Carter and Front Street Capital, in partnership with the City of Winston-Salem and Wake Forest University, announce The Grounds — a transformative 100-acre mixed-use development in the area surrounding some of northwest North Carolina’s iconic major event venues. Seamlessly blending retail, dining, residential, and office in one vibrant community hub, The Grounds will enhance Winston-Salem’s… Read More »
Category: Economic Development
New Entertainment Destination The Grounds Coming to Winston-Salem’s Deacon Boulevard Area
Foster Caviness Announces Expansion in Forsyth County
Foster Caviness, a fresh food warehousing and distribution company with a legacy in the Triad, is announcing a new location in Winston-Salem. It will occupy a 165,000 square foot facility on Lowery Street and generate 165 new jobs. An additional 140 employees will be retained from the company’s current location in Guilford County. The expansion… Read More »
Excel Interior Door Selects Winston-Salem for New Manufacturing Site
Company Opens a Second Location to Expand Reach in Southeastern US Market Excel Interior Door, a manufacturing company headquartered in Hartselle, Alabama, has selected a site in Winston-Salem’s Union Cross Industrial Center for a new production and distribution facility. The expanding company is seeking a second location to meet growth in demand. Excel will manufacture… Read More »
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Ricoh USA Launch 3D Printing Medical Device Manufacturing Studio in Innovation Quarter
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Ricoh USA, Inc. have announced the Ricoh 3D for Healthcare Innovation Studio, a first-of-its-kind manufacturing facility, located in One Technology Place in Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter. In partnership with clinicians and researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the on-site Innovation Studio provides easy and immediate access to development, design and manufacturing services for patient-specific, 3D-printed… Read More »
John Deere Kernersville Expands Product Line in Forsyth County
John Deere will invest about $70 million to build a new 380,000-square-foot factory in Kernersville, an expansion of its John Deere Kernersville campus. The factory will produce small, 6-10 metric ton, excavators and is expected to add about 150 new jobs. Currently, about 600 salaried and production employees work at the Kernersville campus. “Kernersville has… Read More »
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. and the Winston-Salem Alliance Announce Merger
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. (GWSI) and the Winston-Salem Alliance are pleased to announce a combination that aligns with the strategic priorities of both organizations and further streamlines economic and workforce efforts in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The Board of Directors of the Winston-Salem Alliance has voted to approve a merger with Greater Winston-Salem, Inc., which will… Read More »