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29/09/2007
New Franklin zoning rules head toward approval
New zoning laws that will shape Franklin's future growth won a crucial second approval by city aldermen this week, capping years of work on the new regulations.
The approval, after a brief public hearing, came despite reservations from county homebuildin
Vanderbilt plans annex at children's hospital
Vanderbilt is planning an eight-story, 340,000-square-foot addition to its Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital — an expansion that officials say will ease a "bed crunch" and create more room for growth.
This week, the university's board of trust appr
Design guidelines close, but work still remains
After two years of work, Murfreesboro’s new design guidelines may need some more revision — but the proposals are closer than ever to reality.
Murfreesboro City Attorney Susan McGannon said Thursday there seemed to be some inconsistency in the presen
Williamson Medical Center gets $7.3M CON
Williamson Medical Center has received a certificate of need from the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency for a $7.3 million outpatient imaging department on Carothers Parkway.
The imaging department will be located in 10,000 square-feet of
Catapult opens Nashville marketing office
Connecticut-based Catapult Marketing is opening a branch office in Nashville to better serve Nashville-based Mars Petcare US.
The company has handled promotions for Mars since 2004. Mars is one of the largest pet food manufacturers in the nation and has
Kohl's to open Smyrna store Oct. 3
As part of its largest grand opening in company history, Kohl's Department Stores will officially open its Smyrna store Oct. 3 with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
One of 95 stores to open nationwide this fall, the Smyrna store will create approximately 150 j
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital plans $203M expansion
The Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will get an eight-story, 340,000-square-foot addition, the hospital announced today.
The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust this week approved $5.4 million in planning fees for the proposed addi
Opera Raises $9 million for First Headquarters
The Nashville Opera will soon break ground on it’s first-ever headquarters.
A soloist sang an aria yesterday as plans were unveiled for a 6-million dollar facility that includes a small performance space and an education center.
Nashville Opera exec
Los Angeles developer buys La Vergne shopping center
Los Angeles-based developer Mika Realty Group has bought the Food Lion-anchored neighborhood center at 5182 Murfreesboro Road in La Vergne for $4.25 million. Mika Realty bought the 47,037-square-foot center from Jim Crossman of Crossman Realty and three u
Permit Patrol
Bus central
Balfour Beatty Construction is building the Music City Central, a new downtown bus station for the Metro Transit Authority in downtown at 400 Charlotte Ave. The permit is valued at $28.9 million.
Lowe's building
James R. Vannoy Sons Cons
Nissan builds one place for people, one for frogs
Two very different habitats are being constructed at the site of Nissan's new North American headquarters in Cool Springs.
One is a $100 million, state-of-the-art, S-shape building where Nissan employees will plan marketing campaigns, plan products and m
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28/09/2007
VUMC considers $203 million Children's Hospital expansion
The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved $5.4 million in planning fees for a proposed eight-story addition to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital.
Projected costs for the proposed 340,000-square-foot addition run near $203 million, a
Franklin neighborhood coalition pushes for infrastructure improvements
Six neighborhoods on Franklin's west side are pushing for infrastructure initiatives they say haven't been prioritized by the City of Franklin.
The group will host a mayoral and alderman debate at 6 p.m. tonight at Westhaven's Residents' Club, 111 Westh
Nashville Opera unveils plans for new home
In this case, the figurative fat lady sang not to signify the ending but the beginning.
The Nashville Opera today unveiled the design plans for its new home in Sylvan Park, a year later than initially planned so the organization made sure it had more
Mayors seek to expand city boundaries
The mayors of Franklin and Spring Hill say they want to change the plans that govern where their cities can expand in order to better keep up with growth.
Mayor Tom Miller says he's formally asking county officials to redraw Franklin's urban growth bound
Group's frustration with S.R. 840 grows
With construction of state Route 840 now on an accelerated schedule, a group of citizens aiding in the design of the road say they have major concerns about the progress of construction.
Members of the S.R. 840 Resource Team, which has been working with
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27/09/2007
Anticipating expansion, Meridian Healthcare moves to Franklin
A Nashville-based health care company is moving to Williamson County, and doubling its usable office space in the process.
Officials at CHD Meridian Healthcare, which employs 125 at its current operations center in Green Hills, said Tuesday the company
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26/09/2007
Avenue Bank opening second branch
Avenue Bank is planning to open its second Nashville branch at 2930 West End Ave. by the end of the year.
The 3,090 square foot branch formerly housed a restaurant and an art gallery. It will feature what Avenue calls "concierge banking" where bankers g
Gateway II in Brentwood completed
Alex S. Palmer & Co. said on Tuesday that it has completed its four-story Gateway II office building in Brentwood.
Gateway II is located on what is generally considered one of the last workable parcels of land in Brentwood's Maryland Farms, Palmer offic
Cost of hospital opposition climbs
More than $1.7 million has been spent so far by Williamson Medical Center and Maury Regional Hospital in their fight against a new hospital in Spring Hill.
Williamson Medical had reportedly spent $1,039,751 through June and Maury Regional had spent $694,
Elmwood adds historic land
The National Register of Historic Places has added additional acreage and outbuildings of a pre-Civil War home and farm to its registry.
The Elmwood Farm home and nine acres on Old Nashville Highway just two miles north of the Stones River National Battl
Titans Owner Acquires Stake in Nashville Mixed-Use Complex
An investment group which includes Tennessee Titans owner Kenneth "Bud" Adams, Jr. has paid $8.15 million, or $63 per square foot, for The Waterfront, a 129,000-square-foot mixed-used property in the Metro Center area of North Nashville.
The buyer, a
Prime Midtown property getting hotel
A prime piece of Midtown real estate is getting a Hilton Garden Inn, and maybe more.
Alpharetta, Ga.-based North Point Hospitality Group has started tearing down the Roesch-Patton Funeral Home at 1713 Broadway to make way for the nine-story, 192-room h
Another Nashville company bolting for Williamson County
Yet another corporation is choosing to leave Davidson County for Williamson County.
Nashville-based CHD Meridian Healthcare is heading for Franklin, joining Verizon Wireless and Healthways in making the decision to make the move to Williamson County. C
Design guidelines ready for viewing
Murfreesboro officials are going to be getting some guidance on design guidelines.
The Murfreesboro City Council and Planning Commission will get their first real look at the proposed design guidelines that have been in the works for two years at a joint
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25/09/2007
Nashville-area consumer confidence rises
Give Nashville area residents a double dose of lower interest rates and a rally on Wall Street, and the result is a boost in consumer confidence.
Consumer confidence rose sharply in Middle Tennessee this month, according to the latest telephone survey of
SE Davidson proves to be real estate hot spot
Karen Sole moved into Christiansted Valley subdivision in southeastern Davidson County in January.
She and her husband, Jerry, were moving from California to Nashville. They looked around Nashville and found the new subdivision. They bought a home with a
Braxton condos top out at 10 stories
Crews at the Braxton Condominiums celebrated a topping-out ceremony here earlier this week, following completion of the two towers' roofs.
The $75 million riverfront development also includes Harpeth Shoals Marina on the Cumberland River and The Bridge R
Avenue Bank to open 2nd branch
Avenue Bank, which set a record for a state-chartered startup raising $75 million in capital this year, will open its second branch at West End and 30th Avenue by year-end.
Its first location opened this summer in Cummins Station near downtown.
Th
Development briefs
New York firm buys Bellevue apartments, Texas firm buys airport Fairfield Inn, Scarritt-Bennett buys apartments - plans residence hall, Warehouses planned on Couchville Pike, Keystone buys building it occupies
Franklin Cinema building needs major improvements
First the good news: No asbestos was found during an environmental study of the former Franklin Cinema building.
But the two-screen cinema's proposed buyer, the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, is still faced with a mountain of work
Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen
To continue the expansion of the Miles Johnson Parkway, the board approved a change order to its nearly $1.7 million contract with Mid-Tenn Construction & Electrical Co.
The firm is working on phase two of the project, which will pick up where the existi
The Rhythm high-rise sustains Row neighborhood's steady beat
Over the past several years, the Demonbreun Street business district near Music Row has been transformed from boarded-up businesses into one of the city's hippest strips, offering a variety of chic fashion boutiques, patio dining eateries and happening ni
Bluesboro building on the market
The 7,800-square-foot building housing Bluesboro, a popular Murfreesboro nightspot, is on the market, but don't look for the bar, restaurant and entertainment spot to be moving anywhere soon.
The owner of the building, Doug Duross, has listed the propert
As one road project wraps up, others begin
One of the city's most anticipated road projects — the McEwen Drive interchange — is now completed. But drivers are still seeing orange barrels and construction trucks around town. Several road projects across the city are nearing completion while oth
Board hunts middle school land
Proposed middle schools for Compton Road and Buchanan areas could relieve campus crowding and provide some families with shorter commutes.
"I would love it if my daughter (a fifth-grader) got to go to a new middle school on Compton Road," said Candy Ford
