Nashville Technology Council

C-level team-building: e+CancerCare names CAO

Aug 03, 2009 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

Update 2:45 p.m.:  Although e+CancerCare staff have not responded to a query regarding Lang Aston's duties, a contact at Stephens Inc. said today that Aston is e+'s chief.... Read More

MainNerve Inc. names president, serves Vanguard Health

Aug 01, 2009 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

The former top information security executive for both Gaylord and Willis is now president of a Texas company's new office in Nashville. MainNerve Inc., an information-securi.... Read More

Recapitalization at Documentary Channel, after founder-filmmaker cedes CEO role

Jul 23, 2009 at 09:26 am by miltcapps

On Tuesday, Documentary Channel Inc. began taking investment for a recapitalization that may total exactly $13,010,458. Striking as it is, the Nashville company's filing.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center gets project manager

Jul 22, 2009 at 01:25 pm by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council has retained Joe Kustelski as project manager for creation of an online presence for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. As reported earlier by VN.... Read More

Health IT exec to chair Nashville Technology Council

Jun 30, 2009 at 09:11 am by miltcapps

Tomorrow, Healthspring Inc.'s Andy Flatt begins his two-year term as chairman of Nashville Technology Council. Flatt's tenure will span pivotal years: NTC is due to launch or.... Read More

Entrepreneurs sought for Nashville Business Incubation Center

Jun 30, 2009 at 09:11 am by miltcapps

The 23-year-old Nashville Business Incubation Center downtown seeks to fill a record number of entrepreneur-tenant vacancies. NBIC Director Mildred Townsend Walters (at right.... Read More

Bredesen's Qualifacts, NC ally push for e-health consortia

Jun 16, 2009 at 02:55 pm by miltcapps

Updated: NBJ reported April 14, 2016, that Qualifacts now has about 150 FTE and forecasts strong organic growth.-Ed. Nashville's Qualifacts Inc. and strategically well-placed.... Read More

Judges like 'Nashville: Where Innovation Sings' for city branding

Jun 12, 2009 at 02:20 pm by miltcapps

During the annual Owen Accelerator competition this morning, "Nashville: Where innovation sings" topped seven other brand themes for marketing Nashville. Students in the Acce.... Read More

Tennessee Pension Fund names private-equity investment director

Jan 22, 2009 at 11:19 am by miltcapps

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) today announced its selection of Lamar Villere to lead TCRS' newly authorized private-equity investment program.   V.... Read More

10 Years: Nashville Technology Council claims broader role

Jan 22, 2009 at 06:29 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council today began its 10th anniversary celebration by inviting listeners to "Feel the beat of technology." That theme was woven throughout th.... Read More

Some owners wary as Revenue's Farr argues for equity and 'true VCs'

Jan 08, 2009 at 03:04 pm by miltcapps

State Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr believes most Tennessee business owners shouldn't worry about losing tax exemptions for which they qualify. On the other hand, Farr mad.... Read More

Mercury Tech and allies incubate entrepreneurial city

Jan 07, 2009 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

Three hours down I-40 from Nashville, Eric Mathews has carved a niche he intends to own within the Memphis venture scene. Two years after its creation by Mathews and co-found.... Read More

Venture File: Solidus Company

Dec 10, 2008 at 09:51 am by miltcapps

Updated: Duncan formed Invergarry Holdings (PE/VC) in 2018, having earlier parted ways with Solidus. Update Oct. 30, 2009: Plumgood Food, shown in the list below, is defunct.-.... Read More

'Magazines.com' hires for expansion, eyes Canada

Dec 10, 2008 at 05:31 am by miltcapps

Despite the recession, Franklin-based Magazines.com is growing steadily and looking at other nations' consumers. In a VNC interview, CEO Jay Clarke said he believes his priva.... Read More

Council Ventures' portfolio company said closing after a lead investor balks

Nov 12, 2008 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

According to reports in TechCrunch and other media, iKobo Inc., a venture-backed company whose investors have included Nashville-based Council Ventures, is ceasing operations..... Read More

Healthier NTC will refocus on venture ties and serving Nashville region

Nov 12, 2008 at 08:10 am by miltcapps

When Jeff Costantine laughs while he's talking, it usually means he's delighting in something large or small. Most of the time, the chuckles are a storyteller's prelude to a s.... Read More

ESPN-backed company buys Nashville ventures

Nov 11, 2008 at 08:23 pm by miltcapps

By Milt Capps ESPN-backed Active Network Inc., has bought two Nashville ventures that provide state governments the technology and services they need to conduct hunting and f.... Read More

Nashville VC: 'Pushover' entrepreneurs need not apply

Nov 09, 2008 at 05:43 pm by miltcapps

During last week's venture-capital panel discussion here in Nashville, the Most Sobering Comment Award probably went to Sid Chambless, the executive director of Nashville Capi.... Read More

Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus

Nov 07, 2008 at 10:56 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation yesterday reported further progress in stitching-together the state's science and technology stakeholders. The TTDC board of direc.... Read More

POV: Ventures at risk mean C-level IT role must change

Nov 06, 2008 at 07:51 am by miltcapps

Consultant Dave Chapman, who commutes between his 200-acre ranch in the Nashville area from another home in his native Massachusetts, began his career as an IBM engineer fifty.... Read More

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