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Wake Downtown: Liberal Arts Education in an Innovation Ecosystem

In a sunny corner meeting room at Flywheel Coworking, complete with a view of Bailey Park and downtown Winston-Salem, Aaron Lazarus gathers with his closest advisors—an entrepreneur, a business school professor and a pharmacologist. At 24 years old, Lazarus is the founder and chief executive…

Start-up Community Introduced 2 New Members

A strong innovation ecosystem requires a vibrant start-up community. In a city dedicated to “arts and innovation” and founded on entrepreneurs like the early Moravian settlers, R.J. Reynolds and the Hanes brothers, it is only fitting to carry on the city’s entrepreneurial legacy through a…

Bailey Power Plant: Powering a New Kind of Energy

Dwarfed by the backdrop of high-rise buildings behind it, she still casts a long shadow on the district below. Its shape is iconic, punctuated by two stacks towering several stories above her other structures. They are emblazoned with whitewash letters, symbolizing a name that was…

Advancing Safety in Youth Football And Other Sports

A sobering question that has haunted sports columns and editorial pages is now making its way to movie theaters across the country: Is America’s most popular sport also its most dangerous? Despite record-setting television ratings and multi-billion dollar revenues, the National Football League is plagued…

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