Latest Ecosystem Articles

Start-up Community Introduced 2 New Members

A strong innovation ecosystem requires a vibrant start-up community. In a city dedicated to “arts and innovation” and founded on entrepreneurs like the early Moravian settlers, R.J. Reynolds and the Hanes brothers, it is only fitting to carry on the city’s entrepreneurial legacy through a…

Bailey Power Plant: Powering a New Kind of Energy

Dwarfed by the backdrop of high-rise buildings behind it, she still casts a long shadow on the district below. Its shape is iconic, punctuated by two stacks towering several stories above her other structures. They are emblazoned with whitewash letters, symbolizing a name that was…

Advancing Safety in Youth Football And Other Sports

A sobering question that has haunted sports columns and editorial pages is now making its way to movie theaters across the country: Is America’s most popular sport also its most dangerous? Despite record-setting television ratings and multi-billion dollar revenues, the National Football League is plagued…

Four Tips for Starting a Startup

Graham Treakle Shares Lessons from a Triad Startup Weekend Graham Treakle is no stranger to startups. For the past two years, he has run operations for a startup called Pass the Plate, an app that makes charitable giving easy by helping users make and track…

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