Manufacturing provides good, high-paying jobs needed for economic growth.
Maintaining and building on this strong manufacturing job base is a critical component of Tennessee's overall economic development strategy. The MMJ Initiative is a cooperative effort between the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Board of Regents. It provides the ideas and technology to help manufacturers solve process problems and become more competitive. The partnership focuses on providing help to manufacturers with engineering, training and technical issues.