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Innovation Quarter Steps to Address Racial Inequity

June 12, 2020

The outrage and pain our communities, most especially people of color, are feeling after witnessing example after example of police brutality is very real and must be acknowledged. We stand with those pleading for an end to all forms of racism and bigotry and for…

Community

Here’s what you need to know about Phase I re-opening in the Innovation Quarter

May 8, 2020

Today, North Carolina Executive Order 138 goes into effect, otherwise known as the “Phase I” re-opening of certain retail, public spaces and other areas following the COVID-19 shutdowns. It can be a bit confusing to sort out the differences and understand what’s available, what’s open…

Community, Ecosystem

Raising Spirits to Stay Strong: Two iQ Entrepreneurs Work Together to Give Back During COVID-19

April 24, 2020

In the kitchen of The Porch, a restaurant in the West End neighborhood of Winston-Salem, Claire Calvin is surrounded by a team methodically preparing hundreds of meals, even while its dining room sits empty. Like a choreographed dance team, her staff moves with intention, making…

Community, Ecosystem

How Innovation Quarter became a rallying point for the “Mask the City” effort

April 22, 2020

On a normal day, Bailey Power Plant is a bustling, mixed-use building, filled with researchers, intellectual property experts, entrepreneurs and inventors, working just a few floors up from a pizzeria, a brewery and a fitness studio. But for the last five weeks, the building has…

Community, Events & Programming

Trivia Night

March 4, 2020

A photo recap of Trivia Night on March 4, 2020 in Biotech Place in the Innovation Quarter.

Community, Entrepreneurship

Grow The Personal Brand: Allan Younger Answers Your Questions

December 16, 2019

With a thriving community of thinkers, doers and makers, the Innovation Quarter’s vibrancy comes from its diversity—a broad mix of creatives, entrepreneurs, scientists, students and executives. Every day is flurry of activity from the Small Business Center Launch Challenge Showcase to Venture Café Winston-Salem’s Thursday…

Two members of the ACCESS center chatting on a sofa.

Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Providing ACCESS for MWBE Certification in Winston-Salem

November 19, 2019

When working a puzzle, it’s often helpful to start with the outside pieces, framing the image and providing some structure. In those moments when pieces fit together, a much larger, much clearer picture is revealed. This is a story of one of those moments. Karen…

Arts, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Events & Programming

Juneteenth Festival 2019

June 22, 2019

A photo recap of Winston-Salem's Juneteenth Celebration held on June 22, 2019 throughout the Innovation Quarter.

Three women chat before a Venture Cafe gathering.

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Through the Eyes of Entrepreneurs: What Venture Café Brings to the Triad

June 6, 2019

From her glass box of an office that overhangs Turbine Hall in Bailey Power Plant, Karen Barnes gets a bird’s eye view of the burgeoning innovation community that gathers every Thursday night for Venture Café Winston-Salem. “In just two years, we’ve seen so much,” Barnes…

Community, Events & Programming

Bailey Park Ice Cream Social

June 5, 2019

A photo recap of an ice cream social held on June 5, 2019 in Bailey Park in the Innovation Quarter.

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