Luis Valls-Amabile and Daniela Hoyos opened their restaurant in Newark once they saw the city’s developing downtown included Audible’s headquarters. Their business is thriving, thanks in part to loyal customers and Audible’s Lunch Out Wednesday program.
As part of Audible’s ongoing efforts to hire local and to grow the innovation economy in Newark, Audible employees helped train aspiring tech talent at Per Scholas on Agile, an approach to software development.
From storytelling and STEM workshops to preserving a historic community landmark, over 1,000 Audible employees sparked positive change in the communities in which we operate around the globe.
Sixty middle school students from Newark got a hands-on look at audio production, learning how to write and perform for Audible in a visit to our studios.
To support Newark Mayor Baraka’s Book Club, Audible is providing 2,100 downloads of Adichie’s Americanah to 12th grade public high school students. The Book Club brings Newark’s private, public and non-profit sectors together to encourage reading.
Hailing from across the country and abroad, the newest cohort in Newark Venture Partners’ bridge-to-seed accelerator program is ready to thrive in Newark, New Jersey.
Visitors to Audible’s Innovation Cathedral are now able to tour the rehabilitated 80,000 square-foot former church and view historic elements including distinctive stained glass windows, original organ pipes and a bowling alley.
As Audible continues to engineer a new frontier of entertainment, CBS This Morning takes a look at our contributing role in Newark’s new chapter.
Groundbreaking stories break barriers. To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, we highlighted the stories—classics and transcendent new tales—that inspire us to create change.
Audible welcomed leaders and alumni from Per Scholas, a national organization that fosters tech talent from underserved communities, to Newark’s expanding tech community at a networking reception in June.
Newark Venture Partners (NVP), with support from Audible, attracts early-stage companies to Newark to help catalyze the city’s tech ecosystem. Three startup founders share their NVP stories.
At Newark Venture Partners’ Demo Day, eight tech startups from NVP Lab’s fall accelerator class presented their businesses to community stakeholders. The NVP fund connects startups to Newark’s growing tech ecosystem