NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Music City Center will host the annual Small and Diverse Business Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm in the Davidson Ballroom. The cost is $30.00 and includes parking, lunch and a networking reception. The interactive forum will connect small and diverse-owned businesses to major employers including Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., Dove Awards, Limena, Inc., Ryman Auditorium, Sodexho, Warner Music Group, and more. “The Music City Center welcomes all small and diverse businesses as we work together to advance diversity within our community,” said Charles Starks, President/CEO of Music City Center. “The forum…
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NASHVILLE, TN — The Greater Nashville Apartment Association (GNAA) has named Freeman Webb Company as its Property Management Company of the Year. Selected from a pool of six candidates, this award is a measure of Freeman Webb’s excellence in property management and commitment to community service. This award also acknowledges the company’s leading role in industry education and participation, as well as their efforts to support the multi-family housing industry in governmental affairs and industry advocacy. “It is especially gratifying to be recognized for our company’s efforts to support our communities and our industry,” commented Freeman Webb Co-Founder and Chairman…
WASHINGTON, DC — Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has just made Black History. The presidential candidate who has been running his campaign through television ads and private meetings this week spent a historic amount of money with Black newspapers – $3.5 million. “Of all the presidential candidates in the 2020 election, Mike Bloomberg just made the largest single political ad buy in the history of the NNPA,” said Dr. Ben Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) in an interview with the Trice Edney News Wire. “The money has already been distributed and it’s running in…
NASHVILLE, TN — If you haven’t heard about Les Gemmes’ 13th Annual Literary Luncheon, then read up. You don’t want to miss this amazing event. The event will be Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11 am. at the newly renovated Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Nashville and it is slated to be the best yet. In addition to the authors and speakers, Dr. Beverly Bond of the University of Memphis and Founder of the I Can Fly Network, Roderick Glover, Mr. Dwight Lewis and Ms. Marie Sueing will be honored. Mr. Dwight Lewis New to the program this year is the…
NASHVILLE, TN — On February 18th, Councilmembers Sharon Hurt and Brandon Taylor will host a Hospitality Job Fair at the Hadley Park Community Center, 1037 28th Avenue North, Nashville. It is open to the public and will take place from 10 am to 2 pm. This push to provide access to job opportunities for local residents within the booming hospitality industry comes from a partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation and Councilmembers Hurt and Taylor. “I am excited to have 25 companies from the hospitality industry come to North Nashville to offer career and job opportunities to the…
NASHVILLE, TN — Interested job seekers are invited to explore employment opportunities at Fraport Tennessee’s Concessions Job Fair at Nashville International Airport, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 from 10 am-3 pm. Full- and part-time hourly positions include supervisors, baristas, cooks, crew, cashiers and more for new and existing operators of food and beverage and retail concessions at BNA. This event is being held at Nashville Airport Marriott Ballroom – Salon E, 600 Marriott Drive, Nashville. BNA Concessions Job Fair. Participating employers include: HMSHost Marshall Retail Group NaSah’s Nurture Nature Nashville Hospitality Partners Newslink Stellar Wendy’s About Fraport USA® Fraport USA is…
Barack and Michelle Obama once took possession of the highest office in the land. Now, they are in possession of the highest award in American movies. The former president and first lady took home an Academy Award when their production company, Higher Ground, won the Oscar statue for American Factory for best feature-length documentary on Sunday night. American Factory won the golden statue by beating out Honeyland, The Cave, The Edge of Democracy and For Sama. The Obamas were not on hand at the ceremony, but the filmmakers picked up the golden statue in Los Angeles on Sunday. “Our story…
NASHVILLE, TN — On January 25, inmates at the Tennessee Prison for Women Transition Center attended a 1-hour course on breast health led by Dawn Eaton, CEO of Susan G. Komen of Central Tennessee; Dr. Robin Williams, a breast surgeon affiliated with Saint Thomas Medical Partners; and RN Kathy Serfass of Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital. Hosted in coordination with Kairos Prison Ministry, this special outreach effort was the inaugural event of what Eaton, Williams, and Serfass hope to make an annual program. Dawn Eaton said, “Our goal in launching this program is to educate women in prison about breast cancer…
By Shane Alan Smiley In 2009, Former Mayor, Karl Dean announced that the Fairgrounds was going to be shut down and redeveloped. His CFO, Rich Riebeling had convinced him that redeveloping the location where Nashville Comes Together and has used as a community gathering spot since 1891 was a good idea. The citizens fought back. In December 2010, the historic Metro Courthouse was packed on all floors with red shirted Fairgrounds Speedway supporters present for a public hearing to stop then Council at Large member, Megan Barry’s proposed legislation to destroy the historic Fairgrounds Speedway. This outpouring resulted in the…
Mayor John Cooper has been keeping his cards close to his chest. Former mayors Barry and Briley were quite willing to show their hands and give Nashville SC owner John Ingram what he wants. NASHVILLE, TN – The promoters of the Fairgrounds stadium deal have a serious disagreement. Nashville SC owner John Ingram thought he had City Hall in his pocket but Mayor John Cooper has slipped out. Even though MLS officials brought Cooper to their New York headquarters two weeks ago to sweet talk him, Cooper remained immune to their inducement of an extra $54 million to build the…