A transformative new program will create a pathway for local students to learn workplace skills and gain paid, on-the-job experience. ASPIRE WS is a comprehensive initiative that formally brings together local employers, students, and education partners to collaborate on work-based learning opportunities for students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. ASPIRE WS will place its first interns at… Read More »
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ASPIRE WS Internship Program Creates Paid Work Experiences for High School Students
Partners Roundtable Investment Fund Supports Startup Development in Winston-Salem
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc is announcing a new startup investment fund to drive growth and innovation in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s already robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable (WSPR) Fund will invest seed-stage capital in Winston-Salem-based startups that are scaling and, although not required, have a focus in industry sectors in which Winston-Salem has expertise… Read More »
Nordic AMPlify Expands Ahead of the Launch of its Second Cohort
International collaboration helps to facilitate US market entry in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County for Nordic digital health and MedTech companies Nordic AMPlify, an international accelerator that helps prepare Nordic growth-phase healthcare companies to do business in the US market, is expanding ahead of the launch of its second cohort. Economic development organizations (EDOs) in Denmark and Norway… Read More »
Arden Homes to Locate Office Headquarters in Downtown Winston-Salem’s Sentinel Commons
Residential home builder Arden Homes will move to downtown Winston-Salem’s SENTINELCOMMMONS in mid-summer of 2021, adding to the roster of companies that call the renovated complex home. The firm has leased approximately 6,000 SF on the First Floor of the complex. SENTINELCOMMONS is the redevelopment of the former Winston-Salem Journal property bounded by Marshall, Fifth… Read More »
The Ardagh Group Expands in Forsyth County Creating 94 Jobs with $195M Investment
The Ardagh Group, a global manufacturer of sustainable beverage packaging, will invest $195 million and create 94 new jobs in Forsyth County to expand its largest US can manufacturing facility. The project will add 2 new high-speed can manufacturing lines at the facility on Old Milwaukee Lane along with additional building improvements. Today’s announcement represents… Read More »
NC Ranks Among Top States in Competitive Corporate Taxes
New Ranking from the Tax Foundation is covered in a report provided by the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) North Carolina ranks among the nation’s best-performing states overall in a study comparing state corporate tax costs across the country, according to a Tax Foundation report. The Tax Foundation produced the comprehensive Location Matters report in collaboration… Read More »