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A Forum on Growth and Challenges in Middle Tennessee 

Forum on Growth and Challenges

Thank you to all who attended the Forum on Growth and Challenges in Middle Tennessee on Friday, March 15th! This event was a great success, bringing together community members and leaders from across the midstate region. You can read more about this event in David Plazas' opinion piece in the Tennessean. 

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ReEntry Career Training: A Job Market Analysis of Rutherford County

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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. 

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Tennessee Small Business Jobs Opportunity Fund Survey

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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

Wage and Benefit 2023Thank 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.

2023 Survey Resources


Nashville MSA 2023 Health Care Industry Report

NHCC imageThank 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.   

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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

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MTSU Impact study2022 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.

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Global Commerce Reports


Global Commerce header graphicTennessee Trade Report - Q4 2023: Tennessee exports rose in value to $9.618 for the fourth quarter of 2023.  This was a 5.6% increase over the last quarter of 2022, amounting to around $500 million.  This was quite a bit better than the national numbers.  America overall saw its exports fall by 1.5% for the quarter.... Read more


BERC Research Projects Archive

 

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