World Wide Technology (WWT), located on West McEwen Drive in Franklin, hosted a ribbon cutting on Thursday, highlighting its new 5,500-square-foot location. Franklin Mayor Ken Moore and Williamson, Inc. President and CEO Matt Largen both welcomed WWT to Franklin. The global technology solution company based in St. Louis, Missouri has an annual revenue of over…
Franklin Tomorrow successfully staged the first On The Table initiative in Fall 2018 and planning is underway for a second community-wide day of discussion later this year. As part of its June 10 FrankTalks, Franklin Tomorrow is inviting the community to come together to discuss their wishes for the staging of On The Table. Participants…
Public Can Review through Summer and Give Feedback Franklin–The City of Franklin’s Department of Planning and Sustainability and their planning consultant, Town Planning & Urban Design Collaborative, LLC (TPUDC) have recently completed a major update to the City’s Zoning Ordinance and have released a Public Review Draft. The draft has been made available for public…
NASHVILLE, TENN. – June 3, 2019 – Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee announced today that President and CEO Sandy Obodzinski will be leaving her post after more than three years leading the non-profit cancer support organization. Obodzinski’s last day will be June 14; a search for her successor is underway. “Gilda’s Club has been on a…
An exclusive Jack Daniel’s experience benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association You’re invited to attend Barrels of Hope, an exclusive tasting and tour of the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association Tennessee Chapter. On June 8, a charter bus will take all ticket holders from Franklin to the Distillery, where experts will be on…
Presented by Renasant Bank, the program will feature nationally renowned speakers and local preservation leaders. May 23, 2019 (FRANKLIN, Tenn.) – The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN is hosting its 2nd Annual Preservation Symposium: Practical Preservation, presented by Renasant Bank, at the Williamson County Enrichment Center on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 8:30 a.m.…
A company that produces orthopedic and medical devices will move its U.S. headquarters to Franklin. Medacta USA will invest $2.5 million and create roughly 50 jobs over the next five years, according to a release from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The company, relocating from Chicago, will open its new headquarters and…
Hampton Inn and Suites showcased its new lobby and room renovations on Thursday in Cool Springs with a celebratory ribbon cutting in partnership with Williamson, Inc. Located within walking distance of CoolSprings Galleria, the newly renovated hotel with 127 rooms came to Franklin in 1996. Nancy Conway, Williamson, Inc.’s senior vice president of community relations,…
After it appeared on the Nolensville Planning Commission agenda last week, a developer invited Nolensville residents and community members to a Town Hall Tuesday night to discuss plans for a newly-proposed mixed-use development called Southwalk. With concerns spanning more than an hour of discussion, planning commissioners deferred the proposed development to the June 11 Planning Commission meeting. Entrepreneur…
Inside the atrium of the newly opened Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee stands the locker that belonged to the doctor who founded the practice in 1979. It came over from the nearby Williamson Medical Center, where it had remained untouched since the day Dr. Craig Ferrell died seven years ago from injuries he had…