Apartments for Rent in Nashville, TN

However there’s more to Nashville than just music. There’s also cowboy boots, blue jeans, breweries, farmers markets, fishing, and a growing tech industry. That’s right, down home southern techies. The Silicon Valley of the South. Nashville is one of seven cities chosen to begin Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network, which means that business is booming down here.

The mass migration of California and New York refugees adds diversity to the old country-fried soul of Nashville, creating an entirely new culture. The growing tech industry in Nashville has spurred new money for preserving historic neighborhoods, building new sustainable urban areas, and infusing the culture with creative shops, foodie-enticing eateries, and creative companies looking for a sweet spot to set up shop in the south.

Nashville is a professional guitar-picker’s paradise, but even if you’re not musically-inclined there are still plenty of employment options. In fact, Nashville recently ranked #28 on the Forbes list of “Best Places for Business and Careers” and ranked #6 in job growth. This city is a vital center for health, banking, transportation, and education, as well as government. As of 2014, the top employers in Nashville were Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, the public schools, the State of Tennessee, the U.S. Government, Nissan North America, Hospital Corporation of America, Saint Thomas Health, Randstad U.S. (an HR service provider), Shoney’s, and Kroger. There are hundreds of other prominent companies in Nashville, including Gibson Guitar, Country Music Television, Sun Records, World Records, Firestone, and the Yazoo Brewing Company. AT&T, Bank of America, and Sony also have a strong presence in the city.