Category: Spark Plaza
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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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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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So Long TN, HELLOOOO NYC
As it has always been said, “all good things must come to an end.” With our Cruise Director/Community Manager, Heath, leaving, we at Spark Plaza understand this statement. Heath has been with the family for just over a year, and what a difference he has made. In his relatively short time with us, he has moved…
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Around the World in 25 Teas
ICYMI: 2017 is here …and last week was our First First Friday of the new year! We warmed up during the snowstorm thanks to a tea (clarification, southerners—hot tea) tasting workshop with Laura Showers from SippaSanity Tea & Events. While we Tennesseans do love our sweet tea, Laura reminded us that the various teas the rest of the world enjoys might…
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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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Spark Plaza: off to India for First Friday
For November First Friday, we took a little (mental) field trip to India… This month’s guest speaker was Spark Plaza’s newest member, Shashank Mohan. Shashank tried to, just tried, to compare political, social and economic issues that shape and continue to shape India with those that shape and continue to shape the United States. The format was…