Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

ACME is headquartered in Kingston, Tennessee and now has locations across middle and eastern Tennessee, northern Georgia and southern Kentucky.

The $11 million grant comes from the State of Tennessee's Nuclear Energy Supply Chain Investment Fund, which was established by Governor Bill Lee in 2023.

Hickory Construction marked the opening of its new Workforce Development Center with a ribbon cutting and open house Tuesday, June 30. Hickory Construction’s offices are at 124 Kent Place; its new Workforce Development Center sits next door at 125 Kent Place.

“My goal was to make better use of healthcare dollars and continue to find a pathway for novel technologies,” O’Dell said. “I think we’re on that pathway.”

UTC has made an initial institutional investment of $130,000 to support the initiative’s startup efforts.

The collaborative initiative will generate millions of dollars in additional annual income for Tennessee farmers and create thousands of jobs across the state.

Launch Tennessee is also offering priority consideration for LaunchTN's SBIR/STTR Matching Fund to X-Lab awardees that relocate to the state or emerge from the program.

Beehive Industries is headquartered in the Denver area, but their 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is in Knoxville.