CBRE brokers sale of Suburban Greenville Portfolio
August 9, 2017CBRE, Inc. announced the sale of the Suburban Greenville Portfolio, a six-building office and land portfolio purchased by RealOp Investments for $13.8 million. The seller, Sun Life Assurance of Canada,…
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Spartanburg-Based Waldrop Mechanical Services hires Jeff Newsome as estimator
August 9, 2017
Jeff Newsome has joined Waldrop Mechanical Services as an estimator. In this role, Newsome is responsible for providing construction estimates, and supporting other preconstruction activities to support business development activities…
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Bonafide Kayaks launching manufacturing operations in Greenville County
August 9, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Bonafide Kayaks, a manufacturer and producer of fishing kayaks, is launching new manufacturing operations in Greenville County. The company is investing $2 million to create 76 new jobs…
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Bonafide Kayaks launching manufacturing operations in Greenville County
August 9, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Bonafide Kayaks, a manufacturer and producer of fishing kayaks, is launching new manufacturing operations in Greenville County. The company is investing $2 million to create 76 new jobs…
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SCDOT launches Speakers Bureau
August 9, 2017
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announces the opening of a Speakers Bureau in an effort to make SCDOT staff available to groups seeking to hear more about the…
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SCDOT launches Speakers Bureau
August 9, 2017
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announces the opening of a Speakers Bureau in an effort to make SCDOT staff available to groups seeking to hear more about the…
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Kopis announces four senior hires to ERP Division
August 9, 2017GREENVILLE, SC – Kopis, the largest and oldest customer software development firm in the region based out of Greenville, S.C., has announced the hire of four new team members. Darlene Benson, Robert Hill, Nancy…
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Spartanburg-Based Waldrop Mechanical Services hires Jeff Newsome as estimator
August 9, 2017
Jeff Newsome has joined Waldrop Mechanical Services as an estimator. In this role, Newsome is responsible for providing construction estimates, and supporting other preconstruction activities to support business development activities…
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CONA introduces new total joint specialist, Dr. Daniel Gerscovich
August 9, 2017
Carolina Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Associates (CONA) announced the addition of total joint specialist Dr. Daniel Gerscovich to their practice. “Dr. Gerscovich is an excellent addition to our team, bringing expertise…
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CBRE brokers sale of Suburban Greenville Portfolio
August 9, 2017CBRE, Inc. announced the sale of the Suburban Greenville Portfolio, a six-building office and land portfolio purchased by RealOp Investments for $13.8 million. The seller, Sun Life Assurance of Canada,…
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Greenville engineer earns prestigious international honor
August 8, 2017ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to C. Joel Sprague, of TRI/Environmental, Greenville, South Carolina. The prestigious award, which…
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SCASA’s Foundation announces $100,000 donation to capital campaign
August 8, 2017
The South Carolina Foundation for Educational Leadership announces a significant gift to their recent capital campaign, Building a Foundation for School Leadership. The Foundation was formed in 1991 to support…
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SCASA’s Foundation announces $100,000 donation to capital campaign
August 8, 2017
The South Carolina Foundation for Educational Leadership announces a significant gift to their recent capital campaign, Building a Foundation for School Leadership. The Foundation was formed in 1991 to support…
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Venus Poe elected President of Fountain Inn Rotary Club
August 8, 2017
FOUNTAIN, SC – Personal injury attorney Venus Poe, partner and founder of Venus Poe, PA, was recently elected to lead the Fountain Inn Rotary Club as the organization’s president. One…
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Erskine Seminary announces Greenville campus expansion
August 8, 2017
Erskine Theological Seminary, a fully accredited seminary with 180 years of history in theological education, announces the expansion of its Greenville extension site. Classes in theology, Bible, church history and…
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SCRA announces new client companies
August 8, 2017
SCRA announced the recent acceptance of seven Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. Client Companies receive mentoring and support services and may also be eligible for grants, matching…
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SCRA announces new client companies
August 8, 2017SCRA announced the recent acceptance of seven Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. Client Companies receive mentoring and support services and may also be eligible for grants, matching…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 8
August 8, 2017
Week of 08/04/2017 to 08/10/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Dark Tower PG13 Sony 1 3,451 $19,153,698 $19,153,698 2 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros.…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 8
August 8, 2017
Week of 08/04/2017 to 08/10/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Dark Tower PG13 Sony 1 3,451 $19,153,698 $19,153,698 2 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros.…
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Commerce Club to Host 11th Annual Charity Classic Gala – August 24
August 8, 2017Commerce Club, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, will host its annual Charity Classic Gala on Thursday, August 24, 2017. Themed “A Night in Casablanca,” the event is open to…
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Crawford Strategy expands digital capabilities with new strategist
August 8, 2017
Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing and communications firm, has added Jennifer Blair to its growing team. Blair joins Crawford Strategy as a digital marketing strategist and content producer and will…
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Former Furman IMG Gm joins SC Football Hall of Fame
August 8, 2017
Wyatt Sports, LLC’s marketing division Wyatt Sports Marketing (“WSM”) hired former Furman IMG general manager Harry M. Day as the Account Executive of Corporate Membership Sales for the South Carolina…
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Milliken & Company raises more than $325,000 to support Spartanburg community
August 8, 2017
Spartanburg-based associates fund gift to United Way of the Piedmont through Milliken Gives Milliken, a diversified global manufacturing company with innovations across a breadth of markets, announced it will donate…
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Crawford Strategy expands digital capabilities with new strategist
August 8, 2017
Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing and communications firm, has added Jennifer Blair to its growing team. Blair joins Crawford Strategy as a digital marketing strategist and content producer and will…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
Former Furman IMG Gm joins SC Football Hall of Fame
August 8, 2017
Wyatt Sports, LLC’s marketing division Wyatt Sports Marketing (“WSM”) hired former Furman IMG general manager Harry M. Day as the Account Executive of Corporate Membership Sales for the South Carolina…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, on-the-move
Milliken & Company raises more than $325,000 to support Spartanburg community
August 8, 2017
Spartanburg-based associates fund gift to United Way of the Piedmont through Milliken Gives Milliken, a diversified global manufacturing company with innovations across a breadth of markets, announced it will donate…
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Erskine Seminary announces Greenville campus expansion
August 8, 2017
Erskine Theological Seminary, a fully accredited seminary with 180 years of history in theological education, announces the expansion of its Greenville extension site. Classes in theology, Bible, church history and…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Freight supply chain facing December electronic logging mandate
August 7, 2017
A federal mandate that truckers replace log books with electronic driver-time tracking technology has been looming over the nation’s freight and service supply chain for seven years. Still, the December 18 deadline…
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Freight supply chain facing December electronic logging mandate
August 7, 2017
A federal mandate that truckers replace log books with electronic driver-time tracking technology has been looming over the nation’s freight and service supply chain for seven years. Still, the December 18 deadline…
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Immedion hires Trent Lewis as Account Manager
August 7, 2017
Immedion LLC, a premiere provider of Cloud, data center and managed services, announced today the hiring of Trent Lewis as Account Manager for its Greenville location. In his new role,…
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C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS offices rank at the top in region and network, teams sweep top rankings in state
August 7, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS continues to rank at the top of real estate companies in Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ U.S. South Region spanning from the Carolinas to Texas.…
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Rebuild Upstate reaches 100 home repairs in 2017
August 7, 2017
Rebuild Upstate has completed its 100th home improvement project of 2017. The recipient of the milestone project was in the Pleasant Valley community. Volunteers from Mission Greenville and Rebuild Upstate’s…
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C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS offices rank at the top in region and network, teams sweep top rankings in state
August 7, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS continues to rank at the top of real estate companies in Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ U.S. South Region spanning from the Carolinas to Texas.…
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Rebuild Upstate reaches 100 home repairs in 2017
August 7, 2017
Rebuild Upstate has completed its 100th home improvement project of 2017. The recipient of the milestone project was in the Pleasant Valley community. Volunteers from Mission Greenville and Rebuild Upstate’s…
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Furman University to host summer commencement exercises August 12
August 6, 2017Kate Kaup, the James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, will serve as speaker when Furman holds its summer commencement exercises Saturday, Aug.…
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Spartanburg Art Co-Op to host ‘Full Circle’ exhibit
August 6, 2017(Full Circle exhibit-Green Goddess by Susan Eleazer ) The mixed-media and ceramic work of Spartanburg artists Susan Eleazer and Christina Dixon will be on display at West Main Artists Co-Op…
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Lima One Capital names Trezevant Moore Managing Director of Capital Markets
August 6, 2017
Lima One Capital, the premier lender for residential real estate investors, has appointed Trezevant “Trez” Moore Managing Director of Capital Markets. In this role, Moore is responsible for positioning Lima…
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Spartanburg attorney Donald Coggins nominated for federal judgeship
August 5, 2017
SPARTANBURG, SC – President Donald Trump has nominated Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, P.C. shareholder Donald C. Coggins, Jr., as a United States District Judge for the District of South…
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Science and Math Governor’s School names Jon Shannon executive vice president
August 4, 2017
HARTSVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce Jon Shannon, GSSM’s chief information officer, has been named executive vice president. In…
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Science and Math Governor’s School names Jon Shannon executive vice president
August 4, 2017
HARTSVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce Jon Shannon, GSSM’s chief information officer, has been named executive vice president. In…
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Little Free Library® established at Sherman College Chiropractic Health Center
August 3, 2017
Sherman College’s Chiropractic Health Center is home to the newest Little Free Library® in the Spartanburg area. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading,…
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The Marchant Company announced the addition of Realtor Celeste Purdie
August 3, 2017
As the Upstate’s “Signature Real Estate Agency,” The Marchant Company is a small boutique business of just 40 agents that is consistently a top performer in Greenville. The Marchant Company…
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Bill Hoyt joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
August 3, 2017
Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Bill Hoyt as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Bill and his wife chose to relocate to the Upstate in 2016 from Los…
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5 students awarded annual SCHBSIF scholarship, awards dinner held
August 3, 2017Five SC Students Receive College Scholarships from Workers’ Compensation Insurer SCHB Self Insurers Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of their 20172018 Scholarship Award Program. Five $1,000 scholarships were…
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Tenth Annual Radiothon benefiting GHS Children’s Hospital to be held August 3 and 4
August 3, 2017
The tenth annual Children’s Hospital Radiothon, presented by Entercom Upstate, will be held on August 3 and 4. The live broadcast can be heard from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.…
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United Community Bank welcomes Barry Roe as mortgage loan officer
August 3, 2017
ANDERSON, SC – United Community Bank Mortgage Services is pleased to welcome veteran banker Barry Roe to its team as a mortgage loan officer. Roe is based in Pendleton, S.C.,…
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Jackson partners with race to erase 22 on off-road events for military veterans
August 3, 2017
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second- largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has partnered with Race to Erase 22 in its effort to help U.S. veterans transition…
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Village of West Greenville to feature new public plaza
August 3, 2017The Village of West Greenville will soon have a new public plaza. Located between The Anchorage and Community Journals, the plaza will meet the area’s growing need for…
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Upstate Forever files appeal in Glassy Mountain case
August 3, 2017
Local conservation organization Upstate Forever has filed an appeal and a request for pre-litigation mediation in Pickens County circuit court in response to a decision by the Pickens County Planning…
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United Community Bank welcomes Barry Roe as mortgage loan officer
August 3, 2017
ANDERSON, SC – United Community Bank Mortgage Services is pleased to welcome veteran banker Barry Roe to its team as a mortgage loan officer. Roe is based in Pendleton, S.C.,…
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