Catherine Heigel, President of Duke Energy South Carolina
October 4, 2011by Alan Cooper, October 4, 2011 UpstateBizSC: Talk a little about your background. Catherine Heigel: I was born in Florence and grew up in Darlington, but moved out of…
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Betsy Fleming, President of Converse College
August 28, 2011
UpstateBizSC: Where were you born and raised? Betsy Fleming: Both my parents were from the Spartanburg area, but I was actually born in Indianapolis where my father was pursuing advanced…
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Lux Helps South Carolina Lawyers—and Others—Make Their Case with Video
August 4, 2011LowcountryBizSC: You have been president of Lux Strategic Communications for 17 years. What’s new in your world? Melanie Lux: Twenty years ago, I was a broadcast producer for an ad…
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Five questions for Brig. Gen. Darlene M. Goff, assistant adjutant general, S.C. Army National Guard
July 25, 2011By W. Thomas Smith Jr. When Brig. Gen. Darlene M. Goff became the first female general-officer in the S.C. Military Dept., this year, she not only made history; she earned…
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Ashlie Lancaster, Director, SC Energy Office
June 13, 2011Hear more about the SC Energy Department’s mission and programs COLUMBIA, SC – May 31, 2011 – MidlandsBiz satdown with Ashlie Lancaster to talk about the The South Carolina…
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Paula Harper Bethea, Executive Director of the South Carolina Education Lottery
May 11, 2011MidlandsBiz: Where were you born and raised? Paula Harper Bethea: I was born in the small town of Estill, South Carolina. Located onHighway 321, Estill is 90 miles south of…
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A Conversation with Ken May, SC Arts Commission
May 5, 2011May 4, 2011 Originally conceived back in 1967, The South Carolina Arts Commission now oversees a $9.2 Billion dollar a year industry in South Carolina. Well educated, creative individuals want…
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A Conversation with Jerry Howard, Executive Director of the Greenville Area Development Corporation
January 26, 2011UpstateBizSC: What is your education and professional background? Jerry Howard: I developed an interest in economics in high school and decided to pursue a degree in college. I earned a…
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A Conversation with Chief Justice Jean Toal
December 1, 2010LowcountryBizSC How has the South Carolina Bar changed in terms of diversity over your forty plus year career? Jean Toal: There’s a story that I like to tell about how…
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Liz Patterson, Former SC State Senator and Congresswoman
November 5, 2010Liz Patterson was a member of Spartanburg County Council (1974-76); the South Carolina Senate (1979-1986); and represented the Fourth Congressional District (1987-1993) in the United States House of Representatives. She…
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Five questions for Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston, S.C. Adjutant General-elect
November 3, 2010Veteran combat commander, Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston, will become South Carolina’s next Adjutant General – overseeing the 11,000-member S.C. Military Department, composed of the S.C. Army National Guard, the S.C.…
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A Conversation with Rick Redden, President South Carolina, Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
October 20, 2010October 20, 2010 – by Alan Cooper LowcountryBizSC: Talk about the summer of 2008 and the events leading up to the end of September when Wachovia was bought out…
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A Conversation with Hugh Weathers – South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
September 29, 2010September 29, 2010 Hugh Weathers assesses the economic footprint of South Carolina agribusiness and the economic potential of the three year old Certified SC Grown branding and marketing campaign. The…
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Rod Smolla, President of Furman University
September 15, 2010UpstateBizSC: You started as President of Furman University on July 1. What are your first impressions? Rod Smolla:I love the university, love the city of Greenville and love the job.…
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Jody Bryson, President and CEO of the SC Technology and Aviation Center
September 1, 2010UpstateBizSC:What is your education and professional background? Jody Bryson:I am originally from Greenville. I graduated from Clemson University in 1987 and the University of South Carolina Masters of Public Administration…
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Dr. Darrell Johnson, Executive Director, Provost Academy South Carolina
August 18, 2010UpstateBizSC:You are the executive director for Provost Academy South Carolina. What is Provost Academy South Carolina? Dr. Darrell Johnson:Provost Academy is the only public online high school in South Carolina…
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A Conversation with Lonnie Emard, Executive Director of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management
July 21, 2010LowcountryBizSC: What are the origins of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management (CESM)? What is your mission? Lonnie Emard: For many years, I worked as the Chief Talent Officer for…
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Bob Geolas, Executive Director of CU-ICAR
July 12, 2010UpstatebizSC:What is your educational background? How did you become the Executive Director of CU-ICAR? Bob Geolas:I attended N.C. State and spent most of the early part of my career in…
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Knox White, Mayor of Greenville
June 9, 2010UpstatebizSC:Greenville was recently featured in an issue of US Airways, the first ever profile of a downtown as opposed to an entire city. You have been Mayor for fourteen years…
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Jim Newsome, President & CEO of the South Carolina State Ports Authority
May 12, 2010LowcountrybizSC:What is your education and professional background? Jim Newsome:I was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. My dad worked for the Port of Savannah so I have been around ports…
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Joe Erwin, President of Erwin-Penland Advertising
May 3, 2010UpstatebizSC:What is your education and background? Joe Erwin:I attended East Side High School in Greenville and Clemson University where I participated in debate and cheerleading, including being the mike man…
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Michael Bolick, President of Lab21 Inc.
March 25, 2010UpstateBizSC:What is your background and education? Michael Bolick:I attended NC State and received a degree in chemical engineering in 1991. Prior to Selah Technologies, my professional career centered on working…
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Hayne Hipp, Founder of the Liberty Fellowship
March 17, 2010UpstateBizSC:What is your professional background? Hayne Hipp:For 26 years, I was CEO of Liberty Corporation, the holding company that managed Liberty Properties (real estate), Liberty Capital Advisors (financial management), Liberty…
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Mike Randall, Chief Marketing Officer, Health Sciences South Carolina
February 17, 2010Midlands Biz:You are the chief economic development officer for Health Sciences South Carolina. What is Health Sciences South Carolina and why does a biomedical research collaborative need an economic development…
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Dr. Simon Hudson, Tourism Expert and CoEE Endowed Chair at USC
January 20, 2010Dr. Simon Hudson was recently appointed as the CoEE Endowed Chair in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. In that role, he leads the Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and…
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Dr. Simon Hudson, Tourism Expert and CoEE Endowed Chair at USC
January 20, 2010Dr. Simon Hudson was recently appointed as the CoEE Endowed Chair in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. In that role, he leads the Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and…
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A Conversation with Dr. Keith Miller, President of Greenville Technical College
December 2, 2009UpstateBizSC:Where were you born and raised and what is your education? Keith Miller:I was born and raised in Kansas. My first career was in healthcare working in the field of…
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Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, Executive Director of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
October 13, 2009MidlandsBiz:What is your education? Shannon Baxter-Clemmons:I received my Bachelors, Masters, and PhD at the University of South Carolina. I completed my dissertation research Argonne National Laboratory just outside of Chicago…
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Dr. Jay Moskowitz, President & CEO of Health Sciences South Carolina
August 11, 2009MidlandsBiz:What is your educational and professional background? How did you become President and CEO of Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC)? Jay Moskowitz:I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Queens…
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Jim DeMint, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
March 24, 2009MidlandsBiz:Name a key event in your formative years. Jim DeMint:Unfortunately, my parents divorced when I was very young so my two bothers, my sister and I were basically raised by…
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Dr. Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina
March 16, 2009MidlandsBiz:You came on board as President last summer at the beginning of all the news in the national economy? How is the university being affected by the economic downturn? Harris…
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Neil McLean, Exective Director of EngenuitySC and Lee Bussell, President of Chernoff Newman
February 11, 2009MidlandsBiz: Talk a little about the history of the hydrogen fuel initiative in this state. Lee Bussell: Five years ago, Mayor Bob Coble announced that Columbia would become a hydrogen…
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Ken Reifsnider, Director of the Future Fuels Initiative
January 21, 2009MidlandsBiz:Why did you come to the University of South Carolina? Ken Reifsnider:This country faces not just an energy problem, but also a more fundamental issue of sustainability. What attracted me…
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Dick Riley, Former Governor of South Carolina
November 25, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Dick Riley:I was born in Greenville, South Carolina, in the early 1930s during the Depression. Obviously, I was too young to recall the difficulties…
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Bill Mahoney, CEO of SCRA
November 20, 2008MidlandsBiz:What does SCRA do? Bill Mahoney:Our business model is what we call collaboration management. We pull together multi-organizational teams from industry, academia, and government to solve complex technological problems. We…
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Gregg Robinson, Executive Director, Orangeburg County Development Commission
October 23, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Gregg Robinson:I was born in Williamsburg County (Kingstree), South Carolina. My father worked for Greenwood Development Corporation and helped to develop Palmetto Dunes Plantation…
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Gregg Robinson, Executive Director, Orangeburg County Development Commission
October 23, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Gregg Robinson:I was born in Williamsburg County (Kingstree), South Carolina. My father worked for Greenwood Development Corporation and helped to develop Palmetto Dunes Plantation…
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Secretary of Commerce, Joe Taylor
August 20, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Joe Taylor:I was born at Providence Hospital right here in Columbia, South Carolina. I was raised here, went to Wofford College, came back home…
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Pamela Lackey, President, AT&T South Carolina Operations
May 26, 2008MidlandsBiz: When did you become state President for AT&T? Pamela Lackey:I took over the leadership role on October 1, 2007. MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? What is your educational…
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Ken Trogdon, CEO of CommuniCare
May 7, 2008MidlandsBiz:What is the big idea behind CommuniCare? Ken Trogdon:CommuniCare takes an entrepreneurial approach in a non-profit world; providing an innovative solution for those who cannot afford the prescription medications they…
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Deepal Eliatamby, President of Alliance Consulting Engineers
April 12, 2008MidlandsBiz:The economy does not seem to be doing well, yet you are hiring engineers. Deepal Eliatamby:Despite what may or may not be happening out there, engineering is part of the…
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Tobin Cassels, President of Southeastern Freight Lines
November 3, 2007MidlandsBiz:Talk a little about the early history of Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL). Who started the company? Tobin Cassels:Southeastern was started by my grandfather, Toby Cassels. My grandfather and another man…
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Steve Benjamin of the law firm McAngus Goudelock and Courie, LLC
October 18, 2007MidlandsBiz:Recently you decided to join the law firm of McAngus Goudelock and Courie. Why give up your own practice and join another firm? Steve Benjamin:It’s great to have your own…
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Hugh Weathers: The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture
June 8, 2007MidlandsBiz: Commissioner, what is your vision for the Department of Agriculture? Hugh Weathers:We want to be on par with the other agencies that promote the economy of South Carolina. The Department…
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