Study: Shortage of STEM Workers Costing Tennessee Jobs

A new study says Tennessee has a severe shortage of workers qualified to fill high-tech jobs, a problem that could cost the state billions of dollars in lost business. 
http://wmot.org/post/study-shortage-stem-workers-costing-tennessee-jobs#stream/0

BERC's Tennessee STEM study

The state needs 36,000 new STEM jobs to catch up with the rest of the U.S. in relative share of STEM workforce. Creating these jobs and addressing skills issues would generate an economic impact of nearly $4.5 billion. http://www.mtsunews.com/stem-workforce-survey-2016/

BERC: Goodwill has $38M impact in Rutherford

Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee annually generates wages and salaries of more than $14 million and business revenues of about $24 million in Rutherford County while placing hundreds of people into jobs, according to a report from the Business and Economic Research Center at MTSU. [Read more at DNJ]

BERC Study of Goodwill's Economic Impact

BERC's study shows Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee's total economic impact is nearly a half-billion dollars.
http://www.mtsunews.com/berc-goodwill-impact-2015/