Agero Ramps Up Hiring at Clarksville Center to Support Growing Roadside Assistance Service Business
Plans to Expand Roadside Assistance Personnel by 25 Percent in 2014
Clarksville, TN – Agero, Inc., a leading provider of vehicle and driver safety, security and information services, plans to increase its employee base by 25 percent in 2014 at its regional site in Clarksville, Tennessee.
This is part of a company wide expansion across its four regional locations in Clarksville, Sebring, FL, Tucson, AZ, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. These centers provide critical roadside assistance to over 75 million drivers throughout the United States.
Agero opened the doors of it’s Clarksville site in October 2012.
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of July 20th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The retail sales and industrial production reports had similar stories – gains in June were disappointing relative to expectations, but figures for April and May were revised higher. These data (which are subject to revision) are consistent with a sharp rebound in economic activity in 2Q14 (following weather–related weakness in 1Q14), but also suggest some loss of momentum heading towards 3Q14.
The Producer Price Index and import price reports showed no appreciable pipeline pressures for inflation.
Frazier Allen
Fresh Coat Painters of Clarksville gives back to Local Veteran
Clarksville, TN – When Rich Whitaker opened his Fresh Coat Painters franchise, he knew he wanted to prioritize giving back to the community. So when the Clarksville Home Builders Association asked him to paint a house for a fellow veteran, there was no question that the answer would be yes.
Whitaker and the team at Fresh Coat Painters of Clarksville recently painted an entire home for Staff Sergeant Adam J. Montavon and his wife, Sasha, free of charge.
Whitaker Family, owners of Fresh Coat Painters in Clarksville.
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of July 15th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Next week, the economic calendar picks back up. Retail sales are likely to be the highlight, boosted by stronger vehicle sales in June. Ex-autos, sales results for April and May were disappointing – so we’ll be on the lookout for a rebound (or possibly some revision to the previous figures).
Industrial production data and residential construction figures have some potential to move the markets – they should point to stronger growth in 2Q14.
Frazier Allen
Clarksville-Montgomery County has four graduate from Leadership Middle Tennessee
Clarksville-Montgomery County Graduates for Leadership Middle Tennessee are Frazier Allen, Daniel Binkley, Valerie Hunter-Kelley and Brian Taylor
Nashville, TN – Thirty community and business leaders from Middle Tennessee have graduated from Leadership Middle Tennessee, Inc., a regional leadership institute.
The 2014 class is from the 10-county area which includes Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson.
(L to R) Seab Tuck, immediate past LMT Board Chair; Frazier Allen, Financial Advisor/Assistant Vice President, F&M Bank; and Susan Taylor, immediate past executive director.
BLF Marketing Promotes Two and Hires One
Clarksville, TN – BLF Marketing has made two personnel promotions and one new hire within its client services team.
Adam Groves has been promoted to senior account manager. Groves joined the firm in 2005, and has continuously expanded his expertise and client leadership in technical disciplines such as market analysis, customer segmenting, Internet marketing and website development.
(Top: L to R) Heather Snyder, Account Manager; Rachel Uschock, Account Manager and Adam Groves, Senior Account Manager at BLF Marketing.
The Liberty Park Grill opens to the public today
Ribbon Cutting and VIP Sneak Preview held at Liberty Park Grill on Saturday
Clarksville, TN – The Liberty Park Grill opens today at 11:00am. The new restaurant serving Liberty Park held a official ribbon-cutting with the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday in conjunction with a VIP preview of the new restaurant.
Restaurant manager Robert Bowlby took a few minutes to speak with Clarksville Online before the ceremony. “We’re so proud to be here! Clarksville is such a wonderful place, it’s a wonderful community,” he said. “My family and I are just now getting to know the area but we like what we seen so far. It has a lot of history, a lot of unique things to do like the free movies in the park, the Downtown Farmers Market, the Roxy Regional Theatre. All very unique and exciting venues for us to discover as a family.”
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan cuts the ribbon for the Liberty Park Grill
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of July 8th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The June Employment Report was stronger than expected. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 288,000 (median forecast: +215,000), with widespread gains across sectors (April and May were revised a net 29,000 higher).
The unemployment fell to 6.1% (from 6.3%), although the employment/population ratio edged up only slightly (to 59.0%, vs. 58.9% in May and 58.7% a year ago – still suggesting plenty of slack in the labor market). Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% in June, up 2.0% y/y (the CPI rose 2.1% over the 12 months ending in May).
Frazier Allen
F&M Bank Ranked Among Top U.S. Community Banks in Social Media
Washington, D.C. – F&M Bank is ranked in a Top 50 List that “highlights the community bank social media trailblazers among the financial industry.” On Monday, the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) released its second annual Top 50 Community Bank Leaders in Social Media.
The listing is based on fans/followers, engagement, content and frequency of posts. According to an ICBA announcement, “These top community banks provide fresh content, thought leadership, advice and consistent touch points to their brands. Community banks are naturally influential within their communities, which translates easily into social media.”
Sammy Stuard, President & CEO, F&M Bank
Second Quarter ends Strong, but Investors remain Cautious
Clarksville, TN – While the markets managed solid gains over the last three months, investors continue to measure their enthusiasm as the U.S. economy maintains a less-than-robust growth trend heading into the second half of the year.
After a hesitant start to 2014, the markets gained momentum as the winter doldrums gave way to slow spring growth. But ever-present concerns over the Fed’s imminent move to wind down its quantitative easing program and eventually raise rates again have kept stock market euphoria at bay.
Frazier Allen
