The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's mission is to develop strategies which help make Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs. The department seeks to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth.
Gov. Bill Haslam and ECD Commissioner Bill Hagerty joined local and company officials on Thursday, Feb. 2 for an official grand opening and tour of the new Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga. Pictured is General Manager Sanjay Shah as he leads Governor Haslam on a tour of the facility.
Gov. Bill Haslam delivered his second State of the State address Monday, Jan. 30. During his speech, the governor emphasized the importance of Tennessee job growth, a continued focus on improving education, public safety, a more customer-focused, efficient and effective state government and keeping taxes low.
ECD announced on Wednesday, Jan. 18, that Commissioner Bill Hagerty will lead ECD's trade mission to China and South Korea April 15-21, 2012 that will focus on Tennessee's medical device manufacturers and other health care companies. Read more here.
Gov. Bill Haslam announced his priorities for the 2012 legislative session during a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Click on the image above to hear his priorities regarding ECD and read more here.
Nissan and Daimler will produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines together at Nissan's powertrain assembly plant in Decherd, Tenn. Production will begin in 2014, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per year once full ramp-up is achieved. The Decherd facility will produce engines for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti model.
Governor Haslam reacts to the announcement General Motors will invest $61 million to bring its idled Spring Hill assembly plant back to life Monday, Nov. 21l. The investment will create 594 hourly jobs and 91 salaried positions at the facility that will begin to produce the Chevrolet Equinox in 2012.
ECD Commissioner Bill Hagerty delivers his keynote address at the Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011 conference in Knoxville on Thursday, Nov. 17. The conference was one of 75 entrepreneurial-themed events across the state during the fourth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Nov. 14 - 20, 2011..
Tennessee is consistently ranked as one of the top states in the nation to do business with. Click on the above image to hear site selectors talk about why Tennessee is on the forefront of economic development.
Governor Haslam and Commissioner Hagerty announced on Friday, Dec. 16, the release of nine regional strategic plans outlining how ECD's field staff will lead new economic development efforts in their regions, support existing networks of local organizations and serve as an effective conduit between the department and regional stakeholders. The plans will continue to be reviewed and revisited with local partners on a regular basis. Click on the thumbnails below to read each region's strategic plan in PDF form.
