Laura Hollingsworth

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce conducted extensive market research on the music industry, surveying over 2,500 people and conducting 3 focus groups. The 10-county Nashville economic market has a population of 1.9 million and is the largest metropolitan area within a five-state region. The non-profit company is based in Nashville, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Chamber is a nonprofit business federation focused on facilitating community leadership to create economic prosperity. The region is known for its creativity, growth, and business opportunities, and is home to risk takers. The CEO of the company is Ralph Schulz.

Part of Gannett Co., Inc., The Tennessean is a publisher of a daily newspaper. The company is based in Nashville, TN.

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, Inc. enages in the provision of solutions for health, financial stability, and health. The company was founded on May 21, 1954 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Nashville Downtown Partnership discovers the many downtown events, parking options, concerts, shows, art and gallery openings, Predators and Titans games. It focuses on business recruitment and retention, residential and retail development, public space management, access and transportation, communications and marketing. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

News Media Alliance provides newspapers and non-daily newspapers. It focuses on ensuring the future of new media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation. The company was founded on June 1, 1992 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.