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AT&T recovers from multi-state outage after Nashville bombing

The Verge

The explosion of an RV in Nashville injured three people and destroyed a section of the city’s downtown, including “significant damage” to a key AT&T transmission facility. The AT&T building, located blocks away from the company’s better-known office tower, provides a regional network connection point in addition to local service.

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Brand Refresh, TV Relief Event For United Way Worldwide

The NonProfit Times

Williams explained that a Nashville performer who wanted to help raise money contacted local United Way officials who notified UWW. Segments were taped in Nashville with some of the artists recording segments from where they were on the road. Williams contacted UWW board of trustees member Melissa C.

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Amazon will spend $2 billion to try to fix affordable housing crises in three major employment hubs

The Verge

The parts of the US Amazon plans to invest in include Washington state’s Puget Sound region that encompasses Seattle, as well as Arlington, Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee where Amazon has opened fast-growing offices. But fierce backlash from local residents and criticism from politicians , including US Rep.

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Community is even better when it's face-to-face: Check out your local NTEN 501 Tech Club!

NTEN

These are informal local groups of those working in the nonprofit sector that meet on a regular basis to network and connect with colleagues, share information, and develop a local professional support network. Tech Clubs are driven by local leaders who step up to organize and plan group events with the support of NTEN.

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VC meets the land of opportunity

TechCrunch

With offices in LA, Austin and Nashville — and investments all over North America, we are seeing a marked increase in receptivity to an idea we had over a decade ago to invest across the U.S. population around Nashville, TN. Image Credits: Nashville 2018 Regional Economic Development Guide. and into Canada.

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Amazon’s Fire TV is adding local news in many more cities

The Verge

At that time, the app offered local news coverage in 12 cities, including New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, and more. But today, Amazon says it’s expanding local news to “88 major cities” across the US, “including popular local stations from news distributors such as ABC Owned Television Stations, CBSN, TEGNA, Cox, The E.W.

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United Way Community Leaders Conference

VisionLink

The UW Community Leaders Conference is under way right now in Nashville, TN. Participants include leaders from the private sector, elected officials, other non-profit organizations, and of course local United Ways across America.