United Community Bank awards scholarships to local companies
June 14, 2016
As part of their ongoing commitment to promoting business growth in their communities, United Community Bank has announced the recipients of the inaugural United Community Bank Scholarship at Greenville Technical College. Through a partnership with the Greenville Tech Foundation, $35,000 will be awarded to six deserving businesses in the Upstate.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to support the innovative and positive growth taking place in the Upstate,” said Lynn Harton, president and chief operating officer of United Community Bank. “With the help of Greenville Technical College, we are pleased to support companies that are growing and investing in this region.”
The United Community Bank Scholarship awards funds to businesses to be used for specialized education and training of employees at Greenville Technical College. For this year’s recipients, the training ranges from Project Management and OSHA training to courses in Forklift Certification and Spanish. The scholarships have been awarded to these six businesses:
Koops, Inc.: A manufacturing company that creates factory automation systems and is recognized for their automated robotics systems.
G.F. League Company: A manufacturing company that specializes in acrylic and polycarbonic fabrication as well as architectural products and other packaging solutions.
Sweet Street Desserts: A dessert food service business that started out in a 2-bay garage in Reading, Pennsylvania. They are now the leading innovator in the dessert industry and have a location in Greenville.
Carbures USA: A technological industrial group specializing in the manufacturing of composite structures and a leader in advanced technology for vehicle structures.
Crowns Now: A family-owned dentistry practice with five locations in the Upstate and Midlands.
Southeastern Products: A company that helps retail stores create a special environment for their products.
“This gift from United Community Bank will help us provide important skills and education to employees of these local businesses so that they may continue to grow and prosper,” said Bob Howard, president of Greenville Tech Foundation. “We appreciate the Bank’s commitment to workforce development in our local community.”
About United Community Bank
United Community Banks, Inc. (UCBI) is a bank holding company based in Blairsville, Georgia, with $9.8 billion in assets. The company’s banking subsidiary, United Community Bank, is one of the Southeast’s largest full-service banks, operating 135 offices in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The bank specializes in personalized community banking services for individuals, small businesses and corporations. United Community Bank offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking services including mortgage, advisory, treasury management and other products. In 2014 and 2015, United Community Bank was ranked first in customer satisfaction in the southeast by J.D. Power and again in 2016 was ranked among the top 100 on the Forbes list of America’s Best Banks. Additional information about the company and the bank’s full range of products and services can be found at www.ucbi.com.
