A Nashville manufacturer is among the first to tap a public-private fund that bundles money for energy-efficiency projects.
Signs Now, which makes signs of various kinds, has installed solar panels from LightWave Solar after securing a loan of undisclosed size through Pathway Lending. Pathway, a U.S. Treasury-certified community development financial institution, administers a $50 million fund that launched in 2010 and includes Pinnacle Financial Partners of Nashville and various state and federal agencies.
