The region’s roster of tech workers expanded by 17% from 2017 to 2022, according to a newly issued report from the Greater Nashville Technology Council and Middle Tennessee State University. It could have been even more, if the region was producing more tech-degree graduates. — Read on www.bizjournals.com/
The event was the first public appearance by an Oracle official since early May, when Metro Council unanimously approved an incentives deal tied to Oracle’s $1.2 billion riverfront tech campus. Source: Oracle executive talks River North campus, blending into with Nashville’s culture – Nashville Business Journal
The tech council’s goal is doubling the region’s tech workforce by 2025, to 92,000 people. To get there, it’s working to build a local pipeline while kickstarting a recruiting campaign aimed at workers in six cities. — Read on www.bizjournals.com/
Women make up nearly 49% of Middle Tennessee’s workforce as a whole and 36% of the region’s tech workforce, according to Middle Tennessee State University’s 2019 State of Middle Tennessee Tech report. Source: Envision Healthcare CIO Kristin Darby and Chief Information Officer for the State of Tennessee Stephanie Dedmon talk women in Nashville tech – […]
Some of the former NTC Hall of Fame inductees include Reliant Bank and HealthStream board member Linda Rebrovick, Nashville Software School founder and CEO John Wark, Perception Health CEO and former NTC CEO Tod Fetherling and Vanderbilt University Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics Kevin Johnson. Source: HCA Healthcare Inc. CIO Marty Paslick joins Greater […]
Get to know 2019 Women of Influence winner Yanika Smith-Bartley. Source: Women of Influence: Yanika Smith-Bartley, Asurion – Nashville Business Journal
Amazon in talks to launch tech program in Metro schools – Nashville Business Journal — Read on www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/06/11/amazon-in-talks-to-launch-tech-program-in-metro.amp.html
Fast-growing fintech firm Built Technologies Inc. bumped up its latest capital raise 28% this week, ending the round with $31 million in new cash. Source: Built Technologies Inc. completes $31 million capital raise, led by Goldman Sachs – Nashville Business Journal
Nonstop flight to London: check$1.2B overhaul: ongoing And after that, Nashville International Airport is poised for two more expansions even bigger than the one happening right now, airport CEO says. Source: Nashville International Airport (BNA) CEO details even bigger expansion – Nashville Business Journal
Overall, 33 percent of the more than 38,000 tech job postings in Nashville last year came from companies affiliated with health care. — Read on www.bizjournals.com/
Health-tech startup Bridge Connector has brought in a new $10 million round of funding from Axioma Ventures. Source: Bridge Connector raises $10 million round of funding from Axioma Ventures. – Nashville Business Journal
Vanderbilt University launches program focused on data science Source: Vanderbilt University launches Data Science Institute – Nashville Business Journal
Brentwood-based Trinisys grew its revenue to $7.4 million in 2018, an almost $2.5 million increase from the previous year, by helping health systems aggregate patient data. Source: Trinisys projects $11 million of revenue in 2019 – Nashville Business Journal
Trinisys took the away top honor at the 10th annual Nashville Technology Council Awards Thursday night Source: Trinisys wins company of the year at Nashville Technology Council Awards – Nashville Business Journal
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Blockchain and industry leaders are working together to define an action plan for establishing Tennessee as a leader in driving adoption of promising technologies. Source: Tennessee takes leadership role in support of blockchain to attract more businesses – Nashville Business Journal
Fresh Hospitality is already a company with many tentacles. It’s got more to come. Source: Fresh Hospitality readies to add property management to its roster – Nashville Business Journal
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