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Better Home & Gardens opens new Real Estate office

Better Home & Gardens opens new Real Estate office

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Hometown Connection will host a “Grand Opening”  of their new office, located at 108 Center Pointe  Drive, in Clarksville, on July 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the only Better Homes and Gardens office in Tennessee. The  public is welcome to visit, tour the new office, [...]

Gov. Bredesen, Commissioner Kisber to visit Shanghai Expo

Gov. Bredesen, Commissioner Kisber to visit Shanghai Expo

World event hosting 70 million visitors, state leaders to promote trade with Tennessee NASHVILLE, TN: Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today announced plans to attend the 2010 Shanghai World Expo to promote trade, investment and tourism between the state of Tennessee and China. The state of Tennessee is [...]

EDC intercity visit to Greenville, S.C. planned

EDC intercity visit to Greenville, S.C. planned

The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that this year’s Intercity Visit will be May 19-21 in Greenville, South Carolina. The trip gives business and community leaders a chance to see what other cities are doing by examining community practices and lessons learned. The trip to Greenville is both timely and relevant because community [...]

Business seminar offers hope in tough economic times

Business seminar offers hope in tough economic times

The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a national business seminar to help keep local businesses strong in a slow economy. “While the economy in Clarksville remains strong, outside influences can domino into our economy,” said James Chavez, president and CEO of the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce. The seminar, entitled “High Performance in [...]

Applications available for new downtown revitalization program

Applications available for new downtown revitalization program

Tennessee downtowns to offer selected communities technical assistance, workshop, grant funds NASHVILLE, TN: Commissioner Matt Kisber of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development today announced the launch of Tennessee Downtowns, a competitive community improvement program for cities and counties seeking to revitalize traditional commercial districts. The program is open to communities with downtown [...]

Clarksville named best place to raise a family

Clarksville named best place to raise a family

Tennessee’s Top Spot has taken another top honor in the state.  Today, BusinessWeek Magazine named Clarksville the best city in Tennessee to raise your kids. BusinessWeek’s fourth annual survey calculated information from several categories.  Affordability, safety, and school test scores were given the greatest weight. “It makes sense.  We have beautiful parks, Greenways and a [...]

Lynn Halliburton, a manager of the Office Depot on Wilma Rudolph Blvd poses with store clerk, Aleixa Torres. Photo: Curtis Davis

Economic forecast for the holidays

The economic forecast for Clarksville and surrounding areas  through the holidays looks highly optimistic, suggesting that Clarksville’s economy is fairly robust overall. That’s not to say that the job market has recovered, however and some types of businesses will still be impacted by the economy. In short, many people are  struggling to stay a float [...]

Tennessee in “Top 5′ best states for business

Tennessee in “Top 5′ best states for business

Tennessee in the top five for five of the last seven years NASHVILLE, TN: The editors of Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s premier economic development publications, have ranked Tennessee among the five best states in the U.S. for best business climates. The announcement marks the seventh time in the past decade Tennessee has [...]