MURFREESBORO, Tenn., May 6 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Middle Tennessee State University's Business and Economic Research Center, has launched theinaugural Middle Tennessee Business Confidence Index, or BCI, providing a comprehensive, data-driven pulse of regional business conditions each quarter.
Released Wednesday, May 6, the first-quarter 2026 index registered60.1 on a 0-100 scale, indicatingnet-positive business sentimentacross Middle Tennessee. Regional reading slightly exceeds the59reported by theConference Board's CEO Confidence Index, positioning Middle Tennessee as modestly more optimistic than its national pe...