Ballmer’s busy day in Nashville

By Erin Lawley Posted on November 19, 2009 at 7:50 am

If you’re not in on the Tech Council’s Jan. 20 membership breakfast featuring Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, not to fear. The Nashville Health Care Council is taking advantage of the high-profile visit by scheduling some face time with Ballmer for its own members in the form of a panel discussion on health care IT. Though it will likely be a lunch event, the time and location are still being finalized.

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Microsoft CEO to visit Nashville

By Erin Lawley Posted on November 12, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be visiting Nashville in January to speak at the Nashville Technology Council’s annual membership breakfast. Tech Council President J. Tod Fetherling said Ballmer will talk about development, what’s going on at Microsoft and why Nashville’s tech community is important. The event is slated for Jan. 20.

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Bing hearts Music City

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on May 29, 2009 at 2:47 pm

A demonstration video of Microsoft’s new search engine prominently features the Nashville skyline in its design. The eyebrow is raised…

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No. 1 Nissan spokesman heads for Redmond

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on February 10, 2009 at 9:46 pm

After five years with Nissan, Simon Sproule is taking a similar job at Microsoft.

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Tags: automotive industry, Microsoft Corp., Nissan Motor Co., public relations, software