Spencer Sessions Joins TVA Economic Development Staff in West Tennessee
May 18 , 2006
MEMPHIS. – Spencer Sessions, former business development specialist for the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, has joined TVA’s Economic Development staff as regional development specialist for Memphis and the West Tennessee region.
Sessions will work with distributor customers of TVA power, community leaders, and state and regional economic development partners to create, sustain and foster job growth. His responsibilities include assisting prospective or expanding industries, providing financial and technical services and helping communities support and grow existing businesses.
At the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, Sessions was one of five project managers responsible for state-wide industrial recruitment, and he worked to support growth and expansion among existing industries in the central Arkansas region and Little Rock.
“We’re excited about having someone with Spencer’s expertise join our economic development team,” said TVA Senior Vice President of Economic Development John Bradley. “His talents and experience will serve TVA and the region well as we work to recruit new businesses and expand existing companies in TVA’s West Tennessee region.”
TVA’s West Tennessee region includes Fayette, Hardeman, Lake, Lauderdale, Shelby, Obion and Tipton counties.
Sessions also has prior experience in physician and medical staff recruitment with General Emergency Medical Services in Little Rock, Ark., and has served as a business liaison for Arkansas U. S. Senator Tim Hutchinson. He has a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Baylor University and has completed Economic Development Institute coursework at the University of Oklahoma.
In fiscal year 2005, TVA worked in partnership with various economic development organizations and partners to help attract or retain 57,000 Valley jobs and generate more than $3.6 billion in capital investment. Economic development is a major part of TVA’s core mission.
TVA is the nation’s largest public power provider and is completely selffinancing with revenues of $7.8 billion in 2005. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power distributors that serve approximately 8.6 million consumers in seven southeastern states. TVA also manages the Tennessee River and its tributaries to provide multiple benefits, including flood damage reduction, navigation, water quality and recreation.
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