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Entrepreneurship

“Reformed” Ad Agency Moves to Plant 64

If you ask Keith Vest how to solve a problem, you’ll likely get an answer that reveals his bent toward unconventional creativity. Vest is president of The Variable, a “reformed ad agency” that will be moving its operations to Wake Forest Innovation Quarter this summer.…
Arts, Community, Lifestyle

Innovation & Cinema: Film Conversations

Lawren Desai was interested in starting a film series. The owner of a/perture cinema in downtown Winston-Salem, Desai admired Science on Screen, which began in 2005 at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts. In that series, movies serve as jumping-off points for experts to…
Community, Ecosystem

Robot Fun Run Connects Kids to STEM

“Three, two, one, Lego!” was the mantra voiced again and again by Andy Kraft. Kraft, program manager of K-12 social studies for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, served as the master of ceremonies and play-by-play announcer at the third Robot Fun Run Community Challenge, held June 19…
Community

Winston Factory Lofts: A Lifestyle with Legs

Winston Factory Lofts is a hot commodity. The two historic industrial structures that make up the complex were fully occupied less than a year after opening. And vacancies are short-lived, according to Amy Foster, property manager. Winston Factory Lofts comprises Phase 1, located at 675…
Ecosystem

Forsyth Tech Small Business Center in Innovation Quarter

Forsyth Tech at Innovation Quarter means business. As the home of Forsyth Technical Community College’s Business & Industry Services department, the school’s 24,000-square-foot suite in the 525@vine building is the site of leadership training classes, workforce development programs, entrepreneurship seminars and numerous other activities designed…

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