The Census Bureau's Statistics of U.S. Businesses series tracks establishment births and deaths by major industry. Because employment is a lagging indicator, very few industries showed net positive employment gains in the year after the recession ended. However, there were 10,835 new businesses...

The economy remains the number-one topic of conversation throughout the country. Where do we stand, and when is a full recovery in sight? Since the recession started, the staff of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)* has worked to keep abreast of the...

In Tennessee, we're proving unequivocally that green jobs are the future of America's economy.