A Closer Look at Nashville’s Ride-Sharing Draft Proposal
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Yesterday, we published a huge piece covering the landscape of metro government’s relationship with transportation and current proposals for ride-sharing across the...
View Article11 Breathtaking Nashville Airbnb Staycations to Rent Before Regulation Forces...
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Last week, Southern/alpha wrote a long read on Lyft and Uber regulations through the South. Airbnb is also under fire for regulations that “aren’t up to” city...
View ArticleThe Uber, Lyft Ride Sharing Regulation Meeting is Today in Nashville
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha A few weeks ago, we highlighted the entire landscape of ride sharing and we discussed all sides and views of Nashville’s proposed ride sharing regulations. Today, at...
View ArticleFiber implementation not expensive like Gold said to the FCC
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha The discussion of the week this week was on the FCC and the Notice of Proposed Rule-making in the Technology Transitions proceeding. Heather Burnett Gold said in a...
View ArticleHow Nashville city regulations will effect Airbnb homeowners
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Last week, Airbnb regulations passed 30-2 by Nashville’s Metro Council, meaning new regulations for homeowners will be in effect on July 1st, 2015. Interestingly, Metro...
View ArticleObama chooses Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Louisville, Eastern KY for...
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha TechHire, an initiative to create jobs and grow participation in coding academies and programs, has launched in 20 cities including Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga,...
View ArticleTennessee politicians: one step closer to accepting Bitcoin contributions
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Political candidates in Tennessee will likely be able to legally accept bitcoin contributions soon, as long as they converted bitcoin into USD before purchasing...
View ArticleSecretary of Commerce announces Tech2020 as recipient for “TennesSeed Fund”
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker awarded Technology 2020 (Tech 2020) a $250,000 grant that will lay the groundwork for a statewide seed-stage investment fund...
View ArticleMaria Contreras-Sweet to speak on immigration and entrepreneurship in...
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha A member of President Obama’s cabinet and head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Maria Contreras-Sweet, will be in Nashville today to speak about the New...
View ArticleGovernor Haslam declares May a month for investors
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Governor Bill Haslam just released a proclamation declaring May “Putting Investors First” month to recognize the importance the investment profession. Gov. Haslam...
View ArticleLife Sciences Tennessee launches mentor network
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Today, Life Science Tennessee announced an introduction to an industry-specific mentorship network to help the state’s accelerators and entrepreneurs connect start-up...
View ArticleLaunchTN announces full list of 36|86 finalists
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) just announced the full roster of 36 selected startup companies participating its flagship conference, 36|86 next month. 24 newly announced...
View ArticlePro Uber, Lyft bill signed by Tennessee Governor
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Bill HB0992, a bill that enacts the “Transportation Network Company Services Act,” was signed by Governor Haslam today. In some instances, the bill is pro-ridesharing...
View ArticleLinkedin cofounder to visit Nashville
Kelley Boothe from SouthernAlpha Allen Blue, LinkedIn’s co-founder and vice president of product management, has just been announced as a featured presenter at the Nashville Technology Council’s 2015...
View ArticleVU-designed bus app takes guesswork out of bus riding, gets $200,000 NSF grant
Ayumi Fukuda Bennett from SouthernAlpha The team at Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems knew that “making transit services easier to use and providing incentives that make the...
View ArticleVU Law alum’s frustration leads to a ‘responsible voting’ algorithm — and...
Ayumi Fukuda Bennett from SouthernAlpha The sentiment that many people vote against their own interests comes back into the discussion every election cycle. Votus, with its civic-minded algorithm, may...
View ArticleKentucky’s public fiber infrastructure construction kicks off next week
Ayumi Fukuda Bennett from SouthernAlpha Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers will be in Hazard, Ky., on Aug. 31 to be part of the kickoff event to launch the construction of a...
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