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May 12, 2022 04:30PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
The Great Resignation has employers wondering just what they can do to retain the employees they have and recruit new ones who will be an asset to the company. Employee engagement and an inclusive workplace culture are important factors in keeping workers satisfied and not interested in seeing what else is out there, says Dan Kessler, the president and COO of Energage, the organization that surveys employees of many companies and puts together the Top Workplaces survey each year.
May 12, 2022 11:33AM ● By David Dykes
Officials unveil new tagline: Growing a Greater Greenville
May 11, 2022 05:29PM ● By John C. Stevenson
Creative Builders Inc. CEO William H. “Will” McCauley III is focused on making sure that all of CBI’s more than 80 employees know they are valued and valuable parts of the company. The first step for McCauley is recognizing those people as “coworkers,” not “employees.”
May 11, 2022 05:14PM ● By David Dykes
Pinnacle Financial Partners, the No. 1 Midsize Top Workplace for South Carolina for 2022, doesn’t think of itself as just a commercial bank. It wants to be the financial partner for its clients. And to do that, bank officials say they have built a culture where associates are excited to come to work each day and they, in turn, take care of clients.
May 11, 2022 05:04PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
A strong workplace culture, where employees are respected and valued and treated as family, has kept employment steady at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS during the Great Resignation.
May 11, 2022 04:49PM ● By Amy Bonesteel
Business people love to meet in Charleston: its chef-run eateries with fresh seafood, King Street shopping, and storied colonial history naturally make it a solid choice for visitors of any kind. And after a hiccup last fall (called the Omicron variant) on the road to restarting the conference and event business, the city is opening its doors once again.
May 11, 2022 04:37PM ● By Bob Helbig
Why do people quit? Money is sometimes a reason, but research by Energage shows it’s about more than a paycheck. Employees want to feel valued and appreciated. The best employers focus on genuine appreciation, recognition, and connection to keep workers on board.
May 11, 2022 04:13PM ● By Bob Helbig
Employers have been forced to focus harder than ever to retain and attract talent amid the disruption of the business environment during the Covid pandemic. Top Workplaces celebrates the employers that are getting it right.
May 11, 2022 03:46PM ● By David Caraviello
Mimi Striplin clearly remembers the date: June 1, 2020. That was when demand for the unique tassel jewelry she had been selling for five years took off, to the point where her website crashed. That was when she had to suddenly think about expanding her small team, of keeping more supplies on hand, of opening a brick-and-mortar storefront. That was when an online business started with $500 began the transformation into a retail force that’s now poised to exceed $1 million in annual sales.
May 11, 2022 03:31PM ● By Liv Osby
It seemed like a simple concept – require insurers and health plans to provide coverage for mental health conditions to the same extent they cover medical conditions. But experts say that mental health parity remains elusive 14 years after Congress passed a bill calling for it, even as the need for mental health services has grown during the pandemic.
May 10, 2022 04:23PM ● By Dr. Saundra Glover
Having spent most of my life in and around rural communities, I know firsthand the challenges many rural communities have experienced. My parents, who were both educators, left their schools every day to come home and tend to our small family farm, because they loved the land, and they understood the importance of planting and watering the land to ensure it produced good crops.
May 10, 2022 03:43PM ● By Todd Glover
For many years, South Carolina’s business owners raised concerns with state legislators about the inconsistencies and complicated processes that they experienced when obtaining business licenses from local governments around the state. Legislators put in incredibly long hours working with the business community as well as cities to remedy these persistent issues.
May 10, 2022 03:36PM ● By Marty Flynn
Our human tendency to label things has rarely served us well because it promotes separation and division, and the only place that separation through labeling seems to make sense is in the laundry hamper. I have recently been contemplating one particular example of labeling that divided our work force, and has shaped the career mindset of many generations.
May 10, 2022 03:27PM ● By Tracy R. Powell
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! This children’s song has been in families for years, although the original release date is undetermined. When speaking about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), I often use this song as a part of my presentation, as it is a reminder of the pure innocence of children. In daycare and kindergarten, we did not choose our friends by race, class, political party, or status.
May 10, 2022 03:18PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Small businesses dominate the corporate landscape in South Carolina, and that’s a good thing. Our state in 2020 had more than 431,000 small businesses, which are defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration as companies with fewer than 500 employees. That translates to 99.4 percent of all the businesses in South Carolina.
Apr 28, 2022 05:03PM ● By David Dykes
Recipients chosen based on standout scores for employee responses
Apr 28, 2022 03:21PM ● By David Dykes
Donation covers eight acres of wetlands
Apr 26, 2022 12:38PM ● By David Dykes
Season at Greenville arts, live entertainment venue begins Oct. 11
Apr 22, 2022 02:13PM ● By David Dykes
Obama Aide Michael Strautmanis Talks About How Young People May Change the World
Apr 19, 2022 01:30PM ● By David Dykes
"We have to keep unifying”
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