Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Anonymous donors have committed $25 million to build a bold new hub of innovation and discovery at Vanderbilt University.

"We all have a lifetime budget of heartbeats, and we choose how we spend it. The slower we spend it, the longer we live. The faster we spend it, we reduce not only our lifetime, but also the quality of life."

Pellissippi State Community College is accepting applications for its third STRIVE Cohort, an eight-week program designed to help veteran entrepreneurs in rural East Tennessee start and grow small businesses.

Together, the organizations aim to strengthen Tennessee’s leadership in advanced energy, mobility, and quantum technologies while fostering new venture creation across the region.

A women-owned Oak Ridge staffing firm turned the region's retiring workforce into a national security asset. This summer, that business turns 10.

The current Innovation Council Vice Chair moves onto the leadership track as the Chamber rolls out its FY27 board, currently chaired by Regions Bank's Rob Stivers.

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Two Gen Vets, the Seymour-based dumpster rental and junk removal company founded by Tom Richards and his son Nick, is about as unglamorous as a business gets. But, it's a needed service that allows them to play part in a bigger picture.