#YeahTHATAgenda: Greenville on US News Best Places List, Greenville Connects' Public Transportation Push, Clemson Shark Tankers, Tacos N Tequila Winners, Moon Landing Oreos
Apr 09, 2019 07:08AM ● By Chris Haire
Topping this year's list, Austin, Texas at No. 1 and Denver, Colo., at No. 2. The highest nearby towns: Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (No. 10), Asheville, N.C. (No. 16), and Charlotte, N.C. (No. 20). Charleston came in at No. 45, Atlanta (No. 57), and Columbia (No. 67).
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The 2019 SC Women In Business Awards are for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and the organizations they fund who are making a difference. This prestigious award will honor selected businesswomen across South Carolina based on career achievements, contributions to their company, and community involvement.
An award ceremony will be held in July. The recipients will be featured in the June issues of Columbia Business Monthly and Greenville Business Magazine and the July/August issue of Charleston Business Magazine.
Nominations are open and forms can be found here.
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The winners of this year's Tacos N Tequila contest have been announced: The contestants were tasked with coming up with new cocktails featuring Lunazul 100% Agave Tequila in a competition held this past Sunday at the Old Cigar Warehouse sponsored by High Spirits Hospitality. The winners are:
The pro-public transit coalition Greenville Connects is encouraging Greenvillians to contact their council members and encourage them to support Greenlink via a form email. The text of the email focuses on public transportation as an important component to economic growth.
According to a July 2018 survey of downtown workers by the Workforce Data Collaborative, 25% of workers would use or probably use bus service if routes were expanded and operated longer hours. Under the same circumstances, 43% of employers would offer a bus stipend to employees.
Currently, bus lines primarily follow old routes leading to and from textile mills and villages on the city and county's east side, with limited routes reaching the neighborhoods in Taylors, Greer, Mauldin, and Simpsonville.
One issue that seems to be a sore point for bus advocates: a feeling that Greenville County does not adequately help fund Greenlink despite huge numbers of riders living outside city limits.
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The Army Wants AI to Read Soldiers’ Minds (Defense One)
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