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Companah Brings Sustainability, Technology To Pet Cremation

December 5, 2019 Laura Brummett
Most people treat their pets like family. Some treat them like actual humans, and enjoy big wet kisses on the lips from their dogs. So when it comes to pet […]
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Durham Startup Aims To Change Lives, One Student-Athlete At A Time

November 21, 2019 Laura Brummett
Student-athletes’ lives often revolve around their sport. In college, while other students are participating in clubs and internships, student-athletes are practicing and working out. For the athletes who don’t go […]
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Durham’s GreenToGo Aims To Take The Trash Out Of Takeout Food

November 12, 2019 Laura Brummett
One night almost 10 years ago, Crystal Dreisbach abruptly sat up in bed. She had figured it out. She knew what the world needed: reusable takeout containers.  After the idea […]
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Raleigh’s VitalFlo Helps Keep Asthma Patients Breathing Easier

October 29, 2019 Laura Brummett
Picture a set on the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. A scene of piles of chests filled with gold, jewels and other treasures. To Luke […]
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Durham’s Momentum Learning Turns Career-Changers Into Coders

October 17, 2019 Laura Brummett
Tucked away below-ground, the group of 20 works on their code. The team is as diverse as the colors in a 64-pack of Crayola crayons. Everyone brings something unique to […]
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Startup Summit Returns With Full Day Of Programming For Triangle Entrepreneurs

October 3, 2019 Laura Brummett
If you’re an “entrepreneurship-minded person,” get ready, because this one’s for you. The second annual Startup Summit, which is also part of the newly founded Triangle Innovation Week, will be […]
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New Triangle Innovation Week Pulls Multiple Events Under One Umbrella

October 1, 2019 Laura Brummett
Get out those calendars: The first Triangle Innovation Week will kick off this Oct. 3-12. The week-plus consists of seven individual events held throughout the Triangle revolving around technology and […]
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Durham’s Boon App Brings Gig Economy To Healthcare Workers

September 26, 2019 Laura Brummett
Sometimes, even nurses need sick days. That’s where Durham-based Boon, a startup dubbed the Uber of the temporary healthcare worker world, comes in. Ryan Vet, Boon’s founder, used his personal […]

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