Lauren and Wyatt Bailey and Kris and Craig DeMarco didn’t have a grand plan for their business. Armed with a love of historic buildings and great food, they co-founded their community-based restaurant business, Upward Projects, in Phoenix.
“Our goal with each restaurant is to find a strong neighborhood community and become an important part of the people’s lives there,” says Lauren.
More than 15 years later, Upward Projects, named one of Inc.’s 5,000 fastest-growing companies in 2015, boasts five industrial wine cafes, a neighborhood pub-style restaurant, an ice cream shop, an artisan pizza joint and two scratch-kitchen taco houses. The company focuses on reusing historically and architecturally relevant buildings that are integral parts of local neighborhoods.
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