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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, 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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Hi Posted onJune 17, 2018June 17, 2018

The BirdDog experiment: Phase II

This project turned 12 weeks on June 13, which means I’m officially describing it in “months” versus “weeks.” That’s a crazy milestone by itself. But […] 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 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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Go Long, the future Posted onMay 24, 2018June 30, 2018

State officials, looking for ways to develop a workforce that can ‘bob, weave, and adjust,’ push to forge apprenticeship network

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development presented its findings from a listening tour about what businesses, education and workers need from apprenticeships.

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The Weekender Posted onMay 20, 2018May 20, 2018

The Weekender: Surgeon General’s remarks at VUMC, blockchain hubs + a state tries to pull back price curtain

Spotted at a store on 11th Avenue North in Nashville on May 18, 2018.  Where’s the retail therapy-health white paper?

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Go Long, Race to be Governor Posted onApril 19, 2018April 19, 2018

Tennessee’s gubernatorial hopefuls received 7 health care questions. Some answered.

What you’ll read about: BirdDog sent seven questions to the Tennessee governor hopefuls to illuminate policy stances on a range of health care topics, including […] Read More

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Go Long Posted onMarch 21, 2018April 22, 2018

The TennCare work requirement bill isn’t just about work — it spotlights how lawmakers are bolstering the dependence on jobs for health care access

What you’ll read about: The state legislature is poised to instruct TennCare to negotiate a work requirement — an unprecedented approach to Medicaid eligibility that […] Read More

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