
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Informatics Corp allies with CMS vendor

VW means business

Labels:
economic development,
Volkswagen
TVA: Trouble rising from ashes?
Chattanoogan.com tips us to a sobering assessment of TVA finances and performance, from the IG, here. TVA's apparently having trouble containing its operations and maintenance costs, even before the Ash spill.
ORNL: Desperately seeking talent
Oak Ridge NL needs to hire 500 more scientists and technicians, and doubts it can recruit enough talent to stay on schedule. KNS reports.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
scientists
This techie's a Memphis booster
This tech executive has become a booster for his hometown, Memphis, saying it's the 'most authentic' place he's ever lived. The CA reports.
Local firm's e-retailing report
Franklin-based IHL Group says in a release this week that in North America consumers will spend more than $1.6 trillion for goods and services paid for via electronic kiosks. To know more, you have to pay nearly $1K for the report.
Nashville Technology Council leadership changes

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Andy Flatt,
Nashville Technology Council
NV Business hatchery seeks entrepreneurs
The 23-year-old Nashville Business Incubation Center has experience a slump in resident businesses that is unprecedented in recent years. Read more about NBIC here.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Hobbs reincarnates as Mesh Media

Saturday, June 27, 2009
Health IT leaders see challenges, opportunities

Rep. Gordon on Energy bill benefits
U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Murfreesboro) tells the DNJ of the economic benefits that will flow locally from the Energy bill he recently endorsed. Gordon chairs the House Science Committee. Other Bart Gordon reports here.
UTHSC lays plans for $50MM research center
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis is making plans for a $50MM facility for translational research. MBJ reports. It's only been a few days since UTHSC cut the ribbon on a new biocontainment facility.
Friday, June 26, 2009
[Updated] Qualifacts creates California presence

Lawyers help entrepreneurs bone-up on risks

e-Autos: Powertrain horserace off-and-running

Ghost River beer venture has head on it

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beverages,
Bosco's,
Ghost River Brewing,
restaurants,
Roma Pomodori
Locals taking to Hemlock
NewsChannel5 reports '1,400 companies' have expressed interest in selling to or partnering with Hemlock Semiconductors, which is building a plant for producing silicon for solar panels, at Clarksville.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Gestamp Solar?

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automotive,
Gestamp Corporation,
solar,
Volkswagen
Owen's Bradford joins elite board

HGTV's Frontdoor.com builds audience

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Frontdoor.com,
HGTV,
Scripps Interactive Networks
Coalition applauds TN venture-capital legislation

UT shakes-up tech-transfer leadership

Angel Capital Group spreads wings

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Angel Capital Group,
Rachael Qualls
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
CyberKnife slices into HCA market

State private-equity guidelines released

Kraken commands computing crown

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Jaguar,
Kraken,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
supercomputing
American Sentinel online grads convene
American Sentinel, the Colorado-chartered online-education company with close ties to Vanderbilt University and the Nashville VC community, held its annual in-the-flesh graduation ceremony, recently, with VU Nursing School Dean Colleen Conway-Welch delivering the commencement address. Read our earlier story on founder Rick Oliver and his company.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Hospitalists get more ammo

[Updated] Criticism for Nashville on lips of Techie leaving town

[Updated June 24] TN Auto sector exploding

Docs de-installing EMRs, says HealthLeaders
In a release this morning, HealthLeaders-Interstudy says, "...while health systems and physician groups in the Phoenix market seem to be ahead of the curve in adopting electronic medical records (EMR), there is a high rate of 'deinstallation', wherein physician groups cancel their EMR contracts as a result of training, functionality or affordability issues." Meanwhile, Gov. Phil Bredesen's office of e-health announced Tennessee is one of the top 5 states in e-prescribing improvement.
Research Park ribbon-cutting in Memphis

LaunchMemphis
The CA reports on Memphis' recent 2nd annual LaunchMemphis Investment Forum. Memphis also recently held Startup Weekend 2.
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LaunchMemphis,
Startup Weekend Memphis,
startups
Church Tweets

Labels:
finance,
religion,
social media
Monday, June 22, 2009
Unum names new CFO in The Noog

Tenn-Hut! Green tech may revive Aladdin

Memphis RHIO imperiled

TN Tax update from Waller Lansden
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis provides this tight summary of the provisions of the General Assembly's annual "technical corrections" bill, submitted each spring by the governor's commissioner of revenue. FONCE, Streamlined sales tax, and more are here.
Jacobson tribute added
We missed Bill Synder's earlier tribute to retired Vanderbilt vice chancellor-health affairs and entrepreneur Harry Jacobson. A good read, in the VUMC Reporter, right here.
Blue Like Jazz, Green Like Money

Lynch updates on BioMimetic Therapeutics

Sunday, June 21, 2009
Telecom: Covista and NationLink are bullish

Friday, June 19, 2009
Mayor Dean - How 'bout a Science charter school?

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charter schools,
Mayor Karl Dean,
Metro Government
MMA venture ignites Memphis

Labels:
boxing,
entertainment,
Mixed Martial Arts,
Shane Messer
Megasite vote leaves W. Tennesseans pumped
The Jackson Sun reports near-euphoria (kidding) about the General Assembly's approval of funding to help develop a TVA-approved megasite in Haywood County, which is the Bredesen Administration's proposed site for a solar farm. A 3-county coalition has already formed to recruit industry, and at least one local leader plumps that, had the site been ready, his county would've been home to VW, instead of Hamilton. The Sun's site is another Ganette entity that may be slow-loading, but it's worth the read. Here's an earlier VNC story on the state's industrial parks.
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CoreTech Industries,
economic development,
megasites,
Stimulus,
TVA
American Museum of Science and Technology

Mergers, Acquisitions, Spinoffs
Nashville Post reports on Smith & Wesson buying a safety-barrier manufacturer in Franklin, noting S&W sees the unit being a $100MM division...and, two area insurance brokers spin a financial counseling venture for elders out of Assurance Financial Partners...also, the sale of Shawnee Press to Hal Leonard.
ORNL interships prep students for Nuclear Engineering
If Sen. Lamar Alexander and other advocates have their way, the nation will be needing tens of thousands of new engineers with nuclear experience. This 7-year-old Oak Ridge National Lab program now has 50 undergrads participating. Related WTVC story.
Chattem enlists Spongebob

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Chattem,
consumer products,
Spongebob Squarepants
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Bredesen annual Economic Conference, Sept. 14-15

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economic development,
Gov. Phil Bredesen
NAMMYs return at Next Big Nashville

ORNL: Nano breakthrough in computer switching, memory

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computers,
electric power,
Energy,
nanotechnology,
superconductivity
Moontoast names acting CEO

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Moontoast,
Remarkable Wit,
startups,
Stephen Collins
VGT's Yarbrough ontrack with $100MM investment

VC incentives approved by General Assembly

America's 'Tech Crossroads'
Roane County has taken to boasting it is "America's Technology Crossroads," given it is home to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a pro-entrepreneur climate. Here's the site.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
VU researchers target severe sepsis

FCC: VC nominee wants broadband Stim-funding

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Barack Obama,
broadband,
Fairness Doctrine,
FCC,
Julius Genachowski,
Stimulus
VW hires Spitfire for Chattanooga

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Chattanooga,
Spitfire Consultancy,
training,
Volkswagen
NV's Great Recession results
The Brookings Institution's findings on Metro areas faring best amid the Recession show Nashville 51st among 100. Full Brookings report here (pdf). Related NBJ story.
Labels:
Brookings Institution,
economy,
Great Recession
Pew win for St. Jude's scientist

Saratoga rolls: Another IT acquisition
Knoxville-based Saratoga announced its third IT rollup in 45 days, on top of a dozen or more M&A deals done earlier. KNS reports it.
Labels:
information technology,
IT,
mergers and acquisitions,
Saratoga
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
New financial HQ in Knoxville

Labels:
investment,
Securities Service Network
Emdeon amends IPO registration
Today, Emdeon filed its second amendment to its $460MM IPO shelf registration. The SEC document is here.
Labels:
Emdeon,
IPO,
Securities and Exchange Commission
Qualifacts strategy for e-health

Labels:
David Klements,
EHR,
health IT,
healthcare,
Qualifacts
Monday, June 15, 2009
Music industry will study this scholarly report

Labels:
culture,
entertainment,
music,
sociology,
Vanderbilt University
Harbert in $7.75M raise

Advocate Capital says it owns niche

Labels:
Advocate Capital,
Michael Swanson
Avondale Partners expands research staff

Chattanooga EPB to get Bloom Energy fuel cell pilot
[correction 0920 16 June] CEO KR Sridar, founder of Bloom Energy, recently revealed the company will place a 100-kilowatt prototype of its fuel cell at Electric Power Board (EPB) offices in Chattanooga. An earlier prototype had been at the Chattanooga-based SimCenter at UTC. The KNS' latest story examines the web of relationships that led to the decision. The KNS reported progress on the project, several weeks ago. Bloom has attracted Kleiner Perkins VC investment.
Radio trend may benefit Debut Broadcasting

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