A new Brentwood-based bank has named a president and chief lending officer.

As it continues to expand, Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee (BJIT) has added three new physician assistants — Lance Bolin, PA-C, Charlotte Sauter, PA-C and Cameron Greene, PA-C.

When Jeff Arnett was master distiller for the Jack Daniel Distillery, a position in which he not only oversaw the production of Tennessee whiskey but also traveled throughout the world as top ambassador for the brand, he fielded many questions.

Family-owned Fink’s Jewelers has announced it will be opening a new store in Franklin in the summer of 2023, making it the second location of its jewelry store in Tennessee.

This month we have a three-way tie for third place with three — count ‘em, three! — homes coming in at $6.5 million each.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center officials are seeking an emergency medical facility in Bellevue, with a March 2024 opening eyed.

Brentwood-based New Orchard, an analytics and software company, has named James Suh as its first chief operating officer.

The Factory at Franklin owners released a list of new tenants Friday that will partially fill the facility currently undergoing renovation.

Marking a 70th anniversary milestone, Sun Records has expanded its nostalgic Memphis eatery, Sun Diner, into Franklin.

Le Macaron French Pastries, a leading destination for authentic French macarons and pastries, has opened a new location in Franklin that will make it the second such site in Tennessee.

United Community Bank has named John Wilson president for Tennessee.

Parks Realty has added Nuala O'Leary to its Franklin office. 

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee founder and President Ellen Eskind Lehman plans to retire at the end of the year.

Home goods retailer Kirkland’s Inc. is bringing back ex-CEO Mike Madden as chief financial officer, effective Sept. 1.

Williamson Inc. has been involved in many initiatives and programs in Fairview for years, and now the two entities have come together as the Fairview Chamber of Commerce has unified with Williamson Inc.

Gresham Smith co-founder Batey Gresham Jr. has died at the age of 88, the Nashville architecture firm announced Tuesday.

Two Nashville-area banking industry veterans are teaming on the establishment of Sonata Bank, a new financial institution based in Brentwood.

When officials with the Southern lifestyle retailer Palmetto Moon considered opening a store in Franklin, they looked beyond the numbers.

Franklin-based Pencilish Animation Studios started its second round of investment going live on July 16 on StartEngine. 

A new breakfast spot is coming to Brentwood to replace a former mainstay. 

The owner of Sperry’s Restaurant and Sam’s Sports Grill is suing a spice blend manufacturer, alleging that the out-of-state company is holding the local restaurants “hostage” by refusing to disclose the recipes for spice blends Sperry’s and Sam’s have used for years.

Popular makeup and beauty store Sephora is setting up shop in two of Williamson County's Kohl's locations. 

Brentwood-based managed telecom services company C Spire has named veteran employee Allen McIntosh managing director for Tennessee.

Wesley Mortgage, will celebrate its multi-year title sponsorship of Freedom Friday for the Aug. 5-7 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix with entertainer Aaron Lewis headlining a multi-performer concert lineup at the Nissan Stadium campus, per a release. 

Coming off a trend-busting 2020, charitable giving behavior reverted somewhat to pre-pandemic trends in 2021, according to Franklin-based advisory firm Lighthouse Counsel’s annual Giving USA report produced in conjunction with The Giving Institute.  

Officials with Glenview, Illinois-based Highland Ventures Ltd. announced the company — perhaps best known for its Marco’s Pizza — will relocate its headquarters to Brentwood.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Frensley ordered Nashville attorney Daniel Horwitz to delete tweets about locally based prison company CoreCivic, the defendant in a lawsuit Horwitz filed on behalf of a deceased former inmate at a CoreCivic facility.

The beloved Brentwood restaurant and bakery Puffy Muffin started in a family’s kitchen.

Company Distilling will host a grand reopening of its Thompson's Station location on Aug. 25-27, per a release. 

The Brentwood-based contractor company Route Consultant is FedEx Ground’s largest contractor in the United States, and its founder and president is urging the transport company to provide financial remedies to its base of 6,000-plus Contracted Service Providers (CSPs). 

Expected openings this fall for a Scout’s Pub in Nashville and a Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurant in Cullman, Alabama, will bring the number of A. Marshall Hospitality restaurants to 14.

Tractor Supply Company appointed Kimberley Gardiner as its new senior vice president and chief marketing officer to replace the soon-to-be-retired Christi Korzekwa. 

Nicole Strain, the chief operating officer and chief financial officer at home goods retailer Kirkland’s, is resigning, effective Aug. 31.

The Faurecia auto industry plant in Spring Hill has sold for $52 million.

United Community Bank, formerly known as Reliant Bank, celebrated an opening in Brentwood and its expansion into Tennessee with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Williamson, Inc. Monday afternoon.

Local businessman David Lee England died July 15 at his home in Franklin at the age of 84.

Brentwood Capital Advisors has announced the promotions of Becky Gregg to managing director, Patrick Price to director and Matt Davis to vice president.

Brentwood-based executive personnel and staffing services firm Vaco has opened an office in Québec City and named Maxime Piché as its managing director.

United Community Bank is celebrating its expansion into Tennessee on Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Brentwood location, and a two-day career fair to follow.

After the Kroger grocery store in Brentwood Place relocated down the road to the Peartree Village shopping center, Stein Mart, Inc. eventually took over a portion of the space in 2017.

From the founders of Drybar, Squeeze, a new massage concept, will open the brand’s third location in Brentwood this fall, according to a press release.