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Exercise, Healthy Eating Are Keys to Living a Long and Active Life, Doctors Say

Dec 05, 2023 03:13PM ● By Liv Osby

Gwen Mimms loveD mowing her two-acre lawn so much she did it well into her 90s. She even drove until she was 100. Now at 101, she still enjoys reading science fiction, doing crossword puzzles and spending time with younger people.

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Innosphere Ventures Awarded $2 Million Grant to Advance Life Sciences Innovation Across Six States, Including SC

Dec 05, 2023 01:13PM ● By David Dykes

Innosphere Ventures, in partnership with bioscience trade associations and universities across a six-state region, has been awarded a Build to Scale Venture Challenge grant from the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), part of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).

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$30K PowerUp Winners Announced!

Dec 05, 2023 12:22PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker

The winners of the inaugural $30K PowerUp Competition for startup businesses were announced at a reception on Nov. 20, 2023, in Greenville. The $30K PowerUp was hosted by Integrated Media Publishing (publisher of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, and Charleston Business Magazine) in partnership with entrepreneur and author Erik Weir.

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With a New Year on the Horizon, the Light Manufacturing, Industrial, and Distribution Markets Continue to Shape the Upstate

Dec 05, 2023 11:55AM ● By Greg Blinston and Mark Cothran

If there is a fact about Upstate South Carolina’s business landscape that most strongly connects its past and present, it is arguably the region’s ability to produce and maintain world-class products.

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Strategic Philanthropy: Maximize Your Charitable Giving

Dec 05, 2023 11:29AM ● By Jennifer Osgood

Charitable giving is an important part of life for many people, and in a community such as Greenville, full of so many worthy and important causes to support, there’s plenty of opportunity for charitable giving. Intentional and responsible philanthropy is a way to promote values, leave a lasting legacy for future generations, and provide deeper meaning and purpose to your financial wealth. Charitable giving can also be a valuable part of an overall financial plan.

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What is PR and Why Do You Need It?

Dec 05, 2023 11:23AM ● By Nisha Patel

In today’s world of fast-paced digital ads, TikTok videos, and trendy influencer social posts, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and wonder: Where do I start? Believe me, you are not alone. I get asked all the time, where should I start in promoting my business and what is the best way to do it? The No. 1 answer I always give – public relations.

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A Car Company Keeps Its Shine

Dec 05, 2023 10:51AM ● By David Dykes

The television advertisements come across Upstate airwaves at a brisk clip these days. In one, a clean-cut male figure touts Fred Anderson Kia of Greenville’s pricing, 15-minute trade-in offer and, if needed, three-day vehicle exchange.

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Bob Hughes Honored for Work on Greenville, Columbia Revitalizations

Nov 08, 2023 01:22PM ● By David Dykes

Bob Hughes always wanted to be a doctor. But the Rev. Robert G. Riegel, rector at St. James Episcopal Church in Greenville, convinced him he owed it to his dad and his family to carry on its work.

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AMAROK: Perimeter Security Innovation

Nov 08, 2023 01:19PM ● By David Dykes

AMAROK, a Columbia, S.C.-based commercial security company specializing in full-perimeter electric fencing, with surveillance solutions, including cameras, lights and alarms, was South Carolina’s 24th fastest-growing company in the 50 Fastest Growing Companies competition. South Carolina’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies competition is the annual ranking of the Palmetto State’s 50 most dynamic and successful companies.

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Air Compressor Services Employees Help Drive Company’s Growth

Nov 08, 2023 01:16PM ● By Angelia Davis

Air Compressor Services (ACS) was founded in 2012 with just two employees in Greenville County’s Poinsett District. Today, the company has 43 employees, global sales, and a new honor recognizing its growth.

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Bintelli Evolves From Scooters to Golf Carts, Seeing Extensive Growth

Nov 08, 2023 01:13PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker

Justin Jackrel’s first product was a gas scooter that he constructed from a weed trimmer engine and a skateboard. He was still in high school when he embarked on the journey that would take him from his homemade gas scooters to producing tens of thousands of low-speed electric vehicles (LSVs) with his company Bintelli LLC.

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Son’s Death From Osteosarcoma at Age 12 Leads His Parents to Fight for a Cure

Nov 08, 2023 11:47AM ● By Liv Osby

After having had two girls, Ian Greene’s parents were prepared for another when they learned their third pregnancy would instead produce a boy. “We were surprised,” said his dad, Michael Greene, “when we saw him on the ultrasound.”

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Investing Tips from John, Paul, George, and Ringo

Nov 08, 2023 11:35AM ● By Robert Neely

Real estate investors have endured dramatic shifts in the housing market over the past few years, from Covid shutdowns grinding projects to a halt in 2020 to a significant housing price spike between 2020-and ‘22 to rapidly rising interest rates over the past 18 months.

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Reaching a Pinnacle: Looking at Economic Development in Nashville

Nov 08, 2023 11:26AM ● By David Dykes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – He apologized for being underdressed for the meeting, saying he was participating that day in team-building exercises with associates. The workout clothes notwithstanding, M. Terry Turner, Pinnacle Financial Partners’ president and CEO, welcomed the South Carolina group to Nashville.

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Quick Fix Golf Aims to Bring Personalized Golf Instruction to Your Cellphone

Oct 04, 2023 05:16PM ● By David Caraviello

The ball keeps going farther, and the club heads keep getting larger. But Darren deMaille believes the most powerful weapon a golfer possesses is a cellphone. “The cellphone is the future of everything. Right in the palm of your hand is instant access. So why not add golf instruction to it?” said deMaille, a golf instructor in Murrells Inlet. “The pandemic was really an eye-opener as to how we can do everything over Zoom meetings and the internet. So, we just thought, why can’t you get your golf swing fixed in the comfort of your own backyard?”

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MPL Founder Plans to Increase Athletes’ Performance with Data

Oct 04, 2023 04:47PM ● By John C. Stevenson

A couple of driven competitors hope to win the $30K PowerUp Competition as they strive to build a business that provides data-driven results to a wide range of athletes looking to take their games to the next level. Method Performance Labs is the brainchild of Dr. Samuel “Kaipo” Sotelo III, a performance physical therapist who is working with COO Benjamin Sarracino to “put data-driven performance in the hands of everyday athletes.”

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Cogito Produces Wearable Devices to Help Doctors Diagnose Neurological Disorders

Oct 04, 2023 04:01PM ● By Angelia Davis

They like to call themselves “the neuro-feedback company.” The company’s name is Cogito LLC, and it is a bio-neuroinformatics company that produces “robust tools to advance the detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of neurological disorders,” according to its website.

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Greenville Leaders Speak Out On Their Visions For Area’s Future

Oct 04, 2023 03:37PM ● By John C. Stevenson

As Greenville Business Magazine looks forward to its next 30 years serving the people of Greenville,we also invited a broad assortment of business and political leaders from around the county to give their thoughts about the area’s future. We asked them three questions

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Looking Ahead: What Opportunities, Challenges Await Greenville in Coming Decades?

Oct 04, 2023 03:07PM ● By John C. Stevenson

From textiles to high-tech, from agriculture to aerospace – we all know where Greenville has been, but to celebrate 30 years of Greenville Business Magazine, we wanted to talk with a range of community leaders about the next 30 years, and the opportunities and challenges facing the city, the county, and the Upstate.

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Nominations Open for 2024 South Carolina Top Workplaces

Oct 04, 2023 01:14PM ● By Bob Helbig

In the competition for talent, South Carolina Top Workplaces celebrates the companies that are getting it right. For the eighth year, Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, and Charleston Business Magazine are honoring quality workplace culture in South Carolina. Any organization with 35 or more employees in the state is eligible to earn Top Workplaces recognition.

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