Rutherford County is a popular site for conventions and conferences.

Most recently, the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce hosted 200 educators for a two-day instructional technology and STEM Conference last week. In addition to 18 hands-on workshops, attendees visited one of eight different manufacturing sites across Rutherford County to see firsthand how technology is driving the need for a tech savvy workforce.

TEACH READY 2016 was presented by the Tennessee Book Company.