Marktonderzoek in Tennessee

Tennessee, ook wel bekend als de “Vrijwilligersstaat”, is een ingesloten staat in het zuiden van de VS.

Tennessee is the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and NHL’s Nashville Predators. You’ll also find the legendary Tennessee Volunteers college football program, and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies has its base here.  Tennessee has defined geography with a West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee. The state bird of Tennessee is the mockingbird, and the state flower (cultivated) is the Iris.  

De industrieën van Tennessee

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory was a principal place for nuclear research. Most of the work for the famed Manhattan Project also took place in Oak Ridge. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a significant employer in the state.  De grote industrieën van Tennessee zijn landbouw, toerisme en productie. Vee, sojabonen en pluimvee zijn de belangrijkste landbouwproducten van Tennessee.

Zakendoen in Tennessee

Als een "right to work state" is het gebrek aan vakbonden en georganiseerde arbeid minimaal en neemt af. De staat heeft geen persoonlijke inkomstenbelasting op de lonen van werknemers. Het werkloosheidspercentage in Tennessee was in 2016 4,3 procent. Het armoedepercentage van Tennessee is hoger dan het nationale gemiddelde van de VS.

Some of the corporations in Tennessee are AutoZone, International Paper, and FedEx. Others are The Pilot Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company, and the Regal Entertainment Group. Tennessee has Nissan Motor Company’s North American headquarters. 

De bevolking van Tennessee

The population of Tennessee is over 6.7 million. Since 2010, Tennessee’s population has increased by 424,000 people. Tennessee has a rank of 16th for the most populated U.S. states. Nashville, with almost 668,000 people, is the largest city by population in the state of Tennessee. Memphis, which has nearly 652,000 people, is second. Knoxville is third on the most populous list with 187,000 people, and Chattanooga is fourth with 132,631. Clarksville is fifth with 121,477 people. Murfreesboro is sixth, Franklin, seventh, and Jackson, eighth. Johnson City and Bartlett top out the ten biggest cities by population rank in Tennessee.

Belangrijkste toeristische trekpleisters in Tennessee

Enkele van de belangrijkste toeristische attracties in Tennessee zijn Ober Gatlinburg en Dolly Parton's "Dollywood", gelegen in Pigeon Forge. Andere attracties zijn Ripley's Aquarium en het Parthenon. Tennessee is ook de thuisbasis van de Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Voor whiskyliefhebbers is Jack Daniel's Distillery een favoriete locatie in Lynchburg. Tennessee is ook de locatie van Elvis Presley's landhuis, Graceland. Miljoenen mensen bezoeken Graceland elk jaar. Graceland omvat de graven van Elvis en zijn beide ouders. 

NASCAR fans can visit the state to watch a car race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. For animal lovers, the Memphis Zoo is a popular attraction. It is accessible to residents of Tennessee and surrounding states. Another great attraction is the National Civil Rights Museum, located in Memphis. This museum gives visitors an in-depth look at the history of the Civil Rights movement and tells the story of Martin Luther King. 

Voordelen van zakendoen in Tennessee

Tennessee never stopped creating goods used all over the world. They continued even when other states gave up on their manufacturing workforce. “Made in Tennessee” has special meaning in the international community. Tennessee so believes in its workforce that it’s investing in education to strengthen it. Companies choose Tennessee for these qualities. They also prefer it because of its sound fiscal management and its investments into the economic ecosystem.