A few months back Livabilty ranked the best downtowns nationwide. Greenville came in third on the list, which created quite amount of local fanfare. People like it when downtown Greenville gets mentioned in these kinds of lists. Livability was scientific in its approach. Today, we are going to do a little exploring of the other cities…
The temperature has been steadily above 90 degrees for more than a month. Everyone is at the beach or on vacation. Things are just slow. That is a somewhat familiar mantra amongst business people at this time of year in South Carolina. The middle of summer takes hold like a kudzu vine when it comes…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Locally owned and operated All Clear Plumbing is adding Easley to its service area. All Clear Plumbing was founded in 2012 with the mission of being a plumbing company that focuses on getting the job done right, and not on selling products, said Anja Smith, the company’s managing partner. That ranges from…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Funds received from a Golf for Greenville grant will help Rebuild Upstate above and beyond what it expected when agency officials first applied last summer. Rebuild Upstate performs emergency repairs for houses in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee counties. It requested a trailer and tools in making the grant application for the…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Oaks Academy, a multiracial classical school in Indianapolis that promotes a culture of high expectations, is a finalist for WORLD’s 2016 Hope Award for Effective Compassion. The annual Hope Award goes to an organization that demonstrates the power of effective compassion by fostering life-change through personal, Christ-centered help to those in need.…
One of the uniquely fun things about being a young professional in the city where you grew up is the opportunity to show friends who have moved away the changes in your city when they return to visit. Sarah gets this opportunity pretty frequently with friends coming to town every few months or so for a…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Drivers should expect detours tonight as part of the 85-385 Gateway Project that will last until early morning Tuesday. Traffic along Interstate 85 North that is trying to get to Interstate 385 at Exit 51 will use the Woodruff Road ramp instead. From there, they will take a right hand turn and…
I want to expand on this cool blog I recently read in UrbanScale by John Karras about some of the things that downtowns can do to be better. Karras broke it down with 12 things, and we decided to see how/if Greenville has done them. Turn one-way streets into two-way streets: The idea is two-way streets…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – High Spirits Hospitality is holding a special business forum, The Nitty Gritty: Is Your Business Legit?, aimed at the more than 1,000 wedding and event related businesses in the Upstate. Tammy Johnson, owner of High Spirits Hospitality, said the Upstate has a booming wedding industry, but the level of business skills varies…
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Insurance Source will offer a free seminar next month at the Greenville Chamber to help small business owners better understand employer provided insurance. The event is scheduled for July 12, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, 24 Cleveland Street, and will be hosted by…