One of the Top 10 best American neighborhoods Downtown Franklin Historic District - American Planning Association (2009)

One of Best Small Cities for Startups Franklin – Business Week (2009)

America’s Most Promising Company Vextec, based in Brentwood – Forbes.com (2009)

Parkinson told VNC that while he still has little first-hand knowledge of other players in Nashville’s biotechnology community, he’s learned “these are world-class people who are in the Nashville area and, in addition, it turns out that Nashville is a great place to have such a facility.”

“My wife and I choose Franklin because we were looking for a safe and quiet suburb that was close to shopping, excellent schools and daycare.”