Brentwood-based personnel and consulting firm Vaco has launched a digital practice division in its Cincinnati office and named Troy Woolery, a 15-year veteran in corporate and digital leadership, as director.

The leaders of Reliant Bancorp posted a fourth-quarter profit of $12.2 million, nearly three times the number of late 2019 thanks in part to two acquisitions, and said Friday they are forecasting solid bottom-line growth this year — helped by the pending closure of a number of its branches.

Middle Tennessee’s technology job base grew by more than a third in the past five years, picking up the pace from the middle of the decade. And while expansion will slow in the near future, the sector is still expected to handily outpace overall job growth.