Business & Economic Research Center
Studies
- The Landfill in Rutherford County: Economic and Fiscal Impact (2025) | Visual Report
- Tennessee Association of Dance: A Market Research Study (2024)
- Investing in Small Business Development: What Motivates Banks in Creating Partnerships? (2024) | Visual Report
- MTSU Alumni Impact (2024)
- Potential Jobs and Skill Requirements ReEntry Career Training: A Job Market Analysis of Rutherford County (2023)
- Tennessee Small Business Jobs Opportunity Fund: Economic and Fiscal Impact (2023) | Visual Report
- Cumberland University in Wilson County: Economic and Fiscal Impact (2023)
- Health Care Industry Nashville MSA 2023: Trends, Scope, and Impact on the Regional Economy (2023)
- A Snapshot of Occupational Dynamics Associated with TAMHO Member Organizations (2023)
- MTSU Economic Impact on Tennessee (2022)
- Middle Tennessee Wage and Benefit Survey (2021)
- Health Care Industry Nashville MSA 2019: Trends, Scope, and Impact on the Regional Economy (2019)
- Middle Tennessee Wage and Benefit Survey (2019)
- Population Growth and Economic Dynamics: A Case Study for Williamson Co., TN (2018)
- Habitat for Humanity of Tennessee: Economic Impact (2017)
- MTSU Alumni Impact (full report) (2017)
- MTSU Alumni Impact Summary PDF (2017)
- Intermodal Rail Connection Project—A Benefit-Cost Analysis for Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority
- Middle Tennessee Wage and Benefit Survey (2017)
- 2017 Tennessee STEM Workforce Report (2017)
- MTSU’s Economic Impact on Tennessee (2017)
- Tennessee National Guard Economic and Fiscal Assessment (2015)
- Shaping Tennessee’s Future: STEM Workforce Challenges and Opportunities (2015) | short report | 2-page summary
- Goodwill Industries in Middle Tennessee: An Economic Assessment (2015)
- Nashville Health Care Industry Nashville MSA 2015 (2015)
- Understanding and Analyzing Competitive Dynamics:
Methods, Processes, and Applications to a Regional Setting.
Murat Arik. 2014. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
- An Analysis of Wage Growth in Rutherford County (2014)
- The Nonprofit Sector in the Nashville MSA (2013)
- Rutherford County Occupational Wages Report (2012)
- Rutherford County Occupational Benefits Report (2012)
- Manufacturing Wage and Benefit Survey in Coffee, Franklin, and Lincoln Counties (2011)
- Green Jobs in Tennessee: Economic Impact of Green Investments (2011)
- The Northwest Regional Port at Cates Landing: An Economic Analysis (2010) | executive summary | entire study
- The Health Care Industry in the Nashville MSA: Its Scope and Impact on the Regional Economy (2010) | video
- Underemployment: Available Labor Force in Southern Middle Tennessee (2010)
- Cates Landing: Contributions of Proposed Investment in Northwest Tennessee Regional Port to the Regional Economy (2009)
older studies