Since 2018, plans for an amenity-rich technology park in the Town of Wake Forest have involved a close collaborative relationship between Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership (BIP) and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, which owns the 200-acre property off Stadium Drive near US Highway 1. But more recently, another key BIP partnership is advancing the site’s readiness for development as northern Wake County’s only life sciences industry center.

Among the Town of Wake Forest’s most formidable economic assets is a non-profit institution whose mission doesn’t even involve business. SEBTS strives to play a role in Wake Forest that supports the town, region, and its campus, while the community’s quality of life, including a vibrant job market, helps attract students and faculty.

The Wake Forest Fire Department is celebrating its centennial year and making sure it is one to remember. Not only have they received the coveted ISO Class 1 Rating, but now have a new paw-tner in the Department—an ignitable liquid detection dog named Marshall.

Plant Cakes Bake Shop is the first vegan bakery in the region, attracting people from all over with plant-based diet preferences and dietary restrictions to visit Wake Forest.

Atlas Stark Holdings has acquired the 1.75-acre site that houses the former Welsh Warehouse with plans to add a mixed-use attraction including retail, dining, and office space to Wake Forest’s downtown.