For those seeking to get their real estate license, the Williamson County Association of Realtors in Brentwood is launching a way to perhaps make that goal more attainable. Beginning May 20, the WCAR will be offering real estate pre-licensing courses for interested individuals to take the first steps toward a career in real estate. It’s the first…
Students will learn how to successfully run their own business — or side hustles — when Williamson County Schools opens its Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center in August. Courses and technology in the EIC, a 10,000 sq. ft. annex adjacent to Franklin High School, will be available to ninth through twelfth grade students in WCS. The students, under the leadership…
Franklin Mayor Ken Moore believes the historic McPhail building on Main Street couldn’t be more ideal as the office and welcome center for the Downtown Franklin Association. And to help make it official, a ribbon cutting was held Tuesday morning to ceremoniously welcome Jill Burgin as the executive director of the Downtown Franklin Association and…
Ruby Sunshine: We’ll be celebrating Mother’s Day the entire week of May 6th: ALL WEEK: Guests can win a well-deserving Mom in their life a private biscuit making class for herself and 4 friends by entering our Instagram contest. ON MOTHERS DAY: Guests who order any Mimosa will get a free mom-themed button. Details of the Instagram contest: Take a selfie at Ruby…
After more than 30 years on the job, Second Harvest CEO Jaynee Day plans to retire from the food bank this summer. Before that she’s hoping to raise $5 million to support updates and expansion to the organization’s infrastructure. At a Williamson Inc. event on Friday morning, Day encouraged business owners to support local nonprofits…
As a division of the Heritage Foundation, the Downtown Franklin Association is taking part in Preservation Month this May. The DFA is celebrating the places that matter in downtown by hosting Shop Local Week in downtown Franklin from May 5th – 11th and the Historic McPhail Building Open House and Ribbon Cutting on May 7th. This Place Matters is…
First Tennessee Bank on Public Square in downtown Franklin is not new to the banking scene, but a ribbon cutting on Friday showcased its new space. Located behind Ruby Sunshine, First Tennessee Bank staff and Williamson, Inc. chamber ambassadors celebrated the grand reopening of the bank’s new space. With 49 middle Tennessee branch locations, Carol…
On Thursday, May 2, generous donors around Middle Tennessee “gave back” to BrightStone a total of almost $40,000 during The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s Big Payback event. Roughly $18,000 was given online through the official Big Payback website while another $11,000 was given offline. An additional $10,000 in matching funds was generously provided by…
Please join Penn Mutual Music City for an evening of learning and laughter! On June 20th, we will host a women’s event at Arrington Vineyards (Stone House) from 6 – 8 p.m. There will be a powerful presentation by Ande Frazier, CEO of myWorth, LLC and ForbesBooks author about the 9 Must-Have Accessories for women…
The Williamson County Chamber helped celebrate the relocation of Legends Bank’s Brentwood office recently with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 18th. The branch, located in the East Park building at 2 Maryland Farms, Suite 110, opened for business on January 22nd and provides 3,600 square feet of office space, which is nearly double…