4,600 Students Explore CareerQuest TN
Approximately 4,600 area students from around the region took part in CareerQuest Tennessee 2024 events at the Ballad Health Athletic...
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FTDD Staff
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Elizabethton High Wins CareerQuest Tennessee Culinary Challenge
CareerQuest Tennessee Culinary Challenge is a regional competition for high school culinary students across Northeast Tennessee. Students...
FTDD Staff
- Oct 2, 2023
- 3 min
FTDD Receives $1.5 Million Federal WORC Grant
The First Tennessee Development District is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $1.5 million dollar Work Opportunity for Rural...
FTDD Staff
- Jun 27, 2023
- 2 min
Watson Named One-Stop Operator of Region’s American Job Centers
Emmett Watson, long-time business service coordinator with the First Tennessee Development District, has been named the region’s one-stop...
FTDD Staff
- Jun 14, 2023
- 2 min
Northeast State Community College to assume new Workforce Role in the Region
The First Tennessee Development District, which provides staff to the Northeast Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board (NETLWDB), is...
FTDD Staff
- May 1, 2023
- 2 min
Thousands of Students Explore Careers at CareerQuest Tennessee
More than 3,000 area students from around the region took part in CareerQuest Tennessee 2023 events at the Ballad Health Athletic Center...
FTDD Staff
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Area High Schools Compete in Culinary Challenge
Ten area high schools participated in the first CareerQuestTN Culinary Challenge on Friday, February 24th. Sponsored by Bristol Motor...
FTDD Staff
- Feb 2, 2023
- 2 min
Topper Academy: Meeting Youth Where They Are
Sherri Cooper, a mother, and a trained Forensics Anthropologist & Investigator, made a change in her career about 18 years ago when she...
FTDD Staff
- Jan 26, 2023
- 1 min
Executive Committee Receives Updates on Workforce, Planning, and Key Partnerships
The Executive Committee of the First Tennessee Development District met yesterday to conduct business on behalf of the region. The agenda...
FTDD Staff
- Jan 6, 2023
- 2 min
Fudge Fitness Finds Strength through Internships
As a father, grandfather, business owner, and former collegiate and professional athlete, Derek Fudge of Fudge Fitness knows the meaning...
FTDD Staff
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
CQTN...Hospitality Works for Northeast Tennessee
On Thursday, October 27, 2022, over 700 high school juniors and seniors representing 17 high schools from around the region, took part in...
FTDD Staff
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
CareerQuest TN is Back!
More than 4,300 area students from around the region are already registered to attend the 2022 CareerQuest Tennessee events, where they...
FTDD Staff
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
CareerQuest Tennessee to Return in April 2022
The First Tennessee Development District is excited to announce the return of CareerQuest Tennessee, an interactive career exploration...
FTDD Staff
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
E2E Summit Focuses on Talent Retention & Diversity
Regional leaders in education, workforce development, government, business and industry met to hear strategies for issues of common...
FTDD Staff
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
3 Local Employers Sign on as Caring Workplaces
The First Tennessee Development District is proud to announce the inaugural companies to sign on as Caring Workplaces. Participating...
FTDD Staff
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Caringworkplaces.org Launches to Serve the Region
The First Tennessee Development District’s newest program, Caring Workplaces Initiative and its website are now live,...
FTDD Staff
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
FTDD to Launch Regional Wage & Benefit Survey
In mid-March, the First Tennessee Development District will launch a regional Wage & Benefit Survey, a first of its kind in Northeast...
FTDD Staff
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
FTDD Receives Nearly 1.3 Million Dollar Department of Labor
WORC Grant to Develop a Recovery to Workplace Pipeline Tuesday, October 6, 2020 — Johnson City, TN // The First Tennessee Development...
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