http://www.nashvilleledger.comNews of business and the public record for Nashville.Copyright 2012, The Nashville Ledger.Thu, 17 May 2012 21:06:23 UTNo matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on health reform, Nashville’s health care industry will continue to grow while tackling many criti...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59263http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59263Thu, 17 May 2012 13:54:07 UTAfter months of silence, backers of the proposed Nashville Medical Trade Center have disclosed new leases and insist that their project is still on tr...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59264http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59264Thu, 17 May 2012 13:48:41 UTDr. Diana Reed is retired from the practice of neurology, first because of a spinal injury and second, she says, because the current medical environme...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59266http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59266Thu, 17 May 2012 14:06:09 UTA group of goats came on the scene last year in North Carolina, changing the way many people in that state talk about health care. They were a cute an...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59267http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59267Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:20 UTThe 63rd annual Franklin Rodeo. The Franklin Rodeo, a fundraiser for the Franklin Noon Rotary Club, takes place through Saturday at 7 p.m. each night ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59268http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59268Thu, 17 May 2012 14:13:59 UTThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Vanderbilt one of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase grants at the 8th annual National ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59270http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59270Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:42 UTThis week the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors announced its support of the tax increase proposed by Mayor Dean during his State of Metro Add...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59272http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59272Thu, 17 May 2012 14:18:50 UTTop residential sales for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford and Wilson counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports. Chandler Reports has been publishing ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59285http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59285Thu, 17 May 2012 15:05:13 UTNashville’s oldest law firm has a new name. Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, launched in 1905, is now known as simply Waller. “This is a...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59274http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59274Thu, 17 May 2012 14:30:48 UTDo you know what’s preventing your sales team from consistent, exceptional performance? It most often comes down to a handful of common mistakes...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59276http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59276Thu, 17 May 2012 15:12:25 UTSomething More Than Feelings A business mentor of mine would retort “cite your source” to qualify any argument I was making. A common argu...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59278http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59278Thu, 17 May 2012 14:35:48 UTNear the end of a short essay, El Dorado, published in 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, “… to travel hopefully is a better thing than ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59280http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59280Thu, 17 May 2012 14:39:39 UTDon, 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 floo...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59283http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59283Thu, 17 May 2012 14:42:18 UTNASHVILLE (AP) - Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock 'n' roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59290http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59290Thu, 17 May 2012 21:25:23 UTNASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's unemployment dropped slightly in April, marking the ninth straight month of decreases in the state's unemployment rate.Th...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59292http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59292Thu, 17 May 2012 20:56:20 UTNASHVILLE (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 ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59293http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59293Thu, 17 May 2012 20:57:11 UTNASHVILLE (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States has released video of the abuse of Tennessee walking horses that led to a federal indictment ...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59295http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59295Thu, 17 May 2012 20:58:06 UTNEW 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 wor...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59297http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59297Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:55 UTNatural gas is no longer at decade lows, but the price remains sensitive to reports of any significant increase in supply.The price dropped Thursday a...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59298http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59298Thu, 17 May 2012 21:00:35 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is willing to testify at a congressional hearing this spring on the bank's $2 billion trading loss.Ch...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59299http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59299Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:04 UTNEW 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 de...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59300http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59300Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:27 UTNEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc. fo...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59301http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59301Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:56 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — Even as they press cuts to food stamps and a host of other domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are s...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59302http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59302Thu, 17 May 2012 21:03:12 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting plan that will close nearly 250 ma...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59304http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59304Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:04 UTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, bringing the seven-member board t...http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59305http://www.nashvilleledger.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=59305Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:44 UT