Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

As those living in more rural communities know, attracting start-ups to their areas is not that easy. The folks in Paducah, KR seems to have something that might be considered…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Many singers have covered a song titled “Both Sides Now,” and that description would certainly apply to Chris West of Memphis who knows…

The City of Chattanooga and CO.LAB are partnering on a “Sustainability and Recycling Pitch & Pilot Competition” and are inviting proposals from citizens in the community. As announced last week,…

As long-time readers of teknovation.biz will recall, Knoxville start-up 490 BioTech won the inaugural “PYA Ballard Innovation Award” which came with a $10,000 cash prize and another $40,000 of services…

Scout Ventures and the State of New Mexico have come together to raise a new fund to make investments in spinoffs from the U.S. Department of Defense and the national…

Here are two events occurring on Thursday about which we just received notifications yesterday. Both are virtual. Launch Tennessee is partnering with TikTok to host a “Small Biz Block Party”…

Ten start-up companies from eight states and Canada make up the second cohort of the “Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator.” The program began earlier this month and concludes with the proverbial…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third article in a series introducing the innovators in Cohort 5 of “Innovation Crossroads.” Each founder will have an article focused on his or her…