We are intentional about the attention we give to our office culture. We want our team to be happy and fully engaged in our business. In the end, our clients reap the benefits. One centerpiece of our culture is our annual staff retreat. It is, and I say so confidently, the most highly anticipated MP&F event of the year. Retreat gives us a chance to take a collective breath to celebrate our clients’ successes, to bond and review the ups and downs of the past year. Perhaps more importantly, as a group that is obsessive about planning and delivering results, …

The Progressive® Insurance Nashville Boat Show®, Tennessee’s premier boating event, is bringing a taste of summer to Nashville’s Music City Center with four days of fun Jan. 18–21, 2018. This year’s show has over 180,000 square feet of boats and accessories along with educational opportunities and fun for all ages and experience levels! View, board and shop hundreds of boats from the region’s top dealers, plus take advantage of show specials on the latest marine accessories and electronics, including cruisers, watersports and fishing boats, jet skis, canoes, kayaks, and more!  Former Miami Dolphin Kendall Newson will be on hand on …

An environmental nonprofit tore out an acre and a half of invasive plant species along an 550-foot stretch of Nashville’s Richland Creek last week, in an effort to restore the natural ecosystem. Throughout Nashville’s parks, and especially along its stream banks, non-native plant species have crowded out endemic flora and fauna. They’ve disturbed the broader environment, too. Along Richland Creek, exotic vines have taken down large trees that line the banks, increasing the risk of erosion and flooding. But with planning and manpower, the effects slowly can be reversed. Environmentalists hope to set an example for better land management with this project. …

The OWH’s grant to fund STARS’ “Prevention of Opioid Misuse in Women” initiative aims at combating the opioid epidemic in women and girls. STARS will partner with The Next Door, Vanderbilt University’s Center for Student Wellbeing, Jazzy 88 WFSK, and Nashville Prevention Partnership. STARS is one of 16 nonprofit entities to be awarded this grant across the nation. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 11, 2017) – The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) named STARS a 2018 grant recipient, awarding $100,000 in the first year of funding, to combat the opioid epidemic in women and girls in Middle Tennessee. As part of the …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 10, 2017) – Jennifer Brantley, a 25-year communications veteran, has been named a partner at MP&F Public Relations, it was announced today. Brantley began her career at MP&F as a student intern, working her way to the position of senior vice president, a title she has held since 2011. The McMinnville native graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor’s degree in public relations. During her tenure at MP&F, she has worked with a variety of clients, including BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, West Tennessee Healthcare, Colonial Pipeline and national home décor retailer Kirkland’s. “Jennifer’s deep knowledge …

Internationally renowned street artist Beau Stanton will come to Nashville this October to launch a new campaign for stream stewardship: Rivive! Nashville. Stanton will paint Nashville’s next large outdoor mural, orchestrated by the Nashville Walls Project. The mural will be painted at Fifth Avenue North and Commerce Street in downtown Nashville, just steps away from the Ryman Auditorium, and takes inspiration from local waters and their importance to life, health and recreation. “We want to remind Nashvillians that the city thrives because of the river,” said Mekayle Houghton, executive director of the Cumberland River Compact and a Nashville Waterways Consortium …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 6, 2017) – As part of Mayor Megan Barry’s Livable Nashville sustainability effort, a new challenge for local grocers and other food retailers was announced today to reduce the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by increasing donations to people in need, along with other strategies offered through the Mayor’s Food-Saver Challenge for Retailers. Representatives from the Mayor’s Office, Metro Public Works, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, and the Nashville Food Waste Initiative announced the Challenge this morning at the Rosa Parks Kroger. Through the Mayor’s Challenge, participating stores are asked to maximize their …