apr. 25)

Tennessee pig genetics company opening South Dakota operations
Sioux Falls Argus Leader (Apr. 25)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Here an Oink, Oink..."

Chattanooga athletic surfaces expert wins three SEC bids
Chattanoogan.com (Apr. 25)
>> Related BTN coverage - "Scratching the Surface"

Dell plant closing in Canada causes Tennessee-based company to do the same
Ottawa Sun (Apr. 25)

State awards $35 million pharmacy benefits management contract to Illinois company
Memphis Business Journal (Apr. 25)

TVA, DoE sign nuclear fuel deal
The Daily Sentinel (Scottsboro) (Apr. 25)

Hendersonville-based hotel industry research leader expands overseas
Nashville Business Journal (Apr. 25)

Modified medical malpractice bill passes
The City Paper (Nashville) (Apr. 24)

Sevierville group travel booking company acquired by Ohio outfit
Cleveland dBusiness News (Apr. 24)

Georgia governor launches statewide conservation campaign
Dawson Times (Apr. 24)

Russian Senator lauds relations with Tennessee-based companies
Earth Times (Apr. 24)

HCA, Vanderbilt each vie for cancer treatment facility in Maury County
The Tennessean (Apr. 24)

Three Knox County hospitals get state approval to expand
Knox News Sentinel (Apr. 24)
>> Related BTN coverage - "The Deal Breakers"

Tennessee budget deficit could grow to half a million dollars
The City Paper (Nashville) (Apr. 24)

Logistics giant Kenco makes acquisition
Chattanoogan.com (Apr. 23)
>> Related BTN coverage - "The 2007 Hot100"

Industrial developer Panatonni launches another $100 million project in Middle Tennessee
NashvillePost.com (Apr. 24)

Another country music act jumps from indie to major label
Billboard Magazine (Apr. 23)

Nashville pro football organization unloads problem employee
The Dallas Morning News (Apr. 23)

New country artist Rissi Palmer's record label relocates from Atlanta to Nashville
Atlanta Business Chronicle (Apr. 23)

$12.4 million indoor amusement park taking shape in Pigeon Forge
The Mountain Press (Apr. 23)

Oak Ridge Associated Universities adds two new schools
Company press release (Apr. 23)
>> Related BTN coverage - "A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes ORAU"

Back to issue home page

Email to a Friend Print-Friendly Format