Venture items

The Wynnchurch Capital recapitalization of Brentwood-based Centrum Equities, reported in July by VNC, has resulted in a new name for the company: Vista-Pro Automotive (reflecting its Visteon lineage), as reported by NashvillePost.com. NP.com also reports giants Alcoa and Novelis, well known in the TN and the mid-South, have created a JV recycling facility here, Evermore Recycling. Lastly, the Post reports aluminum scraps are fueling a turnaround gambit by Roundabout-based Tortola Partners.

Eastate: ORNL influence spreads

Georgetown University Medical Center cites its alliance with Oak Ridge NL as key to pursuit of NIH grants and study of molecular data... Near by, dozens of top grad students from around the nation toured Blount County's Alcoa and Smiths Detection facilities, through a program organized by the Oak Ridge, Argonne labs and others... Reports cites nanotechnology initiatives at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and in Louisville.