Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Nth Cycle partners with IonicRE to build the first rare earth refining pathway fully independent from China.

Sessions Wellness on Deane Hill opened in early 2026 to offer a range of hormone and peptide treatments, red light therapy, contrast therapy, IV therapy, hyperbaric chambers, and more.

The agreement comes as Tennessee invests $43 million through its Tennessee Quantum Initiative to build the state's standing in the field.

Twice a year, the Nashville startup community rallies around Entrepreneur Day at GEODIS Park to celebrate the Nashville EC program graduates and next wave of Tennessee business owners.

The new facility is touted to add more than 230 jobs to the Knoxville area, with operations commencing in the late fall.

Since 2021, TVA's School Uplift program has offered schools energy efficiency training and funding, investing $13 million in more than 440 schools and helping them cut energy bills by an average of 10% through simple behavioral changes.

For aivato's founder, there are only two options in the age of AI: lead your field or become irrelevant. He chose to lead with what he calls the world's first AI platform built specifically for automotive EDS engineering.

An environmental testing lab in West Knoxville has spent decades on the front lines of the region’s DOE and DOD decommissioning missions and cleanup efforts, and the work is far from finished.