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Tech leaders in the Nashville area have been trying to address an industry-wide problem: the lack of female representation in the specialized workforce. And it seems to be working, at least according to some metrics. The Women in Technology of Tennessee networking and advocacy group has more than doubled its membership in the past year, up […]

Nashville health-tech firms continue to rack up huge investments in 2021, and the latest comes with a deal to buy an Atlanta company. Franklin-based Relatient Inc. has agreed to purchase patient scheduling firm Radix Health, according to a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In addition to the deal, Relatient has raised […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just as one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, what may be affordable to some, may be unaffordable to others. Even so, a new report from Roofstock.com has compared affordable U.S locations that are experiencing the most population growth, ranking the Nashville area as the 9th fastest growing large U.S metro […]

The U.S. economy added a disappointing 235,000 jobs in August, but Nashville landed in the top 5 of a national list of best-performing job markets. Nonfarm payroll growth in August increased by just 235,000, the Labor Department reported Friday, vs. expectations of 720,000 new hires. The 235,000 compared to 943,000 jobs that were added in […]

Phil Bredesen’s first Nashville-based solar company grew by supplying power to huge consumers such as Facebook Inc. data centers, General Motors Co. manufacturing plants and Vanderbilt University. His next Nashville-based solar company is betting that thousands of smaller companies have the same desire to pop up more solar panels across the country. Bredesen, the former […]

Blueprint Title, an insurtech startup working in the title insurance space, announced this morning that it closed a $16 million Series B. The new round was led by Forté Ventures. The startup previously raised an $8.5 million Series A in the final weeks of 2019. While Blueprint is an insurtech startup and therefore fits into […]

With nearly 30 portfolio companies, many in states like Alabama, Texas, Georgia and Florida, Shore Capital Partners Managing Partner Justin Ishbia knows the Southeast — and he knows where he’s putting his money. “We have a huge Southeast focus … but we believe Nashville to be the capital of the Southeast,” Ishbia said. “We believe […]

New energy is behind Williamson County-based technology company Enexor BioEnergy as the startup closes out its Series A round of funding. BorgWarner, an American multinational automotive supplier, has invested $10 million in Enexor BioEnergy, securing a minority stake in the local company. Enexor CEO and President Lee Jestings said the publicly traded company’s investment was […]

Steve Miranda wants to hire smart people to work with him at Oracle Corp. Obvious, right? But Miranda’s explanation of what he means by that is one of several insights into how Oracle will aim to staff its $1.2 billion waterfront tech campus coming to Nashville, which could have 8,500 jobs or more within a […]

At the Greater Nashville Technology Council’s 12th Annual Meeting Thursday, President and CEO Brian Moyer shared a progress report for the Middle Tennessee tech sector. The region is on track to pass with flying colors. Last December, Greater Nashville’s tech sector topped 62,000 jobs, marking an increase of 16,000 from two years prior. The statistic […]