Knoxville's 40 under 40+

Knoxville Business Journal provides a list of Forty under 40, as well as an update on those who graced the list in previous years. How many do you know? About the same time, Traklok's Eric Dobson was named Entrepreneur of the Year amid the Navigator Awards.

Tech2020's Navigator Awards

At Tech2020, the annual Navigator awards produced Kudos! for TrakLok, MS Technology and Materials and Chemistry Laboratory. The KNS has it.

Angel Capital Group announces fundings

Angel Capital Group, based in Hendersonville, announced in today's weekly edition of Nashville Business Journal that three firms have obtained investments from angels in ACG or from the closely aligned North Carolina-based Inception MicroAngel fund. ACG CEO Rachael Qualls did not reveal financial details for the transactions, which were apparently the first consummated by ACG, founded in spring 2007. Recipients are: Traklok Corp., in Knoxville, which provides devices for tracking and shipping intermodal containers; Optivia Medical, a North Carolina firm that's commercializing endoscopic technology; and, BugleMe, a Nashville company that allows fans to signup to receive voicemail messages from celebrities.