No hogs for Murfreesboro
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 7:54 am
Harley-Davidson officials have eliminated Murfreesboro and Shelbyville, Ind., from the short list of cities where it might move its 2,300-employee York, Pa., operations.
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Mexican chain headed for the ‘Boro
Posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:13 pmChuy’s, the Mexican restaurant concept run by former O’Charley’s president Steve Hislop, will open its second Nashville-area spot on Murfreesboro’s Northwest Broad Street next spring.
SEE ALSO: Former O’Charley’s exec on the move with new concept
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Harley sets a timeline for ‘Boro decision
Posted on October 16, 2009 at 10:19 amExecutives at Harley-Davidson say they will likely choose what to do with their York, Pa., plant in December. Murfreesboro is in the running for the factory, which would bring with it some 2,000 jobs.
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Pennsylvania prepared to pay $20M for Harley
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 10:28 amGov. Ed Rendell said Pennsylvania has up to $20 million in incentives ready if Harley-Davidson officials will commit to sizable job growth at a retooled York plant that may move to Murfreesboro.
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Hopeful Harley noises from Pennsylvania
Posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:27 am
Harley-Davidson officials and union representatives say a plan to restructure the motorbike maker’s York, Pa., plant just might work. Murfreesboro is in the running for a new factory should it not.
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Murfreesboro in big bond issue
Posted on September 23, 2009 at 8:37 am
Rutherford County’s center of commerce has issued more than $120 million in debt that will mature from next year to 2026. The proceeds will go toward sewer and electric infrastructure projects as well as the city’s general fund.
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Pennsylvania budget woes could help Murfreesboro’s Harley push
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Pennsylvania state lawmakers have irked Gov. Ed Rendell by approving less than half of the economic development incentive money he had proposed. That, says the Keystone governor, won’t allow him to put together a package that will persuade Harley-Davidson to keep a 2,300-employee plant in the state. Murfreesboro is one of three other sites pitching to land the factory.
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Murfreesboro has just two competitors remaining in Harley race
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 7:27 am
Harley-Davidson officials have told Kansas City’s economic developers their city is no longer being considered for the possible relocation of a 2,300-employee manufacturing plant. That leaves Murfreesboro and two Shelbyvilles.
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Gigi’s expanding to the ‘Boro
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 7:08 am
For those of you keeping up with cupcake mania: A pair of sisters are working toward a fall opening of a Gigi’s Cupcake outpost across the street from the Avenue shopping center of I-24 in Murfreesboro.
Dollar General foundation hands out almost $5M
Posted on August 24, 2009 at 1:11 pmThe Dollar General Literacy Foundation has written checks worth a total of $4.9 million to hundreds of organizations around the country. Locally, two programs in Murfreesboro and one in Hendersonville were on the receiving end of some cash.
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Investor coach grows into Murfreesboro
Posted on at 11:19 am
Paul Winkler, who calls himself The Investor Coach, has opened a third area office on Robert Rose Drive behind Stones River Mall in Murfreesboro. Ira Work, pictured at left, is running this outpost, which comes a year after the opening of a Cool Springs office and 11 years after Winkler launched his business in Goodlettsville.
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Murfreesboro in the running for 2,000 Harley jobs
Posted on August 19, 2009 at 7:34 am
Harley-Davidson is scouting four cities — including Murfreesboro — as potential sites for its manufacturing facilities in near York, Pa., which employ about 2,300 people.
Klein said the visits are part of a two-path study in place, with one analyzing how to make the York County operations cost-effective where they are now, and another analyzing the best possible relocation opportunities.
Through the process, the four sites being visited this week came up for a number of reasons, but Klein did not get into specifics.
Building hospitals, saving money
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 7:51 am
Turner Construction says its smart building techniques have saved Saint Thomas Health Services $3 million during the construction of the new Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
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Murfreesboro bank founders resign
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 7:21 am
Jack and Ben Weatherford have stepped down from their executive roles — senior chairman and president/COO, respectively — to help five-year-old MidSouth Bank cut costs.
“The size of this downturn caught all of us a little off guard,” Jack Weatherford said. “I’ve been in this 40 years and have been through several cycles, and I’ve never seen one this severe.”
SEE ALSO: MidSouth’s first-quarter report, which detailed some of the other savings measures already enacted, moves that included cutting director fees and renegotiating the bank’s data-processing deal
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Main Street grants for area towns
Posted on July 28, 2009 at 12:26 pmThe Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development has awarded 22 Main Street Innovation Grants to communities around the state. The cash is to be used for beautification and other downtown revitalization efforts. Among the Middle Tennessee cities getting cash are Franklin, Gallatin and Murfreesboro.
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