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New Data Puts Cost of Gun Violence in Tennessee at $3.6 Billion for One Year Alone

A new interactive dashboard from Voices for a Safer Tennessee and the University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research puts a price on that toll. Drawing on state data on firearm-related deaths and injuries, researchers estima...

Sports gambling was supposed to create new revenue. Instead it’s damaging college scholarships

When Tennessee lawmakers legalized sports gambling in 2019, they hoped it would create a new revenue source. But nearly seven years later, while Tennessee’s sports gambling tax revenue exceeds $100 million, the state’s Lottery-funded scholarship p...

How tariff early movers can continue to cement their advantage

When President Trump imposed tariffs in his first term, companies that moved quickly to develop alternative supplier ecosystems and build multi-sourcing trade relationships, among other strategies, quickly outpaced competitors. “Early movers are n...

Tennessee lawmakers want to eliminate the grocery tax. What’s standing in the way

The likelihood of passing such a massive tax break in a tight budget year is unlikely. “I think we’re not really at risk of not being able to pay our bills, but we’re certainly not in a position to start large-scale investments above and beyond what ...

Building the new manufacturing workforce

As strategic forces push manufacturing back to America, one obstacle threatens progress: finding the right people with the right skills. Before new factories can produce anything, they must be built—requiring a new generation of skilled tradespeople ...

Lottery revenue drop threatens Tennessee college scholarships

“Enrollment and eligibility have been expanded, and we’ve expanded the amounts of scholarships and the coverage. At the same time, the proceeds from the lottery have been what we might call volatile, and I might use a more direct word there: down,” D...

Where innovation meets impact: Why the world’s brightest minds are choosing EMBA’s

What sets UT’s Executive MBA apart is its applied curriculum, built around the practical needs of experienced leaders. Ranked #2 among US public universities for alumni satisfaction by the Financial Times in 2025, the programme places emphasis on lea...

Tennessee supply chain professor breaks down price impacts of Iran war

Brooks is concerned, and so is University of Tennessee Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Alex Scott. “The vast majority of the stuff we consume come from trucks,” said Scott. “And the second biggest cost of a truck behind the driver w...

What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply

Global shippers have issued service alerts saying they have suspended operations in the area. Danish shipping company Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, said Sunday it is suspending all vessel crossings in the Strait of Hormuz until furthe...

TVA eliminates top executive position. Experts say turnover could be good

There can be functional and dysfunctional turnover, said Timothy Munyon, professor and head of the management department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Functional turnover allows organizations to pursue new strategies, while dysfunction...

All about the Strait of Hormuz and what’s at stake if the key global oil supply route is disrupted by wa

Global shippers have issued service alerts saying they have suspended operations in the area. Danish shipping company Maersk, the world's biggest shipping company, said Sunday it is suspending all vessel crossings in the Strait of Hormuz until furthe...

How the Iranian conflict could push gas prices up

"If it's going to be a long, sustained conflict, then probably people are going to feel that kind of pain,” explained Michael Kofoed, assistant economics professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Prior to moving to the University of T...

East Tennessean caught in the Israel-Iran conflict overseas

Global markets are reacting to the joint United States-Israeli war with Iran, along with growing concern about what comes next for the economic markets in the U.S. Thomas Goldsby, a University of Tennessee supply chain management professor, says ...

How ‘chameleon carrier’ truckers exploit laws, new tech, to get paid and vanish

“Chameleon carrier is when a trucking company, typically a small trucking company, closes down and then opens up as a new one under some other name and perhaps some other owner, obviously, often related to the owner of the original company,” Alex Sco...

How have tariffs impacted FedEx?

Throughout the past year, FedEx had to pay tariffs at ports of entry. The company also lost shipping opportunities across the world. When does that impact the bottom line? "FedEx (will) have to lay off workers,” explained Michael Kofoed, ass...

UT Haslam MBA Rises in Ranks, Spotlighting Public Program Excellence

This focus on post-graduation success aligns directly with Haslam’s stated mission. Mary Goss, the college's executive director of graduate business programs, called the ranking a testament to the quality of the overall student experience. "Drawing o...