(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final article in a series of articles spotlighting participants in the recent “What’s the Big Idea 48-Hour Launch” coordinated by the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center for The Development Corporation of Knox County. The competition was won by Erica Grant with Quantum Lock, and you can read

Felicia Jackson was one of three Chattanooga entrepreneurs who recently participated in the “Techstars Austin Accelerator” (see our initial post here). The other companies were Pass It Down and Woorly. In this interview with a Chattanooga TV station, Jackson, Founder of CPR Wrap, describes the experience in Austin as well

3D printing is probably most useful for the rapid fabrication of small custom mechanical parts. However, the technology is also capable of making very large structures and objects as many of our readers in this region no doubt understand, thanks to the work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and businesses

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final article in a two-part series describing the innovation and creative initiative that Keith Stanfill is leading in the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.) By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Keith Stanfill, the inaugural Edwards Assistant Dean and Director

There are a few of us still around who remember when George Kozmetsky, the Founder of the University of Texas (UT) at Austin’s IC² Institute, came to the region to offer insights on how we could take advantage of the assets that exist in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge region and build

The Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub, set-up last year to improve patient care and provider experience by using cutting-edge health technology, has added four major healthcare industry partners to its efforts as it focuses on precision medicine, genetics, trauma/emergency medicine, orthopedics, obesity, and rural access to care through telehealth. The new

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first article in a two-part series describing the innovation and creative initiative that Keith Stanfill is leading in the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.) By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA “It was the second time in my life when

A new report from SmartAsset reveals that the best cities for tech workers are not where you might think they are. The top 10 are evenly divided between the Midwest and Southern U.S. You can see the entire list and the methodology here. Just a hint: no Tennessee city made

If you are applying for a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), impacting one of the designated Opportunity Zones can make the application more competitive. That’s the word from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. Learn more here.

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Monique Villa had never lived anywhere but the greater Los Angeles area until she and her husband decided in May 2017 to relocate to Music City to advance his career as a songwriter and music producer. Less than six months later, they had