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2017 Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce + Partnership 2020 Annual Report 2016 - 2017 Annual Report IGNITING THE REGION: 2016 - 2017 NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE + PARTNERSHIP 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Our region continues to see remarkable growth and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce remains dedicated to branding Middle Tennessee as a destination for business expansion, entrepreneurial investment and a magnet for a talented workforce. This year the Chamber’s economic development team announced nearly 11,000 new jobs, and for the fifth consecutive year, the Nashville region was named a top ten major metro area for job growth. That steady swell of growth pushed the Chamber to launch pioneering work on post-secondary attainment through Middle Tennessee Reconnect, and to work with community leaders to ensure passage of the IMPROVE Act, which will allow local governments to create dedicated transit funding solutions. Without you, the business and community leaders that work to make our region shine, this kind of growth and innovation would be impossible. The Chamber grew by 352 new members this year. To those new members, and to those who’ve long realized the value and strength of collaboration, we want to thank you for your investment, your vision and your community leadership. You are igniting our region’s success. Thank you for your support, Ralph Schulz President and CEO Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Life in Middle Tennessee is good. Regional job growth has hit record levels while overall unemployment has dropped to a low of 3.4 percent. Graduation rates in Middle Tennessee have steadily increased; adults with a college degree are up 1.3 percent since June 2016. And Nashville was named the 3rd fastest-growing major metro economy and that growth trajectory continues as we’ve welcomed 130,000 new residents since 2010. However, as we continue to focus on sizable opportunities for regional prosperity, we cannot ignore the challenges that accompany the rapid growth of a dynamic economy. We know our workforce must develop and retain the skills needed to attract new jobs and investment. Employers grapple with the fact that health challenges in the workforce threaten to make business less productive and Nashville less competitive. And it’s evident that growing traffic congestion hampers both commerce and mobility. Your voice plays a vital role in conversations about solutions. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has more than 2,000 member companies and a retention rate that grew to 89 percent this year. Together, we have a unique opportunity to amplify a dialogue that engages key business and community stakeholders and explore answers to challenges on the horizon. Our collective success is the product of thoughtful collaboration. Without the commerce and community leaders that work to elevate the Nashville region, and the small businesses that drive our economy, the type of growth Middle Tennessee currently experiences would not be possible. The Chamber’s involvement in that process is not only evident, it is the key to continued prosperity. Thank you for your commitment to local leadership. Milton Johnson 2016-2017 Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Chairman and CEO, HCA Healthcare 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT OUR PURPOSE The purpose of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce is to create economic prosperity by facilitating community leadership. Brand promise Nashville is a thriving city filled with risk-takers. Positive energy and camaraderie fuel the spirit of the region. Every day, people find new ways to take advantage of opportunities offered, to make something from nothing, to make their mark, to realize their dreams. At the center of this spirit is the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. At the Chamber, you: Belong Collaborating with others, energized by common drive and passion; Engage Sharing a vision for the future and sharing the collective influence to make it happen; Lead Impacting our region and transforming our future; Prosper Realizing opportunities that grow your business and enrich our communities. 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT THANK YOU TO OUR 2016 - 2017 SPONSORS Pivotal Partners Friends of the Chamber 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Presenting Sponsors: Supporting Sponsors: Office Solutions Partner: Altria Belmont University Center for NovaCopy Baker Donelson International Business BKD, LLP Entrepreneurs’ Organization HR Partner: Frost Brown Todd LLC FirstBank Zenefits Lipscomb University College of Business Greater Nashville REALTORS® Lipscomb University College of Leadership KraftCPAs, PLLC Media Partners: and Public Service LoJac Lightning 100 Piedmont Natural Gas Metro Nashville Airport Authority Nashville Business Journal Sertoma Club of Nashville Mitsui & Co (USA), Inc. Nashville Post Shoney’s ParamoreDigital USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE Pinnacle Financial Partners Associate Sponsors: Southwest Airlines Additional thanks to: Bandit Lites WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Altria CoreCivic Bank of Tennessee FedEx Academies of Nashville Blackstone Brewery Google Fiber Category Sponsors: Bone McAllester Norton PLLC HDR | ICA Deloitte LLP Brand Imaging Group KraftCPAs, PLLC Dollar General Corporation Comcast Business Southwest Airlines Nissan DevDigital Tractor Supply Co. Saint Thomas Health Fifth Third Bank Vanderbilt Executive Education The HCA Foundation knapptimecreative The Memorial Foundation Microsoft Nashville Electric Service Technology Partner: Nashville International Airport Atiba ONEHOPE Wine Volunteer State Community College 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - 2018 BOARD MEMBERS Leadership Chair Milton Johnson, chairman and CEO, HCA Healthcare Vice Chair Thank you to our board members James R. Schmitz, executive vice president and who retired on June 30, 2017: Middle Tennessee area president, Regions Bank Kent Adams, president and CEO (retired), Secretary Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation Beth Chase, CEO, c3/consulting Scott Carey, shareholder, Baker, Donelson, President Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, PC Ralph Schulz, president and CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Sherry Stewart Deutschmann, founder, LetterLogic General Counsel Tony Swafford, Adams & Reese Beth Fortune, past vice chancellor for public affairs, Vanderbilt University Board Governance Committee Chair Robert B. Higgins, Jr., president and CEO, Kolin B. Holladay, shareholder, Polsinelli PC Barge, Waggoner, Sumner, and Cannon, Inc. Orrin H. Ingram, president and CEO, Ingram Finance and Audit Committee Chair Industries Inc, and Chairman and CEO, Ingram Claire W. Tucker, president and CEO, CapStar Bank Marine Group John Morgan, chancellor (retired), Tennessee Board of Regents 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Board Members Tom Aaron, executive vice president Kate Herman, market president and C. Wright Pinson, M.B.A., M.D., CEO, and CFO, Community Health publisher, Nashville Business Journal Vanderbilt Health System, dhairman, Systems Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, Damon Hininger, president and CEO, deputy CEO, Vanderbilt University Doug Brandon, regional managing CoreCivic Medical Center principal, Cushman & Wakefield Laura L. Hollingsworth, president, Alan J. Pramuk, P.E., chairman and William F. Carpenter III, chairman The Tennessean; president, USA CEO, Gresham, Smith & Partners and CEO, LifePoint Health TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE Saurabh Sinha, founder and CEO, Mary K. Cavarra, executive vice MaryAnne Howland, founder, emids Technologies president and CFO, Ingram president and chief excitement Industries Inc. officer, Ibis Communications; James W. Spradley, Jr., chairman founder and CEO, Global Diversity and CEO, Standard Functional Foods Robert J. Dennis, chairman, Leadership Exchange Group president and CEO, Genesco Inc. Decosta Jenkins, president and CEO, Karen Springer, Tennessee ministry Margaret Dolan, president and CEO, Nashville Electric Service market executive and president/ LocalShares Knowledge, LLC CEO, Saint Thomas Health; senior Stephen Kulinski, managing director, vice president, Ascension Health Jorge Dominicis, CEO, Correct Care CBRE - Nashville office Solutions Curt Stevens, CEO (retired), Ken Levitan, founder and co- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Mark Fioravanti, president and CFO, president, Vector Management Ryman Hospitality Partners W. Carl Whitmer, president and CEO, Wanda Lyle, managing director, IASIS Healthcare Darrell Freeman, founder and general manager, UBS Business executive managing director, Zycron Solutions US LLC | Nashville Carol Yochem, Middle Tennessee president, First Tennessee Gary Garfield, CEO, president Robert A. McCabe, Jr., chairman, and executive chairman (retired), Pinnacle Financial Partners Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Sydney McPhee, president, Middle Joey Hatch, executive vice president Tennessee State University and general manager, Skanska USA Robert S. Patterson, partner, Sean Henry, president, CEO and Bradley, LLP alternate governor, Nashville Predators 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT TOP MEMBERS Regional Altruist Prosperity Champion Fifth Third Bank Bank of America Gaylord Opryland Resort & Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Convention Center Butler Snow LLP Nashville Electric Service Dollar General Corporation Regions Bank HCA Healthcare Ryman Hospitality Properties HCA/TriStar Health System Ingram Industries Inc. Jackson National Life Insurance Company LifeWay Christian Resources Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Nissan North America, Inc. SunTrust Bank USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE Walmart Stores, Inc. 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Community Builder Leadership Circle AT&T American
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