LaVergne is sending a delegation to the 2017 retail conference hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, scheduled May 21-24 in Las Vegas. I won’t talk about taxpayer dollars sending people to Vegas because it’s just a fact that the…
Category: Economic Development
Bye-Bye Farmers Market in LaVergne
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There’s nothing like biting into a garden-grown tomato on a hot summer day or wiping your mouth off after gnawing on a buttery, delicious ear of corn. For those of us who are unable to grow our own vegetables and fruit,…
Hobby Lobby? TJ Maxx? BRING IT!!!
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We at This is La Vergne were overjoyed to see the post on the city web page today about The Shoppes at StoneCrest coming to our great city! This shopping area will be located just across the city limit line…
Big Retail Making Its Way to LaVergne
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For years people of LaVergne have been asking for retail. We want to be able to shop for clothes, shoes, and other items in our own city. With all due respect to our neighbors next door, we are tired of…
I Love Fortune Cookies, Just Sayin’
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There’s more good news for La Vergne: Another company coming and bringing 70 jobs. Let’s hear it for jobs! And that’s Wonton Foods, not Wanton, haha.
It Takes Two To “Project Tango”
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Borders Closing Distribution Center Here
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Residents of LaVergne who work at the Tennessee Distribution Center are being laid off in July. Over 300 employees will be back in the job market soon after Borders reviewed its supply chain. In its heyday, the distribution center had…
Seeking Applications for City Committees
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Do you have the expertise to serve on a City Board or Committee, or ever thought about it, LaVergne? I do have to admit the thought has crossed my mind a time or two! Well it’s time to get out…
Anheuser Busch Distribution Coming to LaV
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Great news from the city! Ajax-Turner relocating to La Vergne Ajax-Turner Company, Inc., distributor for the Anheuser Busch brewery company, has chosen to move their offices and distribution cetner from Nashville to La Vergne, Vice Mayor and Economic Development Chairman…