Innovation Valley “high tech hot spot”
Tuesday June 26, 2007
“One of the fastest growing technology hot spots in the United States is the Knoxville-Oak Ridge metro area, also known locally as the Innovation Valley.
(Excerpt from Expansion Management magazine)
“One of the fastest growing technology hot spots in the United States is the Knoxville-Oak Ridge metro area, also known locally as the Innovation Valley. Home to the University of Tennessee and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UT’s partnership with Battelle in managing ORNL is officially called UT-Battelle), the region is rapidly transforming its economy from a heavy reliance on traditional manufacturing to becoming a major player in the knowledge economy.”
To read the full Expansion Management article, go to: http://www.expansionmanagement.com/smo/newsviewer/default.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=18809&st=3
CONTACT:
Clark Miller
East Tennessee Economic Development Agency (ETEDA)
865-777-3959
www.knoxvilleoakridge.org
cmiller@eteda.org
