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Molly Hulsey
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About Molly
Molly Hulsey is a staff writer for GSA Business Report. A native of the Upstate, she is a graduate of Covenant College, where she majored in international studies, with a French concentration, and minored in writing. Her interests include business advocacy and economic development.
Jun 27, 2022
Travelers disappeared from airports in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world. Leisure travelers began a steady return in 2021 but business travelers remained grounded. Now travel is back at levels sufficient to drive up ... Read More
Jun 24, 2022
Emeline, a boutique hotel in Charleston’s historic district, will debut its Artist in Residency Program on July 29 with Savannah-based artist Stephanie Forbes and her Divine Armor Collection. Featuring a range of work using text... Read More
Jun 22, 2022
Chris Garcia happened to be in the right place at the right time. When COVID-19 broke on American shores, he had stepped to the helm of startup Health Supply US, formed in January 2020. Coming from a family of first responders, the... Read More
Jun 08, 2022
Kansas City-based firm Hunt Midwest is building the first industrial facility in Anderson’s new Evergreen Logistics Park as part of the company’s expansion across South Carolina. The 258,801-square-foot industrial facility... Read More
Jun 06, 2022
The call for domestic PPE continues to be answered. At the Greenville Area Development Corp.’s annual meeting held today at the Westin Poinsett Greenville, Health Supply US shared its plans to invest more than $150 million in a ... Read More
Jun 01, 2022
Ecommerce giant FedEx will invest $45 million in an additional Anderson County facility expected to create 12 jobs. The 251,000-square-foot, built-to-suit new facility, located at the corner of Highway 81 and Evergreen Road, will help... Read More
May 26, 2022
Robert Thomas Iron Design LLC, a modern blacksmithing company, will invest $2.9 million in an expansion of its Charleston County facility, creating an expected 45 jobs over the next three years. Founded in 2013, Robert Thomas Iron Des... Read More
May 25, 2022
This story first appeared in the May 23 print edition of the GSA Business Report. Bosch has a new project on the rise in Anderson, company President Mike Mansuetti told hundreds of business leaders gathered from across the 10 counties... Read More
May 24, 2022
A Travelers Rest warehouse will become a production and training hub for Upstate coffeehouse chain Methodical Manufactory well as the long-awaited new home for local climbing gym that closed its doors in 2018. Methodical Coffee, owner... Read More
May 23, 2022
This story first appeared in the May 9 print edition of the GSA Business Report. Three years into a pandemic some feared would bring death to the department store, behemoths of former Sears properties still litter the state’s sh... Read More
May 23, 2022
This story first appeared in the May 23 print edition of the GSA Business Report. Last year, the Greenville Chamber had its first annual meeting at the Greenville Drive stadium for social distancing purposes. In 2022, the not-so-ne... Read More
May 19, 2022
The 60-acre park on the edge of West Greenville's Southernside community has been 83 years in the making after the city's first Black postman, E.B. Holloway, sent in a petition for the park to the city council in 1939. Today... Read More
May 18, 2022
E.A. Sween Co., a supplier in the ready-to-eat sandwich industry will invest $38 million in Greenwood operations and create an expected 300 new jobs. Founded in 1955, E.A. Sween Co. is a third generation, private company that produces... Read More
May 11, 2022
Weeks after DC Blox opened the doors of its Greenville data center on April 12, the company announced plans to break ground on another South Carolina location with a $31.5 million investment. Located along more than 21 acres at the My... Read More
May 11, 2022
Hartness expands Village Kitchen Farm Hartness, a 449-acre urban village located on Greenville’s Eastside, will launch the second phase of The Hartness Farm, which supplies sustainable produce for the Mill Village Farms&rsq... Read More
May 10, 2022
German-based Lufthansa Group says it is modernizing its long-haul passenger with new purchases that include seven 787-9 Dreamliner jets from Boeing’s North Charleston plant. Built with lightweight composite materials, the 7... Read More
May 09, 2022
For those raising the next generation of workforce talent at home, it may be a no-brainer that 12-year-olds are more likely to learn about future career opportunities from TikTok, YouTube or Duolingo than LinkedIn. Yet much of the onl... Read More
May 06, 2022
Powdersville’s Dolly Cooper Park transformed from an empty field fronted by a recycling center to a kayaking loop with walking trails, sports fields and a disc golf course within five years. Plans are now underway to build... Read More
May 05, 2022
Mumford Industries Inc., a post-industrial plastics recycling company and producer of Retrieve sustainable film products, will invest $2 million in a Greenwood area facility expansion and create 33 jobs. “Our expansion is thrill... Read More
May 05, 2022
Ladson’s Mercedes-Benz plant and a vegetable cannery in Effingham have struck up an unlikely partnership — the first of its kind in South Carolina. During a recent ribbon cutting Gov. Henry McMaster announced that the Char... Read More
May 03, 2022
An $10 million funding round will help a Simpsonville biotech company advance the development of a therapy that it says can make damaged tissue supple again. Elastrin Therapeutics, a spin-off company based on 20 years of research at C... Read More
Apr 27, 2022
This story first appeared in the April 18 print edition of GSA Business Report. Speculative industrial development across the Upstate has been more than worth the risk for Ohio-based VanTrust Real Estate. “The leasing activit... Read More
Apr 25, 2022
To commemorate Earth Day, the Duke Energy Foundation granted $100,000 to various organizations that support access to parks and trails across the states, as well as microgrants to community parks across South Carolina. The gifts... Read More
Apr 25, 2022
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 ... Read More
Apr 20, 2022
Billboards along Anderson’s stretch of Interstate 85 alert drivers to a gas station more than 100 miles away in Adairsville, Ga. Some billboards are stacked on top of each other, both featuring the same iconic ballcapped beaver ... Read More
Apr 19, 2022
IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima sold her business to L’Oréal for $1.2 billion before offering her support to Greenville’s Dionne Sandiford, the woman behind BMW and Michelin vendor Corporate Stich, as she launched... Read More
Apr 18, 2022
AFL, a Spartanburg-based manufacturer of fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories, provided a $7,500 grant to Public Education Partners for its Elevate Teachers programming. The funding will support the advocacy group&rsq... Read More
Apr 18, 2022
The first phase in the expansion of Greer’s Inland Port is days away from completion after a four-month delay due to supply chain disruptions. Bullock Construction out of Maryland has added close to 9,700 feet of track to the po... Read More
Apr 15, 2022
Kelley Engineering, a designer and manufacturer of custom automation equipment, will invest $6 million in a new build-to-print facility set to create 80 jobs. Founded in 2015, Kelley Engineering provides automation equipment, computer... Read More
Apr 14, 2022
Illumifin, a third-party administration and technology services company, opened its headquarters at the Field House at West End, following a $2.5 million renovation. The Field House at West End is a multi-use development adjacent to F... Read More
Apr 13, 2022
Argo AI, a German autonomy products and services company, will invest $2.6 million in a test facility in Greenville County. The investment will create 40 jobs once operations launch, slated for later this year, according to an announc... Read More
Apr 12, 2022
Fuyao Glass America Inc., a venture of China-based Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., plans to invest $34.5 million in its Greenville County operations and create 121 more jobs. Since 1987, Fuyao Group has produced automotive glass ... Read More
Apr 11, 2022
First Solar’s new Greer distribution hub may get a little busier with an order of 750 megawatts of photovoltaic solar modules from Orgis Energy. The order, booked until 2024, dovetails with First Solar’s $680 million... Read More
Apr 11, 2022
Clemson organization donates proceeds from doghouse auction The Tile Council of North America Inc., based in Clemson, auctioned off custom manufactured doghouses made from member companies with all proceeds benefiting The Animal Found... Read More
Apr 07, 2022
This story first appeared in the April 4 print edition of GSA Business Report. When Ukraine’s largest neon suppliers halted production in early March, it was a distress flare to an already beleaguered semiconductor industry. ... Read More