Collective Weekly
The Triangle edition · Issue of January 29, 2026
What organizations in the Triangle published in the week to Jan 29, and where to turn up in the seven days after. Their words, their pictures, their bylines.
This week
24 stories from 18 organizations, found on their own sites between Jan 22 and Jan 29. One pick, then every one of them by the day it went up.
Inspiring Innovators, Elevating North Carolina Emerging Businesses: CED receives $100,000 Regions Foundation grant benefiting GRO Incubator
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – January 29, 2026 – The Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today announced a transformative $100,000 grant from the Regions Foundation, a nonprofit primarily funded by Regions Bank, to enhance CED’s GRO Incubator, one of the Triangle’s leading programs for early-stage tech and biotech startups.
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Positive Women's Network's Statement on the Escalation of State Violence and Murder by Immigration Enforcement
Partner Spotlight: The Hope Center at Pullen
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People this week
7 people were named in a story their own organization published this week, in the sentence that names them.
Alex Bloom
For more than 40 years, CED has been the breeding ground for some of the Triangle’s most successful companies,” said Alex Bloom, CED’s CEO.
From Inspiring Innovators, Elevating North Carolina Emerging Businesses: CED receives $100,000 Regions Foundation grant benefiting GRO Incubator, January 29, 2026.
Matt Martin
Across the state ASOs and community organizations are having to make incredibly difficult decisions about whether they can continue to operate with limited funds, especially in parts of the state with highest need,” Matt Martin (they/he), NCAAN’s Associate Director, said.
From A Look Into 2026 for North Carolina HIV Advocacy, January 22, 2026.
Sara Walker
Food Lion is such a natural partner for Meals on Wheels of Wake County and we are so grateful for the support,” said Sara Walker, Director of Development for Meals on Wheels of Wake County.
From Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Meals on Wheels of Wake County, January 29, 2026.
Shelagh Kenney
Shelagh Kenney has represented women on North Carolina’s death row for decades.
From Join us for a discussion on women and the death penalty, January 27, 2026.
From the causes
9 causes published something this week. The newest from each.
Inspiring Innovators, Elevating North Carolina Emerging Businesses: CED receives $100,000 Regions Foundation grant benefiting GRO Incubator · Jan 29 · 4 stories this weekCold Weather Pet Safety: What to Do If You See a Dog or Cat Left Outside in the Cold · Jan 22 · 1 story this week