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Innovation Quarter Central District
Ecosystem

GIID’s Q&A on its Global Network and The Innovation Quarter

September 12, 2022
The Global Network of Innovation Districts is a group of leaders from 23 innovation districts—including representatives from the Innovation Quarter—focused on developing individual districts and advancing the innovation district model. The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID) designed the Global Network to connect worldwide district…
Food trucks line up at Bailey Park at night in the Innovation Quarter.
Ecosystem

Global Network of Innovation Districts Chose iQ as a Member

July 22, 2022
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID) formally launched its Global Network of Innovation Districts in March 2022. Its purpose is to facilitate collaboration among established and emerging innovation districts so they can learn and grow. This network and many other initiatives point to an…
The exterior of Six Hundred Degrees restaurant at night.
Community, Lifestyle

Food, Fire, Family: The Recipe Behind Six Hundred Degrees

July 15, 2022
An appreciation for locally grown food is in Chef Travis Myers’ blood. Growing up with parents from agricultural communities naturally instilled certain values in Travis and his sisters: Use local ingredients and respect the hard work that farmers put into their craft. Today, Chef Travis…
Community, Ecosystem

Innovation Quarter: By the Numbers

July 1, 2022
How well do you know the Innovation Quarter? Here are some noteworthy numbers and facts worth sharing. 5 Hand-painted Murals From pandemic projects to 15-foot paintings renewed annually by local students, artists have adorned the Innovation Quarter with five new murals since 2014. Several stand…
Body on a chip, Regenerative Medicine
Ecosystem

Regenerative Medicine Companies Impact

June 22, 2022
The Innovation Quarter is redefining the face of downtown Winston-Salem in more ways than one. Of course, there are the renovated tobacco factories and a parking lot turned park. But the Innovation Quarter is also attracting top researchers, leaders and organizations in the inspired field…
aerial view of biotech place and 525 vine at night
Community

Wake Forest Biotech Place 10th Anniversary

February 3, 2022
It’s been a decade. Ten years since the former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company manufacturing facility opened its renovated doors as Wake Forest Biotech Place. Ten years since over 450 scientists and researchers set up shop in pursuit of advancing their research into commercialized products. Ten…
An adult and child discussing a movie showing in the Innovation Quarter's Bailey park, an example how placemaking can improve quality of life and engage the community.
Community

Placemaking

January 13, 2022
How Public Spaces can Engage Your Community and Improve Quality of Life The Definition of Placemaking Placemaking is an intentional use of public spaces to strengthen community connections among people and a place itself. Placemaking can manifest in many forms, from a public park equipped…

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