The Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance had its annual meeting and banquet Tuesday night at Puckett’s. (Staff photo illustrations and photos by Susan W. Thurman)\ …
Mayor’s Lunch brings hope for county’s future
If there is one thing Maury County leaders can agree on, it is that the county has a bright future and opportunities for growth. The first Mayor’s Lunch was held at Farm Bureau Insurance Tuesday, which included speeches from Mayor Dean Dickey representing Columbia, Bethany Lay, wife of Spring Hill City Administrator Victor Lay, and Interim City Manager Mark Henderson …
Report: Maury a top county for local investment
From The Columbia Daily Herald – Tim Hodge Maury County is a top area in the state for having the highest investment in its local economy, according to a recently released study. New York-based financial technology company SmartAsset examined Tennessee counties based on business growth during the last two years, inflation-adjusted GDP growth, new building permits and the five-year average …
Maury County Map Ad Sales begin July 7th
Maury County Map Ad Sales begin July 7th Dear Chamber Member: The Maury County Chamber & Economic Alliance is pleased to be working with the cartographic and marketing firm of Target Marketing to publish a new, up-to-date, full-color Street Map and Resource Guide of our area. This publication will be the only map endorsed and distributed by the Maury County …
Maury Regional named a top hospital for third consecutive year
From The Columbia Daily Herald – Tim Hodge Truven Health Analytics, a healthcare data-analysis organization, designated the Maury Regional Health Care System as one of the 15 Top Health Systems in the U.S. for a third time. The system is the sole healthcare provider in Tennessee to make the 2015 list announced in the April 20 edition of Modern Healthcare …
Team Maury: The Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance has the right magic
From the Columbia Daily Herald – Roben Mounger Imagine a bustling agricultural supply business in downtown Columbia around 1907. The upper 8,000—square—foot floor of Porter Walker is filled with mule harnesses, wagon parts and the like. By the 1940s, imagine then that the phosphate industry transfigured that same upper floor to creak with the supply bulk of industry — hard …
Local officials forge D.C. connections
From the Columbia Daily Herald – Tim Hodge While President Barack Obama wrapped up his Nashville visit, Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance officials were returning from the Commander-in-Chief’s home base. The MCCEA took a delegation of 20 people — consisting of local elected officials, MCCEA staff, board members, business investors and employers — on a trip in Washington, D.C., …
Duck River Featured in National Geographic
Nashville Public Radio – Blake Farmer The Duck River is featured in this month’s National Geographic for being one of the most ecologically diverse places in the world. It’s the only site in North America to be noted in the magazine. A mountain in South Africa. A cloud forest in Costa Rica. A coral reef in French Polynesia. And Tennessee’s …