September 15, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Eric Snyder Texas-based Embrey Partners is planning a 270-unit apartment project in Williamson County. The Tennessean reports that The Retreat at Iron Horse is planned for a 20-acre site at 145 Legends Club Lane. Embrey Partners has the land under contract. Embrey owns the 250-unit Artessa at Franklin…
September 15, 2016 Nashville Post The Ritzen Group is hoping to break ground in October on a Class A office building with a restaurant space in Cool Springs, Franklin Home Page reports. The building (pictured), to include five stories and span 150,000 square feet, will be called 101 Cool Springs. It will be located at…
September 15, 2016 Franklin Home Page by Corey Little Dial-up modems were the dirt roads of the Internet. Only with the advent of broadband, cable and high-speed connections — the interstates of the Internet — did the online community of today grow to what it is now. Likewise, the shift from dirt roads and turnpikes…
September 15, 2016 Franklin Home Page by Emily West The TMA Group announced Thursday its commitment to purchase 20 VanStar commuter vans within Williamson County during the next year. Board member Glen McGehee told the news to a room full at Williamson, Inc.’s second Transportation Summit during the WillCoMoves week. “The TMA Group along with…
September 12, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Eric Snyder The Arbors of Brentwood apartment complex has been sold for $45.25 million. The Tennessean reports that the buyer was Chicago-based Redwood Capital Group, marking its first local investment. The seller was Virginia-based Harbor Group International. With 346 units, the deal represents a purchase price of $130,780…
September 12, 2016 Nashville Post Franklin-based auto technology company AeroWall Dynamics announced today it is renovating a 15,000-square-foot office and lab space in Cool Springs in a move that will create 36 jobs. The company, which produces an attachment that is placed between the cab and trailer of tractor-trailers, is investing $508,000 in the effort,…
September 12, 2016 Brentwood Home Page by Emily West In efforts to keep cars in the driveway, both the Franklin Special School District and the Franklin Transit Authority will work together on a new carpooling program this fall. Right now, nearly 24,000 kids between Williamson County and the Franklin Special School District ride the bus each…
September 12, 2016 Brentwood Home Page by Emily West With Williamson County Schools increasing more by 1,836 students this year, several of the districts’ schools sit at more than 100 percent overcapacity. Williamson has 38,240 students enrolled in the district, equaling to 126 more than projected. In the next five years, Superintendent Mike Looney has emphasized…
September 12, 2016 Brentwood Home Page by Zack Harmuth The Williamson County Commission unanimously passed two resolutions Monday night that approve more than $50 million for land and construction on two new schools. The first resolution asked the county to approve up to $15 million for the “design, development and land purchase” of a K-8…
September 12, 2016 Brentwood Home Page by Corey Little Food trucks and restaurants in Cool Springs and Downtown Franklin will be ready for business on Tuesday as Williamson, Inc. partners with Harpeth True Value Hardware and several area businesses to host Food Truck & Rideshare Day’s kickoff celebration. Harpeth True Value will be providing free…