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Proactively Addressing Our Regional Need for IT Talent

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

Though we have added nearly 10,000 new jobs over the past nine months in Middle Tennessee, our most recent workforce study predicts that our region will face a significant gap in information technology (IT) workers over the next several years. For our economic development efforts, this represents both a challenge and an opportunity.

As announced at our Partnership 2020 meeting ...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: IT workers skilled workers George Lazenby creative class technology talent development information technology

Why Should Your Company Participate in the Mayor's Workplace Challenge?

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

Mayor Karl Dean recently unveiled the new Mayor’s Workplace Challenge, the first citywide challenge of its kind in the nation. At the heart of this initiative are three key areas where businesses can improve: community involvement, going green and staying healthy. By setting goals in one or all of these areas, businesses will see an abundance of positive outcomes in ...

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Category: Business in Nashville

Tags: Mayor Karl Dean sustainability Mayor's Workplace Challenge wellness quality of life employee engagement

Achieving Higher College Attainment Is Critical to Nashville's Success

Friday, April 06, 2012

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

CEOs for Cities’ research indicates that 58 percent of a city’s success, as measured by per capita income, can be attributed to the percentage of the adult population with a college degree. For this reason, CEOs for Cities, The Kresge Foundation and Lumina Foundation announced the $1 million Talent Dividend Prize that will be awarded to the metropolitan area that ...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: Talent Dividend Prize Lumina Foundation Kresge Foundation college completion CEOs for Cities bachelor's degree

NELAs: Honoring our Future Leaders Today

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

Nashville is a thriving region that attracts young talent and encourages individuals to give back to the community. Nashville’s young professionals are critical to building a strong workforce in Nashville. The Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs) are one way in which we recognize that outstanding talent and reward them for their contributions to the workforce and the community.

The NELAs...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: YP Nashville young professionals Nashville Emerging Leader Awards

Nashville's Livability is an Economic Development Asset

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

According to a recent blog on BusinessClimate.com, “People are drawn to places where they can visualize themselves living and working and doing it better than anywhere else.” Livability is a factor with the power to either make or break a region, its companies and their employees. So what makes Nashville such a great region for a relocating talent and businesses? ...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: health care industry workforce Partnership 2020 colleges and universities talent development quality of life

Connecting the Leaders of Tomorrow With the Leaders of Today

Friday, January 20, 2012

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

Today’s young professionals are not made in the classroom alone. In order to rise above the increasing global competition, Nashville’s young professionals must connect with -- and gain insight from -- the leaders of today. Moving into 2012, this is an important focus for YP Nashville. Our goal is to be the hub to bring together today’s leaders and the ...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: leadership young professionals talent development

Nashville: A Magnet For the Creative Class

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

Creativity is part of the fabric of life in Middle Tennessee and helps define us as a region. Two of our largest industries -- health care and music -- are characterized by innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.

The Chamber focuses on quality of place/livability as one of the strategic drivers of our Partnership 2020 economic development initiative. That includes working to ...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: music industry health care industry creative class quality of life

How Can Volunteerism Benefit Your Company and the Community?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

There is no question that volunteerism enriches our community in many ways. Of course, the best recent example of the power of volunteerism was the May 2010 flood, when businesses in all industries and individuals from all walks of life rose to the challenge to get the city back on its feet. This truly showed the spirit that helped the ...

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Category: Workforce

Tags: volunteer community service Hands on Nashville

Serving Our Members by Connecting You to Talented Employees

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Posted by: Rebecca Leslie - Workforce & Talent Development

The Chamber understands that hiring the right employees is important to the success of your business. Choosing the right employee is about connecting you with people who satisfy your needs. A survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com reported that the average candidate uses up to four different sources in his search and 80 percent of job seekers use online job boards as ...

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Tags: work in Nashville job board jobs workforce talent development

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