{"id":27799,"date":"2019-09-16T09:52:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T14:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27799"},"modified":"2019-09-16T09:52:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T14:52:51","slug":"apsus-october-3rd-industry-summit-to-seize-the-momentum-of-regions-extraordinary-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/09\/16\/apsus-october-3rd-industry-summit-to-seize-the-momentum-of-regions-extraordinary-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU\u2019s October 3rd Industry Summit to seize the momentum of region\u2019s extraordinary growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is ready to seize on this momentum by hosting its second annual industry summit on October 3rd in the campus\u2019 Morgan University Center Ballroom.<\/p>\n

During the community event, former U.S. Ambassador Bill Hagerty will deliver a keynote address about his diplomatic work in Japan, Tennessee\u2019s largest international investor.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University President Alisa White addresses attendees at last year’s Industry Summit. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cIndeed, Japanese companies have made over $400 billion worth of investment in the United States, growing at an annual rate of 9% and employing some 850,000 American workers,\u201d Hagerty said in a 2017 address to the Japan National Press Club. \u201cJapanese companies are doing well in the United States, generating high returns for their shareholders and generating growth in their industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Locally, nearly 200 Japanese companies have invested $19.5 billion in Tennessee, employing more than 50,000 residents. Two years ago, Austin Peay partnered with the Japan Foundation to bring Yoshio Koyama, a retired Japanese businessman, to campus to help forge relationships between Austin Peay and the Japanese businesses currently operating in the area.<\/p>\n

Hagerty also spent several years living in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s as a member of the Boston Consulting Group. He previously served as former Gov. Bill Haslam\u2019s commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, where he worked closely with major Japanese-owned companies such as Bridgestone, Calsonic Kansei and Nissan.<\/p>\n

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Bill Hagerty, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan.<\/p><\/div>\n

During Austin Peay\u2019s \u201cSeizing the Momentum: Bridging Education, International Investment and Workforce Opportunities in One of the Nation\u2019s Fastest-growing Communities\u201d summit, the University will also unveil the results of the ground-breaking Industry Climate survey it conducted earlier this year. The results will give the University and local employers a clearer picture of what the region\u2019s needs will be in the next few years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe questions in the survey are economic driven,\u201d Dr. Andrew Luna, executive director of APSU decision support and institutional research, said in April. \u201cThe survey will be used to give an overall economic picture of the Clarksville-Montgomery County area. It\u2019s dealing with what businesses and industries are planning to do within the next 18 months. What do they need in terms of new employees? What are they finding in their new employees?\u201d<\/p>\n

[320left]Last October, the University brought together business, industry, education and government leaders for the inaugural summit, following the Economic Development Council\u2019s call for \u201ca platform where industry can be the leader in partnering with education and government to tackle workforce issues that are inherent to all.\u201d That event identified some gaps in what local employers needed and the programs offered at Austin Peay. University officials began looking at ways to develop new academic programs or rework existing ones to better align with the community\u2019s workforce needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result of the relationships and initiatives we walked away with, we said we need to do a survey to make sure we align with what businesses say they need,\u201d APSU Vice President for External Affairs Ronald Bailey, LtGen USMC (Retired), said.<\/p>\n

Attendees at this year\u2019s summit also will get a nuanced look at this region\u2019s growth during a panel discussion with Ralph Schulz, president of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce; Allen Borden, assistant commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development; and Millard House, director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System.<\/p>\n

For information or to RSVP by Sept. 24, visit www.apsu.edu\/summit<\/a>.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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