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Nashville Tech Council wants more to 'Feel the Beat'

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:08 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council's first annual tech awards were announced yesterday during an event at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Among the first fruits of NTC's "Feel t.... Read More

The 'Deciders': Five men shaping fate of TNInvestco

Oct 27, 2009 at 03:18 pm by miltcapps

The announcement is imminent regarding the venture-capital firms that will share assets flowing from the state's $120 million TNInvestco program. State law and the TNInvestco.... Read More

Frist: Quorum alliance, M&A to boost HealthStream 'earnings power'

Oct 27, 2009 at 01:06 pm by miltcapps

HealthStream Inc. Founder and CEO Bobby Frist said today his company will be "a little more aggressive" in buying other companies and has begun new-business developm.... Read More

State's TechDevCorp adapting to threats and opportunities

Oct 26, 2009 at 01:50 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, which augments state government in tech-driven economic development, is demonstrating some agility in the face of adversity. TTD.... Read More

Digital Nashville launches innovation mentorship service

Oct 26, 2009 at 11:01 am by miltcapps

Digital Nashville has launched a mentorship program for corporate innovators, freelancers, entrepreneurs and others. In an announcement Saturday to the Digital Nashville comm.... Read More

Briefly: Petra Capital invests in med transcription company

Oct 23, 2009 at 03:18 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Petra Capital Partners has invested $6 million in sub-debt and preferred stock in Plano, Texas-based Superior Global Solutions Inc. According to a Petra relea.... Read More

Whitney: NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'

Oct 22, 2009 at 11:52 am by miltcapps

On Saturday, Marcus Whitney began his Barcamp Nashville presentation by telling his techie audience, "We better start learning some open source code around here." Okay, so it.... Read More

TN TechDev's life running through financial hourglass

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation leaders see the next 30 days as crucial to TTDC's continued ability to add value to the state's tech-driven economic development..... Read More

TTDC says it plans no funding for TN Bio Assn.

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation management says it "has no confidence" in Tennessee Biotechnology Association to promote biotech and related industries. In a repo.... Read More

CEO: Healthcare Management Systems passing $75MM mark

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Healthcare Management Systems Inc. has more than doubled its revenue in about three years, and is eyeing Federal stimulus programs for further growth. HMS Pre.... Read More

Legal-services entrepreneur Freedman tackles more startups

Oct 14, 2009 at 02:12 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Joe Freedman already has more entrepreneurial notches in his belt than most 44-year-olds. Nonetheless, Freedman is gearing-up at least three new startups, incl.... Read More

Recruiters target Nashville's life-sciences sector

Oct 14, 2009 at 07:28 am by miltcapps

Updated: Sept. 23, 2019 - Arthur J Gallagher & Co. announced buying Human Capital Group on undisclosed terms. Named in our 2009 article, Dan Ryan moved-on in 2010 to creat.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Noro-Moseley will keep eye on Digital Media

Oct 08, 2009 at 02:03 pm by miltcapps

The news last week that Noro-Moseley Partners and digital-media specialist and General Partner Greg Foster had parted ways may have sent an uncertain message to Nashville medi.... Read More

Leaders: Bio-entrepreneur sees leverage in TNInvestco

Oct 08, 2009 at 01:08 pm by miltcapps

Life-sciences entrepreneur and investor Joe Cook Jr. has made clear he wants to devote more energy to helping grow Tennessee's life-sciences sector. Although Cook has thus far.... Read More

TNInvestco finalists named by ECD-Revenue

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:53 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco announced its ten semi-finalists earlier today: • Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, LLC• Innova Fund II, LP• Limestone Fund, LLC• Memphis.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Decosimo Corporate Finance origins

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:53 am by miltcapps

Decosimo Corporate Finance LLC, the entity formed nearly a year ago, is an investment banking company closely aligned with parent Joseph Decosimo and Company PLLC, which was f.... Read More

Venture Notebook: Change:Healthcare update

Oct 07, 2009 at 09:52 am by miltcapps

Robert Hendrick, the 42-year-old COO at Change Healthcare, told VNC on Friday that the company recently completed a $1 million Angel round of financing. The Angel round was co.... Read More

Chamber CEO: 'Fever pitch' battle vs recession requires tough calls

Oct 01, 2009 at 12:06 pm by miltcapps

Ralph Schulz, the president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, says, "What keeps me awake at night is 'What business environment will this settle into'.&q.... Read More

TTDC supports innovation with $500K for six teams

Sep 28, 2009 at 01:54 pm by miltcapps

Roughly $500,000 in Tennessee Technology Development Corporation grants have been awarded to teams developing technologies that may be commercialized. The fact that TTDC is p.... Read More

With NEC running, Echomusic execs launch Rockhouse

Sep 24, 2009 at 01:52 pm by miltcapps

Update: Rockhouse sold to Raleigh, N.C.-based Etix in January 2011. Original story follows-Ed. Former Echomusic product leader Joe Kustelski is turning his focus to his new d.... Read More

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