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Cheap land, cheap power and a state tax exemption put Middle Tennessee near the top of every site-selection list in the country. The buildings go up fast and quietly, usually on land that was zoned for something else a year earlier.
This thread follows the specifics: which parcels, which utility agreements, how much water the cooling actually uses, and what the added load does to residential rates. We publish the documents alongside the reporting wherever we can get them.
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Sep 27
Fire in the hole: Sherman tanks and D-Day
Aboard the LST-325, from the tank deck up.
Reel
Sep 25
Behind the scenes aboard the LST-325
Our tour of the landing ship, docked at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville.
Livestream
Sep 22
A WWII landing ship on the Cumberland
Should we be concerned? Not at all.
Reel
Sep 21
Where to tour the LST-325, and when
Hendersonville, Ashland City, then Clarksville through Oct. 12.
News
Sep 20
At Tootsie's 66th birthday bash
On Broadway for the free birthday show.
Reel
Sep 19
Tootsie's 66th: the lineup
Brantley Gilbert, Randy Houser, Montgomery Gentry and more, free on Broadway.
Reel
Sep 17
Dolly Day Nashville, across the city
How the city celebrated her generosity, music and spirit, and how to take part.
Reel
Sep 15
The Champions: a record $3.25M purse on Old Hickory Lake
Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, with $1.25 million to the champion.
News
Sep 11
Airport authority votes unanimously to rename BNA
The Metro Nashville Airport Authority approves Dolly Parton International.
News
Sep 9
Dolly's SongTeller Hotel opens Sept. 29
The grand opening on Broadway, three weeks out.
Reel
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