Projects & Construction:
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Yes, this is the city that pleasantly surprised City Nerd on a recent visit!
Fogle Commons / IQ Infrastructure:
Credit: CSbyJHSLLC
Credit: CSbyJHSLLC
Credit: CSbyJHSLLC
Credit: CSbyJHSLLC
Credit: CSbyJHSLLC
Credit: CSbyJHSLLC
Nucor Steel Mill:
Nucor is adding-on to their Steel Mill that is currently under construction. They will add a $20 million rebar fabrication facility next to the $350 million steel mill.
Stevens Center Renovation:
Demolishing the canopy:
Credit: UNCSAStevensCenter
The canopy is now demolished:
Credit: UNCSAStevensCenter
Credit: UNCSAStevensCenter
An interesting historical find inside the walls:
Credit: UNCSAStevensCenter
Saving historic light fixtures:
Credit: UNCSAStevensCenter
Credit: UNCSAStevensCenter
Lam Museum of Anthropology:
The Lam Museum of Anthropology is expanding. I think it's an office space expansion?
4th and Green Apartments & Retail:
Some sort of celebration:
Credit: windsor-commercial
Credit: windsor-commercial
Credit: windsor-commercial
Event Center & Food Truck Park:
The opening date for the first phase of this project is July 2024 and it will be modeled after food truck parks the developer has seen in Florida and Colorado. Capacity could reach 20 food trucks, with some on a rotating schedule and others as permanent vendors. The developer will add picnic tables, live music, movies, a beer garden, and games, such as pickleball courts. Of course we want to know more about the event space, which it seems everyone is doing these days. It will be 8,000-square-feet. It's expected to open around December 2024 and the commissary kitchen will open around February 2025. I do think an event space could do well in this project. This developer would like to work on other projects near this site, so look for future proposals.
1001:
These are old photographs, but they give a nice look at the building for those who may live outside the area.
Credit: cheetkeet
Credit: cheetkeet
Credit: cheetkeet
Stock Yards Warehouse:
US Foods will renovate an existing 325,000-square-foot warehouse, next to Interstate 285, into a 220,000-square-foot facility to expand its Stock Yards private label meats division. Renovations should be complete by January or February 2026. US Foods expects to have more than twice as many employees as the previous tenant that originally built the space. This will not impact their existing operations in Charlotte, Raleigh, or locally in Winston-Salem.
ProKidney Headquarters Expansion:
Winston-Salem-based biotech company, ProKidney, has raised $140 million in a public offering. This regenerative medicine/biotech company is the fifth-largest public company in the metro area. It has a market cap of nearly $2 billion.
African-American History Museum:
Credit: Dale Briggs
Credit: Dale Briggs
Credit: Dale Briggs
Credit: Dale Briggs
Credit: Dale Briggs
Credit: Dale Briggs
Credit: Dale Briggs
Corporate Headquarters Moving to Winston-Salem:
According to the local newspaper, Excel Interior Door has announced they are moving their corporate headquarters from suburban Huntsville, Alabama to Winston-Salem. They will move to a 144,000-square-foot building at Winston-Salem's Union Cross Business Park that will include their office space, distribution, and supply chain operations. They are seeking local and state incentives. CEO Mitch Sanner said, “We studied labor availability, site availability, proximity to shipping routes, and many other factors important to our expansion, and Winston-Salem consistently ranked as the ideal location.” With the addition of corporate headquarters employees, the average pay for the jobs created by this project has increased significantly.
The Haven at Wake Apartments:
Credit: The Haven at Wake
Credit: The Haven at Wake
Credit: The Haven at Wake
Winston-Salem Open Tennis Facility:
The host facility of the Winston-Salem Open will add 72 fixed seats in front of the existing seating at the Harold Pollard Center. Walter Robbs is the architect and I.L. Long Construction is the general contractor for this project.
Bailey Power Plant Tenants:
A construction update on The Dutch Light in Bailey South:
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Credit: frontstreetcapital
Alternative Transportation:
Oliver Cycling Park:
City Council passed a resolution that set aside land for the Peter Oliver Pavilion Gallery. This is a first of its kind outdoor park space in Winston-Salem.
Off-Subject:
New Mural:
New “5” Royales mural by Elio Mercado in downtown Winston-Salem's Arts District:
Credit: David Swift
Credit: thegotowinstonsalem
Their 1950s "Winston-Salem Sound" became the R&B sound of the 50s and heavily influenced music in the 60s and 70s as well. Yes, artists covered their hits even in the 60s and 70s. Music historians and members of other bands fought to have the “5” Royales inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Reporter - Best Drama Schools:
Winston-Salem's UNCSA School of Drama is ranked third, behind The Juilliard School and Yale, on the Hollywood Reporter's list of the World's Top-25 Best Drama Schools. The publication spoke of the program's emphasis on diversity and cited their work with trans and non-binary performers.
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