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Increased construction activity offers new opportunities, enough for local business facility planners to expand its team. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 In response to the recent increase in construction activity, Facility Planners of Nashville, TN, has grown by two. With more than 18 years experience in the office furniture business, Facility Planners has built a strong reputation in furniture design, layout, installation, as well as configuration and reconfiguration of existing...

Tim Leeper's Music City Guitar Tour benefits deserving local charities; it has evolved from an annual benefit to a hometown tradition. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Tim Leeper Roofing is a locally owned and operated business that has served the Nashville area for nearly 10 years, but beyond his dedication to providing quality roofing services, Tim Leeper actively supports the Nashville non-profit community. "It's an event that we do personally,” says company owner Tim...

Exotic feline fans from around the world will gather in the nation’s country music capital for three days of felines and fun during the annual convention of the premiere wild cat organization, the Feline Conservation Federation. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Thursday, June 6th, exotic feline enthusiasts from around the world will gather for three days of learning, networking and fun during the annual convention of the Feline Conservation Federation (FCF). Federation members own and work with...

AWARDS INCLUDE EVENING'S TWO HIGHEST HONORS -- ARTIST OF THE YEAR AND TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Swift was the big winner at last night's Billboard Music Awards, sweeping the top all-genre categories and taking home eight awards. Taylor won Artist of the Year, Top Billboard 200 Artist (her second win in this category in three years), Top Female Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (for RED), Top Country Artist,...

Industry manufacturers and organizations are lining up in support of the Safe Access, Fall Protection & Training (SAF-T) Conference, hosted by Maximum Capacity Media. The live conference, focused on powered access equipment safety, will take place in conjunction with the Scaffold & Access Industry Association’s Annual Convention on July 24, 2013, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 As the date for the SAF-T Conference nears, industry...

On Thursday, June 27th, Nashville recording artist Andrew Combs, Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson and Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit frontman Willy Tea Taylor will take part in a special acoustic concert at the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity in Costa Mesa. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 On Thursday, June 27th, Nashville recording artist Andrew Combs, Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson and Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit frontman Willy Tea Taylor will take...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the select few physicians honored with the prestigious Patients' Choice Award this year is Dr. J. Jason Wendel. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/DC16252) In fact, of the nation's 870,000 active physicians and dentists, just five percent consistently received top scores from their patients on sites like Vitals (http://www.vitals.com), qualifying them for this honor in 2012. Millions of patients go...

Jack Spencer: Beyond the Surface Opens July 12, 2013 NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The work of Nashville-based photographer Jack Spencer will be on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts from July 12 through Oct. 13, 2013 in the Center's Upper-Level Galleries. The first major museum exhibition of the artist's work, Jack Spencer: Beyond the Surface is composed of 70 photographs--selected by the artist and Mark Scala, chief curator at the Frist...

First 20 Companies Have Been Selected from Applications Across 12 States; Startups Can Apply by May 20 for the Opportunity to be Recognized as One of the South’s Most Innovative Early-Stage Companies Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN), a public-private partnership that supports the creation and development of high-growth companies in Tennessee, will recognize the top 50 early-stage companies in the South during Southland, its new conference highlighting the...

A Nashville, TN Board Certified physician specializing in Nephrology, Dr. J Harold Helderman, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Nashville's Nephrology specialist Dr. J Harold Helderman for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15687)...