Tennessee's Pro-Business Climate

Welcome home to Tennessee, we’ve got a place prepared for you…

A Governor Who Gets It: Phil Bredesen

	Harvard-educated physicist with a successful track record as founder and CEO of a NYSE-listed health care company
	Mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999, credited with spearheading a city-wide renaissance
	Economic developer with a proven track record, responsible for bringing such high-profile companies as Sprint PCS, Dell, HCA and Hewlett-Packard to Nashville during his tenure as mayor
	Committed to maintaining and improving Tennessee’s reputation as a world-class business location
	With a customer-service focus, Governor Bredesen has spearheaded efforts like Tennessee’s FastTrack initiative which works directly with businesses to speed up the job creation and retention process and to create consolidated proposals that provide stakeholders in business with timely and concise information regarding investment opportunities in Tennessee

A Legislature That Means Business

	Tennessee’s General Assembly historically has demonstrated an overriding philosophy that favors business and development
	A balanced budget is mandated by the state constitution

Good Companies, Good Company

	Tennessee is headquarters to seven Fortune 500 companies
	A spirit of entrepreneurship thrives statewide
	Diverse economy with emphasis on manufacturing
	Unprecedented cooperation among state and local officials, chambers of commerce, development boards and business leaders statewide to create the best possible environment for location and expansion

We’re Here For You

	Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development provides research on available buildings, facilities, industrial properties, demographics, community and county data profiles, labor statistics and wage surveys
	Technical assistance is available in energy, environmental regulations, transportation, licensure, site location and export development