The Winston-Salem City Council has approved a $659.8 million budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. This year’s budget includes a property tax rate increase of 10%. Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.’s Board of Directors is issuing the following statement in response to the new budget: Greater Winston-Salem Inc on behalf of our 868 members opposes a tax increase… Read More »
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Statement on the Winston-Salem City Budget
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 »
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. Named Chamber of the Year Finalist
National awards presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives recognize industry-leading Chambers In an awards competition recognizing the best in the Chamber industry, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. has been named a finalist for the 2024 Chamber of the Year award, presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). The award, sponsored by… Read More »
Winston-Salem Ranked One of the Best Places to Live
Livability’s Annual List Identifies the Best Small & Mid-Sized Communities Winston-Salem has been identified as one of the top 100 Best Places to Live, according to Livability. This is the second consecutive year that Winston-Salem appears on the list. The ranking by Livability.com recognizes the best small and mid-sized communities across the U.S. based on… Read More »
Forsyth Technical Community College Recognized by Achieving the Dream as a 2024 Leader College
Forsyth Technical Community College announced that it has been designated a Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as hubs of equity and economic mobility in their communities. “We are honored to be among one of ten Leader Colleges this year, and grateful that our work to… Read More »
WS/FCS Recognized for Significant Post-Pandemic Gains
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is included in a new study on how school districts across the country are recovering from the pandemic and is among those showing significant gains since 2020. Researchers from Harvard and Stanford Universities released the national data set and overall, WS/FCS was among the fastest recovering districts and among the best in… Read More »