State Sen. Ketron wants to see TNInvestco results

State Sen. Bill Ketron, left, (R-Murfreesboro), who serves as chair of the legislature's GOP caucus and deputy speaker, says he wants to see jobs flow from the State's TNInvestco capital-formation program. This edition of NewsBits includes other stories from city and state. Read them here.

TNInvestco, Space Institute in focus

State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) tells VNC he'd like to see TNInvestco expanded and the mission of the UT Space Institute broadened, and the organization renamed. Read about it here.

Tenn-Hut! Green tech may revive Aladdin

Tennessee State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) simply mentioned in passing last Thursday, in comments prior to a key committee vote on Tennessee new Small Business Investment Company Credit Act that someone in his district was about to get maybe thousands of Green jobs, and how it sure would be helpful if the state passed the TNSBICCA, to create new venture capital funds that could only invest in TN companies. Well, a little scurrying about revealed that Aladdin is preparing to lend its name to a new line of energy-conserving street lights, in partnership with Mid-TN manufacturer The Davis Groupe, and a couple of Washington State technology companies. Here's the full story.