Highlighting Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s Successes in Manufacturing in 2021 October 1 is National Manufacturing Day, a celebration of the manufacturing industry and its workforce development and education pipeline that supports economic and job growth in communities around the country. In honor of National Manufacturing Day, we are taking a look back at Winston-Salem and… Read More »
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Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. Intern Studies College Student Talent Retention
Wake Forest University Senior Anna Lummus to Implement Research Project on Retaining College Students after Graduation Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. welcomes intern Anna Lummus, a Wake Forest University senior, for a special project on talent retention. Anna will complete research on college students’ perceptions of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County as a place to locate and use the findings to make recommendations for a… Read More »
WSPR Fund Seeks to Invest in Promising Startups
Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable Fund is now accepting applications from early-stage companies to help accelerate their growth The Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable (WSPR) Fund is announcing that its application for funding is now live. The fund is looking for companies that are seeking seed-level investments, which will typically range from $100,000 and $300,000 but have the potential to be larger. Companies must be based in or committed to relocating to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County to be eligible. The fund… Read More »
Meet the Semi-Finalists for The Come Up, an Accelerator Focused on Black and Brown Entrepreneurs
Approximately twenty entrepreneurs have been named as semifinalists for The Come Up, an industry-agnostic startup accelerator for Black and Brown founders. The accelerator is an expansion of Flywheel Foundation’s early-stage investment program, New Ventures, in partnership with HUSTLE Winston-Salem. The program offers a world-class curriculum, investors, subject matter experts, and mentors who know what it’s like to build a… Read More »
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Begins Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines via Drone with UPS Flight Forward
First Drone Deliveries of the COVID Vaccine in the Nation Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and its healthtech business enterprise operated through the Innovation Quarter, iQ Healthtech Labs, are taking COVID-19 vaccination efforts to new heights with drone deliveries – the first COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery program in the country. This new initiative – operated by UPS and its… Read More »
Garner Foods Breaks Ground on New Facility Expansion in Forsyth County
Garner Foods, makers of Texas Pete® and Green Mountain Gringo® products, held a groundbreaking ceremony today at a new facility in the Winston-Salem, NC area. This new facility has been an ongoing project for nearly four years and is a key part of Garner Foods’ growth plan. “We are grateful to be finalizing the details to bring this… Read More »