The moment of reckoning has arrived after last summer's computerized-drawing fiasco at the Tennessee Lottery. At the time, a simple keystroke error in new software used in choosing Cash 3 and Cash 4 winners meant that some $2 million worth of tickets sold in a three-week period were automatically excluded from winning. More
Disney has started a sister imprint to its Lyric Street Records called Carolwood Records. Both labels will be located in the offices occupied by Lyric Street at 12th and Demonbreun. More
After a nearly 20-year career as a social worker, Nashville native Mark Claypool had grown tired of shipping off at-risk and special-needs students to detention centers or institutions only to find the same kids back in his office six months later. In 1999, he founded Educational Services of America to help the students too often written off as unreachable. More
Dear Dave, I had a motorcycle wreck seven months ago, lost my job as a result, and I’ve been drawing unemployment for the last five months. Should I milk unemployment for as long as I can so I can stay home and help with our daughter? More
With yet another report of home sales continuing to slide in the Nashville area, now wouldn't seem like a good time to launch a sales effort or turn a little dirt for a new condominium project. More
One of General George S. Patton's axioms was "You're never beaten until you admit it." Developer Tony Giarratana must be repeating that mantra everyday when it comes to his dream project, Signature Tower. More
Federal regulators on Wednesday released an annual batch of statistics showing the bank deposit market share of Nashville's financial institutions, as of mid-year. More
As the red ink pours forth from Wall Street, local business-focused bank Tennessee Commerce said yesterday it expects to report its best-ever results later this month. More
Local healthcare consulting company onFocus Healthcare, formerly known as m21 Partners, yesterday announced the closing of a recent funding round. More
Robert Rowling, the Texas investor who in July piled $140 million in Gaylord shares, has taken advantage of the stock's recent drop to add to his stake. More
A day after another analyst lowered his opinion on Community Health Systems, Soleil Securities took the opposite view, saying investors should jump into the Franklin-based hospital company. More
The nation is facing several years of stagflation, Bob Allsbrook, Regions Bank’s chief economist, told bank customers Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. More
Franklin-based medical transcription firm Spheris has entered into a five-year deal with its neighbor Community Health Systems Professional Services Corp., a subsidiary of the rural hospital operator. More
U.S. equity markets continued to fall Tuesday, with the major indices losing more than 5 percent as investors continued to fret over companies’ need for cash they can’t find right now. More