Tennessee's Business: Job Creation

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tennbusiness.html 

The Tennessee's Business:"Job Creation" [entire issue]

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Features include:

• "Business Creations and Expansions, 2009,"
  an overview of the latest data and comparison to the 2001-2002 recession, by Tennessee State Data Center Director Randy Gustafson
• "Job Creation: What Really Works?"
  by David Hayes, MTSU Department of Economics and Finance adjunct faculty and Tennessee Workforce Development Board member

and more:

• Tennessee State Small Business Development Center's
  2011 results
• Tennessee green investments,
  an economic impact study on selected summarized by BERC Associate Director Murat Arik
• Tracking the state's economic recovery
  by staff of MTSU's Business and Economic Research Center and the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
• State job creation initiatives, an overview

plus:

• American Community Survey 1-year employment estimates in pdf format

Global Commerce: Trends in County-Level Exporting Activity

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/globalcommerce.html

Tennessee exports have more than tripled since the mid-1990s. The number of exporters has increased by 70% over that period. Let's examine the geographic location of these exporters within the state. Are there any trends or patterns to this location over the past 15 years or so? We can answer this question using county-level data from manufacturers' directories.

Tennessee Housing Market 3rd Quarter 2011

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html

Tennessee Housing Market Report 2nd Quarter 2011

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html

Global Commerce: Where Are Tennessee's Exporters Located?

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/globalcommerce.html 

Are Tennessee's 6,463 exporting enterprises concentrated in particular regions or found throughout the state?

Tennessee Housing Market: 1st Qtr 2011

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html

Tennessee Housing Market: 1st Qtr 2011

• marginal improvement
• home sales up
• construction stable
• prices continued to drop
• 4Q 2010 numbers revised

Tennessee's Business: Social Enterprise

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/tnbiz/social/contents.html

Tennessee's Business: Social Entreprise issue is now online. This issue is dedicated to the memory of Richard Hannah.

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Articles include:

• Rethinking the Entrepreneurial Spectrum
  by Richard Hannah (1951-2011), professor, Department of Economics and Finance, MTSU
• Social Ventures as Learning Laboratories
  by J. Gregory Dees, Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, Duke University
• Adventures in Fair Trade
  by Mark Sloneker, social entrepreneur, Orijyn
• Nashville-Based Online Store Helps Cambodian Women Take Greater Control of Their Lives
  by Ann Walling, retired assistant rector, St. David's Episcopal Church, Nashville
• Social Entrepreneurship and Higher Education
  by Bernard Turner, director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Service-Learning, Belmont University
• Good Fortune in Cleveland, Tennessee
  by Jennifer Jack, social entrepreneur, Good Fortune Soap
• You Can't Fish without a River
  by Guy Larry Osborne, Social Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Studies, Carson-Newman College
• A Unique Opportunity for Socially Responsible Businesses
  by Ned Hallowell, nationally renowned expert on ADD

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Global Commerce 4th Quarter 2010

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/globalcommerce.html

"Tennessee—Significant Links to the Middle East?"
How significant are the countries of the Arabian world to Tennessee and its economy? What might be the economic fallout of the dramatic events we are witnessing? [more]

Tennessee Housing Market 4th Quarter

Tennessee Housing Market Report with 4th Quarter 2010 data -
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html

Tenessee Housing Market 3rd Quarter

Tennessee's economy improved somewhat, as employment gains pushed the unemployment rate down to 9.6% from 10.3% in the 2nd quarter. Unemployment remains high: 16th highest among the states.

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html

Tennessee's Business Magazine: Green Issue

A look at:

• Green Jobs
• Green Businesses
• Energy Efficiency Loans
• Green Investment
• Renewable Energy
• Green Legislation

(html, pdf, table of contents)

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tennbusiness.html

Global Commerce

[ http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/globalcommerce.html ]

Can Tennessee Double Its Exports in 5 Years?
Steven Livingston writes: "The problem with reporting export figures for this quarter is monotony. Everything grew, and by a lot. It was the best 2nd quarter in the state's history."
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Tennessee Housing Market: 2nd Quarter 2010

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/housingbrief.html

While employment improved, the housing market did not, as the expiration of the home buyers’ tax credit caused home sales and construction to wither. [ pdf ]

Annual Report: Jones College of Business

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/annualreport.html

The 2009-2010 annual report for the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University is now online. (report)

Global Commerce - "Tennessee Imports: A First Look"

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/global/sum10/main.html

Dr. Steven Livingston writes: "For the first time since the mid-1980s, the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division is compiling U.S. import statistics at the state level...."

Global Commerce Newsletter

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/globalcommerce.html -
"Eight Questions about Tennessee's Trade with China"
by Steven G. Livingston:

• How rapidly is the Chinese market growing?
• How does Tennessee compare to other
  American states?
• Has the composition of Tennessee's exports
  to China changed in recent years?
• Is Tennessee's export profile to China similar
  to that of other states?
• Which Tennessee exports are most reliant
  on the Chinese market?
• Which Tennessee exports to China are
  growing the fastest?
• What is China buying?
• How much would a stronger yuan help
  state exporters?

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Tennessee's Business: Where Do We Stand?

On education, jobs, budget, and health:
http://www.mtsu.edu/berc -

• Commissioner James Neeley, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, on job creation;
• Commissioner Matt Kisber, Department of Economic and Community Development, on green jobs;
• Commissioner Timothy Webb, Department of Education, and Executive Director Richard Rhoda, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, on education;
• Vice President and Nashville Branch Manager Lee Jones, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, presenting an economic update;
• Commissioner Susan Cooper, Tennessee Department of Health, on fighting obesity;
• Governor Phil Bredesen's "State of the State" address.

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Midstate Economic Indicators

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/msei/spr10/text.html -

The midstate economy struggled again during the fourth quarter, with single-family home construction and sales tax collections the only significant sources of improvement.... (more)

Global Commerce: Trade Adjustment Assistance

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Global Commerce Newsletter: "Recent Trends in Trade Adjustment Assistance: Signs of Stress in the Tennessee Economy?" by Steven G. Livingston: "One of the few programs for those who are harmed by trade is the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, enacted by Congress nearly 50 years ago. The larger the usage of the TAA, the greater the stress the local economy may be experiencing.... (full story)

Global Commerce Newsletter

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/global/fall09/main.html -

Steven G. Livingston writes: "Who's Next in Line? Trade after the Chinese Tire Decision - The recent decision to protect American-made tires from Chinese competition signals a new toughness on the part of the Obama Administration. Can we expect other Chinese imports to be similarly targeted for protection? If so, how will the Chinese react? . . . For this state, what might be the impact of these, and future, actions?"