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NTC-MTSU Tech Workforce Report 2018 (relevance: 33.4%, date: Oct 3, 2018)
Nashville Technology Council and MTSU demonstrate shortage of tech talent in Middle Tennessee

TennSMART Consortium eyes bigger TN role in 'intelligent mobility' industry (relevance: 33%, date: Jan 3, 2018)
At least 3 new initiatives could advance the state's mobility R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship and recruitment efforts.

Eyeing $65M SSBCI funds, TN-ECD surveys biz, entrepreneurs, DBE execs (relevance: 33%, date: Jul 10, 2021)
[Updated] Deadline set for comments on needed investment capital, loans, training, microlending and more, U.S. Treasury-funded program.

TokenizeTN names exec director to advance blockchain ecosystem (relevance: 33%, date: Feb 6, 2019)
Fledgling nonprofit adds staff with politics and projects savvy to support advocacy and outreach.

As General Assembly grinds along, some notes on TNInvestco and more (relevance: 32.9%, date: Apr 17, 2017)
Resources that might provide refreshment for those looking to advance Tennessee innovation.

Startup bio-dyemaker Stony Creek Colors closes Series A, eyes B-round (relevance: 32.8%, date: Jun 13, 2019)
Founder has raised north of $8MM, recruited growing ranks of farmers since inception.

National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members (relevance: 32.7%, date: Apr 19, 2016)
Michael Burcham's term as NACIE co-chair ends in October.

TVA is looking to startups to help solve its big energy problems (relevance: 32.4%, date: Nov 29, 2018)
Teaming with ORNL + Innovation Crossroads, power producer looks tech targets, maybe some surprises.

CEO Charlie Brock announces departure from Launch Tennessee (relevance: 32.2%, date: May 17, 2018)
[updated] High-energy team builder prepares for his next entrepreneurial or service act.

Board of directors update for Nashville Technology Council (relevance: 31.8%, date: Jul 10, 2017)
18-year-old trade group updates its governing roster.

NW TN's Donaldson leads The Mill's emergence as LaunchTN regional EC (relevance: 31.5%, date: Oct 10, 2023)
After 7 years without a formal regional entrepreneurship partner in NW Tennessee, The Mill contracts for the work.

Reconvened TN General Assembly defers pro-innovation, blockchain items (relevance: 31.3%, date: Jun 11, 2020)
Consequential innovation and entrepreneurship issues are overshadowed, but may get visibility in future.

VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Rad^x incubator
with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge (relevance: 31.2%, date: Jun 19, 2017)
Incubator management plans to keep potential businesses on-pace for development, commercialization.

State-backed LaunchTN Awards $7MM in matching funds to 37 TN firms (relevance: 31.2%, date: Oct 5, 2022)
Launch Tennessee announced latest SBIR fundings.

Gov. Lee samples major 2021 feats -- no entrepreneurial gains highlighted (relevance: 31.2%, date: Jan 4, 2022)
Commentary: Does list of TN gains in 2021 reflect actual lack of 'major' entrepreneurial achievements?

LaunchTN sets Startup Policy Workshops to boost regional entrepreneurship (relevance: 30.6%, date: Oct 7, 2019)
Meetups blend LaunchTN mission, Kauffman funding, Engine advocate, constituents getting to know legislators.

Tom Ballard still failing to retire from business and economic development (relevance: 30.6%, date: Apr 20, 2017)
VTC Profile of ubiquitous advocate for pro-economy, entrepreneurship groups

Beacon CEO: Tennessee 'Innovation Fast Track' is goal in General Assembly (relevance: 30.1%, date: Jan 8, 2021)
Amid pandemic and General Assembly session looming, 'broadest sandbox program in the U.S.' is the goal.

Leader-designee bound for UTC Research Institute's Quantum Center (relevance: 29.9%, date: Apr 29, 2024)
Dr. Rick Mukhurjee relocating from Germany to Chattanooga to lead UTC Quantum Center initiatives.

Ted Townsend: Despite Fed grant miss, Memphis and 'Digital Delta' allies remain undeterred in pursuing Digital Delta initiative (relevance: 29.7%, date: Sep 3, 2022)
Updated 3 September 2022: 8 Tennessee economic-development coalitions pursued federal grants of $25MM+ more each. Only Memphis remained in the hunt.

Brookings Fellow: Nashville has 'very serious' HealthIT opportunity (relevance: 29.5%, date: Aug 24, 2016)
[Updated] Brookings' findings are now available for review here.

WillCo entrepreneurship center eyes advisory board, Placemaker funding (relevance: 29.4%, date: Mar 28, 2019)
[Updated] WillCo EC to serve established businesses seeking scale in TN's fast-growing Williamson County.

Nashville ECD Director Pogue reaches out, preps plan, mulls target options (relevance: 29.4%, date: Jun 9, 2021)
Veteran of finance, recruitment and development and other fields cites fintech as hypothetical target vertical.

Mike Bradshaw named EIR in UTC Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (relevance: 29.4%, date: Jul 9, 2021)
Leader, entrepreneur and investigator of economic ecosystems named first Entrepreneur in Residence of UTC-CIE.

We asked TN Gubernatorial aspirants about State industry incentives, risk-capital formation, tech commercialization and more (relevance: 28.9%, date: Aug 13, 2018)
Many of these issues gained salience during the Haslam and Bredesen years.