Priorities
Economic Development
Music City Center
In October 2007, the mayor tasked the Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency (MDHA) with developing an action plan to move forward on building a new convention center downtown. Pre-development work is now underway and construction is set to begin in spring 2009. Read the MDHA report.
Minority Business Advisory Council
As one of several initiatives to assist the growth of small and minority-owned businesses in Nashville, the mayor plans to implement recommendations given by the Minority Business Advisory Council. Read the recommendations in a press release
Small Business Summit
Nashville small business owners and entrepreneurs were encouraged to attend the Mayor’s Small Business Summit held Dec. 11 at Lipscomb University. Read about the summit’s agenda in a press release