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Market Overview

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and a vital transportation, business and tourism center for North America. The Nashville MSA, in the state’s center, comprises 13 counties for a total population of just over one and a half million. Nashville continues to impress business leaders and real estate investors alike for its overall quality of life, its pro business government and its rich offering of cultural and entertainment options. Nashville’s strength as a community truly rests on one solid foundation—its economic diversity. It has a high level of entrepreneurial activity, with self-employment above the state and national average and higher than most major metros in the country. With one of the nation’s most diverse economies, Nashville is anchored by health care management, tourism, music and entertainment, auto manufacturing, higher education, and publishing. Regional Highlights & Accolades • Nashville Ranked #3 Overall in America’s Best Cities Travel and Leisure, November 9, 2012 • Tennessee Ranked 8th Best State for Business Climate Site Selection, November 1, 2012

• Tennessee Ranked #1 in Top 10 States for Low Business Taxes & Regulations US Chamber of Commerce, Jan 9, 2012 • Nashville Named One of 11 U.S. Comeback Cities Kiplinger.com, April 11, 2012 • Tennessee Ranked One of the Top 10 Business Climates in U.S. Site Selection, Nov 1, 2011 • N ashville Ranked One of America’s Best Cities Businessweek.com, Sep 22, 2011 • Nashville Named One of Seven Top Spots in Nation for Start-Ups Wall Street Journal, Aug 25, 2011 • Nashville Ranked #3 Next Big Boom Town Forbes, July 06, 2011 • Tennessee Ranked #1 State Most Friendly to Business US Chamber of Commerce, June 23, 2011 • Tennessee #6 for 2010 Economic Growth U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, June 13, 2011 • Nashville Named One of the Top 10 U.S. Cities for College Grads Livibility.com, June 08, 2011 • Nashville Has ‘Best Music Scene’ in the Country Rolling Stone, April 20, 2011

• Nashville Ranked #13 of America’s 50 Best Cities Businessweek, September 28, 2012 • Nashville Listed as One of 10 Underrated Hotbeds of American Innovation Fast Company, August 28, 2012 • Nashville Ranked #9 on the List of Cities with Brain Gain Forbes, August 13, 2012 • Top City for Global Trade Global Trade, August 13, 2012 • Nashville Ranked #10 Best Place for Business & Career Forbes, June 27, 2012 • Nashville Ranked #9 of the Hottest American Cities of the Future Business Insider, June 25, 2012 • Ranked #1 Best City for Job Growth Kiplinger, June 12, 2012 • 4th in Job Creation in U.S. Gallup, April 3, 2012 • 2nd Most Cost-Attractive Business Location KPMG, March 27, 2012 • 5th Fastest Growing Job Market in U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, March 19, 2012

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