Weekly roundup includes a groundbreaking in Chattanooga, an event in Kingsport, and Launch Tennessee's announcement of the five start-ups getting funding for next month's SXSW festival.

There's no such thing as downtown Oak Ridge, but there's about to be. Plans have started to develop condos, apartments, and retail in what leaders hope will be the city's new and first downtown hub.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's research endeavors span every school, college, and field. Work done there is helping East Tennessee become a hub for innovation.

Jake Rheude won funding in all three competitions hosted by UTK's Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. A decade later, he shares marketing tips with attendees in the second session of the spring program.

This proposal began to be considered long before the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange company FTX.

Other highlights include plans for Auburn University's new Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville's Cummings Research Park.

This new Department of Energy program is focused on helping companies and communities create jobs for those impacted by a decline in coal mining. There are a number of eligible census tracts between Knoxville and Cookeville.

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council will also discuss rural solar and EV charging networks and the future of EV supply networks.