Healthways listed among Motley Fool’s “5 Undervalued Stocks Being Bought Back” — company’s directors recently approved a $100 million buyback plan

Both National Health Realty and Symbion file preliminary proxy statements with the SEC concerning their respective mergers — NHR plans to be reabsorbed by National Healthcare, and Symbion is being bought out by private equity group Crestview Partners

California-based real estate firm Tower Investments, an active player lately in the commercial market locally, opens new Nashville office located at 411 Broadway, downtown — this is the first new office opened by Tower outside of its California headquarters

Milestone: Tractor Supply opens its 700th store