GREENVILLE, S.C. – The 20-year saga of how a small tech firm led by a former accountant grew to become one of the largest software developers in the state was honored Tuesday night at the CommunityWorks Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards. Kopis and its founder, Andrew Kurtz, were honored with the Entrepreneurial Success Award, which recognizes the…
May is what we like to call a “preparation” month; the heat hasn’t strangled us yet, young kids aren’t quite out of school and the influx of summer events has yet to fill up every weekend column on our calendar. May gives us time to take a deep breath before the summer months take over…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Upstate’s first smash room, SmashIt/AxIt, is opening this weekend. SmashIt/Axit is part of a new wave of stress release where people can rent out a room to break things, said Chase Michaels, the founder of the SmashIt/AxIt. Or if they want to take a different kind of approach, they can do some…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lucideon M+P, a subsidiary of Lucideon Group Limited, is expanding its local presence at one of RealOp Investments’ properties. The company announced today it will be moving into a 23,000-square-foot space at Patewood Business Center, located at 1 Marcus Drive in Greenville, said Chip Hunt, Vice President of Leasing and Marketing with RealOp…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Andrew Kurtz had one clear goal when he decided to leave his job in 1999 and focus on creating custom software that lead to real solutions for customers. That was to build a company that was always striving to be better and to offer to more, but also be one that creates and…
Now that we’ve all settled down from the intense Easter candy sugar high, we can relax and focus on what the rest of Spring holds. With the weather warming up, our clients have still managed to keep their productivity levels unphased by the views out the window. Take a look at what happened last week!…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Greenville’s leading software development company, Kopis, has hired Sarah Dant as an account manager. Dant attended Clemson University for Business Management and brings a wide-range of experience into this new role. She started off her career with the Westin Poinsett as the social catering sales manager and from there went on to…
Thomas Creek Brewery and the Greenville Scottish Games to release special ale GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Scottish Game’s Scottish Ale is coming back and with a new edition for 2019. The new limited special edition Whiskey Barrel Aged Gallabrae Scottish Ale will be released by Thomas Creek Brewery on Friday, April 26 from 5…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Join Joe’s Place Bookstore in celebrating Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 27. The all-day event kicks off with a special brunch option from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and ends with Open Mic starting at 7 p.m. Joe’s Place will also have select merchandise throughout the store 10 percent off (excluding…
We’ve got your Easter morning checklist right here! -Put on one of five colors, pastel yellow/pink/purple/blue/green -Ferociously bite the head off of a chocolate bunny and save the rest for after lunch. -Crave a peep. Eat a peep. Remind yourself peeps are never as good as you think they are in your head. -Read the…