Secondary Feature Archives - Innovation Quarter

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.…

Entrepreneurship

Sparq-ing Entrepreneurs: Meet Aleigh Miranda, Advocate for Personal Evolution

May 10, 2024

If you don’t know Sparq, it’s a startup and small business launch pad located in the heart of Innovation Quarter at Bailey Power Plant, providing space and amenities to help companies that are getting their start. This series explores the diverse endeavors that get a…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Sparq-ing Entrepreneurs: Meet Cyatta Siler, the Visionary Behind IMAGES

February 23, 2024

To the cosmos–and beyond! That’s the vision of Cyatta Siler, executive director of IMAGES, an outreach ministry dedicated to bringing restoration to individuals, families and communities in the Piedmont Triad. No, she’s not a Space X wannabe. The cosmos she’s referencing is a universe where…

Crowds gather at the Coal Pit Live concert held in the Innovation Quarter's coal pit.

Community, Ecosystem, Lifestyle

Top Fall Patios in Winston-Salem

October 27, 2023

As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisper, savoring the beauty of fall in downtown Winston-Salem is an absolute delight. The Innovation Quarter, nestled in the heart of this vibrant North Carolina city, offers a selection of restaurants and cafes with outdoor…

Ray Mitchell poses in front of SparqTM sign

Community, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Made for You Media’s Return to The Innovation Quarter

October 4, 2023

Meet Ray Mitchell: an agency owner who knows the hustle behind running a small business and is fast making Bailey Power Plant home. In 2010, Ray embarked on his entrepreneurial journey under a different name, laying the foundation for what would eventually become Made for You Media.…

Entrepreneurs and community members at a shared workspace in Sparq's coworking space in the Innovation Quarter

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Opportunities Innovation Quarter’s Startup Ecosystem Offers

June 8, 2023

Sparq™, a startup and small business launchpad, is transforming what it’s like to live and work in Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter and amplifying the ways in which the city holds its own in helping startups scale. From connecting businesses to the right resources to growing the…

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