TN economic chief recruits for medical trade center

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The Tennessean, April 19, 2010

Matt Kisber, Tennessee's commissioner of economic and community development, has joined Market Center Management Co. executives several times when they've met with potential tenants of a $250 million medical trade center being planned for downtown Nashville, The Tennessean reports. Market Center plans to turn the three-story Nashville Convention Center into a 15-story medical mart where hospitals and other healthcare companies can comparison shop for beds, technology, and other products.

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