Forsyth Technical Community College News Stories

Browse past news stories for Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston Salem, NC.

• Forsyth Tech plans session on advanced manufacturing - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on April 3, 2013 at 02:33:27 am
  Forsyth Tech plans session on advanced manufacturingWinston-Salem JournalForsyth Technical Community College will hold an advanced manufacturing information ...
• Wells Fargo increases philanthropy to region - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on March 30, 2013 at 01:37:27 pm
  Wells Fargo increases philanthropy to regionWinston-Salem JournalOther local grants included: $100,000 to the nanotechnology center at Forsyth Technical Community ...
• Forsyth Tech names Younger as Small Business Center director - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on March 27, 2013 at 12:02:09 pm
  Forsyth Tech names Younger as Small Business Center directorWinston-Salem JournalForsyth Technical Community College said Tuesday it has named Allan Younger as director of ...
• Elkin High holds college week for students - Elkin Jonesville Tribune
  posted on March 22, 2013 at 12:07:00 am
  Elkin High holds college week for studentsElkin Jonesville TribuneFriday's lunch will be the final day of the luncheon meetings with Surry Community ...
• Bill proposes school calendar flexibility - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on March 11, 2013 at 04:11:20 am
  Bill proposes school calendar flexibilityWinston-Salem JournalDonny Lambeth and Debra Conrad and Democrat Ed Hanes ?? would give the district freedom to ...
• Girl Scout camp in Davie for sale + Bill modeled after Forsyth Tech program ... - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog)
  posted on March 6, 2013 at 01:18:34 pm
  Girl Scout camp in Davie for sale + Bill modeled after Forsyth Tech program ...The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog)A bill modeled after a Forsyth Technical Community ...
• Herbalife to start hiring in 3rd quarter 2013 - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on December 21, 2012 at 02:07:52 am
  Herbalife to start hiring in 3rd quarter 2013Winston-Salem JournalAnd like those companies, Herbalife will hold job fairs for specific skill sets, as well as work ...
• The year in review: Top Stokes stories of 2012 ? Part 1 - The Stokes News
  posted on December 20, 2012 at 04:58:37 am
  The year in review: Top Stokes stories of 2012 ? Part 1The Stokes NewsOn March 12 the Stokes County Commissioners approved a contract to move forward with the ...
• Herbalife to buy Dell plant for $22.2M - Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
  posted on December 19, 2012 at 10:31:56 pm
  Herbalife to buy Dell plant for $22.2MBusiness Journal of the Greater Triad AreaCompany officials have met with representatives at both Wake Forest University and ...
• Golden LEAF awards millions to community colleges - Elizabethtown Bladen Journal
  posted on December 18, 2012 at 02:14:36 pm
  Golden LEAF awards millions to community collegesElizabethtown Bladen JournalForsyth Technical Community College - $825,000 to expand the Endorsed Skills ...
• Forsyth Tech gets grant to expand regional work force training - Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
  posted on December 17, 2012 at 07:46:39 pm
  Winston-Salem ChronicleForsyth Tech gets grant to expand regional work force trainingBusiness Journal of the Greater Triad AreaForsyth Technical Community College will use an $825,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to lead a regional effort ...
• Forsyth Tech wins $825000 grant for training in machining - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on December 17, 2012 at 05:53:39 pm
  Forsyth Tech wins $825000 grant for training in machiningWinston-Salem JournalA grant of $825,000 from the Golden Leaf Foundation will enable Forsyth Technical ...
• Winston-Salem to be host for nanotechnology conference - WRAL Tech Wire
  posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:35:39 am
  Winston-Salem to be host for nanotechnology conferenceWRAL Tech WireWake Forest University's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials serves as a research ...
• Deere-Hitachi officials talk about jobs at Forsyth Tech - Winston-Salem Journal
  posted on December 7, 2012 at 12:00:13 am
  Deere-Hitachi officials talk about jobs at Forsyth TechWinston-Salem JournalOfficials with Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corp. explained to about 50 people at ...
• New Department of Labor Initiative Focuses on Workforce Development - Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
  posted on November 26, 2012 at 04:08:40 am
  Diverse: Issues in Higher EducatioNew Department of Labor Initiative Focuses on Workforce DevelopmentDiverse: Issues in Higher EducatioIn North Carolina, Forsyth Technical Community College ...
• Thousands line up for jobs in Winston-Salem
  posted on June 8, 2011 at 04:57:47 pm
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. says its first job fair for a new manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem was a huge ...
• Forsyth Tech awarded $40 million worth of software
  posted on March 11, 2011 at 06:28:13 pm
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Forsyth Technical Community College has received $40.2 ...
• 'That's me!' N.C. woman surprised by spotlight during Obama's speech
  posted on January 27, 2011 at 12:39:30 pm
  There she sat, in her new black suit, in the first lady's box at the State of the Union address. So it shouldn't have been a surprise when ...
• Forsyth Tech Student invited to State of the Union Address
  posted on January 25, 2011 at 08:39:00 pm
  WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – Kathy Proctor, who is studying biotechnology at Forsyth Technical ...
• Remarks by the President on the Economy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  posted on December 6, 2010 at 09:19:04 pm
  Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  Forsyth Technical Community College -- West Campus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 12:28 P.M. EST      THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you, ...
• Training the Next Generation of the Biotechnology Workforce
  posted on December 6, 2010 at 05:42:35 pm
  Today President Obama is traveling to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to visit with students and staff at Forsyth Technical Community College. Forsyth has an innovative biotechnology program that takes ...
• Background on the President's Event in Winston-Salem Today
  posted on December 6, 2010 at 05:19:06 pm
  Release Time:  For Immediate Release TOUR OF BIOTECH CLASSROOMS FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MAIN CAMPUS The President will visit the Forsyth Technical Community College Main Campus ...
• Forsyth Tech staff works overtime ahead of Obama visit
  posted on December 5, 2010 at 01:28:01 pm
  The Forsyth Technical Community College community is spending the weekend preparing for a visit from President ...
• College classes cancelled ahead of presidential visit
  posted on December 4, 2010 at 05:09:30 pm
  Classes were canceled for Forsyth Tech on Saturday in anticipation of Monday's presidential visit. President Barack Obama is expected to land at Greensboro's PTI ...
• Forsyth Tech Community College reacts to Obama visit
  posted on December 2, 2010 at 10:54:33 pm
  Anticipation was building at Forsyth Technical Community College on word that President Obama would visit the school's West campus ...
• Forsyth Tech students receive on-the-job training while lending help to community
  posted on October 6, 2010 at 04:00:00 am
  Some Forsyth Technical Community College students were in ...
• Forsyth Tech at 50
  posted on September 17, 2010 at 04:00:00 am
  Forsyth Technical Community College has had a positive effect on the lives of tens of thousands of people since it opened in 1960, but its impact has grown in the last 20 years. As the ...

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