Business & Economic Research Center at MTSU
A Forum on Growth and Challenges in Middle Tennessee
We are excited to announce the Forum on Growth and Challenges in Middle Tennessee on March 15th! Hosted by the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair of Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning and Cumberland Region Tomorrow, this forum will be a great chance to hear from regional leaders on how rapid growth impacts our region.
ReEntry Career Training: A Job Market Analysis of Rutherford County
As part of the ongoing reentry efforts by the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center and the Rutherford County Re-entry Program, BERC prepared a job market analysis of potential jobs and skill requirements in Rutherford County. This report primarily reviews the employment opportunities available for the incarcerated population specific to Rutherford County.
Tennessee Small Business Jobs Opportunity Fund Survey
Thank you to all who participated in the TN Small Business Jobs Opportunity Fund Survey! The survey is part of an economic and fiscal impact study BERC is conducting in partnership with Pathway Lending.
Middle Tennessee 2023 Industrial Wage & Benefit Survey
Thank you to all who participated! Reports are now available. If you have not received the reports, please contact berc@mtsu.edu.The Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Middle Tennessee State University conducted a 40-county wage and benefit survey, primarily of manufacturing and distribution companies, in Middle Tennessee between February 1 and March 24, 2023. Read more.
Nashville MSA 2023 Health Care Industry Report
Thank you to all who participated in the Nashville Health Care Survey! The report is now available. In partnership with the Nashville Health Care Council, the Business and Economic Research Center conducted a comprehensive study of the economic impact of Nashville's health care industry.
2023-24 COE-URP Scholars Program
The COE-URP Scholars Program kicked off this fall on August 25, 2023. The COE-URP Scholars Program is a nine-month research and engagement program for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University designed to bring students, professors and community members together to address pressing urban and regional concerns through academic research. Read More
2022 MTSU Economic Impact on Tennessee
MTSU is responsible for more than $1.42 billion and almost 11,500 jobs in Tennessee in 2021, according to a recent study by the Business and Economic Research Center. The BERC study found that the university is Murfreesboro’s second largest employer with 2,270 local jobs and generates $143.6 million in local, state and federal tax revenue, according to an MTSU news release, an increase of 63% from five years ago.
Global Commerce Reports
Tennessee Trade Report - Q3 2023: Tennessee exports declined by 2.4 percent this past quarter from last year’s third
quarter. The loss of over $230 million in foreign shipments is hardly good news, though
it only placed the state in the middle of the pack (ranked 25th)... Read more
BERC Research Projects Archive