This week Inc. announced its eighth annual Female Founders list, honoring a bold group of 500 women, including Patricia Nash of Patricia Nash Designs.

The PYA Ballard Innovation Award honors Tom Ballard, PYA’s Chief Alliance Officer, Editor of teknovation.biz, and a well-respected East Tennessee entrepreneurial community member.

The brand new organization has adopted Lamar Alexander's term for the area known as the Oak Ridge Corridor.

“It may start with a cookie box, but it’s so much more,” said Lynne Fugate. “It teaches them how to speak to adults, how to ask for the sale, how to market the product, present themselves, and work as a team.”

This milestone builds upon UT and Battelle’s successful 25-year partnership.

Secretary Wright said the international race for artificial intelligence is comparably referred to as "Manhattan Project 2.0"

The Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted the event at Kerns Food Hall in South Knoxville.

Haseeb Qureshi (HQ) has been blending his roles with the university and ecosystem to build a bridge for young people to get involved with local entrepreneurs.