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Entrepreneurship

“Reformed” Ad Agency Moves to Plant 64

October 6, 2015
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.…
Ecosystem

Innovation Engine Joins the Innovation Quarter Community

October 6, 2015
There is a new kid on the innovation block. The Center for Design Innovation (CDI), a new Wake Forest Innovation Quarter tenant, celebrated the grand opening of its new facility on Sept. 23. Located on a four-acre tract at 450 Design Avenue off Rams Drive,…
Arts, Community, Lifestyle

Innovation & Cinema: Film Conversations

October 2, 2015
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

June 2, 2015
“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

January 2, 2015
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

January 2, 2015
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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