economic development

VU Law & Innovation, Blockchain, Hack events set this week

Apr 03, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Law School's Program on Law and Innovation is hosting several interrelated interrelated Tech-oriented events, open to the public, Friday-Saturday, April.... Read More

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,<br>while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight

Mar 21, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has had its share of wobbly years since it was created in 1997 by enactment of State law and then launched under its formal name, Tennessee Technology Develop.... Read More

The TENN: Rendever eyes $1.5MM Seed raise<br>for VR platform for assisted-living

Mar 21, 2017 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: May 2017: Cofounder and former Product head Kyle Rand moved to CEO. On March 29, 2017, Rendever won the $25K Traction Award during The TENN pitch contest. - Ed. CAMBRI.... Read More

Nashville answer to Brookings HealthIT challenge to emerge within 120 days

Mar 17, 2017 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

IT'S NEARLY TIME to set direction and priorities: Nashville's industry, tech and civic leaders plan to disclose between now and July 14 their gameplan for securing this region.... Read More

TN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurship

Mar 17, 2017 at 02:00 pm by miltcapps

TN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurship

Mar 17, 2017 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

BOB ROLFE, two weeks into his new role as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, on March 16 announced six new Main Street Entrep.... Read More

Briefing: Hashed Health to convene blockchain consortium in Nashville

Mar 13, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

HASHED HEALTH, the Nashville startup backed by Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital, will in September convene in Music City its growing consortium of healthcare companies int.... Read More

For the record: Launch Tennessee aims to revise statutory charter

Mar 06, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE, the assumed name of the nonprofit officially chartered as Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), seeks to amend its statement of objectives. I.... Read More

Street Jelly Media hits pavement for capital raise for B2B+B2C growth

Feb 24, 2017 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

TECH entrepreneur Frank Podlaha may soon have less time to enjoy the panoramic view of the Smokies that he gets from his backporch in Dandridge, 30 miles east of Knoxville. P.... Read More

Gov. Haslam names entrepreneur Bob Rolfe to head TN ECD

Feb 16, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Nashville business executive Bob Rolfe as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). Rolf.... Read More

2017 Project Music selects 4 startups from 120+ accelerator applicants

Feb 06, 2017 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

PROJECT Music, the year-round accelerator and mentoring program resident in the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC), has recruited its smallest batch of startups yet: Four, inc.... Read More

State of the Startups: Tennessee Technology Development Corporation,<br>aka Launch Tennessee, wants to shed some commercialization emphasis

Jan 30, 2017 at 09:18 am by miltcapps

IN JUNE 2011, months into his first term, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) told attendees at a venture-capital conference that Tennessee institutions and private companies must.... Read More