Robert B. Higgins

Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon, Inc. provides engineering services. It offers mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, environmental, and transportation engineering, water service, architecture, landscape architecture, surveying and three dimensional laser scanning, and construction phase services. The company was founded by Billy Taylor Sumner, William Waggoner, and Dan B. Badge, Jr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

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.

The American Society of Civil Engineers, founded in 1852, is the oldest national engineering society in America. The non-profit company is based in Reston, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. With over 150,000 members worldwide, the organization advocates for sustainable and resilient practices to maintain and modernize the nation's infrastructure. The company also works to increase investment in infrastructure and improve engineering knowledge and competency. The society's Civil Engineering Landmark Program recognizes historically significant civil engineering projects, structures, and sites.

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.