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Molly Hulsey
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About Molly
Molly Hulsey is a former staff writer for GSA Business Report and now a contributing writer. 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.
Dec 15, 2022
On Dec. 2, the British pound climbed above $1.22 for the first time since June. The boost may not mark the end of deflationary woes for South Carolina’s fifth largest export market, but experts believe the Palmetto State can mil... Read More
Oct 26, 2022
It all began a decade ago with a pre-set stage. Peter Laroque, president of TD Synnex North America, kept the venue selected for his company’s 2011 Inspire conference just a few days longer than usual. Using the staging and m... Read More
Oct 18, 2022
Academy-award-winning Shrek was Kate Swanborg’s first project at Dreamworks Animation studio. Ever since then, she’s hurtled herself through the role of production manager and now, senior vice president of technology commu... Read More
Aug 15, 2022
Walking in the footsteps of two Furman graduates, fledgling investors can learn the ropes through a Venture South fellowship program at the university’s The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The eight-week Clem... Read More
Aug 11, 2022
The Greenville Drive and city of Greenville opened District 356 to the public Wednesday night during the celebration of the city's birthday at a Greenville Drive game at Fluor Field. The pedestrian-friendly remake of Field Street,... Read More
Jul 25, 2022
When 16,000 gas stations lining the East Coast were cut off from the Colonial Pipeline last year and drained of fuel, millions of South Carolinians tuned in as the company teamed up with the FBI and delivered a $4.4 million bitcoin ... Read More
Jul 15, 2022
After Greenwood’s Fujifilm plant prepared to shutter operations later this year, a Milwaukee-based commercial real estate firm swooped in to purchase the site. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in an announcement made today, ... Read More
Jul 13, 2022
This story first appeared in the June 27 print edition of GSA Business Report. When the Greenville County Historic and Natural Resources Trust’s first project was completed — the acquisition of 170 acres added to Jones Gap... Read More
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 15, 2022
The S.C. Manufacturers Alliance has hired on Lexington-native Andrea “Andi” Rawl as executive director of the S.C. Automotive Council following the four year tenure of Amy Tinsley. “We are pleased to welcome Andi Raw... 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