Along with an outstanding quality of life, Winston-Salem offers businesses plenty of opportunity to survive and grow.
Visit our Resources section to get a quick view of workforce, infrastructure, industry profiles and more. You will find more than enough here to make you want to add Winston-Salem to your list for business relocation and expansion.
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New Community Profile (Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point) for 2011-12
Download the 2011-12 Community Profile, a collaborative publication of local economic development organizations representing High Point, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro have collaborated to publish a brochure, designed to provide a brief economic overview of our communities.
The profile lists our cities’ recent company expansions and our leading corporations and includes the three cities’ shared assets such as our strategic location, exceptional infrastructure, well-prepared workforce, fine higher education institutions, and cultural/recreational amenities. Population figures, tax rates, and other data needed by corporate location decision makers are listed as well.
Smart people. Smart location. Smart decision. Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem is a city of progress. From it's origins as an early Moravian settlement nearly 250 years ago, the community has grown to be a center for business and technology in North Carolina and the Southeast.
Winston-Salem is a primary city of North Carolina's Triad Region. With a population of over 1.6 million, the 12-county area represents a significant market and labor resource for area businesses.
Where we’ve been. After a very successful year in 2010, WSBI has seen client activity remain steady throughout 2011 and has had the opportunity to assist numerous companies interested in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Caterpillar, whom WSBI has continued assisting through their construction process, celebrated the grand opening of their 850,000 square foot manufacturing facility on November 16th and have already put over 140 local citizens back to work. By leveraging our community’s competitive strengths and resources, WSBI is optimistic that the local economy will rebound out of the recession and continue attracting new businesses to the area.
OUR SUCCESS IS GROWING. WSBI and our business and community partners have achieved great success over the past year. Through collaboration and support from business leaders like you, WSBI has been able to help bring new energy into attracting companies to the area. However, the hard work, persistence and collaboration must continue in order to keep momentum on our side.
Contribute to your own success. Winston-Salem Business Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that is primarily supported by private investors with annual marketing grants provided by Forsyth County and the City of Winston-Salem. We focus entirely on business recruitment.
Winston-Salem Business Inc. is the only local agency that conducts external economic development marketing. WSBI promotes Winston-Salem and Forsyth County as an excellent business location and provides unparalleled customer service to clients and consultants interested in locating businesses in our community.
Smitty's Notes - A guide to what's happening in Winston-Salem for arts, culture, social downtown scene, Forsyth County, community/non-profit news, Happening parties, Club and bar events, Wine and beer tasting, Social receptions, dinners, galas and festivals. Smitty’s Notes is a Web site and monthly e-newsletter that began 1997 with about a dozen subscribers to inform residents and newcomers of events happening in and around Winston-Salem. Today, Smitty’s Notes and SmittysNotes.com rank among the most powerful information sources in Winston-Salem.
History comes to life in Winston-Salem, where some of the best-preserved colonial heritage sites in the country can be found. Members of the Moravian sect settled in the area in the mid-18th century, and eventually established the thriving community of Salem. Today, visitors can see how those early settlers lived, worked and worshiped by visiting the historic settlements of Bethabara Park, Bethania, and Old Salem.
The Reynolda House is an impressive and varied collection of American art in the gracious historic estate of tobacco magnate R.J. Reynolds. Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premier collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917, the house originally occupied the center of a 1,067-acre estate. It opened to the public as an institution dedicated to the arts and education in 1965, and as an art museum in 1967.
SciWorks thrills children of all ages with interactive, hands-on exhibits, a planetarium and a 15-acre environmental park. The mission of SciWorks is to promote literacy, life-long learning and appreciation of the science by providing innovative, educational and recreational experiences for all people through interactive exhibits, collections, an environmental park and unique facilities.
Where we’ve been. Despite a difficult economy, Winston-Salem Business Inc. experienced steady activity throughout 2009. WSBI assisted the location or expansion of three manufacturing projects. The following pages are a summary of those projects and more detailed information about marketing initiatives in 2009.
While many communities claim to be ideal for biotechnology and life science, Winston-Salem proves it with a track record, ample resources, infrastructure and available facilities.
With a renowned medical school (Wake Forest University), a developing urban research park (Piedmont Triad Research Park), a regional office for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and a critical mass of life science companies already here, we can state confidently that Winston-Salem is where
biotechnology and life sciences thrive.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina has long been a hub of financial services and other back office activities. The community is home to a number of Fortune 500 headquarters, strong financial and insurance institutions, large corporate data centers, customer service operations and other back office functions.
We invite you to explore Winston-Salem for your company’s office needs. This brochure is a sampling of vacant office space in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. In order to maximize our efforts, only those properties with greater than 10,000 square feet of vacancy are displayed. Please call or visit winstonsalembusinessinc.com for more information on any of these properties or other properties within the market that are available for your company’s expansion or relocation needs.
What is it about Winston-Salem, Forsyth County that attracts people to our area? This guide provides a
snapshot of what is happening in and around Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The best way to learn what
this city has to offer is to experience it firsthand.
We invite you to visit any time and see for yourself. Contact our Visitor’s Center toll-free at 866-728-4200, or go to www.visitwinstonsalem.com.
THE MISSION:
To create a business park that unites the cost-efficiency of a public-private partnership with the design and feel of a private corporate center. To develop a site that is ideal in form, function and location. Presenting Union Cross Business Park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the perfect place for your business to grow.
As the birthplace of major corporations such as Reynolds American, Krispy Kreme, Sara Lee Branded Apparel (now Hanesbrands) and Wachovia, Winston-Salem has a tradition of providing the right environment to help businesses grow. We have built on this heritage of collaboration and evolved into a spirited community with a diverse economic base in ?nancial services, logistics, manufacturing, medical care and research.
Winston-Salem Demographics Reports and Information for 2009: Winston-Salem is a city of progress. From its origins as an early Moravian settlement nearly 250 years ago, the community has grown to be a center for business and technology in North Carolina and the Southeast.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the sights and faces you’ll see around Winston-Salem. Simply click on any of the thumbnails below to start your photo tour.
