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Welcoming the New Neighbor: The 5 Ws of Sparq Labs

September 30, 2024

There’s a new kid on the block in the Innovation Quarter. The iQ recently announced the opening of Sparq Labs, the iQ’s newest amenity for life science companies. With its relationship to Sparq, the startup and small business launchpad, Sparq Labs may actually be less…

Community, Lifestyle

Who’s in the Building: Bailey South

September 23, 2024

Picture this: You’re walking down the sloping sidewalk on Patterson Avenue, past Bailey Power Plant, looking at the cutest dog playing in Bailey Park across the street. You look up at the twin smokestacks. Just how high are those? Your gaze drops down and you…

Greater Winston Salem Inc. Chamber of the Year Award

Community, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Greater Winston-Salem Inc. What’s in a Name and Why Does It Matter?

August 26, 2024

News Flash: "Greater Winston-Salem Inc. (the organization formerly known as the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce) wins 2024 Chamber of the Year!" The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) may think that Greater Winston-Salem Inc. is the most outstanding chamber of commerce in the country,…

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Healthtech Startup Brinter Completes Prestigious Tech Accelerator

August 5, 2024

If you thought graduation season was over, think again! While many people and institutions are starting to gear up for another school year, one Innovation Quarter tenant is celebrating a graduation of a different kind. In June, Brinter, a healthtech startup that is part of…

Community, Lifestyle

What’s Your Food iQ? Signature Drinks

July 25, 2024

You may not have noticed, but it’s been hot lately. Whatever your feelings on the Southern-style summer heat Winston-Salem has been experiencing, you’re probably feeling pretty thirsty. There are more than a few watering holes in the iQ–from coffee shops to cocktail bars. Some you…

Diversity & Inclusion

Making Room at the Table: Women in STEM with Rebecca Alexander

July 18, 2024

Along with dinner, homework, and other typical uses, a young Rebecca Alexander could sometimes be found at her family’s dining table doing less typical things–like dissecting frogs. But it wasn’t behind her mother’s back. For Alexander, science was pretty much the family business. Her father,…

Community, Ecosystem, Lifestyle

Want to Build a Community? Think Public Space.

July 2, 2024

Publicly accessible space. The term doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Even if you shorten it to “public space,” it doesn’t strike most people as the most fascinating topic in the world. Hold back that yawn, however. There’s a whole world behind the creation of…

Community, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Sparq-ing Entrepreneurs: Meet Austin Moody, Amplifier of Small Business

June 20, 2024

Austin Moody has built a business on helping small businesses, a passion that grew from roots early in his childhood. Small business is in his blood; it’s in his family. His grandfather started the Mayflower Seafood Restaurant on Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem, which his…

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

7 Biotech Companies in Winston-Salem to Keep an Eye On

June 11, 2024

Over the last 20 years, Winston-Salem has been growing in reputation as a place where life science and biotech companies can grow and thrive, a reputation that was solidified earlier this year when the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded one of its first Regional Innovation…

Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Tipping The Scales: Women in STEM with Jennifer Byrne

May 20, 2024

Why Read More About Women in STEM Careers? What do you think of when you think of STEM careers? Do you think of doctors, researchers, astronauts? Are they men, women, young, old? On its face, this series of articles is about women in STEM careers.…

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