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When communities come together around a shared challenge, creative solutions can emerge. That message was on full display August 28, as more than 400 leaders from across Tennessee gathered in Nashville for the Tennessee Childcare Solutions Summit. The statewide gathering focused on a growing recognition that childcare is more than a family issue — it is workforce and economic infrastructure. Access to quality, affordable childcare impacts children and families, employers, a

The 9th Annual Education to Employment (E2E) Summit brought the region’s education and workforce communities together on August 26 at the historic Bristol Train Station for a day filled with big ideas, meaningful conversations, and connections focused on preparing for the future of work. Educators, business and industry leaders, workforce professionals, economic developers, students, and community partners gathered to explore the changing workforce landscape and consider an

The Town of Mountain City is receiving a historic investment in its future. The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded the Town of Mountain City $22.5 million in Disaster Supplemental funding through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for critical wastewater infrastructure improvements designed to strengthen the community’s resilience and support industrial and economic growth throughout the region. The funding opportunity was made available following the devast