Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County in the central part of the state. Nicknamed "Music City", Nashville is the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and many major record labels. Since much earlier times it has been called the "Athens of the South", for its educational institutions and classical architecture. Nashville is also a major hub for the health care and publishing industries.

Economy

Although Nashville is renowned for being a major music recording center and tourist destination, its largest industry is actually health care. Nashville is home to more than 250 health care companies, including Hospital Corporation of America, the largest private operator of hospitals in the world. Other major industries in Nashville include insurance, finance, and publishing (especially religious publishing). The city also hosts headquarters operations for several Protestant denominations, including the United Methodist Church, Southern Baptist Convention, and National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc..

Related Topics:
Industry - Hospital Corporation of America - Insurance - Finance - Publishing - Religious - Protestant - United Methodist Church - Southern Baptist Convention - National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

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Several major motion pictures have been filmed in Nashville, including The Green Mile, The Last Castle, Gummo, Coal Miner's Daughter, and Robert Altman's Nashville.

Related Topics:
The Green Mile - The Last Castle - Gummo - Coal Miner's Daughter - Robert Altman - Nashville

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Fortune 500 companies

• Hospital Corporation of America
• Caremark Rx

Other important companies

• America Service (in Brentwood, Tennessee)
• American Healthways
• American HomePatient (in Brentwood, Tennessee)
• Asurion
• Bridgestone Americas Holding (Bridgestone-Firestone)
• Captain D's
• Central Parking Corporation
• Clarcor (in Franklin, Tennessee)
• Community Health Systems Inc. (in Brentwood, Tennessee)
• Corrections Corporation of America
• Cracker Barrel (in Lebanon, Tennessee)
• Dollar General (in Goodlettsville, Tennessee)
• Gibson Guitar Corporation
• HealthStream
• Ingram Industries Inc.
• iPayment
• LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (in Brentwood, Tennessee)
• LifeWay (formerly known as the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board)
• Louisiana Pacific
• O'Charley's (casual dining restaurant chain)
• Psychiatric Solutions (in Franklin, Tennessee)
• Renal Care Group
• Shoney's
• Tractor Supply Co.