NASHVILLE, TN — Engineers, business and civic leaders, and state, city and county officials from across Tennessee will gather in Franklin on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, to celebrate engineering excellence. The annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Gala is sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee (ACEC Tennessee). Among the twenty-seven nominees are high-profile projects such as the Nashville International Airport Geothermal System and the TDOT Diverging Diamond Interchange at SR-66 in Knoxville, as well as important infrastructure improvements such as the Main St. to Main St. Multimodal Connector Project in Memphis and the Tennessee Riverwalk in Chattanooga.…
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By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos of Vanderbilt University was presented the Dr. Evelyn Fancher Literary Luncheon Award on Saturday, Feb. 25. Dr. Evelyn Fancher is a founding member of Les Gemmes and possess the attributes of self-worth, inclusiveness, strong educational development and sound research. She believes in respect and celebrating life, courage, truth, leadership and strong character development. Janice Woodard, president of the Nashville Chapter said, “It was obvious the awards executive committee who selected Chancellor Zeppos for this distinguished honor. He possesses these qualities and more.” In accepting the award, the Chancellor said “I am…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover was among a group of HBCU presidents and leaders who witnessed President Donald Trump sign an executive order he says makes “HBCUs an absolute priority in the White House.” During brief remarks in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Trump added, “Historically, black colleges and universities are incredibly important institutions. That’s why today I’m thrilled to be signing an executive order to recognize the importance of historically black colleges and universities.” While similar to other HBCU executive orders of former presidents, this order officially moves the White House Initiative on Historically…
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(NEW YORK, NY, March 1, 2017) – Grammy-winning artist Chance The Rapper will join Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and others as a headliner of Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola®, taking place June 30–July 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After recently making history as the first streaming-only artist to win multiple Grammys in top categories such as Best Rap Album and Best New Artist, Chance The Rapper will make his ESSENCE Festival® debut and round out the full performance lineup for the festival concert series of more than 40 acts, including new additions: No…
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released the following statement after meeting with presidents and chancellors of Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the White House: A key priority for this administration is to help develop opportunities for communities that are often the most underserved. Rather than focus solely on funding, we must be willing to make the tangible, structural reforms that will allow students to reach their full potential. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have done this since their founding. They started from the fact that there were too many students in America who did not have equal access to education.…
2nd CHANCES is excited to announce their upcoming annual Black History Celebration event. This year’s honorees are Mr. & Mrs. Bobbie Hill. The event will highlight Captain Bobbie Hill’s accomplishments as one of the first and highest ranking African Americans in the MNPD. To learn more about Captain Hill please read his bio here. His wife, Helen Hill, was the first African American Meter Reader in Metro Government. To learn more about her please read her bio here. The event will take place on Monday, February 27th, 6:30 pm at McGruder Family Resource Center – 2013 25th Avenue North
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former Mayor of Nashville Karl Dean has announced his decision to run for Tennessee Governor as a Democrat in 2018. If elected he would be the first statewide Democrat to win an election in Tennessee since 2006. As Nashville’s mayor Dean served two-terms in a non-partisan role. Dean has presented himself as a pro-business moderate who wants to focus on education and jobs. “A good job and a great education are not rural or urban issues, they are Tennessee issues,” Dean said. The campaign will begin by visiting 17 Tennessee counties that have been identified as economically distressed by the Tennessee Department of…
NASHVILLE – Airbnb released a report today documenting $191 million in total spending by its guests to Nashville throughout 2016, including $74 million for the local restaurant industry alone. In 2016, Nashville’s host community welcomed 349,000 guest arrivals to the City. Airbnb guests to Nashville spend on average $184 a day, split between food, leisure, shopping, transport and groceries. All told, guests experiencing the Music City via the Airbnb platform contributed $191 million in economic activity to local restaurants, cab drivers, shops and more. Nashville has faced a recent shortage of hotel inventory, with the local hotel occupancy rate having…
NASHVILLE, TN — In Tennessee, outdated insurance policies are making it difficult and sometimes impossible for cancer patients to receive the treatment their doctors determine to be the best option. Tennessee is only one of eight states that does not equalize the patient cost for receiving anti-cancer medication like chemotherapy, regardless of whether it is delivered orally or intravenously. This prevents cancer patients from taking full advantage of today’s innovative medical advancements. Reps. Brenda Gilmore (D-Nashville), Mike Stewart (D-Nashville) and Sen. Steve Dickerson (R-Nashville) are co-sponsoring SB0922/HB1059 that aims to reduce barriers to access for cancer patients and would mean that…