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Oct 11, 2021

Greenville entrepreneur helps police bring down $4.5M patent scam

A scam run out of a Latvian apartment bilked American companies for millions of dollars, but less than $2,000 taken from a Greenville entrepreneur ended the scheme and landed the suspect in an American prison.

Oct 4, 2021

Netflix creates $5.4M scholarship to honor Anderson native

Washington D.C.'s Howard University will offer a full four-year scholarship for students of the performing arts through Netflix's donation in honor of late Anderson native Chadwick Boseman.

Sep 20, 2021

Fountain Inn races to stay ahead of explosive growth

Promoting the home of Aunt Het and Bosch’s first North American solar array can be a tightrope walk between what was and what will be. Heritage and headway. Fountain Inn Chamber CEO Marnie Schwartz-Hanley says she’s up to the tas

Sep 15, 2021

Greenville Chamber Annual Meeting eyes explosive growth

The Greenville Chamber’s first annual meeting since 2020 nodded to future economic growth as CEO Carlos Phillips urged the business community to think bigger about infrastructure, human services and a pending development moratorium.

Sep 10, 2021

Spartanburg leader awarded Order of Palmetto

Business, political and civic leader David Britt was recently awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor. He has served for decades on the Spartanburg County Council and helped attract major global companies.

Sep 9, 2021

OneSpartanburg Inc. seeks feedback for five-year strategy

OneSpartanburg Inc., which is creating its second five-year development strategy, is lending an ear to county residents through an online survey.

Sep 8, 2021

Pique to host nationally-recognized Greenville entrepreneur on livestream

Ten at the Top will host its annual young professional summit virtually this year on Sept. 27 with a keynote from a local entrepreneur whose book was recently featured in Forbes, Yahoo Finance and USA Today.

Sep 8, 2021

One Spartanburg Inc. names executive board

One Spartanburg Inc. released the names of its 2021-2022 executive board last week with Spartanburg Medical Center President Phil Feisal as chair and Avi Lawrence, president of Contec Inc., as chair elect.

Aug 30, 2021

Anderson Code Girl honored with Order of Palmetto

Jeuel Bannister Esmacher, now 97, was a band director when the Department of Defense contacted her with the request: "Come at once; we could use you in Washington."

Aug 25, 2021

Greenville Tech opens student center with $2M gift

A center at the technical college is named for a donor and the classmate whose financial struggle inspired her to forge ahead with her education and later play a meaningful role in helping her husband grow the family business.

Aug 5, 2021

Forty Under 40 honorees announced

Honorees hailing from the Upstate have been notified of their place on the annual list of young professionals that are making a mark on the Upstate business, government and nonprofit community.

Jul 19, 2021

Upstate Giving: Clemson philanthropists break records

Despite pandemic fears, donors to Clemson University raised a record $202 million for the school during the past fiscal year.