TO DEVELOP A QUALITY WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AREA EMPLOYERS AND JOB SEEKERS. BY FULFILLING OUR MISSION, NORTH AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE BECOMES AN AREA WHERE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY THRIVE DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF A SKILLED WORKFORCE AND ROBUST TALENT PIPELINE TO FUEL PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2014 ("WIOA") TO SUPPORT WIOA ACTIVITIES IN BENTON, CARROLL, CROCKETT, DYER, GIBSON, HENRY, LAKE, OBION, AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES, AND NOW ADDITIONALLY THE CHESTER, DECATUR, HARDEMAN, HARDIN, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, MADISON, AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES.