The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two notices last week describing its intent to provide $2.91 billion to boost production of the advanced batteries that are critical to rapidly…
By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Last Thursday night was characterized as Session 0 for the first-ever statewide “Scipreneur Challenge” hosted by the BioTN Foundation. For those not familiar…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) have been recognized by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for…
By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Angel investing is important to any community trying to support tech-based start-ups as evidenced by initiatives underway in both Knoxville and Chattanooga. In…
From Oak Ridge: Nearly a half-century after the Tennessee Valley Authority began building its last new nuclear power plant, the utility is moving ahead with plans to build the next…
By Kailyn Lamb, Marketing Content Writer and Editor, PYA Teknovation Weekend readers will remember the teknovation.biz feature focused on Petro’s Chili and Chips, a local business that offers franchise opportunities….
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a roundup of business news from throughout the Knoxville region. If you have some business news that you would like to be included in Teknovation Weekend,…
The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) National Defense Education Program is seeking to strategically fund science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at two-year institutions and community colleges through a consortium approach….
