4,600 Students Explore CareerQuest TN
Approximately 4,600 area students from around the region took part in CareerQuest Tennessee 2024 events at the Ballad Health Athletic...
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Feb 272 min read
Elizabethton High Wins CareerQuest Tennessee Culinary Challenge
CareerQuest Tennessee Culinary Challenge is a regional competition for high school culinary students across Northeast Tennessee. Students...
FTDD Staff
Oct 2, 20233 min read
FTDD Receives $1.5 Million Federal WORC Grant
The First Tennessee Development District is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $1.5 million dollar Work Opportunity for Rural...
FTDD Staff
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Watson Named One-Stop Operator of Region’s American Job Centers
Emmett Watson, long-time business service coordinator with the First Tennessee Development District, has been named the region’s one-stop...
FTDD Staff
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Northeast State Community College to assume new Workforce Role in the Region
The First Tennessee Development District, which provides staff to the Northeast Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board (NETLWDB), is...
FTDD Staff
May 1, 20232 min read
Thousands of Students Explore Careers at CareerQuest Tennessee
More than 3,000 area students from around the region took part in CareerQuest Tennessee 2023 events at the Ballad Health Athletic Center...
FTDD Staff
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Area High Schools Compete in Culinary Challenge
Ten area high schools participated in the first CareerQuestTN Culinary Challenge on Friday, February 24th. Sponsored by Bristol Motor...
FTDD Staff
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Topper Academy: Meeting Youth Where They Are
Sherri Cooper, a mother, and a trained Forensics Anthropologist & Investigator, made a change in her career about 18 years ago when she...
FTDD Staff
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Executive Committee Receives Updates on Workforce, Planning, and Key Partnerships
The Executive Committee of the First Tennessee Development District met yesterday to conduct business on behalf of the region. The agenda...
FTDD Staff
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Fudge Fitness Finds Strength through Internships
As a father, grandfather, business owner, and former collegiate and professional athlete, Derek Fudge of Fudge Fitness knows the meaning...
FTDD Staff
Nov 1, 20222 min read
CQTN...Hospitality Works for Northeast Tennessee
On Thursday, October 27, 2022, over 700 high school juniors and seniors representing 17 high schools from around the region, took part in...
FTDD Staff
Mar 28, 20221 min read
CareerQuest TN is Back!
More than 4,300 area students from around the region are already registered to attend the 2022 CareerQuest Tennessee events, where they...
FTDD Staff
Dec 1, 20211 min read
CareerQuest Tennessee to Return in April 2022
The First Tennessee Development District is excited to announce the return of CareerQuest Tennessee, an interactive career exploration...
FTDD Staff
Oct 26, 20212 min read
E2E Summit Focuses on Talent Retention & Diversity
Regional leaders in education, workforce development, government, business and industry met to hear strategies for issues of common...
FTDD Staff
Jul 7, 20212 min read
3 Local Employers Sign on as Caring Workplaces
The First Tennessee Development District is proud to announce the inaugural companies to sign on as Caring Workplaces. Participating...
FTDD Staff
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Caringworkplaces.org Launches to Serve the Region
The First Tennessee Development District’s newest program, Caring Workplaces Initiative and its website are now live,...
FTDD Staff
Feb 22, 20211 min read
FTDD to Launch Regional Wage & Benefit Survey
In mid-March, the First Tennessee Development District will launch a regional Wage & Benefit Survey, a first of its kind in Northeast...
FTDD Staff
Dec 14, 20202 min read
FTDD Receives Nearly 1.3 Million Dollar Department of Labor
WORC Grant to Develop a Recovery to Workplace Pipeline Tuesday, October 6, 2020 — Johnson City, TN // The First Tennessee Development...
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