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healthcare, Nashville, the future Posted onSeptember 30, 2018September 30, 2018

Next health care evolution to test durability, role of Nashville’s powerhouse industry

Perspective: The coming era of change in health care could put Nashville on track for an awakening about the role and durability of its powerhouse […] Read More

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Nashville, the future Posted onSeptember 15, 2018September 16, 2018

Greater Nashville sees median wage jump in new Census data, yet costs still dominate the region’s affordability conversation

New U.S. Census Bureau data signaled a tight labor market and competition are pushing up some Nashville-area wages, but affordability remains a regional challenge.

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Go Long, healthcare, Race to be Governor Posted onAugust 4, 2018August 11, 2018

With primaries in the rearview, health care leaders wait for details to emerge from Dean and Lee

This is the first in an on-going series that will look at a wide range of issues, including the economy, infrastructure and manufacturing, facing Tennessee’s […] Read More

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Go Long, healthcare Posted onJuly 29, 2018July 29, 2018

Bidding adieu to quarterly scrutiny, LifePoint sets off to recalibrate, confront headwinds

The deal is a byproduct of excess private equity funds sitting around and the stresses piling up on public health care companies — and “quarter-to-quarter obsessions […] Read More

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Go Long, the future Posted onJuly 1, 2018July 2, 2018

Nashville imports Seattle tech training model to ease tight labor market

Programs that expand the size of the workforce will be critical to sustain Nashville’s growth, particularly as the health care sector tries to establish itself […] Read More

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Skills, Tennessee Posted onJune 17, 2018June 18, 2018

Tight labor market highlights skills gap, wage obstacles in South

Tennessee Reconnect, a statewide adult education initiative, could be a model to boost access to skills training in the South, per a new report that […] Read More

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The Weekender Posted onJune 10, 2018June 10, 2018

The Weekender: McDonald’s kiosks, sneaky greens + Nashville’s growing pains

Spotlighting what you might have missed on BirdDog and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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healthcare Posted onJune 7, 2018June 7, 2018

HHS Start-Up Day: Have bespoke, short pitches — and always have an ask

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The Weekender Posted onJune 3, 2018June 2, 2018

The Weekender: ‘Good jobs’ without a BA exist, keeping workers in financial shape to be healthy + would you tackle an MD?

A screenshot of Nashville from the Neighborhood Map of U.S. Obesity, which overlays different types of Census and national health data, visualizes where obesity is more highly concentrated […] Read More

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By the Numbers Posted onMay 31, 2018May 31, 2018

Snapshot of where consumer money goes and confidence in paying health care costs

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