Call it a slam-dunk for The Gulch. The Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund, a Los Angeles-based joint venture of former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, announced Thursday that the fund is investing as much as $20 million in The Gulch’s Terrazzo building. More

A real estate investment fund co-owned by Earvin “Magic” Johnson is investing as much as $20 million in The Gulch’s Terrazzo office, retail and residential facility, officials said today. More

Continuing its fight against a five-year decline in membership numbers, leaders of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce announced at its annual meeting Tuesday the full extent of a $75,000 re-branding and reorganization effort. More

Nashville’s Dell Inc. call center has laid off 250 technical support workers, a company spokesman confirmed Tuesday. More

Mayor Karl Dean has been named co-chair of Partnership 2010, the regional economic development initiative of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, officials announced at the Partnership’s annual meeting this morning. More

The $10 million renovation of Nashville’s iconic Union Station Hotel is complete. And according to project heads, the timing is apt. More

Before he became executive director of the Americana Music Association last March, Jed Hilly held many positions in the music industry including a stint working with Sony Records in New York City. But it was his last position working in a management and publicity position with Orbison Records that he often references when talking about challenges he now faces heading the AMA. More

The beginning phase of construction began Thursday on Verizon Wireless’s new regional headquarters. More

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a suit alleging that Southern Hills Medical Center of Nashville unlawfully discriminated against an Islamic employee. More

A Brentwood hospital operator has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing expenses incurred in acquisitions among its primary debts. More