- Tennessee ranks in top 5 for business by Site Selection
- Knoxville ranked as 8th Best Place to Raise a Family by Forbes
- Knoxville Highest Ranked Tech Center in Tennessee by Bizjournals
- Tennessee ranks third in US for clean energy job creation by Pew Charitable Trusts
- Tennessee named State of the Year by Business Facilities
- Knoxville Named 9th Best City for Jobs by Forbes
Where Technology Fuels Business Success
With its heritage of innovative science and technology breakthroughs and solid, business-friendly values, the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley of East Tennessee is a prime business location in the Southeast.
The Innovation Valley offers outstanding business advantages:
- Excellent transportation and technology infrastructure
- Extensive roster of business, industrial, and corporate buildings and properties
- Expertly planned, shovel-ready business and industrial parks
- Effective site development assistance
- Attractive business tax incentives
- Customized workforce training
What they say about us
- #4 High Tech Hub, Business Facilities,2011
- 5th Best Value City, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, 2011
- #1 for Green Job Growth, Brookings Institute, 2011
- 9th Best City for Jobs, Forbes, 2011
- Editor's Location Pick, Business Facilities, 2010
- 8th among Best Places to Raise a Family, Forbes, 2010
- 6th Top Ten Mid-Markets of the Decade, Southern Business & Development, 2010
- 4th Best City for Real Estate Investments, Local Market Monitor, 2010
- 7th Top Metro for Alternative Energy Industry Leaders, Business Facilities, 2010
- Top 5 Metro for Economic Growth Potential, Business Facilities, 2010
- Among the top 10 Best Places for Business and Careers, Forbes, 2006, 2007, 2008
- One of only 12 Solar Cities chosen for a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2008 to integrate solar technology into public buildings
- UT's Supply Chain & Logistics graduate program ranked #9 by U.S. News & World Reports for 2010.
To view the Innovation Valley profile in CoreNet Global's The Leader, click here.
Innovation Valley Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Innovation Valley Annual Report 2009 - 2010
To contact us, use our handy Contact Form, or call Doug Lawyer at (865) 637-4550.
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