All University of Tennessee (UT) campuses, including those in Memphis and Martin, have opted out of a state outsourcing contract for facilities management. The state of Tennessee contracted Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc. (JLL) as a facilities management service provider earlier this year for security, janitorial and landscaping services for state-owned public colleges and… Read More
Following the premature signing of an outsourcing deal between the state of Tennessee and commercial real estate management company Jones Lang La Salle (JLL), higher education institutions in Memphis are remaining mostly silent on whether or not they are considering opting in to the grounds and facility maintenance management contract. So far, UTHSC is the… Read More
Employees and students from the UT Health Science Center and the University of Memphis banded together to show their disapproval of Governor Haslam’s proposal of outsourcing state jobs on the corner of Union Avenue and East Street during Thursday’s protest.
