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Nashville At Law: Lottery sues to recover losses from drawing snag

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

On Music Row: Disney expands label lineup with Carolwood imprint

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

In their own words: Mark Claypool

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

Executive Appointments

Ad firm adds media director, construction company a CFO, and more... More

Dave says: How long should I live on unemployment benefits?

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

The Food Biz: Memphis Tex-Mex chain comes to town

Memphis-based Tex-Mex chain Swanky’s Taco Shop opened its new Cool Springs location last Friday. More

Condo developers bet on planning, patience

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

Marketplace: Giarratana buys time for Sig Tower

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

Bricks and Mortar

Work on new downtown hotel, a special Vandy library job, and more... More

Headline homes: Nashville's top sales, September 2008

Our monthly look at who is buying and selling the most expensive homes in the Nashville area More

Upstarts' triumph or flight to safety?

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

State tax collections fall short again

In what was a surprise to absolutely no one, the state announced yesterday that revenues are down...again. More

Tennessee Commerce says Q3 numbers will be best ever

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

September home sales don't break trend

Nashville-area home sales came in at 2,075 last month, 20 percent below the number posted in September of 2007. More

onFocus Healthcare closes funding round

Local healthcare consulting company onFocus Healthcare, formerly known as m21 Partners, yesterday announced the closing of a recent funding round. More

Texas billionaire snaps up more Gaylord

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

Analysts split on CHS

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

Regions economist: Stagflation in store

The nation is facing several years of stagflation, Bob Allsbrook, Regions Bank’s chief economist, told bank customers Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. More

Spheris inks deal with Community Health

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

Stocks' slide continues

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