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NASHVILLE-CLARKSVILLE JOINT METRO REGION<br />
The Nashville and Clarksville MSAs are among a small number of adjacent metro regions in the country, and combined,<br />
they represent one of the most dynamic and growing areas in the country. Having the state’s second- and fifth-largest<br />
cities only 50 miles apart has led to a high level of interdependence along numerous economic and demographic<br />
areas, including military employment, the agribusiness sector and cross-commuting of workers, among others. For these<br />
reasons, the vitality of the Middle Tennessee region can only be fully understood when it is examined from these dual<br />
KEY TAKEAWAY<br />
The assets and challenges of the Nashville<br />
and Clarksville MSAs are mutually<br />
reinforcing. One MSA cannot be fully<br />
understood in isolation from the other.<br />
vantage points.<br />
Trigg<br />
Christian<br />
Montgomery<br />
Robertson<br />
Sumner<br />
Trousdale<br />
Macon<br />
Cheatham<br />
Smith<br />
Dickson<br />
Davidson<br />
Wilson<br />
Williamson<br />
Rutherford<br />
Cannon<br />
Hickman<br />
Maury<br />
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