Becky Mann

It’s a Bumpy Road to Recovery

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT

The need for infrastructure improvements can seem like a distant need until the day we turn the faucet on and nothing comes out because necessary upgrades weren’t made and the water main is broken.

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Unhealthy SC

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:59:00 GMT

The bad news is that South Carolinians are still couch potatoes. The good news is that there isn’t an ashtray beside the sofa.

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2012 Economic Forecast

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:59:00 GMT

How is Greenville’s economy shaping up for 2012? According to several Upstate economics professors, looking ahead is a lesson in patience.

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50 Years in the Upstate

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:01:00 GMT

Fifty’s looking pretty fabulous for grocery giant BI-LO. Named to the Supermarket News list of top 75 retailers for 2011, the Mauldin-based company with 207 stores is stronger and better than ever.

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Making IT Work

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Jeff King doesn’t consider himself to be an entrepreneur. Yet AT-NET Services, a ten-year-old firm that was recently named to the Inc. 500/5000 list of growing companies, isn’t the first endeavor King has founded.

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How Jobscope Mobilized

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

For 30 years, Jobscope has quietly built a customer base that extends across the United States, Canada and into many European countries plus Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Beijing and Singapore.

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Cleanpart Comes to SC

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMT

There’s a newcomer at the South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center (SCTAC), and while the Upstate may be unfamiliar with Cleanpart, this global company is well known in other parts of the world.

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Offices with Views

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Traditional brick boxes and sterile glass towers are being overshadowed by spaces filled with light and people who are more productive as a result.

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Hormone Therapy

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

More recent research suggests that the risks of hormone replacement therapy presented in the 2002 study may have been overstated.

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bounce: Taking a Leap Forward

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:51:00 GMT

In order for a ball to bounce, it has to go down before it can come back up. For the bounce agency in the heart of Greenville, the downward trend was difficult, but the upward trajectory is that much sweeter for it.

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Generational Homebuying

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT

According to Michael Dey, executive vice president with the Home Builders Association of Greenville, as more members of Generation Y, born between the mid-seventies and the year 2000, enter the housing market, its conditions should start to improve.

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Connecting People with Jobs

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:00:00 GMT

The unemployment rate in South Carolina represents a lot of people who are out of work and a lot of families struggling to pay bills. Greenville County offers an array of interlocking services designed to see that people don't fall through the cracks.

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Upstate Direct Connect

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

The distance between Greenville Tech and USC Upstate has been shortened thanks to a new agreement called Upstate Direct Connect that is designed to bring this area closer to a match on job requirements and education by producing more college graduates.

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The Future of Church Street

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

The city of Greenville has long wanted to improve conditions along the stretch of Church Street from Augusta Road to the Church Street bridge. The project is coming to be at last after years of planning.

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Economic Development Experts See a Good Year Ahead

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:32:00 GMT

Collaboration among economic development groups should support a broad base of economic development.

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