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15 Minutes with Cheryl Garrison, leader of Leadership Greenville
Growing a greater Greenville is the vision of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Vital to that goal is growing and developing leaders. But in a workforce filled with side hustlers and gig workers, a skyrocketing number of young and mid-level professionals are determined to pave their own way in their careers.
Broadway star Pat Dunn to perform with Greenville Youth Carole
Broadway star Pat Dunn will perform with local children’s choir, Greenville Youth Chorale, July 25 at White Oak Baptist Church in Greenville. Kicking off at 7 p.m., “An Evening with Pat Dunn” will include a variety of solo pieces performed by Dunn as well as some duets with Siri Howard of Greenville and a performance of “Pure Imagination” from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” with the Greenville Youth Chorale.
Southern Culture Kitchen & Bar closes on Pleasantburg Drive, after 12 years in business
After 12 years of casual brunch and dinner dining, Southern Culture Kitchen & Bar abruptly announced its closing at the end of June via social media post. The modernized, southern-style restaurant at 2537 N. Pleasantburg Road was mostly known for its regional-themed brunch and dinner menu, which featured fried green tomatoes, braised short ribs, and a unique yet homely handmade cocktail menu. ...
Upstate Grower’s Market expands to former Bee Bee’s location on Laurens Road
When Bee Bee’s restaurant closed earlier this year, there were some questions as to what might move into the space on Laurens Road. As it turns out, this fall Greenville will get a second location of Fountain Inn-based Upstate Grower’s Market. Platt Moore owns the local butcher shop...
SC technology hub gets $45 million in federal money for energy projects
COLUMBIA — A conglomerate of South Carolina colleges, a federal nuclear research laboratory and the state’s economic development agency won a $45 million federal grant to establish a technology hub focused on developing new energy technologies. The hub, known as SC Nexus, was one of just a dozen federally recognized tech hubs awarded federal funding […] The post SC technology hub gets $45 million in federal money for energy projects appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
South Carolina to start multimillion-dollar forensic review of $1.8B outlay
(The Center Square) — A South Carolina taxpayer-funded forensic accounting review could soon answer questions about roughly $1.8 billion officials found in a state account. On Oct. 31, 2023, South Carolina Comptroller General Brian Gaines sent a letter to South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, directing Loftis to research the account's origins. It marked the start of a months-long Senate investigation that exposed what a Senate Finance Committee Constitutional Subcommittee report...
Legislature earmarks $300K for Richland County employee’s nonprofit despite few details
Outside of the normal budget process, the South Carolina has set aside $300,000 for a foundation with little track record, founded by a Richland County employee, to run an ambitious program to provide arts education and address food insecurity.
SCRA awards $50K grant to ThreatCaptain, welcomes Treblehook as member
South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced July 2 it awarded a $50,000 acceleration grant to ThreatCaptain LLC of Greenville. The information technology startup is a financial cyber risk tool tailored specifically for managed service providers. FRD Accel LLC...
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