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Jul 12, 2021

Lumber spike puts damper on affordable housing development

This is the third story in Breaking Barriers: A Report on Affordable Housing Construction in the Upstate, a series that covers how the recent spike in construction costs and material regulations have backed developers into a corner.

Jul 9, 2021

USDA invests $9.6M in S.C. water and wastewater infrastructure

Calhoun Falls and Marion County’s MARCO Rural Water Co. Inc. will receive $9.6 million in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a $307 million investment in water and wastewater infrastructure across 3

Jul 8, 2021

Affordable housing developers talk tax credits, challenges

NHE CEO Taylor Davis and Development Director Robinson Villa discuss how their company overcomes the challenges of building affordable housing communities to make affordable for them.

Jul 1, 2021

Fujifilm to consolidate, eliminate 400 Greenwood County jobs

Four hundred people in Greenwood County will soon be out of jobs. Fujifilm, a Japanese company, is planning to consolidate operations and will close four different manufacturing plants at the Greenwood campus over the next two years.

Jun 30, 2021

VisionGreenwood takes action on wider broadband access

The organization recently launched the “Closing the Gapâ€_x009d_ speed test to collect real-time internet speed data over the next few weeks. It is a crowd-sourced internet test created to collect the data needed to build a case for addition

Jun 29, 2021

Renovation of West Greenville icon nears completion

As the 7,600-square-foot interior of Greenville's Flat Iron building nears the end of its renovation this summer, project leaders from SHLTR Architects and Southerland Construction shed light on their vision for the building's future.

Jun 22, 2021

Next-Gen Mail Truck’ to be made in Spartanburg

The U.S. Postal Delivery Service’s newest ride — which appear to be right out of a Pixar film according to some pundits — will start its life in Spartanburg with a $155 investment in the county.

Jun 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline under fire for 16,000 shuttered stations

Security gatehouses shield Colonial Pipeline’s corporate office yet the company's CEO admits the hacked account lacked basic authentication measures. GSA Business Report follows up on the fallout at Upstate tank farms.

Jun 15, 2021

AMECO purchased by New York firm

It was the marriage of Daniel Construction Co. to Fluor that brought the Fortune 500 giant to Greenville in 1977. Today, it's Fluor's Greenville-based construction branch that leaves the nest with its $73 million sale to a New York

Jun 15, 2021

Two S.C. cities in top 10 list for energy efficiency

Two South Carolina locales will be recognized today by the EPA as one of 10 mid-size cities with the highest number of new Energy Star certified buildings as of 2020.

Jun 8, 2021

Partnership promises training opportunities for unemployed

Gov. Henry McMaster today announced a partnership between South Carolina's technical colleges and the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce to provide training opportunities for unemployed individuals in the state.

May 25, 2021

Falls Park proposed as new Greenville City Hall site

Liberty Bridge may be the most iconic site in the city of Greenville, and city officials might get a chance to benefit further from its accessibility and visibility, say representatives.