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Aligning Land, Learning, and Labor in Middle Tennessee

By Jaclyn Tidwell | Programs & Strategy for Cumberland Region Tomorrow This blog is the seventh of a series based on the November 2025 Power of 10 Summit. It started with a simple but grounding idea: growth doesn’t happen in silos. In Middle Tennessee, opportunity sits at the intersection of how we use land, how we educate people, and how we connect them to work . When any one of those breaks down—when housing is too expensive, transit too limited, or education disconnected

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Connecting Communities Through Regional Transportation: Mobility, Smart Infrastructure, and the Work Ahead

By Jaclyn Tidwell | Programs & Strategy for Cumberland Region Tomorrow This blog is the sixth of a series based on the November 2025 Power of 10 Summit. At this year’s Power of 10 Summit, one theme surfaced again and again: how we move is inseparable from how our region grows . Housing, workforce, economic opportunity, and quality of life all hinge on transportation—and in Middle Tennessee, the stakes have never been higher. The session Mobility and Smart Infrastructure: Co

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Jan 74 min read

From Agriculture to AI: Richard Florida on What Powers Thriving Communities

Highlights from Richard Florida’s Power of 10 Keynote The 2025 Power of 10 Summit buzzed with anticipation as Richard Florida took the stage. Leaders from across business, government, and civic organizations leaned forward, eager to hear his insights on how regions thrive in a rapidly changing world. Florida opened with a reflection on human creativity, talent, and the evolving role of cities, instantly drawing the audience into a conversation that was at once historical, pra

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Dec 11, 20253 min read

Leadership in a Growing Region

By Jaclyn Tidwell | Programs & Strategy for Cumberland Region Tomorrow This blog is the fourth of a series based on the November 2025 Power of 10 Summit. Our new blog series captures the key insights, bold ideas, and practical strategies from the 2025 Power of 10 Summit. Each post serves as both a record of the conversations that shaped the summit and a hands-on resource for leaders across the region. In this installment, we dive into a session that focused on the people wh

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Dec 9, 20253 min read

Coach Corbin's Lessons For Regional Teamwork

By Jaclyn Tidwell | Programs & Strategy for Cumberland Region Tomorrow This blog is the third of a series based on the November 2025 Power of 10 Summit. At this year’s Power of 10 Summit, we were honored to hear from Vanderbilt Head Baseball Coach Tim Corbin, whose reflections on leadership, gratitude, and team culture left a lasting mark on the room. Corbin shared how his 42-year coaching journey—including 24 years at Vanderbilt—began with a program that had limited resour

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Dec 3, 20254 min read

A Market Turning Red: What Today's Housing Pressures Mean - and What We Can Do Next

From Left: Jessica Farr, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta ; Matt Nicholson, The Clear Blue Company ; Brian Straessle, The Sycamore Institute By Jaclyn Tidwell | Programs & Strategy for Cumberland Region Tomorrow This blog is the second of a series based on the November 2025 Power of 10 Summit. For more than a decade, housing affordability challenges have been intensifying across the state. A simple ratio—home prices or home values compared to median income—tells a striking s

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Dec 1, 20255 min read

Designing for Health: How Nashville’s Leaders Are Reconnecting Planning, Policy and Community Well-Being

From Left: Gary Gaston, Civic Design Center ; Leslie Meehan, Tennessee Department of Health ; and Dr. Alex Jahangir, Vanderbilt University Medical Center By Jaclyn Tidwell | Programs & Strategy for Cumberland Region Tomorrow This blog is the first of a series based on the November 2025 Power of 10 Summit. For decades, the fields of public health, urban planning and community design have drifted apart — a separation that has left cities with fractured systems, inequitable in

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Nov 20, 20255 min read