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Middle Tennessee Has Some of the Nation's Fastest-growing Community Colleges

Community colleges are the front door to higher education, providing an education to many first-generation college students as well as working adults seeking additional education, technical training and certifications. After years of record-breaking growth, Community College Week reported that enrollment in community colleges is on the decline in many places across the country. But the good news is, we're bucking ...

Community Engagement is Key to Retaining Top Talent

According to the Middle Tennessee Workforce Study, a talented, skilled workforce will be the Nashville region's most important resource in the coming decade. In conversations with employers, we often hear that they are focusing on retaining their top talent because they know a day will come when talented individuals will have the opportunity to choose between their company and another ...

The Top Five Reasons Your Company Needs an Internship Program

This week is a bittersweet one at the Chamber, as we bid farewell to our talented summer interns. The Chamber established our organization-wide internship program four years ago to support our larger workforce strategy of attracting and retaining young talent to Middle Tennessee. Since then, we have been fortunate to have more than 100 interns from 29 schools. Our internship ...

Announcing the Winners of Our 2011 Nashville Emerging Leader Awards

Last night was an exciting time at the Chamber, as we announced the winners of the fifth annual Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs). These 14 up-and-coming young professionals are not only making strides in their careers; they are also giving back to Middle Tennessee through volunteerism and public service.

When we started our young professionals programming, we did so as ...

Nashville Works to Harness Entrepreneurial Spirit of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Immigrant Population

Nashville’s immigrant population has skyrocketed over the last decade. According to the most recent Census, the Latino population alone has grown 134 percent since 2000. Such rapid growth has also generated an influx of Latino entrepreneurs determined to forge their own success, making Nashville one of the nation’s top markets for Hispanic-owned businesses. The challenge we have begun to face ...

Nashville Named a Top City for College Grads

For the Millennial generation, quality of life is paramount. That's why many recent college graduates choose a place to live before finding their perfect job. A new national ranking has just made that decision easier. Recently, Livability.com named Nashville as one of the top 10 cities in the country for recent college graduates. Livability.com gathered information on job opportunities, salaries, ...

NELAs Finalists Represent Middle Tennessee’s Best and Brightest

The Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs) annually recognize young professionals under the age of 40 who are excelling in their careers and making a difference in the community. This combination of leadership and service is vital to the success of young professionals, their companies and the Middle Tennessee region. This year, we have set a new high standard with more ...

College’s Front Door

Community colleges have been described as the "front door" to education. Across the state, they provide a critical pathway to careers and four-year college degrees.

Community colleges are more likely to enroll first-generation college students. They attract an older working-age population, students who are going to college for the first time while working full-time or those returning to college to ...

The Young and the Restless 2011

A recent CEOs for Cities report revealed the role of the nation’s urban centers in attracting talent. Since 2000, young, talented adults with four-year college degrees are increasingly choosing to live within three miles of the center of the central business district of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Overall, the number of college-educated 25- to 34-year-olds has increased about 13 ...

Nashville Young Professionals Get Leadership Lessons from GM Exec

Last week, Nashville's young professional leaders gathered at Cabana for a special presentation from Mark Reuss, General Motors vice president and president of North America.

The audience, which included presidents of the 40 young professional organizations that are partnered with YP Nashville, as well as previous winners of the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards, heard the inspiring story of Reuss's leadership ...
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