Harding House Brewing Co. shuts down operations in The Nations

A Nashville brewery is closing its taproom. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

SmileDirectClub shuts down months after filing for bankruptcy protection

SmileDirectClub is shutting down two months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Nashville-based health care company announced Friday that it had decided to “wind down its global operations, effective immediately.” Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

From the Editor: Put down your phone and pick up a book

“To me, the bulk of the ‘nutritional value’ in books is not what’s within the covers, but in the act of reading itself — of taking time to slow down, to inhabit a different perspective on the world.” Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Exclusive: LBMC PC announces new leader as CEO Jeff Drummonds steps down

Jeff Drummonds, who has led LBMC since 2015, will transition to focusing on the company’s strategic growth efforts. Here’s who the company has named as his successor. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

FEMA is down to its last $3.4 billion as Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia slam U.S.

Biden called on Congress Thursday to pass $ 12 billion in additional funding for FEMA next month at the latest when hurricane season reaches its peak. U.S. News

Retailers are shaping a wave of laws to crack down on organized theft — here’s how they do it

Nine states have passed laws addressing organized retail crime and Congress is considering federal action. Experts say the new laws may not reduce crime. International: Top News And Analysis

Philadelphia college with three Greater Nashville locations shuts down amid ‘financial distress,’ lays off staff

A college with three Middle Tennessee campuses has closed. The school had a local enrollment of nearly 500 in fall 2021, the latest available data. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn steps down

Zach Kirkhorn, Tesla’s chief financial officer, stepped down from his role but will remain with the company through the end of the year. International: Top News And Analysis

North Carolina 12-week abortion ban goes into effect, down from 20-week limit

Abortions are now prohibited in North Carolina after 12-weeks after a new ban goes into effect. ABC News: Top Stories

Can Taurine, Found in Energy Drinks, Slow Down Aging?

Taurine helped stave off death in laboratory animals, but researchers cautioned that the supplement is not a magic elixir. NYT > Health

Holland & Knight names next CEO, Sonberg to step down

The Miami-based firm entered the Nashville market in March with the addition of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP, Nashville’s oldest homegrown law firm. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Epidemics That Weren’t: How Countries Shut Down Recent Outbreaks

Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively. NYT > Health