Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of September 28th, 2014
September 28, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The economic data were mixed. The estimate of second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth was revised upward from 4.2% to 4.6%, as expected.
Existing home sales fell in August, reflecting a decline in speculators (i.e., fewer all-cash transactions). New home sales surged 18.9%, but that likely reflects the usual volatility in the data.
Durable goods orders fell 18%, reflecting an unwinding of July’s sharp spike in civilian aircraft orders. The three-month averages of shipments and orders for nondefense capital goods (ex-aircraft) suggest good strength in business fixed investments.
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Deadline nears to submit application for Handmade Holidays
September 26, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Wilma Rudolph Event Center, located at Liberty Park, is currently seeking craft vendors to participate in Handmade Holidays.
This year’s two-day event is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 15th, 2014 from 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, November 16th, 2014 from noon to 4:00pm.
Handmade Holidays a Crafters Bazaar at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
Clarksville Tennessee Top Ten City for Millennials looking for Bigger Paychecks
September 25, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Of the top 10 cities the Millennial Generation is looking to for bigger paychecks, Middle Tennessee lands two – Clarksville at 6 and Nashville at 10.
“Our dedication to recruit higher paying jobs and to create a top-rated quality of life, both of which are attractive to a young, educated workforce, is a driving force behind us making this list,” said Cal Wray, Executive Director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council.
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Clarksville’s Downtown Artists’ Co-op to hold Art Opening October 2nd
September 23, 2014
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 Nada Fuqua will present her latest works entitled “Landscapes, Mostly, a Continuation” at the Downtown Artists’ Co-op in historic downtown Clarksville (96 Franklin Street) from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
The exhibit will be open through the month of October.
Light refreshments will be served. Free to public.
Nada Fuqua’s “Red Rock Sedona”
Clarksville Parks and Recreation says get out to the final days of water fun with Park Splash Pads
September 23, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department reports that the Splash Park at Edith Pettus Park, along with the Dixon Park and Lettie Kendall Park Splash Pads, will close for the season on Monday, September 29th.
Clarksville’s Edith Pettus Splash Park.
Austin Peay State University waiving fees for active duty soldiers at APSU Fort Campbell Center
September 23, 2014
Clarksville, TN – A recent change to the U.S. Department of Defenses’ Tuition Assistance program is causing active-duty military personnel to pay out-of-pocket cash for fees associated with pursuing a college education, but Austin Peay State University is working to eliminate this financial burden affecting its military students.
Beginning with the Fall II semester, APSU will waive online fees and technology access fees for active-duty personnel taking classes at the Austin Peay Center at Fort Campbell.
APSU Center at Fort Campbell.
APSU Senior Art Exhibits planned for fall semester
September 22, 2014
Clarksville, TN – This fall, 15 young artists will bring their studies at Austin Peay State University to a close by hosting public exhibitions of the work they created for their senior thesis projects.
Students enrolled in APSU’s senior thesis class will host public exhibitions of their work this fall. (Photo by Kim Balevre/APSU)
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of September 21st, 2014
September 21, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Fed policymakers reduced the monthly pace of asset purchases (QE3) by another $10 billion, to $15 billion, on track to finish buying at the end of October. The Fed repeated that “it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends.”
Fed officials’ projections of the appropriate year-end federal funds target rate indicated that most expect to begin raising short-term interest rates sometime in 2015, but there was a wide range in the individual forecasts (and implicitly, in their expectations of when rates will start to rise – with most spread roughly evenly between March and September).
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APSU hosting alumni trips to England and Costa Rica
September 21, 2014
Trips scheduled for Summer of 2015
Clarksville, TN – In one picture, Dr. Mickey Wadia is standing next to an ancient stone wall in Paddington, England. In another, the Austin Peay State University professor of languages and literature is near the edge of the famed White Cliffs of Dover.
If you were to continue scrolling through his Facebook photos, you’d see him at the Globe Theatre, outside the grammar school William Wordsworth attended and enjoying a cup of tea in Warwick.
Wadia visits England several times a year to teach study abroad classes on Shakespeare, and this summer, local travelers will get to take advantage of his extensive knowledge of the area as he hosts an APSU Alumni Travel trip, British Landscapes, June 11th-20th, 2015. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for September 21st, 2014
September 21, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: Movies in the Park, Zumba, Community clean-up at the Clarksville Greenway, After-school Programming and Twilight Basketball.
Twilight Basketball to be held on Fridays, October 17th – December 29th at the Kleeman Community Center.
