BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sumner County economic development Forward Sumner Economic Partnership » President/CEO: Jimmy Johnston » Phone: 822-7610 » Website: forwardsumner.org » Email: info@forwardsumner.com Forward Sumner Economic Partnership is a private, non-profit organization that provides economic and community development services for Sumner County, bringing together private, public and civic sectors to achieve economic growth and prosperity for all of Sumner County. They can provide demographics, arrange visits and connect companies with local economic development organizations.
Gallatin Economic Development Agency » Executive Director: James Fenton » Phone: 451-5940 » Website: www.gallatintn-eda.com » Email: edainfo@gallatin-tn.gov The City of Gallatin Economic Development Agency is the business recruitment, retention and expansion organization for Gallatin. Their Gallatin Expansion and Retention (GEAR) Program serves as a networking forum for the area’s largest employers. The EDA works in concert with private developers from all sectors to match residential growth with more retail, front office, and various service industry opportunities. The EDA also works with the Gallatin Industrial Development Board to develop and market industrial property.
Goodlettsville
» Economic and Community Development Director: Tom Tucker » Phone: 851-2204 » Website: www.cityofgoodlettsville.org » Email: ttucker@cityofgoodlettsville.org Goodlettsville ECD continues to target destination retail and corporate office relocation. Goodlettsville has stepped up the marketing program in the last two years with expanded web presence, including the Start Up Goodlettsville site, www.startupgoodlettsville.org. This is an online resource for starting a business venture is Tennessee Anytime. On this site, entrepreneurs can choose a company name, file a business charter, obtain a state tax ID number, and obtain an unemployment insurance number.
Hendersonville » Director of Economic and Community Development: Don Long » Phone: 822-1000 » Website: www.hvilletn.org/Economic_Community_Development The economic and community development of Hendersonville is extremely active in the recruitment and retention of retail, office and industrial clients. The city is currently experiencing unprecedented growth in retail and office development, with over $1 billion in new development approved for construction. The Hendersonville Industrial Development Board is made up of business leaders and representatives from all of the city’s voting districts and it operates independently from city government. The board of directors has the authority to issue bonds for the purchase of indus-
trial, retail and office property. The board undertook the development of the Freehill Business Park in the 1990s, which drew businesses like Digital Communications, MGM Industries, Betty Machine and Nashville Wraps.
Portland » Community Development Administrator: Denise Geminden » Phone: 325-6776 » Website: cityofportlandtn.gov » Email: geminden@cityofportlandtn.gov Portland supports new development while avidly encouraging revitalization of existing business and industry.
Westmoreland » City Recorder: Fredia Carter » Phone: 644-3382 » Website: westmorelandtn.com In Westmoreland, the Economic and Industrial Development Board helps drive business to the city. The sevenmember board, which operates as a leg of city government, was formed in the early 1990s but laid dormant until the city brought it back around in 2007. The board purchased the old Fleetwood building in 2009 for $350,000, and it is now the Westmoreland Expo Center.
White House » City Recorder: Amanda Priest » Phone: 672-4350 x 2111 » Website: cityofwhitehouse.com » Email: apriest@cityofwhitehouse.com — Hollie Deese/For Sumner County Publications
Small business friendly banks U.S. Bank Multiple locations USbank.com Commerce Union Bank Multiple locations Commerceunionbank.com Fort Sill National Bank Multiple locations Fsnb.cm Pinnacle National Bank Multiple locations
Pnfp.com F & M Bank Multiple locations Myfmbank.com Citizens Bank Multiple locations CBtenn.com Capital Bank Multiple locations Capitalbank-us.com Sumner Bank and Trust Multiple locations
— Hollie Deese/For Sumner County Publications
Sumnerbankandtrust.com Bank of America Multiple locations Bankofamerica.com First Tennessee Bank Multiple locations Firsttennessee.com Fifth Third Bank Multiple locations 53.com Regions Bank Multiple locations
Regions.com Volunteer State Bank Multiple locations Volstatebank.com Farmers Bank Multiple locations Thefarmersbank.net Suntrust Bank Multiple locations Suntrust.com First State Bank Multiple locations
First-state.net American Security Bank and Trust Multiple locations Americansecuritybank.com Bank of Nashville 100 Maple Drive N. Hendersonville 271-2090 BankofNashville.com Macon Bank and Trust Co Multiple locations (Westmoreland) Maconbankandtrust.com
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