TMA Group and VanStar partners with HireQuest Direct
The TMA Group is proud to launch our VanStar vanpool program collaboration with HireQuest Direct in Nashville. Stephanie Tillman, Business Development Director at The TMA Group, and Jolene Tate, Franchise Owner of HireQuest Direct have partnered together to provide employees of HireQuest Direct vanpool transportation to and from work. HireQuest Direct is a leading provider…
Read MoreStephanie Tillman talks with Stay Positive News on VanStar’s Efforts
Stephanie Tillman, business development director for the TMA Group was happy to talk to Stay Positive News about the benefits of VanStar in the Middle Tennessee community! Stay Positive News, based right in the heart of Middle Tennessee, aims to highlight all good and positive news going on around us. Sarah Ricciardi, writer for Stay…
Read MoreTMA Group Invitation to Bid
The TMA Group is requesting quotes for a seven-passenger hybrid van. This contract will include an option to allow the agency the right to purchase up to nine (9) additional vehicles over a period of three years. Use of this option will be dependent upon the price quoted by the offeror and the availability of…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Bay Area offers progressive new employee programs to encourage sustainable commuting
The San Francisco Bay Area is stepping up efforts to encourage collaborations between employers and employees to reimagine how the workforce commutes. A new commuter benefit — telework — recently was adopted for Bay Area businesses with 50 or more full-time employees. The new policy allows telework one or more days a week for all…
Read MoreMassive I-65 widening plan to ease congestion and provide a safer roadway
Ridesharers and drivers traveling in from Robertson and Sumner counties, as well as Kentucky, can expect orange construction barrels within the month as nearly 10 miles of Interstate 65 will be widened, improved and made safer, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The planned widening will address congestion, improve safety and traffic operations…
Read MoreI-24 MOTION project aims to figure ways to keep traffic moving
Ever been caught in a traffic jam and then suddenly, you’re moving at full speed? No wreck. No disabled vehicle. No construction. No obvious reason for the jam. These “phantom jams” are caused by instability in traffic flow and are highly aggravating, particularly if you’re trying to get to work. Now, the Tennessee Department of…
Read MoreAmazon employees get a two-wheeled commuter benefit
Nashville’s Amazon employees who choose to bicycle to its downtown offices will get a new commuter benefit that covers the cost of bike maintenance, rentals, and more. The subsidy to cover costs associated with a bicycle commute include: Bike leases: Employees can lease a take-home bike, including e-bikes, for a monthly fee eligible for reimbursement. Bike…
Read MoreReturn to the office will cost Nashville commuters $5,161, report says
Before COVID-19 created a remote workforce, full-time employees were spending nearly an hour each day on average commuting to the office, according to the latest available federal data. If that time was spent on the clock rather than in the car — as it has been for many during the COVID-19 crisis — workers could…
Read MoreNew Bird Bike e-bike reduces reliance on gas-powered vehicles
Bird, a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, has joined the electric bike retail market providing alternative methods of transportation with the new Bird Bike. “With our new e-bike, we are creating increased opportunities for people to embrace micro electric vehicles,” said Travis VanderZanden, Bird’s founder and CEO. “Our e-bike is safe, durable and provides a…
Read MoreAmazon commits $75 million to develop 800 new affordable Nashville housing units near WeGo public transit sites
Amazon has committed $75 million for developers to create 800 affordable homes in the Nashville area near WeGo high-capacity transit corridors, ensuring that moderate- to low-income residents can afford urban housing with easy access to employment, schools, healthcare and more. The Nashville investment is part of Amazon’s more than $2 billion Housing Equity Fund to…
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