With 17 yes votes and 1 abstention my colleagues and I on FDA VRBPAC have approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children age 5 to 11.

BREAKING: Billionaire magnate Carl Icahn is selling his PSC Metals, LLC. scrap-recycling business — but crucially for Nashville, he's keeping one thing for himself. bizj.us/1qcl4i Carl Icahn $IEP

Nashville just grabbed another coastal corporate resident. One year after NBJ reported that the Academy of Country Music was scouting a Nashville headquarters, the organization announced a lease in one of the city's newest buildings. bizjournals.com/nashville/news…

EXCLUSIVE: I spoke with Carl Icahn — here's what he said about the future of his Nashville scrapyard site, and the impasse with the mayor's office. bizj.us/1qcoan $IEP Carl Icahn

Mayor's office to Icahn: You won't pressure us into a scrapyard deal bizjournals.com/nashville/news…

NEW: Amazon wants to give Metro $1 million to foster bigger development near bus stops and rail stations. A central piece of the proposal is being stripped out, after almost immediate pushback. bizj.us/1qcv69 $AMZN

NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR: He saw the future, before Oracle. After 21 years, Don Allen's riverfront gamble paid off. bizj.us/1qd8ac

EXCLUSIVE: Nashville is a finalist for this Australian tech company's U.S. expansion, with jobs paying average wages of $80K+ bizj.us/1qdb3c

NEW: Here are nine business community movers-and-shakers to watch in 2022 — people at the center of some key storylines and those likely to make storylines of their own. bizj.us/1qdkaq

BREAKING: A Nashville-area tech pioneer has left his artificial intelligence company – now global, with $120M of investor backing since 2015. He calls it a "window to reset" after 21 years of a "semi-startup-level pace." bizj.us/1qdkq2

Tough loss today, but what a season for the Tennessee Titans ! Proud of Nashville’s team! #TitanUp

Great to talk with Western Kentucky University journalism students today about the work we do! Thanks, Sam Oldenburg for stopping by Nashville Business Journal !!

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of investors led by a Swiss giant has bought a"significant" stake in this homegrown tech startup — also the area's fastest-growing private company. bizj.us/1qerbx #tech #SaaS #logistics #startups #PE nashtechcouncil Brian Moyer

Garth Brooks Friends In Low Places gift shop is now open in his future home of his Honkytonk. Fans here for the Nissan Stadium concert tonight and tomorrow are already lined up buying Garth and Trisha merchandise. Garth Brooks Trisha Yearwood #garthbrooks #FLIPonBroadway

Scoop from Adam Sichko

.@NSHBIZHutch with the scoop.

“You cannot celebrate the influence without acknowledging the sacrifice.” Excellent message from Candice Storey Lee this morning for #nbjwoi

#chevycma

Exited to host a discussion about a potential new stadium for Tennessee Titans at the Nashville Business Journal Growth of Nashville event this morning.

Happy Halloween from Nashville Business Journal !!