The University of South Carolina (USC) is the newest location of a Verizon Innovation Experience Hub. Located at USC’s McNair Aerospace Center, it is one of several 5G Innovation Hubs…

This week’s “News & Notes” feature is topped by two start-ups with East Tennessee ties being selected for TechCrunch magazine’s first-ever “Startup Battlefield 200.” Other items include funding for Knoxville…

By Shannon Smith, Teknovation Assistant Editor, PYA As Puerto Rico works to recover power after a total island blackout caused by Hurricane Fiona, researchers are Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) hope their new…

Nth Cycle, the innovative metal processing and recycling technology company that was a participant in Cohort 2 of the “Innovation Crossroads” program, has begun commercial operations of its patented electro-extraction…

The 10 entrepreneurs participating in the third cohort of the “Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator” have been announced. The newest group includes: Eneryield, a Swedish company that has developed software that…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA After a weekend devoted to “The Maker City Summit” that kicked-off “Innov865 Week” in Knoxville, PYA, the power behind teknovation.biz, hosted a “Valuation…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another article in a series on Cohort 4 of “100Knoxville,” an initiative from the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC). The program aims to help Black-owned businesses grow…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Just ahead of last week’s announcement of the 60 early stage start-ups in five cities, including Atlanta, that are participating in a new…