More Accolades for Nashville

[markhollin]

Cvent has ranked Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center #1 for Best Hotel for Hosting Meetings, its second year topping the company's ranking. Omni Nashville Hotel, which came in at No. 1 a few years ago, ranked No. 6 on this year's list, up one spot from 2017.

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/05/15/this-nashville-hotel-is-thecountrys-top-spot-for.html

[jmtunafish]

Nashville is ranked #2 in the country for "creatives."  SmartAsset looked at the total cost of living and the number of people employed in the arts to figure which cities in the country are best for the creative class.  It's worth noting that 2 other Tennessee cities also placed:  Knoxville (#11) and Memphis (#23).

The top 10:

1. Salt Lake City
2. Nashville
3. Fayetteville AR
4. Lincoln NE
5. South Bend IN
6. Los Angeles
7. Grand Rapids MI
8. Des Moines IA
9. Green Bay WI
10. Kalamazoo MI

The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee metro area comes in second. This metro area has the second-most creative workers in our top 10. In total there are 8,700 people employed in creative occupations. This means for every 10,000 workers about 93 works in a creative field.

You can probably guess what the most popular creative occupation in Nashville is: musicians and singers. There are just under 1,800 people employed as singers and musicians in Music City and the surrounding area. The second-most popular creative occupation in this city is graphics designer, with 1,540 workers employed in this field.

https://smartasset.com/retirement/top-10-places-for-creatives-in-2018

Edited May 16, 2018 by jmtunafish

[nashvylle]

Via New York Post:

https://nypost.com/2018/05/16/this-smashing-southern-city-is-luring-more-people-every-year/

 

 

[NashvilleObserver]

8 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Via New York Post: https://nypost.com/2018/05/16/this-smashing-southern-city-is-luring-more-people-every-year/

I swear these types of articles are written by people who have NEVER visited Nashville. For instance, "Nashville’s famed hot chicken spots can get crowded, so try secondary outposts... newcomer Hattie B’s." Seriously? Hattie B's is less crowded?

Also they only mention the MOST TOURIST TRAP-Y places on 12th South and Broadway. Obviously someone needs to write an article about how to experience Nashville like a local. 

[BnaBreaker]

10 minutes ago, NashvilleObserver said:

I swear these types of articles are written by people who have NEVER visited Nashville. For instance, "Nashville’s famed hot chicken spots can get crowded, so try secondary outposts... newcomer Hattie B’s." Seriously? Hattie B's is less crowded?

Also they only mention the MOST TOURIST TRAP-Y places on 12th South and Broadway. Obviously someone needs to write an article about how to experience Nashville like a local. 

To be honest, I feel like most articles like this would decidedly NOT convince me I needed to visit Nashville if I were looking for a place to vacation.  I mean, essentially all it really says is that you should eat chicken, buy some blue jeans, and listen to a guy play guitar.  Um... cool, I guess?  Obviously, we know Nashville is much more than this, and I wish the authors of these pieces would put in some effort to dig a little.  Recognition is great and all, but it'd be nice if these articles weren't more or less copies of each other.  

[PruneTracy]

5 hours ago, NashvilleObserver said:

Also they only mention the MOST TOURIST TRAP-Y places on 12th South and Broadway. Obviously someone needs to write an article about how to experience Nashville like a local. 

But if they do that, then all the tourists will go to the locals' places.

[Guest]

 

 

 

[markhollin]

NBJ rated the Top 25 places to live in Tennessee, and mid-state landed 12 of the spots, with Brentwood, Franklin, and Nolensville coming in 1, 2, and 3, respectively:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/05/18/report-card-these-are-tennessees-best-places-to.html

[markhollin]

According to CryptoFundResearch, Nashville is the No. 17 city for blockchain jobs in the United States, beating out Oakland, Santa Clara and Washington D.C.

CryptoFundResearch analyzed five key indicators of the overall health of blockchain job markets in more than 300 cities across the U.S. for its study.

Blockchain, which got its start with the digital currency Bitcoin, is essentially a digital ledger shared among a group of computers. Each new record, or transaction, or change to a database, is recorded in chronological order inside a block on the chain and then validated. Once recorded, data cannot be changed, protecting the information from hackers and eliminating the need for a central computer or business to house it.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/05/21/nashville-makes-another-top-list-this-time-in.html

[MLBrumby]

Interesting. 

Healthcare is a fertile ground for this technology.

[Bos2Nash]

Tweet from this morning....

[markhollin]

Nashville is officially picked to host NFL Draft April 25-27, 2019.  The precise venues to be incorporated for different components of the football, music and food festival are still to be ironed out, but it appears that  lower Broadway, the Nissan Stadium parking lot, Ascend Amphitheater and the Music City Center convention hall being incorporated.

Factoring in the stiff competition to host the event along with both the visitor spending and the sheer number of fans who watch the draft, Butch Spyridon (President of Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp.) called it "the biggest media event we've ever recruited to Nashville."

“For a one off I put it at the top,” Spyridon said when asked to compare the draft with other major events Nashville has hosted. “This is a huge event on every level. Number of people, number of media, production, all of it.”

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000933939/article/nashville-selected-as-host-of-2019-nfl-draft

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/05/23/nfl-draft-nashville-tennessee-host-city-april-2019/634475002/

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sporting-events/blog/21006333/nashville-plans-to-be-a-very-big-stage-for-nfl-draft

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/05/24/what-does-the-nfl-raft-mean-for-nashville.html

[nashvylle]

How far along with 5th and Broadway be a year from now?

[markhollin]

8 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

How far along with 5th and Broadway be a year from now?

The 32 story apartment tower will be topped-out and approaching interior completion. My guess is that the 26 story office tower will be at least 66% high.  

[wmaddbb2018]

How far along will WES be by then?.... I kid, I kid.

[TNinVB]

9 minutes ago, wreynol4 said:

How far along will WES be by then?.... I kid, I kid.

Haha I almost spit out my drink!

[thenorthchannel]

NFL Draft and the Marathon in the same weekend.  Plus, possible NHL playoffs.    That will be a bonkers weekend. 

[markhollin]

Booming regional job growth and a reputation for quality public schools has propelled Franklin to number eight on the list of the nation's fastest-growing cities.

The city grew by 4.9 percent between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday. 

Of the state's top 15 communities, the Top 3 fastest growing are in the Nashville Metro:

[SoundScan]

If that Nashville 0.4% rate is correct then it indicates the city likely has a negative net migration to the suburbs. That is well below the RNI for the United States. Gentrification and housing costs are the primary culprits, with families being replaced by single adults and couples.

[jmtunafish]

5 hours ago, markhollin said:

Booming regional job growth and a reputation for quality public schools has propelled Franklin to number eight on the list of the nation's fastest-growing cities.

The city grew by 4.9 percent between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday. 

Of the state's top 15 communities, the Top 3 fastest growing are in the Nashville Metro:

Here's the one-year change in population for the state's 30 largest cities.  Yes, the bulk of the state's growth is happening in Middle Tennessee.

city...2017 population...1-year change

1. Nashville...667,560...2,798
2. Memphis...652,236...-1,133
3. Knoxville...187,347...1,962
4. Chattanooga...179,139...1,931
5. Clarksville...153,205...3,798
6. Murfreesboro...136,372...4,939
7. Franklin...78,321...3,636
8. Jackson...66,847...96
9. Johnson City...66,391...158
10. Bartlett...59,102...224
11. Hendersonville...57,517...991
12. Kingsport...53,374...1,016
13. Collierville...50,286...805
14. Smyrna...49,969...1,453
15. Cleveland...44,483...492
16. Brentwood...42,667...252
17. Spring Hill...39,602...1,940
18. Germantown...39,141...-40
19. Columbia...38,266...1,031
20. Gallatin...37,351...1,828
21. La Vergne...35,717...466
22. Mount Juliet...34,726...1,529
23. Cookeville...33,452...881
24. Lebanon...32,226...1,081
25. Morristown...29,771...231
26. Oak Ridge...29,096...150
27. Maryville...28,765...360
28. Bristol...26,842...-117
29. Farragut...22,729...474
30. Shelbyville...21,532...257

[Pdt2f]

4 hours ago, SoundScan said:

If that Nashville 0.4% rate is correct then it indicates the city likely has a negative net migration to the suburbs. That is well below the RNI for the United States. Gentrification and housing costs are the primary culprits, with families being replaced by single adults and couples.

It’s also important to consider that when families move to the region they mostly move to the suburbs, for the larger houses. So you may have two people with the same income moving into town: a single person who moves into a midtown apartment and a parent to a family of 5 that moves into a detached single family in M’boro. Population gain: Nashville- 1, Murfreesboro- 5. 2-4 bedroom homes that are reasonably affordable and in decent areas are very rare in Nashville, so the temptation to move to the burbs is there even without considering Davidson county’s atrocious public schools (magnet schools being the exception). We have a 2 bedroom townhome in Madison, but another kid or two and we will most likely be looking in Cheatham, Sumner, or Wilson counties, and I sure as hell ain’t sending my kids to Hunters Lane. I don’t care about having a yard or a 3 car garage or other ’burby stuff, I would just want enough space for my family in a relatively safe and affordable area. 

[markhollin]

Tennessee has had the highest growth rate for international visitors in the United States at 11 percent. 

The data was provided by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, citing Tourism Economics.

International travelers spent $934 million in Tennessee last year, up 39 percent since 2012, according to the Tourism Economics data. Canada had the highest visitation to Tennessee, followed by United Kingdom, Germany and Japan. 

Overall, Tennessee had 113.6 million person stays in 2017, up 3.3 percent from the previous year. Domestic and international travel expenditures hit a record $19.3 billion, up 4.7 percent from 2015, according to the state tourism department, citing U.S. Travel Association.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/05/24/tennessee-ranks-no-1-international-travel-growth-united-states/642420002/

[Flatrock]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

Tennessee has had the highest growth rate for international visitors in the United States at 11 percent. 

Anecdotally, just got home from my dinner date at Butchertown Hall in Germantown. The two women sitting next to us started up a conversation. They were from Calgary. Came for a 3 day junket. Had a blast. Love it here. They come back every year. Music, shopping, food and vibe is their draw to Nashville. Another typical evening in the new Nashville.

[jmtunafish]

5 hours ago, Flatrock said:

Anecdotally, just got home from my dinner date at Butchertown Hall in Germantown. The two women sitting next to us started up a conversation. They were from Calgary. Came for a 3 day junket. Had a blast. Love it here. They come back every year. Music, shopping, food and vibe is their draw to Nashville. Another typical evening in the new Nashville.

I love that WestJet flies nonstop to Calgary from BNA.  Calgary is a great town, too.

[nashvylle]

7 hours ago, Flatrock said:

 The two women sitting next to us started up a conversation. They were from Calgary. 

 The international travelers from Canada are a direct result from the Predators in the NHL. 

Imagine if we had more direct flights internationally.