Although Nashville is best known as the home of country music, it is also a thriving center for diverse businesses. The city is a base for printing and publishing, automobile technology, health care management, insurance, higher education, tourism, and automobile and transportation products.

Calling the city home are major corporations such as HCA, Gaylord Entertainment, The Aerostructures Group, Shoney’s, Cracker Barrel, Willis, Gibson Guitar, Dell Computers, Bridgestone/Firestone USA, Aladdin Industries, ClientLogic, Genesco, Nortel, Ingram Industries and Caterpillar Financial. The National Federation of Independent Business is also located in Nashville. Saturn (General Motors) and Nissan Motor Manufacturing USA also have major assembly plants nearby.