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Why Winston-Salem and Women Entrepreneurs Make Good Partners

July 20, 2016

The demographics of entrepreneurship are changing. More and more, women are taking the lead. There are over 11 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., a number that has increased by 45 percent over the past nine years. Over that same span, the number of women-owned…

The ABCs of Early Learning: Innovative Child Care at MudPies Downtown East

July 7, 2016

Holding hands, Nikki Pridgen and her 5-year-old daughter Ayanna walk into MudPies Downtown East. A teacher stands in the hallway decorated with artwork created by little hands, greeting each child enthusiastically by name as they enter the building. As Pridgen watches, Ayanna puts her belongings…

The atrium of Inmar's building in the Innovation Quarter.

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Inmar’s Center for Brand Excellence Supports Emerging Brands

June 30, 2016

You’re standing in the grocery store, shivering in front of the dairy section. Picking out yogurt is taking much more time than it usually does because you’re facing a sudden and unexpected decision. Do you buy the same brand you have for years, or go…

Community

People of the Innovation Quarter: Meet Jennifer Chan-Huang

June 21, 2016

Some of the questions we ask for the People of the Innovation Quarter may sound easy, but they’re actually quite difficult to answer. Take this one, for example. I asked Jennifer Chan-Huang, “What personal accomplishment makes you the most proud?” Jennifer thinks deliberately. The pause…

Arts, Community, Event Recap

Innovation & Cinema Screening June 2016

June 16, 2016

A recap of an Innovation & Cinema movie screening on June 16, 2016 in Bailey Park in the Innovation Quarter.

Juneteenth Festival – Honoring Sacrifice, Celebrating Community and Learning to Pay It Forward

June 15, 2016

May 21, 1865. A Union Cavalry chaplain stands in the front of the African Moravian church—which will be named St. Philips Moravian Church in 1914—reading an important proclamation. St. Philips was founded in 1822 as a place of worship for enslaved African Americans in Salem,…

Arts

Bailey Park Water Wall

June 8, 2016

You will always find an answer in the sound of water. – Chuang Tzu The words of Tzu now adorn the new Bailey Park water wall, a community development initiative supported by local foundations and corporations to enhance the beauty and enjoyment of Bailey Park. The…

Ecosystem

Bailey Power Plant: Powering a New Kind of Energy

May 26, 2016

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…

Community

Winston-Salem as a National Cycling Hub

May 26, 2016

Hills are made for cycling. They’re a good starting point for understanding how Winston-Salem is emerging as an international cycling hub. This transformation is embodied in the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic that takes place over Memorial Day weekend and attracts 3,000 professional and amateur riders and…

Community

From the President: The Experiment is a Success – Now Time to Accelerate the Development of the Innovation Quarter

May 26, 2016

]Experimentation is crucial to innovation. It is how we arrive at that critical (and magical) point in the process where an idea turns into a viable solution to an unmet need. And experimentation includes achieving a ‘proof of concept’, a term frequently used to describe…

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Why Winston-Salem and Women Entrepreneurs Make Good Partners

The ABCs of Early Learning: Innovative Child Care at MudPies Downtown East

Inmar’s Center for Brand Excellence Supports Emerging Brands

People of the Innovation Quarter: Meet Jennifer Chan-Huang

Innovation & Cinema Screening June 2016

Juneteenth Festival – Honoring Sacrifice, Celebrating Community and Learning to Pay It Forward

Bailey Park Water Wall

Bailey Power Plant: Powering a New Kind of Energy

Winston-Salem as a National Cycling Hub

From the President: The Experiment is a Success – Now Time to Accelerate the Development of the Innovation Quarter

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