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Freshly cut grass of Bailey Park, taken in 2015.
Community

Bailey Park: The Innovation Quarter’s Front Lawn Story

May 22, 2019
It’s been eight years since Bailey Park opened to the public in April 2015, and every year there are more events, more activity, more pups chasing frisbees, more students studying for finals in the sun. In the grand scheme of what the Innovation Quarter has…
The bar area at Canteen Bistro and Market in downtown Winston-Salem
Community, Entrepreneurship

Claire Calvin on Entrepreneurship

May 10, 2019
On the way home from school every day, Claire Calvin and her 13-year-old son pass by a building on West End Boulevard that used to house the Snob Shop before the consignment store relocated to Burke Street. “That’s pretty smart,” Calvin’s son said on one…
The OrbitalRX founders in the background and a laptop with a sticker of their logo on the corner in the foreground.
Entrepreneurship

How OrbitalRX, the Innovation Quarter Start-Up Raised $1.4M

April 10, 2019
It’s an ever-increasing problem. You’re preparing for a scheduled medical procedure, and the hospital calls. There’s a shortage of one of the medications used in the procedure, and the procedure has to be delayed—for the foreseeable future. There just isn’t enough medication to go around.…
An unbaked pizza sitting in a wood-fired oven at Cugino Forno.
Entrepreneurship

Cugino Forno Comes to Bailey Power Plant

April 3, 2019
During an extended tour of Italy five years ago, Joseph Ozbey ate lunch at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, a pizzeria in Naples, made famous not only because of its legendary pizza, but because it was also featured in the film “Eat, Pray, Love,” starring Julia…
Taqueria Luciano
Community

Feeding Entrepreneurship: Food Trucks in the Innovation Quarter

February 21, 2019
Even on a cold rainy afternoon, their loyalty is unwavering. Students, construction workers, lab assistants, all standing in a staggered line at Bailey Park, braving the elements for one unified purpose: the bulgogi.  The Innovation Quarter has become popular with entrepreneurs of all kinds—including mobile…
Ecosystem

13 Leaders With Innovation Quarter Connections Named 2018 Triad Power Players

November 15, 2018
As the Triad continues to reposition itself as a leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, community-focused leaders and executives are directing the charge in spurring economic growth and transforming the workforce. The Triad Business Journal recently released its 2018 Triad Power Players list, which recognizes “leaders…

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