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Randy Boyd increases Radio Systems control, TSG Consumer again at table (relevance: 100%, date: Mar 17, 2016)
VTC Chairman of Knox-based company is also Haslam Administration's ECD chief.

General Assembly endorses Haslam 'Angel Tax Credit', passes commercialization and rural-development measures (relevance: 86.7%, date: Apr 21, 2016)
Cautious handling by proponents seems likely to advance state programs, stepwise.

Gov. Haslam says ECD Commissioner Randy Boyd returning to private sector (relevance: 85.8%, date: Jan 9, 2017)
Announcement could fuel fresh speculation regarding potential Boyd bid for GOP gubernatorial nomination.

ECD's Brewer joins Cate's Stones River Group (relevance: 84.7%, date: Aug 11, 2016)
Clint Brewer served commissioners Hagerty and Boyd, now joins a Haslam Admin veteran.

Gov. Haslam names entrepreneur Bob Rolfe to head TN ECD (relevance: 83.4%, date: Feb 16, 2017)
Former MRA exec, turnaround guy and member of the J.C. Bradford diaspora named.

Margaret Dolan named to succeed Charlie Brock as CEO of Launch Tennessee (relevance: 60.8%, date: Oct 9, 2018)
Longtime entrepreneurial consultant and Ingram Industries executive gets the nod.

Increased budget for LaunchTN uncertain as influentials ponder the matter (relevance: 60.6%, date: Feb 5, 2018)
LaunchTN funding would rise in latest interpretation from state agencies.

Haslam Family Capital, Ara Partners detail $725MM decarbonization scenario (relevance: 58%, date: Sep 26, 2024)
PE seeks leadership in industry transformation, no interest in being 'zeitgeist'-driven fund with 'impact' label affixed.

Policy: Innovation & Startups Equity Investment Program draws TN interest (relevance: 50%, date: Jun 9, 2020)
Proposed federal funding could rekindle TN entrepreneurship and innovation, much as during the earlier Haslam Administration.

20 Days: Launch Tennessee bets heavily on impact of 36|86 conference (relevance: 47.9%, date: May 17, 2016)
LTN aims to draw 900, including perhaps 100 investors to its 4th annual conclave in Nashville.

LaunchTN CEO search draws 900 resumes, dozens of qualified candidates (relevance: 47.8%, date: Jul 17, 2018)
Rolfe and Brock doubtless plan a smooth transition to maintain momentum, but there are vagaries to ponder.

Tennessee $65.4M share in nation's $10BN SSBCI initiative confirmed (relevance: 43.3%, date: Apr 8, 2021)
UPDATED: U.S. Treasury program to move economic-development, equity and entrepreneurship needles, soon to be revived.

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,
while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight (relevance: 42.6%, date: Mar 21, 2017)
With the General Assembly and Governor in full budget mode, LaunchTN assesses its options.

LifeScienceTN chairman is now UM's Townsend, former ECD Staff Chief (relevance: 42.5%, date: May 4, 2018)
Chair's experience brings continuity, clear sense of value of legislative ties and momentum.

As General Assembly grinds along, some notes on TNInvestco and more (relevance: 41.9%, date: Apr 17, 2017)
Resources that might provide refreshment for those looking to advance Tennessee innovation.

Blockchain: Will Gov. Haslam affix his name
to electronic transactions amendment? (relevance: 41.1%, date: Mar 20, 2018)
[updated] Some see Tennessee getting a boost from the legislation, others less sanguine.

Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion
to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership (relevance: 41%, date: Jan 25, 2018)
CEO Charlie Brock unveils robust plan for LTN advancement, but may be facing budget headwinds.

We asked TN Gubernatorial aspirants about State industry incentives, risk-capital formation, tech commercialization and more (relevance: 40.9%, date: Aug 13, 2018)
Many of these issues gained salience during the Haslam and Bredesen years.

National Advisory Council on Innovation-Entrepreneurship seeks members (relevance: 40.1%, date: Apr 19, 2016)
Michael Burcham's term as NACIE co-chair ends in October.

Venture Notes - 19 October 2016 (relevance: 39.8%, date: Oct 19, 2016)
Boyd & Brock of LaunchTN respond on sustainability, Healthcare, Rural Metrics and more.

For the record: Launch Tennessee aims to revise statutory charter (relevance: 38.8%, date: Mar 6, 2017)
Talked about for a year or more, the effort gets fresh momentum

Rep. Mark White: GOP West TN Economic Caucus
should push region's economic development (relevance: 38.7%, date: Dec 4, 2017)
Legislator observes the Western Division of the State lagging Eastern and Western regions.

Haslam Admin asks GenAssembly for Angel Tax Credit to mobilize early-stage investors and energize Tennessee 'Angel ecosystem' (relevance: 38.4%, date: Jan 15, 2016)
[updated] ECD Commissioner Randy Boyd expresses strong support for bill enrolled this week.

State of the Startups: Tennessee Technology Development Corporation,
aka Launch Tennessee, wants to shed some commercialization emphasis (relevance: 37.2%, date: Jan 30, 2017)
Gov. Bill Haslam delivers his State of the State Address this evening.

Gov. Haslam senses Tennessee 'making headway' in tech commercialization (relevance: 37.1%, date: Feb 13, 2017)
LaunchTN CEO agrees it'd be great to have more data and analyses about all this.