Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. has published its newest Quarterly Report, offering insights into the community’s economic development efforts, data on employment and COVID-19, and more. Inside you’ll find consolidated information on sites under development and business investments that signify growth and expansion in manufacturing, healthcare, and more. Don’t miss an introduction to Laura Johnson Lee, Senior… Read More »
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Economic and community insights in Greater Winston-Salem, Inc’s Quarterly Report
Winston-Salem ranks as one of the best cities to work from home
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a sea change in the way that people work. Changes in company policies have many employees working from home. Early on in the crisis, the Wall Street Journal found that up to ten percent of the workforce in America’s largest cities were relocating, at least temporarily, to smaller cities and… Read More »
Meet the Startups in the Center for Creative Economy’s Velocity Accelerator
The Center for Creative Economy has selected 10 creative entrepreneurs to participate in the organization’s fifth creative accelerator. Velocity is an intensive high impact program that helps creative entrepreneurs discover their target customers, develop business models, and develop a go-to-market strategy. Top startups in this 9-week program will split a pool of $50,000 in seed-stage… Read More »
Duke Energy Grants Support Learn & Earn Apprenticeship Program at Forsyth Tech
Duke Energy has provided two grants for the Registered Apprenticeships Program at Forsyth Tech. In Fall 2019, Duke Energy gave $200,000 to support apprenticeships and in June 2020, Duke awarded $50,000 to support apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs at Forsyth Tech through the Learn and Earn Apprenticeship program. “In order for our community to thrive, we… Read More »
Forsyth Tech President Janet N. Spriggs Appointed to the Commission on Student Success of the American Association of Community Colleges
Janet N. Spriggs, president of Forsyth Tech, has accepted her appointment to the Commission on Student Success of the American Association of Community Colleges. She will serve a three-year term from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023. “I am honored to have been appointed to the AACC Student Success Commission, which is an excellent opportunity… Read More »
The Variable Named a Top Workplace for Innovators
Winston-Salem-based The Variable has joined an exclusive group of the world’s most forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Amazon, Diageo, Alibaba, Etsy, Nestlé and others as one of Fast Company’s 2020 Top 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Now in its second year, Fast Company’s annual list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators, created in collaboration with Accenture, celebrates companies… Read More »