GSHRM announces new officers for 2022
January 6, 2022
A new slate of officers has been named for the Greenville chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (GSHRM). Positions carry one- and two-year terms. The officers for 2022…
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Greenville SHRM recognizes chapter award winners
December 29, 2021
The Greenville chapter of SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management) recently announced the winners of its annual HR Awards. Awards were presented at the chapter’s annual fundraising auction, which…
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BASF expands apprenticeship program in Clemson, Seneca
November 22, 2021
BASF is seeking applicants for a new apprenticeship program at its Clemson, South Carolina site and for its expanded apprenticeship program at its Seneca, South Carolina site. The program is…
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GSHRM wins prestigious 2021 Pinnacle Award for Workplace Impact
November 15, 2021
The Greenville chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (GSHRM) has received the nation’s highest HR industry honor for a program it created to ease the transition of Veterans…
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Event Set-up Specialist
November 10, 2021
Event Set-up Specialist University of South Carolina Upstate TMP02277PO21 Spartanburg, SC www.uscupstate.edu The Event Set-up Specialist is responsible for supporting Special Event operations by facilitating and coordinating the timely set-up,…
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Elbit Systems of America, LLC establishing operations in Charleston County
November 9, 2021
Project to create approximately 300 new jobs Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., today announced plans to establish operations in Charleston County. The project will create…
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Flock and Rally promotes Mary Kate Korpita to Director of Brand Strategy
November 8, 2021
Flock and Rally, a full-service, women-owned communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, S.C., has announced the promotion of Mary Kate Korpita to director of brand strategy. Korpita, who transitioned…
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Liquid Catering adds Pamela Rich as Sales Representative
October 26, 2021
High Spirits Hospitality has brought Pamela Rich onto the Liquid Catering team as a sales representative. Rich earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from College of Charleston in 2010. She…
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STORY adds Placito as an Account Manager
October 12, 2021
Mary Placito has joined STORY, a leading digital marketing firm serving the Southeast, as an Account Manager. Placito comes to Story from the Community Journals where she was a Marketing…
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Lima One Capital adds two executives to its corporate leadership team
October 11, 2021
Lima One Capital has added Annmarie Higgins as its Chief Human Resources Officer and Taylor Owens as its Chief Marketing Officer. Higgins joins Lima One Capital after serving as the…
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Katie Babb joins High Spirits Hospitality as Marketing Manager
October 7, 2021
High Spirits Hospitality has hired Katie Babb as its new Marketing Manager. Babb earned her bachelor’s degree in classics from College of Charleston in 2015. She started her career as…
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Hire Me SC Employer Summit to coincide with National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 6, 2021
The 2021 Hire Me SC Employer Summit is back on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as a virtual event through Zoom. The fifth annual event led…
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Two South Carolina companies receive lofty U.S. Defense Department awards
October 4, 2021ESGR presents honors at Governor’s Mansion By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Columbia’s Boyer Commercial Construction and Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach were both presented the 2021 Department of…
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Rebuild Upstate hires new Development Specialist
October 4, 2021
Rebuild Upstate has brought on Rose Davis to be its new Development Specialist. In 2017, Davis graduated from Clemson University with a degree in communications and nonprofit leadership. Following graduation,…
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First Reliance Bank is More Than Banking for Their Communities
September 28, 2021
First Reliance Bank continues to expand their services beyond banking through supporting and serving the communities they work in. Particularly, the bank has served the Pee Dee Area Boys and…
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First Reliance Bank named One of The Best Places to Work in South Carolina for 16th consecutive year
September 16, 2021
First Reliance Bank was recently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina. It is the 16th year in a row that the community bank has…
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President Biden announces plan calling for employee vaccination requirements
September 14, 2021
By David Dubberly and Brittany Clark Nexsen Pruet On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden issued a six-part plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic “while also keeping schools open and…
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Hire Me SC hosts annual Employer Summit on Oct. 13
September 13, 2021
Registration is now open for the 2021 Hire Me SC Employer Summit — an annual event led by Hire Me SC and Able SC for business managers, executives and human…
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Rebuild Upstate hires new office coordinator
September 2, 2021
Rebuild Upstate has brought on Andy Sherwood to be its new office coordinator. Sherwood graduated from Cornerstone University in 2014 with a degree in social work. Sherwood then earned his…
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Lima One Capital promotes Parsley, hires two for its Business Development Team
August 26, 2021
Lima One Capital has promoted Rob Parsley to Director of Business Development and added Jhonny Mejia and Aidan Mosher to its Business Development team. Parsley joined Lima One Capital in…
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GSHRM hosts Workplace Flexibility Workshop on Sept. 14
August 25, 2021
As hiring activity ramps up in the U.S. labor market, employers are discovering that leveraging flexible work arrangements is as fundamental to retaining and recruiting talent as crafting competitive pay…
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Endeavor’s Business Team memberships offer best of both worlds
August 10, 2021Companies keep their HQ but add discounted, flexible work & meeting options for employees, teams Endeavor, the coworking and meeting space community in downtown Greenville, has created a new annual…
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Local HR organization creates one-of-a-kind course to help Veterans find work
July 29, 2021
The Greenville Chapter of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) has announced the launch of a one-of-a-kind program for military Veterans that gives them a behind-the-curtain view of what it…
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ScanSource named one of South Carolina’s Best Places to Work for seventh consecutive year
July 13, 2021
ScanSource, Inc., (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading global provider of technology products and solutions, has been named one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in South Carolina. This marks the…
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Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty adds three
July 9, 2021
Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty has added three Associates – Jeff Inman, Cari Bledsoe, and Davin McRoberts. Inman brings a lifetime of knowledge in the residential and commercial…
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High Spirits Hospitality adds Moriah Fair as an event coordinator
July 5, 2021
Moriah Fair has joined the High Spirits Hospitality team as an Event Coordinator. A graduate of Clemson University , Fair was named to the President’s List for five semesters and…
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Lima One Capital adds two Business Development Representatives
June 14, 2021
Lima One Capital, the nation’s premier lender for real estate investors, has hired Yael Boster (pictured) and Jack McGinness as Business Development Representatives. Boster earned her bachelor’s degree in Business…
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Gov. Henry McMaster, S.C. DEW, S.C. Technical College System announce workforce retraining initiative
June 8, 2021
Governor Henry McMaster was joined today by state officials to announce a new workforce training initiative between the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce and the S.C. Technical College System.…
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High Spirits Hospitality adds Xavier Murphy as Director of Human Resources
June 4, 2021
Xavier Murphy has been hired at High Spirits Hospitality as its Director of Human Resources. Murphy earned dual degrees in Business Administration and Human Resources from Limestone College 2012. He…
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QVC expanding fulfillment center in Florence County
June 2, 2021
$27.5 million investment will create approximately 360 new jobs The state of South Carolina today announced that longtime Florence County employer QVC®, a world leader in video retail across broadcast,…
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BASF seeking apprentices for “earn and learn” program in Converse
June 1, 2021
BASF is seeking applicants for a new apprenticeship program at its Converse, South Carolina facility. The program is part of the company’s North American Apprenticeship Development Program (NAADP), which aims…
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YMCA of Greenville hires Jarrod Covington to lead its Prisma Health Family YMCA and YMCA Program Center
June 1, 2021
25-year YMCA veteran to help address growing needs of Y branch in Simpsonville community Jarrod Covington has been chosen to lead the YMCA of Greenville’s Prisma Health Family YMCA and…
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Krista McFarland joins High Spirits Hospitality as Executive Assistant
May 27, 2021
Krista McFarland has been hired by High Spirits Hospitality as an Executive Assistant to company President and CEO, Tammy Johnson. McFarland earned her Certificate in Medical Administration from Compu College,…
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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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Thorne Ambulance pioneers Upstate South Carolina’s first EMS youth apprenticeship program
May 25, 2021
Thorne Ambulance Service, LLC (TAS), a premier mobile-healthcare provider in South Carolina, announced its partnership with Apprenticeship Carolina to debut the first Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) apprenticeship program in Upstate…
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STORY adds Taylor McLamb as Marketing Associate
May 13, 2021
Taylor McLamb has been hired by STORY, a marketing company serving the Southeast, as a Marketing Associate. “She has extensive experience in digital creation and working with people,” said Ben…
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Kopis adds Suzanne Gardner as Sales and Marketing Administrator
May 7, 2021
Suzanne Gardner has been hired by Kopis, a Greenville based software company, as a Sales and Marketing Administrator. Gardner earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 2011. She worked…
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Clemson University announces fifth annual Men of Color National Summit speaker line up, programmatic enhancements and live broadcast on Rickey Smiley Morning Show
April 9, 2021
Clemson University will host its 5th annual Men of Color National Summit on November 4-5, 2021 with a lineup of national thought leaders for both keynote and breakout speaker sessions…
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Outplacement and Career Transition Benefits Promote the Bottom Line
April 7, 2021
By Gene Mills Gallivan, MS Whether you call it reorganization, right-sizing, termination, downsizing, layoff, reorganization or restructuring, turnover is daunting for both the organization and the individuals involved. In today’s…
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Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty adds Diane Bostrom
April 6, 2021
One of the Upstate’s most dynamic real estate leaders, Diane Bostrom, has joined Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty. Diane comes to Joan Herlong and Associates Sotheby’s International Realty…
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Monique Holland and Tia Ternberg join Chernoff Newman’s growing media team
March 31, 2021
Chernoff Newman, a Columbia-based marketing and advertising agency, continues to expand its media and analytics team with the most recent hires Monique Holland and Tia Ternberg. “We are thrilled to…
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Rebuild Upstate adds new Chief Operations Officer
March 31, 2021
David Scheibenhoffer is adding another notch to his belt as he joins Rebuild Upstate to serve as Chief Operations Officer. A native of Pennsylvania, Schiebenhoffer ventured to the warm South…
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BASF seeking apprentices for “earn and learn” program
March 17, 2021
BASF is seeking applicants for a new apprenticeship program at its Seneca, South Carolina facility. The program is part of the company’s North American Apprenticeship Development Program (NAADP), which aims…
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South Carolina healthcare employers hiring for hundreds of jobs during virtual career fair
February 22, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – In-person recruiting events may be canceled, but we can’t afford to stop connecting talented job seekers and employers, especially in the healthcare industry. That’s why the…
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Maddie Hilliard joins Flock and Rally as project coordinator
February 10, 2021
Maddie Hilliard has been hired as a project coordinator at Flock and Rally, the full-service, women-owned communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, South Carolina. Since joining the firm as…
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Link Staffing – Upstate, SC
January 29, 2021
LINK is a premier, full-service employment agency in Greenville, South Carolina. We connect Greenville, Spartanburg, and Upstate SC companies with the skilled, reliable workers they need—exactly when they need them.…
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SLG Investment Holdings makes second LINK Staffing acquisition
January 29, 2021
SLG Investment Holdings, LLC (“SLG”) has made its second acquisition of a LINK Staffing franchise in Norfolk, VA. LINK Staffing – Norfolk has been serving the “Hampton Roads” area of…
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Lima One Capital adds three to its nationwide Business Development team
January 27, 2021
Lima One Capital, a leading private lending company specializing in financing for real estate investors and home builders, has strengthened its nationwide team of mortgage originators with three additions across…
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Brittney Bolt joins Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty
January 26, 2021
Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty has added Brittney Kingsmore Bolt as an Associate. A Clemson University alumnus, Bolt has real estate in her blood. Her mother, father, aunt,…
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Kopis hires Heather Mitchell as Account Manager
January 21, 2021
Heather Mitchell has been hired as the Account Manager for Business Applications at Greenville-based software company Kopis. Mitchell earned an Associates of Arts from Greenville Technical College and then went…
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