Category: Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. News

Operating Your Workplace During COVID 19

Webinar Recap: Precautions for Operating Your Workplace During COVID 19 Special thanks to our webinar host: Dr. Charles Bregier Medical Director for Corporate Health Novant Health  Employers are encouraged to develop a Back to Work plan and designate a coordinator in the workplace to handle COVID 19-related protocols. The coordinator should be familiar with all federal, state, and… Read More »

Small Business Relief Grant Program

Greater Winston-Salem Inc. and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership, Inc. want to assist small businesses in our community by providing direct grants to assist in the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are excited to launch the Small Business Relief Grant Program which will provide grants to small businesses located in Forsyth County. The funding goals… Read More »

COVID 19 Economic Outlook

Today we held a conference call with economist Dr. Matthew Martin who provided a regional and national economic outlook relating to COVID 19. The presentation and call recap are below. Special thanks to: Matthew Martin, PhDRegional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author. They do… Read More »

IFB Solutions to Make Masks for US Air Force

Local nonprofit IFB Solutions, the largest employer of people who are blind or visually impaired in the country, has started production on 10,000 masks for the U.S. Air Force at its Winston-Salem facility. IFB, which already makes a variety of apparel products for the government, including apparel, mattresses and office supplies, quickly ramped up a… Read More »

Innovation Quarter Announces iQ Healthtech Labs

What is iQ Healthtech Labs? Innovation doesn’t happen in silos. By being intentional about building and growing collaborations and partnerships within the Innovation Quarter and drawing in traditional and non-traditional partners into the Innovation Quarter, we can maximize the potential for novel solutions moving faster through the development pipeline. iQ Healthtech Labs represents that effort… Read More »

Workplace Restart

Businesses can now apply to receive face masks and health training through Mask the City Today, April 30, the Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board (PTRWDB), in partnership with the Mask the City program launched the Workplace Restart initiative that provides up to two Nightingale™ Face Masks (based on product availability) and COVID- 19 health… Read More »


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