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Reimagining Planner Competencies for Strategic Impact

All the same, the biggest barrier to transforming planning talent is legacy planning systems. Most planners still operate under the 80/20 model: 80% of their time is spent managing forecasts, and only 20% of their time is spent driving business-relev...

UT students set to work behind the scenes at this year’s Super Bowl

“This will be my 11th Super Bowl, and I still am energized to go and share this opportunity with students,” said Debbie Mackey, who has served as faculty advisor for the Big Orange Combine since its inception. “From networking in the area, to hearing...

How the US freight rail industry got dirtier than coal power plants

Electric locomotives are viable for shorter routes and replacing diesel locomotives in switch yards, but for long distances they're limited by battery weight, said Alex Scott, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Tennessee. Ba...

Opinion: Supreme Court’s broker liability case could reshape trucking safety

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (F4A) preempts state negligence claims against freight brokers, resolving a major circuit split. If the Court shields brokers from negligent-selection suits, ...

Opinion: This isn’t the first time America tried steep tariffs to save the day

Today, 2025 feels like a mixtape of counterproductive economic policies long debunked by history. Yet unlike Smoot-Hawley, current tariff rates did not emerge from Congress but from executive fiat. This expansive use of presidential “emergency” po...

Beef prices up 16% in one year, according to federal data

Coffee is up almost 20% in the past year. The price of beef has increased 16% in a year’s time. Shelter and food have each increased by more than 3%. "It's not as high as it was back in the day, but it is still stubbornly high,” explained Mi...

Best Way for Employers to Support Employees with Chronic Mental Illness Is by Offering Flexibility

Not Missing Out on Peak Performers Contrary to stereotypes, people with chronic anxiety and depression, such as those we studied, are generally as capable of success in the workplace as anyone else in the right context. Extremely high performers,...

UT Report Says Tennessee Business Outlook “Precariously Positive”

“While uncertainties remain as companies restructure their workforces around AI and cope with rising goods and labor cost, I would characterize our outlook as precariously positive. The labor market has cooled and downside risks are elevated, but con...

New ‘Butcher Build­ing’ owner starts with leg up

Top Ten­nessee eco­nom­ists char­ac­ter­ize the state’s fin­an­cial out­look for 2026 as “pre­cari­ously pos­it­ive,” advising state offi­cials to have a “cau­tious” mind­set while plan­ning spend­ing. “I think we’re not really at risk of not bein...

Joan MacLeod Heminway on Friends-and-Family Insider Trading

Heminway investigates insider trading occurring in the context of friendship, familial, or romantic relationships and presents findings from her empirical study of this friends-and-family insider trading.

Tight budgets, political crossfire await Gov. Lee in final year

“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 we’re doing right now,” said Dr. Don Bruce, director of the Boyd Center for Business an...

‘Those prices will be higher’ | Tariffs on aluminum likely to impact East Tennessee beer industry

Like many craft breweries, Xul sources supplies from a variety of vendors. While local spots like Xul may not see impacts now, economists warn that price increases will trickle down the line quickly. “[A brewing company] might have some aluminum o...

Ethical sourcing can strengthen supply chain.

“Ethical sourcing is both a set of practices and a strategic perspective on how you’re going to engage your supply chain to deliver value for customers. Organizations committed to ethical sourcing typically consider a supplier’s commitment to environ...

After the COVID migration wave, can Tennessee sustain high growth?

Tennessee saw one of its largest population increases in history in 2021, according to the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Kuhn said the Boyd Center’s projections for the region look like t...

University of Tennessee Knoxville Study Reveals True Essence of Being Santa Transcends Physical Appearance

“It’s not uncommon for there to be some sort of expectation around who should have a particular occupation. Pilots tend to be male, most schoolteachers are female, and salespeople are often seen as extroverted. But that doesn’t mean that women can’t ...

English-Language (ELP) Violations: Are They a Sign of Unsafe Trucking Carriers?