We are excited to release the 2024 edition of Greater Winston Salem: Industry and Community Insights! Our annual print magazine and digital content platform is published in partnership with Livability Media, which has named Winston-Salem to its Top 100 Places to Live ranking for 2023-24. Request Your Copies Today Industry and Community Insights is used… Read More »
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2024 Edition of Industry & Community Insights Available Now
Mark Owens Named to the CACCE Board of Directors
Mark Owens, President and CEO of Greater Winston-Salem, Inc., will serve on the board of directors for The Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE). In this role, he will have the opportunity to collaborate with Chamber leaders across North and South Carolina. The following chamber professionals have been elected to serve on the… Read More »
MBE Grants Awarded to 20 Local Businesses
Leer En Español As part of our continued efforts to promote local business success, we are excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 cycle of the MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) Grant program. The Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee has distributed a total of $219,600 in funding to 20 locally-owned small businesses. The grants were awarded in… Read More »
Calvin McRae named Forty Under 40 Recipient by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. is excited to announce that Calvin McRae, Vice President of Public Policy, has been named to the ACCE (Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives) 2023 Forty Under 40 list of emerging leaders shaping the chamber of commerce industry. This annual recognition showcases the industry’s top young professionals nationwide who have demonstrated success… Read More »
Mark Owens to Serve on WSSU Chancellor Search Committee
Mark Owens, President and CEO of Greater Winston-Salem, Inc., has been named to the committee that will search for the next chancellor of Winston-Salem State University. University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans and Winston-Salem State University Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kelly announced the formation of the 13-member committee. The search advisory committee… Read More »
Year in Review: Q4 Report
PDF Download Our Q4 Report offers full insights into Winston-Salem’s business climate in 2023, tracking our progress and measuring economic growth heading into the new year. 2023 Highlights Community Engagement: 79 Events | 3,400+ Member Engagement Locations & Expansions: 368+ New Jobs | $177.7M Capital Investment Economic Development: 78 Active Projects | 150+ Local Employer… Read More »