March 8, 2013 Nashville Business Journal By Eric Snyder The Nashville Business Journal is pleased to announce the return of our Impact Awards, beginning with our Williamson County Impact Awards. Our Williamson County honorees will be profiled in a special section in the April 26 edition of the Nashville Business Journal. Honorees, including our top five winners, will also… Read more »
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Segway scooter company bought by Brentwood’s Summit Strategic Investments
March 6, 2013 Nashville Business Journal By Jamie McGee Segway scooters seen transporting tourists across Nashville’s downtown are now operating closer to their headquarters. Brentwood-based Summit Strategic Investments announced last week it bought Segway Inc., a Bedford, N.H.-based personal electric transportation provider, for an undisclosed price. Summit CEO Roger Brown seeks to expand Segways’s network, which includes… Read more »
Why real estate agents expect big things from Del Webb’s Williamson Co. project
February 25, 2013 The Nashville Business Journal By Nevin Batiwalla Williamson County’s aging population and retirees looking to move to Middle Tennessee need somewhere to live. Del Webb, a retirement-community developer and subsidiary of home-builder Pulte Group Inc., hopes to provide that place. The developer is in the process of buying a large tract of farm… Read more »
Mars Petcare’s new innovation facility is ‘Ritz-Carlton’ for pets
Why company is spending $88 million on a new center in Thompson’s Station February 15, 2013 The Tennessean By Walker Moskop During the past two years, there’s been a lot of fanfare surrounding the $88 million regional innovation center being built in Thompson’s Station by pet food giant Mars Petcare. But throughout the process, very little… Read more »
Cool Springs site with Pickering property to get $500M project
Highwoods, SouthStar will jointly develop 145-acre site near Nissan headquarters February 14, 2013 The Tennessean By Getahn Ward Highwoods Properties plans to develop up to 1.3 million square feet of office space on land it has acquired in Cool Springs. Last December, the Raleigh, N.C.-based real estate investment trust purchased 68 acres of what was known… Read more »
So you want to build a Williamson County office development…
February 14, 2013 The Tennessean Nevin Batiwalla These days a simple office building isn’t going to cut it for many tenants. Businesses want to be where their workers can shop, eat and live. And that’s exactly what area developers plan to give them. Plans for several new office campuses in Nashville’s suburbs include shops, restaurants, apartments,… Read more »
Williamson has record number of National Merit finalists this year
February 9, 2013 The Tennessean From Staff Reports FRANKLIN — Williamson County school officials say students have set a new record for the number of National Merit finalists. This year 34 students will reap scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Last year, there were 15 students from throughout the county who achieved the prestigious recognition…. Read more »
Williamson County still hottest market for home builders
January 29, 2012 Nashville Business Journal By Nevin Batiwalla New home construction in Middle Tennessee was up 46 percent in 2012 over 2011, according to Metrostudy, a housing market research firm. Metrostudy shared its data during a presentation today to the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee. The following is Metrostudy’s breakdown of builder activity… Read more »
Williamson County Again Has State’s Best Jobless Numbers
January 28, 2013 WMOT Middle Tennessee Public Radio By Mike Osborne MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) — The Tennessee Department of Labor has released the county level unemployment numbers for December and Williamson County is once again reporting the state’s lowest jobless rate. Williamson County’s unemployment rate in December stood at five percent, well below the state average… Read more »
Cool Springs owns regional office market – Dominance expected to last for years
January 23, 2013 The Tennessean By Josh Adams BRENTWOOD — The market for high-quality office space in the Nashville area has been absolutely dominated by suburban Williamson County in recent years and, according to one projection, that trend could continue for the next decade. A 200-page study paid for by Metro government and released earlier this month… Read more »