Brookings Institution

Interregional 'AI compact' could help TN drive economy, prosperity

Jul 16, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

THE BROOKINGS Institution, based in Washington, D.C., today released its report on Mapping the AI Economy, which posits that hundreds of U.S. cities and other regions -- inclu.... Read More

ITIF: TN has strengths, but underperforms as hub for key innovation sectors

May 07, 2025 at 08:49 am by miltcapps

Update May 15, 2025: State Science & Technology Institute analyzes ITIF report.-Ed. TENNESSEE's progress in economic development, education, research and related fields is.... Read More

Mayor O'Connell, Nashville Chamber close gap, uplift AI, spotlight BNA chief

Oct 24, 2023 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

Hon. Freddie O'Connell NASHVILLE MAYOR Freddie O'Connell announced he has joined with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Partnership 2030 in a relationship th.... Read More

Bill Frist launches Collective with ears to ground, eyes on better healthcare

Feb 01, 2022 at 09:37 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE VC Frist Cressey Ventures and its co-founder, physician and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist MD, today announced launching the firm's FCV Collective, a.... Read More

TN Innovation: State's artificial-intelligence sector may soon get good jolts

Jan 28, 2022 at 02:18 pm by miltcapps

Opinion and ideas on AI in the TN economy from:Lifeworks | Brian Moyer | Guy Barnard |Tricia Martinez | Marten den Haring | Amy Kauppila | John Liu SOME ADVOCATES of a.... Read More

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

Dec 07, 2021 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: EDA release Dec. 13, 2021 showed this program was not a finalist in the grant process.-Ed. A COALITION of Middle Tennessee academic, government and nonprofit al.... Read More

Mike Bradshaw named EIR in UTC Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Jul 09, 2021 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

MIKE BRADSHAW, who has operated for decades at the intersection of technology and knowledge-sharing businesses, is now entrepreneur in residence (EIR) at the Center for Innova.... Read More

New in Town: Kansas City's Bungii thinks Music City likes Pickup Trucks

Jan 16, 2020 at 06:30 am by miltcapps

BUNGII LLC, the Kansas City startup that has a last-mile app to help us crowdsearch for a pickup for an occasional chore or to help us get our bigscreen TV home after it would.... Read More

Exploring an Alt-scenario for Bill Frist's filings for $40MM RSV QOZB LTSS

Jan 09, 2020 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

UPDATES: FORBES reported Oct. 17, 2024, Elevance Health (fka Anthem) adding Carebridge to its Carelon portfolio. Today, Nashville Business Journal said Carebridge's valuation.... Read More

Venture Notes - December 19, 2018

Dec 19, 2018 at 04:48 pm by miltcapps

Today: Soccer | EdgeNet | ZeroTo510 | WillCo | Caredfor | Lanahan | Henderson | Blockchain | Bellhops | Apto | Pokitdok ► BEAUTIFUL GAME INC. of Chattanooga, aligned with bac.... Read More

Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding

Dec 18, 2018 at 11:42 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE ranks 39th among the Fifty States in a new Science & Technology Index out today from the Milken Institute, up one notch from two years ago but still well within.... Read More

Meharry Medical College Data Science Institute to impact<br>health policy, talent pipeline, clinical standards

Oct 19, 2018 at 10:31 am by miltcapps

The Meharry Medical College Data Science Institute (DSI) is destined to directly affect the actions of policymakers and medical professionals and will help shape standards of.... Read More

Brookings: TN located in 'Heartland' region<br>with weakspot for entrepreneurship

Oct 18, 2018 at 07:30 am by miltcapps

ECONOMIC RECOVERY from the Great Recession has lifted most of the nation, including Tennessee. Earlier this year, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Tennessee economy 13t.... Read More

TN innovators seek i6 Challenge grants for innovation, entrepreneurship

Sep 27, 2018 at 04:44 pm by miltcapps

This covers four i6/RIS proposals: Collaboratory | POC | NFA | Smart Cities - None of these proposals won in the 2018 RIS cycle. TENNESSEE institutions and their corporate and.... Read More

Venture Notes - September 26, 2018

Sep 26, 2018 at 08:45 am by miltcapps

Today: NueCura$ | TrackRef$ | Preteckt$ | IMAC$ | Joshi$ | Innova$ | Frist$ | Sports$ | Hepten$ | AgGenetics$ | AdvFin$ | Johnson | SBIR$ | SSM$ | Graphene | Auto | Galante |.... Read More

Porter Road Butcher's new online recipe may call for Series A capital

Feb 22, 2018 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated April 27, 2021: L7 Venture Partners led PRB's $10M Series A. TechCrunch coverage. 25 May 2018 0855 - The company today said it completed a $3.7MM Seed raise with Max V.... Read More

Venture Notes - 9 February 2018

Feb 09, 2018 at 04:16 pm by miltcapps

THE Health-IT leadership challenge laid out for Nashville nearly 2 years ago by Brookings Institution researchers could hypothetically be partly satisfied by a new Nash.... Read More

Startup's GeoAir recipe calls for Drones, pest DNA and AgBiz savvy

Oct 18, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

WHEN it comes to pest control, most farmers still do it the old-fashioned way -- scouting the fields on foot to see if plants show signs of blight or infestation. But perhaps.... Read More

'Person First Alliance' emerges in response to Brookings' HealthIT challenge

Oct 16, 2017 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

LARGELY OFF-RADAR, a small ad hoc committee of Nashville tech and healthcare executives has framed a campaign branded as the "Person First Alliance," after sketching possible.... Read More

Venture Notes - 8 June 2017

Jun 08, 2017 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Today: Dart | Anquiro | 1804 | Spessard | DTC | Evermind | NCN | Breakthrough | NHCC | Oasis | Espaces King of CoreRights DART MUSIC's debtor-in-possession asset sal.... Read More

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