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CEO: Essex Technology growth has its eyes on Execution, Tech and Capital

Oct 27, 2014 at 04:24 pm by miltcapps

Update 4 Dec. 2015 - Boston PE Thomas H. Lee announced today its recap of and controlling interest in BargainHunt, with CEO Echols remaining aboard. Terms were not disclosed..... Read More

Data infrastructure: Nashville's The Nexus Group<br> sells to Everwatch Capital-backed buyers

Oct 24, 2014 at 03:13 pm by miltcapps

THE NEXUS GROUP, the information technology infrastructure, services and data center company born in Nashville as ISDN-Net in 1994, has been sold. The sale was announced toda.... Read More

Ferdowsi's latest venture was obvious path<br>after his Austin Ventures gig ended

Jun 06, 2011 at 06:25 am by miltcapps

Farsheed Ferdowsi, now 56, was failing at retirement even more miserably than we realized. For several months in 2010, the founder and successfully exited CEO of Paymaxx quie.... Read More

Ventures: BlankSlate fund debuts, 5 venture updates

Jun 05, 2011 at 11:12 pm by miltcapps

Cliff Duffey GROWTH COMPANY CYBERA, the Franklin-based provider of hosted IT network, application and event security solutions for retail stores, announced.... Read More

Healthcare leaders aboard, Parental Health builds traction

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

Parental Health, the Franklin-based telemedicine startup, has attracted heavyweights to its board and a Fortune 100 technology partner. According to a VNC source, the company.... Read More

NewsBits, February 22, 2011

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

ECD's Smith Gov. Bill Haslam's Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty appointed Brad M. Smith his assistant commissioner. Smith was previously e.... Read More

Customers queued, SIGNiX asks $5MM from VCs

Mar 22, 2010 at 06:26 am by miltcapps

Update: On March 27, Angel Capital Group CEO Rachael Qualls confirmed for VNC the ACG has invested in SIGNiX's capital raise, but did say how much ACG invested. Original stor.... Read More

NEWSBITS, March 18, 2010

Mar 18, 2010 at 12:19 pm by miltcapps

David Mason (left), who was CEO of Nashville-based StudioNow before its sale in January to AOL for $36.5 million, is now SVP of the AOL Content Platform, reporting to former G.... Read More

VNC Member News: The Nexus Group names CEO and CFO

Jan 15, 2010 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

FROM THE NEXUS GROUP The Nexus Group, the strategic data, network and consulting services provider headquartered in Nashville, today announced Steven Brugman has been appoi.... Read More

FourBridges exec: More insurers would invest if TNInvestco reopens

Jan 15, 2010 at 10:28 am by miltcapps

A Chattanooga executive says there's probably more demand out there for the TNInvestco tax-credit allocations that are funding new Tennessee investment funds. The state's new.... Read More

Resource: TNInvestco briefing registrants

Aug 14, 2009 at 09:31 am by miltcapps

Here are the firms that were registered to attend one or both of the two TNInvestco briefings. Firms that had representatives attending the briefings, but who are not listed b.... Read More

Dream Systems founder targets healthcare technology

Aug 11, 2009 at 04:54 pm by miltcapps

[Editor's note: Terriance Moody died May 9, 2019. Obit here.] A company's world vision depends partly on its prism: Within Dream Systems LLC, the prism is video, and the world.... Read More

Gov. Bredesen: Talks underway for Solar Institute

Feb 10, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

Updated Feb. 11, 0709: In an AP story appearing this morning in the Times Free Press, ORNL Director Thom Mason indicated ORNL will prepare a proposal for t.... Read More

TTDC funds bioscience entrepreneurship initiative

Feb 10, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation has awarded a $270,000 grant to support biotech entrepreneurs and commercialization of technologies. Grant recipient Memphis Biowo.... Read More

Petra Capital's Blackburn: Maybe 'everyone's on-strike'

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:00 pm by miltcapps

Injecting wry humor into discussion of the nation's woebegone economy, Mike Blackburn said the slowdown has left him "feelin' a little idle." Then, during an interv.... Read More

VNC Member Release: Nashville's Nexus Group expands leadership ranks

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

FROM THE NEXUS GROUP NASHVILLE -- The Nexus Group Inc. CEO Jerry Dunlap today announced the appointment of Joy Mangrum as director of operations. Nexus is Tennessee's.... Read More

VNC Member News: Nashville's Nexus Group launches new Data Center

Jan 27, 2009 at 09:39 am by miltcapps

FROM THE NEXUS GROUP NASHVILLE -- The Nexus Group, home to Tennessee's largest independent Internet and data-services provider, today announced the expansion and consolidat.... Read More

Passport Health not retreating from M&A strategy

Jan 16, 2009 at 08:47 am by miltcapps

Passport Health cautiously says the grim economy is actually reinforcing its commitment to growth through mergers and acquisitions. Executive Vice President Scotte Hudsmith (.... Read More

Another VC to join Obama Administration

Jan 16, 2009 at 06:54 am by miltcapps

President-Elect Barack Obama has nominated another venture-capitalist for a key government post: this time, it's the Federal Communications Commission.   With Tennessea.... Read More

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