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Michelin’s first Tweel facility opens in Piedmont BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Michelin opened its newest plant in North America for the Michelin X Tweel Airless Radial Tire.

The plant is the 10th Michelin plant in South Carolina, and the first in the world to produce the Tweel. The company is investing $50 million into the 135,000-square-foot Piedmont facility, which will employ 100 people in research and development and manufacturing.

The Tweel is a combination of a tire and a wheel.

It performs with traditional radial tire technology but requires no air, thereby eliminating the risk of a flat tire.

It was first introduced as a concept in Detroit at the 2005 North American International Auto Show.

“The TWEEL airless radial tire enables Michelin to enter new markets and expand its reach in existing business segments within the low-speed application category,” Ralph Dimenna, head of

Michelin Tweel Technologies, said in a release.

“The industry is hungry for solutions contributing to productivity, safety and bottom lines. Serving our customers is at the center of our strategy for success.”

Last year, the Tweel was introduced for skidsteer loaders. Michelin announced a partnership with John Deere last month to produce the tire-wheel hybrid for the tractor company’s ZTRAK 900 model.

“Michelin has been a global leader for over 125 years, and we are proud to say they have been part of the South Carolina family for over 40 years,” said South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

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“Michelin is a leader in the tire industry, and they are innovative in their product development, which continues to put South Carolina on the world stage.”

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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 48 Featured this issue: The Alley gets a conditional green light Impact investing aims to make a difference Deb Richardson-Moore is One to Watch

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On President Obama’s immigration remarks…

“We agree with the president, ‘people who live in this country should play by the rules.’ The American people also believe the president should play by the rules and respect the rule of law.”

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, joining 18 fellow attorneys general in a joint statement reacting to President Obama’s recent immigration policy announcement.

TBA Susie and Ed’s Italian Kitchen, a “take and bake” concept business in Greenville that offers home delivery, is moving Dec. 1 to a new location at 202 Conestee Road in Greenville. The company had been sharing kitchen space with a professional catering firm off Woodruff Road…

WORTH REPEATING “We’re not the no-fun bunch. I want Rob to have a great business, just not at the expense of our children.”

Greenville resident Jeff Hart, at a meeting discussing owner Rob Bouton’s plans to open The Alley Greenville on East Stone Avenue.

“For a while, I thought, ‘If I could only get fired.’ After about three years, I felt like, ‘I like this.’ Now I truly love it.”

Deb Richardson-Moore, on her first few years as pastor at Triune Mercy Center after more than two decades as a journalist.

“These are conversations we don’t typically have in the South. These are pretty sophisticated ideas.”

MONEY SHOT: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company places a containment vessel ring for the Unit 2 nuclear reactor under construction in Fairfield County, which is among the first nuclear units being built in the U.S. in 30 years. Read more on page 12.

Deborah McKetty, executive director of Community Works Carolina, on impact investing.

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Regional Management Corp. names Dunn CEO JENNIFER OLADIPO SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER

joladipo@communityjournals.com Greenvillel-based Regional Management Corp. announced that Michael Dunn has been appointed permanent CEO. He was appointed to the interim position in October and has been a director on the board since July 2014. He replaces Thomas Fortin, who had served as CEO of the installment loan company since 2007 until he resigned in October.

“It was apparent almost immediately after Mike assumed the CEO role that he is the right person to lead Regional Management through this current transition and into a new stage of development and expansion,” said Alvaro G. de Molina, chairman of the board of directors, in a statement. “Further, Mike’s appointment allows the Regional team to wrap up the search process quickly and to focus its energies on further improving operations.”

“In my first few weeks, I was able to

assess where we currently stand with respect to our lending platform and our people,” said Dunn, “and it’s clear that we have the right tools and talent in place – from our first-class management team and board to our diverse product portfolio.”

In its recent quarterly report, the company showed big gains year-over-year, with revenue up 21.7 percent and net income up 80 percent, but a higher proportion of loans were lower credit quality.

Dunn was previously a partner at the private equity firm of Brysam Global Partners, a specialized firm focused on investing in international banking and consumer lending companies. Prior to that, he was with Citigroup for more than 30 years, serving as CFO and COO of the Global Consumer Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University, attended the University of Michigan Executive Program and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York state.

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The Alley gets green light – with conditions

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Should you list your home during the Holidays?

The common assumption is that the warmer months are the best times to sell a home. It’s true that many buyers do plan their new home purchases in the spring and summer seasons but that doesn’t mean all serious buyers vanish after Labor Day. Thanks to reduced competition, motivated buyers and the cheery warmth of holiday homes, Dan Hamilton the housing market doesn’t come to a freeze during the holidays.

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sjackson@communityjournals.com The Alley Greenville, a music, bowling and entertainment venue slated for the former Handlebar property at 304 E. Stone Ave., got the green light to move forward last week from the Greenville Board of Zoning Appeals – but with conditions.

Thomas Croft Architecture and Rallis Holdings had submitted three applications: to operate as an indoor entertainment facility, to stay open until 2 a.m. and to allow commercial parking in a lot that was zoned R-6, Single-Family Residential. The BZA imposed a total of 35 conditions on those applications.

About 20 residents from nearby and adjacent neighborhoods, including the Park Avenue Historical District, attended the meeting.

Approximately five people spoke, voicing their concerns over parking and noise, saying that since the Universal Joint was allowed to open with minimum parking, their streets and driveways have become a danger to children and pedestrians.

“We will support a development – we just want it sensible and balanced,” said one resident.

The biggest concern voiced by residents was parking. Rob Bouton, owner of The Alley in Charleston,

and his partners have secured nearby property along Stone Avenue to accommodate more parking spaces and will share those with the Universal Joint. Valet parking will also be offered. But residents were concerned that “it’s not enough” and that adequate signage is a musthave to make sure patrons will know where they can park.

“We’re not the no-fun bunch,” said resident Jeff Hart. “I want Rob to have a great business, just not at the expense of our children.”

Michael Kerski, the city’s planning and development manager, said The Alley has about 110 parking spaces allocated with the additional lots and with the valets able to double-park, that is well over the 72 spaces required by the city.

City staff will work with both The Alley and Universal Joint to put up additional signage directing patrons where to properly park to alleviate unnecessary traffic in the surrounding neighborhoods.

The Alley’s plans fit in well with the city’s Stone Avenue Master Plan that is encouraging development of the corridor into a more walkable and commercial district. Two of the three applications passed the BZA unanimously, with only one “no” vote on the application to stay open until 2 a.m.

“We’re moving down a path

towards becoming a reality,” said Bouton.

Some of the conditions imposed would require having four certified SLED security officers on-site anytime there is an event and on weekend nights (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays). Lease agreements will need to be in place for the additional parking at 205, 207 and 209 Stone Ave. A manager for The Alley will need to be on duty at all times, and merchant and server educational plans will need to be in place.

The city is also limiting the capacity of The Alley to 350 patrons.

Rear and side doors will need to be secured at all times and an acoustical engineer will need to be engaged to ensure that sound is contained inside the building as much as possible.

The Alley will be allowed to stay open until 2 a.m., but only on weekends and New Year’s Eve. Other nights it will close at midnight. No live music will be allowed after midnight on the weekends, and the two outdoor patios will also need to be closed by midnight.

Bouton said that he is “happy that the exceptions were approved” and he is “continuing to look forward to work with the city and neighbors to bring the best version possible of The Alley to Greenville.”

Since most sellers take their homes off the market throughout the holidays and new sellers are waiting to list their homes when it warms up, less inventory means more buyers are steered toward your home!

Keep their attention by making sure your home is priced to sell and be prepared to close quickly.

Among the serious buyers who look for homes during the holiday are: • People relocating for jobs.

• Investors on tax deadlines.

• College students who want to settle in before the next semester.

• Military personnel transferred who will report here in the new year.

Homes typically show much better when they are decorated. Tasteful decorations, a roaring fireplace, holiday treats and warm beverages will help house hunters envision their own families celebrating the holidays in your home.

When you encourage buyers to spend more time in your home, you also give them more time to feel at home.

So, if you’re hesitant about listing your home in November or December or you’re waiting until spring to start your home search, you could be missing out on some great opportunities!

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Lack of board diversity could be costing SC firms ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF

aboncimino@communityjournals.com South Carolina may have a board problem.

Companies with gender-diverse boards fare financially better than all-male boards, but nearly 47 percent of public South Carolina companies surveyed had all-male boards, said Clemson University Women’s Leadership Program director Diane Perpich.

For comparison, 11 percent of Fortune 1,000 companies this year had all-male board members, she said.

“When you have 20 percent women on your boards, you are more financially stable than you would otherwise be as a company,” said Perpich, who spoke at a Women On Boards 2020 S.C. Chapter event in Greenville. “We are missing out on the variety of perspectives that could make the company stronger.”

Companies with gender-diverse boards tend to have better financial performance and market valuations, according to a September Credit Suisse report.

For example, stock returns and returns on equity tend to be higher for companies with more than one female board member.

Perpich – who founded Clemson’s women’s leadership program this year – said an additional 32.5 percent of South Carolina public companies have only one female board member.

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The percentage of female board members has been increasing on national Fortune 1,000 companies since 2011, according a report from advocacy group Women On Boards 2020. Nearly 80 percent of the companies that dropped off the Fortune 1,000 list from 2013 to 2014 had no women or only one woman on their boards.

“The most successful companies out there have more than 20 percent women on their boards,” said Catherine Heigel, Elliot Davis general counsel and corporate strategies officer and the event’s keynote speaker. “It’s a no-brainer. If your board composition is more representative of your workforce and the population you’re selling your products to, you’re going to make better decisions.”

Heigel – who has 19 years of legal and corporate leadership experience, including 11 years at Duke Energy – said one reason boards may lack gender diversity is how board members are chosen. Board members are often selected from a pool of C-level executives, which have historically few women.

Without visibility, qualified women might not come across a board’s radar.

Men also tend to be evaluated based on their potential, which can translate to more frequent promotions, while women tend to be evaluated on

their performance, she said.

“They might not have done what the female candidate has achieved, but they have this confidence that is infectious,” said Heigel. “If you don’t have confidence in yourself, nobody else will… It translates into performance reviews materially.”

SC BOARD DIVERSITY How diverse are South Carolina’s boards? SC Public Companies in 2013 vs. National Fortune 1000 in 2013

MORE THAN 20% WOMEN SC - 14%

US - 35%

11% TO 19% WOMEN SC - 7%

US - 19%

ONE WOMAN SC - 32.5%

US - 33%

ZERO WOMEN SC - 46.5%

US - 13%

Source: 2020 Women On Boards Gender Diversity Index and 2020 Women on Boards/ South Carolina Chapter

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‘Yeah, THAT Greenville’ word-of-mouth campaign honored SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com Last week, the “Yeah, THAT Greenville” marketing campaign and VisitGreenvilleSC won top honors at the ninth annual WOMMY Awards held in Hollywood, Calif.

The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) each year recognizes the industry’s most inspiring work among brand partners, agencies and technology companies.

The WOMMYs are designed to attract and acknowledge the very best examples of word-of-mouth marketing in the world today.

With 10 award categories, VisitGreenvilleSC took home the gold WOMMY Award in the category of “Engagement,” awarded to the best customer engagement program. VisitGreenvilleSC beat out Silver Award-winner Mercedes-Benz USA and Bronze Award-winner Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture.

“We are thrilled to take home this

Members of the VisitGreenvilleSC and Brains on Fire teams earned an award from the Word of Mouth Marketing Association for the “Yeah, THAT Greenville” campaign. international award. To be recognized amongst some of the world’s top brands is not only an honor, but a reflection of all the great work being done by the ‘Yeah Team’ and

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Visit GreenvilleSC, Home Instead Senior Care YeahTHATGreenville (Brains on Fire)

Doodle 4 Google (Google)

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Mercedes-Benz USA (Razorfish)

BP Team USA (Social@Ogilvy)

Special K (Razorfish)

Seattle’s Best Coffee (Zeno Group)

Verizon Wireless (Modal)

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Kumamoto Prefecture (Dentsu)

our valued partners,” said Jennifer Stilwell, chief marketing officer at VisitGreenvilleSC. VisitGreenvilleSC and Yeah THAT Greenville were also chosen as an industry best-in-class case study at the WOMMA Summit. The “Yeah, THAT Greenville” campaign was shared in a breakout session, “Beyond THAT Hashtag,” presented by Stilwell and Geno Church, word-of-mouth inspiration officer for Greenville-based agency Brains on Fire.

Church shared how word-of-mouth and traditional advertising worked in tandem to “turn Greenville into an award-winning destination and a thriving community of loud, proud and passionate advocates.” In the session, Stilwell elaborated on the importance and integration of paid,

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earned and shared media, and demonstrated with tangible results how VisitGreenvilleSC’s program of work is performing in a big way.

“Strategically the combination of the marketing mix seamlessly firing together – amplified by the living, breathing community of passionate residents, visitors and a dynamic hospitality community – is having an undeniable effect of getting ‘Yeah, THAT Greenville’ in the consideration set,” Stilwell said, “If you’re not in the consideration set, people are not buying. And people are buying. In one year’s time, hotel occupancy throughout Greenville County grew 3.1 percent, bringing just shy of $90,000,000 in new visitor spending right here at home.

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‘Impact investing’ buzzing in SC JENNIFER OLADIPO | SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER

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Just as a new generation wants more tangible results from its charitable giving, some investors are looking for a return on investment that’s less concrete than money. This confluence of interests created fertile ground for a conference last week on impact investing, a shift toward investing in community development that the Harvard Business Review has called “the new venture capital.”

Last week, attendees across business and nonprofit sectors made up the packed audience at that South Carolina Community Capital Alliance’s (SCCCA) conference on impact investing at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville. Several nationally recognized speakers shared experiences and introduced new ideas some people hope will take hold in South Carolina.

“These are conversations we don’t typically have in the South. These are pretty sophisticated ideas,” said Deborah McKetty, executive director of CommunityWorks Carolina. The six-year-old nonprofit is one of the most active facilitators of impact investing in the Upstate. As a federally certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), CommunityWorks can aggregate equity and capital and reinvest them into community development. So far, every $9,000 of loan capital has created one job, McKetty said.

“Haves and have-nots have always existed, but as a result of the recession here in our community, those disparities are just huge now,” McKetty said. Impact investing can help remedy that imbalance, she said. A stagnant economy and cautious banks have deeply impacted microenterprises, one group CommunityWorks serves.

The organization is also working with the City of Greenville to create a revolving loan fund that would spur infill development for affordable housing alongside the high-priced developments slated for the downtown area.

DEFINED Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.

Source: Global Impact Investing Network

ENGAGE The Community Development Tax Credit gives a 33 percent state tax credit to people and businesses who loan money to a nonprofit community development corporation or community development financial institution like CommunityWorks.

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McKetty said CommunityWorks receives program-related investments or low-interest loans from banks, netting a 1 to 3 percent return.

“The work we do is not attractive to those investors who are looking for those high returns,” McKetty said. “It’s really for those investors who are getting less than 1 percent on their money sitting in banks, or high-wealth folks who really care about social issues and want to see their money working beyond just getting a high return.”

She said the return on investment comes in the way of jobs, and the additional spending that comes with new home ownership.

SCCCA Chairman Michelle Mapp said a broad range of areas including affordable housing, healthy food and small business could benefit from impact investing. “This [conference] was really just the first conversation, so one of the things we’d like to do from here is gauge where these investments are being made,” she said. Next steps include more intimate one-on-one conversations around the state.

Mapp said the Upstate has proved through its use of New Market Tax Credits that it can make creative use of public-private tools. However, she said there is no way to measure the total level of impact investing in South Carolina.

Part of the challenge to making that assessment is an inconsistency in the ways nonprofits, governments, community developers and investors discuss impact investing, said William Burckart, managing director of Impact Economy North America. Social investing, social innovation and social enterprise are terms used in different circles, and they might or might not mean the same thing to everyone. Burckart said South Carolina could look to Illinois as an example of moving from talk to action. That state created a task force on social innovation and entrepreneurship, a platform for multiple stakeholders to discuss new ideas that ultimately created an agenda of action items.

Gage Weekes, senior vice president of strategic initiatives with Hollingsworth Funds, said the concept of impact investing is just emerging in the world of private foundations. He said the Upstate community is developing an appetite for impact investing as people recognize that traditional models alone are not doing enough to solve complex problems. At the same time, proponents must continue to educate fund managers who often have little or no information about the concept.

“It’s imperative that the theory become practice.

We’re not talking about taking everybody’s assets [for impact investing], but 1 to 3 percent of assets would be a good start,” Weekes said. He said he expects impact investing to eventually parallel traditional grant making, but the progress toward that goal will be “slow and steady.”

Some of the businesses that CommunityWorks Carolina has funded are (from top to bottom) Garden Gate Salon in Spartanburg; Premiere PC in Greenville; Crossfit Gym in Greenwood; and A Night Out, a wedding consignment shop in Anderson.

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Federal courthouse moves up on priority list But no money has been set aside for construction

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The General Services Administration has set the future location of Greenville’s new federal courthouse on what is now a parking lot across from the Greenville County Courthouse on East North Street.

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CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com There’s good news and bad news when it comes to plans to build a new federal courthouse in downtown Greenville.

The good news is Greenville has been moved up a spot on the government’s priority list to fifth.

The bad news is Congress has set no money aside for construction.

Plans call for a new federal courthouse to be built across from the Greenville County Courthouse.

The U.S. Judicial Conference moved Greenville up the list after considerations such as court traffic and security were weighted differently. Cities that dropped down the list can appeal, but Vicki Cram, a lobbyist for Squire Patton Boggs, told Greenville City Council members those appeals are unlikely to be successful.

Talk of a new federal courthouse in Greenville started in the late 1990s. Plans call for the new courthouse to include the district courts, U.S. Probation and the U.S. Marshals Service. There would also be

space for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the federal public defender to use.

The existing Haynsworth Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Washington Street would house the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and others.

FEDERAL COURTHOUSE PRIORITY LIST FY 2016 1. Nashville, Tenn.

2. Toledo, Ohio 3. Charlotte, N.C. 4. Des Moines, Iowa

$181.5 million $109.3 million $177.0 million TBD

FY 2017 1. Greenville, S.C. 2. Anniston, Ala. 3. Savannah, Ga. 4. San Antonio, Texas

$92.2 million $41.0 million $95.5 million $134.6 million

FY 2018 1. Harrisburg, Pa. $160.8 million 2. Chattanooga, Tenn. $157.2 million 3. Norfolk, Va. $12.0 million Source: U.S. General Services Administration

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The EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A bridge too far for South Carolina?

By MICHAEL N. COUICK,

president and CEO, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina

On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule related to carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. More than 2,000 pages long, the Clean Power Plan is one of the most elaborate rules created by the federal agency.

Unfortunately, the proposed rule, as currently drafted, is not workable for South Carolina. If left unchanged, the EPA proposal will have significant adverse impacts for our state’s economy and consumers, especially low-income residents. After extensive study, our detailed modeling predicts the proposed plan will raise electricity costs for South Carolina consumers by 15 to 25 percent.

However, our analysis also shows that reasonable, common-sense modifications to EPA’s methodology in the final rule can make the Clean Power Plan more feasible for power providers, consumers and our state’s economy.

WHAT THE EPA IS ASKING OF SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina must make the largest carbon intensity reduction in the nation – a 51 percent decrease by 2030. The EPA proposes an increase in utilization of four “building blocks” to meet the new standard: • Nuclear energy • Natural gas • Renewable resources • Energy efficiency Each building block has a future role providing power to consumers across the country. However, the EPA’s proposed rule does not adequately capture the reality of South Carolina’s resources and constraints.

NEW NUCLEAR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

South Carolina is serving as a national model for the transition to a less carbon-intensive economy. SCANA, Santee Cooper and the state’s electric cooperatives are already investing billions of dollars in the clean energy movement by building two new nuclear-generating facilities in Fairfield County. These are the first of a new breed of technologically advanced, efficient and carbon-free generating units under construction in the United States in more than 30 years.

However, the EPA’s proposed rule gives South Carolina no credit for these proactive and sizable investments in clean energy. The proposed rule assumes these two yet-to-be-completed 1,100-megawatt nuclear units are already opera-

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tional and producing electricity. In practical terms, this means South Carolina power providers and consumers will be penalized for these multibillion-dollar investments. Curiously, if the nuclear project in Fairfield County were instead yet-to-be-completed solar or wind projects, South Carolina would be able to use the carbon-free energy to meet the EPA’s proposed 51 percent reduction target. We believe this inconsistent treatment of zero-emitting resources is unwarranted and unfair for South Carolina.

NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE

The Clean Power Plan assumes natural gas will assume a larger share of South Carolina’s energy portfolio. We recognize new discoveries of this homegrown resource are providing enormous benefits to the country’s energy needs.

Unfortunately, switching to natural-gas-generated electricity is a limited option for South Carolina. There are only three natural gas pipelines in the entire state, and the pipeline companies that serve South Carolina report their pipelines are “substantially full” and fully subscribed. This means additional pipeline facilities are required for our state to obtain the natural gas necessary to modify existing plants and/or build new plants.

The cost of these expensive pipeline expansions and upgrades will be passed directly to South Carolina consumers in the form of capacity charges. Furthermore, the amount of time required to build new pipeline infrastructure will not allow South Carolina to meet the EPA’s

reduction targets in the timeline proposed by the rule.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES

South Carolina’s electric cooperatives are national leaders in the study of whole-house efficiency programs. We understand energy efficiency programs provide economic benefits for our consumers while also reducing demand for energy.

The EPA’s rule suggests South Carolina can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent through efficiency measures. However, our most optimistic estimates suggest South Carolina may achieve about half what the EPA proposes on a cost-effective basis.

Lastly, when the EPA studied the future use of renewable resources like solar and wind in South Carolina, the agency used data from North Carolina to make assumptions about their availability and use in our state. A lack of state-specific data regarding renewable resources is another troubling inconsistency in the proposed rule.

GETTING IT RIGHT

The proposed rule allows each state to develop specific implementation plans – something we are already working on in South Carolina. This process allows electric cooperatives to work collaboratively with state agencies, other power providers and special interest groups to find creative, commonsense solutions that benefit both consumers and the environment.

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Driving innovation in the Upstate IEEE organized the first driving experience event of its kind in Greenville in collaboration with CU-ICAR and SC-TAC

By DR. JOACHIM G. TAIBER, research professor and institute director, CU-ICAR

The IEEE – the world’s largest profession-

transportation solution, benefiting both from the proximity to CU-CAR and the option to test vehicles and charging infrastructure at SCTAC. The most attractive innovation topics in the automotive world are currently the electrification of the powertrain, vehicle connectivity as well as automated driving. Major industry companies – such as BMW, Verizon, ZF and Michelin – contributed via presentations and test vehicles to learn more about how they innovate and provided examples of innovative technologies. One highlight of the event was the BMW i3 that accumulates many innovations such as a carbon fiber chassis, all-electric drive, a new HMI concept and a new interior philosophy.

SCTAC explained to the audience how the local development of the automotive industry and in particular CU-ICAR inspired them to develop a physical test area which can be used by the transportation ecosystem to try out new technologies –on the vehicle side as well as the infrastructure side. A process that took multiple years of economic planning resulted in the creation of a new nonprofit legal entity named ITIC (International Transportation Innovation Center; see itic. com) which is purposely designed to operate the test track and related service facilities.

ITIC provides a unique innovation platform where advanced infrastructure technologies such as wireless charging, high-performance networking and advanced vehicle technologies as well as automated driving and telematics services can be incubated in context, by offering proximity to CU-ICAR’s creative talent as well as educational

and lab facilities at the same time. The IEEE event has demonstrated how learning about new technologies, developing new technologies and validating both new technologies and business models can be done in a combined manner.

Both the local economy as well as the local community itself can largely benefit from an integrated automotive R&D and manufacturing cluster centered around CU-ICAR and SCTAC. What could be seen from the IEEE demonstrations is that the integration of information and communication technologies and energy infrastructure technologies is key for the further advancement of transportation. This will result in new supplier relationships and also new requirements for so-called “testbeds.” And these new technologies will lead to new business opportunities, which can be supported by Clemson’s business program in Greenville downtown.

The local community itself could become a “living lab” to try new transportation models out and provide valuable feedback to the suppliers and researchers. For example, Greenville could become a pilot area for parking innovations, zero-emission driving and automated driving. Most of these innovations are currently being developed in other parts of the U.S. and in the world.

Now we have all the prerequisites to participate in the global race for innovation and contribute our share to develop practical and useful transportation solutions that improve quality of life and increase the safety and security of drivers, passengers and pedestrians.

al association for the advancement of technology with more than 400,000 members worldwide – has recently chosen Greenville as the first location for a new type of technology event.

The idea was not to constrain the explanation of advanced transportation technologies into theoretical-centric presentations, but also to showcase the latest automotive technology trends in practice and in an applied context.

The IEEE/ITIC Automotive Innovation Driving Experience – which took place on Oct. 30 and 31 – was co-located at the CU-ICAR campus and at the test-driving area of SCTAC (South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center). At the CU-ICAR campus, academic, economic development and industry experts in the transportation domain discussed the importance of interaction between research and engineering activities, manufacturing and cluster creation in the Southeast region.

As an example, CU-ICAR presented research activities that were recently awarded in the area of parking innovation and human interaction with automated vehicles. The knowledge that has been locally generated by researchers can be applied to startup companies that are seeking funding by venture capitalists. As the knowledge is created in South Carolina, the state has more economic development opportunities to attract small companies with growth potential and a need to hire students from CU-ICAR. An Italian startup company that developed a new electric motorsports vehicle gave an impressive presentation on why they are planning to develop a presence in Greenville. But also the local startup Proterra provided an overview of why it located to South Carolina and how it successfully translated R&D and manufacturing activities ITIC features a six-block urban transportation setting that simulates real-world compact city driving scenarios. into a superior

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DIAMOND LIFE, GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY From “a dirt floor and two walls,” the Skatell family built its jewelry business from the ground up 50 YEARS

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In 1964, Anthony “Tony” Skatell Jr. and his wife Helen Skatell opened Skatell’s Jewelers on Poinsett Highway.

They took no salary for the first five years.

All their earnings went back into the business, no easy feat since there were four small children at home.

Helen opened the store in the morning and was home in time to meet her children when they returned home from school. Tony met her at the store around 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. to run the store for the afternoon and evening.

Tony spent his mornings doing accounting for companies to support the family and the fledgling store. The store closed at 5 p.m. and Tony was home

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in time to eat dinner and help the children with homework.

“It was a long day and a very hard day, but at the end of the day it was rewarding to be with my family,” said Helen Skatell. “I loved being a mother and I loved working.”

FROM THE GROUND UP

They believe their hard work and reinvesting paid off. After Greenville Mall opened in 1978, Skatell’s moved there, which Helen Skatell said made a big difference to their success.

“We were not well known [at that time],” Skatell said. “To get into Greenville Mall was a challenge to get in there and build it.” Everyone, including

the children, who were now adults, chipped in to pay for the building.

“All they give you is a dirt floor and two walls,” Skatell said. “We had to build it from the ground up.”

Years later, Tony Skatell bought a parcel of land, and in 1984, Skatell’s Jewelers moved to its current location on Congaree Road.

“When you look back on those days you wonder, ‘How in the world did we do that?’ But we did,” >>

Skatell’s has been at its current location since 1987.

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SKATELL’S MILESTONES

1964

Skatell’s Jewelers opens on Poinsett Highway with Tony and Helen Skatell as presidents

1983

May 29, 2014

Perpetrators of 1978 robbery caught

Tony Skatell Jr., president from 1964, died

The Skatell’s team in 2010

Master Jeweler Rick Nyman has been with Skatell’s for 32 years.

Skatell’s current location broke ground in 1987.

1978

Skatell’s moves to Greenville mall

>> Skatell said. “We had our ups and downs, our trials and tribulations, but we came through it.”

A MAJOR SETBACK

Before the move to Greenville Mall, an incident in 1978 threatened to shut the store down for good. Still in its original location, Skatell’s sat in a strip shopping center. Robbers entered the shopping center through a restaurant at the end.

They crawled through the roof and down into the jewelry store.

The thieves “almost stole us right out of business,” Skatell said. The thieves emptied the showcases. They even stole the jewelry that was in for repairs and the pieces that Helen had sat up late carefully engraving for customers’ Christmas gifts.

A single ruby ring was the only item ever recovered. Because it still had the store’s sales tag, the mail carrier who found it lying in a yard was able to return it to the Skatells.

It took five years to catch the robbers.

1984

Skatell’s moves to current location on Congaree Road

the robbery.”

FAMILY BONDS

On May 29, 2014, a second tragedy struck when store cofounder Tony Skatell Jr. died at the age of 84.

“My husband worked up until the day he passed away,” Skatell said. “I guess you just couldn’t keep [him] away from the store.”

Though she said she’s too old to run the store or to work in the showroom as much as she once did, Helen Skatell can’t stay away from the store either.

“I still love to come to the store,” said Skatell repeatedly. “I love to be around people. I just don’t think I could stay at home all day long. I like to go home early, though,” she laughs.

Since Tony’s passing and Helen’s exit from the main leadership role, the store has been in good hands – family hands. All of the Skatell children are involved in the jewelry business.

“They all became involved because they worked for us growing up,” said Skatell.

“When you look back on those days you wonder, ‘How in the world did we do that?’ But we did.

We had our ups and downs, our trials and tribulations, but we came through it.”

Helen Skatell

Sheer determination and help from friends saved the store. Joe Lacher, owner of JB Lacher Jewelers, a small jewelry store in downtown Greenville, invited the Skatells to his store to borrow anything needed. Anthony Joseph III, the Skatells’ oldest son, returned home from college to help. The jewelry vendors the family had come to rely on, Sommers and Sommers in Atlanta, let them take whatever stock they needed and pay for it when they could.

“Everybody was just wonderful to us,” Skatell said, “because we were just devastated. My husband I don’t think spoke for three days after

Daughters Cindy Dacus and Debbie Chelsted run the current location of Skatell’s. Cindy, as CEO, oversees the bulk of the business.

Daughter Beth and her husband Doug Owens own a jewelry store in Spartanburg. Son Tony and wife Janie own three jewelry stores near the coast.

Helen’s granddaughter Amy also works in the Greenville jewelry store.

CHANGING TIMES, FRESH CHALLENGES

Being successful and remaining successful in the jewelry business is challenging, Skatell said.

“The jewelry business is hard especially with the

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Cindy Dacus becomes CEO

Internet selling everything from diamonds to watches; so you’re really competing against other jewelers and the Internet. To stay in this business this long and be a success is challenging.”

Styles of jewelry change yearly. Vendors have to travel to jewelry shows to see what will be in fashion. Jewelry shows used to be a small, almost family affair that occupied a small space. Now, Skatell said, it takes days just to see everything at a single show.

“Every year they’re going to have something different and you go to the shows to see the newest trend. [The shows are] very large now, it’s overwhelming,” she said.

To stay relevant in the face of the changing industry, Skatell said they mainly carry engagement rings and colored stones.

“THEY LOVE THIS BUSINESS”

Skatell gives the bulk of the credit for success to her husband and her children. Her own children worked in the store after they started families and also had small kids at home.

“They were diligent in everything we did, anything that had to do with the company, they were a part of. They love this business.”

The other factor of their success lies with excellent customer service, Skatell said. “We try to make friends out of all of our customers. Even to this day some of the customers come in that came in 45, 50 years ago and their children come in.

We’ve just always loved the people, our customers.”

Skatell said the best part of being in the jewelry business is “you see happy faces because it’s either an anniversary or a birthday. …It’s always a happy occasion when someone comes in the store.”

The family plans to celebrate 50 years in business with a large dinner.

“I can’t say that there weren’t any [challenges], because in 50 years you’re gonna have challenges, but you live through them,” Skatell said.

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Pastor, Triune Mercy Center

Greenville native Deb Richardson-Moore spent more than two decades pursuing stories and recounting them as a journalist. When she began research to cover religion, she was drawn to become a minister – and began to write her own story as pastor of Triune Mercy Center in Greenville.

DESCRIBE CONNECTING TO TRIUNE MERCY CENTER.

I was in seminary with the pastor who had been assigned here and it had dissolved as a Methodist church in 2003 and reborn as Triune Mercy Center. I thought from the outside that this looked like what I wanted. I had always been interested in poverty issues. I had no idea what I was stepping into.

DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE SURE YOU WERE GOING TO FAIL. DID IT HAPPEN?

My first year here [2005] was the unhappiest year of my life. I was so overwhelmed with the addictions, mental illnesses, the meanness, the fighting, the stealing, liquor bottles left in the church, needles left everywhere. … I said I would stay one year. I fully intended to leave at the end

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of that year. I thought if I couldn’t love these people, I didn’t deserve an easier church. There was very much a sense of failure. It was so intense that the one-year anniversary came and went without me noticing. Ultimately it didn’t turn out that way and it turned around. For a while, I thought, “If I could only get fired.” After about three years, I felt like, “I like this.” Now I truly love it.

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POINTS OF INTEREST:

I look a lot to Reid Lehman of Miracle Hill Ministries and Elaine Nocks, who is a member of our congregation and a former Furman University professor and our volunteer pastoral associate.

I look to her for wisdom.

Education: Wade Hampton High School, political science at Wake Forest University and seminary at Erskine College Family: Husband Vince Moore, media relations director at Furman University. They met while she was working at the Greenville News and he at the Greenville Piedmont.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE AND 10 YEARS?

Children Dustin, Taylor and Madison

In 10 years, definitely retired and writing. In five years, I would love to still be here. It has become now a very fun, joyous place.

Previous career: Reporter for the Greenville News for 27 years Now reading: “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt.

“In ministry, I read a lot about homelessness.

My guidebooks are ‘When Helping Hurts’ and ‘Toxic Charity.’”

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR NEXT (THIRD) CAREER?

Best advice: “The pastor of City Church told me, ‘God gave you your personality before he called you. I see you using that personality to talk to people about ministry and especially women in ministry and being an encouragement for that.’ I have just found that so freeing.”

WHAT IS A COMMON ASSUMPTION PEOPLE MAKE ABOUT YOUR FIELD?

Novelist. I just turned in a murder mystery novel to my publisher.

I think they assume that you’re not a down-toearth person. Somehow you’re more spiritual or something like that. I like to dispel that. I don’t think you can be more earthy than I am. We are called to love everyone – and I do mean everyone – who comes through these doors. And a lot of times, that’s not going to suit everybody.

News source: “I’m still a tactile newspaper reader. No Kindle or digital books for me.”

Triune Mercy Center: The nondenominational church is an urban ministry that also works with the area’s homeless. Richardson-Moore wrote about her first three years as pastor in “The Weight of Mercy.”

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FUTURE YOU SAW FOR YOURSELF AND THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING TODAY?

I could have not pictured being in ministry. I thought ministers were boring. I used to say, “Why would you be a pastor? You can’t drink, you can’t dance, you can’t cuss.” Now I know that God knows our personalities when he calls us and he doesn’t necessarily call us to change who we are, just to do something different.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE PLACES WITH SOMEONE, WHO WOULD IT BE?

Gillian Flynn, author of “Gone Girl.” I’ve read every word she’s written and she had a No. 1 movie out. That would be so fun to be on that ride.

Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor and director of Triune Mercy Center.

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WHAT HAS BEEN GRATIFYING ABOUT WATCHING THIS MINISTRY GROW?

Bringing people of privilege to walk side-by-side with Greenville’s homeless and marginalized. And watching some people literally turn their lives around and reclaim their lives. “I think this is what the kingdom of God looks like” is what I hear over and over [from the congregation].

WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?

In the middle of the winter when it’s so cold, I’m thinking about the people I know who are living outside and freezing.

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William T. Manson III

Ashley Boncimino

Sharon Bryant

Matt Lochel

Robert McCormick

Named CEO of AnMed Health.

Manson joined the AnMed Health executive team in 1981 and was named chief operating officer in 1998. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is chairman of the South Carolina Hospital Association board.

Named a staff writer for the Upstate Business Journal.

Boncimino brings two years of business journalism experience covering technology, manufacturing, energy, real estate, entrepreneurship and economic development at Crain’s Chicago Business and GSA Business. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Chicago.

Named regional vice president of First Citizens BancShares’ two merging subsidiaries, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company Inc., and First Citizens Bank of North Carolina. Bryant will lead the bank’s South Carolina and Northeast Georgia markets.

She most recently served as South Carolina banking executive for First Citizens Bank and Trust.

Promoted by Jeff Dezen Public Relations to senior account executive. Lochel will supervise day-to-day activity in the telecommunications, retirement living and financial services sectors. Lochel joined the JDPR team in March 2013 as an account executive after spending five years as a network news producer on the international desk at NBC News.

Authored the book “Croatia Under Ante Paveli: America, the Ustaše and Croatian Genocide,” published through I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. McCormick is chair of the Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy and American Studies at the University of South Carolina Upstate.

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Michael J. Spitzmiller Appointed to the Board of Visitors for Clemson University

by President James P. Clements. Spitzmiller is a commercial banking executive with South State Bank. He serves on the board of trustees of Thornblade Country Club, the board of Coaches for Character and the advisory board for the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.

BMW Manufacturing named Franz Linner as vice president of its supplier network in the Americas and Johannes Trauth as vice president of human resources. Linner is responsible for supply chain partners throughout North and South America. In October, he joined the Spartanburg management team from Munich where he has served in various quality management, development and purchasing positions. Trauth arrived in South Carolina in early November to head up the plant’s human resources function. He was previously the head of compensation and benefits/job evaluation for BMW Group in Munich.

Prior to joining BMW in 1999, Trauth

worked with Rolls Royce GmbH as head of human resource management.

EDUCATION David Feild was named to the alumni board of Furman University.

Feild is Greenville market president for Colliers International. He is responsible for the management of the brokerage staff and the growth of the company’s sales, leasing, property management and project management business. Feild serves on Colliers International’s South Carolina statewide management group.

John Ballato was accepted into the pilot cohort of the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership.

Ballato is a Clemson University pro-

PLANNING FOR A LASTING LEGACY Margaret Southern lived modestly but left a magnificent gift to the Community Foundation to benefit her most cherished interests—early childhood education, special needs children and animal welfare—forever.

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fessor and senior administrator. He will be one of a select group of fellows across the nation who will help to shape the initiative hosted by the presidents of Arizona State University and Georgetown University to help solve problems facing higher education.

Antonis Katsiyannis, alumni distinguished professor of special education in Clemson University’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education, was named president-elect of the Council for Exceptional Children. Katsiyannis has been a member of the Clemson faculty since 1998, teaching courses in special education assessment, applied behavior analysis and legal and policy issues. He is president of the university’s Faculty Senate.

ENGINEERING SynTerra hired John Haramut as a senior geologist. Haramut has 25 years of professional consulting experience, including the characterization and remediation of contaminated sites for government and industry across North America and Puerto Rico.

LEGAL Melinda Davis Lux, a shareholder of Wyche P.A., was elected chair of the Private Equity Subcommittee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Committee on Taxation.

She will be responsible for leading the subcommittee’s projects and programs, which focus on tax issues that arise in private equity transactions.

Will Gibbs joined the Greenville office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as an associate. Gibbs will practice in the areas of emerging payment systems and mobile payments, data management and security, bank regulatory law, technology law and general corporate law. He previously worked as a law clerk for the firm in several different practice groups.

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. added Pierce T. MacLennan as an associate.

MacLennan focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation and construction litigation. Prior to joining Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, he worked in the office of U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and as a law clerk for the South Carolina House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee.

MEDICAL David Forstein, a reproductive endocrinologist with Greenville Health System’s Fertility Center of the Carolinas and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, was appointed to serve on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) board of directors. Forstein is one of the first doctors of osteopathic medicine in the nation to be appointed to the ACGME board.

The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) awarded Brad Connett, vice president and general manager of Henry Schein Medical, the 2014 John F. Sasen Leadership Award.

The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities, commitment and service to the health care products distribution industry.

Since 2005, Connett has been a member of HIDA’s Board of Directors and served as its chairman in 2011.

NONPROFIT The Center For Community Services named Andrew Ross as executive director. Ross previously worked for United Ministries Organization in Greenville as a case manager and in fundraising, securing over $1.5 million in grants, donations and gifts during his two years in that position.

He also worked with New Horizons Family Health Services as a homeless outreach worker.

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Why Yes, I Will Have Another.

by Cindy Jackson and Angela Mathews Back to 30 Rejuvenation Centers

And enjoy every last bite.

Some of us have the good fortune of great genes, and others have great will power. Thanksgiving is easy for these individuals, and we applaud them (even if we are secretly jealous).

For the rest of us, though, we stare longingly at that extra slice of pumpkin pie and desperately wish that maybe (just maybe) we could throw all caution into the wind on Thanksgiving and still be able to fit into our work clothes come Monday morning.

Throw in the thought of round after round of impending holiday cocktail parties, and that’s enough to make anyone just want to give up.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS YOU CAN’ T MISS

New natural gas fueling station coming to Greer Drivers of natural gas vehicles in the Upstate region will soon have a new fueling option. A compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station from Spire Natural Gas Fueling Solutions will be developed next to an all-new QuikTrip travel center in Greer in 2015.

The station will be located at the intersection of Interstate 85 and Highway 101. The Spire station is a new offering from The Laclede Group with support from the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry Inc. The Spire station will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The station is designed for all vehicles including passenger cars and service vans up to large Class 8 trucks.

“Fleet owners will quickly see the financial benefits of this technology and the price difference in the fuel. When you add that up over a fleet of vehicles, the math makes sense,” said Peter Stansky, chief operating officer of Spire, in a release. “Right now, many drivers are paying $3.60 a gallon for diesel at the pump. These drivers can save a full dollar or more per gallon for compressed natural gas fuel compared to gasoline or diesel.”

The station will be the first Spire compressed natural gas fueling station in South Carolina.

Southern Industries named dealer of the year Associated Materials Inc. named Southern Industries its “2013 Preservation Dealer of the Year.”

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The award recognizes performance in several categories, including top sales of Preservation Siding and Windows, excellence in partnership, innovative leadership, responsible growth and more.

Southern Industries was started in 1966 to reduce the cost of traditional home remodeling. The company will complete over 4,500 jobs in the Augusta, Birmingham, Columbia and Greenville markets.

“Because of their hard work, core values, attention to detail and commitment to providing the best customer experience, they have shown impressive growth year after year.” Bob Hiner, director of commercial excellence with Associated Materials, said in a release.

Michelin tire recognized by Popular Science The editors of Popular Science selected the Michelin Premier A/S tire as one of the Top 100 innovations of 2014.

Named to the magazine’s annual Best of What’s New list in the Automotive category, the tire features an evolving tread design and high-traction rubber compound to deliver better wet grip.

“The Premier A/S reflects our continued commitment to staying on the leading edge of research and development,” Scott Clark, chief operating officer of Michelin North America’s passenger and light truck tire division, said in a release.

The magazine editors wrote, “Adapting to consumer behavior, Michelin designed grooves that widen over time (the opposite of most tires) as well as grooves that emerge as the tire wears down. The Premier A/S is also built from a new high-silica compound that provides better traction in the rain.”

Integrated Biometrics partners with Brazilian company Integrated Biometrics in Spartanburg, developers of the world’s smallest and lightest FBI-compliant fingerprint scanners, has partnered with Akiyama Soluções Tecnológicas as the company’s exclusive master distributor for Brazil.

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The announcement comes as Integrated Biometrics’ technical and executive staffers respond to governments and commercial enterprises adapting their legacy systems to the next generation of biometrics identification products and their increased mobility, speed and accuracy.

“Issues related to data collection and clarity, the quality of databases cross-referenced by mobile devices, and the ability of mobile fingerprint scanners to function effectively in unstable environments are all gaining in importance as biometrics identity management continues to evolve for law enforcement agencies and governments worldwide,” Integrated Biometrics CEO Steve Thies said.

Integrated Biometrics provides enrollment and verification fingerprint sensors to hardware integrators, software and database providers, and contractors serving government agencies and commercial markets worldwide to address issues related to homeland security, border patrol and law enforcement.

GLS completes site selection in France Greenville-based Global Location Strategies (GLS) announced the Hexcel Corporation will expand its carbon fiber production capacity through a $250 million facility in Roussillon, France.

The facility sited by GLS is a key element in Hexcel’s ongoing investment to create a diversified global supply chain for the aerospace industry, company officials said. The $250 million investment will also include the associated quality control laboratories and office space.

“GLS is all about helping companies and communities make the right decisions for long-term growth and prosperity, and whether that means siting a facility in the Southeastern United States or in the south of France, we take that responsibility seriously,” said Did Caldwell, GLS cofounder and senior principal.

The Hexcel facility adds to more than $2.3 billion in capital investments sited by the GLS site selection team over the past eighteen months.

SPF investing $12 million in Hodges SPF North America Inc., a developer of solutions for pet food manufacturers, is investing $12 million to expand its plant in Hodges, S.C. The investment is expected to create 15 new jobs.

The Greenwood County plant produces pet food flavor enhancers.

The expansion will allow the company to meet growing customer demand and will be facilitated by an increase in machinery needed to manufacture new flavorants.

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SPF North America Inc. is part of the Diana Group, which employs approximately 2,100 people in more than 23 countries worldwide. Hiring for the new positions is taking place now. Interested applicants may contact SPF human resources by fax at 864-374-4141.

Practices partner to address kidney diseases Carolina Nephrology PA and Columbia Nephrology PA have formed The Carolina Kidney Alliance.

One in eight people in South Carolina have kidney disease, and the state is fifth in the nation per capita in the number of patients on dialysis, according to a release.

The two nephrology practices care for up to 40 percent of the state’s dialysis and chronic kidney disease population.

“South Carolina has one of the highest rates of chronic kidney disease in the nation, and teaming up with Columbia Nephrology will enable us to expand our reach and deliver high-quality kidney care to patients across the state,” Istvan Bognar, a physician at Carolina Nephrology, said in a release.

The alliance will focus on patient-centered, cost-driven objectives that align with community hospitals.

Clemson gets $1.25M DOE grant Clemson University researchers and their partners at Georgia Institute of Technology, UNAVCO and Grand Resources Inc. received a $1.25 million award from the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop technology to improve the ability to monitor and safeguard geologic carbon storage.

Geologic carbon storage involves the injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into underground formations that have the ability to securely contain the CO2.

“The underground formations expand during injection, much like your chest expands when you take a breath of air,” said Lawrence Murdoch, principal investigator and professor of environmental engineering and earth sciences at Clemson. “Monitoring tiny movements, or strains, associated with this expansion can be used to determine where the CO2 is going and to assess the likelihood that problems may arise that cause leakage.”

Instruments and computations will be tested on shallow wells on the Clemson campus, but ultimately the technology will be tested at Avant Oil Field in Oklahoma.

“The ultimate goal of our project is to make CO2 storage cheaper and safer,” Murdoch said.

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CU-ICAR has named Colliers International as its strategic real estate partner. Colliers will provide marketing and brokerage services for the four-story, $14 million, 82,000-square-foot multitenant facility. This is the sixth and final building in the CU-ICAR Technology Neighborhood I. One Research Drive will be constructed to LEED Silver standards and is projected to be complete by December 2015.

In addition to the leasing of One Research Drive, Colliers will assist CU-ICAR with marketing the remaining 250-acre campus. The Colliers team will coordinate marketing and leasing efforts with the support from Colliers International’s global team members in Detroit, Birmingham, China, Japan, Germany and Mexico.

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Clemson projects move forward Developer updates plans for University House, The Pier, Pinehurst

Top to bottom: University House; The Pier; and Pineherst

A new mixed-use project in Clemson received tentative approval to move forward, as student housing in the city of Clemson continues to be a priority.

Plans have changed somewhat for the mixed-use project, now known as University House on College Avenue (formally known as Dukes Center), since its announcement earlier this year. Instead of six stories, the project will top out at five, the number of beds has increased from 293 to 420, and retail space has been reduced from 17,000 to 12,000 square feet.

Despite opposition from local residents concerned about neighborhood impact and a court case against Clemson’s Architectural Review Board on its handling of the project, the board rendered its final decision.

Developer Tom Winkopp says the look of the building has been changed to better fit the “aesthetics of downtown Clemson.” He has added a courtyard area, and additional architectural features will be added to enhance the north and south sides of the building as a condition of board approval.

“I believe [the project] will strengthen downtown,” said Winkopp. “It’s a pedestrian-oriented development that will keep students in downtown.

Much like Greenville has strengthened its focus on downtown residential for the same reason.”

Winkopp says he is working with several retailers and restaurants interested in occupying the commercial space, but no announcements are ready yet.

PROJECT PARTNERS DEVELOPER: Tom Winkopp ARCHITECT: Entasis Design Architects, Concord, N.C. FINANCING: Inland American Communities

Construction on University House is expected to begin spring 2015 and be completed

by August 2016.

Winkopp is also developing a new phase of The Pier, a student housing project that began in 2008. The Pier is located at the former J. P. Stevens plant and features cottage homes on Lake Hartwell, located 2.5 miles from the Clemson campus. The mixed-use development will have 20 acres of green space, a clubhouse with pool, sand volleyball, basketball, golf simulator, cinema room, a workout facility, tanning beds, coffee bar and event room. The community will also eventually have a town center with additional retail and restaurants. The project is expected to be complete in 2020.

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Pineherst, yet another new student housing project

by Winkopp, will add another 126 beds for student housing with three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom townhomes. Pineherst will be located behind The Esso and is expected to begin late winter 2015 and completed in fall 2015.

24 | DEALMAKERS | CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD | THALHIMER ANNOUNCED: Charles Whitmire Jr. represented the seller, MTL Insurance Company, in selling 30,365 SF of office/ warehouse for $740,000 at 1931 Perimeter Road, Greenville, to Calvary Automation Systems Inc.

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Joe Teague and Nelson Garrison represented the buyer, Coronas, in purchasing their new location at 2002 Augusta Road. Jimmy Wright of NAI Earle Furman Co. represented the seller.

Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the landlord of Lakeside Business Center in leasing 12,000 SF at 2355 S. Hwy. 101, Greer, to 4 Points Church, and 6,000 SF to New Prospect Marketing, Inc.

NAI EARLE FUMAN ANNOUNCED:

Alex Campbell represented the landlord Keith Jones and Jake Van of Greenville Business Center in leasing 3,750 Gieson represented the SF at 150 W. Phillips landlord of the East Park Road, Greer, to Ceres at Pelham office park in AVISON YOUNG leasing 6,150 SF at 3441 Transportation ANNOUNCED: Pelham Road, Greenville, Group Inc. to Jarden Plastics Hunter Garrett and John Reggie Bell represented Solutions.

Staunton represented the buyer, Bayou Land the landlord in leasing Co. LLC, in purchasing Peter Couchell and Rob 20,000 SF of industrial Schmidt represented 87,000 SF of industrial space at 106 South the landlord of Woodruff space at 800 SE Main St., Simpsonville, from the Point Shopping Center in Woods Drive, Fountain seller JEC LLC. leasing 3,500 SF at 1616 Inn, to G & P Trucking Woodruff Road, Greenville, Company Inc. Reggie Bell represented to Freehub Bicycles LLC. Glenn Batson represented the seller, 81 Kids LLC, the landlord in leasing in selling 6,500 SF of Ford Borders and Grice 5,250 SF of industrial office space at 9379 Hwy. Hunt represented the space at 775 Woodruff 81 North in Piedmont landlord of Piedmont Road, Greenville, to Rhino to the Clark Investment Highway Distribution Linings of Greenville.

Group, LLC. Center in leasing 100,000 SF at 1104 Stuart Wyeth, Hunter BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Piedmont Hwy., Garrett, John Staunton HOME SERVICES C. Piedmont, to Associated and Taylor Allen DAN JOYNER INC. Packaging, Inc. represented the landlord ANNOUNCED: of The Field House

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in leasing 15,020 SF of office space to TrehelCorporation.

Keith Jones represented the landlord of Highland Business Park in leasing 2,438 SF of office space at 355 Woodruff Road, Greenville, to ASP Enterprises, LLC. Ford Borders and Grice Hunt represented the landlord in leasing 51,000 SF at 182 Kayaker Way, Easley, to Duke Energy Carolinas LLC. Towers Rice represented the landlord in leasing 2,400 SF of industrial space at 104 Corporate Drive, Easley, to SBG Digital Inc. Dan Dunn and Grice Hunt represented the seller in selling a 36,413 SF industrial building at 1750 Dewberry Road, Spartanburg, to Polydeck Screen Corporation.

Tyson Smoak represented the seller in selling a 5,834 SF medical office building at 103 Fairview Pointe Drive, Simpsonville.

Ross Kester represented the buyer, Wolfram Enterprises, LLC. Glenn Batson represented the seller in selling 48.5 AC at the intersection of W. Darby Road and State Park Road in Travelers Rest to DSP1 LLC. Jake Van Gieson, Bill Sims and Gaston Albergotti represented the buyer in purchasing the Brookfield Promenade, a 18,000 SF retail complex at 1099 E. Butler Road, Greenville.

Peter Couchell and Rob Schmidt represented the buyer in purchasing a 20,920 SF retail building at 509 Haywood Road, Greenville, where The Tile Shop will remain as the tenant.

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Towers Rice represented the seller in selling 46.76 AC at 1541 Emerald Road, Greenwood.

Greenville, to the tenant, Greenville Assessment & Learning Specialists.

John Gray and Drew Stamm represented the seller in selling a 4,940 SF office building at 3421 Industrial Drive, Simpsonville.

COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CAINE ANNOUNCED:

Tony Bonitati, Kay Hill and Bern DuPree represented the seller, Beattie Family Partnership LP, in in selling the 112-unit Ramblewood Apartments at 2900 E. North St., Greenville.

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCED:

Sammy DuBose represented the seller, Sunshine Storage, Inc., in selling 5,100 SF of investment property at 2925 SC Hwy. 101 S, Greer, to Kirti Associates, LLC. Sammy DuBose represented the buyer, HomeTrust Bank, in buying 3,800 SF of retail space at 8599 Pelham Rd., Greenville, from Mega Storage, LLC and Cook Street, LLC.

Givens Stewart and Richard Jackson represented the landlord, Dianthus, LLC, in the lease renewal of 7,000 SF of office space at 107 Fortis Drive, Duncan, to the tenant, Kaman Industrial Technologies.

Sammy DuBose represented the seller, 360 Asset, LLC, in selling a 2,350 SF office condominium at 300 John St., Unit 1B, Greer, to Stage Holdings, LLC.

Richard Barrett and Michael Sease represented the landlord, Woodruff Place 133 LLC, in leasing 2,364 SF of office space at 133 Woodruff Place Circle, Simpsonville, to the tenant, Tooling Technology Center LLC.

David Sigmon and Pete Brett represented the landlord, Land Holding, LLC, in leasing a 6,835 SF medical office building at 104 Simpson St., Greenville, to Greenville Health System.

Bob Shaw represented the landlord, Century at Keith LLC, in the lease renewal of 1,425 SF of office space at Century at Keith, 5 Century Drive, Greenville, to the tenant, Data Supplies Inc.

the landlord, Falls Place, LLC, in leasing 1,362 SF of additional office space at 531 S. Main St., Ste. RL-100, Greenville, to Advicare Corporation, represented by Pete Brett.

Pete Brett represented the tenant, TLT Group Pelham Bob Shaw represented the Rd., LLC d/b/a The Local tenant, Grace Hill, LLC, in Taco, in leasing 2,450 SF leasing 5,209 SF of office of restaurant space at Pelham @ 85 Shopping space at Wells Fargo Center, Greenville, from Center, 15 S. Main St., Greenville, to the landlord, Central Realty Holdings, LLC. FM FRI Greenville LLC.

Robert Zimmerman represented the landlord, Frank Hammond and Nick Wade Hampton Plaza Trust, in leasing 2,160 Reinhardt represented SF of retail space at 2830 the landlord, Dream Wade Hampton Blvd., Ste. Catcher Realty LLC, in 1, Taylors, to Jacquelin the leasing of 1,900 SF Bishop d/b/a Art Eats of retail space at 1419 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, Bakery, LLC. to the tenant, Upstate David Sigmon and Charles Gunsmithing.

Humphreys represented

Ford Borders and Grice Hunt represented the buyer in purchasing 11.85 AC on Cherry Blossom Drive in Travelers Bob Shaw represented the Rest. landlord, SC Telco Federal Tyson Smoak and Ross Credit Union, in leasing Kester represented the 1,412 SF of office space seller in selling a 31,000 at 420 E. Park Ave., SF medical office building in Greenville.

David Sigmon represented the landlord, Mountain City Land & Improvement Co., LLC, in the renewal and expansion of 3,784 SF of office space at 148 River St., Ste. 222, Greenville, by VisitGreenvilleSC.

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Award Presentation: Ken Pelanda/Award Sponsor-Charter Business, Board Chair Tim Reed, Always Best Care Senior Services Owners Bruce and Helen Meyer, Myles Golden/Award Committee, Steve Bailey/Small Business Vice-Chair, and Chamber President/CEO Ben Haskew.

Since 1996, Always Best Care has helped families with non-medical in-home care and assisted living referral services.

They combine national strength and standards with local accessibility and personal service. Owners Bruce and Helen Meyer understand the importance of respect, dignity and independence for everyone, from the very young to our seniors. Their Caregivers are licensed, bonded and insured to provide the safest and highest level of care.

Learn more at www.AlwaysBestCareGreenville.com.

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Recognize the accomplishments of minority and women owned businesses in the community

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3 DESIGN THINKERS DESIGN TALK OpenWorks, 2 N. Main St., Suite 400, Greenville; noon-1 p.m.

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Enjoy culinary treats from Greenville Chamber member restaurants and caterers COST: One new toy for the United States Marine Corps’ Toys For Tots

CMS TRAINING Engenius, 101 E. Camperdown Way, Greenville; 8:30-9:30 a.m.

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 SPARTANBURG LEGIS-LATIVE OUTLOOK BREAKFAST

Spartanburg Marriott, 299 N. Church St., Spartanburg; 7:45-9:30 a.m.

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Today the train depot of 1945 is gone and another set of tracks runs through the site of the old building. Only the concrete pad seen in the photo of 1945 with the crowd and soldiers on it remains between two rail lines in the center of this photo. Norfolk Southern operates out of the current train depot, which is also home to an Amtrak station. A historic marker was placed at the Norfolk Southern train trestle south of the depot along the Swamp Rabbit Trail commemorating the passing of the FDR funeral train.

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The crowd waits for the Roosevelt funeral train at the Greenville depot. On April 12, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt died at his Warm Springs, Ga., home. His body was carried along the Southern Railway back to Washington D.C. At towns all along the route, grieving Americans gathered to see the train pass. At most towns the train merely slowed down as it passed the depot.

In Greenville the train stopped for 37 minutes while the engines were switched. Greenville Mayor C. Fred McCullough presented wreaths to be placed in the funeral car.

Historic photograph available from the Greenville Historical Society.​ From “Remembering Greenville: Photographs from the Coxe Collection,” by Jeffrey R. Willis

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jackson Marketing Group’s 25 Years 1988 Jackson Dawson opens in Greenville at Downtown Airport

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with a majority of them utilizing the general aviation airport as a “corporate gateway to the city.”

In 1997, Jackson and his son, Darrell, launched Jackson Motorsports Group. The new division was designed to sell race tires and go to racetracks to sell and mount the tires. Darrell Jackson now serves as president of the motorsports group and Larry Jackson has two other children and a son-in-law who work there. Jackson said all his children started at the bottom and “earned their way up.”

Jackson kept the Jackson-Dawson branches in Detroit and others in Los Angeles and New York until he sold his portion of that partnership in 2009 as part of his estate planning.

The company now operates a small office in Charlotte, but its main headquarters are in Greenville in a large office space off Woodruff Road, complete with a vision gallery that displays local artwork and an auditorium Jackson makes available for non-profit use. The Motorsports Group is housed in an additional 26,000 square feet building just down the street, and the agency is currently looking for another 20,000 square feet.

Jackson said JMG has expanded into other verticals such as financial, healthcare, manufacturing and pro-bono work, but still has a strong focus on the auto industry and transportation. It’s

Chairman larry Jackson, Jackson marketing Group. Photos by Greg Beckner / Staff

Jackson Marketing Group celebrates 25 years By sherry Jackson | staff | sjackson@communityjournals.com

Solve. Serve. Grow. Those three words summarize Jackson Marketing Group’s guiding principles, and according to owner Larry Jackson, form the motivation that has kept the firm thriving for the past 25 years.

Jackson graduated from Bob Jones University with a degree in video and film production and started his 41-year career in the communications industry with the U.S. Army’s Public Information Office. He served during

Vietnam, where he said he was “luckily” stationed in the middle of Texas at Fort Hood.

He left the service and went to work in public affairs and motorsports at Ford Motor Company in Detroit.

After a stint at Bell and Howell, where he was responsible for managing Ford’s dealer marketing and training, the entrepreneurial bug hit and he co-founded Jackson-Dawson Marketing Communications, a company specializing in dealer training and product launches for the auto industry in 1980.

In 1987, Jackson wanted to move back south and thought Greenville would be a good fit. An avid pilot, he

learned of an opportunity to purchase Cornerstone Aviation, a fixed base operation (FBO) that served as a service station for the Greenville Downtown Airport, providing fuel, maintenance and storage.

In fact, when he started the Greenville office of what is now Jackson Marketing Group (JMG) in 1988, the offices were housed on the second floor in an airport hangar.

“Clients would get distracted by the airplanes in the hangars and we’d have to corral them to get back upstairs to the meeting,” Jackson said.

Jackson sold the FBO in 1993, but says it was a great way to get to know Greenville’s fathers and leaders

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also one of the few marketing companies in South Carolina to handle all aspects of a project in-house, with four suites handling video production, copywriting, media and research and web design.

Clients include heavyweights such as BMW, Bob Jones University, the Peace Center, Michelin and Sage Automotive. Recent projects have included an interactive mobile application for Milliken’s arboretum and 600-acre Spartanburg campus and a marketing campaign for the 2013 Big League World Series.

“In my opinion, our greatest single achievement is the longevity of our client relationships,” said Darrell Jackson. “Our first client from back in 1988 is still a client today. I can count on one hand the number of clients who have gone elsewhere in the past decade.”

Larry Jackson says his Christian faith and belief in service to others, coupled with business values rooted in solving clients’ problems, have kept

2009 Jackson Dawson changes name to Jackson marketing Group when larry sells his partnership in Detroit and lA 2003

2009-2012 Jackson marketing Group named a top BtoB agency by BtoB magazine 4 years running

him going and growing his business over the years. He is passionate about giving back and outreach to non-profits. The company was recently awarded the Community Foundation Spirit Award.

The company reaffirmed its commitment to serving the community last week by celebrating its 25th anniversary with a birthday party and a 25-hour Serve-A-Thon partnership with Hands on Greenville and Habitat for Humanity. JMG’s 103 full-time employees worked in shifts around the clock on October 22 and 23 to help construct a house for a deserving family.

As Jackson inches towards retirement, he says he hasn’t quite figured out his succession plan yet, but sees the companies staying under the same umbrella. He wants to continue to strategically grow the business.

“From the beginning, my father has taught me that this business is all about our people – both our clients and our associates,” said his son, Darrell. “We have created a focus and a culture that strives to solve problems, serve people and grow careers.”

Darrell Jackson said he wants to “continue helping lead a culture where we solve, serve and grow. If we are successful, we will continue to grow towards our ultimate goal of becoming the leading integrated marketing communications brand in the Southeast.”

2011 Jackson marketing Group/Jackson motorsports Group employee base reaches 100 people

2008 2012 Jackson marketing Group recognized by Community Foundation with Creative spirit Award

pro-bono/non-proFit Clients American Red Cross of Western Carolinas Metropolitan Arts Council Artisphere Big League World Series The Wilds Advance SC South Carolina Charities, Inc. Aloft Hidden Treasure Christian School

CoMMUnitY inVolVeMent & boarD positions lArry JACkson (ChAirmAn): Bob Jones University Board chairman, The Wilds Christian Camp and Conference Center board member, Gospel Fellowship Association board member, Past Greenville Area Development Corporation board member, Past Chamber of Commerce Headquarters Recruiting Committee member, Past Greenville Tech Foundation board member David Jones (Vice President Client services, Chief marketing officer): Hands on Greenville board chairman mike Zeller (Vice President, Brand marketing): Artisphere Board, Metropolitan Arts Council Board, American Red Cross Board, Greenville Tech Foundation Board, South Carolina Chamber Board eric Jackson (Jackson motorsports Group sales specialist): Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Advisory Board

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