September 18, 2025 – Nashville remains among the leaders for a critical sign of a local economy’s strength: job opportunities and employee earnings. After holding the top spot two years ago, Music City now sits at No. 2 in the latest report from Checkr, which assessed unemployment rates, labor force size and growth, open jobs, […]
September 18, 2025 – We had the privilege of visiting the Huntsville Rotary Club on September 9th to share updates on our effort to bring Major League Baseball (MLB) to Tennessee. Dr.Chris Bacon(left) spoke on behalf of the Nashville Stars Baseball Club, and he was introduced by Mark Russell, Executive Director of the Huntsville Sports Commission. Huntsville is no stranger to professional baseball […]
September 4, 2025 – Tourists are choosing Nashville for their leisure travels at a record pace. Why, exactly? Because Nashville has it all, and it’s the place to be for sports, music, history, arts and more. Last week’s reports from the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. revealed that Music […]
August 28, 2025 – Turn one way and there’s Jerry Royster. Swing around the other direction and there are the Hairston brothers – John and Jerry. At that table, you see Royals stars Willie Wilson and Frank White and “A.O,” the one and only Amos Otis. The room opens wider and you spot Jacque Jones, […]
August 28, 2025 – As the pennant race heats up, so too is the attention around Nashville as a home for a Major League Baseball franchise. Commissioner Rob Manfred’s comments last week regarding expansion and realignment sparked numerous national stories, and Nashville and the Stars were the focus. The attention on Nashville even sparked Sports Business Journal’s story on […]
August 21, 2025 – The conversation of Major League Baseball expansion has been in the national spotlight this past week. “I think the owners realize there is demand for Major League Baseball in a lot of great cities, and we have an opportunity to do something good around that expansion process,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said during the MLB Little League […]
August 7, 2025 – “We need an MLB team in Tennessee, and I’m really hopeful that’s coming.” Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said that at a visit to Covenant Health Park for a recent Knoxville Smokies Baseball game. Joined by Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, and Knoxville Smokies owner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville President, and Nashville Stars […]
July 31, 2025 – On August 2, baseball meets motorsports. The MLB Speedway Classic presented byBuildSubmarines.comatBristol Motor Speedway and Dragwaypits theAtlanta Bravesagainst theCincinnati Reds— the two teams closest in proximity to downtown Nashville — on Saturday night in a matchup set to shatter the league’s all-time single-game attendance record. Major League Baseball (MLB)announced on Monday […]
May 28, 2025 – When fans attend a sporting event, they hope that the experience will be memorable. Lately, the memories that fans have enjoyed have increasingly extended in venues outside the field or arena. One such venue sits just 240 miles southeast of our office, with an otherwise unassuming name were it not for […]
May 21, 2025 – The revenue charts. The corporate arrivals. The popularity. Regardless of the metric, Nashville keeps growing. Growth is also on the mind of Kelly King, PwC’s Nashville office managing partner. King moved PwC into the Nashville Yards neighborhood this spring, nearly tripling the firm’s office space in Music City. With the company more than doubling its […]
April 30, 2025 – Snoop Dogg has been everywhere, from virtually every Olympics venue to TV broadcasts around the world. Country music has been everywhere too, as its distinctive music and performers continue to mix well with other music genres. So Snoop Dogg in Music City makes perfect sense. The latest example of this blending of styles […]
April 23, 2025 – To say that it was a big week for professional sports in Nashville is an understatement. The annual Sports Business Journal Creative Artists Agency (CAA) World Congress of Sports — the largest and most prestigious sports business conference in North America — made Nashville the center of professional sports this week. The Nashville Stars Baseball […]
April 16, 2025 – Torpedo bats have become the hot topic across Major League Baseball (MLB) — and rightly so — for being more tailored to hitters’ swing paths than the bats which fans are more accustomed to seeing. But those aren’t the only bats that baseball fans in Middle Tennessee are excited about. Old Hickory Bat Company, […]
April 10, 2025 – Last month, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President and Nashville Stars Board Member Bob Kendrick joined Nashville resident and New York Times-bestselling author Andrew Maraniss for an episode of Maraniss’ “On the Ball” podcast. Throughout the episode, Kendrick highlighted the benefits of bringing a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise to Nashville, as well as the rich history throughout every […]