Eric Snyder
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Editor in Chief of the Nashville Business Journal. University of Memphis grad. Still buys CDs.
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CEO Connections: New Nashville leaders on career advice and threats to Nashville
expand Nashville’s vitality is attracting new businesses and creating new opportunities for existing workers. Martin B. Cherry By Eric Snyder – Editor in Chief, Nashville Business Journal Preview this article 1 min Nashville’s vitality is attracting new businesses and creating new opportunities for existing workers.The result is an ongoing injection of new perspectives, from longtime residents and new arrivals alike.
From the Editor: The symphony has lessons for us, too
"If the symphony was too dependent on one benefactor, so, too, is Nashville still too reliant on the generosity of a handful of local families."
From Setup to Startup: A Practical Path to Faster Instrumentation and Valve Commissioning
by | Jul 22, 2026 | Asset Management | Commissioning instrumentation and valves still consumes months of the project schedule at many sites, largely because teams default to handhelds, radios, and field-based loop checks.
From the Editor: Cheekwood is between a rock and a hard place
expand Eric Snyder is editor in chief of Nashville Business Journal. Martin B. Cherry By Eric Snyder – Editor in Chief, Nashville Business Journal Preview this article 1 min Neighbors for Safety BMH Inc., a group of residents who live near Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, has filed a petition and a lawsuit accusing Cheekwood of exceeding an exemption it received in 1996 to operate from its residentially zoned property.
Business of Healthcare event to feature execs from VUMC, Oracle Health, HealthStream and more
expand Dr. Jeff Balser will be the featured speaker at the Business Journal's Business of Healthcare event on June 11. Susan Urmy By Eric Snyder – Editor in Chief, Nashville Business Journal Preview this article 1 min What threats and opportunities are around the corner for Nashville’s pivotal healthcare sector? With so much up in the air, a powerhouse collection of industry leaders will discuss that and more at the upcoming Business of Healthcare event.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals sells drug portfolio for $100M to Canadian giant
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals will retain its research pipeline and majority stake in Cumberland Emerging Technologies. The company's stock jumped more than 50% on the news.
Lifeway Christian Resources completes lengthy CEO search
Lifeway Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has named its new CEO.
From the Editor: Stop dunking on Memphis
expand FedExForum, in downtown Memphis, is home to the NBA's Grizzlies. Ellen Collier | MBJ By Eric Snyder – Editor in Chief, Nashville Business Journal Preview this article 1 min Professional sports long ago became dependent on public support — that is, investment.
Kelsey Cornillie named market president and publisher of Nashville Business Journal - Nashville Business Journal
Nashville Business Journal's new publisher will take the helm effective Jan. 1.
From the Editor: New neighborhood, rediscovered hobbies
"I dragged my heels when it came to looking for a new house. I was skeptical that, despite the huge expense, our lives would remain largely unchanged." It's amazing what a change of scenery can do. I dragged my heels when it came to looking for a new house. I was skeptical that, despite the huge expense, our lives would remain largely unchanged. Rather than spending too much time on screens in a familiar room, we’d do so in a foreign one. I can be a real ray of sunshine sometimes.
"Lower Respiratory Illnesses in Childhood Are Associated With the Prese" by Francesca Polverino, Debra A Stern et al.
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What Elevance Health will pay for CareBridge - Nashville Business Journal
The fastest-growing company in Nashville will soon be owned by a public company in Indianapolis. The fastest-growing company in Nashville will soon be owned by a public company in Indianapolis. Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) announced its deal to buy CareBridge in its Oct. 17 earnings call. Elevance is a health insurance provider better known by its previous name, Anthem Inc. Terms of the deal, which was first reported by Forbes, were not disclosed.
Greater Nashville home sales bounce back - Nashville Business Journal
After falling by 6% in August, see how Greater Nashville home sales fared in September and the third quarter. After falling by 6% year-over-year in August, Greater Nashville posted 2,810 home closings last month, a 0.1% increase over September 2023, according to new data from the Greater Nashville Realtors. Overall sales for the third quarter were similarly flat. The region saw 9,167 closings for the quarter, a 0.5% increase from a year ago.
From the Editor: I'd like to lodge a complaint, via haiku - Nashville Business Journal
No one stopped our editor from writing a haiku as his column this week. Oops. I knew what I wanted to say for this week's column — I just didn't need many words to say it. So, to keep you from feeling (too) ripped off, I turned it into a haiku. Please enjoy.
Jack White, Meg White sue Donald Trump in New York court - Nashville Business Journal
Nashville-based rocker Jack White and his former bandmate in The White Stripes have sued former President Donald Trump. Nashville-based rocker Jack White and his former bandmate in The White Stripes have sued former President Donald Trump. CNN reports that Jack and Meg White sued Trump and his campaign in a New York federal court on Monday, over his use of a campaign video that used the band’s 2003 hit “Seven Nation Army.” The suit alleges six counts of copyright infringement.
Midtown Cafe's Randy Rayburn dies at 74
“To me, Nashville is a big-small town and I love the relationships I have developed and built through the decades serving great people,” Rayburn told the Business Journal in 2022. Nashville restaurateur Randy Rayburn, the owner of Midtown Café and others, has died. Rick Sanjek, his business partner, confirmed his death to The Tennessean Thursday. He was 74.
From the Editor: I can't lower your temperature. But I can lower mine
Following the attempted assassination of a former, and potentially future, president, the wisdom of needing to do so is obvious. The ‘how’ of it all is a different matter. And for the purposes of this column, it’s just as well. I might have access to an email distribution list and a literal printing press, but I’ve got no expertise here, no greater standing to speak up than any of you reading this.
Metro Council gives final OK to transit push - Nashville Business Journal
Mayor Freddie O'Connell's transit vision calls for 54 miles of fast-tracked buses and other upgrades on five major corridors, as well as almost 90 miles of new or upgraded sidewalks and technology installed on 600 signals to improve the flow of traffic. Metro Council voted to give third and final approval to Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s transit ballot measure Tuesday night, Nashville Banner reports.
From the Editors: We’ve met the gentrifiers, and they are us
"This is not a story about a greedy developer versus an angelic small-business owner; there is neither a villain nor a hero here. There are, though, two protagonists. … As it happens, both are Nashville natives." A decade ago, I took a fellow Nashville journalist to task for oversimplifying gentrification in The New York Times.
From the Editor: Our high-flying kid gets her wish
How a 5-year-old's negotiating led Editor in Chief Eric Snyder's family to the most beautiful place in the country. By the time we saw the fox, I knew my wife was right. As we drove down Cattle Point Road at sunset, she decreed that it had to be the prettiest part of the United States. As she’s been to 45 of the contiguous states — almost twice my tally — I was in no place to argue.
Fresh Takes: Nashville CEOs on transit, pressure points and more - Nashville Business Journal
The Business Journal hosts Fresh Takes, an invite-only dinner series for new CEOs. We asked them to share their thoughts on some of Nashville's biggest challenges. Here's what they said. Nashville’s vitality is attracting new businesses and creating new opportunities for existing workers. The result is an ongoing injection of new perspectives, from longtime residents and new arrivals alike.
Welcome to the Business Journal's next chapter - Nashville Business Journal
When you pick up this week's print edition, you might notice something new. We’ve been working behind the scenes for months, and we’re excited to finally share this with you — our first new look in a decade. Nashville has changed so much in the past 10 years, but our mission hasn’t. We still exist to connect business leaders and bring you exclusive market intelligence to help grow your business, accelerate your career and simply your professional life.
Beyond the EHR: Hyperion’s Role in Streamlining Healthcare Technology for Better Outcomes
Healthcare technology is a vast and complex domain, pivotal to the advancements and efficiencies in patient care we witness today. When most individuals think of healthcare technology, their minds likely drift towards the ubiquitous Electronic Health Record (EHR). While EHRs are undeniably central to modern healthcare operations, utilized across the board by clinical staff, the technological ecosystem in healthcare is much broader.
Where's Whaledo: A software toolkit for array localization of animal vocalizations.
Abstract Where's Whaledo is a software toolkit that uses a combination of automated processes and user interfaces to greatly accelerate the process of reconstructing animal tracks from arrays of passive acoustic recording devices. Passive acoustic localization is a non-invasive yet powerful way to contribute to species conservation. By tracking animals through their acoustic signals, important information on diving patterns, movement behavior, habitat use, and feeding dynamics can be obtained.
What business leaders want for Nashville's future
No matter the election, there's one thing that's always on the ballot: the future. Ahead of the Aug. 3 general election to select Nashville's next mayor (or at least the two candidates who'll advance to the Sept. 14 runoff) and other Metro offices, we wanted to gauge what's on the minds of some of Nashville's business leaders. But you will not find any candidate names mentioned in the following pages, as we did not solicit endorsements.
From the Editor: Hobbies and the paradox of abundant choice
I liked my hobbies better when they cost me more. I hate writing that out - it's hard to look at that sentence and think anything other than my brain is broken. But that doesn't make it less true. Music and video games have always been loves of mine.
From the Editor: An entrepreneur's findings from the promised land
You ever think about not working? I'll certainly cop to it. Don't get me wrong, I love my job. But it is harder and more stressful than not working. I prefer more autonomy to less. But a question gnaws at me during these daydreams: Even if I could afford to retire early, would that make me happy? Which brings me to Steve Proctor. More than four years ago, Proctor sold Edgenet - a tech company that he and his partners had bought out of bankruptcy - for $100 million.
From the Editor: Shocking no one, I was no match for Disney
I stand before you a defeated dad. Three years ago in this space, as my daughter was turning 2, I wrote about "my lonely war against Disney." My heart was in the right place. I maintain, as I wrote then, that Disney wants to "own childhood. ...
From the Editor: AI is getting smarter
As we were working on this week's issue, another batch of tech leaders put their names to a somber warning about the potential risks posed by rapid advancements in AI. The warning was short, just one sentence, but existential in scope. "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war," read the statement, released May 30 by the nonprofit Center for AI Safety.
Fresh Takes: Nashville CEOs on AI, housing costs and the mayors race
Nashville's vitality is attracting new businesses and creating new opportunities for existing workers. The result is an ongoing injection of new perspectives, from longtime residents and new arrivals alike. To bring these perspectives together, the Business Journal launched Fresh Takes, an invite-only dinner series for new CEOs - those either new to town or to their positions. We hosted our latest dinner last month at Char Restaurant.
From the Editor: Why I'm a true believer in respecting mental health
On the whole, my mental health has been pretty good. Over my 40 years, my inner mood and thoughts have tended to match my flippant, laugh-it-off exterior. But there was that one time. And it almost derailed my career. Or worse. In the summer of 2019, I was presented with what should have been a huge opportunity: the chance to become editor in chief of the Nashville Business Journal - you know, the job I have now. My predecessor in this role, Lori Becker, was named publisher in August 2019.
From the Editor: Graduating from Dolly's Imagination Library
It seemed like just the latest book from Dolly Parton 's Imagination Library. My heart sank, though, when I realized it wasn't just the latest - it was the last. We signed our kiddo up for the Imagination Library - founded by Parton in 1995, it provides one free book per month in the mail until kids turn 5 - before mother and child had even been discharged from Saint Thomas Midtown.
From the Editor: 'A New York State of Mind' ain't for me
We didn't fall in love with New York City. My wife and I enjoyed our quick trip there last week, mind you. It was a success, in that it was fun, restorative and helped me think not at all about work. But she and I tend to romanticize the places we travel as places where we could see ourselves, whether that's Chattanooga, Apalachicola or Ireland. But we couldn't see ourselves in New York, and not just because of the $2,500 monthly HOA fees we saw while browsing real estate listings.
Sony/ATV eyes downtown office move
By Eric Snyder Sony/ATV Music Publishing is close to leasing space in downtown's Fifth Third Center, The Tennessean reports. If the lease is finalized, Sony/ATV would move its administrative and finance operations from Music Row to 50,000 square feet inside the downtown high-rise. As the Nashville Business Journal reported in January, Sony/ATV is considering an expansion of its finance operations following Sony's $2.2 billion purchase of EMI Music Publishing in June 2012.
From the Editor: AI helped with this week's NBJ issue
You should know that I'm anxious about this week's cover story. Julia Masters' piece, about the unknown future that generative AI presents to Nashville songwriters, is a fascinating look at what could be another in a line of existential crises that have threatened the creative backbone of Music City. But more than that, it's an eye-opening glimpse at the capabilities of tools like ChatGPT, which promise to reshape more than songwriting: It will reshape your industry, too.
From the Editor: Finding comfort in old sad songs
Lately I've been finding comfort in sad songs. I don't care if it's counterintuitive; I care that it's working. We've been living in a national powder keg for some time now. And while we weren't exactly immune on the local level, neither were we a bright red dot on the American culture war map in the way we now find ourselves, following the Covenant School shooting and resulting fallout at (and national spotlight on) the state Legislature.
From the Editor: Even at 40, skating is (still) great
I turned 40 on Saturday, and immediately set about recapturing my youth. But I didn't get a tattoo or buy a Corvette. I went roller skating. My first birthday party that I can remember was at the Rainbow Skate Center in Clarksville, when my parents gave me my first skates, a black and gray pair of quads. Since then, I've gone years in between lacing up skates, but I've never stopped. Inviting my wife and daughter to the rink, then, just felt right.
The Battle to Save Oceano Dunes Continues
SEMA News—April 2023 FROM THE HILL The Battle to Save Oceano Dunes Continues SEMA Fights to Protect California’s Only Coastal OHV Park By Eric Snyder Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area is a unique resource for the motorized recreation community. It is California’s only off-road park on the Pacific Ocean. For decades, recreationists and off-roaders have been able to enjoy riding all types of motorized vehicles from trucks and SUVs to dune buggies and quads on a California beach.
From the Editor: This shouldn't feel normal
The first thing I did was see how close our daycare is to The Covenant School. Then I waited for Twitter to tell me how many kids were dead. Four miles. Six victims, including three children. It's to our national shame that this passes for normal. The Washington Post's top story on its website Monday morning was a seven-month investigation into the nation's most notorious weapon, under the headline, "From outcast to political symbol.
From the Editor: Friends don't let friends chat like robots
I made the request like I was joking, but I wasn't. At dinner recently, I sought a commitment from a few of our friends, one that should enrich - or at least protect - our relationships: I asked that they not communicate with us via ChatGPT (or any of its brethren). It's dystopian to think about, but not far-fetched.
Fresh Takes: CEOs on the Nashville mayor race, state tensions and hiring
Nashville's vitality is attracting new businesses and creating new opportunities for existing workers. The result is an ongoing injection of new perspectives, from longtime residents and new arrivals alike. To bring these perspectives together, the Business Journal launched Fresh Takes, an invite-only dinner series for new CEOs - those either new to town or to their positions. We hosted our latest dinner last month at Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse.
From the Editor: My poster child for living in the moment
Our daughter's best friend recently moved away. She's fine. Of course she is. But I'm taking it poorly. Like your kids, ours is a one-of-one. You'd recognize a lot of her qualities, sure, just as I'd recognize aspects of your children. But in other ways, she's unlike anyone I've ever known. It's one reason why raising a child, why getting to know them, is such a treat.
Eric Snyder: Where do Mayor Cooper's votes go?
I think a lot about Nashville Mayor John Cooper 's voters. It's haphazard to speak in monolithic terms, but he was never "the guy" for the business community. (Recall, for example, that business leaders gathered at billionaire John Ingram's office the morning after Cooper drubbed incumbent David Briley in the general election, presaging Briley's inevitable loss in the runoff.) That lack of affection was evident upon his victory in 2019, and it still rings true now, not yet four years later.
From the Editor: Why I no longer roll my eyes at 'fun committees'
Last week featured one of my longest days in the office in years. And it was awesome. It wasn't for breaking news. It wasn't because an important deadline had caught me by surprise. It wasn't, God forbid, to catch up on email. It was our Bring Your Nintendo to Work Day. Sporadically throughout the day, but more purposefully after 3 p.m., we sat around the newsroom couch for some Nintendo Switch Sports, Overcooked 2 and so, so many laps in Mario Kart 8.
From the Editor: Another Nashville connection to Ukraine
Behind every door in Nashville is another world. Our cubicles, break rooms and home offices may have Nashville ZIP codes, but the challenges we face, decisions we make and opportunities we create often extend well beyond those arbitrary borders. This is especially true of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and its sister school. Nashville sometimes takes Vanderbilt for granted, despite its status as a huge employer, ambassador for Music City and an economic engine unto its own.
From the Editor: It's lotto season at Metro Nashville schools
I wasn't this stressed out applying for college. Jan. 23 was the start of open enrollment for Metro Nashville Public Schools. That meant it was also time for my wife and I to put our money where our mouths have been. And by "money" I mean "the literal future of our one and only child." We're both products of public schools, albeit up the road in Clarksville. Our collegiate degrees are likewise from state universities. When we became parents, this moment seemed as far away as retirement.
Getting Out of Commercial Leases Under the New Bankruptcy Code
In major metropolitan areas, commercial office vacancies have skyrocketed and rents have plummeted. Tenants, required to examine their space needs post-pandemic, are eager to take advantage of the lower rents. A recent addition to the Bankruptcy Code provides these lessees with an opportunity to walk away from above-market leases.
From the Editor: Our year without Amazon Prime
Believe me when I say it wasn't a boycott: My wife and I didn't give Amazon any money in 2022. It was deliberate, yes, but if it was in protest of anything, it was in protest of ourselves. We had been Prime members for a number of years and regular customers, of course, for much longer. You know the deal: Amazon has basically everything, and they will get it to you quickly. At some point, it became our default.
From the Editor: Starting off the new year lying down
I hereby declare a new folkloric tradition: It is officially good luck to start the new year with a Covid case. (By the way, guess who has two thumbs and whose year is off to a lucky start? This guy!) Covid, apparently, isn't going anywhere, and so long as that's the case, it will remain a holiday fixture. It's a bummer of a time to be sick, as you're likely missing out on holiday fun or watching your planned time off instead get bastardized into sick days.
NBJ Fresh Takes: CEOs on their, and Nashville's, top challenges
Nashville's vitality is attracting new businesses and creating new opportunities for existing workers. The result is an ongoing injection of new perspectives, from longtime residents and new arrivals alike. To bring these perspectives together, the Business Journal has launched Fresh Takes, an invite-only dinner series for new CEOs - those either new to town or to their positions. We hosted our first dinner Nov. 16 at Kayne Prime.
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