The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Grant fund will soon be open for applications. The MBE Fund provides Black and Latinx-owned small businesses with up to $25,000 and is focused on improving business success, job retention, and job creation. Businesses must be located in Forsyth County and in operation as of January 1st, 2022 to qualify.… Read More »
Category: Economic Development
Minority Business Enterprise Grant Program Announces 2022 Application Cycle
Forsyth Tech Announces Health Technologies Apprenticeships with Atrium, Novant Health
Forsyth Tech, along with representatives from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Novant Health, announced that apprenticeships for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the two healthcare providers will be available. The apprenticeships are part of Forsyth Tech’s award-winning Learn and Earn Apprenticeship Program (LEAP), and is the only registered MRI apprenticeship in the state of… Read More »
Quarterly Report Highlights Expansions, Entrepreneurship, and More
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 »
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 »