Category: Johnson City
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Merry Disco Christmas
It started as a joke… …like all good jokes, the story becomes more important than the punchline. So if you see our Christmas tree decorated in sparkling little mirrors, this is why. In 2009 when we opened the doors of our coworking space in downtown Johnson City we did not know what we were…
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Who Doesn’t Like to Blow Stuff Up?
Did you know that you could go to work and be PAID to blow things up, shoot guns, play in the water, or even mess around with fans and dirt!?! Well, the guys over at ActionVFX do just that. Rodolphe, Joe, Luke, and Gabe have been pretty busy creating, what they hope will one day…
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Featured Member of the Month – July
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][image_with_animation image_url=”1273″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” img_link_large=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]David Nelson is the CEO and Co-Founder of BrewFund, Inc. headquartered in Johnson City, TN. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Graphics in 2009 from Purdue University where he says “I spent way more time…
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It’s Your Choice: Save it or Waste it
For our April First Friday, Spark Plaza partnered with David Ramsey, a leading conservationist as well as winner of the 2011 Conservation Hero of the Year award from Field & Stream, as we worked to understand the Natural Capital that is East Tennessee. Mr. Ramsey engaged Spark Plaza and guests with conversation regarding conservation, sustainability, and…
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State of the Startup Union – 2017
Spark Plaza partnered with Startup Tri-Cities for the March First Friday. Startup Tri-Cities gave a state of the Startup Union address, and talked about “Who Startup Tri-Cities is?” and “What they do?” They talked about their mission, as well as gave a talk about the importance of validating your ideas! There were two local startups on…
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Jamming Out at Spark Plaza
We made a thing …more specifically, a song! For our February First Friday, we got creative and wrote a song. Most of our members agree that as individuals we can’t carry a tune in a bucket, however, as a group we sound pretty O.K.! We took a look at the creative process of creating…
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Happy Holidays from Spark Plaza!
Extending warm holiday greetings from all of us here at Spark Plaza to your rainy Wednesday morning inbox. We hope that the season has started wonderfully with family, friends, food, hot chocolate and fireplaces! This month, in lieu of a First Friday lunch, come ring in the season with the rest of the downtown community! The Johnson City…
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Hey, you, welcome to Downtown JC
Entrepreneurs, creatives, startups, tech junkies, developers and geeks—welcome to downtown Johnson City, Tennessee. We have seen an influx of you and your businesses into the region over the past year and we’re happy to see that downtown has become your hub. If you’re new to the area, here is everything you need to know to…
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The brewery game in Johnson City will never be the same
The brewery game in Johnson City will never be the same. Duffek Mobile—our in-house mobile development experts and simultaneously expert beer connoisseurs—have launched the BrewFund. This is a mobile app that allows users to send and receive beers from their favorite craft breweries to one another. They have teamed up with all the local breweries in JC and will be expanding to…
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Jake Walkin’ In Johnson City
Tennessee is a state that is well-known for some of its alcohol like whiskey or craft beer. Back prior to the days of prohibition, in this area, whiskey was a local gem that everyone enjoyed. Then the government put a ban on alcohol, also known as prohibition, and people were upset. However, these people did…