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tei ameDynamic, diverse economyfuels Rutherford Countys growthsr b Betsy Williams Prp b Brian McCord

While other communities and states are

losing population and manufacturing jobs,Rutherford County, which has grown in

population by more than 44 percent in the lastdecade, has become a destination of choice across agamut of industries, resulting in a jobless rate morethan two points below the national average.

While Rutherford Countys strategic location adays drive from 75 percent of the country has playeda role, its the constant of visionary leadership thathas kept this community of more than 262,000ahead of the curve.

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We have exhibited consistently good leadershipfrom people who have made visionary decisionsthrough the years, says Holly Sears, vice presidentof economic development for the RutherfordCounty Chamber of Commerce. Consistencyin a community is paramount when companiesare making multimillion-dollar decisions for anew location or expansion, and thats one of thereasons Rutherford County has been one of thego-to hotspots.

Indeed, the county proved to be a go-to spotfor Amazon.com, which selected Rutherford County

as one of two sites for new a fulfillment centerin Tennessee, creating more than 1,000 jobs and$135 million in investment in the state.

Having a household name like Amazon in

Rutherford County just adds to our countysportfolio of top corporate entities in our area,said Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess.This proves that Rutherford County is adestination for jobs.

Building on advantages in tax and cost structure,availability of a highly skilled workforce, a top-ranked education system, and transportationinfrastructure, Rutherford County and its populationcenters, Murfreesboro, La Vergne and Smyrna,have attracted a roster of major employers thatincludes Nissan, State Farm, General Mills,


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Verizon Wireless and Bridgestone.

Driving the surge in manufacturingemployment is the automotive industry,with several automotive suppliers,including Daiei Inc., Valeo, Tottser-Iroquois Industries and NHK Seating,investing more than $200 million inRutherford County facilities during thepast 18 months.

This superior business climate has alsoattracted other manufacturers includingHoldrite, a national plumbing partssupplier, and helped make RutherfordCounty a corporate headquarters locale.

urfrEEsBoro youn rofEssonAsWith these successes has come a new

generation of young professionals whohave discovered the countys highstandard of living.

Murfreesboro Young Professionals wascreated in 2010 to help these youngleaders under age 40 meet each other andbecome involved in the community.

A group of us started meeting in 2010to gauge interest among other young

professionals and formalize a programthat would get us involved in thecommunity, says Chassen Haynes, 2011

MYP chair. We found more people

who want professional development andnetworking opportunities and whowanted to focus on community outreachand philanthropic efforts in thecommunity. We also wanted a connectionbetween the current decision-makers andwell-seasoned professionals and thoseindividuals who are up and coming andwho moved here from other places.

Partnering with United Way ofRutherford and Cannon Counties,MYP has launched successful newevents that have raised thousands ofdollars for the community charity,helped build camaraderie among MYPmembers and furthered communityinvolvement.

Clint Marks, a Florida transplant whomoved to Murfreesboro in 2002 to playfootball, chose to remain after college,convinced that his new home was theplace to be. He will chair MYP in 2013.

This has given me the opportunity tobecome involved and give back to mycommunity, he says. I have made so

many g reat friends and developed excellentrelationships with so many new people. Ijust didnt want to leave.

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ExcelleceMTSU is an education, economicpowerhouse in Rutherford County

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for being 100 years old,Middle Tennessee StateUniversity looks good.

MTSU, officially foundedSept. 11, 1911, celebrates itscentennial through commencementceremonies in May 2012. The largestundergraduate university in the

state, with record single-semesterenrollment in fall 2011 of 26,442students, MTSU is an integralcomponent of the economicdevelopment success ofRutherford County.

The third-largest employer inthe county has crafted a reputationthat extends well beyond thecampus and well beyond thecounty. From its roots as a teachercollege, todays MTSU includesnine academic colleges, highly

regarded centers of research andspecialized programs that attractstudents from around the world.

MTSU began in 1911 as a two-year program for trainingteachers, says Andrew Oppmann,MTSU spokesman and associatevice president of marketing and

communications. One piece ofnews that returns to those roots isthe recent opening of a brand newCollege of Education on campus.In 2012, a new Student UnionBuilding will open.

thE unErsty of ChoCEOppmann points out that

MTSU is currently ranked asthe No. 1 choice for undergraduatestudents attending any universityin Tennessee, and the No. 1 choice

for transfer students throughoutthe state. The university is also theNo. 1 choice for Tennesseesmilitary veterans.

There are 140 undergraduatedegree programs we offer, includingquite a few that people might findsurprising, he says. One is an

aerospace curriculum, where wehave more than 30 aircraft on site,plus a new $3 million air trafficcontrol simulator. It is a 360-degreesimulator thats like stepping ontothe bridge of Star Treks Enterprise.It allows aerospace professors andstudents to simulate any airportin the world.

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that is one of only a handful ofsuch programs in the nation.Members of the concrete

industry came to us and asked theuniversity to create a professionaldegree program for their industry an industry that literally providesthe building blocks for expansionand development, Oppmannsays. More than 90 percent ofgraduates in the concrete industrymanagement program at MiddleTennessee State University have

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collaboration between communitiesin Tennessee and China.MTSU has also established a

True Blue Pledge that outlineswhat it means to be a Blue Raider.The pledge touches upon studentand faculty codes of conduct inareas such as honesty and integrity,respect for diversity, engagementin the community and more.

And on the theme of 100, MTSUwas ranked byForbes in 2009 amongthe top 100 public universities in

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turning 200 is a cause for celebration for anycity, but even better when that city can lookback with pride and forward with anticipation.

In Murfreesboro, it feels like the party is justgetting started.

With a population that grew by 58 percentbetween 2000 and 2010, Murfreesboro is home tomore than 108,000 people, and was one of the 12fastest-growing cities in the United States in 2010.

Businesses are investing in Murfreesboro and peopleare relocating here for good reasons.Cities have a personality based on their history

and geography, just like people exhibit, says AndreaLoughry, a longtime business executive andcommunity leader. Murfreesboros location in theheart of Tennessee predisposed its personality towardSouthern graces, sharpened by our heritage as aneducation center. Our controlled growth over thelast decades has enhanced our citys personalitywith more diversity and culture. Just as families passtraits from one generation to another, Murfreesborohas continued over the years to remain a caring

community even as it has expanded in population.Loughry is chair emeritus of Mind2Marketplace,

which is based in Murfreesboro and serves a 40-countyarea in Tennessee, linking people and organizationsto bring innovation and technology to the marketplace.

QuAty of fE EEts BusnEss-frEndyMurfreesboros quality of life in an educated

environment helps create an excellent business

climate, Loughry says. She praises RutherfordCounty Chamber of Commerces numerous seminarsfor startups, its marketing and networking avenues,and financial support available from the TennesseeSmall Business Development Center, housed in theChamber building.

In addition, Middle Tennessee State University,the states largest undergraduate campus, and itsJennings A. Jones College of Business have a catalogof business assistance and resources, while theUniversity of Tennessee extension serv ice offersagribusiness accommodations.

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has evolved into a center of commerce,industry, education and culture. It ishome to Middle Tennessee MedicalCenter and its new $267 million medicalcampus, and has attracted major globalcompanies such as Amazon.com, State

Farm, Verizon Wireless and GeneralMills. In addition, Murfreesboro hascultivated a roster of homegrownbusiness success stories.

hoEroWn CoAnEs rosErPeter Demos, owner of Demos Steak &

Spaghetti House, a family-owned restaurantcompany in Murfreesboro, says the cityoffers the right amenities to businessesand residents.

Murfreesboro is in a great location,and the county has some excel lent

assets including transportation,education institutions, the RutherfordCounty Chamber of Commerce andthe cooperative spirit between thegovernments of the cities and county,Demos says. Its also great thatMurfreesboro has kept its small-townfeel, but still has the amenities people

expect from larger cities.Demos parents, Jim and Doris, were

already successful restaurateurs whenthey sold their businesses and movedto Murfreesboro to start a new concept.In 1989, they opened Demos, which has

since expanded to four other locations.Demos says the leadership inMurfreesboro and throughoutRutherford County recognizes thata good quality of life is dependent uponhaving a good business environment, andthey have created that environment here.

Clear evidence of quality of life meetinga top-notch business environment is ondisplay in Murfreesboros downtown,which boasts scores of unique shops,restaurants and attractions.

Downtown Murfreesboro is a

vibrant, happy place, says KathleenHerzog, Main Street executive director.Our historic downtown, besidesbeing beautiful, is alive 24/7 with astrong business and local governmentcommunity, unique retai l, wonderfuldining choices, a fun nightlifeand a residential component.

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CpaeAaciRutherford County is a prime headquarters address

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Arich diversity of companiescalls Rutherford Countyhome. With a business-

friendly environment, a pool oftalented workers and manyattractive amenities, RutherfordCounty has been a corporatemagnet for decades, and ambitiousplans are underway to attract more.

An impressive lineup of

companies, including SingerSewing Co., Old Time Pottery,National HealthCare Corp.,Ingram Content Group andFranke Foodservice Systems,has put down roots in the county.

AttrACtn to CoAnEsWe like Rutherford County

because its where we startedand have been able to growfrom here, says Scott Peterson,president and chief executive

officer of Old Time Pottery, ahome dcor chain based inMurfreesboro.

Petersons parents startedthe company 25 years ago withone store in Murfreesboro, andnow the company has 28 storesacross the South and Midwest.More than 225 Old TimePottery employees work at the

headquarters and distributioncenter in Murfreesboro.

As we grew, we were fortunateto find excellent employeeshere, says Peterson, who notesthe countys central location tothe companys stores is one majorreason that Old Time Pottery hasbeen able to more than doublethe size of its distribution center.

The business-friendlyenvironment here in MiddleTennessee is also a major plus,

says Peterson. More companieselsewhere across the countryshould pay attention to thislocation.

La Vergne is the U.S. headquartersfor SVP Worldwide, the parentcompany of Singer Sewing Co.La Vergne is also the nationaldistribution center for the sewingbrands Singer, Husqvarna Viking

and Pfaff. Singer Sewing has beenin Rutherford County for about50 years, and all three brands havebeen based here together for thepast two years.

Singer executives say RutherfordCounty is an attractive locationfor a headquarters because of itsaffordable real estate, easy accessto interstates and pro-businessenvironment. Other benefits includean educated, highly skilled laborsupply and close proximity of

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retail businesses, restaurants andworkout centers for employees.

CNNMoney recently rankedRutherford County among thefastest-growing counties in thenation with good reason, saysKatrina Helmkamp, chief executiveofficer of SVP Worldwide.

Since we moved here, SVP hasbenefited from its energizing pro-business environment, and we countourselves lucky to be among a groupof prestigious companies that havealso recognized its advantages andchoose to call Rutherford Countyhome, she says.

Another company with deeproots in Rutherford County isNational HealthCare Corp., alsobased in Murfreesboro. NHC,

which recently celebrated its 40thanniversary, is the seventh-largest,for-profit long-term health care

company in the United States.It operates 158 facilities in 10states, including long-term healthcare, homecare independent livingand assisted living facilities.NHC has more than 13,000employees including nearly700 in Rutherford County.

Gerald Coggin, senior vicepresident of corporate relationsfor the company, says NHC reliesupon and greatly benefits fromthe rich personnel and educationalresources in the RutherfordCounty area.

We are able to attract employeeswith solid educational experienceand an excellent work ethic, he says.

La Vergne is also home toThompson Machinery, one of the

largest Caterpillar equipmentdealers in the U.S., and IngramContent Group, which provides a

broad range of physical and digitalservices to the book industry.One of Ingrams operating units isIngram Book Co., the largest bookwholesale distributor in the world.Franke Foodservice Systems,based in Smyrna, is the leadingprovider of comprehensive

systems and services for theglobal foodservice industry.

AtEWAy AttrACts CoErCEPlans are in the works to recruit

even more companies to the area.A major development is theOffices at Gateway project inMurfreesboro, which has large,dedicated parcels for corporateheadquarters locations and anotherarea set aside for data and call

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Murfreesboro is different frommany other cities in that it hasbasically built a ready-to-gosite in the Gateway, and cityand county officials work hardto make the entire developmentprocess as easy to maneuveras possible.

When you add in the shopping,dining and recreational amenitiesnearby, along with the excellentlabor force and convenienthighway access, the Gateway isa great choice for any companylooking to relocate, Palmquist says.

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Big eaRutherford County entrepreneursthrive on creativity, customer focus

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small companies cannotalways command theresources, staff or inventory

of large, highly capitalizedcompanies. But what they lackin size, they make up for bybeing nimble and creative.

Rutherford County createsthe right environment forbusiness growth and innovation.The county has launched a wealth

of entrepreneurial companies andhome-grown business success.We always try to offer a truly

different experience for ourcustomers by focusing upontheir individuality, says LoriSain Smith, vice president ofmarketing and communicationsfor the Reeves-Sain Family ofMedical Services.

The Murfreesboro-basedcompany offers a full suiteof medical services, ranging

from prescriptions and medicalequipment to respiratoryproducts and diabetic care.

A hoEtoWn fEEReeves-Sain combines a

hometown feel with cutting-edgeand diverse healthcare productsand services. One recent innovationis its MediPACK multiple-doseprescription-packaging product

that ensures users take the rightmedications at the right time.Our pharmacists are amazing.

They are constant learners,staying on top of the very bestpharmacy practices and safetyconsiderations, Smith says.With 16 pharmacists and morethan 190 employees, we are oftenchallenged with growth andcommunication, but we maintainconstant focus on customer careand comprehensive solutions.

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unQuE tEs, ood rCEsAnother Rutherford County

entrepreneur, Judy Goldie, runstwo side-by-side apparel stores onthe square in historic downtownMurfreesboro. We try to have

young and contemporar y items

you cant find everywhere, saysGoldie, who operated the Phase IIconsignment shop in RutherfordCounty for 22 years before closingthe business in 2010.

With Trendy Pieces and BellasBoutique, Goldie says the key toher success is getting to know hercustomers.

We have customers that we seeonce or twice a week. We knowthem by name. We know whatstyles they like. There are times

that people make an appointmentwith us because maybe they donthave the time on their hands to dostroll and shop. Its the personalrelationships that we build to beable to give that great service,Goldie says.

Creativity and innovation areat the heart of other successfulRutherford County entrepreneurialefforts.

Jeff Nebel of Boulevard Bar &Grill opened his sports bar nearMiddle Tennessee State Universityin 2010.

Nebels establishment features30 TVs and 30 different beerson tap, but he says a good sportsbar goes beyond serving beerand drinks amid blaring big-screen televisions.

What makes you uniqueis your ability to put out goodquality food and your staffsability to really get to know the

customers and make them feelat home. We have great peoplehere and great food, Nebel says.

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Rutherford County greens up with leading-edge projects

rutherford County is relishing the economicactivity and public attention surroundingNissans Smyrna production facility, which

is charging ahead with production of the new-generationelectric LEAF vehicle and its ion batteries.

With 1,300 jobs at full capacity, the Nissan facilitywill be a model for sustainability ventures in RutherfordCounty and their resulting economic opportunity.

The good news for the county is that Nissan is

one of a number of companies seeking to leveragesustainability to improve operations, reduce costsand spark sales.

soAr fAr yEds nnoAtonSquare D Co.s Schneider Electric, a global energy

management company with operations in more than100 countries, debuted its cutting-edge 1-megawattdual-voltage solar farm in July 2011.

Working in partnership with Middle TennesseeElectric and the Tennessee Valley Authoritys GenerationPartners Program, the facility spans six acres atSchneiders Smyrna manufacturing plant. It is the

first dual-voltage solar farm in the United States,and can operate at both 1000VDC and 600VDC.

Ed Wilhite, facility manager, says the solar farmdemonstrates Schneiders commitment to renewableenergy and renewable technologies, part of thecompanys research and development efforts insustainability. The solar farm will generate 25percent of the facilitys total electric use, or about1.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

fnAnCA nCEntEsThe plant also has a f inancial benefit for Schneider,

which can sell solar-generated power to the TVA ata premium.

We call ourselves the worldwide leader in energyeff iciency. Its in our DNA as a company when wetake products to market and as employees when webuild products. Its really important as a companyculture that we practice what we preach, Wilhite says.

The company has received a Solar Champion Awardin the manufacturer category from the Solar EnergyIndustries Association for the project. The national

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trade association representing the U.S. solarenergy industry says it gave the award basedon the significant impact of the Schneider project.Secondary school groups, college and universitystudents, and local business organizations regularlyask to tour the facility to see and study the solarfarm up close, Wilhite says.

Its important that we can demonstrate therobustness and reliability and the new technologyof our products, Wilhite says.

dArys rEEn ntAtEsHeritage Farms Dairy in Murfreesboro, part of

grocer The Kroger Co.s production operations, also ismaking strides on green initiatives. Sustainability is

part of Krogers overall effort to reduce its corporation-wide carbon footprint, says Michael J. Mancuso, HeritageFarms regulatory compliance manager.

Since 2000, Kroger has saved more than 2.2 billion

kilowatt hours of electricity in its manufacturingand retail operations, the equivalent of a 1.41-million-metric-ton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,Mancuso says.

What weve done from a sustainability standpointis looked at utilities, water and solid waste, he says.

rEduCn EECtrCty, rE-usn WAtErTwo initiatives at the Heritage Farms plant include

the placement of motion sensors to reduce electricityin plant and warehouse areas where production activitieshave diminished during certain periods and therecapture and re-use of water during sanitizingand cleaning operations.

We try to tackle some of the low-hanging fruit,

such as making sure were not operating a productionline when were not running product. That helpsus extend the life of our equipment, says ReggieNesbitt, Heritage Farms plant engineer.

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Transportation

Smyrna Airport, major highways make

Rutherford County a logistics leader

n 2011, Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport soldas much airplane fuel as it did in 2007, the yearbefore the recession began to seriously impact

corporate travel.The increased fuel sales in 2011 are not only

a good indicator of the airports health, but aleading indicator of the overall economy, says JohnBlack, executive director of the Smyrna/RutherfordCounty Airport Authority Board and the 2011 GeneralAviation Airport Manager of the Year for the FAASouthern Division.

Our airport deals primarily with corporate travel,

so when corporate America is using aviation to flythroughout the country, it shows that the economy istrying to bounce back, he says.

ood hhWAys, tooThe airport is one of the key reasons Rutherford

Countys transportation network is so impressive.Add an excellent road system, with Interstate 24cutting through the community, as well as easyaccess to I-40, I-65, State Route 840 and severalmajor highways, and its easy to see why the countyhas attracted major distribution investment.

Those thoroughfares put Rutherford Countywithin a days drive of 75 percent of U.S. markets,making the county a prime location for companiesinvolved in distribution and warehousing. Freight

hauling carriers are also close to NashvilleInternational Airport and, of course, Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport.

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New facilities, investment bolster

delivery of care in Rutherford County

Whether its a scraped kneeor chest pains, residentsof Rutherford County rest

secure in the knowledge that allof their healthcare needs aremet within the community.

The county is home to twomajor hospitals, Middle TennesseeMedical Center and StoneCrestMedical Center. It also boaststhe growing MurfreesboroMedical Clinic and the AlvinC. York Campus of the VeteransAdministrations Tennessee ValleyHealthcare System. Each of thesefacilities continues to grow andevolve in response to an expandingpopulation base, and along withtheir physical expansions theyalso continue to add new servicelines to meet the communitys needs.

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Since opening its new, $267million campus in MurfreesborosGateway development in 2010,MTMC has been a hub of activity

as well as a catalyst for furtherhealthcare-related development inthe area. It most recently opened

the Seton Medical Office Building,which houses the state-of-the-artCancer Center at MTMC, cardiac

and pulmonary rehab, along withwellness, bariatric and woundcare centers.

Highlights of the new buildingand the overall MTMC complexinclude Saint Thomas Heart atMTMC, which has consolidatedits presence into a single facility,giving patients an easier, moreconvenient experience. The Centerfor Breast Health has reorganizedits operations in the new facilityas well.

In addition, MTMC continuesto grow its obstetrics offerings,with a full neonatal intensivecare unit (NICU) and a record-breaking 2,613 births during 2011.

stonECrEst EdCA CEntErNew services along with national

recognition marked a strong 2011for StoneCrest, and 2012 and beyondpromise to be even brighter.

The hospital has been approved

for an eight-bed NICU that willcome online in early 2013, saysStephanie Bowen, director of

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marketing and public relations, whoadded that the hospitals busy roster ofcommunity-related activities would beexpanding as well.

We do everything we can to improvequality and patient satisfaction, andso we expanded three of our four key

events in 2011, and will keep doing so,Bowen says. We have grown ourwomens event, seniors event and EMSDay, where we recognize RutherfordCountys EMS community. We want tokeep adding more free health screeningsand more physicians, so that we can giveattendees even more valuable informationand services.

Those efforts are being rewarded bysome pretty heavy hitters in thehealthcare industry. The hospital wasnamed byBeckers Hospital Review to its

65 Great Community Hospitals List lastyear and also has made the JointCommissions Top Performers on KeyQuality Measures List.

These are very significantrecognitions of our quality, and just asmall number of hospitals are honored,Bowen says.

urfrEEsBoro EdCACnC & surCEntEr

Another year, another milestone forthe physicians and staff at MurfreesboroMedical Clinic & SurgiCenter, whichbroke ground in late 2011 on a155,000-square-foot addition to its facilities.

The 62-year-old MMC now has 65physicians and offers more than 20specialty treatment areas. MMC alsohas a highly successful, physician-directed medical spa, U Medi Spa; aphysician-guided medical weight-lossprogram, NexSlim; and two satellitefamily walk-in clinics, MMC Now.

An C. yorK A CAusVeterans returning from current tours

of duty as well as former armed forcesmembers get the care they need at the

Alvin C. York Campus of the VAsTennessee Valley Healthcare System.

The York campus offers primary care,as well as specialty medical, surgical andpsychiatric services to veterans. It alsohas long-term care facilities on site, aswell as special units for the treatment ofalcohol and drug addiction.

middle tennessee

medical centerwww.mtmc.org

Location: Murfreesboro

Licensed beds: 285

Employees: 1,400

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Education

Students have strong education options

o to the head of the classif you know that studentswho attend public schools in

Rutherford County are receiving astrong education.

The county is home to two

top-notch public school districts:Rutherford County Schools, whichencompass pre-K through grade12, and Murfreesboro City Schools,which accommodate students inpre-K through grade 6. Both systemsare ranked among the best inTennessee.

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39,000 students has grown by10,000 students over the past eight

years. It is now the fifth-largestdistrict in Tennessee, behind onlyNashville, Chattanooga, Knoxvilleand Memphis.

One recent bit of news to bragabout is the opening of ourCentral Magnet School, whichincludes grades 6-10 and will adda grade each school year until itbecomes grades 6-12, says JamesEvans, community relationscoordinator for Rutherford

County Schools. There is a bigfocus on math and science atCentral Magnet. In fact, its

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robotics team won first placein late 2011 at a huge regionalscience competition held at

Auburn University.Evans also mentions Oakland

High School, the only InternationalBaccalaureate school in thecounty. Oakland became an IBschool in 2009, when there wereonly 13 such schools in Tennessee.

The IB program has donewonders for Oakland High, withstudents wanting to go therewhether they are zoned for theschool or not, he says. IB

involvement is an added plus forgraduates when they are applyingfor scholarships to top colleges.

Evans says all Rutherford Countyhigh schools offer AdvancedPlacement courses, and some

provide dual-enrollment collegecredit opportunities.

urfrEEsBoro Cty sChoosMCS are home to 7,000 students

in grades pre-K through 6 in 12public schools. Their educatorsconcentrate on research-based,effective instructional strategiesthat allow children to succeed inall phases of their growth.

MCS students are given many

opportunities to learn outside theclassroom, whether performing inour arts academy, learning science

through horticulture, orachieving success throughone of our many hands-on

learning camps, says Lisa Trail,director of communications forMurfreesboro City Schools.

The district also boasts astrong Extended School Program.ESP is a year-round extensionof the school day that involvesstudents in enriching activitiesand gives parents the convenienceof safe, school-based care fortheir child.

ESP operates from 6 a.m.-6

p.m. around the official schoolday, Trail says. It offers affordablechoices for fee-based child care.

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Outdoor recreational offerings

keep Rutherford County active

When it comes to gettingactive, Rutherford Countyresidents and visitors have

it made. Home to golf courses,green spaces, parks and sportscomplexes, the community offersplenty of opportunities for outdoorfun, and its wealth of recreationoptions contributes to its excellentquality of life.

The county boasts numerousfacilities that support youth sports,which have attracted majortournaments. The TennesseeSecondary School AthleticAssociation, for example, hostsa number of its annualchampionship games in a varietyof sports in Murfreesboro.

Murfreesboro offers the RichardSiegel Soccer Complex, featuring16 fields and a sizable stadium.

In 2011, the complex hosted theUS Youth Soccer Region IIIChampionships, which drew morethan 10,000 players on 186 teams,as well as coaches, tournamentofficials and spectators. The six-day event had an $8.5 millioneconomic impact and is the largestfunction to have taken place inthe area to date.

Hosting this major soccerevent showcased our soccercomplex to a national audienceand will help us attract othermajor tournaments to RutherfordCounty, said Mona Herring, vicepresident of the Rutherford CountyConvention and Visitors Bureau.

Heritage Valley Park, locatedin La Vergne, also provides aplace to play, with nine acres ofopen space.

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of CoursEsTeeing it up is easy in Rutherford County, as

the area features six public golf courses.Murfreesboro boasts four courses, including the

Veterans Administration Golf Course, Indian HillsGolf Course, Cedar Crest Golf Club and Old FortGolf Club.

Old Fort Golf Club is a community favorite inMurfreesboro and is known across the state as one ofthe best municipal facilities for its high-quality turfconditions and layout, Herring said.

Golfers can enjoy the Smyrna Golf Course,offering an 18-hole course as well as a nine-holeexecutive course. Rockvale is home to ChampionsRun Golf Course, which provides 18 holes on landthat once included a dairy farm.

rEEn sACEs And ArKsOne of the countys most frequented attractions,

the Murfreesboro Greenway System has been helping

residents stay active for 16 years. The system, spanning12 miles, comprises the Stones River, Lytle Creek andGateway trails. Also, Smyrnas beautiful Greenwayhas several miles of paved trails, with routes to theStewart Creek Boat Ramp, Sharp Springs NaturalArea, Sewart Airbase, Lee Victory Park and others.

Thousands of local and regional visitors usethe greenway on a monthly basis for walking,bicycling, hiking, running and rollerblading,Herring said. It is adjacent to the Stones Riverand Lytle Creek, where citizens and visitors canalso canoe and kayak.

Also located in Murfreesboro, Boro Beach is a

new feature at Sports*Com. The outdoor waterpark, open during warm weather, includes twolarge slides and a snack bar providing nutritiousand affordable food.

During the summer, the park is filled to capacitynearly every day, so its clear this was an attractionwe desperately needed, Herring said.

In Smyrna, the Splash Pad at Gregory Mills Parkoffers another opportunity for outdoor fun. Open10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday in thesummer, the Splash Pad provides a playgroundsuitable for children of all ages, complete withwater spouts, fountains and more.

La Vergne is home to a variety of parksincluding Veterans Memorial Park, Mankin Park,Bicentennial Park and Lake Forest Park. The cityborders Percy Priest Lake and covers more than 21miles of coastline, providing opportunities forfishing and boating.

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& R e, 4.5%

h sr, 11.7%

irm, 3.0%

Mr , 17.7%

Pr t

sr, 2.3%

Pb amr, 3.7%

R tr, 12.1%

trpr u, 5.2%

W tr, 4.5%

nCoE (2011)ar m, $61,212

Pr p m, $23,289

ABor forCE

c lbr fr,

139,440 (2011)

2000-2010 grw, 36.5%

umpm R (d. 2011),

6.7%

housn ArKEt

M hm v, $160,592

t h u, 101,389

Cost of nCoArson

(Murfreesboro and Smyrna)

cmp i (100%) 88.5

grr im (13.31%) 93.6

h (29.27%) 79.1

u (10.22%) 84.5

trpr (9.86%) 95.0

h cr (4.23%) 88.8

M. g & sr

(33.11%) 94.0

Source:www.rutherfordchamber.

org/economic-development

census.gov
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Through the Lens

Driving around Rutherford County,

there are reminders of the Civil War

everywhere - from Stones River

National Battlefield, the site of the

Battle of Stones River from Dec. 31,

1862, to Jan. 2, 1863, to the

Confederate Soldiers monument in

the center of the square in downtown

Murfreesboro. With so many lives lost

on both the Union and Confederatesides, its important to teach younger

generations about the war, which

happens every year at the Sam Davis

Home in Smyrna as part of its Annual

Heritage Days. Theres sort of an eerie

sense of calm standing alone in a

battlefield cemetery and reflecting on

what happened there. These sites are

well worth a visit for anyone headed to

Rutherford County.

fro our hoto Bo:ruthErford County

ostEd By JEff AdKns

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