Trade Area Facts

• The top 20 employers in the area are Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Novant Health, Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Truist, Wells Fargo, Reynolds American, Hanesbrands, City of Winston Salem, Wake Forest University, Forsyth County, AT&T, Lowes Food Stores, Collins Aerospace Interiors, National General Insurance, Forsyth Technical College, Herbalife, YMCA of NWNC, Winston-Salem State University, Inmar Inc., Hayward Industries.
• There are several top universities in the trade area including Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem University, Salem College, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, High Point University, and Forsyth Technical Community College, boasting an enrollment of more than 50,000 students.
• The Innovation Quarter is one of the largest and fastest-growing urban-based districts for innovation in the United States. Home to more than 90 companies, 1,800 degree-seeking students, and over 3,600 workers, the Innovation Quarter is a place for research, business, and education in biomedical science, information technology, digital media, clinical services, and advanced materials.
• The Innovation Quarter currently comprises 2.1 million square feet of office, lab, educational, and community spaces in downtown Winston-Salem – less than five miles from Hanes Mall.
• The developing I-74/73 corridor and developing northern beltway offers additional access to Hanes Mall from some of the area’s largest businesses including Honda Jet and a FedEx cargo hub at the Piedmont Triad International Airport along with a new FedEx ground hub at the Triad Business Park.