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Murfreesboro has just two competitors remaining in Harley race

Harley-Davidson officials have told Kansas City's economic developers their city is no longer being considered for the possible relocation of a 2,300-employee manufacturing plant. That leaves Murfreesboro and two Shelbyvilles.

Sep 1, 2009 7:27 AM

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Gigi's expanding to the 'Boro

For those of you keeping up with cupcake mania: A pair of sisters are working toward a fall opening of a Gigi's Cupcake outpost across the street from the Avenue shopping center of I-24 in Murfreesboro.

Aug 31, 2009 7:08 AM

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Dollar General foundation hands out almost $5M

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has written checks worth a total of $4.9 million to hundreds of organizations around the country. Locally, two programs in Murfreesboro and one in Hendersonville were on the receiving end of some cash.

Aug 24, 2009 1:11 PM

Investor coach grows into Murfreesboro

Paul Winkler, who calls himself The Investor Coach, has opened a third area office on Robert Rose Drive behind Stones River Mall in Murfreesboro. Ira Work, pictured at left, is running this outpost, which comes a year after the opening of a Cool Springs office and 11 years after Winkler launched his business in Goodlettsville.

Aug 24, 2009 11:19 AM

Feds indict bookkeeper in alleged $400K fraud

Payables clerk accused of running scheme against major homebuilder for more than two years

Aug 21, 2009 11:04 AM

Murfreesboro sued over racial discrimination

Ex-city department head alleges bias was behind firing with roots in employees' affair

Aug 19, 2009 11:53 AM

Murfreesboro in the running for 2,000 Harley jobs

Harley-Davidson is scouting four cities — including Murfreesboro — as potential sites for its manufacturing facilities in near York, Pa., which employ about 2,300 people.

Klein said the visits are part of a two-path study in place, with one analyzing how to make the York County operations cost-effective where they are now, and another analyzing the best possible relocation opportunities. Through the process, the four sites being visited this week came up for a number of reasons, but Klein did not get into specifics.

Aug 19, 2009 7:34 AM

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Building hospitals, saving money

Turner Construction says its smart building techniques have saved Saint Thomas Health Services $3 million during the construction of the new Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.

Aug 13, 2009 7:51 AM

Murfreesboro bank founders resign

Jack and Ben Weatherford have stepped down from their executive roles — senior chairman and president/COO, respectively — to help five-year-old MidSouth Bank cut costs.

"The size of this downturn caught all of us a little off guard,'' Jack Weatherford said. "I've been in this 40 years and have been through several cycles, and I've never seen one this severe."

SEE ALSO: MidSouth's first-quarter report, which detailed some of the other savings measures already enacted, moves that included cutting director fees and renegotiating the bank's data-processing deal

Aug 12, 2009 7:21 AM