GREENVILLE, S.C. – The philanthropic organization created by the founder of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. has awarded Rebuild Upstate with a $15,000 grant. Following his retirement from Family Dollar in 2003, Leon Levine began his second career: building The Leon Levine Foundation (TLLF) into one of the Southeast’s largest and most impactful philanthropic organizations. As…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Ryan Beasley Law made a $5,000 donation to the South Carolina Bar Foundation this year as part of Giving Tuesday, but this was more than regular charitable gift. The firm’s founder, Ryan Beasley made the donation in honor of the late Chip Price, the legendary Greenville defense attorney who died earlier this…
CONVERSE, S.C. Dec. 14, 2020 – Jerome Kirkland, the Site Manager for BASF’s Converse manufacturing facility in Spartanburg County, has been named to Leadership Spartanburg. Leadership Spartanburg offers a backstage pass to the county, preparing participants to work within their own community and the region as effective leaders. Participants will learn about, examine and respond…
BASF’s site in Converse, South Carolina has donated $9,500 to the Converse Fire Department for training equipment that will help the department improve readiness among its firefighters. The donation will cover the Intelligent Training System Base Unit, 7×7 Smart Extinguisher, and transport case for the equipment. The system will allow firefighters with the Converse Fire…
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Can’t escape holiday music on the radio? Then you came to the wrong blog today. We are talking about some of our favorite Christmas songs of all-time and sharing some fun insight. Elton John’s “Step into Christmas” may be one the more “out there” holiday songs recorded. Seriously, watch this video. Snow wasn’t the only…
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jacob Glodde has been added as a Real Estate Agent for Joan Herlong & Associates|Sothetby’s International Realty. Glodde is an International Baccalaureate High School graduate. After graduating high school, he worked as Front of House for famed hotel, W San Francisco, where he worked to connect with and assist clients in the…
SENECA and CONVERSE, S.C. Dec. 7, 2020 — BASF is recruiting for 65 open positions in the Upstate area: 50 positions at its Seneca site and 15 positions at its Converse site. BASF offers a solid career path with pay raises, learning and development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement, competitive compensation including bonuses, comprehensive benefits,…
The cold snap this week didn’t stop us from cranking out some big stories for clients and partners. We did a little bit of everything this week. Enjoy! Read Sylvan Learning opened a satellite location in Taylors, South Carolina. You can read more about these plans at UpstateBizSC. Jeff Tennyson, CEO of Lima One Capital,…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Kathryn Lyons was recently named South Carolina winner and one of 12 national finalists for the Heisman High School Scholarship program – an annual award that goes to senior scholar-athletes who understand the most important victories happen not only on the field, but also in their schools and communities. Lyons said it…