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Upstate Giving, June 13
The Greenville Police Department will fill their cruisers with canned goods the Project Host Soup Kitchen at the Bon Secours Center tomorrow, an Alabama-native winds the BMW Pro-Am Tournament and $100,000 is raised by an Upstate company
Community First Bank sells SeaTrust Mortgage
Community First Bancorporation, the parent company of Community First Bank Inc., sold the bank's subsidiary, SeaTrust Mortgage Co., to Primis Bank of Glen Allen, Va., in an all-cash transaction.
United Community Banks and Progress Financial Corp. to merge
United Community Banks Inc. and Progress Financial Corp. today announced plans for UCB to purchase Progress, which is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala.
Countybank names Anderson market executive
The Wofford College and North Carolina School of Banking at UNC Chapel Hill graduate will be promoted to the role of executive vice president. In his role as Anderson market executive, he will
Gaffney crypto startup gears up for additional $280M investment
Tony Tate thinks that 2022 is a turning point, not just any turning point, but the largest transfer of wealth in human history. That's one reason why the Easley native has come back to his old stomping grounds after more than two
$101 million allocated to SC capital fund
South Carolina venture capital and small business loan programs will soon be able to take advantage of more than $101 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding earmarked for the state. The deadline for
Upstate Giving, April 4
The company will donate one of its refrigerators and a total of $45,000 to local nonprofits for the purchase of fresh produce. Also in the Upstate, a bank is helping improve kids vision at a Greer school and BMW Charity Pro-Am
United Community Bank breaks ground on Greenville headquarters
In front of 200 attendees Tuesday, Gov. Henry McMaster awarded the bank's CEO and chairman the state's highest civilian honor
Unity Park nears opening with new donation
One Greenville-headquartered company donated $250,000 to dedicate the park's central plaza to local community leader ...
Angel investment fund partners with CommunityWorks
Founders of the funding platform wanted to combine venture capital and charitable giving tools to create an investment pool for
Bank grants $325,000 to Upstate housing organizations
As COVID-19 enhanced the push for affordable housing across one bank's service area, the company distributed $5.8 million to 33 nonprofits in the region, including
The Hill Institute launches angel analyst fellowship at Furman
When he was a young boy, Oscar Guillen and his mother emigrated to the United States from Honduras in search of economic opportunities. Now, the Furman University Asian studies major wants to help young people in Honduras start businesse
