It’s all holiday fun and games until you remember that you need to buy gifts, Hallmark movies are surprisingly addicting and every Christmas song in the world is an absolute earworm. Those presents can stay in your Amazon cart onemore day; take a break and read the Buzz! Read The Insurance Source and BlueCross BlueShield of…
GREER, S.C. – The Insurance Source and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina are hosting a special event next week for people looking for more information on open enrollment period for healthcare. This event will be held on Tuesday, December 10 from noon to 7 p.m. at The Insurance Source, 114 Trade Street in downtown Greenville.…
Ahhh, post-Thanksgiving relaxation is upon us! Hopefully you’re like us and avoiding Woodruff Road like it’s the Black Plague (which, might we add, was a PR disasterfor rats to which they have never quite recovered from). Read If you haven’t read up on the WellSpent conference coming in 2020, here’s your opportunity to do so. Check…
This time next week, you’ll be waking up from your Thanksgiving day food coma (or the stress-induced coma that black Friday shopping put you in). While we’ve got you awake, check out this selection of great news! Read RealOp Investment’s Markley Station was named March of Dimes 2019 Development of the Year. The 22ndIssue of Upstate…
We have a special guest blog this week from Kevin Wentzel, COO of Kopis, a Greenville-based technology firm focused on providing high impact software and cloud solutions to businesses and state agencies in the Southeast. We’re living in the golden age of at-home shopping. Amazon Prime accounts for 43% of all online shopping in the…
ANDERSON, S.C. – When it comes to marketplace ethics, it appears no one can touch industrial electrical contractor Hill Electric. TheBetter Business Bureau of the Upstate, a private non-profit organization serving the 10-county Upstate area, honored Hill Electric with a 2019 Business of Integrity Award for Marketplace Ethics in the 50-199 employee category earlier this month. Founded in 1954,…
Last week’s temperature drop had no effect on the productivity levels here. The heat? Cranked up. The blankets? In our laps, under our desks. Full feeling in your toes? Never heard of it. Take a look the news you might’ve missed last week! Read Sylvan has announced November’s teacher of the month! Go read at GSA…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Rashmi Kulasekera has been named Sylvan Learning Center’s teacher of the month. Kulasekera, a fulltime employee of General Electric, began working at Sylvan of Greenville in July of 2019. With a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Kulasekera has built up a positive rapport with Sylvan’s math students along…
TAMPA, FL. – Full service civil and structural engineering firm, Zuendt Engineering, has added Jim Crandall as its managing partner for its Florida office. Crandall earned his bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering from the University of South Florida. Before joining Zuendt, Crandall served three years as the senior vice president of CHA Consulting, Inc. His…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – WellSpent, the first conference in a much larger statewide initiative to bring together business and healthcare leaders, will be held this February as a major step toward solving many of the issues facing the economic impact of healthcare and wellness. WellSpent’s goal is to educate, influence and persuade key stakeholders on the…