Our Q2 Report charts our progress towards our 2030 Vision: to be the best mid-sized city in the Southeast, to be a more equitable community, and to be the best place to raise a family. Don’t miss the latest updates happening in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County: Q2 Highlights: 79 projects in pipeline, totaling 16K+ jobs… Read More »
Author: Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.
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Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award Presented to David Neill
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine—North Carolina’s highest honor—has been awarded to Thomas David Neill (David) of Winston-Salem. David currently serves as the board chair for Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. Neill is widely known for his longstanding business and civic leadership roles in the Winston-Salem area. Since 1983, he has served as president of Bob… Read More »
Cathtek Expands in Forsyth County
Medical device manufacturer to add 60 jobs and invest $1.9 million Cathtek, a medical device development and manufacturing company, will create 60 new jobs and invest more than $1.9 million in Forsyth County. The project will expand their existing 15,000-square-foot facility and a newly acquired 5,300-square-foot building. On June 16, the company was awarded a… Read More »
Justin W. Strickland of Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change is an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Southeast Award Winner
A Winston-Salem entrepreneur is being recognized in Ernst & Young’s annual Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Justin W. Strickland, CEO of Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Southeast Award winner. Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of… Read More »
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. Announces Weaver Fire Grant Fund
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. is announcing a grant program intended to provide financial support to small businesses impacted by the Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire that occurred starting on January 31, 2022. Small businesses located within one mile of the plant, with 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees, are eligible to apply for a Weaver Fire grant.… Read More »
Dr. Anthony Atala Awarded by the American College of Surgeons for Pioneering Work in Regenerative Medicine
Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, is the recipient of the 2022 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He is currently the George Link, Jr. Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and the W. H. Boyce Professor and Chair of Urology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The international surgical award from the ACS honors living surgeons who are innovators of a new development or technique… Read More »