Tom Trent Quoted on Proposed Transit System Giving Austin a Competitive Advantage over Nashville

Tom Trent, an experienced real estate and economic development attorney, was recently quoted in a Nashville Business Journal article entitled “Austin’s transit push may give it business recruitment edge over Nashville” which explores the economic advantages Austin stands to gain from the proposed rail system.

“Austin and Nashville are two comparable cities who compete regularly for new business,” said Trent. “Given the projected growth of both markets, if Austin provides well conceived mass transit and Nashville does not, Austin will positively differentiate itself from Nashville in a critical way, enabling it to have a substantial advantage in recruiting and retaining talent.”

Read the complete Nashville Business Journal article, "Austin’s transit push may give it business recruitment edge over Nashville.”