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ARRA funds target intercity bus service
ARRA funds to provide more intercity bus service options for Tennesseans
The Tennessee Department of Transportation, TDOT, will use federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to provide rural residents with better access to daily public transit. Vice President Joe Biden has announced federal approval of TDOT’s plan to use $3.1 million in Recovery Act [...]
Local delegation lobbies for Fort Campbell projects
Citizens for Ft. Campbell will travel to Washington, D.C. this week to present post improvement projects to members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation.
The projects include a Tactical Athlete Training Facility, which will provide soldiers with a facility needed to ensure they are properly trained to carry out their mission. The project directly supports the Army’s [...]
Predators owner David Freeman to speak at Power Breakfast
The Clarksville-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce will host Nashville Predators owner David Freeman at the April 20 Power Breakfast, to be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Riverview Inn, 50 College Street, in downtown Clarksville.
Freeman is a Knoxville economics graduate who spent more than ten years as a mergers and acquisitions attorney before starting a [...]
County Commissioners approve land purchase for RichEllen Park
Montgomery County Commissioners, in a “quality of life” vote, approved $400,000 for the acquisition of 50 acres on state Highway 149. The land is destined to become RichEllen Park.
Commissioners also voted to establish a full time Parks and Recreation Director position, and will fund that position with money designed for a Courts Complex director. The [...]
State GDP depends on regional transportation systems
Most people think of our transportation network as a way to get from point A to point B, but each year 147 million tons of freight traverses our state via trucks, rail cars and barges. In fact, nearly half of Tennessee’s Gross Domestic Product comes from the movement of goods and more than half of [...]
“Shared Workspace” could serve area non-profits; survey underway
In an effort to help the many small non-profit organizations seeking office space in Clarksville, volunteer organizer Rita Arancibia is eyeing the possibility of a Non-Profit or Shared Workspace center that could cut overhead costs for fledgling groups in need of meeting space and other resources. The concept is similar to small business incubators, but [...]
Rivers & Spires “goes green” in 2010
Rivers and Spires organizers have the ambitious goal to turn the festival “green” this year. A major recycling effort will be launched during this year’s event in downtown Clarksville. Rivers and Spires, which runs April 15-17.
“With the help of Bi-County, Waste Management and local Boy Scouts, our goal is to recycle as [...]
Tennessee in “top 3″ states for economic development
NASHVILLE, TN: Tennessee has again been ranked among the top states in the nation in Site Selection magazine’s annual Governor’s Cup rankings for its economic development performance in 2009. The economic development publication put the Volunteer State at No. 5, the highest ranking of any Southeastern state. The Governor’s Cup award recognizes states [...]
March Chamber events listed
The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events during the month of March.
The Clarksville Young Professionals (CYP) will host a Mentoring Seminar on March 9 at 7:30 a.m. at Riverview Inn at 50 College Street. The guest speaker will be consultant and leadership development expert Dan Ryan. There is no cost for CYP members [...]
Chamber VP completes organizational management studies
Melinda Shepard, vice-president of the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce, has completed her third year at Institute for Organization Management (Institute), a four-year nonprofit leadership training program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
“Institute graduates are recognized across the country as leaders in their communities,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, the U.S. Chamber’s vice president [...]
