The University of Alabama selects a Purdue administrator as its next Vice President for Research and Economic Development.

After a decade in the brewing industry, Eric Jorgenson has joined East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) Research Corporation where he is heavily involved in workforce development and biomanufacturing.

The competition will take place on Saturday, January 20.

"As an entrepreneur, it’s essential not to get too caught up in the potential exit," he writes.

We cover a number of other news items from the past two weeks while you celebrated the holidays.

Amelia Galvas' brooms bring customers back to the 'good-ole days' when everybody made their own household broom.

Ashley Garner founded Nest five years ago, with a passion for refreshing, restoring, and renovating home items in Knoxville.