09/02/2026
What does Growing Community look like?
In a recent Triad Business Journal article, Kara Calderon, senior director of community engagement & sustainability, details how Reynolds American is helping grow Winston-Salem, North Carolina, through long-term investment and collaboration.
From the revitalization of Whitaker Park, a former R.J. Reynolds To***co Company manufacturing site now owned by Purple Crow, to the Reynolds Boulevard Mural, partnerships with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC and Happy Dirt and the co-founding of the Future-Ready Workforce Alliance with Forsyth Technical Community College, Reynolds American continues to invest in the growth and future of Winston-Salem.
Since 2008, Reynolds American and its affiliated entities have:
Contributed more than $125 million to nonprofit organizations
Invested approximately $7 million annually in philanthropic and educational initiatives
Supported redevelopment projects backed by more than $200 million in property value
Read more to learn how Growing Community comes to life across Winston-Salem and the Triad: https://brnw.ch/21x5omx