MOLLY HULSEY PROFILE

When it comes to igniting the interest of the next generation of talent, the key is to start young say economic developers. The Children’s Museum of the Upstate-Greenville will celebrate on of the region’s largest industri... Read More

Gov. Henry McMaster has awarded the Order of the Palmetto to two prominent figures in the Upstate’s health care field.  Brenda Thames, vice president and chief academic officer for Prisma Health, provost for the Health Scie... Read More

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

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

Few physicians choose to work in South Carolina’s rural communities, and relatively few have the opportunity to do so.   Out of the 90 health care facilities across the state, only 14 hospitals operate&n... Read More

One of the Upstate’s swiftest-growing towns isn’t even a town at all. Just behind Central, Mauldin and Greer, Powdersville has grown by 32% over the past decade, according to U.S. Census data. Only a few ... Read More

TR development welcomes two tenants in April Two tenants of a new Travelers Rest mixed-use redevelopment project located at the city’s first stop on the Swamp Rabbit Trail opened on April 27. Coldwell Banker Caine’s Tra... Read More

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

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

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

Erin Nobles closed the door on Silver Spoon Bake Shop’s day-to-day retail sales as ingredient costs rose and employees became scarce. She still crafts cookies, cupcakes, croissants and other baked delicacies for online order... Read More

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

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

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

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

Mother’s Day Brunch at Village Kitchen, The Tulip Tree Village Kitchen at Hartness will serve up a special menu (.pdf) curated by Hartness’ Executive Chef Tanner Marino along with a bloody mary, mimosa and bellini bar... Read More

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

This story first appeared in the April 18 print edition of GSA Business Report. Over a year ago, Magna Mirror’s team told a customer that the company had a “chaotic” warehouse. The customer then deployed an audit ... Read More

This story first appeared in the April 18 print edition of GSA Business Report. Two Upstate companies are in the running as finalists for HGTV’s Ultimate Outdoor Awards for their design of a “poolside paradise” ... Read More

BMW Manufacturing will help preserve and restore eight acres of urban wetlands in Greenville’s Unity Park with a $1.25 million donation. The donation will also support the construction of a series of low-impact boardwalks and ov... Read More

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

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

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

As Artisphere ramps up for its 18th year on Greenville’s Main Street on May 6-8, the festival is adding a few new acts to the typical lineup. The festival will stretch from the intersection of Main and Court streets to the ... Read More

Symrise Pet Food will expand its North American headquarters with a new facility in Greenwood County. The company says the project will create a 65 jobs through a $65.5 million investment. “This expansion is a key step for ... Read More

Homegrown Hospitality Group closed the doors on its Greenville Liberty Taproom & Grill location last fall, and Upstate winery Urban Wren seized on the opportunity.  In partnership with the Greenville Drive, Urban Wren Executi... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spartanburg’s baseball team isn’t called the Spartanburgers for nothing. Locals and visitors can now embark on a meat lovers journey through the Spartanburger Trail, a new campaign created by OneSpartanburg Inc. Passholder... Read More

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

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

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

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

Bon Secours patients in Simpsonville now have a 52,963-square-foot emergency department and health care facility in town along Interstate 385.  The Bon Secours St. Francis Health System held a grand opening celebration for the 15... Read More

Canadian intelligent mirror manufacturer Magna International opened the doors to its sixth Palmetto State site today: a new 170,000-square-foot facility in Duncan.  The facility, roughly the same size as the company’s ... Read More

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

This story first appeared in the April 4 print edition of GSA Business Report. Oshkosh Defense’s contract to build the U.S. Postal Service’s replacement truck fleet continues to meet opposition, but the company affirms its... Read More

The Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber and nonprofit Pride Link will host an inaugural LGBTQ Career Extravaganza today from 2-6 p.m. at 30 Pointe Circle in Greenville.  The free event is sponsored by Think Up Consulting and will host repre... Read More

South Carolina venture capital and small business loan programs will soon be able to take advantage of more than $101 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding earmarked for the state, according to Sen. Tim Scott’s Deputy Legisla... Read More

This story first appeared in the April 4 print edition of GSA Business Report: Beating out Charleston and Richland counties, Greenville took the lead for ARPA funding allocations in 2021 with nearly $101.7 million. The competition ... Read More

Anderson manufacturer responds to increase in food prices Appliance manufacturer Electrolux donated a total of $45,000 to Meals on Wheels-Anderson and the Anderson Emergency Kitchen to feed those in need throughout the commu... Read More

The S.C. Manufacturers Alliance Executive Committee recognized two industry leaders from the public and private sector at a celebratory dinner at the Greenville’s Poinsett Club on March 31.  At the event, Dirk Pieper, presi... Read More

MDH Partners of Atlanta has acquired 301 Grove Reserve, a new 158,886-square-foot class-A industrial building in Greenville’s Augusta Grove Business Park. The building has been leased to an undisclosed pharmaceutical company, jo... Read More

A veteran community leader got a sneak peak Tuesday of plans for the plaza dedicated to her in the center of Unity Park, set to open on May 19. At the dedication ceremony, Greenville Mayor Knox White described Mary Duckett, president ... Read More

United Community Bank has had a presence in South Carolina for 15 years but made its plans for a lasting Greenville headquarters a little more final Tuesday. With a groundbreaking ceremony attended by 200 visitors and Gov. Henry McMas... Read More

Medical supply and technology company TacMed is accustomed to supplying the U.S. military with tourniquets and body armor, but the manufacturer now has turned its attention to the Ukrainian front. The Anderson manufacturer has donated... Read More

Former lead of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Thailand and Mercedes-Benz Rus Axel Bense will succeed Arnhelm Mittelbach as CEO and president of the company’s North Charleston plant on April 1. Mittelbach, who has served at the... Read More

Submit tips on what’s new in the local biz community to gsanews@scbiznews.com Cryptocurrency education initiative opens in Gaffney Litchain Corp., a crypto mining hardware company, ushered Gaffney residents into the world of ... Read More

Cinergy Entertainment has signed on to build a 70,000-square-foot dine-in theater, bowling alley and virtual reality attraction in Mauldin’s incoming Bridgeway Station town center. The up-to $23 million project will be the ninth... Read More

Blood donors support relief efforts in Ukraine Blood donors to the Piedmont-based The Blood Connection aided Ukranians in need as well patients closer to home during a March 15 and 16 blood drive. For every donor that visited ... Read More

The World Affairs Council Upstate will host its inaugural Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs on March 29-31 in Greenville and Spartanburg. More than 56 scholars, business leaders and community play... Read More

A new study shows a record 8.8 million Americans quit their jobs in November and December, but S.C. businesses were already losing employees. The state saw the third-lowest increase in average monthly resignation rates from 2020 to 20... Read More

This story first appeared in the March 7 print edition of GSA Business Report. Dean Warhaft doesn’t think the multi-use development trend is just a trend — at least, it’s not one that’s going anywhere soon. ... Read More

Submit tips on what’s new in the local biz community to gsanews@scbiznews.com Upstate Warrior Solution held a groundbreaking ceremony at its future Rupert Huse Veteran Center on March 16 in Greenville. The 40,000-square-foot ... Read More

Nonprofits and businesses across the region, including clients of Community Works, Greenville Housing Fund and Homes of Hope, have a new well for capital investment. Greenville-based donor-advised fund platform&nbs... Read More

Stomping Grounds Coffee and Wine Bar The coffee bar and café on Trade Street in Greer will celebrate Ireland’s patron saint a day early with a traditional Irish music session today led by The Skeeziks. The session, hel... Read More

Emerge: Women in Business 2022 will offer insights from local executives on how to enhance performance with growth, intention and balance in the workforce. The conference is a project of OneSpartanburg Inc. The conference will last fr... Read More

CurTec, a Dutch packaging manufacturer for the pharmaceutical, specialty chemical and food industries plans to invest $13 million to put its first U.S. packaging operations in Oconee County. “By starting manufacturing in the U.S... Read More

Former County Councilman Fred Payne may have retired from Greenville County’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, but he hasn’t put the brakes on his advocacy for affordable transit solutions. Shared rides are on th... Read More

Hospitals across the country were full to the gills in November 2020, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were forced to explore new options.  The centers launched a new waiver program, called Acute Hospital Care a... Read More

Greenville’s Homes of Hope and Spartanburg’s Northside Development Group were selected among 357 applicants to receive a grant as part of the TD Charitable Foundation’s annual affordable housing... Read More

Once an expanding boon for the Union County economy, the Belk Fulfillment Center in Jonesville is on a fast track toward closure.  According to an S.C. Works WARN notification report, the e-commerce hub is projected to close on A... Read More

This story first appeared in the March 7 print edition of GSA Business Report. Some of the greatest losses over the past few wars in the U.S. have been in the supply line convoy, Sen. Lindsey Graham told an audience of engineers, poli... Read More

Prisma Health has struck up a partnership with North Carolina-based Labcorp to apply the life science company’s technical expertise in hospital laboratories. In the exchange, Labcorp will acquire select assets of ... Read More

Airline Hydraulics Corp., a distributor of machine automation, fluid power and machine safety products, will open a new 15,000-square-foot warehouse and technology center at 120 Corporate Drive in Spartanburg.  The facility will ... Read More

Lollis Metals, a metal fabrication and machine shop, plans to invest $2.8 million in a 10,000-square-foot addition to their current facility.  The addition, set to create 10 jobs in the county and house a new robotic tube la... Read More

Chai café and farm-to-table lounge meet laundromat  Mechanical design engineer Jay Desai realized laundry is a rather time-consuming task. It also can also consume a great deal of electricity too. So, he married several... Read More

Trane Technologies is no stranger to South Carolina. The company operates a supply and contractor base on Fairforest Way in Greenville and manufacturing facility in Columbia that employs more than 1,200 people, but another arm of the ... Read More

A global technology and supply chain service provider expects a $37 million expansion to create a capacity to ship approximately 2 million packages each year.  “Ingram Micro is pleased to continue to invest in the state... Read More