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The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services provides consulting solutions to help companies improve and grow. The UT CIS philosophy is to assess the company needs and provide only services that are value added. We utilize the most experienced consultants and most recent technologies. Resources with industry experience and University professors are available through the coordination of CIS Solutions Consultants as needed.

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Recent Posts

UT secures $1 million in CARES Act funding for “Tennessee Manufacturing Resiliency Initiative”

Originally posted by on March 7, 2021 by Teknovation.Biz The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $1 million grant to the University of Tennessee’s Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) to implement a…

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A Shelter from Violence (Hamilton County Herald editorial)

Hamilton County Herald Front Page - Friday, March 5, 2021 Bulletproof tables offered as shield against school shootersBy David Laprad (originally posted HERE) A table its maker says can save lives during an active shooting will…

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Note from the Executive Director

Every Friday, I receive an internal report listing our most recently completed projects. The report summarizes the work we’ve done with manufacturers from one end of Tennessee to the other.  Our most recent report lists projects…

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Smart Manufacturing Survey from University of California, Irvine: Your Chance to Voice Your Opinion!

Do you work in an SMM (fewer than 500 employees)? Or do you work with such companies as a consultant? Consider donating 10-15 minutes of your time! You could win a $500 gift card! With your help, this will be the largest national…

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Six Candidates Apply for Tennessee Certified Economic Developer Designation

Six Tennessee Certified Economic Development (TCED) Program participants have submitted applications for their Capstone Projects and are eligible to graduate in April of 2021. The candidates and the working titles of their…

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UT CIS’s EDA University Center Surveying Counties

The UT CIS Economic Development Team is surveying economic development leaders in Tennessee’s distressed and at-risk counties about the impacts that the pandemic has had on their economic development needs and goals. The goal is…

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