A new idea for housing incentives in the city of Franklin could bring a more diverse mix of housing prices to the area, which could relieve workforce and transportation woes for residents and employees in Williamson County. Officials with the Franklin Housing Commission brought a proposal to incentivize workforce housing—single-family units costing no more than…
Market research about the county’s economic prospects will now be available online through the Williamson County chamber of commerce. Williamson Inc. will present the research on Wednesday morning at Outlook Williamson, the chamber’s annual economic summit. More than 400 people have already registered for Outlook Williamson, but participants still can register on the day of the event. Outlook…
Nine candidates are running in the Brentwood City Commission race, and voters are permitted to choose four to fill four open seats on the eight-member commission. Each election, the Williamson Herald features candidate profiles so that the community can get to know the candidates and learn about the issues important to them, which will ultimately…
Business, community and government leaders will have a chance to learn why Williamson County remains such an attractive destination for businesses and residents at Williamson, Inc.’s Outlook Williamson. The half-day economic summit, presented by Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cooperation, takes place Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Factory at Franklin’s Liberty Hall,…
Business, community and government leaders will have a chance to learn why Williamson County remains such an attractive destination for businesses and residents at Williamson, Inc.’s Outlook Williamson. The half-day economic summit will be Wednesday, April 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Factory at Franklin’s Liberty Hall, located at 230 Franklin Rd. The…
Pilkerton Realtors, which announced the opening of its first Franklin office in February, is now celebrating its presence and continued growth with a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its new offices at 284 Seaboard Lane in Cool Springs. The actual ribbon cutting will take place at…
At Mathnasium, learning math is a bit of an adventure. From games and puzzles to the raw enthusiasm of owner Alex Guppy, one might even say they “love” math after entering the doors of the new business in Brentwood. The new center even has a sticker to show for it, donning, “I love math.” A…
Community-supported program aids moms in crisis on mother’s day Though Mother’s Day is intended to be a joyous occasion for women across the country, thousands of moms will be overlooked on this special holiday because they are forced to live in shelters as a result of domestic abuse or homelessness. To ensure moms…
Franklin Grove will soon be wiring and firing with innovative ideas at the future Williamson County Entrepreneur Center (a working name) in partnership with its lessor, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County. The entrepreneur center, quite literally the brainchild of Williamson Inc., to be located in the historic 1887 Fleming-Farrah building on the former O’More…
The offices at Rustici Software in Franklin have pretty much everything an employee could want. The company built a bocce ball court in front of a spacious outdoor deck. A ping pong table — frequently used by employees — occupies the lion’s share of the main common area. The company provides a kitchen, showers, workout equipment and…