In 1989, Pat Hughes opened Axis Fabrication & Machine with a bandsaw, a welder, a mill, a lathe and 900 square feet of space off Topside Road. On Nov. 4, the company cut the ribbon on a 78,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Blount County, a $24 million investment.
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The investment more than doubles BWXT's local workforce and positions Jonesborough as the only active U.S. site refining high purity depleted uranium for the government.
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Big Al’s Hot Mustard and VetVision took home the top awards in their respective categories.
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The Guided platform brings all three of Hedrick's businesses under one roof, expanding opportunities to families who couldn’t afford his services before.
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Nashville-based VoluMetrix won the $10,000 prize at the Life Science Tennessee Venture Forum, held Nov. 5 at Revance’s Nashville headquarters as part of LSTCON 2026.
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Muse Knoxville also launched its $50 million "Grow With Me" campaign, aimed at raising funds for the new developments.
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Life Science Tennessee’s annual conference, LSTCON, brought the state’s life sciences community together on Nov. 5 at Revance headquarters in Nashville to connect, exchange ideas, celebrate progress and explore the…
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A University of Tennessee instructional communication researcher has launched a startup that uses AI to help instructors grade student speeches.
