Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

This expansion will create more than 130 jobs and invest nearly $30 million in the area.

Recticel Group's U.S. facility will create nearly 80 jobs and invest almost $50 million throughout Maury County.

“The impact of this is massive,” said the founder Ian Nott. “This one program could go on to affect well over a million opioid risk patients in the U.S. over the next year.”

The eco-friendly cleaning supply company is growing from a Johnson City base, supplying dish soap, laundry, and dishwasher detergent solutions.

How local entrepreneurs are moving past survival mode by mastering the core numbers that drive growth.

“ORNL helped develop and enhance the fuel. So, in this partnership, we come in with our expertise and history," said Chris Petrie, the interim section head for nuclear fuel development at the National Lab.

The Ballard Innovation Award is the largest gift of cash and in-kind services available to East Tennessee entrepreneurs, and this year will introduce a new, impactful format.

The annual Maker City Summit in Knoxville, a cornerstone event for artisans, creatives, and entrepreneurs across the Southeast, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a fresh, flexible approach.