Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Nashville Tennessean Two Nolensville High students have become their school’s first certified drone pilots, and the pair hope the federal recognition will help them get their business off the ground. Andrew Dunn and Mitchell Waller, both rising seniors, recently passed the aeronautical test required to become a certified remote pilot with the…
Iconic American quick-service restaurant brand to create 145 new jobs. NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and CKE Restaurants, Inc. (CKE) officials announced today that the company will expand its headquarters operations in Franklin. CKE, parent to the Carl’s Jr.® and Hardee’s® sister chains, will invest $3.6…
By Meg Garner – Reporter, Nashville Business Journal Jun 22, 2018, 4:14pm CDT Updated Jun 22, 2018, 7:32pm One of the largest private employers in Williamson County is cutting dozens of jobs locally as the company shifts its operations. Jackson National Life Insurance Co. is permanently laying off 64 employees at its Franklin operations, according to a WARN notice filed on…
Williamson Herald | By Kerri Bartlett • Managing Editor The annual Williamson Inc. Transportation Summit picked up the baton in the race to find transportation solutions after the transit referendum failed in Nashville this spring, and as Williamson County grows with more people … and more cars. The summit featured two sessions in which speakers…
Sandy Mazza | USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee 4:05 p.m. CDT May 25, 2018 Investment in Williamson County has soared beyond the rest of the state, landing it in the top 10 counties in the nation issuing the most new building permits, a new review of federal data shows. For every 1,000 homes in Williamson County, 35 building…
Source: Nashville Business Journal By Adam Sichko – Senior Reporter, Nashville Business Journal At dawn on a muggy September morning in 2016, Kim Moore floated above the rolling hills of Williamson County. Her calm hour aloft in a hot-air balloon, surveying a place she hadn’t explored before, was a stark contrast to the string of business meetings that awaited…
Williamson Herald | By Kerri Bartlett • Managing Editor According to medical professionals, “patient-centered care” will be the foundation of the new Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, which broke ground Monday, on the campus of Williamson Medical Center. At least a dozen renowned community orthopaedic doctors attended the groundbreaking ceremony and grabbed a shovel to…
The jobs are here – but you need enough qualified people to fill them. That was the overarching message at the 5th annual Outlook Williamson event Wednesday, the county’s annual summit that provides a big-picture perspective on Williamson County’s economic health and forecasting future trends. Speakers and business leaders spoke during the event about not…
By Adam Sichko – Senior Reporter, Nashville Business Journal Mar 16, 2018, 7:59am CDT Updated Mar 16, 2018, 2:33pm A developer is pursuing an immense mixed-use project in Franklin’s Cool Springs commercial hub, a project so large it would ring the entire roundabout at the crossroads it would call home. Franklin-based The Parkes Cos. Inc. plans a development named Avalon…
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and SpecialtyCare, Inc. officials announced today that the company will expand its headquarters in Brentwood. The healthcare company plans to create 124 new jobs in Tennessee. “There are more than 360,000 Tennesseans employed in the healthcare industry and it’s…