As long-time readers of teknovation.biz will recall, Knoxville start-up 490 BioTech won the inaugural “PYA Ballard Innovation Award” which came with a $10,000 cash prize and another $40,000 of services…
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Appalachian Investors Alliance (AIA), a regionally based non-profit organization, has just been awarded a $1,496,719 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under its 2021 POWER Initiative. POWER stands for “Partnerships…
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is partnering with President Biden’s Interagency Working Group on Revitalizing Coal and Power Plant Communities to host a virtual event this Thursday morning. Titled “New…
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The Innov865 Alliance, organizer of the annual “Startup Day” event in Knoxville, announced yesterday the region’s six most investable new ventures that will vie for up to $10,000 in cash…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Like many entrepreneurs, Mekal Smith was motivated to start his new venture by a specific cause. Most, however, are not as unfortunate as…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA It’s been a big week for the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC). First, the member-based organization held its “Statewide Energy Incentives and…
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Almost seven months to the day after the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kairos Power shared preliminary plans for a major investment in Oak Ridge during the annual meeting…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA StartupBlink, the organization that describes itself as the world’s leading policy advising think tank on start-up ecosystem growth, released the 2021 edition of…
