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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/Hayhurst,-Ray*100.gif?v=1'>Ray Hayhurst and Steven Tanner have joined some of their former colleagues up the road at Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc. Hayhurst and Tanner, who focused on retail investment sales for the Orlando office of Grubb & Ellis Co., are now part of Cushman & Wakefield?s capital markets team, Hayhurst as a senior director and Tanner as an associate director. They?re the latest in a series of agents who left the Orlando office of Santa Ana, Calif.-based Grubb & Ellis since the brokerage filed for...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Looking at health insurance exchanges in Florida
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/insurance_health_carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>States have until Nov. 16 to submit plans on how they will run a health insurance exchange, according to guidelines released May 16. Health insurance exchanges are places designed to be like Expedia and Orbitz, but for health insurance. Small businesses ? who typically have higher health insurance costs because of the small pool of employees ? would be able to shop for health insurance. The exchanges have been making news lately. They may be called a ?marketplace? now instead of an exchange....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Brown & Brown buys Las Vegas agency Insurcorp
Brown & Brown Inc. acquired certain assets of Insurcorp and Maalouf Benefit Resources of Las Vegas, which recently combined under the Insurcorp name. Insurcorp provides employee benefits retail brokerage and consulting services to employers in Nevada and surrounding states, and has annual revenue of $5 million. Insurcorp?s operations will be combined with those of Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada?s existing Las Vegas office. Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) offers insurance and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Three from C. Fla. named 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year finalists
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/Massey,-Harvey-4c*100.jpg?v=1'>Ernst & Young LLP on Thursday announced the finalists for its Entrepreneur of the year 2012 Award in Florida, including three prominent Central Florida businesspeople. The finalists from Central Florida included: ? Services category: Harvey L. Massey, chairman and CEO of Massey Services Inc. in Orlando ? Technology category: Carol Craig, founder and CEO of Craig Technologies in Melbourne ? Health care category: Shari Dingle Sandifer, founder and CEO of Avant Healthcare professionals in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Rosen College to posthumously induct Gary Sain in Hall of Fame
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/Gary-Sain-4c*100.jpg?v=1'>The Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida will posthumously induct former Visit Orlando CEO and President Gary C. Sain into the Central Florida Hospitality Hall of Fame later this year. The Central Florida Hospitality Hall of Fame induction ceremony will include a special presentation, highlighting the life and accomplishments of Sain. Dean Abraham Pizam also will present Sain?s wife, Pamela, with a Steuben crystal pineapple award, the symbol of the hospitality...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bank of America sells some branches to trim costs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/Moynihan%20Brian%20headshot%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>In an effort to shed costs, Bank of America Corp. has begun a plan to sell branches in sparsely populated areas. According to BofA?s first-quarter filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, the banking giant closed 154 banking centers and 631 ATMs during the first quarter. The filing said BofA ?continues to improve our cost-to-serve and optimize our consumer banking network.? Band of America (NYSE: BAC) had 5,700 banking centers as of March 31. CEO Brian Moynihan has...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Second SpaceX demonstration launch scheduled for May 19
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/Falcon%209%20SpaceX*100.jpg?v=1'>Space Exploration Technologies? (SpaceX) second demonstration launch for NASA?s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services is scheduled to lift off May 19 from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket will carry a Dragon capsule that will conduct a series of check-out procedures designed to test and prove its systems, including the ability to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station. The spacecraft also will demonstrate its ability to abort the rendezvous...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


FirstBank eyes broader branch network, plots strategy
FirstBank anticipates needing at least 15 branches to cover the Middle Tennessee market, forming the tip of the spear on a broader strategy the Lexington, Tenn.-based lender is hatching to step up its local game. In a recent interview, executives said they're anticipating numerous additions to the nine branches or so that currently cover parts of Middle Tennessee. Chris Holmes, the newly named president who has been with the bank for two years, said FirstBank needs a "competitive branch network...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Miel and Bombasha make Urbanspoon's high-end list
Two Nashville eateries earned a spot on Urbanspoon's list of "America?s most popular high-end restaurants." Bombasha Brazilian Steakhouse and Miel both made the list of 250 top restaurants across the nation, put together by the popular restaurant recommendation app Urbanspoon. The list was compiled using millions of reviews from professional food critics, the Urbanspoon community and diners. Click here to check out the full list.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Tennessee unemployment continues to fall
Tennessee's unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in April, down from 7.9 percent in March, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced today. It marks the ninth straight month that the state's unemployment rate has fallen. Nationally, the unemployment rate stood at 8.1 percent, down from 8.2 percent in March. "While Tennessee's unemployment rate has declined for nine consecutive months, April's decrease is mostly attributable to a shrinking labor force," said Labor Commissioner...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Realtors: Housing more affordable than ever
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/housing_affordability_price_550*100.jpg?v=1'>The National Association of Realtors said its measure of housing affordability reached an all-time high last quarter, as prices, mortgage rates and family incomes converged. The real estate agent's trade group said the only thing missing from the equation is a return to normal lending standards. NAR bases its index on median housing prices, median family incomes and average mortgage interest rates and said with a median income of just under $61,000, a buyer could afford a home costing $325,000...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
iPractice seeks to raise $8 million
iPractice Group Inc. is seeking to raise $8 million in securities, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. As of May 16, the company has raised $2.3 million as part of the equity offering. Nashville-based iPractice Group provides IT and revenue and billing management services to small or independent physician practices. According to Ting Chang, CEO of iPractice, the new capital will go toward "acquisition of smaller companies, including billing companies, software companies...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Tennessee foreclosure activity up in April
Foreclosure activity in Tennessee increased in April compared to the same period last year, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Tennessee foreclosure filings ? including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? were up 3.5 percent from April 2011. Among states, Tennessee ranked No. 20 in foreclosure activity for the month. Nevada, California and Florida posted the highest foreclosure rates. Nationwide, foreclosure activity in April declined 14 percent from a year...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Advocat shareholders file suit
Some shareholders of Brentwood-based Advocat (Nasdaq: AVCA) aren't happy about the nursing home chain's decision to rebuke an acquisition bid from Covington Health Group. In a shareholder lawsuit filed late Wednesday, a group of stockholders charge that Advocat?s board was irresponsible in rejecting Covington's offer of $8.50 per share. Advocat has "demonstrated a course of action consistent only with their own self-serving motives ? namely, creating barriers to a change of control in order...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Taylor Swift gives $4 million to Country Music Hall of Fame
Country music phenom Taylor Swift will donate $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to fund a new education center, marking the museum's largest capital contribution in history. The 7,500-square Taylor Swift Education Center will encompass parts of two floors, feature three classrooms and a children's exhibit gallery, according to a new release. The center is slated to open in early 2014. The gift was made in conjunction with Working on a Building: Country Music Lives Here, the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Travel trend looks good for hotel industry
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/Hotel-Sorella-guestroom*100.jpg?v=1'>The summer travel season should be a busy one, according to the U.S. Travel Association. "For the second consecutive year, the outlook for summer travel continues to brighten with more than three in five U.S. adults (64 percent), or an estimated 154 million Americans, planning on taking at least one trip for leisure purposes during the next six months. The percentage of Americans planning to travel between May and October is up from 61 percent last April and 56 percent in April 2010," according...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
NBJ's Entrepreneur Panel: Event slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/120515_NBJ_744*100.jpg?v=1'>Members of Nashville's startup community gathered to hear a panel of venture capitalists offer their advice on how to find funding Tuesday morning at an entrepreneur panel hosted by Nashville Business Journal. As we reported earlier this week, the panelists also told the audience what they can expect once they get involved with an investor. A slideshow of Tuesday's event is available to the right.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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