Adam Sichko

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Adam Sichko

President Donald Trump broke his own record for money raised by an inauguration committee, more than doubling the haul from his first inauguration in 2017. Several notable Nashville-area companies cut six-figure checks, including a private prison operator and the area's legacy hospital giant. But its largest local financier is a mystery. The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee Inc. disclosed donations in a massive April 20 filing with the Federal Election Commission.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Adam Sichko

Silicon Ranch Corp. turned on a record amount of new solar power in 2024, which will drive revenue near $250 million this year. The company is doubling its operating capacity by the end of 2028, from 3,600 megawatts today to 7,300 megawatts — enough to power roughly 1.25 million homes. Reagan Farr needed no introduction, but he had to pretend like he did. He had a secret he had to keep.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Adam Sichko

Silicon Ranch Corp., which owns and operates arrays of solar panels in 15 states, is one of Nashville's rare "unicorns" — a homegrown startup valued at $1 billion or more by investors. Silicon Ranch just added a new investor into that mix, who made a big commitment. Nashville's homegrown solar-power giant has attracted the attention of a European investor — and about half-a-billion dollars of its capital.

Mar 31, 2025 | bizjournals.com | Adam Sichko |Sophia Young

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center is one of the major pieces in play on the East Bank, the city's high-profile riverfront target for transformation. Negotiations with Metro hit an impasse in early January, but that appears to be changing of late. Talks have picked up between officials with the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and Mayor Freddie O'Connell's administration, showing a little headway after behind-the-scenes friction burst into public view.

Mar 24, 2025 | bizjournals.com | Adam Sichko

Nashville and five other cities banded together to sue the Trump administration over federal transit and infrastructure funding they allege the administration has frozen illegally. "No president, much less a non-federal employee at a fictional agency, has the authority to freeze funds appropriated by Congress," Metro's law director said in a statement. Metro Nashville accuses the Trump administration of "reneging" on $14 million of transit and electric vehicle grants in a newly filed lawsuit.