(EDITOR’S NOTE: We continue our multi-part series sharing the thoughts on the past year and the outlook for 2022 from seven angel or venture investors based in the region.) TODAY’S…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This the third article in a four-part series spotlighting the plans for entrepreneur centers serving the eastern half of Tennessee.) By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA When…

By Kailyn Lamb, Marketing Content Writer and Editor, PYA The COVID-19 pandemic caused Young-Williams Animal Center to pause some of its programming, but other areas of the nonprofit flourished. Chief…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: We asked individuals who had been spotlighted in the past year or so in teknovation.biz two questions ahead of the dawn of 2022. One concerned their hopes for…

(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,…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA University of Tennessee (UT) Vice President Stacey Patterson is one of those senior executives who does not seek the limelight, but  it’s hard…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series on Cohort 2 of “100Knoxville.” The initiative aims to grow Black businesses in the region.) With Cohort 3 already on the…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Photos courtesy of Abdiel Vallejo-Lopez, Marketing Communications Manager, and Mariaelena Hays, Marketing and Programs Coordinator, both at the Chattanooga Area Chamber.) By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA…