Greenville Chamber, CommunityWorks name small business winners
The Greenville Chamber of Commerce and CommunityWorks presented six Excellence in Entrepreneurship Small Business awards on Tuesday as part of National Small Business Week.
GADC reports $162 million in 2018 investments
The Greenville Area Development Corp., also known as GADC, reports Greenville County had 17 announcements in 2018 that totaled $162 million in capital investments.
Upstate SC Alliance launches effort to attract talent
Upstate industries have invested more than $20 billion and announced nearly 63,000 new jobs in the last 13 years.
SBA names Small Business Week winners
Greenville’s Boyd Cycling and Greer’s Srikanth Kodeboyina, of Blue Eye Soft, have been recognized by the SBA South Carolina District Office as 2019 National Small Business Week winners for the state.
U.S. Attorney’s Office to host job fair
The third annual Greater Upstate Reentry Job Fair & Expo will be held Wednesday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McAlister Square on Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville.
WorkLink offering incumbent worker training grants
The WorkLink Workforce Development Board is accepting applications for the Incumbent Worker Training program. The grants are available for businesses in Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.
OneSpartanburg takes success into third year
In early 2017, the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce launched a five-year initiative called OneSpartanburg, designed to raise levels of prosperity and improve quality of life for all Spartanburg County residents. In the two years that
College to celebrate ‘economic visionaries’
Spartanburg Community College will hold its 2019 Economic Visionaries event at the Spartanburg Marriott on March 21 from 5:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event recognizes four “outstanding companies who have made significant contributions in tr
Spartanburg chamber launches labor law, HR events
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with labor and employment law firm Ford Harrison, has scheduled workshops on labor law and human resources through a program called Chamber Exclusive Series.
InvestiNet expanding Greenville operations
InvestiNet, an accounts receivable management firm in Greenville, is investing $2.1 million in an expansion and relocation of its operations. The move is expected to create 85 jobs over five years, according to a news release.
WJ Partners sells Mobile Communications America
WJ Partners, a Spartanburg-based private investment firm, has sold its interest in Mobile Communications America to Sentinel Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Center ignites economic ‘spark’ in Spartanburg
Over the last 11 years, the Spark Center SC at Spartanburg Community College has supported the development of 34,600 jobs generating total wage earnings of nearly $2.3 billion, according to a 2018 economic impact study.