tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91639898986490883122024-11-01T05:32:34.679-05:00Business and Economic Research Center, Middle Tennessee State UniversityBERChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595036140299035875noreply@blogger.comBlogger682125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163989898649088312.post-14025113037006900572016-10-10T07:25:00.001-05:002016-10-10T07:28:10.924-05:00

Announcing MTSU Jones College of Business conference—21st Century: Work That Matters on Oct. 28 at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro:  http://digital.lenos.com/wellplannedevents/MTSUJCB/Home

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The number of Tennessee exporters continues to rise. Dr. Steven Livingston examines their location in the new issue of Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy: http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/global/fall16/main.html

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The number of Tennessee exporters continues to rise. Dr. Steven Livingston examines their location in the new issue of Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy: http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/global/sum16/main.html

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For the first time in a few years, Tennessee’s housing price growth (6 percent) surpassed the national rate (5.4 percent). The increase was particularly strong in the Nashville MSA, where housing prices rose nearly 9 percent over the year. http://www.mtsunews.com/berc-housing-report-q1-2016/

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BERC’s key STEM survey findings reveal Tennessee faces an employment and skills gap in STEM areas.  http://www.mtsunews.com/wgns-may-2016/

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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

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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/

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“Tennessee has been remarkably successful in attracting foreign investment in recent years. It is a real plus given how slow economic growth has been not only nationally but globally,” said Steven Livingston, the “Global Commerce” editor and BERC fellow who has produced the quarterly report since the late 1990s. [http://news-from-mtsu.blogspot.com/2016/03/377-mtsu-study-foreign-investment.html]

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Tennessee home prices up, market improves in Q4 of 2015. http://www.mtsunews.com/berc-housing-4q-2015/

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The new issue of Jones College magazine Enterprise MT features Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland and some of our MBA alumni. http://issuu.com/mtsuberc/docs/enterprisemtspring2016

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The Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition open to all current MTSU students and alumni, is the year's main Entrepreneurship event through Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University. Prominent early-stage company investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders from the middle Tennessee area will judge the presentations by the final student

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The statewide Tennessee Business Barometer index declined significantly to 146 from 243 in October 2015. The quarterly index is a collaboration between Middle Tennessee State University and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry to capture the mood and outlook of business leaders through online surveys.  http://www.mtsunews.com/tn-business-barometer-jan2016/

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The third quarter of 2015 saw a strengthening housing market in Tennessee, according to a new report from BERC in partnership with Tennessee Housing Development Agency.http://www.mtsu.edu/berc/housing.php

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Dr. Steven Livingston examines Tennessee trade before and after the global economic crisis of 2008. http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html

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MTSU’s second Strategic Management Case Competition saw 205 students participating for eight weeks for $1,800 in prize money and an eye-catching entry for their resumes. Only 35 students (nine class-champion teams) made it to the Dec. 5 final round, where Goodwill judged them on the quality of their research, recommendations, and presentations. [more at http://www.mtsunews.com/?s=goodwill]

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BERC director Murat Arik's book Economic Impact or Contribution: Essays on Business and Community Relations has been published by Lexington Books and is available at: http://goo.gl/jdcEF3

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This week's events: http://www.mtsunews.com/global-entrepreneurship-week-2015/

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Learn how to captivate any audience in 30 seconds from internationally known presentation and pitch coach Nathan Gold on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 9:40 to 11:05 a.m. in BAS S102, the State Farm Room. This event is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation as part of MTSU's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. [download PDF] http://www.mtsu.edu/berc/docs/kauffmanflyerfinal.pdf

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A panel discussion on the role of immigrant entrepreneurs in the middle Tennessee economy will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in BAS S277 as part of MTSU's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. [download PDF]

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Ming Wang will be the keynote speaker for MTSU's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. His presentation is on Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in BAS S102, the State Farm Room. A reception and book signing begin at 6 p.m. in the lobby. A Q&A session with students is from 4:30 to 5:30. [download PDF]

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In 2014, chemical exports valued at $4.4 billion were shipped out of Tennessee. See Dr. Steven Livingston's research in Global Commerce. http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html

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A Boston University economist will give a free public lecture Thursday, Nov. 5, at MTSU that focuses on the realities of the nation’s severe debt load. Economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff will give a talk entitled, “What None of the Candidates Will Tell You … Our Country is Broke!” The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in the State Farm Lecture Hall located in Room S102 of the

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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]

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Since David Urban was named dean of MTSU’s Jones College of Business in 2013, he has started to transform the department to prepare for “national prominence as well as regional dominance,” he said. [Read more at DNJ]

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Understanding how to navigate the differences among baby boomers, generation X and millennials within the workforce is key to success for any leader was the bottom line from the 21st Century Generations@Work conference. [read more at DNJ]

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