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A Guide to Living, Working and Playing in the Nashville Region 28 - 31 Creative Community and Urban Core of You Are What You Create A GUIDE TO LIVING, WORKING AND PLAYING IN THE NASHVILLE REGION 28 - 31 CREATIVE COMMUNITY AND URBAN CORE OF YOU ARE WHAT YOU CREATE. TABLE CONTENTS Talent lives to build and create. Nashville does too. 6 - 9 JOB GROWTH 32 - 35 COMMUNITY IMPACT AND GREEN LIVING ADDICTED TO TALENT. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. Nashville continues to attract talented professionals as Service programs, philanthropic outreach and career opportunities continue to grow. environmentally responsible development define the future of our community. 10 - 13 DIVERSE ECONOMY IT’S ALL HERE. 36 - 39 ENTERTAINMENT A booming local economy provides abundant MUSIC CITY. ART CITY. FUN CITY. FOOD CITY. opportunities in a variety of fields for job seekers in SPORTS CITY. FAMILY CITY. your family. The entertainment scene in Nashville is unrivaled in America. 14 - 17 COST OF LIVING ABOVE AND BEYOND. 40 - 43 REGIONAL PROFILE Your money goes further in Nashville than in most cities PICK YOUR PLACE. in America and throughout the world. Ten counties strong. This region boasts diverse industries, thriving commerce and unique residential options. 18 - 19 ACCESSIBILITY HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE. Thanks to Nashville’s central location, flight offerings NEIGHBORHOODS and interstate system, you can get there (anywhere!) LIVEIT from here. 44 - 71 DAVIDSON COUNTY 72 - 73 CHEATHAM COUNTY 20 - 23 EDUCATION 74 - 75 DICKSON COUNTY INTELLIGENT LIFE. Nashville highly values education and offers abundant 76 - 77 MAURY COUNTY options for learners in all stages of life. 78 - 79 MONTGOMERY COUNTY 80 - 81 ROBERTSON COUNTY 24 - 27 DIVERSITY 82 - 83 RUTHERFORD COUNTY YOU’RE VERY WELCOME. 84 - 85 SUMNER COUNTY Our diverse, inclusive population creates a culturally 86 - 87 competent community. Middle Tennessee is a rich WILLIAMSON COUNTY assembly of people with widely varied backgrounds, 88 - 89 WILSON COUNTY experiences and interests. Those who call the Nashville region home know it is an influential and energetic center of creativity, a place of growth and business, and a place for community leaders. National and international media coverage touting our progressive arts, food, sports, fashion and music scenes have come as no surprise. We recognize the caliber of industry, intelligence and creativity that define our community. We work it and live it every day. However, a resounding, “I didn’t realize that!” echoes through Middle Tennessee as newcomers learn more and engage fully. And those still on the outside have yet to discover all that our city and region have to offer. This guidebook is for them. For you. For anyone who is considering a move to Nashville, answering the question, “Why Nashville?” The LiveIt Nashville guidebook and liveitnash.com provide summary information that discerning prospects often seek when considering a new career opportunity and a new home. Arranged by category, this guidebook features main points of interest, facts and figures, anecdotes, rankings, testimonials and the faces of real people from Nashville’s community, all united around a mission to bring the best of the best to work and live here. Use this as your guide. Get to know the information. Share any and all relevant points with those considering a Nashville move. And spread the word: A life full of meaningful—and perhaps unexpected—opportunity awaits in Nashville. Visit liveitnash.com to learn more. 4 5 Hiroshi Goto JOB GROWTH SVP, HEAD OF GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING ADDICTED TO TALENT. ALLIANCEBERNSTIEN HOMETOWN: Nashville continues to draw talented Tokyo, Japan professionals as career opportunities grow. NEIGHBORHOOD: The 10-county Nashville region is home to more than two million people and 53,000 Franklin, TN businesses with the city attracting thousands of new businesses and people every day. WHY NASHVILLE: Nashville is a hub for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, music and technology. Many “For work. I had been with corporate headquarter giants call Nashville home including Nissan North America, AB for 12+ years but it was Bridgestone Americas, Dollar General, HCA Healthcare, AllianceBernstein, iHeartMedia, all in the Tokyo office until I took the new position and Mitsubishi Motors, The ICEE Company, and Amazon. moved to Nashville last year. This is my first experience to live outside of Japan in my LEADING INDUSTRIES entire life. Very exciting!” FAVORITE THING ABOUT NASHVILLE: “A great place to live MUSIC & TOURISM & with family and a dog – ENTERTAINMENT HOSPITALITY more space, rich nature, 32,6O8 DIRECT JOBS 127,658 DIRECT JOBS beautiful scenery. And I ANNUAL BILLION ANNUAL love the food culture – $15.9 BILLION $2O.5 steaks, BBQ, hot chicken.” ECONOMIC IMPACT HEALTH CARE ECONOMIC IMPACT FAVORITE SPOTS: MANAGEMENT “Currey Tennis Center at 126,996 DIRECT JOBS Vanderbilt where I play $67 BILLION ANNUAL tennis every weekend. ECONOMIC IMPACT Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a nice place to go and listen to classical MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY music with my wife.” 86,425 DIRECT JOBS 49,465 DIRECT JOBS $69.7 BILLION ANNUAL $6 BILLION ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACT liveitnash.com 6 7 NASHVILLE IS A STARTUP HAVEN NASHVILLE NAMED #2 HOTTEST U.S. JOB MARKET (Wall Street Journal, 2O2O) Nashville is one of nine Google for Startups Tech Hubs in the U.S. to help our local THE NASHVILLE REGION GAINED Nashville startup community thrive. 33,2OO NEW JOBS IN 2O19 Over 250 entrepreneurial resources in our region navigated through a free, formalized ON AVERAGE, THE NASHVILLE REGION service at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center GAINED 81 NET NEW PEOPLE (eco.co/navigation). PER DAY BETWEEN 2O18 & 2O19. Nashville is #12 overall on the Surge Cities Index for best places for startups. Within those rankings Nashville was #5 overall for Job Creation and #6 for Net Business Creation. (2020) Nashville ranked #4 city for growing startups. (Kauffman, 2018) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, State and Area Current Employment Statistics, 2018-2019 Annual Averages liveitnash.com 8 9 DIVERSE ECONOMY IT’S ALL HERE. A booming local economy means career opportunities in a range of fields for job seekers in your family. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has many resources for job seekers. Information about job openings and career resources as well as a list of the largest NASHVILLE NAMED employers in the Nashville area can be found at nashvillechamber.com. #1 U.S. CITY FOR JOB SEEKERS IN 2O2O (MoneyGeek, 2O2O) NASHVILLE RANKED Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce FOR nashvillechamber.com/jobs #2 BEST PLACE NEW BUSINESSES(SmartAdvisor, 2O19) State of Tennessee jobs4TN.gov NASHVILLE RANKED Career Builder #1 METRO jobs.tennessean.com ECONOMIC STRENGTH (Policom, 2O2O) Launch Tennessee jobs.launchtn.org Center for Nonprofit Management cnm.org/job-board LocalJobNetwork nashvillediversity.com Nashville Health Care Council liveitnash.com 10 11 Phil Cobucci FOUNDER + CHIEF STRATEGIST BAM! SOCIAL BUSINESS TOP RECENT PRIVATE RELOCATIONS/ HOMETOWN: New Jersey | New York EMPLOYERS EXPANSIONS WHY NASHVILLE: “After college, I worked at A.O. Smith Corp. Allegiant Travel Company a major record label in NYC. Then during the recession, Amazon AllianceBernstein my entire department was Asurion Amazon laid off. I moved to Nashville Bridgestone Americas Asurion to work in the music industry. The universe had other Community Health Systems Dell plans and I took on clients Cracker Barrel Old Country Store EY to support their new social Dell GAP Inc. media marketing initiatives and began a business in Deloitte Gibson Brands, Inc. Nashville. Eleven years Dollar General Corp. Global Shares later, I have built a business, Electrolux Home Products iHeart Media had many opportunities to engage in community Genesco Inc. ICEE Company activities, learned from Geodis LG Electronics unbelievable talent, and Lyft grew my love for people and HCA Healthcare Inc. this place in ways I would Ingram Content Group Inc. Mitsubishi Motors have never expected.” Lowe’s Cos. Mohawk Industries FAVORITE THING National HealthCare Corp. naviHealth ABOUT NASHVILLE: Nissan North America Philips “I moved to Nashville before it was the ‘It City’ Saint Thomas Health Pilot.com and I have seen it change Schneider Electric SmileDirectClub dramatically before my eyes. The change is an Shoney’s Spirit Airlines amazing thing to see but UBS what I love most is the beautiful and diverse Vanderbilt University community that is being Vanderbilt University Medical Center created here in the region with hundreds of people arriving here monthly.” liveitnash.com 12 13 Jessica Breaux MANAGER OF COST OF LIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMAZON ABOVE AND BEYOND. HOMETOWN: Your money goes further in Nashville than in Raceland, LA NEIGHBORHOOD: most cities in America and throughout the world. East Nashville WHY NASHVILLE: “I relocated to Nashville 3 MAJOR FACTS WORKING IN in 2013 for a new job in YOUR FAVOR WHEN IT COMES TO economic development. I knew very little about the city HOW FAR YOUR DOLLAR GOES when I moved, but I’m so glad I took the leap of faith!” FAVORITE THING NO PERSONAL INCOME TAX ON ABOUT NASHVILLE: 1 EARNINGS IN TENNESSEE “The passion of people This saves the average relocating family between who live here. Their energy is contagious. 3% and 10% of their income – or a savings of $3,000 to Whether they are music $10,000 more for every $100,000 you earn. lovers, sports fans, foodies, volunteers or love to be outdoors— COST OF LIVING IS BELOW THE U.S. Nashville goes all in. 2 AVERAGE, 98.5 ON A SCALE OF 1OO People here live large and love our city. It’s a vibrant community that I’m proud PER CAPITA INCOME IN NASHVILLE IS to be a part of.” 3 20.5% HIGHER THAN THE U.S. AVERAGE FAVORITE SPOTS: Source: C2ER Cost of Living Index, 2019 “I have so many favorite spots around Nashville, but as a music lover, my number one choice would always be the Ryman Auditorium. Artists are so excited to finally be playing the Ryman stage, so their shows always bring a little extra.” 14 15 TAX BURDEN COMPARISONS Estimated Burdens of Major Taxes for a Family Earning $75,000/Year.
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