By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Strategic partnerships with other companies are an important way for start-ups to grow their enterprises as represented by yesterday’s announcement from Knoxville’s Eonix…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA “This is not a new business model, just a new industry employing it,” says Brian Freeman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mployer…

On April 22, we posted this article that Knoxville-based Realty Trust Group (RTG), an affiliate of PYA, the power behind teknovation.biz, had been selected serve as the lead developer on a more than…

Fast casual restaurant chain Chipotle has unveiled a new $50 million venture fund that will invest in early stage companies from seed to Series B. Named Cultivate Next, the fund is…

The City of Knoxville’s Parks and Recreation Department will soon be able to offset a portion of power that runs the Cal Johnson Recreation Center with a planned solar array….

The first building constructed on the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park has a new name. Formerly known as the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials (JIAMS), the massive facility –…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to invest $30 million over the next three years in early stage start-ups founded by underrepresented entrepreneurs, and recruitment is already underway for…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Durham, NC-headquartered Heat Biologics Inc., which will officially change its name to NightHawk Biosciences Inc. on May 3, has announced plans to construct a…