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 »
Category: Economic Development
Meet the Semi-Finalists for The Come Up, an Accelerator Focused on Black and Brown Entrepreneurs
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 »
Vitamin Manufacturer Announces Corporate Expansion to Forsyth County
Nature’s Value expands to Whitaker Park, investing $18 million and creating 250 jobs Winston-Salem welcomes a new corporate headquarters with the announcement that Nature’s Value, a manufacturer of vitamins and dietary supplements, will be expanding some of its operating headquarters here from Coram, New York. The company is in contract to purchase a 426,000 square… Read More »
Commercial Construction Shatters 5-Year Highs
Forsyth County’s nonresidential construction is hitting a record. The permitted nonresidential construction value for the 2nd quarter of 2021 ($267 million) eclipsed the previous five-year high (set in 2019) by $139 million. The total permitted construction value ($395 million) for the quarter bested the previous 2nd quarter record by $169 million and exceeded the total… Read More »
Veteran-Owned Small Business in Winston-Salem Announces $231M Army Contract Helping Veterans Transition into the Workforce
Horizon Strategies – a Winston-Salem based ServiceDisabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) – is proud to announce it was awarded a$231 million firm-fixed-price contract for transition services to Soldiers by the United States Army. “Soldiers sacrifice many years of their career to the Army, and in return, the Army is committed to reintegrating them into the… Read More »