Winston-Salem, NC - City Resources, Biz Networking for Women
Contacts - Movers & Shakers - Networking Contact or join these groups before your stay to mazimize your access to powerful networks.
Winston - Salem Chamber of Commerce
United Way of Forsyth County Women's Leadership Council
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Largest Industries
The key industries in Winston-Salem consist of Food and consumer goods manufacture. Home to the major Tobacco Company R. J. Reynolds as well as several food manufacturers, Winston Salem thrives on its food industry.
Although traditionally associated with the textile, furniture, and tobacco industries, Winston-Salem is attempting to attract new businesses in the nanotech, high-tech and bio-tech fields. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is the largest employer in Winston-Salem.
Other industries also making way into Winston-Salem economy are computer manufacture, biomedical and information technology research, banking, insurance and stock broking. A portion of downtown Winston-Salem has been recently designated as the Piedmont Triad Research Park for biomedical and information technology research and development.
Business Resources
Elance - Outsourced freelancers for any type of work
Fedex-Kinkos - for any type of doc production, shipping
American Exress - for flight reservations, hotels, automatic flight insurance
Leisure
