Economic Development

Technology

‘We have to win Oracle over.’ A huge upside for Nashville tech is in sight

Chris Cochran believes Oracle Corp.’s world headquarters relocation will generate a critical ingredient for turning Nashville into a major technology hub. But

Mississippi

Geartek expanding operations in Alcorn County, Miss.

Hydraulic gear pump and motor manufacturer Geartek is expanding its operations in Corinth. The project is a $3.8 million investment that will

Alabama

Meta building $800 million Montgomery data center, creating 100 jobs

Tech conglomerate Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Montgomery, creating 100 jobs. The center will be built off

Kentucky

Gov. Andy Beshear on how the Kentucky Derby fuels economic development

Kentucky Derby 150 is a big day for racing fans, horse trainers and of course, bettors — but it’s also a big

Mergers & Acquistions

CoStar to make $1.6B tech-focused acquisition

CoStar Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Matterport Inc., a spatial data company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.6 billion, its

Aerospace

Scottsdale-based StandardAero begins $33M expansion in Georgia

Scottsdale-based aircraft maintenance company StandardAero has started a $33 million expansion in Augusta, Georgia. The project at Augusta Regional Airport was announced

Sports Business

Groundbreaking held for new US Soccer national training center, headquarters in Georgia

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – U.S. Soccer hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its brand-new National Training Center and Headquarters

Electric Vehicles

Rivian’s new website ‘proudly’ promotes its Peach State plans

Electric vehicle startup Rivian launched a new promotional campaign to tout its Georgia roots, which the company’s leaders say will soon take

Labor

Amazon Virginia HQ2 was supposed to add jobs last year. It shed them instead.

Amazon has fallen so far behind schedule in creating new jobs at its Northern Virginia headquarters that its workforce at those offices

Finance

JPMorgan CEO: “Now, every place is competitive: Nashville, Austin, Hong Kong, London, Singapore.”

Larry Ellison wasn’t the only A-list influential businessman praising Nashville in the early afternoon of April 23. Just before Ellison did so, the

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