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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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After the 2008 financial crisis when malls began shuttering and sitting vacant at a rapid rate, Gresham Smith became a pioneer in this approach, most notably through our work to re-envision One Hundred Oaks Mall in Nashville, which is now a successful, mixed-use medical office destination. Utilize existing infrastructure.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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Andy Cohen, FAIA, IIDA Multifamily Housing Office Buildings Transit Facilities Coronavirus Urban Planning Many believe that cities are in trouble. Offices that Work for the Worker Marriott Headquarters, Bethesda, Md. If people are to come to the office, they’re coming because it’s a destination, not an obligation.

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A Tale Of Two Cities: Amazon Picks NYC, Northern Virginia For New HQ

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Plus, Nashville lands 5,000 jobs. After an epic site selection process, Amazon will invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across two new headquarters. Read: A Tale Of Two Cities: Amazon Picks NYC, Northern Virginia For New HQ at BusinessFacilities.com.

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KeepTruckin Investing $3.6M In Tennessee Expansion

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The transportation technology leader will create approximately 385 jobs as it expands its Nashville job market. . Read: KeepTruckin Investing $3.6M In Tennessee Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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What A Trump Card Means In The Game of Construction and Development

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I dragged myself into the office after only a few hours of sleep and my phone was immediately ringing. As I commented to the Nashville Business Journal’s inquiry on this subject , this will unlikely affect unskilled labor shortages hurting many states: “How does that affect various states with labor shortages?

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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BF: You recently announced that software player ForceX is putting its operations center in Nashville, a $1.8-million Can we expect the Nashville region to develop as an IT/software hub? Not only Nashville, but our state as a whole can offer IT companies a capable workforce to help their companies perform and succeed.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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Contributing to the area’s outstanding infrastructure are Johnson County REMC, a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, and Hoosier Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale power and services to the distribution cooperative. “We CONNECTING NASHVILLE TO LONDON, AND BEYOND.