tag:www.greenvillebusinessmag.com,2005:/categories/enterprise?page=19News Industry news in Greenville County SC | Greenville Business Magazine Page 19Your Business Resource for Greenville Metro & Upstate South Carolina2022-02-14T13:58:41-05:00urn:uuid:46db9d9f-be31-42a2-bee7-d9d0aa86465b2022-01-28T16:36:33-05:002022-02-14T13:58:41-05:00Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Executives Talk About What it Means and Why it’s Important2022-01-28 16:36:32 -0500Donna Isbell WalkerQ. What has influenced your thinking about DEI and motivated you to get involved in being an advocate for change?<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:5f3929f8-600e-4854-a0fc-86d90835fd2e2022-01-28T15:47:48-05:002022-02-14T13:58:41-05:00Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a Key Business Strategy in an Ever-Evolving Business World2022-01-28 15:47:47 -0500Donna Isbell WalkerLee Gill fondly remembers his college days at University of Michigan, where he and his friends would fiercely debate the issues of the day.
Gill, who hailed from South Bend, Ind., was thrilled to hear unfamiliar perspectives from people of different backgrounds and cultures. He enjoyed having his views challenged and looking at the world from a different vantage point than the one he’d grown up with in Indiana.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:786e1cef-76ee-48db-a22e-db97b8b519532022-01-28T15:26:06-05:002022-02-14T13:58:48-05:00Ten at the Top Roundtable2022-01-28 15:26:06 -0500Donna Isbell WalkerQ. Where new development goes is often at the discretion of the land owners (with some input from local governments). What can be done to ensure that we do not have sprawling growth, but instead build new residential and commercial developments in appropriate locations that will not tax our physical infrastructure?<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7e062125-6f0d-49c7-9ff9-e63a68c8775b2022-01-28T10:45:07-05:002022-02-14T13:58:49-05:00BMW of North America Reports Q4 2021, Full Year 2021 U.S. Sales Results2022-01-28 10:45:07 -0500David DykesBMW of North America reported Q4 2021 and full year 2021 sales results for the BMW and MINI brands in the U.S., with BMW brand sales increasing 20.8 percent for the year.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:3667a334-4725-49d9-9295-f81bd41672e72022-01-27T17:28:11-05:002022-02-14T13:58:55-05:00South Carolina’s Rates of Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth Earn State an F Rating from March of Dimes2022-01-27 17:28:11 -0500Liv OsbyJulia Clardy was sharing a spaghetti dinner with her husband Jason one evening in late April 2019 when she began to feel some pain.
At 23 weeks pregnant, she was just over half way to her due date. But the signs were unmistakable. She was in labor.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:51ff9577-67b4-4302-9888-032836e058672022-01-27T16:46:02-05:002022-02-14T13:58:54-05:00Inclusion Uncomplicated: Four Strategies to Make DEI Practical2022-01-27 16:46:01 -0500Dr. Nika WhiteEvery day, we hear that the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is complicated. Whether from businesses, employees, society in general, or the practitioners themselves. And the truth is — yes — DEI can be complicated because the issues of DEI are complex.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:969a2fdb-8d7a-44e0-ba05-b91005dca24f2022-01-27T16:15:48-05:002022-02-14T13:59:00-05:00Federal Marketplace Offers Help as Health Insurance Costs Rise2022-01-27 16:15:48 -0500Frank Knapp Jr.Small business owners and workers across South Carolina have found good news on affordable health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace, where plans from private insurance companies could be obtained with premiums based primarily on income but not on one’s health status.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:4cc5f209-9a24-4ab8-960d-a1e81926216a2022-01-27T15:13:38-05:002022-02-14T13:59:02-05:00South Carolina Needs More ‘Civic Leadership’2022-01-27 15:13:38 -0500Jason ZacherOur short-term, social media and meme-based political dialogue is destroying a generation of leaders and is dragging down our communities.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:968f379a-2b34-4b1d-9e17-92668071a2ad2022-01-27T13:28:12-05:002022-02-14T13:59:03-05:00Complete Client Transparency and Why It Matters To You2022-01-27 13:28:11 -0500Joan HerlongIn my almost 30 years of listing and selling in the Upstate, I have never seen a housing market quite like this one, and there are no real signs of it changing in the coming 12 months.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:2559cbec-54f0-48d9-8276-d354a2d7e0d02022-01-27T13:03:38-05:002022-02-14T13:59:04-05:00SC Department of Education Partners With Mental Health America to Help Kids Struggling with Pandemic Challenges2022-01-27 13:03:38 -0500David Dykes
Covid-19 has been a terrible strain for many families, including children, parents, health care workers, educators, students, child care workers, and so many others.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1eb77569-405f-48d4-a745-0e44096ddae82022-01-26T11:50:10-05:002022-02-15T16:35:35-05:00Prisma Health Announces $1 million Investment for Prisma Health Welcome Center at Unity Park2022-01-26 12:36:57 -0500David DykesHealth care system aims to amplify its mission and deepen its impact<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b1a5ea48-6a64-451a-9aae-b3460219719a2022-01-20T13:50:44-05:002022-02-14T13:55:12-05:00New 8,100-Seat Soccer Stadium Proposed at Mauldin’s BridgeWay Station2022-01-20 17:00:01 -0500David DykesMultiuse event venue would be owned by Greenville County<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b4f20307-d368-46ad-81e6-87a1fd58d2472022-01-18T15:06:13-05:002022-02-15T13:55:29-05:00BMW Manufacturing Sets Production Record in 20212022-01-18 15:09:03 -0500David Dykes433,810 BMWs Built in U.S. Last Year<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:6fdad859-5582-49c0-90db-1340f4c4c2822022-01-17T16:35:36-05:002022-03-02T17:33:03-05:002021 Greenville Business Magazine's 50 Most Influential and Hall of Fame2022-01-17 16:53:27 -0500Lori CoonGreenville Business Magazine celebrates another year of honoring the region's most influential people. The selection of our 50 men and women is a result of staff research and community nominations.
We also are celebrating our eighth year of selecting entrants to our Hall of Fame. This year, we're adding seven new members who have continued to make a lasting difference in the Upstate.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:5dc8718a-f0cd-430f-aec7-63722c72597b2022-01-10T15:00:38-05:002022-02-15T13:50:18-05:00Gov. McMaster Announces Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Executive Budget2022-01-10 15:02:03 -0500David DykesProposal also includes ARPA Recommendations<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:15b6c8ac-cc06-4fea-9ada-57b5cfea63d42022-01-04T16:06:15-05:002024-03-27T11:25:18-04:00SC 2021 Best in Business Awards2022-01-04 16:25:05 -0500Lori CoonCongratulations to the SC best companies and individuals from around the state that bring success to South Carolina’s business community nominated and voted on by our readers. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:50497260-c002-427d-b46e-b2c5439751652021-12-23T15:23:39-05:002022-01-04T17:02:58-05:00How Foundations Can Help Shape A More Equitable Future2021-12-23 15:23:38 -0500Minor M. ShawThroughout history, private foundations have played an integral role in helping shape philanthropic investments and in leading change, both social change and otherwise.
Private foundations are generally funded by individual families or corporations. They differ in their focus, but most are created to serve the common good through grantmaking. Foundations are catalysts for philanthropic investments at the local, state, national, and international levels.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1ae73388-3afc-4c9a-831f-f38b8459bc0f2021-12-23T14:55:20-05:002022-01-10T15:11:49-05:00Wyche Firm at 100: History of Legal, Community Leadership2021-12-23 14:55:20 -0500Kevin DietrichWyche P.A. celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, but the well-known Greenville law firm looks nothing like the entity that began operations just after World War I.
Some of the practice areas the firm is known for today, such as venture capital, renewable energy development, and disability rights, were unknown in 1921. Others, such as antitrust and trade regulation, product liability, and securities and corporate finance, were far less complex.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:37fab6d8-9469-41a5-a373-b157681086712021-12-23T14:51:59-05:002021-12-23T15:17:26-05:00Support Group Helps Patients With Lingering Effects of ‘Long Covid’2021-12-23 14:51:58 -0500Liv OsbyFred Wood tested positive for Covid a year ago and suffered extreme fatigue at the time.
The worst was to come a few months later.
Suddenly, he began to notice intense muscle weakness. Then came severe shortness of breath.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.greenvillebusinessmag.com">Greenville Business Magazine</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a6a7be51-e308-4f30-b997-c57ce3b75beb2021-12-23T14:48:32-05:002021-12-23T15:17:28-05:00Security companies expand reach to combat ever-evolving cyberattacks2021-12-23 14:48:31 -0500Kevin DietrichNearly a decade after the South Carolina Department of Revenue was bushwhacked by the worst data breach in state history, cybersecurity efforts across private and public sectors are greatly improved. That’s critical, as hackers have continued to up their game as well.
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