National, South Carolina 2022 NAEP results released
October 24, 2022
Today, the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics released the results of the 2022 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly known as…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: on-the-move
Marketing Minute: Owned Media
October 24, 2022
Marketing Minute with Mary Cullen, NP Strategy Everyone wants media coverage, but getting traction is no simple feat. This week’s video breaks down what to do before you can…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: advice, marketing-and-communications, media, on-the-move
South Carolina Office of Rural Health recognizes six annual award recipients
October 24, 2022The South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH) honored six rural healthcare providers and community members at its 25th Annual Rural Health Conference on October 19. “Each year, our office…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
BASF in Converse to hold career fair with same-day job offers
October 24, 2022
BASF’s site in Converse, South Carolina, near Spartanburg, is offering on-the-spot hiring to qualified applicants at the BASF career fair on Tuesday, Nov. 2. BASF’s Converse site is hiring both…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: engineering, on-the-move
Greenville Theatre presents The Play That Goes Wrong – Oct 21 – Nov 13
October 24, 2022
Greenville Theatre is thrilled to present the regional premiere of the longest running play in Broadway history, The Play That Goes Wrong! Come see the Cornley Drama Society as they “attempt”…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Just Say Something to benefit from Ink n Ivy, Silent and Live Auction
October 24, 2022
Just Say Something (JSS) would like to invite everyone to attend the “Let’s TACO ‘Bout A Great Cause” Event / Auction to benefit our Youth Impact Sports Program on Thursday,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, food, music, non-profit, on-the-move, restaurant
Not Your Parents’ Shop Class
October 24, 2022
On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Greenville Women Giving (GWG), a women’s collective giving organization serving Greenville County, will host a program exploring Career and Technical Centers and the advancing reputation of…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
University of South Carolina establishes Clyburn endowed chair through $1.5 million gift from Boeing
October 20, 2022
The Boeing Company has provided the University of South Carolina with a $1.5 million gift to establish the James E. and Emily E. Clyburn Endowed Chair of Public Service and…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, headlines, on-the-move, transportation
When we go through life and we try not to lose
October 20, 2022
By Jeff Becraft In Super Bowl XXXII, the Green Bay Packers played the Denver Broncos. The Packers were the defending Super Bowl champions. This was during the Brett Favre…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: life, on-the-move
Old Island Haunts
October 20, 2022
By Tom Poland Add Hazel’s Café to the List Old island haunts. The fever to develop islands didn’t destroy all of them. In a few instances, someone decided, “Not…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: life, on-the-move, the-arts
Historic Soapstone Church and grounds permanently protected
October 20, 2022The six-acre property home to the historic Soapstone Baptist Church in Pickens County has been permanently protected through a conservation easement. In addition to the church’s leadership, partners instrumental in…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
Countybank Foundation donates $25,000 to Greenwood Pathway House
October 20, 2022Countybank and Greenwood Capital recently donated $25,000 to Greenwood Pathway House (GPH). The donation will go toward the Pathway Village project. Pathway Village will provide housing and trauma-informed care for…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, non-profit, on-the-move
BMW investing $1.7 billion to expand S.C. manufacturing capacity and footprint
October 20, 2022
Investment will create 300 jobs and prepare for production of electric vehicle The BMW Group continues the roll-out of its electromobility plan with a new investment to expand Plant Spartanburg…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, headlines, manufacturing, on-the-move, transportation
Milliken & Company commits to net-zero future
October 19, 2022
SBTi verifies company’s net-zero science-based target by 2050 SPARTANBURG, SC – Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company announced its science-based net-zero targets have been approved by the U.N.-backed Science Based…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: manufacturing, on-the-move
Spartanburg Water announces hiring of new Safety Manager
October 19, 2022
Spartanburg Water announced the hiring of Shawn Maguire as the new Safety Manager for Spartanburg Water. As the Safety Manager, Shawn will coordinate, manage and facilitate the development, implementation and…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, utilities
GSSM names the Honorable Jay Lucas as 2023 Townes Award recipient
October 19, 2022
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) has named the Honorable Jay Lucas as the 2023 recipient of the school’s prestigious Townes Award. Rep. Lucas, who recently…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Meredith Moore to the Company’s Pelham Road office
October 19, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Meredith Moore has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate. Meredith has lived and worked in the Upstate…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Danielle Simmons to the Company’s Greenville office
October 19, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Danielle Simmons has joined the company’s Midtown office as a sales associate. A resident of Greenville for more than twenty years,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Kirk Smith to the Company’s Pelham Road office
October 19, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Kirk Williams Smith has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate. Kirk Williams Smith was born in Columbia,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Master Plan for Black River Park Network wins ASLA Award of Excellence for Analysis and Planning
October 19, 2022
The Black River Water Trail & Park Network Master Plan was recognized by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects with an Award of Excellence, one…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: environmental, on-the-move
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Christian Sevakis to the company’s Anderson office
October 19, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Christian Sevakis has joined the company’s Anderson office as a sales associate. Christian Sevakis was born and raised…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Hotel Hartness welcomes Christina Cole as catering sales manager
October 18, 2022
Hotel Hartness is expanding its sales and events team with the addition of Christina Cole as catering sales manager. Uniquely located within the 449-acre award-winning Hartness community, Hotel Hartness will…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: hospitality, on-the-move
Lesa Vermillion named Regional Director of CAMS Greenville, SC area
October 18, 2022
Community Association Management Services (CAMS), North and South Carolina’s premier community management company, has named Lesa Vermillion regional director of its Greenville, South Carolina, operations. Originally from Greenville, Vermillion began…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Nike’s former head of Global Brand Innovation Sarah Kay to speak at Endeavor’s Collaborators & Cocktails on November 10th
October 18, 2022
Endeavor, the coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s ONE tower, announces that Sarah Kay, author, former head of global brand innovation for Nike, and founder of global brand…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: entrepreneurship, marketing-and-communications, media, on-the-move
Nexsen Pruet earns diversity, equity, and inclusion certification
October 18, 2022
Diversity Lab announced today that Nexsen Pruet has achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification. All Mansfield-certified firms have completed a 12-month collaboration with Diversity Lab with built-in measurement, transparency, and accountability.…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
Niagara Pharmaceuticals establishing operations in Cherokee County
October 18, 2022
$9 million investment will create 45 new jobs Niagara Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of eye health and safety products, today announced plans to establish its first United States operation in Cherokee…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, manufacturing, on-the-move
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster proclaims October 20, 2022, as Lights on Afterschool Day
October 18, 2022
South Carolina Afterschool Alliance (SCAA) announced that Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed Oct. 20, 2022, as Lights on Afterschool Day. In the proclamation, Gov. McMaster encourages all South Carolinians to…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, government, on-the-move
Countybank Foundation donates $10,000 to Anderson Interfaith Ministries
October 18, 2022The Countybank Foundation, established in 1971 representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, donated $10,000 to Anderson Interfaith Ministries (AIM). Jimmy Fowler, Anderson Market Executive for Countybank; Peggy Chamblee, Financial Center…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, non-profit, on-the-move
Gary T. Pope Jr, public finance attorney at Pope Flynn, earns SCEDA Institute Certificate
October 18, 2022
Gary T. Pope Jr, a public finance attorney with Pope Flynn, a Columbia-headquartered law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has completed a year-long program with the South…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, economic-development, law, on-the-move
South Carolina releases 2022 Report Cards for schools
October 18, 2022
The SC Department of Education (SCDE) and the SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) released the 2022 School Report Cards, the first cards to contain ratings since 2019. The Report Cards,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
SC Ports developing near-dock rail at the Port of Charleston
October 18, 2022With support from South Carolina elected leaders, South Carolina Ports will soon have near-dock rail and an inner-harbor barge operation to ensure fluidity and capacity for the Southeast supply chain.…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, on-the-move, transportation
Greenville County Republican Women to Host United States Senator Tim Scott at October Meeting
October 17, 2022
The meeting is open to the public but requires advance registration. The Greenville County Republican Women’s Club (GCRWC) will host Senator Tim Scott as the keynote speaker for their October…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Upcountry Fiber Foundation raises $124,655 for Upstate area non-profit
October 17, 2022
Upcountry Fiber Foundation, the charitable arm and permanent endowment of Upcountry Fiber, announces that it raised $124,655 at its inaugural charity golf tournament on September 19 at The Cliffs at…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Wild Rumpus of Sendak’s ‘Wild Things’ comes to Upcountry History Museum
October 17, 2022
Stomping into Greenville in its only South Carolina stop, “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak” will open at the Upcountry History Museum-Furman University, a Smithsonian Affiliate, on Saturday, October…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: chamber, churches, education, entertainment, hospitality, marketing-and-communications, media, non-profit, on-the-move, social-scene, the-arts
Judson Mill District celebrates community partners & looks toward future
October 17, 2022Once the largest textile mill in the Greenville, developers have transformed Judson Mill District into a vibrant mixed-use campus Judson Mill District partners, community members and special guests gathered in…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move
No more Mr. “Mice” Guy: Terminix promotes public knowledge on possible infestations during Terminix Rodent Awareness Week
October 17, 2022
According to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), October 16-23, 2022 is Rodent Awareness Week, an annual acknowledgment to boost greater awareness of the threats that rodents pose to property…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: business-services, on-the-move
Crawford promotes Emily Moseley to Associate Director of Public Relations
October 17, 2022
Crawford, a full-service strategic marketing agency based in Greenville, announced longtime team member, Emily Moseley, has been promoted to associate director of public relations. “Emily has been invaluable to our…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: employment-agencies, on-the-move
blueWATER Civil Design announces four new partners
October 13, 2022
blueWATER Civil Design announced that Christopher W. Brown, Christina L. Drake, Michael H. MacNabb, and Jeremy S. Ritchie have been elected to the firm’s partnership. Offering a broad range of…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: engineering, on-the-move
Infinity Marketing expands service for 21st Mortgage
October 13, 2022Infinity Marketing, a fully integrated marketing firm, is proud to expand its service with 21st Mortgage. The agency has aided the company with digital marketing strategy, content creation, and analytics…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
United Community Bank to renovate West Main St. in the new year
October 13, 2022
As part of its commitment to investing in the Laurens community, United Community Bank will begin extensive renovations to improve its downtown Laurens branch beginning in early 2023. Due to…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
The Feared Invader
October 13, 2022
By Tom Poland Let’s talk invasive species. One will bite you. You can bite the other. You can eat it, but given time it will entomb all you possess. Fire…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: life, on-the-move, the-arts
West End Baseball moving to Verdae property on Laurens Road
October 13, 2022
Verdae has repurposed its first big-box retail space as part of its refreshed vision for 90 acres of Laurens Road. West End Baseball, which has been located off of Dunbar…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: entertainment, on-the-move
FUEL selects Aqua Angels as fourth quarter grant recipient
October 13, 2022
FUEL – a Greenville, S.C.-based strategic marketing and branding agency – announced that it has selected Aqua Angels as the FUEL for Good Grant recipient for the fourth quarter. Aqua…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move
Pillar Holistic Living announces new location in Greenville
October 13, 2022
New concept to be first of its kind in the region; provide “third place” destination for families Pillar Holistic Living, a new holistic wellness concept, has announced its establishment in…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
Crawford grows digital team with new content marketing specialist
October 13, 2022
Crawford, a full-service strategic marketing agency based in Greenville, recently added Thomas Catoe as content marketing specialist. In this role, Catoe will curate engaging social media messaging and copywriting that…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
New standard set for Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty’s Clemson office with $4.4 million sale at the Reserve at Lake Keowee
October 13, 2022
CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson office of Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty’s has a new 2022 home sales record. Lisa Vogel represented both the buyer and seller on…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
UniComm Media Group Partners with Influential to authentically connect brands with hispanic audiences
October 13, 2022
Influential, the world’s largest influencer marketing company by revenue, announces a partnership with UniComm Media Group (UMG), a Hispanic-owned agency that helps brands craft creative to reach Hispanic audiences through…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
Rebuild Upstate staff earn Certified Aging in Place Specialist certification
October 13, 2022
Nick Kulick, Brooke Perkins, and Ashley Weekly have earned Certified Aging in Place Specialist certification. More than half of the homeowners served by Rebuild Upstate are 60 years or older,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
LC School District 55 to Host Education Career Fair
October 12, 2022
Laurens County School District 55 will host an Education Career Fair on October 20 in hopes of filling many open positions. They are hiring a School Psychologist, Speech Language Professional,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: education, employment, on-the-move
