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…
September 12, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Adam Sichko A startup in Franklin plans to hire 36 employees as part of a half-million-dollar investment in a new facility, the company announced Monday. If all those jobs materialize, it would be a six-fold increase from the current headcount at AeroWall Dynamics. Twenty of those new jobs…
September 9, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Eric Snyder The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Gardens, a staple of the East Nashville dining scene, is expanding to Franklin. Franklin Home Page reports that the restaurant will take up residence in The Factory in Franklin, in a space that was previously occupied by Lyrics Restaurant. It…
FRANKLIN TRANSIT CELEBRATES MOBILITY WEEK with FREE RIDES ON FIXED ROUTES SERVICE ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 Franklin, TN – On Thursday, September 15, the Franklin Transit will offer free rides on its three fixed routes in celebration of Mobility Week. Mobility Week, presented by Nissan and hosted by Williamson, Inc., is a county-wide initiative…
WILLIAMSON, INC. TO LAUNCH MOBILITY WEEK SEPT. 12-16 TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY Community-wide Mobility Week brings together businesses, schools, commuters and government to tackle county’s biggest problem FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Williamson, Inc., the chamber of commerce and economic development office, is leading the charge in Williamson County with a new campaign to…
Franklin Tomorrow’s monthly FrankTalks lecture on Monday, Sept. 12, will focus on the importance of school bus ridership and trends in student transportation as the kickoff event of Williamson Inc.’s Williamson County Mobility Week. FrankTalks is a monthly series, presented by Vanderbilt University’s Office of Community, Neighborhood and Government Relations. Nissan is the presenting…
September 1, 2016 Nashville Business Journal by Adam Sichko Tony Harris is hoping his upcoming development in Franklin will be a lifeline for small and medium-sized companies, at a time when an historically low amount of office space is available to rent. Harris expects to start construction within two months on the first of two…
August 31, 2016 Franklin Home Page by Zach Harmuth The first-ever brewery in Nolensville released its first beer, Lil Darlin, last July. In May, it started full operations and its great-tasting craft beers have been flowing throughout the mid-state ever since. Mill Creek Brewing Company, founded by Chris Going and Michael Krewson, features four brews: Landmark,…
August 31, 2016 Franklin Home Page by Emily West According to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Williamson County’s college-bound student rate has reached a new high of nearly 83 percent. The data set looked at high school students who were enrolled at any higher education institution – community college, university, in-state, out-of-state, public or private.…