economic development

Lamp Post Group advances incubation in Chattanooga

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

The Lamp Post Group, which aims to leverage Chattanooga's high-speed Internet access and the River City's whitewater and hang-gliding amenities, is quietly gathering momentum..... Read More

NewsBits, April 25, 2011

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

Gov. Haslam Gov. Bill Haslam's move to shift some Tennessee Economic and Community Development resources toward helping existing TN businesses grow profitably has bee.... Read More

Healthcare Productivity Automation: the Next Shore?

Apr 24, 2011 at 11:33 pm by miltcapps

Note: HPA sold to TriZetto in December 2012. Novin's Linkedin is here.-Ed. Healthcare Productivity Automation (HPA), based in Franklin, needs brand awareness for its Health Ma.... Read More

Vanderbilt University shifts tech-transfer portfolio

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:32 am by miltcapps

Dr. Gordon Bernard Update: To read about the appointment of Alan Bentley to the position reported here, click here. The story as originally publis.... Read More

Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:21 am by miltcapps

Potentially explosive digital-entertainment ideas fill the air in Nashville. We just need someone to strike a match. That belief seems to be driving a new mentoring and promo.... Read More

Angel Tax Credit: Prayers for passage not on all lips

Apr 11, 2011 at 08:34 am by miltcapps

The Angel Investor Tax Credit proposal now before the General Assembly may remind some of the adage, "Be careful what you pray for." Denenberg Angel Capita.... Read More

TCRS PE commitments hit $349 Million<br>with decision on Bessemer Venture Partners

Apr 06, 2011 at 08:46 am by miltcapps

Updated 3:35 p.m.: Sen. Overbey told VNC he withdrew his proposal after hearing concerns from agency staff members and intends to resume exploring the matter, this S.... Read More

TNInvestco pace mounts; Consensus Point next up?

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

CONSENSUS POINT, the Nashville-based predictive markets provider, is believed close to securing a $1 million investment from TNInvestco NEST-TN, according to VNC sources..... Read More

NewsBits, April 4, 2011

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

TripRaiser may have legs: Nashvillians Lauren and Wade Honeycutt (left), both age 23 and 2009 Auburn grads, told VNC they plan a May launch for their software as se.... Read More

Founder of local $95MM Hope Investments fund<br>aims to support Just Hope global relief work

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:11 am by miltcapps

Updated 15 January 2017 - Brentwood fund manager Karen Bruton filed Jan. 13 on a $238.5MM raise. Our original April 4, 2011 story is below.-Ed. Karen Bruton, a Brentwood fund.... Read More

N³: NashvilleCubed April-May Venture events

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:09 am by miltcapps

NashvilleCubed [N³] spotlights events within the 500-plus* square miles of Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County, a Center of U.S. creativity and enterprise al.... Read More

TNInvestco data flows, funds mull providing more updates

Mar 28, 2011 at 03:25 pm by miltcapps

Updated: March 31, 10:08 a.m.: Cook explained today the quarterly update will be a high-level summary updating TNInvestcos' results on an aggregated basis. Original repor.... Read More

Nashville Angel joins Austin e-social venture as CFO

Mar 28, 2011 at 03:25 pm by miltcapps

Stephen Collins, a Nashville Angel investor and former tech CEO here, is now CFO for Austin, Texas-based Bazaarvoice, a six-year-old social-commerce firm. Collins, a 45-year-.... Read More

NewsBits, March 28, 2011

Mar 28, 2011 at 03:25 pm by miltcapps

McWhorter Startup investment: Stuart McWhorter, co-founder and president of Clayton Associates, the Brentwood venture-capital firm, has personally invested in 24/7 Sp.... Read More

NewsBits, March 21, 2011

Mar 21, 2011 at 08:35 am by miltcapps

Rep. Shipley Clean energy 'technology grab for Tennessee': Some State lawmakers are pushing for TNInvestco and State ECD support for two pilot plants that would gene.... Read More

Latest TTDC grants meant to vault Tennessee<br>startups beyond 'Valley of Death'

Mar 21, 2011 at 08:27 am by miltcapps

Eight startup tech firms have each won $50,000 Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) proof of concept grants to help the companies advance toward commercializati.... Read More

Will Pinkston takes lessons learned into Sync Strategies

Mar 21, 2011 at 08:07 am by miltcapps

Will Pinkston, a veteran of "Bredesen Democrat" politics and policy, says he has gained traction in his new Sync Strategies LLC practice. Pinkston, 38, is positioned as&.... Read More

TNInvestco: State ECD updates on process

Mar 15, 2011 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Update: State ECD released the promised data late on Friday, March 25, posting it here.- The story as originally published follows, below. Ed. The Tennessee TNInvestco p.... Read More

Angel-backed Chattanooga Renaissance Fund launches

Mar 15, 2011 at 09:56 am by miltcapps

The Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (CRF), an angel network, has been launched in that city with an initial $3 million, said general partner Charlie Brock, who is also a partner.... Read More

TNInvestco: Welcome to the 'Messy World' of Capitalism

Mar 14, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

TNInvestco, the capital-formation and jobs-creation initiative crafted by a momentarily bi-partisan Tennessee General Assembly and the Administration of then-Gov. Phil Bredese.... Read More

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