Mayor urges county to consider FILOT status
Last October, Greenville County Council’s finance committee gave a thumbs down to fee-in-lieu tax incentives for a proposed $42 million planned community in Greer. This decision could prevent developers of the Greenville Gateway projec
Balfour Beatty selected for Bluffton project
Balfour Beatty has been selected to be a part of the design-build team to deliver The Bridge at Calhoun in Bluffton.
Greenville glove factory draws on personal, state roots
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 a PPP startup, formed in January 2020.
Southern First rolls out new HQ to customers, community
The first Southern First Bank building would fit in the corridors of their latest. Employees moved into the new building on Verdae Boulevard at the intersection of Laurens Road about a month ago and officially opened the five-story
Center to consolidate advocacy, education for SC architecture
Preserving South Carolina's architectural heritage is one mission of the South Carolina Architectural Foundation and the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and a new showplace designed to highlight that ongoing
$2M gift establishes endowed directorship for wood utilization and design
One Allendale couple has given $2 million to the Clemson University Wood Utilization + Design Institute to endow the institute's directorship, which is named in honor of
Verdae vision unveiled with focus on Laurens Road
Verdae Development Inc. and Hollingsworth Funds have rolled out a bold vision for Laurens Road that would transform an area for pedestrians to avoid into
$500,000 grant to help preserve historic Benedict College building
Benedict College will use a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service to continue rehabilitation efforts at Morgan Hall, the oldest building in the college's historic district. Morgan Hall, constructed in
Buy American Act changes enhance reshoring trend
Some South Carolina-based suppliers are feeling a burst of demand as domestic content percentages for materials used in public projects are set to go into effect in October. Local industries are
Architecture firm names new COO
McMillan Pazdan Smith, an architecture firm locations in Columbia and throughout the state, has named a new COO. Mark Gettig previously served as the president of LifeMade, a division of Greer-based manufacturer
Pickleball, restored bridge planned for Upstate park
One of the Upstate's swiftest-growing towns isn't even a town at all. Residents hope Anderson County investment in a neighborhood park, including a restored historic bridge, as well as the construction of a playground and dog park
Upstate data center finds home in Myrtle Beach
The company first tested the Palmetto State’s waters in Greenville. Now it’s building an additional data hall in the Upstate and a new facility near the coast to serve as a landing point for subsea optical communication cables