PYA, the power behind teknovation.biz, has released the names of the three finalists for the firm’s second annual “Ballard Innovation Award.” The three, in alphabetical order, are: Cyber Dynamite, dba…

We have a good deal of news from this past week for every entrepreneurial community that we spotlight in teknovation.biz. That includes Knoxville, Chattanooga, Cookeville, Kingsport and Nashville.   From…

Where do the graduates of “Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator” go after they have completed the 13-week program? Hypepotamus reports that several of them have pulled together to purchase what they…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Richard Bennett describes Epicured as “a healthcare company whose mission is to translate scientific research into delicious food that has the power to…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA In the late 1990s and early part of the new century, the clean-up and repurposing of the former K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant site…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA SFW Capital Partners LP, a Rye, NY-based private equity firm, announced yesterday that it has completed a majority recapitalization of Knoxville-based RDI Technologies, a…

“Innovation Crossroads” alum Nth Cycle has announced the closing of its $12.5 million Series A financing round co-led by the investment arm of Frankstahl, one of the largest privately held steel…

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…