With the help of state funding, 13 out of nearly 50 students in the Middle Tennessee State University Concrete Industry Management (CIM) department will work paid internships this summer. CIM students are required to work in the industry up to 400 hours, which has proven valuable in full-time career placement. This year, CIM received $41,983 in funding from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center to provide students with paid internships, said program Chairman Dr. Heather Brown, adding that these student internships are with small businesses in the concrete and construction industries across the Midstate.