GREENVILLE, S.C. – On Wednesday, local apparel company OOBE dedicated the most recent home to be built for Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, a home for the Jackson family. As a Habitat program participant, Jasmine Jackson will complete over 200 hours of sweat equity working to build her home and the homes…
GREENVILLE, SC – Habitat for Humanity ReStore will open its new location at 3033 Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greenville on December 2, 2017 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. A full schedule of exciting prize giveaways, upcycling demonstrations, and family-fun activities are planned for shoppers during the Grand Opening event from 9:30 am-2:00 pm. The community…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Locally Epic app, which helps bring together businesses and users in real-time, just eclipsed 30,000 users in less than a year of operation. Locally Epic engages local consumers via a mobile platform that allows them to enhance their ability to find local offers and promotions from a wide range of…
GREENWOOD, S.C. – Greenwood’s west side will soon see signs of its first new residential development in nearly 20 years, as Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity begins demolition of abandoned properties in Greenwood’s North Edgefield neighborhood. The demolition of a central property in the project, an abandoned apartment complex, is scheduled to begin on…
GREER, S.C. – Guy Furay, owner of The Insurance Source, has been honored by the National Associations of Insurance and Financial Advisors with a 2017 Quality Award. The NAIFA Quality Award provides advisors at any career stage the opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to excellence. This includes: Professionalism through education and earned designations Production measured…
What have we been up to? Building bridges, both literally and figuratively. Want to know more? Keep on reading this week’s Buzz. Read When you are building the second biggest road project in South Carolina history, things tend to get noticed. When you complete a major bridge, it definitely does. Check out the Greenville News…
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. – On Thursday, Greenville women business leaders, government officials and volunteers kicked off the 2017 Women’s Build by raising the walls of the home they are building for the newest resident of the Simpsonville community, future homeowner Talaya Holland and her son. The 2017 Women’s Build brings together women from across all business…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – An Upstate non-profit that has repaired and rehabilitated more than 600 homes of low-income residents is celebrating 10 years of serving families in the Upstate. “We have done some amazing things in the past decade,” said Chris Manley, Rebuild Upstate’s executive director and founder. “We look forward to continuing to…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Escape Artist, Greenville’s only independently designed and operated escape room, will be expanding its size in a new location to add additional challenges and new features to the popular entertainment experience. Escape Artist Greenville’s expanded location, found at 209 E Stone Ave, will be just a few doors down from their…
We had a fund week promoting the Reedy Reels Film Festival, which saw its best weekend ever this year. And while we loved getting some great media, it wasn’t the only thing we worked on! Keep reading for more Read Chase Michaels of Locally Epic did this great piece on voter apathy in the Greenville…