Business Perspectives articles from March 1996

Business Perspectives archives from March 1996

Circle of prosperity. (Nashville, Tennessee)
March 22, 1996... The suburban and rural counties that surround Davidson County have been the engine for the growth that is fueling the area's current success. Nashville is the city at the center of a regional success story. Thirty years ago, if one drove into...

Nashville is humming a happy tune. (economy)
March 22, 1996... 1995 was a very good year for the Nashville area, and 1996 looks like same song, another verse. * The Nashville-area economy gained 34,200 jobs in 1995, a 6.1 percent increase from 1994. The area's work force grew more than twice as fast as...

The metro factor: what a united government does for Nashville.
March 22, 1996... Although metropolitan government is still not the typical form of government for most of America's big cities, it was an even rarer breed of animal when it was instituted in Tennessee's capital city back in 1963. Then, it was a bold experiment...

Hee-hawing all the way to the bank. (Nashville's music industry)
March 22, 1996... Country before country was cool, Nashville is reaping the rewards of being home to the hottest form of music in America today. Once considered music made by and for "hillbillies," country music has shad its hayseed image in the last decade,...

No reason to sing the blues. (Memphis, Tennessee)
March 22, 1996... While Nashville has been basking in the spotlight as a fast-rising star among America's cities, Memphis has been quietly but steadily making progress of its own. Memphis has no reason to sing the blues For decades, Memphis has experienced slow...

Research in brief. (academic research)
March 22, 1996... Recent academic research of interest to our readers How're we doing?" is a question that AutoZone, the Memphis-based national chain of retail auto parts stores, wanted to ask both its customers and its employees. Engaged in developing and...