Piper Communications provides media and public relations support for Explore Oak Ridge, including crafting strategic messaging materials (press releases, media advisories and media kits), scheduling media interviews for Explore Oak Ridge representatives and event organizers, and facilitating on-site media engagement of major events throughout the city.
Energizing Tennessee, powered by the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council and FirstBank, explores the latest news and insights about the advanced energy sector.
Two area startup accelerator programs, the SPARK Cleantech Accelerator and Innovation Crossroads, welcomed a new cohort of companies in the fall of 2023.
Tennessee created the Volunteer State Solar Initiative (VSSI) as a comprehensive solar energy and economic development program to create jobs, educate the public, produce renewable power and commercialize technology.
Piper Communications works with the Innov865 Alliance to coordinate the coalition’s mission-driven activities that develop, support and promote Knoxville as a great place for entrepreneurs to start and grow a business. The Innov865 Alliance develops, supports, and promotes the Knoxville region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
TEAM TN is a partnership with the National Science Foundation and is an alliance of academics, industry, and technical societies led by The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Three Roots Capital (3Roots) is an innovative finance company that provides loans and equity investments to small businesses and real estate projects in Tennessee and Appalachia.