These are good times for Tennessee’s economy, and Hamilton County is a key contributor to the state’s growth and prosperity. Following the difficult days of the Great Recession, our community […]
As jobs grow hard to fill, businesses join the drive to push rural residents toward college
When the Chemours chemical plant in New Johnsonville, Tennessee, needed workers to maintain its high-tech machinery, it advertised for them as far as 90 miles away in Nashville in one […]
Editorial: Why some students quit college – and how they can finish
Growing up in Cookeville, Tenn., Hayley Furcean was determined to be the first college graduate in her family. “I’ve always been the smart kid,” she says. After graduating from high […]
Tennessee Reconnect pays tuition for adults at tech colleges
The Tennessean, Adam Tamburin Adults looking to become a nurse, mechanic or day care teacher will have a chance to get tuition-free training this year at one of Tennessee’s technical colleges […]