More Accolades for Nashville

[markhollin]

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt lands at the top of the latest ranking from U.S. News & World Report, tied for #1 in the Southeast with Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center in Durham, North Carolina, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/06/22/vanderbilt-monroe-carell-hospital-us-news.html

[markhollin]

Nashville chosen #5 on the "Top Ten  Best Cities to Start Your Career" list at Bankrate:

https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/best-cities-when-starting-your-career/?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

[markhollin]

Tennessee comes in #3 on CNBC's "America's Top States for Business" ranking.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/07/13/tennessee-third-cnbc-top-states-for-business-2023.html

[markhollin]

Nashville secured the No. 8 spot on Travel + Leisure’s “15 Favorite Cities in the US of 2023."

https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-cities-in-the-united-states-2023-7501553?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday
 

[markhollin]

The Metro Codes Department issued $5.88 billion worth of permits this past fiscal year, which ended on June 20th. The sum creates a new record — up nearly 18% from the previous fiscal year.  Fiscal year 2023’s construction value comprised 13,808 permits, according to Metro Codes. Only about 18% of those were for commercial construction, but the category contributed $4.39 billion, or nearly 75%, of the total dollar amount.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/07/17/nashville-issues-6-billion-worth-of-permits.html

[markhollin]

5th + Broadway's Assembly Food Hall secured the No. 7 spot on USA Today’s "10 Best for Best Food Hall."

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-food-hall-2023/?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday
 

[markhollin]

This is a weird/silly one: Nashville ranked #5 in most rooftop bars in the nation, and #7 overall for best rooftop bar experience via Roof Gnome.

https://roofgnome.com/blog/studies/best-cities-rooftop-bar-lounge-drinking/?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

[Armacing]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

This is a weird/silly one: Nashville ranked #5 in most rooftop bars in the nation, and #7 overall for best rooftop bar experience via Roof Gnome.

https://roofgnome.com/blog/studies/best-cities-rooftop-bar-lounge-drinking/?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

The funny thing about that list is how Clarksville, TN is near the bottom of the list but Duluth, MN is ranked higher than Clarksville!  

[markhollin]

2 hours ago, Armacing said:

The funny thing about that list is how Clarksville, TN is near the bottom of the list but Duluth, MN is ranked higher than Clarksville!  

Nothing quite like sipping a cool one overlooking Lake Superior from a Duluth Rooftop Bar in February.   ; )

[markhollin]

Hattie B’s secured the No. 4 spot on USA Today’s 10 Best ranking for Best Regional Fast Food Chains. The Nashville-based hot chicken restaurant is in the company of fast food joints such as Whataburger, Cook Out, and In-N-Out Burger.

[markhollin]

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce announced the Metropolitan Statistical Area is among the top five cities across the nation for post-COVID-19 job growth. US Census Bureau data indicates 110,000+ added jobs in the area since the start of the pandemic.

https://www.nashvillechamber.com/blog/2023/nashville-msa-emerges-as-one-of-americas-fastest-growing-job-markets?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

[MLBrumby]

10 hours ago, markhollin said:

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce announced the Metropolitan Statistical Area is among the top five cities across the nation for post-COVID-19 job growth. US Census Bureau data indicates 110,000+ added jobs in the area since the start of the pandemic.

https://www.nashvillechamber.com/blog/2023/nashville-msa-emerges-as-one-of-americas-fastest-growing-job-markets?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

That's a quarter million jobs in 3.5 years; of course as reported 110,000 were new jobs; That 10.4% growth rate ranks Nashville #4 of the 52 large metros, just behind Austin, Dallas, and Raleigh.

[markhollin]

Bill Freeman at The Scene does some bragging on Nashville:

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/billfreeman/from-bill-freeman/article_1b48beb6-3570-11ee-89e0-431893197bdd.html

[markhollin]

Nashville is the No. 1 fastest-growing retail rent market in the U.S., according to Brandon Svec, national director of U.S. retail analytics at CoStar Group. 

The city’s retail rents have grown more than any other metro in the country over the last five years — and Nashville’s downtown market has been a significant driver in retail rent in the city as a whole, according to Svec.

Downtown Nashville’s retail rent prices have seen steady growth over the last 10 years, increasing by 78.5% since 2013, according to CoStar Group data. Nashville far outperforms other major downtown corridors in the U.S. in rent growth — retail rent in Times Square has seen a 30.1% increase and Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue has seen 17.8% in the same amount of time.

The No. 1 factor in Nashville’s strong performance in retail, according to Svec, is consumption growth.

Another significant factor is low supply and vacancy. Downtown retail vacancy is currently at 2.9%, according to CoStar data.

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/08/16/nashville-leads-the-us-in-retail-rent-growth.html

[markhollin]

Nashville’s 2023 summer tourism season had a strong economic impact on the city. 

This June, the 50th CMA Fest generated $74.7 million in estimated direct visitor spending, up from 2022. Hotel rooms sold for the event increased by 3% and hotel revenue increased by 7.4% over the past year. 

The average spend in Nashville’s economy per traveling party during CMA Fest was $3,244 and the average length of stay was 4.9 nights, according to a Visitors Corp. survey.

The city's July Fourth event brought in $11.6 million in estimated direct visitor spending, up from $11 million in 2022. Nearly 83% of the attendees were from out of town, staying an average of 3.9 nights. The top domestic feeder market was New York.

Taylor Swift’s three-night residency at Nissan Stadium generated an estimated $2.2 million in hotel taxes. Saturday night, May 6, had a hotel occupancy of 96%. George Strait’s Nashville performances saw the same strong hotel demand as Taylor Swift’s concert.

Ed Sheeran set an attendance record at Nissan Stadium, drawing 73,874 fans to his July 22 performance.

The NHL Awards and Draft and SEC Media Days not only brought people to Music City, but gave the city national and global exposure. The 2023 NHL Draft broke the viewership record for the event, peaking at 903,000 viewers.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/08/18/nashvilles-summer-tourism-season-pumps-millions-i.html

[markhollin]

The Nashville Ballet has moved into the Top 25 of Largest U.S. Ballet Companies (#22) for the first time according to Dance Data Project. 164 companies across the country were considered.

https://ddp-wordpress.storage.googleapis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/08105350/Largest-150-US-Classical-Ballet-Companies-2023.pdf?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked #1 Best Large Housing Market in U.S. by WalletHub:

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-real-estate-markets/14889

[Argo]

On 8/18/2023 at 2:46 PM, markhollin said:

Nashville’s 2023 summer tourism season had a strong economic impact on the city. 

This June, the 50th CMA Fest generated $74.7 million in estimated direct visitor spending, up from 2022. Hotel rooms sold for the event increased by 3% and hotel revenue increased by 7.4% over the past year. 

The average spend in Nashville’s economy per traveling party during CMA Fest was $3,244 and the average length of stay was 4.9 nights, according to a Visitors Corp. survey.

The city's July Fourth event brought in $11.6 million in estimated direct visitor spending, up from $11 million in 2022. Nearly 83% of the attendees were from out of town, staying an average of 3.9 nights. The top domestic feeder market was New York.

Taylor Swift’s three-night residency at Nissan Stadium generated an estimated $2.2 million in hotel taxes. Saturday night, May 6, had a hotel occupancy of 96%. George Strait’s Nashville performances saw the same strong hotel demand as Taylor Swift’s concert.

Ed Sheeran set an attendance record at Nissan Stadium, drawing 73,874 fans to his July 22 performance.

The NHL Awards and Draft and SEC Media Days not only brought people to Music City, but gave the city national and global exposure. The 2023 NHL Draft broke the viewership record for the event, peaking at 903,000 viewers.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/08/18/nashvilles-summer-tourism-season-pumps-millions-i.html

Wait, that can't be! These are mostly leisure visitors. They don't spend money or stay in high priced hotels. It's the convention center stiffs wearing blazers who are here 2 - 3 business days, stay all day in meeting rooms, and get discounted hotel rooms that spend all of the money. 

The higher disposable incomes and higher end hotels of the convention center stiffs is 'invaluababable' according to one of the doofuses of the convention and tourism bureau. The city actually paid one of those imbeciles almost a million a year.

[smeagolsfree]

8 minutes ago, Argo said:

Wait, that can't be! These are mostly leisure visitors. They don't spend money or stay in high priced hotels. It's the convention center stiffs wearing blazers who are here 2 - 3 business days, stay all day in meeting rooms, and get discounted hotel rooms that spend all of the money. 

The higher disposable incomes and higher end hotels of the convention center stiffs is 'invaluababable' according to one of the doofuses of the convention and tourism bureau. The city actually paid one of those imbeciles almost a million a year.

From the tone of this post, I note all sarcasm. Right now, there are few business travelers anywhere and this is a tourist town and that is of course who is spending money here and paying the taxes.

[markhollin]

Vanderbilt Univ. comes in #14 on "2024 Best Colleges in America" ranking with an overall A+ by Niche website:

Vanderbilt's specifics:
https://www.niche.com/colleges/vanderbilt-university/


Full story:
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked #13 in the nation out of 299 surveyed for "2023's Best Cities for Soccer Fans" by WalletHub:

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-soccer-fans/14207?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

[smeagolsfree]

12 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Nashville ranked #13 in the nation out of 299 surveyed for "2023's Best Cities for Soccer Fans" by WalletHub:

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-soccer-fans/14207?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

But we are the second worst for pedestrian safety. Make sure you note this on Nashville remains hot!.

[splash]

We need a new thread, "More condemnations for Nashville"

 

[shanky]

2 hours ago, splash said:

We need a new thread, "More condemnations for Nashville"

 

I've taken to hitching rides on the hay wagons and pedal taverns

[smeagolsfree]

The worst of Nashville thread. That is fair. We need to recognize out own shortcomings!