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TN Comptroller: TNInvestco program 'doesn't appear successful' (relevance: 100%, date: Nov 10, 2016)
Based on criteria set in place at the outset, the capital-formation experiment now formally has a cloud over it.

Tennessee approved for $116M+ via US Treasury's SSBCI initiative (relevance: 98.5%, date: Feb 27, 2023)
The long-gestating verdict is official. Read more here.

Jamari Brown succeeds Wiltshire as Nashville Mayor Briley's ECD lead (relevance: 73.6%, date: Mar 28, 2019)
Matt Wiltshire's successor has led key deals for state economic and community development.

Margaret Dolan named to succeed Charlie Brock as CEO of Launch Tennessee (relevance: 67%, date: Oct 9, 2018)
Longtime entrepreneurial consultant and Ingram Industries executive gets the nod.

Nashville Mayor Cooper names SBA veteran LaTanya Channel director of Economic Growth and Small Business Development (relevance: 66.5%, date: Sep 15, 2022)
Administration's appointment of business and economic advisor comes ahead of Metro Nashville's mayoral election in 2023.

Nashville Mayor Barry names Kelsey Metro's first Chief Strategy Officer (relevance: 63.4%, date: Dec 14, 2016)
Exec to ensure alignment of budget priorities with priorities of Nashville residents.

LaunchTN, UpSkill 901 seek grants for innovation marketplace, talent (relevance: 61.6%, date: Jul 29, 2020)
Despite massive headwinds, NGOs and other nonprofits seek to help drive transformation of state and its regional economies.

LaunchTN confirms former Chief Program Officer Van Beke has exited (relevance: 58%, date: Jan 2, 2020)
[Updated] No successor currently being recruited for the role, the fourth mid-level post vacated in the past year.

General Assembly endorses Haslam 'Angel Tax Credit', passes commercialization and rural-development measures (relevance: 55.9%, date: Apr 21, 2016)
Cautious handling by proponents seems likely to advance state programs, stepwise.

Metro Nashville seeks Manager, Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (relevance: 54.6%, date: Aug 26, 2024)
Short fuse: Metro hiring to fill pivotal role in entrepreneurship, innovation slot open.

CEO: TTDC-LaunchTN 'not anticipating' SSBCI funding changes under Trump Administration (relevance: 54.3%, date: Nov 20, 2024)
Nonetheless, all hands are likely to keep a weather eye peeled.

Briley Administration rolls-out small-biz, economic development moves (relevance: 53.6%, date: May 6, 2019)
Music City Music Council, which augments Metro ECD, gets new staffer and SMB tools are spotlighted.

Gov. Haslam names entrepreneur Bob Rolfe to head TN ECD (relevance: 47.6%, date: Feb 16, 2017)
Former MRA exec, turnaround guy and member of the J.C. Bradford diaspora named.

Gov. Lee opens Memphis Regional Megasite study, vows to advance project (relevance: 47.4%, date: Jun 8, 2021)
With potential tenants in sight, authorized funding will be free for wastewater pipeline, partnership development and more.

Tom Ballard still failing to retire from business and economic development (relevance: 46.6%, date: Apr 20, 2017)
VTC Profile of ubiquitous advocate for pro-economy, entrepreneurship groups

Nashville ECD Director Pogue reaches out, preps plan, mulls target options (relevance: 44.8%, date: Jun 9, 2021)
Veteran of finance, recruitment and development and other fields cites fintech as hypothetical target vertical.

For the record: Launch Tennessee aims to revise statutory charter (relevance: 44.8%, date: Mar 6, 2017)
Talked about for a year or more, the effort gets fresh momentum

Coleman to succeed CEO Schulz at Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce (relevance: 44%, date: Jan 7, 2025)
17-year Chamber staff member gets the nod from Chamber board, as Partner 2030 advances 5-year plan.

Gov. Haslam says ECD Commissioner Randy Boyd returning to private sector (relevance: 42.8%, date: Jan 9, 2017)
Announcement could fuel fresh speculation regarding potential Boyd bid for GOP gubernatorial nomination.

TN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurship (relevance: 41.8%, date: Mar 17, 2017)
VTC Smaller downtown get economic development grants that favor entrepreneurship.

Policy: Innovation & Startups Equity Investment Program draws TN interest (relevance: 41.6%, date: Jun 9, 2020)
Proposed federal funding could rekindle TN entrepreneurship and innovation, much as during the earlier Haslam Administration.

Memphis Regional Megasite Lands $5.6BN investment from Ford Motor Co, SK Innovation (relevance: 40.5%, date: Sep 27, 2021)
A manufacturing campus in West TN conceived in about 2005, has come to fruit.

Company Lab, TennSmart to sort Sustainable Mobility Reverse Pitch innovators to confront Challenges during EXPO in Nashville (relevance: 40.4%, date: Nov 16, 2023)
Deadline Nov. 20, 2023 - Q&A session just ahead, Pitches Dec. 5-6 as part of Expo in Nashville.

Memphis' Epicenter meets FedEx challenge, nets $40M for entrepreneurship (relevance: 39.6%, date: Sep 26, 2018)
Bolus of funding seems likely to produce tidal surge of momentum in region's innovation economy.

Bulletin: Launch Tennessee has chosen Lindsey Cox as CEO to succeed Interim Abby Trotter (relevance: 39.2%, date: Mar 1, 2022)
The LaunchTN board has approved the search committee's recommendation. Stanton Chase managed recruiting.