VOL. 36 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 18, 2012
HEALTH CARE ISSUE
Middle Tennessee's health care industry, economy brace for Supreme Court decision
No matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on health reform, Nashville’s health care industry will continue to grow while tackling many critical issues on its own with the help of technology, many in the local health care community say.
After months of silence, backers of the proposed Nashville Medical Trade Center have disclosed new leases and insist that their project is still on track and moving ever closer to reality.
Dr. Diana Reed is retired from the practice of neurology, first because of a spinal injury and second, she says, because the current medical environment has become hostile for private physicians, requiring the practice of “defensive” medicine, in which she doesn’t believe.
A group of goats came on the scene last year in North Carolina, changing the way many people in that state talk about health care.
GREEN BUSINESS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Vanderbilt one of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase grants at the 8th annual National Sustainable Design Expo last month in Washington, D.C.
REALTY CHECK
This week the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors announced its support of the tax increase proposed by Mayor Dean during his State of Metro Address two weeks ago.
REAL ESTATE
Top residential sales for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford and Wilson counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.
NEWSMAKERS
Nashville’s oldest law firm has a new name. Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, launched in 1905, is now known as simply Waller.
GUERRILLA MARKETING
Do you know what’s preventing your sales team from consistent, exceptional performance? It most often comes down to a handful of common mistakes that preclude salespeople from realizing their full potential. Once you recognize and eliminate them, you may be surprised how rapidly you see an improvement in performance.
THE WORLDLY INVESTOR
Something More Than Feelings A business mentor of mine would retort “cite your source” to qualify any argument I was making. A common argument today asserts that with the developed world economies fragile and global unemployment levels high, the anecdotal information suggests that global consumers live in a tent city.
I SWEAR
Near the end of a short essay, El Dorado, published in 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, “… to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive ….” (Hint: The essay is not about travel at all. It’s about life.)
KAY'S COOKING CORNER
Don, Mom and I were traveling to Florida a few weeks back, and while driving through Mississippi passed the Sardis Lake exit. That sign started a flood of childhood memories.
MUSIC INDUSTRY
NASHVILLE (AP) - Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock 'n' roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 75.
STATEWIDE
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's unemployment dropped slightly in April, marking the ninth straight month of decreases in the state's unemployment rate.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam says he's considering a funding increase for the state's public pre-kindergarten program, a move that would put him at odds with some fellow Republicans in the Legislature.
NASHVILLE AREA
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States has released video of the abuse of Tennessee walking horses that led to a federal indictment charging four people with violation of the federal Horse Protection Act.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the 11th time in 12 days after a pair of discouraging economic reports came as investors worried about Greece's possible exit from euro.
Natural gas is no longer at decade lows, but the price remains sensitive to reports of any significant increase in supply.
WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is willing to testify at a congressional hearing this spring on the bank's $2 billion trading loss.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has priced its initial public offering of stock at $38 per share, at the high end of its expected range. It means investor demand is strong for the world's largest online social network.
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc. for $142 million.
NATIONAL POLITICS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as they press cuts to food stamps and a host of other domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are shielding their own office expense accounts from further cuts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting plan that will close nearly 250 mail processing centers, saying on Thursday it can no longer wait as Congress remains deadlocked over how to help.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, bringing the seven-member board to full strength for the first time since April 2006.