Nashville is known as the Capitol of Tennessee, Athens of the South, and Music City USA . Our business environment is thriving due to our many amenities and low tax base. Our cost of living is one of the lowest in comparison to other major metro areas. Our economy is healthy and diversified. Some of our largest employers are Vanderbilt University, Healthcare Industry, Automotive Industry, Gaylord Entertainment (Opryland USA) and the state government. Nashville is a leading center for health care businesses as well as world-class medical facilities. The city has more than 29 hospitals, medical centers, clinics and specialty centers throughout the region. Our city and its surrounding communities provide many different lifestyles from urban, downtown living to planned communities in the suburbs to rural farm life. Nashville is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. We have something to offer every resident - Major Sports Teams, Nashville Symphony & Ballet, Grand Ole Opry to the Nashville Zoo. A wide spectrum of both public and private K-12 education opportunities provide families with many choices in the Nashville area. In addition to the various county public school systems in the MSA, there are three city school systems that serve students through grade six. These are located in Lebanon, Murfreesboro and Franklin. Nashville also has a long tradition of private education, providing choices that accommodate individual religious beliefs and different preferences for educational methods and approaches. Through the School-to-Career initiative, the Nashville Chamber and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools are working in partnership to develop a plan for preparing students for success. The primary goal of School-to-Career is to prepare every Metro student for a successful transition to a career and post-secondary education by the year 2010.