Business Leaders Express Optimism About Tennessee Economy Despite Lingering Worries Over Inflation

More than 72 percent of those surveyed said they expect the state’s economic conditions to improve over the next year.

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  • Business Leaders Express Optimism About Tennessee Economy Despite Lingering Worries Over Inflation- March 21st, 2023

    State business leaders are showing increased optimism for Tennessee’s economy while continuing to be pessimistic about the national economy, according to a recent University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research survey. More than 72 percent of participants in the January Tennessee Business Leaders Survey said they…

  • New UT Initiative Focuses on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research- March 15th, 2023

    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEI) has announced a new initiative, the ACEI Research Fellows, which aims to bridge academic research and practice related to entrepreneurship and innovation. Appointed through the end of the 2023-24 academic year, the inaugural ACEI Research Fellows cohort includes:…

  • Eighth Annual Women’s Summit Emphasizes Importance of Leadership “Superpowers”- March 13th, 2023

    “Bloom your strength.” That was the message Kelly Drummond, chief human resources officer for the City of Knoxville, emphasized during her keynote address at the Haslam College of Business’ eighth annual Women in Business, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Summit. The event, held on March 3 in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s…

  • AI System to Monitor Safety of Elderly Wins Spring 2023 Vol Court- March 10th, 2023

    An in-home security system, a trailer chocking system and a pumped storage solution captivated the judges at the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s spring 2023 Vol Court. Vol Court is a five-week entrepreneurial speaker series that culminates in a business idea pitch competition held every semester at the University…

  • UT Haslam Professor Analyzes How High Tech Factors into U.S.-China Relations- March 8th, 2023

    The Carter Center recently published “Finding Firmer Ground: The Role of High Technology in U.S.-China Relations,” co-authored by Sara Hsu, clinical associate professor of supply chain management in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business. Hsu and her fellow researchers will discuss their analysis on Friday, March 10,…

  • Haslam Receives ‘First of Its Kind’ $400,000 Sustainability Endowment- March 7th, 2023

    iSustain, a national leader in industrial recycling, established a $400,000 graduate fellowship endowment to support students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business. iSustain committed $200,000 to the university, which will receive a one-to-one match from Haslam’s matching gift program for a total of $400,000. This endowment…

  • UT’s Haslam College of Business Hosts National DEI Conference- March 3rd, 2023

    The inaugural conference of the Business School Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Collaborative (BUSDEIC) runs from March 8-10 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s campus and in downtown Knoxville. Hosted in its first year by the Haslam College of Business, the conference is expected to draw roughly 125 attendees from academia…

  • Q&A: Bolumole Discusses Transportation Research Board’s Vital Role in American Transportation Policy- March 2nd, 2023

    The 103-year-old Transportation Research Board (TRB), a division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, is charged with guiding the United States toward transportation improvements and innovation through research-driven, impartial findings that its members present to Congress. To pursue this research, TRB’s executive committee asks members to serve…

  • Haslam Undergraduate Program Reaches Top 20 in Poets & Quants Ranking- March 1st, 2023

    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business’ undergraduate programs climbed to No. 19 in the nation among public universities in Poets & Quants’ recently released rankings of top business schools. The college also rose to 49th among all institutions, up three spots from the 2022 ranking. In the…

  • Haslam Team Wins National Real Estate Case Competition- February 28th, 2023

    A team of students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business placed first in the Mulroy Real Estate Challenge, held in Philadelphia in February. The team, consisting of senior finance majors Jackson Snodgrass, Camryn Oneidas, Jonah Mikulski and Jack Beachboard, will share the first-place prize money. In…