The University of Tennessee’s Center for Industrial Services is holding a three-hour webinar on May 24 focused on the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Offered by the organization’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program, the session runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Registration is free.

Miami University of Ohio is moving forward with plans to transform a dilapidated three-story building in uptown Oxford into an entrepreneurial center that has the potential to reinvigorate the city’s business corridor. The institution has issued a request for qualifications seeking a design-build firm to lead its College@Elm incubator project.

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA There’s some really good news for Knoxville-based NellOne Therapeutics Inc. The company that is housed in the Fairview Technology Center in the Solway area of deep West Knox County has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Stephen Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, SC, was in town on Friday to deliver the keynote address at the 2021 “Mayors’ Leadership Luncheon” organized by Leadership Knoxville. Several hundred people gathered under a large tent on the World’s Fair site to hear the 36th

Six student start-up businesses at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have been awarded cash prizes in the Spring 2021 edition of the “Graves Business Plan Competition.” Hosted by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Haslam College of Business, the business plan and pitch contest took place virtually.

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center‘s next “Pitch for Good” will cast the spotlight on healthcare start-ups. The event, set for 1 p.m. EDT May 27, will feature three entrepreneurs in the “Launch” category and three in the “Up and Coming” grouping. Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. CDT May 20. For more

The Biz Foundry in Cookeville is throwing a celebratory bash on May 14 to commemorate the 50th episode of its “Powered by Her” podcast series, and everyone is invited. The event runs from 4:30 to 7 p.m. CDT at Cookeville Creative with food and champagne sponsored by Alluvia Studio and

Gayle Conelly Manchin has been sworn-in as the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) 13th Federal Co-Chair, becoming the first West Virginian to hold the position. Well-connected in the state – she was a former President of the West Virginia Board of Education and Secretary of Education and the Arts, she is

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Nine start-ups, including one previously spotlighted in teknovation.biz, showcased their products, services or just ideas during last evening’s “Pitchers & Pitches” event in Johnson City. Hosted by the FoundersForge organization and the Johnson City Doughboys, part of the growing Boyd Sports minor league

Here are some brief news and notes from around the state. Kairos Power, TVA announce collaboration The Tennessee Valley Authority and Kairos Power announced plans yesterday to collaborate on deploying a low-power demonstration reactor at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge. The announcement is the latest evolution