SC Chamber to host Annual Workforce Development Symposium in partnership with SC Department of Employment and Workforce on September 17
September 16, 2025
Workforce recruitment, training, and retention of qualified employees are frequently identified as the top issues impacting South Carolina businesses. In partnership with the SC Department of Employment and Workforce, the Workforce…
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Find Great People completes headquarters relocation to downtown Greenville
July 28, 2025Find Great People (FGP) announced the completion of their relocation process to downtown Greenville, after more than a year of anticipation. The Greenville-based recruiting and HR consulting firm relocated its…
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SLG Staffing, LLC acquires Baton Rouge, LA Snelling industrial franchise
July 1, 2024
Greenville based SLG Staffing, LLC, the owner and operator of Snelling Staffing Services franchise offices in South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia and the HireQuest Direct office in Tulsa, OK has…
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Woman-owned R&R Resolute Staffing opens first office in Upstate South Carolina
May 1, 2024
Focus on placing women in manufacturing positions R & R Resolute Staffing Firm (R&R), a woman owned employment agency focused on contract, contract-to-permanent, & direct hire positions, is thrilled to…
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Forge Search strengthens service to growing international client base, adds recruiter Noemi Prinoth
May 1, 2024
Noemi Prinoth has joined Greenville-based Forge Search + Consulting as a recruiter after relocating from Italy to Greenville, SC. Prinoth began her career with internships in television and journalism, eventually…
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Southeast based recruiting firms announce merger – Loop Recruiting; SCI Workforce Solutions
April 3, 2024
Loop Recruiting and SCI Workforce Solutions announced their merger today, forming a new industry leader in professional staffing, recruiting, and consulting. The strategic merger marks a significant milestone in the…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Rachel Touchet, R&R Resolute Staffing
March 20, 2024
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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R&R Resolute Staffing’s new Director of Recruiting Operations looks to set a higher standard in the staffing industry
February 20, 2024
R & R Resolute Staffing Firm (R&R), a woman-owned employment agency focused on contract, contract-to-permanent, & direct hire positions, appoints Rebekah Mintz as the Director of Recruiting Operations. Mintz will…
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Godshall Recruiting wins ClearlyRated’s 2024 Best of Staffing® Client 5 Year Diamond Award for service excellence
February 13, 2024
Godshall Recruiting, a leading recruiting agency, announced that they have won the Best of Staffing® Client 5 Year Diamond Award for providing superior service to their clients for at least…
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Emily Bruce joins professional recruiting Firm Forge Search as recruiter
January 22, 2024
Emily Bruce has joined Greenville-based Forge Search + Consulting as a recruiter after an early career in marketing and advertising. Beginning as an event intern, Bruce spent seven years in…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Ben Talbert, Better Than Found
November 7, 2023
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Recruiting Solutions wins “Best Staffing Agency” in Best of Columbia 2023 Awards
October 17, 2023
Recruiting Solutions, a distinguished leader in staffing and recruitment services, is excited to announce its victory in the highly-regarded Best of Columbia 2023 Awards. The title of “Best Staffing Agency”…
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SLG Staffing, LLC acquires Tulsa, OK HireQuest Direct franchise
August 31, 2023
Greenville based SLG Staffing, LLC, the owner, and operator of Snelling Staffing Services franchise offices in South Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky has announced the acquisition of a fourth franchise office…
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Madeline Leach joins professional recruiting firm Forge Search as recruiter
June 1, 2023
Madeline Leach has joined Greenville-based Forge Search + Consulting as a recruiter after six years working in the higher education industry. Leach spent almost four years working in college recruitment…
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Kayla van Hoff joins Better Than Found search firm as recruiting assistant
April 2, 2023
Kayla van Hoff has joined Better Than Found, a professional and executive recruitment firm focusing on industrial sectors in manufacturing, engineering, and construction, as a recruiting assistant. Van Hoff previously…
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Greenville’s SLG Staffing, LLC acquires Lexington, KY Snelling franchise
October 14, 2022
Greenville based SLG Staffing, LLC, the owner and operator of Snelling Staffing Services franchise offices in South Carolina and Virginia has announced the acquisition of a third franchise office in…
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Daniel Fowler joins professional recruiting firm Forge Search as recruiter
September 15, 2022
Daniel Fowler has joined Greenville-based Forge Search + Consulting as a recruiter after a four-year stint with Furman University as men’s basketball Director of Recruiting and Special Assistant to the…
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Upstate Veterans employment program goes national
January 6, 2022
An award-winning program created by the Greenville chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (GSHRM) will soon be available to SHRM chapters across the United States. “Cracking the Code:…
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The Intersect Group expands to Greenville, SC and hires new sales manager
October 25, 2021
Top IT and Finance/Accounting recruiting and staffing resources provider The Intersect Group has hired Mandi Segale as Sales Manager for its new Greenville branch office. Mandi comes to The Intersect Group with more than 13 years…
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SLG Investment Holdings forms SLG Staffing, LLC ‐ spins off Holdings
July 20, 2021
SLG Investment Holdings, LLC (“SLG”), the owner and operator of Snelling Staffing Services of Upstate SC, based in Greenville, SC and Snelling Staffing Services of Southeastern VA, based in Norfolk,…
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ExecuSource relocates Greenville office to Endeavor
May 25, 2021
Atlanta-based recruiting firm leverages Endeavor’s location and coworking community to further integrate into Greenville business community Endeavor, the coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s LEED-certified ONE tower, welcomed…
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HireQuest, Inc. announces acquisition of assets of Snelling Staffing
February 1, 2021
Asset Purchase Adds 48 Locations in 24 States; Expands Franchise Opportunity to Include Traditional Commercial Staffing GOOSE CREEK, SC – HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand and…
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Greenville businessman Ben Talbert launches recruiting firm to service manufacturing, engineering, industrial sectors
January 11, 2021Ben Talbert, with more than 17 years of experience both working in and recruiting for the industrial sectors, announced that his industrial recruiting firm, Better Than Found (BTF), launched on…
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Greenville businessman Ben Talbert launches recruiting firm to service manufacturing, engineering, industrial sectors
January 7, 2021
Ben Talbert, with more than 17 years of experience both working in and recruiting for the industrial sectors, announced that his industrial recruiting firm, Better Than Found (BTF), launched on…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2020-2021 school year
January 22, 2020
More than 190 scholarship opportunities totaling $500,000+ are available to students Central Carolina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications through March 5, 2020, for the 2020-2021 school year. More…
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Staffing company Hire Dynamics opens eighth branch office in South Carolina
September 6, 2019
Hire Dynamics, recently ranked a “Best Place to Work” by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce for the seventh consecutive year, announces the opening of its newest South Carolina location…
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CyberSC to present Annual Awards for Cyber Excellence at 3rd Annual Cybersecurity Summit in Greenville on May 16th
May 6, 2019CyberSC announced the recipients of the 2019 CyberSC Awards for Cyber Excellence. Award recipients in three categories – Industry, Government, and Academia – will be recognized at the SC Chamber…
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FGP ranked among Forbes Best Recruitment Firms for 2019
April 4, 2019FGP, Find Great People announced that it has been named as one of the best recruitment companies in the country by Forbes Magazine. FGP ranks #72 in the Best Recruiters,…
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Find Great People expands Columbia services, staff
December 3, 2018FGP, Find Great People has expanded its Columbia, South Carolina office, adding business development and talent acquisition consultants, to broaden the company’s executive search, direct hire and staffing services in…
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Find Great People expands Columbia services, staff
December 3, 2018
FGP, Find Great People has expanded its Columbia, South Carolina office, adding business development and talent acquisition consultants, to broaden the company’s executive search, direct hire and staffing services in…
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FGP named a 2018 Best Place to Work in South Carolina
June 15, 2018
FGP, Find Great People has been named a 2018 Best Place to Work in South Carolina, marking the eighth time the Greenville, S.C.-based talent acquisition firm has made the prestigious…
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FGP named a 2018 Best Place to Work in South Carolina
June 15, 2018
FGP, Find Great People has been named a 2018 Best Place to Work in South Carolina, marking the eighth time the Greenville, S.C.-based talent acquisition firm has made the prestigious…
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Healthcare staffing firm unveils new plan, new brand
January 26, 2018
A company created by South Carolina hospitals in 2002 to provide supplemental staffing is evolving into a national workforce solutions provider with a new strategic plan and a new name:…
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Nora Lamendola joins Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing as healthcare recruiter
July 10, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing is pleased to welcome Nora Lamendola as a recruiter for the healthcare team. She has extensive experience in marketing and account management,…
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Nora Lamendola joins Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing as healthcare recruiter
July 10, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing is pleased to welcome Nora Lamendola as a recruiter for the healthcare team. She has extensive experience in marketing and account management,…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing recruiter chosen to speak at Leadership Greenville graduation
June 6, 2017
Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s Hannah Barfield Spellmeyer graduated from the Greenville Chamber’s Leadership Greenville program in May. “The entire team at Godshall is extremely proud of Hannah and feel…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing recruiter chosen to speak at Leadership Greenville graduation
June 5, 2017
Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s Hannah Barfield Spellmeyer graduated from the Greenville Chamber’s Leadership Greenville program in May. “The entire team at Godshall is extremely proud of Hannah and feel…
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Godshall’s Ginny Beach named Advisory Board Chair for Salvation Army
November 17, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s vice president of operations, Ginny Beach, will be chairman of the Salvation Army of Greenville’s Advisory Board in 2017. Beach has been…
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Godshall’s Ginny Beach named Advisory Board Chair for Salvation Army
November 17, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s vice president of operations, Ginny Beach, will be chairman of the Salvation Army of Greenville’s Advisory Board in 2017. Beach has been…
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Phillips Staffing promotes Debbie Bright to Senior Recruiter
August 29, 2016Phillips Staffing has promoted Debbie Bright to Senior Recruiter in its corporate office, effective immediately. Phillips Staffing is one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution…
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Phillips Staffing promotes Debbie Bright to Senior Recruiter
August 29, 2016
Phillips Staffing has promoted Debbie Bright to Senior Recruiter in its corporate office, effective immediately. Phillips Staffing is one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution…
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Phillips Staffing names Brooke Ferguson as Director of Business Development
August 10, 2016Surging demand for top talent and human capital solutions by manufacturing and logistics organizations across the Southeast has led Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and…
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Phillips Staffing names Brooke Ferguson as Director of Business Development
August 10, 2016
Surging demand for top talent and human capital solutions by manufacturing and logistics organizations across the Southeast has led Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and…
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Phillips Staffing adds Andrew Holsen as Human Resource Analyst intern
August 1, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Andrew Holsen as a Human Resource Analyst Intern on its…
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Phillips Staffing adds Andrew Holsen as Human Resource Analyst intern
August 1, 2016
Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Andrew Holsen as a Human Resource Analyst Intern on its growing team. Mr.…
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Phillips Staffing Promotes Chris Borke to Branch Manager
June 14, 2016
Phillips Staffing has promoted Chris Borke to Branch Manager of the firm’s Greater Greenville office in Simpsonville, effective immediately. Phillips Staffing is one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing…
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Phillips Staffing Promotes Chris Borke to Branch Manager
June 14, 2016
Phillips Staffing has promoted Chris Borke to Branch Manager of the firm’s Greater Greenville office in Simpsonville, effective immediately. Phillips Staffing is one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing…
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DEW, DSS partner on employment and training program
February 3, 2016
Gov. Nikki Haley announced a partnership between the Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and the Department of Social Services (DSS) that will transfer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
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More than 10,000 South Carolinians find work in December, unemployment rate remains at 5.5 percent
January 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The December unemployment rate remained unchanged from November at 5.5 percent. However, the number of people working in South Carolina grew by 10,111 people, pushing South Carolina’s…
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DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement
January 26, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – December 2015 Employment Statement: “While the state’s unemployment rate remained steady at 5.5 percent, it is exciting to see that more than 10,000 people found work in…
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