March 15, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Adam Sichko The national health club chain Life Time Fitness Inc. will open its first Middle Tennessee location at a development planned in Franklin’s Cool Springs commercial hub. That was the news Tuesday from Glenn Wilson, CEO of Franklin-based SouthStar LLC, which owns a development site at the…
The newly-published, award-winning Williamson County Trends Report is now out! Williamson County continues to be the most dynamic and fastest-growing county in Tennessee. From the changing demographics, the business climate, top performing public school systems, transportation, health, housing, charitable giving, diversity and the workforce, see how Williamson County is growing. Click the image to…
By Charlane Oliver | Director of Communication, Williamson, Inc. Franklin Police Chief Deborah Faulkner wears a navy blue uniform donned with pins and regalia fitting for someone in her position. But at the Feb. 23 Women in Business luncheon at the FiftyForward Martin Center, where she was the featured speaker, she put everyone on notice:…
March 11, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Alison Nash According to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, unemployment rates dropped in 82 Tennessee counties in January 2016. The report, which was released on Thursday, showed Davidson County had the state’s lowest rate for a major metropolitan area and the second-lowest overall, at 3.6 percent.…
The Nashville office of Ogletree Deakins invites you to a free employment law briefing seminar April 7, 8:30 am at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. Register online at ogletreedeakins.com or contact Michele Scott at michelescott@ogletreedeakins.com.
Applications Being Accepted For Youth Exchange Program Four High School Students Will Be Chosen to Spend a Week in Canada FRANKLIN, TN ‐ Applications are currently being accepted for the Sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson County Youth Exchange Program with Carleton Place, Ontario Canada. The exchange is scheduled for 25 May to 1 June…
March 9, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Eric Snyder Two restaurants have been announced for Boyle Investment Co.’s big Berry Farms development in Franklin. The Tennessean reports that Soulshine Pizza Factory will open a 4,200-square-foot space in the development, becoming its second Nashville-area location. Additionally, Ohio-based Whit’s Frozen Custard will open in a 1,240-square-foot space,…
American Idol Finalists Perform in Support of Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury’s Habitat High Build Who: Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury; the Brentwood, Centennial, Currey Ingram Academy, Franklin, Independence, Ravenwood, and Summit Campus chapters of Habitat High; 2005 Top 12 American Idol Star Sarina-Joi Crowe; 2005 Top 25 American Idol Star Riley Bria; Ryan Crowley; and Nina…
The March 2016 issue of The Point is now out! Read the latest Chamber news to stay in the know on what’s happening in the Williamson County business community. What’s Inside: Who’s speaking at Outlook Williamson Tax prep tips from one of our expert Chamber members Franklin police chief gets candid at Women in Business…
March 4, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Adam Sichko It’ll be another year or so before veteran developer Pat Emery will open his latest glassy Cool Springs office building, the one where the parent company of Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr. and other fast-food chains wants to locate its new headquarters. But that company, CKE Restaurants Inc., isn’t…