The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County has announced more than $400,000 in “NC CARES for Arts” awards to 21 arts and cultural organizations based in Forsyth County. The funding is part of the state’s spending plan for funds received under provisions of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed… Read More »
Category: Economic Development
Arts Council Announces Over $400,000 in COVID Relief Funding for Local Arts Organizations
21 Businesses Receive COVID-19 Relief Grants through the Minority Business Enterprise Grant Program
The Minority Business Enterprise Grant Program has distributed a total of $229,000 in COVID-19 relief funding to 21 Black- and Latinx-Owned local small businesses. The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) grant fund was launched in October and was designed to assist with business success, job retention, and job creation for Black and Latinx-owned businesses during the… Read More »
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. Supports the RESTAURANTS Act
As a business organization, we have to demand more action on behalf of our restaurants and bars. Greater Winston Salem, Inc. has supported The RESTAURANT Act 2020 (Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive) since its first iteration in Congress. Without additional assistance, many restaurants and bars will close permanently, and… Read More »
Regional Leaders Unite, Establish #TriadTogether Challenge to Support Local Businesses
Business, community and economic development leaders from across the region united today to launch the #TriadTogether Challenge, urging friends and neighbors to spend more where it impacts more—in small businesses and restaurants in our community. “The No. 1 most important economic development strategy right now is to support our local businesses,” said Stan Kelly, President &… Read More »
State of the Economy
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. hosted a virtual panel discussion featuring three leading economic development experts in the region, state, and country: Stan Kelly, President and CEO of the Piedmont Triad Partnership Chris Chung, CEO of the Economic Development Partnership of NC Dariel Curren, Executive Vice President of Development Counsellors International Regional Perspective Stan Kelly, President and CEO of the Piedmont Triad Partnership The Piedmont… Read More »
Site Selection Ranks North Carolina & Georgia Tied for the Top State Business Climates for 2020
Site Selection magazine has named North Carolina and Georgia as the states with the Top Business Climates in the U.S. This is Georgia’s eighth consecutive first place finish, and North Carolina’s return to first place after nearly tying with Georgia in 2019. Site Selection’s 2020 Business Climate Rankings The Tar Heel State enjoyed a six-year… Read More »