SSTI Digest
Geography: Tennessee
Tennessee Creates New Organization to Lead S&T Efforts
The State of Tennessee has created a private, not-for-profit corporation--- the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation---to stimulate economic development through Tennessee's science and technology resources.
The corporation's responsibilities include:
- Promoting Tennessee's science and technology resources
- Coordinating the state's assistance to technology-based firms in Tennessee
- Assisting in the creation and financing of new technology-based businesses
- Coordinating the State's participation in major technology-based activities and proposals
The corporation is seeking an Executive Director who will be responsible for: