Rutherford County Economic Guide, TN: 2007-08

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FASTEN YOUR CUFFLINKS Airport Authority expands its spacious business park

Crossroads of the South La Vergne emerges as supplier to America

Home Field Advantages Recreation options keep residents on the go

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OVERVIEW

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BUSINESS ALMANAC

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MURFREESBORO

Gateway to Change

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The Murfreesboro Gateway is paving the way for a more diverse economy.

Keep on Truckin’

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E DUCATION

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Rutherford County students have some of the highest test scores in the state and a high graduation and college-placement rate.

A Force for Progress

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Changing With the Times

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Home Field Advantages

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Rutherford County has a wealth of recreation options.

DOWNTOWN

Getting Down to Business

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Many entrepreneurs have opened businesses in downtown Murfreesboro, an area that’s increasingly becoming a destination.

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Crossroads of the South

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La Vergne is one of the fastestgrowing cities in Tennessee.

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Destination Rutherford

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Destination Rutherford is a plan to bring in more tax revenue and shape the county’s identity as a preferred place to live and work.

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ECONOMIC GUIDE 2007-08 EDITION, VOLUME 3

SENIOR EDITOR REBECCA DENTON COPY EDITOR JOYCE CARUTHERS ASSOCIATE EDITORS LISA BATTLES, SUSAN CHAPPELL, KIM MADLOM, ANITA WADHWANI SENIOR WRITER DIANE BARTLEY STAFF WRITERS CAROL COWAN, KEVIN LITWIN, JESSICA MOZO DIRECTORIES EDITORS AMANDA KING, KRISTY WISE CONTRIBUTING WRITERS SHARON H. FITZGERALD, NANCY HUMPHREY, JEANNIE A. NAUJECK ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER TODD POTTER AD PROJECT MANAGER CINDY COMPERRY SALES/MARKETING COORDINATOR SARA SARTIN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS WES ALDRIDGE, ANTONY BOSHIER, MICHAEL W. BUNCH, IAN CURCIO, BRIAN M C CORD PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT JESSY YANCEY CREATIVE DIRECTOR KEITH HARRIS WEB DESIGN DIRECTOR SHAWN DANIEL PRODUCTION DIRECTOR NATASHA LORENS ASSISTANT PRODUCTION DIRECTOR CHRISTINA CARDEN PRE-PRESS COORDINATOR HAZEL RISNER SENIOR PRODUCTION PROJECT MGR. TADARA SMITH SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS LAURA GALLAGHER, BRITTANY SCHLEICHER, KRIS SEXTON, VIKKI WILLIAMS LEAD DESIGNER JESSICA BRAGONIER GRAPHIC DESIGN CANDICE HULSEY, LINDA MOREIRAS, DEREK MURRAY, AMY NELSON WEB PRODUCTION JILL TOWNSEND DIGITAL ASSET MANAGER ALISON HUNTER COLOR IMAGING TECHNICIAN CORY MITCHELL AD TRAFFIC SARAH MILLER, PATRICIA MOISAN, RAVEN PETTY, JILL WYATT CHAIRMAN GREG THURMAN PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER BOB SCHWARTZMAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RAY LANGEN SR. V.P./CLIENT DEVELOPMENT JEFF HEEFNER SR. V.P./SALES CARLA H. THURMAN SR. V.P./PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS CASEY E. HESTER V.P./SALES HERB HARPER V.P./VISUAL CONTENT MARK FORESTER V.P./TRAVEL PUBLISHING SYBIL STEWART EXECUTIVE EDITOR TEREE CARUTHERS MANAGING EDITOR/BUSINESS MAURICE FLIESS PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR JEFFREY S. OTTO CONTROLLER CHRIS DUDLEY ACCOUNTING MORIAH DOMBY, DIANA GUZMAN, MARIA MCFARLAND, LISA OWENS RECRUITING DIRECTOR SUZY WALDRIP CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR CINDY COMPERRY DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR GARY SMITH IT SYSTEMS DIRECTOR MATT LOCKE IT SERVICE TECHNICIAN RYAN SWEENEY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER PEGGY BLAKE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR NICOLE WILLIAMS CLIENT & SALES SERVICES MANAGER/ CUSTOM PUBLISHING PATTI CORNELIUS Rutherford County Economic Guide is published annually

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RUTHERFORD COUNTY The 13th edition of the Rutherford County @cbVS`T]`R Economic Guide, sponsored 1]c\bg by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, details the advantages of doing business in Rutherford County – the second fastest-growing county in the state and one of the top 100 fastest-growing counties in the nation. The guide also lists more than 100 industrial, office and retail sites, including some yet-to-be-developed property.

Rutherford County is the geographic and population center of Tennessee, making distribution easy.

The county is situated within a day’s drive of 75 percent of the nation’s markets and only minutes from three major interstates.

Industry abounds here and represents a Who’s Who of corporate giants such as Nissan, Ingram, Asurion, Bridgestone/ Firestone, State Farm and Verizon, just to name a few.

Sears invites inquiries from prospective relocating companies. Contact her at: Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce PO Box 864 501 Memorial Blvd.

Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0864 (615) 869-0345 (800) 716-7560 hsears@rutherfordchamber.org www.rutherfordchamber.org/ed

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For example, the number of jobs in the county increased 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2006, compared with the national job growth of 1.5 percent. Among the largest counties, Rutherford County ranked 13 in the nation in growth in average weekly wages, with an increase of 6 percent from the third quarter of 2005.

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“The continued increase in higher wages and job growth for Rutherford County can, in large part, be attributed to our strategic location and pro-business climate,” says Holly Sears, vice president of economic development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. “We are working to ensure we continue on this path to provide job opportunities with higher wages for the residents of our community.”

Rutherford County’s retail trade base is made up of more than 350,000 people in the cities of Eagleville, La Vergne, Murfreesboro and Smyrna. At its center, Murfreesboro has developed into a retail destination, attracting shoppers from a 10-county region. Murfreesboro and Smyrna have substantial downtown areas and several shopping centers with large national retailers. La Vergne is home to the county’s largest industrial park, including one of the largest distribution centers in the Southeast.

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A SHORT DRIVE ALONG I-24 Rutherford County has plenty of recreation and entertainment options, and so does its big-city neighbor to the northwest.

The county is just a short drive to Nashville and all the attractions Music City offers. Sports draws include Tennessee Titans football, Nashville Predators hockey, Nashville Sounds baseball and Nashville Kats indoor football. Cultural offerings include the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Schermerhorn Symphony Center and Frist Center for the Visual Arts.

And of course, Nashville is home to numerous music hotspots such as the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and the Wildhorse Saloon.

Great jazz, and it’s all free.

The Main Street JazzFest takes place each May on the public square at the Rutherford County Courthouse, with local, regional and nationally known jazz artists performing. The family-oriented event also includes a children’s activity area and several food vendors.

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Middle Tennessee State University grad student Michael Kearney has lived a full life – and he’s only 23.

The Murfreesboro resident became the world’s youngest college graduate when he earned a degree in anthropology at age 10 from the University of South Alabama. Since then, he has earned two master’s degrees and is working on a doctorate of arts in chemistry.

MUSIC TO EVERYONE’S EARS

The Friday hours are 6:30-9:30 p.m. and the Saturday hours are 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. The JazzFest also receives an annual grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission to provide two days of free jazz workshops for aspiring musicians. The 2008 JazzFest dates are May 2-3.

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In 2007, Kearney won $100,000 on AOL’s online trivia game show called “Gold Rush.”

He then captured the $1 million grand prize when he competed against 16 other finalists in Round 12 of the game. “Gold Rush” is an online-only game where players solve a series of pop-culture challenges as quickly as possible.

“I’m just your average nerd who listens to music and watches movies and TV,” Kearney said in a “Gold Rush” interview online. “The only difference is that I can’t forget any of it.”

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RELOCATION DESTINATION Rutherford County soared to the top of the national rankings again in 2007 for the excellent quality of life it offers to families. This time it was highlighted as a great destination for relocating families.

The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro area ranked No. 2 among the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large metro areas on the Best Cities for Relocating Families list released by Worldwide ERC, a relocation networking company, and Primary Relocation, a third-party employee relocation provider, in May 2007.

ORCHESTRATED SUCCESS Bravo! Murfreesboro is home to the Tennessee Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, which serves Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee. The symphony orchestra performs classical, pops and youth concerts throughout the year, and it uses musicians who also play with the Nashville, Huntsville, Jackson and Chattanooga orchestras.

The Tennessee Philharmonicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season runs from October through April. Find a full schedule of concerts and events at www.tnphilharmonic.com.

VALUABLE VEHICLES Honk your horn if you think Nissan is important to the economy of Rutherford County.

The Japanese automaker invested $2.5 billion in the early 1980s to build a 5.4 million-square-foot manufacturing facility on 884 acres in Smyrna. Production began in June 1983, and today a total of 6,700 employees produce 550,000 vehicles here each year.

Those vehicles are Altima midsize sedans, Frontier pickup trucks, Maxima sport sedans, Xterra sport utility vehicles and Pathfinder sport utility vehicles.

TIRELESS GENEROSITY Bridgestone Firestone knows how to take care of its neighbors.

The tire maker with a manufacturing facility in La Vergne helps more than 80 Middle Tennessee charities each year and nearly 700 organizations across the nation. Through its Bridgestone Firestone Trust Fund, the company averages donations of $3 million each year, with almost $1 million going to Middle Tennessee charities.

Some organizations the company helps include the American Red Cross Nashville Chapter, Ronald McDonald House, Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, the Tennessee Wildlife Federation and the Tennessee State Museum.

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Change Murfreesboro Gateway is transforming the city and the region’s economy

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he sun was shining and the skies were blue on March 5, 2007, when more than 200 enthusiastic folks gathered for the groundbreaking of a medical office building in the Murfreesboro Gateway. The 127,000-square-foot, four-story facility, which should be complete by spring 2008, will be the first building on the campus of a new Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

“The Murfreesboro Gateway is a catalyst that’s diversifying the economic base for all of Rutherford County,” says Holly Sears, vice president of economic development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. “It’s offering another location in Middle Tennessee for upscale retail development and Class-A office development and, of course, health care and medical development, too.”

The history of the Gateway dates back to 1998, when the city purchased about 400 acres near the municipally owned Old Fort Golf Course and Stones River Mall. Just a little over 100 acres are left – 60 acres reserved for Class-A office development and two 25-acre parcels for corporate headquarters development.

The Gateway is now among the top locations in the Southeast for headquarters and Class-A office development.

The Gateway really took off in 2003 when MTMC, Murfreesboro’s downtown hospital for more than 75 years, purchased 68 acres as the future site for a health-care complex. A landscaped boulevard, aptly named Medical Center Parkway, runs from a new Interstate 24 interchange past the MTMC property and into central Murfreesboro.

Gordon Ferguson, MTMC president and chief executive officer, says a new medical center will “give our community access to a much more modern and patient-friendly hospital. Secondly, it’s going to be at a location that is much more accessible than our current site. Just being closer to the interstate, closer to where a lot of the new growth is taking place, is critical for us to serve the community.”

He predicts that construction of the $278 million hospital will begin in mid2008 and will take about three years.

Across from the hospital site is Gateway Medical Plaza, built by private developers who completed one medical office building and launched construction of a second in 2007. The plaza plans also include three smaller office buildings.

New buildings are open for business on the Gateway/Medical Center Parkway.

Left: Murfreesboro Assistant City Manager Rob Lyons at a Gateway site

Local developer Mark Pirtle is building the Stonegate Corporate Center on Medical Center Parkway. One 92,000square-foot building is complete, and two other Class-A office buildings are in the planning stages. Pirtle owns other Gateway property, on which he plans additional Class-A space, medical offices and a restaurant. He has sold three parcels to banks.

“The reason I was so excited to be a part of this development is that I knew that this new thoroughfare to the interstate – the way it was designed with a blend of retail, a new conference center and hotel, and the hospital – would be the most dynamic new real-estate development in the community for the next 15 years,” Pirtle says.

Bustling with activity is The Oaks, a 32-acre shopping and restaurant center, boasting household names such as Bed, Bath & Beyond and Carrabba’s Italian Grill. On property visible from the interstate, construction nears completion on The Avenue, an 808,000-square-foot, open-air center, with the capacity for 110 upscale retailers and restaurants.

Phase 1 opens in August 2007 and Phase 2 is scheduled to open two months later.

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Next door to The Avenue, construction continues on the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, scheduled to open in spring 2008. The two developers are working “to create a very attractive pedestrian connection between the hotel and conference center and The Avenue,” says Rob Lyons, Murfreesboro assistant city manager.

“The uniqueness of the Gateway project is the campus-type environment that has been created within very close reach to downtown Murfreesboro, the interstate and Middle Tennessee State University,” he adds. “The city council’s vision for the development of the Gateway area, which included the construction of the infrastructure and also the design guidelines, has created a major economic development impact for our community.”

It’s a community that’s attracting more and more visitors. That’s why the Rutherford Chamber plans a new headquarters near The Avenue and the conference center. It will include a much-needed, easily accessible visitors center to tout the county’s historic sites, recreation opportunities and other tourist destinations.

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Indiana-based Interstate Warehousing operates a 162,000-square-foot distribution center on Joe B. Jackson Parkway.

Keep on Truckin’ JOE B. JACKSON PARKWAY MAKES LOGISTICS OPERATIONS A BREEZE

Easy access is the key when it comes to logistics operations, and Murfreesboro’s Joe B. Jackson Parkway has that and much more.

“It’s a prime location for light manufacturing and distribution, given the accessibility right on Interstate 24, and the interchange is designed for truck traffic,” says Holly Sears, vice president of economic development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Calling Jackson Parkway “a great hub,” she adds that it’s just a few miles from the I-24 intersection with State Route 840, a divided fourlane that connects to interstates 40 and 65.

First to recognize the parkway’s attributes was Indiana-based Interstate Warehousing Inc. In May 2006, the company opened a 162,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center, which initially employed about 30 people. A year later, the employee total reached 50. “Rutherford County was a very fast-growing area, and we thought it would be a good target for our business,” says General Manager

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Brady Foster. “Being in the center of Tennessee, Rutherford County is a good outlet to get to the Southeastern states for food distribution.”

When the time came to expand, Perfect Equipment Inc., with a Murfreesboro history that dates back to 1965, built a new 122,000-square-foot facility on Jackson Parkway. A bonus was that most of the company’s employees live closer to work now than they did before.

Perfect Equipment manufactures wheelbalance weights for the automotive industry.

“Every time the tire gets changed, part of the process is to balance it so that it doesn’t wobble,” explains company President Michael Astorino, “We manufacture these weights that counteract the wobble effect.”

Christopher Zank, Perfect Equipment’s engineering manager, says the parkway’s “obvious advantage is the proximity to the interstate, and we have a lot of trucks that come in and out of our building every day, so that was important. It’s a good location, and there’s a good workforce.”

The location has also lured Panattoni Development, building a 188-acre industrial park. Under construction is a 363,000-squarefoot speculative building targeting light industry.

More than 2 million square feet are planned.

– Sharon H. Fitzgerald

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But the “three R’s” are no longer enough to prepare students to compete in a fastpaced global economy.

Rutherford County Schools knows this, and it provides academic programs to help all students achieve in their chosen paths. Its students have some of the highest test scores in the state and a high graduation and college-placement rate.

In fact, Oakland High School offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, which gives students a challenging and fast-paced curriculum and enhanced degree.

With nearly 37,000 students expected to enroll in 2008, the Rutherford County school system is the sixth largest and fastest-growing in the state, and it’s adding 2,000 new students every year – or the equivalent of one new school a year.

The system received all A’s and B’s in the latest Tennessee Report Card on Education, which rates schools on various effectiveness measures.

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“We’re in the top tier – very few districts can boast these kinds of scores,” says James Evans, spokesman for Rutherford County Schools.

Evans credits the federal No Child Left Behind Act with giving the curriculum a new focus to ensure students test well.

But equally important is reaching kids with innovative programming that will motivate them to stay in school and give them skills they can use in the “real world.”

Business and community partnerships are a key part of that equation.

At Oakland High School, Ole South Properties is donating labor and materials to build a center devoted to teaching building trades such as masonry, electricity, carpentry and plumbing in partnership with the Rutherford County Home Builders Association and the Masonry Institute of Tennessee.

Such programs “give students who don’t have the desire to go to college a reason to finish their high school education and gives them the skills they need in a very profitable industry,” Evans says.

The Virtual Enterprise program, started at Blackman High School and now in all schools, teaches kids business skills, how to run and work within a company, and the principles of entrepreneurship.

Sonya Dodd, co-president of Oakland’s parent organization and mother of two students, is proud that the schools serve all kids equally – not just those headed to exclusive colleges. Dodd says there is a high level of parental involvement and input.

“I believe in the public school system.

At Oakland, everybody’s considered, not just the athletes or the National Merit scholars,” says Dodd, also a longtime teacher. “You’re still responsible for teach ing everybody, and as a teacher I love it.”

Innovation isn’t limited to the high schools. At the 12 schools in the Murfreesboro City Schools system, children in pre-K through sixth grade are nurtured in an environment known for its dedication to early child development.

“We specialize in that age child,” says spokeswoman Cheryl Harris.

“We’re known statewide as a leader in the pre-K program.”

Children continue on to schools devoted to their needs and interests. The

Discovery School at Reeves-Rogers was designed specially for gifted children.

The Bradley Academy is one of a handful of schools collaborating with the Tennessee Arts Commission on an integrated arts curriculum. And Hobgood Elementary is a designated NASA Explorer school, with special activities in the sciences such as a sixth-grade trip to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. The trip is underwritten by the City Schools Foundation, a group of city leaders devoted to enhancing the schools.

“They are able to fund projects that we normally couldn’t have,” Harris says.

“There’s a willingness to try new things and tremendous cooperation. We’ve always thought this feels like a privateschool experience.”

Should parents decide to look into private schools, Rutherford’s choices include numerous progressive and parochial options, such as the Murfreesboro Montessori School, Stepping Stone Academy, Rutherford Christian Academy and Middle Tennessee Christian School, with nearly 500 students pre-K through 12.

In Rutherford County, no child – or parent – is left behind.

– Jeannie A. Naujeck

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Students work in a CAD class at Oakland High School. Above: Bradley Academy in Murfreesboro

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Middle Tennessee State University’s spacious James E. Walker Library is a high-tech hub of campus activity and research.

A Force for Progress MTSU’S WIDE-RANGING INFLUENCE IS HELPING TO SHAPE THE REGION

As the state’s oldest and largest public university, Middle Tennessee State University has an enormous presence in Murfreesboro, with some 23,000 students and more than 4 million square feet devoted to research and teaching.

But its influence extends beyond the physical.

A 2004 study measuring MTSU’s impact on the regional economy estimated the school adds about $680 million in business revenue, $343 million in personal income and 9,100 jobs on an annual basis.

It also benefits the community in ways not so easily measured, such as MTSU’s math and science literacy project with Rutherford and Cannon County schools, which recently received a $789,000 National Science Foundation grant.

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applications of the sciences and encourage them to work in science and technology.

After graduation, many MTSU grads choose to stay in the area, where they enter hot local industries such as health care, aerospace, the recording industry and education.

As a rule, MTSU graduates are well prepared for the working world, employers say.

“These people have skills but also are educated in the basic liberal arts,” says Martha Turner, director of the college career center, which helps about 3,000 students each year with job placement.

“The forecast for this year (2007) is about a 17 percent increase in opportunities for our graduates.”

The presence of MTSU is one reason State Farm decided to locate its large regional operations center in Murfreesboro, says State Farm spokesman Shawn Johnson, himself an alum.

The insurance company employs about 1,500 people at the office to handle such functions as billing, claims and underwriting. MTSU grads fills about a third of its professional jobs.

The company supports a number of scholarly initiatives on campus, including an endowed professorship. There’s even a State Farm Auditorium at MTSU in recognition of the company’s assistance to the business school.

– Jeannie A. Naujeck

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Enrollment at Motlow State Community College is on the rise.

Changing With the Times TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES SERVE EVOLVING NEEDS As new employers move into Rutherford County, skilled workers are in high demand. But a great career doesn’t necessarily require a four-year degree. While the county is home to the state’s largest university – Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro – it also has a wide range of technical schools and community colleges.

Aquinas College has accelerated business programs in Smyrna that

meet one evening per week and allow working adults to earn associates’ and bachelors’ degrees.

Murfreesboro’s Tennessee Technology Center offers reasonably priced technical skills training in trades such as automotive technology, heating and cooling, dental, medical and legal assisting, and practical nursing.

Draughons Junior College offers professional training in health-care fields, medical coding, paralegal

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work, information technology, accounting, criminal justice and more with small class sizes and flexible schedules. Its Murfreesboro branch opened in summer 2003.

With nearly 1,000 students in 2007 and a brand-new facility, Motlow State Community College saw a 30 percent increase in enrollment at its Smyrna campus between 2005 and 2006.

One of MSCC’s hottest majors is nursing. The school offers a twoyear registered nurse curriculum and a yearlong “bridge” program where licensed practical nurses can earn their RN credential.

“They all do very well,” Director George Ortega says of graduates.

“It’s very competitive.”

Another popular track is teaching. Several new schools open around the region each year, and many MSCC graduates go on to MTSU, the University of Tennessee and Austin Peay State University to finish their four-year degrees. The college soon plans to offer accelerated-degree programs, weekend classes and more health-care related degrees.

“There’s a lot of work out there for people with the right training,” Ortega says.

MTSU also offers workforce training, onsite training and evening, summer and online certificate and degree programs geared toward working adults and professionals through its College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning.

– Jeannie A. Naujeck

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Fasten Your Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority expands its business park

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instripes, meet Smyrna Airport.

Smyrna Airport encompasses 1,700 acres, making it the third-largest airport in all of Tennessee. This abundance of property gives it something that most airports don’t have – room to expand.

“We already have a development on site called Airport Business Park, with 42 companies occupying offices right here at Smyrna Airport,” says John Black, executive director of the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority, which operates Smyrna Airport. “Now we are expanding the business park.

We have the distinction of being the busiest general-aviation airport in Tennessee and will become even busier with the addition of many more future corporate tenants.”

Black says the airport is ideal for corporate clients because it is equipped with runways of 5,500 and 8,000 feet, and it can handle any planes – including 747s.

“About 100 acres on the west side of our property is used as the airport itself for takeoffs and landings, while 300 acres immediately surrounding it are split between commercial, industrial and office space,” he says. “Now we are beginning to develop even more acreage along that west side of our property.”

In addition to the 42 businesses already on the grounds, Black says there are another 110 companies situated around the periphery of the airport that use its aviation services.

“If we were to develop all our land, we could accommodate several hundred more businesses on the airport site,” he says.

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“So to begin our latest business park expansion, we are currently constructing a new road called Thunderbird Drive that will open up another 60 acres of our property to potential corporate tenants by summer 2007. Corporate aviation is top priority at Smyrna Airport because it saves companies a lot of time and money. And in the corporate world, that’s what it’s all about.”

Besides the airport, other growth projects taking place in this expanding city include Smyrna Commons, an 82acre development across from the Nissan North America manufacturing plant. Smyrna Commons is currently under construction as a mixed-use project, with plans for retail, office and residential space.

“There are high traffic counts in that part of Smyrna, so this development will be an ideal addition to serve the growing population there,” says Holly Sears, vice president of economic development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. “Several restaurant and commercial users are already looking at becoming tenants in Smyrna Commons.”

Another large development under way in Smyrna is just off Interstate 24 at the Sam Ridley exit, where Colonial Properties is constructing a 600,000-square-foot shopping complex. Target Corp. has already announced it will build a SuperTarget there, and Kohl’s department store is on board as well.

“Smyrna is garnering a lot of attention for retail development and corporate investment because of its explosive population and high median incomes, and because it has been an underserved market up until now,” Sears says. “It will be underserved no longer.”

– Kevin Litwin

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Home Field

Advantages The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s numerous recreational options keep residents on the go

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The new Smyrna Greenway will stretch from Sharp Springs Natural Area to the Town Centre on Sam Ridley Parkway.

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he great outdoors are pretty great in Rutherford County, and they’re getting even better.

The city of Murfreesboro in 2006 opened the 137-acre Richard Siegel Soccer Complex and Community Park, and it’s already regarded as one of the premier soccer facilities in the Southeast.

“The Siegel Soccer Complex has been a dream come true for our city’s parks and recreation program,” says Rob Lyons, Murfreesboro’s assistant city manager.

“It has 10 lighted fields, four youth fields and one lighted championship field with stadium seating. There are also basketball courts, a cross-country course and three walking trails. It’s an incredible addition to the recreation attractions we offer in this city.”

Lyons says members of the Parks and Recreation Commission, the city council and city administration all devote plenty of attention to recreational opportunities for Murfreesboro residents of all ages.

“The city has a comprehensive program in place that includes parks,

aquatics, athletics, cultural attractions, community centers and fitness/wellness programs,” he says. “Recreation options are a key item that people mention when asked why they enjoy living in Murfreesboro.”

An outdoor attraction that’s getting a great deal of use these days is the Murfreesboro Greenway System, which allows residents to walk, run, bike or rollerblade along the Stones River and Lytle Creek.

“We also have places like the Wilderness Station for backcountry camping, and the Patterson Park Community Center has an indoor water park and a 400-seat theater,” he says. “There’s a Murfreesboro Bark Park for dogs and their owners, and Murfree Springs Wetlands where walkers can stroll along paths lined with plant life.”

In Smyrna, the city is expanding its parks system and working on a greenway. Some of the best fishing tournaments in the state are held at Fate Sanders Marina on J. Percy Priest Lake.

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Meanwhile, the city of Eagleville also has a greenway project in the works, and La Vergne is home to Veterans Memorial Park – that city’s main outdoor gathering place.

“Veterans Memorial Park has eight ball fields along with an inline hockey rink, playground, pavilion, walking trail, basketball courts and tennis courts,” says Robin Grubb, La Vergne director of parks and recreation. “And a year ago we opened a skate park at the facility.”

La Vergne is also constructing two neighborhood parks, and it’s in the beginning stages of planning a greenway trail system of its own. The city also boasts a thriving senior citizens center that serves the city’s 1,500 seniors.

“Our overall population is growing every year, and our parks and recreation system wants to keep up with that growth,” Grubb says. “La Vergne is a beautiful city to call home, and the recreational opportunities are a big reason for our excellent quality of life.”

– Kevin Litwin

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Getting

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Business Murfreesboro and Smyrna downtowns offer one-of-a-kind destinations

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estaurateurs Mike and Debbie Zelenak carefully chose the location of their new restaurant in 2006. They say downtown Murfreesboro – a vibrant, revitalized place – seemed the obvious choice.

“It’s a beautiful downtown, and we fell in love the uniqueness and the historic look,” Mike Zelenak says. “With the courthouse and offices, you have a captive audience. People need to have lunch and dinner somewhere, and they shouldn’t have to leave the downtown area.”

A year later, the Zelenak family’s Maple Street Grill – an elegant, upscale-but-casual restaurant with affordable prices – is a hit. Known for its authentic Cuban sandwiches, baconwrapped shrimp, fresh pasta dishes, tender steaks and fried Hershey bars, the restaurant recently started a full-service catering business to meet demand from its guests.

Zelenak says there’s a sense of pride among downtown business owners, who stick together to promote the vitality of the entire downtown area –and that local businesses offer a personal touch that can’t be beat.

“There’s a real sense of camaraderie down on the square,” he says. “I feel more at home here in two years than I did in 23 years in Tampa, Florida.”

Leslie Matthews, a Murfreesboro native and Middle Tennessee State University graduate, saw the need for a specialty

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Smyrna Assembly Hall on Front Street in downtown Smyrna

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With an eclectic blend of shops, businesses and restaurants, downtown Murfreesboro is bustling by day and into the night.

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women’s clothing store downtown. She opened Leslie’s Shoppe on the public square in 2003 as an alternative to cookie-cutter mall clothing stores. The store stocks clothes in sizes 0-16 and targets the 18-and-up crowd, mostly young mothers and young working women, but customers of all ages visit her store.

“Age is irrelevant,” she says. “What’s important is if you have style.”

The shop in the Spence Building is Matthews’ first business, and she says she knew she wanted to be downtown.

“The clothes and accessories we stock are very different,” she adds, “and there are other unique stores on the square.

We complement each other.”

Matthews says what she likes best about her location is the community feel of owning a business downtown.

“I have great neighbors, and people seem to be flocking down here to shop and to eat,” she says.

The number of people coming to the blend of shops, businesses, and restaurants downtown is increasing all the time,

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says Libby Green, interim executive director of Main Street: Murfreesboro-Rutherford County, Inc. “One thing we’re noticing is that with more restaurants, it’s beginning to be as busy in the nighttime as it is in the daytime. That’s a very positive thing,” she says. “There are a lot of specialty places you’re not going to find elsewhere. Our downtown stores are serving a real need in the community. It’s where it all started, and it’s going to serve an important role looking toward the future too.”

Another growing downtown area is in Smyrna, where the downtown is undergoing some improvements such as additional parking and landscaping. “We’re trying to spruce it up,” says Kevin Rigsby, Smyrna’s town planner. Restaurants occupy most of Smyrna’s downtown area along with a few other businesses, including a dance studio and furniture store.

“Local mom and pop businesses, that’s what our downtown area is,” Rigsby says. “The best part is there are no vacancies.

When a space opens up, it’s rented right away.”

– Nancy Humphrey

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La Vergne is at the crossroads of the South, and it’s a gateway to the East

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crossroads of Middle Tennessee, but also a gateway to the coasts for companies looking for centrality and convenience in distribution – big names such as Bridgestone/Firestone, Ingram Books, Thompson Machinery and Hollywood Video.

“We saw what was happening in the market and jumped on it,” says Jason Holwerda, leasing agent for Crescent Resources. The company owns CentrePointe Distribution Park, a 260acre campus on I-24 and Waldron Road that currently offers 2.5 million square feet of warehouse, distribution and office space.

“The biggest part of real estate is location. When you combine the hot market in Middle Tennessee with the market in Rutherford County, it has a really good location,” he says. “The county has done a good job of recognizing and identifying companies to come in and relocate to that area.”

Holwerda says CentrePointe offers more aesthetic appeal than most industrial facilities. It has invested in architectural design and landscaping to create an environment where companies can establish up to 25,000 square feet of attractive office space. CentrePointe has maintained a high percentage of leased space since its opening, and Holwerda

says additional buildings are in the works.

Companies currently leasing space include Hot Topic, a clothing retailer for young adults; Motorcar Parts America, a manufacturer of replacement starters and alternators for cars and trucks; Scientific Games, a supplier of lottery games; and InterMetro Industries, a manufacturer of storage and transport products for commercial and residential use.

Motorcar Parts moved into 86,000 square feet of space at CentrePointe in August 2005 on a five-year lease.

Nearly 50 employees work in its warehouse and distribution space, which handles some 50,000 remanufactured starters and alternators each month which are then shipped to auto companies such as GM and its sub-customers, and automotive retailers such as AutoZone and Pep Boys. Production is completed in California, and the parts are then sent to La Vergne to be packed and checked for accuracy before being shipped primarily to the East Coast.

“There are already so many freight lines here – AAA Cooper, Central Transport, Roadway – it makes it easy to get contacts and prices and ship right out,” says Motorcar Parts’ Ashley Barrett. The CentrePointe facility was “the right place at the right time.”

– Jeannie A. Naujeck

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ith a central location and easy distribution access, it’s no big surprise that La Vergne is one of the fastest-growing cities in Tennessee.

Sharing its city limit with Nashville, La Vergne sits directly off Interstate 24, with interstates 40 and 65 only minutes away and airports nearby in Nashville and Smyrna.

Such convenience has made La Vergne a major center for regional and national shipping and transport. The landscape is dominated by warehouses and industrial parks interspersed with pockets of tidy suburbs housing some 27,000 residents attracted by good jobs and Rutherford County’s low property tax rate.

La Vergne has become not only the

A CentrePointe Distribution Park warehouse Left: A new building at CentrePointe Distribution Park, a campus that offers 2.5 million square feet of space for lease

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Destination Rutherford Program makes impressive gains in growth and balance

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Haynes Lumber is one of many businesses benefiting from Destination Rutherford.

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hen Rutherford County business and community leaders looked at job growth data four years ago, they saw a worrying trend. Low-paying service jobs were flourishing, but high-end jobs were not.

Residents were leaving the county to find professional employment.

“Some things disturbed us in the business community,” says Terry Haynes, managing general partner of Haynes Brothers Lumber. “We had a lot of growth, but our average wages were actually declining.”

So they decided to take action. The result: Destination Rutherford, a comprehensive plan and partnership between city and business leaders to attract highend jobs, bring in more tax and sales tax revenue, and shape its identity as a preferred place in which to live and work.

“It was an economic-development initiative to raise money so the chamber could go out and bring in more jobs and higher-paying jobs,” says Haynes, the project’s first chairman.

It worked. With only a vision to sell, the partnership brought in more than $3 million, well above goal. The money was used to build, improve infrastructure, market, recruit, develop prospects and otherwise fulfill the plan’s three major initiatives – aggressive, diversified economic g row t h ; educat iona l advantages and opportunities; and community development.

The investment paid off. During its first four years, Destination Rutherford has lured several corporate headquarters.

It has brought in about 15,000 jobs with payroll of $630 million, and it has added nearly $1 billion in capital investments in the community. Two 26-acre parcels owned by the city of Murfreesboro are being marketed for corporate headquarters development, and regional

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offices with land readily available can be found in the Murfreesboro Gateway.

The initiative also succeeded in bringing in a new facility to handle large business meetings and events. In 2008, an 80,000-square-foot conference center and 283-room hotel will open in Murfreesboro. It’s expected to draw events from around the state, region and country. Also, a massive new pedestrian mall is under construction.

Haynes says his business is a direct beneficiary.

“In my case, in the building-supply business, it’s natural that I would support it,” he says. “Helping existing residents to have opportunities to stay here and work just kind of feeds off itself. It’s a no-brainer for us.”

The plan is now in its second phase, Destination Rutherford II, and will capitalize on the momentum. For 2007-2010, the group raised more than $4 million, with the goal of generating at least 4,000 new jobs and disposable income of about $261 million, says Bill Jones, the new chairman of Destination Rutherford and area executive of Pinnacle Financial Partners for Rutherford and Bedford counties.

“We were already doing well and wanted to see if we couldn’t do better. I think we’ve shown we have,” he says.

“People have seen and are willing to invest in results.”

Pinnacle also has a vested interest in results; it has a 25 percent market share in Rutherford County and is a major provider of financing to local business.

“Our business model requires significant growth, and we would not be in a place that couldn’t deliver growth,” Jones says. “This is a great place to do business.”

Haynes says the county now needs to keep that balance of high- and moderate-paying jobs, as well as housing that is affordable at all points on the salary spectrum.

“We were heading in the wrong direction – we were headed toward all first-time homebuyers,” he says. “This is a long-term deal to keep the pendulum in the middle.”

– Jeannie A. Naujeck

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Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts MIND TO MARKETPLACE PARTNERSHIP IS CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES If great minds think alike, what happens when they work together?

New partnerships, opportunities and increased prosperity for all are the result, according to members of Mind to Marketplace.

MTM is a new consortium of players in technology research, development, teaching, production and marketing, and its members are joining hands across geographic boundaries to nurture and promote a collective interest in science and technology. It’s the first truly regional effort to connect the Nashville-Murfreesboro academic and business centers with the laboratories of Oak Ridge and the space centers in Tullahoma and Huntsville, Ala., says Andrea Loughry, chairperson of the consortium.

“We have business, academia, chambers of commerce and government moving forward with a regional focus,” Loughry says.

“If we can connect those dots and erase county and even state lines, we can challenge them with a regional view, as has been done in other areas of the country.”

The coalition was formed to meet a challenge by U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, to marry Middle Tennessee’s intellectual assets to its thriving business climate.

“The initiative is to encourage and recruit other tech-related enterprise and develop an environment that will keep some of those businesses local,” says Elliott Dawson of Bioventures, a biotech company founded in 1988. “Facilitating that involves interfacing with people from business and government, and having an enormous enthusiasm and tremendous belief that the area can develop. We have some very successful niche companies, and the stimulus can only encourage other businesses.”

Members such as Vanderbilt University, Middle Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Tennessee Valley Authority and numerous tech-related companies have been visiting each other’s locations to gather information and see what joint ventures might result.

On the plate already are possible collaborations between MTSU’s undergraduate aerospace department and UTSI’s graduate space program. Also, Vanderbilt has expressed interest in joining its world-renowned life science studies with MTSU’s strengths in applied science.

“The process is part of the product here – giving people lots of opportunities to work together, people who normally are not on teams,” Loughry says. “We’re committed to building a consortium that makes things happen.”

– Jeannie A. Naujeck

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business briefs are still rooting for him. His Creoleinfluenced American fare is now on the menu of two Raz’z restaurants – the other opened in 2000 in Nashville – serving what Admosu calls “home-cooked meals.”

Now 42, he admits he has thought about adding more restaurants. “If it’s something that customers want, I might do it,” he says.

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HERE TO EVERYWHERE Physicians and staffs at hospitals and surgery centers around the country should be happy that La Vergne is so conveniently located. That’s where Cardinal Health Specialty Services Inc. operates, shipping out critical plasma products 24 hours a day. Cardinal, the local subsidiary of the mega-billion-dollar health-care service giant Cardinal Health Inc., picked the Rutherford County location for exactly that reason: location. A company spokesman says the business is just a short drive to the Nashville airport. For rapid-delivery issues, it’s a four-hour drive to the Federal Express hub in Memphis for national reach, and three hours to UPS central operations in Louisville. Through UPS, the La Vergne distribution center can reach 80 percent of Cardinal’s customers by ground – better than any East Coast location.

Nigerian-born Raz Admosu, owner of Raz’z Bar and Grill, serves up Creoleinfluenced American fare at his popular restaurant on Murfreesboro Pike.

All That Raz’z CREOLE-INFLUENCED CUISINE IS COOKIN’ Nigerian-born Raz Admosu came to America from London in 1984 to attend college and go into the restaurant business. Washing dishes for the Cooker wasn’t exactly what he had in mind.

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the front desk of his newest restaurant, Raz’z Bar and Grill in Smyrna. His humility paid off. Working his way up over the years from dishwasher to bus boy to waiter to cook immersed him in all areas of the business. And it introduced him to others in the business who

FINDING A NEW NICHE If Mollie and Mitchell Murphree seem particularly clever about business, the sister-and-brother restaurateurs are the first to admit they had help. Before launching their upscale Five Senses Restaurant in Murfreesboro, the duo worked out their business plan with assistance from the Tennessee Small Business Center.

“The center helped us think through what we wanted to do and how we needed to get there,” Mollie Murphree says.

Executing creative menus is hard enough – even with a partner trained at the Culinary Institute of America and seasoned at East Tennessee’s exclusive Inn at Blackberry Farm as Mitchell Murphree was. But the duo has plans.

Most recently, the restaurant seized on a hugely overlooked niche in Rutherford County – physician lunch catering.

“The pharmaceutical companies do a lot of lunch catering to doctors’ offices,” Mollie Murphree says. “And for the most part, they’ve had to bring lunch in from restaurants in Nashville. But now we can serve them locally.”

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SHOOTING FOR THE STARS For a guy who started making rifles in a gravel-floor garage, Ronnie Barrett has done all right these past few years.

Now operating as Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., his company has become a world leader in large-caliber rifle design and manufacturing.

His long-range .50-caliber semi-automatic rifle design was a breakthrough when he introduced it in 1982. Barrett now supplies them to the U.S. Department of Defense, to militaries in other countries and to law enforcement customers, as well as to sportsmen and collectors around the world.

The acclaim has brought attention to both the products and the man. In 2004, the U.S. Army named his M107 sniper rifle one of the “Top Ten Greatest Inventions.” That same year, the National Industrial Defense Association named Barrett man of the year. And last year, the international consulting firm Ernst & Young named Barrett an Entrepreneur of the Year.

His previous career involved shooting of a different sort. His former line of work? Photography.

Ronnie Barrett’s company is a world leader in large-caliber rifle design.

SHREDDING TO THE MAX Businesses once worried about shredding a few sensitive documents.

Today it’s not so simple.

Thomas Bruff, president of MaxShred, is running to keep up with all the necessary shredding these days.

MaxShred responds to customer needs by bringing its equipment onsite to shred security-sensitive paperwork. To eliminate risk, nothing is removed from the customer’s property without being destroyed.

“The catalyst for all this is identity theft,” explains Bruff, fresh back from a Rutherford County job where he destroyed 8,000 pounds of documents.

“It’s the fastest-growing crime in America. The new federal regulations require all companies to have programs in place to protect the identities of both their customers and their employees.”

And it’s not just paper anymore, he adds.

“It is any media with a memory.”

That means shredding CDs, DVDs, data processing tape from financial institutions, digital media, and even computer hard drives.

“Discarded hard drives are a thief’s paradise,” Bruff says.

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ECONOMIC PROFILE BUSINESS CLIMATE Rutherford County and its cities – Eagleville, La Vergne, Murfreesboro and Smyrna – are among the fastest-growing areas in the nation. The county is the second fastest-growing in the state, with a diversified economy and easy distribution access to the nation’s markets.

LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY Industry abounds in the county and represents a Who’s Who of corporate giants, such as Nissan, Ingram, Asurion, Bridgestone/ Firestone, State Farm and Verizon, just to name a few.

With an unemployment rate hovering between 3 percent and 4 percent – well below the national average – Middle Tennessee and Rutherford County consistently outperform national economic indicators.

COMMUNITY DATA LOCATION Geographic and population center of Tennessee. Interstates 24 and 840, U.S. Highways 231 South and North, 70 South and 41, and state Highways 96 and 99. Rutherford County encompasses 612 square miles.

ALTITUDE 619 feet above sea level

POPULATION

Companies

Product/Service

Employees

Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., USA

small trucks & cars

8,100

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government

4,136

(2006 Census est.)

Rutherford County: 228,829 Murfreesboro: 82,775 Smyrna: 34,221 La Vergne: 25,278 Eagleville: 546

CLIMATE

Middle Tennessee State University

state university

1,936

Ingram Book Co.

books, audio tapes, magazines

1,913

Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.

bus, truck, light truck & passenger tires

1,873

State Farm Insurance

insurance

1,506

Alvin C. York Veterans

VA Medical Center

Middle Tennessee Medical Center

medical center

1,300

Asurion

wireless phone customer service

1,200

Cinram Inc.

prerecorded multimedia devices

1,125

City of Murfreesboro

government

1,061

Verizon Wireless

wireless device purchasing & replacements

980

Borders Group

books

850

Vi-Jon Laboratories Inc.

plastic bottles, personal care products

833

1,411

Annual average temperature 59.6 F Monthly average high temperature Jan. 48.9 F, July 90.3 F Monthly average low temperature Jan. 28.9 F, July 67.1 F Annual average precipitation 50.64" Annual average snowfall 5.9"

AGRICULTURE 200,097 estimated acres of farmland Major agribusinesses, dairy farming at $10 million annually, beef cattle at $9 million annually, swine at $250,000 annually, crops at $5 million annually, nursery and greenhouse at $650,000 annually Agri-industry, $30 million gross revenue annually

Murfreesboro and Smyrna have substantial downtown areas and several shopping centers with large national retailers. La Vergne has the county’s largest industrial park, including one of the largest distribution centers in the Southeast.

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Total number of farms, 1,417 Average size of farm, 123 acres

TRANSPORTATION CSX Transportation Truck freight lines Air freight lines Car and truck rental UPS services Greyhound/Trailways bus lines Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (3,900-ft. runway) Smyrna Airport (5,500- and 8,000-ft. runways) Nashville International Airport (eight miles from north Rutherford line or La Vergne) Metropolitan Transit Authority (Nashville)

TRADE AREA Estimated at 350,000 population

TAXES Rutherford County, $2.44 per $100 assessment Murfreesboro, $1.407 per $100 assessment Smyrna, $.86 per $100 assessment La Vergne, $.50 per $100 assessment Eagleville , $.92 per $100 assessment Personal property tax, 30% of appraisal Commercial and industrial tax 40% of appraisal Residential and farm tax, 25% of appraisal Local sales tax, 2 3/4% State sales tax, 7% County wheel tax, $52.50 No state income tax

HOUSING In 2006, the average home price was $168,402 in Rutherford County.

INCOME 2006 Median Household Income: $52,332

RETAIL SALES Retail Sales: $3,310,470,372

and Primacy Relocation’s list of Best Cities for Relocating Families in May 2007.

In January 2007, the NashvilleMurfreesboro MSA was ranked among Expansion Management magazine’s 50 Hottest Cities picks for 2006.

Rutherford County was named the second fastest-growing county in Tennessee by the U.S. Census Bureau in April 2007. It’s also one of the top 100 fastest-growing counties in the country.

Middle Tennessee State University is the largest undergraduate university in Tennessee with more than 23,000 students.

TRANSPORTATION Access is easy in Rutherford County, situated within a day’s drive of 75 percent of the nation’s markets and only minutes from three major interstates.

Interstate 24 serves Rutherford County, linking it with Nashville and Chattanooga. It converges with Interstates 40 and 65 just 15 miles north of Rutherford County, offering easy access to major markets.

State Route 840, a limitedaccess, four-lane highway through Rutherford County, offers access to I-40 East to Knoxville and I-65 South to Birmingham, as well as I-24. The next leg of the highway will offer access to I-40 West to Memphis.

Rutherford County has two airports: Murfreesboro Municipal Airport and Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport. Nashville International Airport is just 8 miles north of the county line.

There is a CSX rail line (piggyback and container services available in nearby Nashville) and truck freight lines.

NATIONAL RANKINGS MEDICAL FACILITIES The Nashville-DavidsonMurfreesboro MSA ranked second on Worldwide ERC

Alvin C. York VA Campus 3400 Lebanon Road,

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Murfreesboro 37129 (615) 893-1360 Middle Tennessee Medical Center (affiliated with Baptist and St. Thomas Hospitals in Nashville) 400 N. Highland Ave., Murfreesboro 37130 (615) 849-4100 Murfreesboro Medical Clinic 1004 N. Highland Ave., Murfreesboro 37130 (615) 893-4480 StoneCrest Medical Center 200 StoneCrest Boulevard, Smyrna 37167 (615) 768-2000

KEY CONTACTS The Rutherford County Chamber’s Economic Development Office was created to market the tremendous assets of Rutherford County to companies and workers all across America.

Staff is always available to accommodate companies and consultants with any information regarding a site selection search or to serve as a liaison with local, state and federal governments regarding incentives, permitting and other matters.

The EDC office maintains databases of available properties, existing companies and key contacts, and stands ready to assist all companies in regard to retention, relocation or expansion.

For information or assistance, contact: Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce www.rutherfordchamber.org/ed (615) 869-0345, (800) 716-7560 Holly Sears Vice President of Economic Development hsears@rutherfordchamber.org Tara Stone Director of Existing Industry tstone@rutherfordchamber.org Abigail Hale Economic Development Assistant ahale@rutherfordchamber.org

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site guide LA VERGNE The following properties are available for lease and/or sale in Rutherford County. The listings are organized first by city (La Vergne, Murfreesboro or Smyrna) and then by type of listing (Industrial, Land or Office/Retail). The sites are presented in descending order of acres/square footage of available space; columns should be read down first, rather than left to right.

Note: These listings were provided by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and were considered correct at the time of publication (July 2007).

However, due to the nature of real estate, the information and availability may change during the lifetime of this publication and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. We suggest you contact the agent listed to verify or provide further information. Also, up-to-date information may be obtained by calling the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce at (615) 869-0345.

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I-24 Distribution Center #2

Heil Quaker Boulevard Building

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: +/-307,200

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 105,000

Lease: $3.35 per sq. ft.

Lease: $3.30 per sq. ft.

Comments: 15,000 sq. ft. office, 32' clear height, 480' cross dock, 48 dock positions, 1 drive-in ramp, ESFR sprinkler system, 11 pit-style dock levelers, 160 car parking spaces, 480/277V, 3 phase, 1,200 amp service, electric louvers installed, internal air exchange system, easy interstate access.

Comments: Total sq. ft.: 139,200; avail. sq. ft.: 105,000; 6 acres avail. for development; masonry construction; 22'-24' ceiling clearance; 18 dock high doors w/o levelers.

Contact: Christian Weber ProLogis (615) 834-7303 cweber@prologis.com

Contact: Ronnie Wenzler Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2803 rwenzler@ctmt.com

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320 TechPark Drive (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 100,532

LA VERGNE I-24 Distribution Center #1 (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: +/-117,000 Lease: $3.50 per sq. ft.

Centre Point VII (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 497,700 Lease: $3.45 per sq. ft.

Comments: New construction; building material tilt-up; concrete floor thickness 6"; ceiling height min. 30, max. 30; number of dock high doors w/levelers 28; w/o levelers 28; 2 drive-in doors; building dimensions 1,185'x420'; column spacing 50'x50'.

Comments: 1,916 sq. ft. office, 32' clear height, 240' front load facility, 1 drive-in ramp, ESFR sprinkler system, 19 dock doors with levelers, 160 car parking spaces, 480/277V, 3 phase, 1,200 amp service, easy interstate access.

Contact: Christian Weber ProLogis (615) 834-7303 cweber@prologis.com

Lease: Call Comments: Can lease from 22,200 up to 100,532 sq. ft.; 10.9 acre site; 28'-32.5' clear height; 200 parking spaces; docks can accommodate 4 per 55' bay; concrete tilt walls; 50'-55' column spacing; ESFR sprinkler; metal halide lighting; 123 truck court (63â&#x20AC;&#x2122; concrete apron).

Contact: Ben H. Goodwin Knestrick Properties (615) 346-0290 bgoodwin@knestrick.com

Contact: Ron Colter Crescent Resources (615) 771-0770 rccolter@crescentresources.com

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Comments: 15-50,000 sq. ft. build to suit; dock high rear-loading; 28' clear height; abundant parking.

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Contact: Ben H. Goodwin Knestrick Properties (615) 346-0290 bgoodwin@knestrick.com

Jefferson Pk. Business Center #3

1270 Heil Quaker

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 14,400

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(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 65,100

Comments: This new industrial park will consist of 3 industrial buildings.

Building #2 completed in February 2007. Building #3 is now pre-leasing and features 2 office/warehouse spaces of 7,200 sq. ft. each. Ceiling heights 18'-23', 1 dock and 1 drive-in per side.

Lease: $3.25 NNN Comments: Located in a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Office is air conditioned, 40x40 bays, 1 floor, 8 pit levelers at doors.

Contact: Ronnie Wenzler Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2800 rwenzler@ctmt.com

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325 Industrial Boulevard (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 33,750 Lease: Call Comments: Build to suit from 15,000 to 33,750 sq. ft.; 1 or 2 tenant building; 150'x225'; 8 to 14 docks possible; 1 drive-in; 24' clear height; 360-degree circulation.

Contact: Terry C. Smith Charter Development Company (615) 329-8000 tsmith@charterdevelopment.com

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Contact: Ben H. Goodwin Knestrick Properties (615) 346-0290 bgoodwin@knestrick.com

1260 Heil Quaker Drive (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 65,000

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La Vergne Business Park (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 12,000

Lease: $3.25 per sq. ft.

Comments: Shipping office, +/-60,000 sq. ft. warehouse, 9 dock doors, 1 drive-in ramp, 22' clear ceiling heights; 5,000 sq. ft. office, sprinklered.

Contact: Ronnie Wenzler Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2803 rwenzler@ctmt.com

Lease: $5 NNN Comments: Nice free-standing single tenant clear span building; 400 amps, 3 phase power; gas space heater; metal halide lights; 1 dock; 1 drive-in; 22' ceiling.

Stones River Industrial Park – Lot 6 (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 17,550 Lease: $4.79 NNN

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290 Techpark Drive (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 50,000 Lease: Call

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Comments: Located in a newly developed industrial park. New pre-engineered block and metal warehouse completed May 2006.

Pitched metal deck roof. Floors are 5" reinforced concrete slab, 4,000 psi. free standing, 2 docks, 1 drive-in, 22’ ceiling, 600 amps 480V, 3 phase power, gas space heaters.

Contact: Terry C. Smith Charter Development Company (615) 329-8000 tsmith@charterdevelopment.com

Contact: Terry C. Smith Charter Development Company (615) 329-8000 tsmith@charterdevelopment.com

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Contact: J.P. Lowe Charles Hawkins Co. (615) 254-4026 jplowe@chco.com

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Comments: Pad ready land site, zoned I-2 industrial, part of Master Planned Distribution Park, utilities on site, high quality corporate neighbors, well suited for warehouse, distribution or light manufacturing.

Contact: David P. McGahren Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2810 dmcgahren@ctmt.com

318 Sand Hill Road (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 4,000 Lease: $2,400 month Gross Comments: All buildings are free-standing, single tenant, 4,000 sq. ft. structures. Each building is a pre-engineered metal facility with a pitched metal deck roof. Vinylbacked interior insulation throughout.

Three Oaks Phase III (LAND) Acreage: 17

Contact: Terry C. Smith Charter Development Company (615) 329-8000 tsmith@charterdevelopment.com

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Serving with integrity for 88 years.

Butler Property (LAND) Acreage: 45.5

For all your material handling needs, give The Lilly Company a call.

Price: $5 million Comments: Zoned commercial; 2,197 ft. of frontage; water and sewer on site.

Contact: Jerry Butler (615) 793-0925

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“Let The Lilly Company help lift your business.”

Oman Site (LAND) Acreage: 20.73 Price: $2.6 million Comments: Commercial development potential

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181 Industrial Blvd.

La Vergne, TN 37086 www.lillyco.com

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Contact: Randy Wolcott ProVenture (615) 377-0909 rwolcott@pvcre.com

Contact: Randy Wolcott ProVenture (615) 377-0909 rwolcott@pvcre.com

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Mike Webb Property (LAND) Acreage: 7 Price: $200,000 per acre Comments: Three tracts: 3+ acres, 5+ acres, 7+ acres Contact: Mike Webb (615) 459-7115

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Madison Square Sites

Southern Family Market

(LAND) Acreage: 4.46

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 42,000

Comments: 1.19 to 4.46 acres; zoned commercial; all utilities on site

Lease: $9.50 per sq. ft. negotiable

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

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Comments: Excellent visibility and access to center from Murfreesboro Road. There are approx. 26,500 employees within a 5-mile radius of the site; the traffic count on Murfreesboro Road is 27,476 cars per day.

Contact: Emily Schneller The Shopping Center Group (615) 259-0200 emilys@ theshoppingcentergroup.com

Old Nashville Highway at Blue Valley Road (LAND) Acreage: 5.3 Price: Call Comments: Suitable for a church, daycare center or small office/ warehouse center; various commercial or retail uses. Good frontage on 2 streets, gentle slope, good drainage. Open to new zoning, but prefer a non-residential use.

Contact: Paul LaLiberte Crye-Leike Commercial (615) 223-8550

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1531 J.P. Hennessy Drive

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(LAND) Acreage: 3 Price: $50,000 per acre Comments: For sale, surplus land Contact: Robert W. Stout Charles Hawkins Co. (615) 345-7210 rstout@chco.com

La Vergne Plaza I (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 7,600 Lease: $14-$16 per sq. ft.

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Comments: There are parcels totaling 4,800 sq. ft. left to lease.

Contact: Jim Sellers Crye-Leike Commercial (615) 223-8550 sellersj@realtracs.com

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Price: $235,000

Price: $200,000

Comments: Zoned industrial; relatively flat site; all utilities at site; divisible

Comments: Immediate access to I-24; 8" sewer line; 12" high pressure water line; 4" gas line.

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South Waldron Plaza (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 4,800 Lease: $17 per sq. ft.

Comments: Four 1,200 sq. ft. spaces can be combined; need pizza, hair, nails, sandwich, real estate office, insurance, doctor, dentist or financial.

Lease: Call Comments: Six buildings total; 363,250 sq. ft. under construction, expandable to 781,500 sq. ft.

(500'x1,563'); cross-docked; 360-degree truck access around each facility, concrete tilt wall construction, column spacing: 50'x50'.

Contact: David P. McGahren Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2810 dmcgahren@ctmt.com

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1209 Park (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 223,000 Lease: $4.25 Net Comments: Expandable to 300,000 sq. ft. by adding to the existing structure; rail access; fully air-conditioned.

Contact: Monte Turner Turner & Associates Realty (615) 383-7878 turnerandassociates@comcast.net

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Madison Square Plaza (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 1,500 Lease: $16 per sq. ft.

Comments: Plan to begin construction on second building (14,700 sq. ft.) summer 2007. Could be sooner with proper tenant.

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group (615) 890-4045 jharney@ theparksgroupcommercial.com

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Elam Farms I (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 363,250 avail.

Aug. 1, 2.2 million total

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Comments: 200,000 sq. ft. warehouse; distribution property; multi-tenant building; 28' clearance height; 30 dock doors; 6 drive-in bays; rail access. Two suites avail.: Ste. 807 – 13,975 sq. ft. and Ste. 809 – 60,250 sq. ft.

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Contact: Jim Smythe Jim Smythe Leasing (615) 896-0765

831 Park (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 100,000 Lease: $4.50 Net

MURFREESBORO 845 Middle TN Boulevard (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 137,500 Price: $5,955,092

Comments: Fully air-conditioned, rail spur, 6.14 acres Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Lease: $4-$10 Net Comments: On a 5-lane boulevard near I-24. Corner lot with great exposure and fenced parking.

820 Park (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 60,000

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Lease: $4.25 Net Comments: Located within an industrial park; 2 restrooms; wet sprinklers; gravel and paved parking; pre-fab steel roof with 1 on 12 pitch and 16" water; 21" sewer lines.

521 Old Salem

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 91,000 Lease: $2.50-$6 Net

2105 N.W. Broad (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 137,150 Price: $13,636,022 Lease: $2.50-$6 Net Comments: 22+ acres, prime commercial corner, 56,000+ cars per day. Excellent location for redevelopment near SR840, I-24 and new hospital.

Comments: Close to downtown.

Historic warehouse/manufacturing facility situated on 8.5 acres in the Park Avenue Industrial Park.

15,000 sq. ft. currently used for special events and the balance is used for warehouse.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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855 Scott Street (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 55,000

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Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Price: $2,425,000 Comments: Constructed in 1964; 7,000 sq. ft. office space; block and brick construction; ceiling clearance 14'-16'; 6 dock high doors w/levelers.

Trinidad Benham (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 74,225

Contact: Tom McNiel McNiel and Company Real Estate Services (615) 353-9490 mcnielt@realtracs.com

Lease: $3.50 Gross

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Ser ving Ruther ford County Since 1963 952 New Salem Road Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (615) 893-2511

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Rutledge Way (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 38,400 Lease: $4.25-$8 per sq. ft.

Comments: Light manufacturing or distribution facility; 56,900 sq. ft. on 6.05 acres; 8,845 sq. ft. office space; 8,400 sq. ft. showroom/flex space (shell); 39,655 sq. ft. warehouse space; 100% HVAC; 30'x70' column spacing; 2 drive-in bays; 11'-24' ceilings; halide lighting; sprinklered; expandable 30,000 additional sq. ft.; excellent visibility, adjacent to I-24; near New Salem Road Interchange.

949 N. Thompson Ln. • Murfreesboro, TN 37129 • (615) 867-4895

Since 2002 Murfreesboro’s only locally owned electrical supply house Serving the electrical industry New lighting showroom Experienced staff Fully stocked warehouse Major brands stocked – Eaton Cutler Hammer, Lithonia Lighting, Maxim Lighting, Golden Lighting, Ellington Fans, Thomas & Betts, Juno Lighting, Designer’s Fountain, SeaGull Lighting, Thomas Lighting, Elk Lighting

Contact: Brian Tilton NAI Nashville (615) 850-2700

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Comments: Approved as a planned unit development and located on the north and south sides of Hwy. 96, a new 5-lane highway, 1 mile or less from 2 I-24 interchanges.

Commercial and planned unit developments avail.

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Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

1154 Park

Southgate Industrial Park

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 33,600

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 25,000

Lease: $4-$12 Net

Price: Call

Comments: Office space has attractive brick front with glass entries. Building total size is 62,600 sq. ft.

Comments: Interstate exposure; just off Exit 81-A, flex space, zoned light industrial; eave height is 24' to 27'.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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Contact: Blake Smith Smith Design/Build (615) 896-4750

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Corporate Woods (LAND) Acreage: 138

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Price: Call Comments: I-24 and Joe B. Jackson Parkway. Future business park zoned heavy industrial; includes all retail, office and industrial use; all utilities on site; 3,200 sq. ft. of frontage to I-24 and 2,200 sq. ft. of frontage on Joe B. Jackson at the new Exit 84.

Dashiel Street 1128 Commerce Park Drive (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 30,000 Lease: $3.25 per sq. ft. Gross Comments: Off Hwy. 231 and Middle TN Blvd. Multi-tenant bulk office/ warehouse/distribution facility totaling 120,000 sq. ft. with 30,000 sq. ft. avail. for lease. Concrete block building built in 1968. New roof in ‘03 is a flat rubber membrane type.

Concrete slab floors. Ceiling has 23' clearance, column spacing 32'x32'.

Contact: Terry C. Smith Charter Development Company (615) 329-8000 tsmith@charterdevelopment.com

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 12,160 Price: $525,000 Comments: Constructed in 1958; brick, concrete and block construction; 12' ceilings; 1 dock high door w/levelers; 1 dock high door w/o leveler.

Contact: Tom McNiel McNiel and Company Real Estate Services (615) 353-9490 mcnielt@realtracs.com

Contact: Johnny Jones The Jones Company (615) 895-7300 jonescore@aol.com

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Molloy Lane (LAND) Acreage: 123 Price: $5,096,000

Victory Station (LAND) Acreage: 250 Price: Negotiable

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Comments: Zoned industrial land with I-24 frontage and bordering Stones River, adjoins Murfreesboro’s largest shopping area. Located near new I-24 exit at Salem Highway.

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Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

Ready for Prime Time Retail!

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Nearly 70,000 people within a five-mile radius are hungry for a full-service restaurant and a department store in a development-friendly environment.

Highway 96 at Almaville Road

One of the fastest growing communities in the United States

(LAND) Acreage: 113.3

More than 40 retail sites, ready for development

Price: $1,815,000

Median income of over $55,000

Comments: Zoned commercial Contact: Joe Schrott NAI Nashville (615) 850-2728

We have in-line strip space available!

Office of Economic Development 5093 Murfreesboro Road La Vergne, Tennessee 37086 (615) 287-8690 economic@lavergne.org

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Local knowledge • Clear advantage Murfree Property (LAND) Acreage: 95 Price: Call Comments: Zoned industrial; 3 miles to I-24; rail access; located on the north side of Rutherford Blvd.

The Parks Group is a full-service commercial real estate company that provides expertise in real estate sales, leasing and development in Middle Tennessee. Our greatest strength is our insight into the community – knowing the political climate, understanding the quality of life issues, identifying the key players. This unique insight comes from living, working and being involved in the community.

Contact: Bob Murfree (615) 653-3780

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Brokerage • Seller/Landlord Representation • Tenant Representation Site Selection • Site Development • Build-to-Suit

Murfreesboro Gateway (LAND) Acreage: 26 (2 headquarter sites); +60 congruous acres/divisible

640 Broadmor Blvd., Ste. 100 • Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (615) 896-4045 • Fax (615) 907-5993 • www.theparksgroupcommercial.com

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site guide Comments: 400-acre mixed use complex, owned by city of Murfreesboro. Located adjacent to I-24 via the new Medical Center Parkway interchange; a development ideal for corporate headquarters, R&D centers and class-A office space.

Contact: Holly Sears Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce (615) 893-6565 hsears@rutherfordchamber.org

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Contact: Bobby Kirby Investment Partners (931) 607-8770

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West Jefferson Pike (LAND) Acreage: 36 Price: $35,000 per acre Comments: Beautiful piece of land, potential commercial/industrial site.

Call agent for plat and more info.

Kingdom Ridge

Contact: Holly Sims Sims Realtors (615) 522-1017 simsh@realtracs.com

Price: Call Lease: Call Comments: New Swanson development on Hwy. 96 toward Franklin, just 2 miles west of I-24.

Prices vary. Excellent opportunity to lease commercial space in the heart of Murfreesboroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residential boom area. 19.4 acres zoned commercial and 24.8 acres zoned RM-12.

MURFREESBORO Blackman Property (LAND) Acreage: 57 Price: $49,900 per acre Comments: Blackman Property suitable for PUD/PCD, fronting on SR840 and Beesley Road.

Contact: David Floyd Crye-Leike Commercial (615) 223-8550 floydj@realtracs.com

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(LAND) Acreage: 24.8

Manson Pike at Fortress Blvd.

(LAND) Acreage: 35 Price: Call

Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

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Comments: Located at I-24 & Exit 76; zoned commercial highway; all utilities on site.

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

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(LAND) Acreage: 21.7 Comments: Located on Joe B. Jackson Parkway; zoned industrial and commercial; all utilities on site.

Armory Drive (LAND) Acreage: 44

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

Lease: Call Comments: Commercially zoned land; located northwest of Armory Drive and Old Fort Parkway intersection; property is divisible.

Lascassas Highway (LAND) Acreage: 27 Price: Call

Contact: Jim Smythe Jim Smythe Leasing (615) 896-0765

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Comments: Lascassas Highway across from the new Kroger Center, adjacent to Food Lion Center; commercial lots avail. for retail, restaurant or office.

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Brinkley & Manson (LAND) Acreage: 16 Price: $6 per sq. ft.

Comments: All utilities avail. with more than 1,100’ of frontage on Brinkley Road, over 450' on Manson Pike, easy interstate access and near the Gateway, on the primary “go-home” side of the road that leads into the “Heart of Blackman.”

Brinkley is to become 5 lanes, fastgrowing area.

Contact: David Floyd Crye-Leike Commercial (615) 223-8550 floydj@realtracs.com

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Tridon Lane (LAND) Acreage: 16 Price: $5,526,893 Comments: Property to be developed as industrial/commercial park. Perfect for hotel, fast food or shopping complex. Fronts on I-24 East adjacent to new warehouse/ manufacturing facility. Build to suit.

Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

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Price: Call Comments: Located at I-24 and Exit 76; zoned CR-commercial fringe; all utilities on site.

Cason Square

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

(LAND) Acreage: 11.8 Lease: $5.50-$10.50 per sq. ft.

Comments: Lots from half acre to 3.12 acres in Old Fort Parkway/I-24 area. Adjacent to Carmike Windsong-16 Theater and Verizon Call Center. Zoned CH, CF or OG. High growth area near restaurants, offices, shopping centers, schools and residential neighborhoods. All utilities on site.

Contact: Logan Hickerson SEC Engineering (615) 890-7901 hickerson@sec-civil.com

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Gateway Outparcels (LAND) Acreage: 11 Price: Call Comments: 1.5 to 11 acres avail.

Zoned commercial highway. All utilities on site.

Price: $2,474,208 Comments: Adjacent to I-24 and outlet shopping and antique malls; zoned commercial; ideal for motel and fast-food restaurant; more than an acre of paved parking in front of acreage at the street. Near new Cracker Barrel and hotel.

Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

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Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

MURFREESBORO Murfreesboro Outparcels (LAND) Acreage: 6

Manson Pike-Medical Center Parkway at I-24

Price: Call

(LAND) Acreage: 11.5 Price: Call Comments: Commercial lots avail. for retail, restaurant or office.

Contact: Bobby Kirby Investment Partners (931) 607-8770

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Elam Road (LAND) Acreage: 9.54 Price: $4,155,624 Comments: This site backs I-24.

Currently zoned residential, but would allow for a re-zoning to commercial/retail.

Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

Comments: Will subdivide. On Northfield/Rutherford Blvd. at the Tennessee Blvd. new light; high traffic counts at new intersection ideal for banks, retail, service or drug store. Multiple outparcels and lease space avail.

Contact: Rob Foss Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 15 rfoss@visionrealestateco.com

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arriott ExecuStay Presents ...

Cross Creek at Victory Station Contact Marriott at (800) 714-9750 www.execustay.com

Memorial Boulevard Sites (LAND) Acreage: 6 Price: Call

490 Fortress Blvd.

Murfreesboro, TN 37128 (615) 217-2677 www.crosscreekmurfreesboro.com

“Live like a local” when work and play take you away from home.

Perfectly furnished one, two and three bedroom apartment homes with an abundance of features.

Comments: 2 to 6 acres; being rezoned to commercial; all utilities on site Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

Free poolside wireless Free business center

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Comments: Busy corner site in high growth area of I-24 and US 231. Will build to suit and lease back or sell as commercial condo, near restaurants, offices, schools and residential neighborhoods, easy access to I-24.

Contact: Logan Hickerson Weichert, Realtors – Carroll & Company (615) 330-6122 lhickerson@weichertcarroll.com

Municipal Engineering Services Water/Sewer/Storm Water/Roadways Parks & Greenways Plans Review Subdivision Regulations Development Residential & Commercial Development Subdivisions/Site Plans/Utilities Construction Administration Services

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John Bragg & South Rutherford Blvd.

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site guide Acreage: 3.8 Price: $2,655,418 Comments: High traffic intersection, across the street from the new Wal-Mart Superstore and 1/2 mile from MTSU campus. Ideal for retail, restaurant or convenience store.

Contact: Micah Lacher Holrob Investments and Commercial Realty (615) 279-3770, Ext. 2 mlacher@holrob.com

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Contact: Tom Tritschler Swanson Developments (615) 896-0000 tom@swansondev.com

Shoppes at Middle Tennessee (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 47,132 Lease: $10 Net Comments: Area of new commercial development with convenient points of access to downtown and MTSU campus. Boulevard scheduled for widening to 5 lanes from a new interchange at I-24 and Salem Hwy. to MTSU and beyond.

MURFREESBORO 730-B Middle TN Boulevard (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 61,650 Lease: $18 Net Comments: Brand new building scheduled to be completed in 2008.

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The Avenue (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 811,000 Lease: Call Comments: Retailers include Belk, Barnes & Noble, Cost Plus World Market, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Ulta, Off Broadway, Michael’s, Ann Taylor Loft, Chico’s, White House/Black Market, Talbots, Coldwater Creek, New York & Co., Victoria’s Secret, Forever 21 and many more.

Contact: Vince O’Toole Cousins Properties Inc. (972) 432-3611

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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Stonegate Corporate Center (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 33,000

Mercury Plaza

Lease: $18.50 per sq. ft.

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 60,000 Lease: Call

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Westlawn (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 300,000

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Comments: 2,000 sq. ft., $12 per sq. ft.; 12,000-60,000 sq. ft. (anchor space) at negotiable rates.

Join Peebles and other tenants at this great location just 2 miles from the MTSU campus.

Contact: Kay O. Berry Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 12 kberry@visionrealestateco.com

Comments: New class-A office located in the Gateway office park.

Excellent corporate headquarter location; minutes from the new exit 76 at I-24 interchange; corporate campus atmosphere; $25 per sq. ft. tenant finish allowance.

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

Price: Call Lease: Call Comments: Near the new Beesley Road interchange off SR840; 300,000 sq. ft. of retail plus outparcels avail. for sale and lease.

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1222 Park Avenue (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 29,200 Lease: $8 Net Comments: New building shown as proposed; walls of 3" vinyl reinforced insulation; metal roof; brick front; single and 3 phase power; mercury warehouse lighting; warehouse contains hung gas space heaters; HVAC in offices; 100% wet sprinklers and 3 docks.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

CONSTRUCTION INC.

“One Source … Total Solution” MIDDLE TENNESSEE DIVISION 2217 N.W. BROAD ST. MURFREESBORO, TN 37129

(615) 898-8370 WWW.ROSEINTEGRATEDSERVICES.COM

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920 Esther Lane (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 22,500

Consolidated Utility District “Providing Service for Today”

Price: $1,326,000 Lease: $6 Net Comments: Class-A offices; heavy on communications lines; air lines in warehouse; mezzanine storage.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

“Building for the Future” Mission Statement: To provide safe drinking water for all residential, industrial and governmental agencies.

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Stones River Mall

Seals Way

Victory Station

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 22,000

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 18,000

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 16,000

Lease: Call

Lease: $8 Net

Price: $3.5 million

Comments: Complete interior renovation and 6 tenant, 500 seat food court; grand opening on Sept.

6, 2007 and renovation completion 12/2007 including 85,000 sq. ft. lifestyle expansion, 145,000 sq. ft.

Dillard’s, 98,000 sq. ft. JCPenney and 55,000 sq. ft. Sears.

Comments: Approx. 1 acre in the Park Avenue Industrial Park off Samsonite Blvd.; a heavy industrial lot adjoining an office building; brick and glass front; avail. for development.

Lease: $14,000 per month

Contact: Amy MacLaren GGP Chicago (312) 960-5722 amy.maclaren@ggp.com

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Comments: On 4.5 acres located on the south side of the Victory Station development, avail. for lease or sale and zoned for offices, health club or similar land use.

Contact: Bruce A. Kirk Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 bruce@swansondev.com

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313 South Church 2349 South Church (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 18,000

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 12,500

Lease: $12 Net

Lease: $10-$20 Net

Comments: 27,000 sq. ft. of retail or office space on I-24 at the 231 Interchange; 12 restrooms throughout the building; eave height approx. 14'5" to 18'2".

Comments: Commercial building previously used as Gold’s Gym in a high traffic shopping center in downtown. Attractive retail front with lots of parking avail. One block from city hall, county courthouse and city square.

Contact: Bruce A. Kirk Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 bruce@swansondev.com

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Lease: $9 Net

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(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 17,170

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Comments: Located near downtown Murfreesboro and I-24; a retail multi-tenant office; 6 common restrooms; interior ceilings are 8' and 9' with 2x4 drop in panels; paved parking; built up roof; electric heating and cooling.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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1647 Middle TN Boulevard (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 12,000

Weichert® Works

Lease: $7-$8 Net

(on a variety of levels)

Comments: This 24,000 sq. ft. multi-tenant building is zoned commercial and sets on 2.2 acres.

Total 12,000 sq. ft. avail., with 2,660 sq. ft. built out for a hair salon and a separate space of 9,340 sq. ft.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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David Carroll, Principal Broker/Owner

Carroll & Company 125 River Rock Blvd., Ste. A Murfreesboro, TN 37128 (615) 895-5550 info@weichertcarroll.com www.weichertcarroll.com

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Providence Pointe Center (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 8,500

GRIGGS & MALONEY I N C O R P O R A T E D

Engineering & Environmental Consulting

Lease: $12.50 Net Comments: Less than 1 mile from MTSU, the center is surrounded by single family homes as well as multi-family parcels.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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G&M • SITE DEVELOPMENT

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517 West Main (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 5,600

• UTILITIES

745 S. Church St., #205 • P.O. Box 2968 Murfreesboro, TN 37133 (615) 895-8221 • Fax: (615) 895-0632 griggsandmaloney.com

Lease: $13.50 Net

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site guide Comments: Building divided into 4 sections; 2x4 drop in ceiling; paved parking; 14' eave height; single and 3 electric; 110/220 volts; 400 amps; electric cooling; gas heating.

Contact: Bruce A. Kirk Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 bruce@swansondev.com

Comments: 1,400-4,200 sq. ft.; a Kroger anchored shopping center consisting of 88,257+ sq. ft. of class-A retail space at the intersection of S. Church St. and Innsbrooke Blvd. with daily traffic counts of 28,000 cars per day (â&#x20AC;&#x2122;05).

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Contact: R. David McDowell Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 44 dmcdowell@visionrealestateco.com

Northfield Crossing (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 4,900

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Lease: $14.50 per sq. ft.

Comments: 2 spaces, +/-2,400 sq. ft. each; great visibility and high traffic. Join Hastings and other local, regional and national tenants at this 77,000+ sq. ft. center located on Memorial Blvd. at Northfield.

The Villages at Three Rivers (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 5,000

Contact: Justin Sterling Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 24

109 North Maple Street

Lease: $21 per sq. ft.

Comments: High growth area on Hwy. 99, which will be an exit off I-24 by June 2008; a 19,000 sq. ft. retail project; part of a 26 acre, 1,600 home masterplanned development.

Contact: Rob Foss Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 15 rfoss@visionrealestateco.com

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(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,640

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Price: $1 million Lease: $12 per sq. ft.

Comments: For sale or lease; 2nd floor; private office or loft apartment; downtown on the square across from the courthouse; fully renovated in 2004, first constructed in 1900; hardwood floors, kitchen.

730-A Middle TN Boulevard (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 4,500 Lease: $8 Net Comments: Newly constructed flexspace building with brick and glass entries. Paved lot with ample parking.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Contact: Michael W. Groos Charles Hawkins Co. (615) 345-7209 mgroos@chco.com

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Consumers Insurance Building (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 5,000 Lease: $18.50 per sq. ft.

MURFREESBORO 1480 South Church

Comments: Murfreesboro Gateway Office, custom finishes, class-A property.

Contact: Chad Poff NAI, Mathews Partners (615) 850 2707 cpoff@mathewspartners.net

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,393 Lease: $13.50 Net

Innsbrooke Towne Square (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 4,200 Lease: $17 per sq. ft.

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Comments: A multi-tenant building.

Single phase electric with 110/220 volts and 200 amps. Parking in front and rear of building, asphalt and concrete parking lot, pre-fab steel roof with 1 on 2 pitch, 8" water, 12" sewer lines.

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Contact: Bruce A. Kirk Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 bruce@swansondev.com

Murfreesboro Insurance Agency Since 1978

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Business • Auto Home • Life • Health Gary W. Taylor Owner/Agent

Kim Eischeid Agent

The Shoppes of Memorial (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,150

805 S. Church St., Ste. 14

Lease: Call

(615) 893-9524

Comments: Located on Memorial Boulevard; tenants include: Head’s Up, Manpower, Nations Credit; traffic count: 34,000; other space avail.: 2,600 and 2,982 sq. ft.

www.murfreesboroinsurance.com murfreesboro@bellsouth.net

Contact: Charles Warfield Brookside Properties (615) 467-3400 cwarfield@brooksideproperties.com

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N.W. Broad Street (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,000

Commercial Contracting

Lease: Call

Land Development

Comments: Several spaces avail. from 1,000 to 3,000 sq. ft. Can combine space up to 4,000 sq. ft.

Join Big Kmart, Cato Fashion, Big Lots, Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning, Payless Shoe, Hooters, Citi Financial, Sun Loan and other strong local and regional shops.

Build to Suit Design/Build

Contact: Andrew S. Vita Jr. Vita & Vita Realty Corp.

(973) 227-5233 andrew@vitarealty.com

2334 Southpark Drive Murfreesboro, TN (615) 896-4750 • www.sdbcontractors.com

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1517 Sarah Court

Park Place Professional Offices

800 Park

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,000

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 2,500

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 2,100

Lease: $10 Net

Lease: $14.50 per sq. ft.

Lease: $5.40 Net

Comments: Excellent exposure to I-24 and city streets. An attractive building.

Comments: Generous build out allowance; 1,500-2,500 sq. ft. offices; high density residential and commercial location; near 4 schools.

Comments: Offices and mini warehouse location consists of 16 glass front, retail office spaces and 17 rear storage units. Units can be office/warehouse combinations.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Contact: Leslie White The Parks Group (615) 896-4045 lwhite@ccim.net

Contact: Bruce A. Kirk Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 bruce@swansondev.com

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Gateway Shops (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,000 Lease: $22.50 per sq. ft.

Comments: Avail. from 1,300 to 3,000 sq. ft. (6,915 sq. ft. total); located on Thompson Ln.; high growth area with excellent income levels and strong retail demand.

16,000 sq. ft. of new class-A retail space; across from Wal-Mart, Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Bed Bath & Beyond and the Stones River Mall; high traffic count; close to I-24 Exit 78.

Contact: Elizabeth K. Davidson Holrob Commercial Realty (615) 279-3770 edavidson@holrob.com

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Memorial Shops Shops of Murfreesboro

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 2,400

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 2,000

Lease: $21 per sq. ft.

Comments: NNN expense estimate: $4.04 per sq. ft.; avail. from 1,000 sq. ft. to 3,000 sq. ft. (6,915 sq. ft. total); adjacent to Kroger and Eckerd; 15,200 sq. ft. of new class-A retail space; avail. from 1,600 to 4,000 sq. ft.; 32,520 vehicles per day; $84,258 average annual income per household.

Contact: Elizabeth K. Davidson Holrob Commercial Realty (615) 279-3770 edavidson@holrob.com

Lease: $23.50 per sq. ft.

Comments: NNN expense estimate: $4.63 per sq. ft.; avail. from 1,400 to 2,000 sq. ft. (8,150 sq. ft. total); 35,000 sq. ft. of new class-A retail space; anchored by The Chop House and Bonefish Grill; close to I-24; across from The Oaks Shopping Center.

Contact: Elizabeth K. Davidson Holrob Commercial Realty (615) 279-3770 edavidson@holrob.com

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Carabbas Red Robin The Oaks Shopping Center

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 1,500 Lease: $18 per sq. ft.

Comments: One 1,500 sq. ft. space avail.; $18 per sq. ft. base + $2.50 CAM; 1-1,200 sq. ft. space avail.

Commercial Brokerage Office and Retail Development

Contact: Bobby Kirby Investment Partners (931) 607-8770

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Ramm Partners, LLC 101 N. Maple St. Murfreesboro, TN 37130

(615) 895-9999 sales@tnrealestate.com

Shoppes of South Rutherford (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 1,400 Lease: $18 per sq. ft.

Comments: Three 1,400 sq. ft. space avail. $18 per sq. ft. base + $2.90 CAM. Contact: Bobby Kirby Investment Partners (931) 607-8770

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Rutherford Crossing (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 1,400 Lease: $20 per sq. ft.

Comments: In 20'x70' bays; a new Kroger shopping center; pre-leasing to tenants for a summer 2007 opening. Located at the corner of

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Contact: Kay O. Berry Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 12 kberry@visionrealestateco.com

Contact: John Ward Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2834 jward@ctmt.com

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700 Swan Drive (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 122,175 Price: $3,995,000

Southpark Building D (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 240,000 Lease: $3.40 per sq. ft.

Comments: Front load facility; concrete tilt construction; 50x50 column spacing; ESFR sprinklered; build to suit office space; 40 dock doors 9'x10'; 2 drive-in doors 12'x14'; 7", 4,000 psi sealed concrete floor; 45 mil, EPDM roof with R-10 insulation; Cambridge space heaters mounted to maintain temp of 45 degrees; and a 120' truck court with 60' concrete dock apron.

Contact: Doug Howard Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2810 dhoward@ctmt.com

Lease: $2.95 Net per sq. ft.

Comments: 6,000 sq. ft. office; divisible from 25,000; 35,000 or 50,000 sq. ft. spaces; distribution and manufacturing facility; 3 (16'x12') drive-in doors; 21 dock doors (generally canopied); 80 parking spaces; 5.3 acres; zoned 12; 110â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 253' truck courts; wet sprinklered.

Contact: Robert W. Stout Charles Hawkins Co. Inc. (615) 345-7210 rstout@chco.com

Comments: 2,500 sq. ft. office area; 50'x50' column spacing; 11.02 acres; ceiling 25' at eave and 30' at center beam; cross-docked; 18 dock high doors; sprinklered; 6" reinforced sealed concrete slab floors; suspended gas heaters; 110' with 80' concrete truck court; 2,000 amp 240V 3 phase electric; 1/2 mile from Smyrna Airport.

Contact: John Ward Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2834 jward@ctmt.com

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Food Source

Comments: Built in 1986; total sq. ft.

113,750; ceiling height min. 24', max. 32'; 14 dock high doors w/o levelers; 2 drive-in doors.

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 100,000 Price: $2.5 million Lease: $15,000 per month

Smyrna Distribution Center (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 150,000 Lease: $3.15 per sq. ft. Net Comments: Build to suit office; 16.62 acres; built in 1997; block and metal exterior structure; front loading; 6" reinforced concrete floor; ceiling height peaks at 37' and eaves at 29' ESFR sprinkler.

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Comments: 15,000 sq. ft. office space; 100,000 sq. ft. distribution center; built in the 1950s; metal construction; 3 dock high doors w/levelers; 3 dock high doors w/o levelers; ceiling max 24', min 20'.

Contact: Holly Sears Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce (615) 893-6565 hsears@rutherfordchamber.org

Contact: Holly Sears Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce (615) 893-6565 hsears@rutherfordchamber.org

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251 Mayfield (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 40,000 Lease: $3.50 Net Comments: Across from the Smyrna post office on 12 acres near the Nissan Manufacturing Company and other industrial and commercial buildings; 92,585 sq. ft. of masonry distribution, manufacturing or warehouse space; 4 restrooms; 2x4 drop in ceiling; wet sprinklers; paved parking lot; flat rubber roof; 19' and 23' eave height.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Development (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

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200 Weakley Lane (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 30,000 Price: $1,750,000 Lease: $6 per sq. ft.

Comments: For sale or lease; divisible from 6,000-15,000 sq. ft.; expansion potential; +/-2.9 acres; 16'x18' clear heights; 1 drive-in door; 7 dock doors; zoned industrial; entire building has air-conditioning.

Contact: Robert W. Stout Charles Hawkins Co. Inc. (615) 345-7210 rstout@chco.com

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133 Weakley Lane

550 Huntley Industrial Drive

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 22,950

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 18,000

(INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 8,125

Price: $3,916,480

Price: $1,450,000

Lease: $6.50 per sq. ft.

Lease: $6-$9.50 Net

Lease: $950 per month

Comments: Each unit is 2,550 sq. ft. with a brick and glass entry, wet sprinklers, concrete and asphalt parking, metal roof with 1 on 12 pitch and 8" water, 12" sewer lines.

Building size is 44,625 sq. ft., max. contig. 10,200.

Comments: For sale (1 building $1,450,000; both $2,750,000) or lease (industrial: $950 per mo. for 1,500 sq. ft.; $1,800 per mo. for 3,000 sq. ft.; retail: $14 gross per sq. ft.); spaces from 1,500-18,000 sq. ft.; 2.44 acres; plenty of parking; built in 2006; zoned I-1; drive-in doors.

Comments: Avail. for owner occupancy or investment new office/warehouse; may be split into 2-4,050 sq. ft. spaces; 1,200 sq. ft. office with 2 bathrooms; 1-acre lot on cul-de-sac; ceiling height 16 build loading dock roll up & walk-in doors.

Near Sam Ridley Pkwy. and Nissan Blvd.

Contact: Tammy C. Neal Swanson Properties (615) 896-0000 tammy@swansondev.com

Contact: Sohaila Willis NAI Nashville (615) 850-2758

Contact: Robert W. Stout Charles Hawkins Co. Inc. (615) 345-7210 rstout@chco.com

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131 Weakley Lane (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 18,000 Price: $1,450,000 Lease: $950 per month Comments: For sale (1 building $1,450,000; both $2,750,000) or lease (industrial: $950 per mo. for 1,500 sq. ft.; $1,800 per mo. for 3,000 sq. ft.; retail: $14 gross per sq. ft.); spaces from 1,500-18,000 sq. ft.; 2.44 acres; plenty of parking; built in 2006; zoned I-1; drive-in doors.

Contact: Robert W. Stout Charles Hawkins Co. Inc. (615) 345-7210 rstout@chco.com

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(LAND) Acreage: 400 total/divisible

Keystone Industrial Park (INDUSTRIAL) Square Footage: 10,000 BTS

Lease: Call

Price: Call Comments: Flat industrial northeast corner avail. for build to suit; excellent visibility on Weakley Lane; can accommodate approx. a 10,000 sq. ft. facility; all utilities; zoned I-1, light industrial; owner prefers to build to suit and lease office/ warehouse/retail/service center type space.

Comments: Lots from 2 acres and up; long term leasing; aviation, commercial and industrial sites avail.

Contact: John Black Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority (615) 459-2651 johnb@smyrnaairport.com

Contact: Terry C. Smith Charter Development Company (615) 329-8000 tsmith@charterdevelopment.com

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Smyrna Commons (LAND) Acreage: 86

Sanitary Sewer Repurified Water

Price: $6-$14 per sq. ft.

Stormwater

Comments: Up to 40 acres contiguous; across from Nissanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manufacturing campus; unrestricted access from I-24 with 5 traffic lanes including a continuous lane; 2005 traffic count: 25,570; zoned C-2; excellent visibility; adjacent to WalMart; near neighborhoods, schools and services; all utilities on site.

Contact: David H. Wilson dMk Real Estate Advisors (615) 661-5094 dmkreal@bellsouth.net

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Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Department 300 N.W. Broad St. (615) 848-3209 www.murfreesborotn.gov/government/ water_sewer/water_sewer_index.htm

I-24 East & Almaville Road (LAND) Acreage: 57 Price: $1.7 million or $29,825 per acre Comments: Excellent industrial development site; all utilities avail.; zoned industrial.

Contact: J.P. Lowe Charles Hawkins Co. (615) 345-7212 jplowe@chco.com

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Smyrna Industrial Park

Seven Oaks

Highway 41 & Aviation Parkway

(LAND) Acreage: 48.55

(LAND) Acreage: 15

(LAND) Acreage: 8.41

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Price: Call

Comments: Will subdivide; 5 and 10 acre sites, adjacent to the Smyrna Airport Terminal and Smyrna Public Golf Course; +/-3 miles to Nissan Plant, +/-2 miles to access I-24; all utilities on site; build to suit sites, zoned industrial (Rutherford Co. I-3)

Comments: 1.10 to 15 acre sites avail.; flat topography; all utilities on site; zoned commercial C-2.

Comments: At Smyrna Airport entrance; retail land; perfect for gas stations, banks and restaurants; all utilities on site; traffic count: 35,000+ cars per day on U.S. 41.

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

Contact: John Ward Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2834 jward@ctmt.com

Contact: Peggy Sells Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2939 psells@ctmt.com

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Expo Drive (LAND) Acreage: 9

Sam Ridley Outparcels

Price: $3,793,205

328 Weakley Lane (LAND) Acreage: 23.8 Price: $1,850,000 Comments: Industrial development site; graded, level site; all utilities avail.; zoned industrial I-3; less than 1 mile from Sam Ridley Pkwy. and the Smyrna Airport; 4 miles from I-24, 4 miles from SR840 and 2 miles from the Nissan Plant.

Contact: J.P. Lowe Charles Hawkins Co. (615) 345-7212 jplowe@chco.com

Comments: Utilities to site; +/-1,200’ frontage on I-24; zoned C-2, highway service district; Exit 66A on I-24 at Sam Ridley Pkwy.; Lot #1, +/-6.46 acres, $8 per sq. ft.; Lot #2, +/-2.36 acres, $15 per sq. ft.; 15 min. drive time; population 2006, 208,396; daily traffic count I-24, 89,800; Sam Ridley Pkwy., 37,980.

Contact: Jeff Thomas Grubb & Ellis – Centennial (615) 234-4916 jthomas@centenn.com

(LAND) Acreage: 7.73 Lease: Call Comments: Parcel A: 2.24 acres; Parcel B: 1.86 acres; Parcel C: 7.73 acres; Parcel D: 6.04 acres; all utilities on site; zoned commercial C-2.

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

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Smyrna Center (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 50,000 Lease: Call

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Comments: 15,000-50,000 sq. ft. of new retail space for lease. New space at second generation lease rates. Small shop, big box and outparcel opportunities avail.; outparcels avail. at $8 per sq. ft.; good visibility; traffic count: 26,550 vehicles per day.

Contact: Benjamin Tweet Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2824 btweet@ctmt.com

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Smyrna Physician’s Plaza (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 18,935 Lease: $18.50 per sq. ft.

Comments: First floor, 12,000 sq. ft.; Second floor, 18,935 sq. ft.; prime medical class-A office location; easy access to I-24; across the street from StoneCrest Medical Center.

Contact: John Harney The Parks Group Commercial (615) 896-4045

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Smyrna Medical Plaza (OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 13,366 Lease: $16.50 per sq. ft.

Comments: Modern two-story medical office building; 1st floor – 4,152 sq. ft. avail.; 2nd floor – 9,214 sq. ft. avail.; TI allowance up to $25 per sq. ft.; flexible floor plans and interior design; premier location and visibility; personalized key card access; remotely monitored HVAC. Contact: Rob Gage Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (615) 301-2909

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Smyrna Square

Ramm Partners, LLC

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 6,450

Rose Construction

Lease: $10 per sq. ft.

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S&W Contracting Company, Inc. www.sandwcontracting.com

Comments: Located in one of America’s fastest growing counties; on Lowry St. and Enon Springs Rd. with close proximity to Nissan Auto plant; will divide.

Contact: Jim Lebberes Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 27 jlebberes@visionrealestateco.com

Consolidated Utility District www.cudrc.com

SEC, Inc. www.sec-civil.com

Crescent Resources, LLC www.crescent-resources.com

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Smith Design/Build www.sdbcontractors.com

Cross Creek at Victory Station www.crosscreekmurfreesboro.com Dempsey, Dilling & Associates www.dempseydilling.com Dotson & Company www.dotsonandcompany.com General Mills www.generalmills.com Griggs & Maloney www.griggsandmaloney.com Metropolitan Nashville Airport www.flynashville.com Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation www.mtemc.com Murfree & Murfree PLLC www.murfreeatty.com Murfreesboro Electric Department www.murfreesboroelectric.com

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Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority www.smyrnaairport.com TDS Telecommunications

Nissan Boulevard

www.tdstelecom.com

(OFFICE/RETAIL) Square Footage: 3,700

Team Electric Supply

Lease: $22 per sq. ft.

Tennessee Technology Center www.ttcmurfreesboro.edu The Lilly Company www.lillyco.com The Parks Group www.theparksgroupcommercial.com Thompson Machinery www.thompsonmachinery.com Town of Smyrna www.townofsmyrna.org

Contact: Kay O. Berry Vision Real Estate (615) 467-3788, Ext. 12 kberry@visionrealestateco.com

Weichert Realtors – Carroll & Company

Murfreesboro Insurance Agency

www.weichertcarroll.com

Neel-Schaffer

William Fitzgerald DDS

www.neel-schaffer.com

www.williamjfitzgerald.com

Panattoni

Wiser Company

www.panattoni.com

www.wiserco.com

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Comments: Strong residential, retail and other employment in the immediate area. With the 2,600 sq. ft. Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins, there are 2-1,000 sq. ft. bays and 1-1,500 sq. ft. end cap.

They can be leased as a single space, 2 spaces or 3 spaces.

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