DECEMBER 25, 2015 | VOL. 4 ISSUE 52
COMPLIMENTARY
A look back at the news that had people talking and business moving in 2015
12 MONTHS, 10 STORIES
Proterra HQ move ‘unrelated’ to capital availability CertusBank Greenville’s winds down with ‘ticking time bomb’ on sewer capacity could call a halt deposits, loans, Limits to Greenville’s rapid growth branches sales
Hot Growth Greenville and the Upstate had unprecedented growth in 2015, and 2016 is looking to be just as busy.
2020 and beyond? IMED’s vision: Transform property along I-185 into a collaborative health care, life science and biomedical innovation corridor in the Upstate
Economist: Volvo impact much more than $500M
United closes merger with Palmetto Bank
Next 3.0 Michelin
In it with Wynit
With a streamlined structure, expansion to downtown and collaborations with MIT and Michelin, the entrepreneurial development organization prepares to enter its next phase
WYNIT Distribution COO Pete Richichi looks toward the future of his company in downtown Greenville
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Gigabit Internet: Better late than never ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF
aboncimino@communityjournals.com Five years ago, thousands gathered in downtown Greenville to form a glowstick-fueled Google logo aimed at winning the tech giant’s gift of high-speed Internet. Today, competitor AT&T plans to fill that void by rolling out Internet speeds more than 15 times the maximum available with its GigaPower service. Though it’s a little late, the availability of gigabit Internet could boost the Upstate’s tech hub and shape where we live, according to Greenville business leaders. “In some ways, it is the difference between dialup Internet and today’s speed Internet,” said Gnoso CEO Peter Waldschmidt. “It wasn’t always obvious. You could still get your email, but… Gigabit fiber, as far as computing infrastructure, it’s really the future.” Waldschmidt was one of the primary organizers of 2010’s ultimately unsuccessful gigabit campaign. The city Google chose for its first run of Google Fiber, Kansas City, drew companies, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs just to take advantage of it, he said. “It’s a pretty powerful thing.” But why? For Damient Stevens, founder and CEO of Greenville data backup and disaster recovery firm Servosity, high-speed Internet isn’t just fast. It gives people and businesses more capabilities, such as streaming services, applications and software programs, that today’s Greenville Internet wouldn’t support. Real-time collaboration on large files such as medical scans, engineering files and architectural plans can drastically accelerate the pace of decisions and diagnoses, not to mention make telecommuting significantly more feasible, said Stevens. The service footprint could even change where people live. “If AT&T offered the high-speed Internet in a certain area of Greenville and not others … I’d move,” said Stevens, who likened gigabit accessibility to highway infrastructure and electricity. “I’d sell my house and move. This is as important as the quality of the schools and the quality of the neighborhood.”
WHAT IS IT? Gigabit Internet: High-speed Internet service, from providers like Google Fiber and ATT GigaPower, with speeds up to 1 gigabit (1 billion bits) per second – more than 15 times faster than currently available.
But like highway systems, infrastructure is expensive, especially for smaller businesses. For example, Stevens says his office pays $4,000 a month for gigabit speeds. “We have gigabit at our office today, which just shows you have the capability, but [current gigabit service providers] have a monopoly on it,” he says. “There’s absolutely no reason, technical or economic, that Charter or AT&T couldn’t provide that service today.” According to Jeff Childers, CTO of Greenville software firm Foxfire, his company would have to run servers out of their office if they didn’t have access to fiber. Instead, Foxfire uses another Greenville firm, Immedion, and can focus time and energy on other services, he said. “It’s a definite catalyst or accelerator,” Childers said, noting gigabit access was one of the reasons Foxfire relocated to the Bank of America building. “[Fiber] is a great attraction to a lot of technology companies. We could have these kinds of places all over town.” For Servosity, the company’s investment in high-speed Internet is attractive to potential hires, particularly when competing with giants such as Microsoft and Google for elite talent, said Stevens. Within the last few months, Servosity recruited a highly technical employee partially because he could do more, faster, Stevens said. “He chose to relocate his family here, and one of the reasons was gigabit,” he said. “The first leg is what they’re doing. The second is the quality of life, like downtown. That third leg is the high-speed Internet… For some people, that’s as important to them as having a vibrant downtown.”
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Recap: December Greenville Planning Commission meeting 10 Harris Teeter coming to Northpointe 12 First look: Upstate Craft Beer Co., Aloft 16
MONEY SHOT: Jack McDonald, co-owner of Upstate Craft Beer Company, checks on one of the business’ mobile nanobrewing stations used for its U-Brew, hands-on concept. The combination brewpub, brewery and homebrewing shop is set to open this weekend. Read our story on page 16.
WORTH REPEATING “You can think of it as a Cracker Barrel of beer.” Page 16 “About $32 billion will have been spent by 2020 on marketing technology, but there is not a single college that teaches anyone how to use it.” Page 20 “Operational excellence secures the present. Innovation excellence secures the future.” Page 21
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On believing in the Santa Claus rally “There is historical evidence that the Santa Claus rally is real and generally delivers handsome returns to investors.” Robert Johnson, president of the American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pa., quoted in TheStreet.com. However, some experts are predicting that the annual Santa Claus rally – a rise in stock prices in the final week in trading prior to the new year – may be in peril this year due to the expected Fed rate increase.
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Greenville startup Constructis plugs for kinetic roadways ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF
ashley@communityjournals.com Roadway energy harvesting might not be a new idea, but linking it with the Internet of Things may at least bring new possibilities. That’s the hope of Greenville-based SC Launch firm Constructis, which is one step closer to its plan to blend zero-emission autonomous energy with connected sensors for roadways. According to President and CEO Jim Nigg, kinetic would be cheaper to build and maintain than alternative energy options, not to mention it leaves no need for acres of land. “Solar, wind, kinetic, everything else, these are all ways to address our energy challenges, but we’re excited about this because it’s urban, it’s inner-city,” said Nigg, who spent 24 years as an international construction manager and contractor. “This is how we do this cheaper, because we just need a little spot on the street.” Working in sets of two, the 5-by-3-foot modules can capture energy and collect sensory data in places such as roadways, ports, borders, bases, toll booths and weigh stations, among others. One set with an average traffic count of 10,000 cars per day, for example, could produce 1.3 megawatt-hours per year, or more than enough to power an average U.S. home for a month, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Kinetic energy as a viable option is relatively new for the U.S., though it’s catching on for use in cars as
kinetic braking – also known as regenerative braking, an energy recovery mechanism which slows a vehicle by converting its kinetic energy which can be used immediately or stored – or in cranes with kinetic energy recovery systems as they rise and fall. The U.S. Energy Information Administration doesn’t yet track its production or cost in the country. Meanwhile, the department keeps vigilant records of coal, natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, biomass, wind, offshore wind, solar, solar thermal and hydro sources, said Nigg. Based on his current design, Nigg said the cost of producing kinetic energy would be nearly half that of solar and wind power, or 13 cents per KWH compared to between 22 and 32 cents per KWH, including subsidies that don’t exist for kinetic. “It’s really creating an entire industry,” he said. “Long-term goals, you can just see this thing is massive.” Constructis is ready to field-test the modules as early as next spring in the Port of Savannah, said Nigg. His team includes a Greenville-based inde-
KINETIC ROADWAYS: HOW DO THEY WORK? • A 5-by-3 foot pad with protruding rollers is embedded in the roadway • Weight of passing cars presses down on rollers • Motion generates kinetic energy, to be stored or used immediately • Each unit designed to produce average of 2 KWH per day, 1.3 MWH per year MORE INFORMATION: bit.ly/constructis
pendent Ph.D. test researcher, as well as a network of engineers and service professionals. The company launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to help fund field testing. The goal is $50,000, but will include $25,000 matching funds from the SC Launch program. While Nigg sees a plethora of grants for other forms of energy research and design – think solar, wind, even bio, he said – there are few options for what he calls “truly innovative” solutions like recapturing kinetic energy. “Grant programs are really established for other government agencies, academia and large commercial organizations,” he said. “The challenge remains that these grants are all really focused, and there’s no other category.”
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There’s no place like work for the holidays Survey: More than 50% plan to work next week SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
sjackson@communityjournals.com Working during the holidays? You’re not alone, according to new research by staffing firm Robert Half. In a poll conducted in mid-November, an independent research firm surveyed more than 1,000 office workers. The results? More than 59 percent of workers surveyed will work at least part of the week of Dec. 28 and plan to make good use of the time, with 79 percent expecting to be productive. For staff taking time off, including those whose companies closed for the week, 60 percent plan to check in with the office. Josh Morris, division director in Greenville for Robert Half, said the survey is interesting as the general impression culturally is that people are taking time off and taking a break for the holidays, but really they’re not. Hiring for permanent positions is also robust this time of year, he said, as many companies have staffing headcounts in their budgets and it’s “use it or lose it” time to fill the budgeted positions. Morris stresses that no matter what, it’s important to have a staffing plan in place going into the new year. Hiring is still robust, especially for technology positions, and companies need to have a plan in place so “you can hit the ground running in 2016.”
Other stats: • 28 percent of U.S. workers are taking the entire week of Dec. 28 as vacation. Among this group, 52 percent are taking the time off because their company closes for the week. More than eight in 10 report this is paid time off and they don’t need to draw from their vacation time. • 60 percent of employees will check in with the office if they’re away. Men are significantly more likely to check in than women.
• 13 percent of employees haven’t solidified their plans for the last week of the year and don’t know if they’re taking time off. • Workers in the 55+ age group are significantly more likely to report they’ll be “very productive” in the final days of 2015. Their 45 percent is nearly twice the figure of the 18-34 and 35-54 groups (which both reported 24 percent).
Sky’s the limit for CU-ICAR Master plan could include retail, residential, says Cartwright ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF
ashley@communityjournals.com The updated master plan for the 250-acre Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research could include retail and residential in the next 20 years, according to CU-ICAR Executive Director Fred Cartwright. It all depends what Greenville wants, and the sky’s the limit, he said. “I think some people might have different ideas of what ICAR is. They might think it’s this monolithic research institution… and it’s not,” said Cartwright, who hopes to
solicit public input via online surveys in January. “It’s blue-sky input we’re looking for. … What do we want to focus on over the next 10 years, and how is that going to happen in time?” Cartwright leads the CU-ICAR Forward committee tasked with developing a plan for the remaining undeveloped parts of the campus. Clemson publicized its initial master plan nearly a decade ago, and it described a system of five interconnected technology neighborhoods that included industry partners and research and development facilities. Technology >>
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Neighborhood I is the only one under development, and includes the BMW Information Technology Research Center, the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Research Center, a 118,000-square-foot building that hosts Koyo Bearings USA and other buildings. The sixth and final building, One Research Drive, is slated for completion in 2016, marking a shift to the development of other neighborhoods. “Per that master plan, we pretty much accomplished what we set out to do, which was to establish ourselves as a serious player in automotive development,” he said. “We’ve accomplished what we wanted, but we’re not done... Beyond next summer, the question is, ‘What’s next? Where are we?’” Funded by a $395,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the planning process began in earnest in October and is expected to continue until May. The university will collect faculty input during a research summit towards the end of January, and from industry at a different subsequent summit. Cartwright expects to have a more specific focus in February, but even then, some of the previous guidelines may be up for discussion. “Do we go from neighborhood to neighborhood? Do we leave it open for companies to go wherever?” he said. “The original plan called for an academic anchor – does that still make sense? Does each neighborhood need to be around certain themes?” The area around the CU-ICAR campus has also grown to include its own residential and retail assets, he said. Part of the challenge is making sure the campus integrates with its neighbors in the present and as Greenville grows. “The Swamp Rabbit Trail is going to be extended to this site – what does that mean, if we’re going to be moving people from downtown to here and back?” he said. “We’re on the southeast frontier of Greenville, and frankly, a lot of people have not been here. They’ve heard about it, and they think it’s great, but to what extent should ICAR be a mixed-use location?”
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Innovation and art collide at NEXT CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Innovation and art has collided at NEXT
“Collaboration and innovation is important in the workplace, but so is fun. Play is important. That’s where ideas come from.” Christy Ashkettle, operations manager, NEXT Innovation Center
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Innovation Center. Senior visual arts students at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities turned NEXT’s writable walls into large-scale works of art as a part of a senior art project that could become an annual event. Art and innovation are interconnected, said Christy Ashkettle, operations manager at the NEXT Innovation Center, a more than 60,000-square-foot space that houses some of Greenville’s innovators and fast-growing companies. “Getting youth interested in entrepreneurship is where it starts,” Ashkettle said. “Creativity in the workplace is important. You have to be creative to come up with new ideas.” The drawings, which range from showing innovation through historic artifacts to something more oblique, are interspersed throughout the building. They are available for viewing by NEXT entrepreneurs, employees and others through December and early January. On Jan. 12, Bob Hughes of Hughes Development, owner and developer of the NEXT Innovation Center, will speak at a reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jacqueline Stuart’s drawing focused on innovation through fashion and technology.
it was designed to illustrate how society has industrialized animals for food, especially chickens. Stuart said the project was different than usual school projects because of its scale and location. “It’s good to get experience working around people who are more business-minded,” Stuart said. “Creativity in business is really important.” Paul Yanko, an South Carolina Governor’s School instructor at the for the Arts and Humanities senior Gabrielle Schultze works on her Governor’s School senior art project at the NEXT who is working with Innovation Center. the project, said the Jacqueline Stuarts’ project in the ARTinnovation project required collaboration between the NEXT Innovation Center and students to work on site and is the largest area most the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and have ever worked on. Each student was responsible Humanities looked at innovation through fashion. for creating work on at least a 4-by-10-foot panel. “I believe fashion and technology goes hand-in“This is very close to what the experience could be hand,” she said. like for these students as artists professionally,” he said. She researched fashion back to 600 BC and made “They are creating art for the space and they know this sketches of hairstyles and beauty styles dating to work won’t last and will eventually be erased.” today. She mismatched styles of different eras. She Ashkettle said the project brought excitement into paired the photograph with a satellite television dish the NEXT building. and drew Mona Lisa with a Mike Tyson tattoo. “Collaboration and innovation is important in the Ava Lott’s drawing featured chickens with a workplace, but so is fun,” she said. “Play is important. human leg coming out of the top of the pile. She said That’s where ideas come from.”
How low can it go? State’s unemployment rate hasn’t been this low since 2001 CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com South Carolina’s unemployment rate in November was 5.5 percent, a level not seen since August 2001. The state’s jobless rate fell one-tenth of a point from October, the sixth consecutive month the rate decreased. The number of employed South Carolinians rose by more than 2,740 people in November to give the state a labor force of 2,261,406. Employment increased an estimated 71,202 people over the past year, a record increase for the state. Nationally, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent.
Unemployment fell in all of South Carolina’s 46 counties. Greenville County’s unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in November, the third lowest in the state behind Charleston and Lexington counties. Greenville County’s unemployment rate was 4.7 in October. Spartanburg County’s unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, down from 5.3 percent. Anderson County’s unemployment rate fell from 5.0 percent in October to 4.6 percent in November. Pickens County’s rate fell from 5.3 percent to 5.1 percent. Oconee County’s rate fell by one-tenth of a percent to 5.2 percent. Sectors with the biggest increases in employment in South Carolina were professional and business services, construction and education and health services.
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2,743 – decrease in unemployed South Carolinians
9,147 – increase in working South Carolinians from October to November
100 – jobs added in Greenville MSA 1,100 – jobs added in Spartanburg MSA 52,100 – nonfarm jobs added in the last year in South Carolina Source: SC DEW For the detailed report, go to bit.ly/ SC-DEW-november.
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SC still lagging in per capita income ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF
ashley@communityjournals.com South Carolina still lags behind the nation in per capita income, according to a central metric for economic prosperity, with the state falling further behind over the last five years. Though South Carolina’s per capita income figures increased 4.4 percent to $24,222 between 2009 and 2014, that same figure increased by 5.6 percent for the country overall during that period. Since 2009, the state has slipped from 39th highest per capita income to 43rd, and had one of the lowest rates of change in per capita income figures in the U.S. “When you look at economic development, everybody wants to talk about the number of jobs created and the amount of investment,” Upstate SC Alliance President and CEO John Lummus said. “South Carolina has always lagged the nation in per capita income. … Basically, we’re talking about economic success, and that’s the No. 1 issue that everyone has in terms of making more money to keep up with the cost of products and inflation.”
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rank of S.C. in per capita income in 2014, down from 39th in 2009 Source: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
NON-LABOR INCOME INCREASING Per capita income has been used to measure standards of living in an area, though the metric certainly has its limitations, said University of South Carolina Moore School of Business Research Economist Joey Von Nessen. With a low cost of living, South Carolina routinely comes in below national averages, and the state’s relatively high population of retirees can skew the figure because these individuals are more likely to be on fixed incomes or non-labor wages. “Certainly in the last five years, the relative share of non-labor income has been increasing,” said Von Nessen, who also noted the state is a popular retirement destination for previous non-residents as well as military veterans. “Here in South Carolina, we’ve seen wage growth that is significantly higher than the U.S. average.” The levers behind per capita income include the availability of high-wage jobs as well as ensuring firms can fill positions with workers equipped with the appropriate skills, said Joseph Parilla, senior research associate for the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Parilla worked on the institute’s Global Metro Monitor report, which ranks changes in GDP and employment per capita for the world’s 300 largest metropolitan economies between 2013 and 2014. Greenville posted 0.7 percent gains in GDP per capita between 2013, and 2014, ranking 111th out of 300. This was up from 253rd between 2000 and 2014. “GDP is a top-line thing, and it’s a very useful measure of the size of the economy, but I would say that GDP per capita is a better metric that shows that people’s lives are improving as a quality of life measure,” he said. “It controls for the fact that places can boost their GDP per capita by simply adding more workers. … To get gains in GDP per capita, you have to be becoming essentially more productive as an economy.” 3 BUILDING BLOCKS FOR GROWTH Parilla pointed to three factors as the building blocks behind economic growth: a skilled workforce or human capital; technological innovation; and infrastructure such as roads, bridges, rail and public transportation.
“Everybody wants to talk about the number of jobs created and the amount of investment … Basically, we’re talking about economic success, and that’s the No. 1 issue that everyone has in terms of making more money.” John Lummus, president and CEO of the Upstate SC Alliance “These all three come to ground in a region and determine the competitiveness of that place, and then become one of the main drivers of things like GDP per capita,” he said. “You do need all three, because if you have a bunch of innovation but people can’t participate in that aspect of the economy because they don’t have the skills or familiarity with that, then you cold have higher unemployment, higher inequality.”
South Carolina’s strategy has been to recruit companies offering highwage positions, as well as working with companies to improve the state’s business climate and communicate to the technical colleges what skills are needed on the industry side, said Von Nessen. Both work together to wage growth versus non-labor income, he said, which ultimately can influence the state’s per capita income. “If we look at the past several years, the weak spot in our economy has been per capita income. We want that to be higher because that’s one of the two key metrics that we look at as a measure of economic health, which is number of jobs and wage growth,” said Von Nessen. “Wage growth is typically one of the last things we see to grow in an expansion. … We expect wage growth to improve as the economy expands.”
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QUIKTRIP AT ACADEMY AND NORTH MARKLEY The popular gas station and convenience store is expanding rapidly in the Upstate, and the property at Academy and Dorn Avenue (near Markley Street) in the West End is the latest in a long list of conquests. The
application reviewed was to rezone 0.61 acres of land from C-4, Central Business District, and RM-2, single and multi-family residential, to C-2, local commercial district. As of now, the liquor store property at the corner of Academy and Markley is not included in any planning. This is the first of many steps, said Michael Kerski, planning and development manager for the city of Greenville. Applications for rezoning also need to go to City Council, which will have two readings. QuikTrip (QT) is expected to submit a future application asking the city to abandon >>
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>> existing rights-of-way in order to combine all the parcels into one. QT is also expected to file for two special exceptions, requiring Board of Zoning Appeals approval: one to stay open 24 hours and another to operate as a convenience store. Given the urban location, QT will not sell single beers at this location, will not have tables outside and will install fencing to ensure drivers do not use the property as a cut-through. The QT rep said he met with nearby neighborhoods, local landowners and developers, and most are in favor of the proposed project. One resident, Trey Cole, also a local developer, asked the PC board how the project fits into the future land use plan and voiced concerns about what would happen to the property if it were rezoned and QT does not end up building. Kerski said the city would require a contingency contract on this project to alleviate that concern. The PC board said that QT has done favorable things for communities and thought the location was appropriate. The application passed unanimously. TEXT AMENDMENTS TO SINGLE-FAMILY INFILL STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF GREENVILLE Next was a requested change by city staff to make modifications to the current infill standards adopted in August 2014. Changes include some technical updates and clarification to wording throughout the standards. One big change proposed is to require homeowners to seek a permit to construct a new driveway or parking
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area in a residential neighborhood. For example, without a permit a resident could no longer put in a concrete driveway to a home if one is not already in existence,, according to city staff. This change would preserve the look, feel and character of the area and prevent a homeowner from turning his whole front yard to concrete (yes, it has happened). The PC agreed that the changes were indeed needed, and the text amendment was approved unanimously.
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Harris Teeter coming to Northpointe project on Stone Avenue
It’s confirmed. Harris Teeter will open its second Upstate location and serve as the anchor tenant at the proposed $60 million Northpointe mixed-use project on Stone Avenue in Greenville. The 53,000-square-foot grocery store will be similar to the one already under construction at
Lewis Plaza on Augusta Street, which is set to include a wine bar, fresh-prepared juice bar, made-to-order and hot food bar and other upscale grocery amenities. The Northpointe location will also include a drive-thru pharmacy. Planning is well underway for the Northpointe development at the vacant corner of Stone Avenue, North Church Street and Wade Hampton Boulevard, across from Canal Insurance. The project is slated to include 285 multifamily units, 30,000 square feet
of commercial space, 100 surface parking spaces and a six-story, 665-space parking deck in a walkable community hub. Developers are actively recruiting boutique neighborhood retailers, including coffee shops, services and restaurants, for the project,, said Rece Morgan, president and CEO of Central Realty Holdings, which is owned by the same family that owns Canal Insurance. So far, Harris Teeter is the only lease that has been signed. >>
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sjackson@communityjournals.com In 2015, how many critical conversations happened in the offices, conference rooms, construction sites and government halls throughout the Upstate? The answer is “a lot,” and it’s a tribute to the diversity and depth of the region’s business climate. Between mergers and acquisitions, openings and closings, announcements of innovative new developments (and rumors of more to come) and concern over the infrastructure to support them all, the last 12 months have proven once again that change is the only thing we can depend on. Here, in no particular order, are 10 stories that had the Upstate talking in 2015.
CertusBank closes up shop Troubled Greenville-based CertusBank shuttered its doors in 2015, four years after its founders embarked on a strategy of buying up failed banks and one year after media reports based on shareholder letters citing exorbitant corporate expenses in the midst of persistent losses. Following the reports, the bank fired three of its top executives, who filed an eventually dismissed lawsuit. This year, the bank sold its remaining divisions and deposits, and closed or sold its remaining branches to various institutions in the Southeast.
GHS charts health care’s future with IMED
IMED (Innovations in Medical Economic Development) is the Greenville Health System Research Development Corporation’s plan to locate health care researchers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs along the Interstate 185 corridor to create a hub for health care innovation similar to the one created by CU-ICAR for automotive. The proximity to GHS’s main campus and Interstate 85 make it attractive, proponents say. The vision is to locate facilities that would create a mixed-use environment, featuring research-and-development-focused areas, manufacturing centered spaces and an entrepreneurship cluster on up to 1,000 acres. Multiple entities have expressed interest in the concept, but none have announced plans to locate along the corridor.
Berkeley County lands Volvo Volvo Cars chose Berkeley County for the location of its first American factory this year, with plans to invest $500 million in the plant site and employ up to 2,000 people in the decade. The plant will have the initial capacity to produce 100,000 cars per year, with the first vehicle expected to roll off the assembly line in 2018. The project is a huge win for South Carolina’s growing automotive cluster, as other Southeastern states competed intensely for the deal.
UCB expands Upstate footprint Greenville-based 108-year-old Palmetto Bancshares was acquired for $240.5 million by Blairsville, Ga.-based United Community Bank this year. United Community Bank President and COO Lynn Harton said the acquisition would accelerate the bank’s expansion into the Upstate, one of the fastest growing markets in the region. The deal boosted United Community Bank assets to $9.4 billion from $7.7 billion, and brought it from the 39th to seventh largest bank in the 10-county Upstate by deposit market share, according to pro-forma FDIC data.
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See page 27 for the top 10 stories from 2015 NEXT expanded rapidly in 2015. In ranked by shareability score on social media August, NEXT on Main opened its doors on the third floor at the Bank of America Building, providing much needed space for 12 of the 160 Upstate companies in the NEXT program. The MIT-backed Venture Mentorship Program also kicked off in 2015. NEXT staff were trained at MIT and brought the program back to the Upstate. To date, 13 mentors and 18 ventures are in the program. Later in 2015, the NEXT Manufacturing Center at 400 Birnie St. launched as an effort to provide small and startup companies competitively priced space needed to collaborate without signing long-term leases or purchasing large buildings that they’re not quite ready for.
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Proterra is California bound After five years based in the Upstate, zero-emission electric bus maker Proterra moved its corporate headquarters from Greenville to Silicon Valley. Proterra also laid out plans for a new $8.4 million facility in Southern California that will double production capacity. While the company will keep some production in South Carolina, many saw the announcement as a negative reflection of the state’s ability to retain advanced technology firms. The Greenville facility will become Proterra’s East Coast production facility, while the California headquarters and facility will “more efficiently serve its West Coast customers and attract Silicon Valley talent in the Bay Area from the aerospace and manufacturing industries in Southern California,” according to Proterra Vice President of Sales Matt Horton.
With growth comes infrastructure issues, and Greenville’s hot button (aside from roads) is sewer capacity. Put in place 100 years ago, Greenville’s sewer infrastructure is one of the oldest in the area. It contains about 330 miles of pipes, about 85 percent of which are clay. A major challenge for both the city and wastewater treatment company Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) is stormwater – the runoff from rain and storms –commonly referred to as “infill and infiltration,” or INI, issues. Developers are also facing challenges with capacity, particularly in the West End. This year, the city completed two large capital improvement projects to rehab nearly 5 miles of sewer lines at a cost exceeding $5 million. ReWa also undertook two major projects to replace sewer pipes and determine how to handle additional flow downtown. In 2016, both ReWa and the city have pledged to continue working to reduce the INI. City Council also enlisted a consultant to study the problem.
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Hot growth in Greenville Greenville, and the entire Upstate, had unprecedented growth in 2015, and 2016 is looking to be just as busy. According the city of Greenville, as of Dec. 15: Multifamily: • 1887 units completed (since 2010) • 3014 units permitted and under construction • 516 units submitted for permit • 926 units planned with DRB or PC approval • 71 units submitted to be reviewed at Jan. 2016 PC mtg Hotels: • 876 rooms existing • 670 rooms planned • 417 room under construction
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Downtown Greenville attracted an international headquarters this year with WYNIT Distribution’s decision to relocate from North Syracuse, N.Y. The news meant more than just 111 jobs, as Greenville has struggled to reel in big headquarters downtown in the past and losses of other Upstate office projects spurred a special initiative to attract high-skilled, well-paying white collar or professional services positions. WYNIT Distribution took over pieces of the recently vacated Class A office space in the ONE building by Hughes Development. The company joins Greenville-based industry peers, Synnex and Scansource in the Upstate.
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Michelin North America said it would suspend operations at its 2-year-old earthmover tire plant in Starr, S.C., by the end of the year due to a slowdown in global market demand. The Greenville County-based company will continue to manufacture the tires in its other facilities, and the 100 employees affected will be offered positions at Michelin’s other two plants in Anderson County. The plant produces giant tires as tall as 13 feet and weighing up to 5.5 tons for the global mining and construction industry.
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the once-prevalent smell of fresh-baked bread when the Upstate Craft Beer Company opens this weekend in the former Claussen Bakery on Augusta Street in Greenville. The combination brewpub, brewery and homebrewing shop is set to open Dec. 26 and feature 20 taps that will showcase all styles of beer. Launching the nanobrewery helmed by Jack McDonald and Chris Hardin will be a “12 beers of Christmas” series with one new beer release every day, said McDonald. Upstate Craft Beer Company sets itself apart from other beer businesses by offering a “U-Brew” concept, which allows customers to be a part of the brewing process. Clients can choose from 20 pre-made recipes and collaborate with Hardin to customize their beer, said McDonald, then spend the next three to four hours brewing up a five- or 15-gallon batch on a half-barrel system. The brew is fermented and bottled or kegged on site. “It’s great for groups of about four or five people. They can split the cost and split the experience,” McDonald said. “The idea is for you to come in, get as hands-on as you want. We do all the cleaning and fermentation, which takes about two weeks.” McDonald shows off a temperature-controlled room lined with fermenters that look like a commercial brewery’s towering tanks, only much smaller to accommodate the U-Brew batches. In addition to U-Brew, Upstate Craft Beer will offer beer served at communal seating. “The idea is to have people talk to each other instead of be on their cellphone all of the time,” said McDonald. A small kitchen will serve a deli-style menu featuring salads, sandwiches and flatbread pizzas, he said. A homebrewing shop will offer supplies for the do-it-yourself brewer, including 70 types of grain and 70 varieties of hops. “You can think of it as a Cracker Barrel of beer. When you walk in you’ll have your retail section and then it opens into the tap room,” said McDonald. The duo plans to offer half house-made beers and half guest beers, he said. Some of the Upstate Craft Beer Company selections include Interstellar Pale, MalIBU IPA and Imperial Stout Trooper. “Every time you come in, you will have a new experience on the taps,” said McDonald.
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friendly atmosphere, the Aloft Greenville Downtown hotel at ONE City Plaza opened its doors to the public. The final touches were put on the 144-room hotel right up until its opening at 5 p.m. Monday by Georgia-based hotel management company McKibbon Hotel Group. The hotel sits atop a new 474-space public parking garage. Hotel guests enter through a motor lobby offering a full-service concierge and providing visitors a first taste of the vast array of local art displayed prominently throughout the hotel. The heart of Aloft, however, is on the fourth floor: a bright, open area which includes the main lobby where guests check in. The floor also houses Refuel at Aloft, a grab-and-go and cook-to-order station featuring local ingredients and Starbucks coffee. W XYZ bar and Re:mix offer local craft beer, signature cocktails, wine by the glass and bottle, small plates and shareables with a fireplace, lounge seating and glass walls that open for outdoor seating overlooking ONE City Plaza. A business center and entertainment area with a billiards table and tabletop Pac-Man video game round out the floor. Hotel representatives stressed that the hotel isn’t just for out-of-town guests. “We want to encourage locals to come in and have breakfast or meet people for cocktails and use the space,” said Michael Bonasia, director of sales for Aloft Greenville Downtown. On the third floor is 3,444 square feet of convertible meeting space that can handle anything from small business meetings to a plated dinner for up to 120 people. The pet-friendly hotel charges no pet fees and provides pets with their own bed, water bowl and treat and toy bag. A sixth-floor “air level” dog walk, complete with a fire hydrant, is located next to an outdoor fire pit, the swimming pool and outdoor cabanas. The hotel includes six poolside cabana rooms, seven king suites and seven corner suites for guests. Glass carafes are included in each room to refill at a water and ice station, which also provides bags of ice, eliminating noisy ice machines. Aloft will also use a mobile, keyless entry system that allows guests to use their smartphone as a room key. Live@Aloft will feature live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Aaron Bowen and Craig Sorrells Project will be the first performance at the Aloft Greenville Downtown New Year’s Eve celebration.
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Auf Wiedersehen Former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt left an economic legacy that is still felt in the Upstate By ANNA MITCHELL h
Helmut Schmidt was chancellor of Germany for eight years starting in 1974 and had exited politics entirely by 1986. When I heard last month that he had died at age 96, his name was vaguely familiar but not much came to mind. Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of post-Nazi West Germany, had guided its ’50s-era economic boom; Willy Brandt introduced Ostpolitik to the world in the 1960s; and Helmut Kohl presided over the creation of the Euro and a reunified Germany in the
early 1990s. Schmidt. His name did not conjure up anything quite that grand. It came as a surprise, therefore, when I bore witness to a group of my German friends observing a moment of silence in Schmidt’s honor the day he died. They were visibly moved. I was confused and bowed my head. Here was a man, I realized, with whom everyday Germans felt a personal connection. What was going on? I read several obituaries in German newspapers that week, and I have come to the conclusion that within Schmidt’s popularity lies perhaps a bit of insight into the German soul. Ap-
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>> things cool, from a German point of view. He also smoked nonstop, rarely photographed without a cigarette in his hand (even in non-smoking areas) – a source of never-ending glee to What’s Your Backup Plan? Germans. Losing power for even a few hours can When Schmidt was in office, times mean thousands of dollars lost in revenue were relatively good in Germany – that is, compared to the rest of the world to your business. Generac revolutionized reeling from the mid-’70s global recesthe commercial generator market with the sion. Schmidt was also a founder of the first standby generators powerful enough G7 Summit and led West Germany as it came into its own as a global political to back your entire business without the and economic powerhouse. cost of expensive configured systems. So how, you might ask, does Schmidt’s legacy and general appeal to STAY OPEN FOR BUSINESS… “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Germans matter to the people of Have a backup plan for power! – Benjamin Franklin Upstate South Carolina? To the best of my knowledge, Schmidt never set foot in South CaroTypically achieved with a Lockup,a go home h Typically achieved with a Lockup, go home lina, but he was a champion of intergenerator that provides and wait for the s generator that provides and wait for the power to a limited number national trade with the United States power to return. mb e power to a limited number power to return. of circuits. and within Europe. He was a leading • No revenue of circuits. • No revenue generation • Allows you to save data proponent of the unified currency – the generation a • Allows you to save data (864)23 • Profitability at risk and shutdown computers Euro – in Europe and the political (864)2 • Profitability at risk s and shutdown computers • Missed customer safely union that has gone along with it. His PO • Missed customer ORDERLY safely POBOX BO deadlines ORDERLY • No revenue influence and close friendships with NO STANDBY Greenv deadlines • No revenue NO STANDBY Green SHUTDOWN • Security Risk • Potential profits loss leaders around the world (Henry SHUTDOWN • Security Risk • Potential profits loss POWER POWER • Checkout remaining Kissinger and Gerald Ford were among • Checkout remaining customers his closest buddies) fostered further customers cooperation. Using a generator Using a generator Business operations Schmidt’s policies underlined the Business operations that provides power that provides power continue as if there was practicality of Germany standing with wa continue as if there was to essential circuits s to essential circuits no outage giant economic partners such as the no outage so your business so your business • Maintain revenue stream United States, and South Carolina e a m • Maintain revenue stream can stay open. can stay open. • Profits are protected stepped up willingly within that • Profits are protected • Business can stay • Business can stay • Gain new customers context. The Upstate led the nation in • Gain new customers open open • Become known as a LIMITED German investment by the mid-1970s. FULL • Become known as a • Generate revenue LIMITED FULL • Generate revenue reliable business in the Bosch, the biggest auto supplier in the e reliable business in the • Profits are protected OPERATIONS OPERATION • Profits are protected OPERATIONS community OPERATION world, had opened its Anderson plant community • Loses are reduced • Loses are reduced by 1985. And then there was BMW.
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The South Carolina Department of Commerce reported this year that German companies accounted for a third of all foreign direct investment in the state during 2014 – to the tune of $1.1 billion. South Carolina was and remains fertile ground for German investment. Maybe Schmidt is just one man who played a role, albeit a significant one, in the economic development of his nation decades ago. Your German neighbors – managers working at ZF, Adidas, BASF, Rexroth and BMW – love him. Ask them. At the same time, the long hand of Schmidt’s successful economic philosophy has helped shape the South Carolina we know today.
Anna Mitchell is a former Community Journals writer who now lives and works in Schweinfurt, Germany.
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Objects in the rear view mirror may be heading straight at us Will these three 2015 trends overtake us in 2016? By LAURA HAIGHT president, portfoliosc.com
No matter what industry you are in or how large or small your business may be, technology was likely a big factor in your year. A triad of trends held center stage in 2015 and are poised to become even more significant in 2016. IT EMBRACES OTHER DISCIPLINES A number of changes that matured in 2015 are forcing IT out of the data center. At the beginning of the year, Deloitte slapped CIOs with the label of “Chief Integration Officer,” and that has certainly come to fruition through the year. They need to “harness disruptive technologies … while balancing future needs with operational realities,” the consulting firm said. Now that everyone has their own flavor of smartphone and tablet at work, the next inevitable step is using preferred
applications, online services, social media and sharing methods. And it’s not only an employee expectation, but a customer one as well. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) has evolved into BYOx (Bring Your Own Everything). Faced with these climate changes, Shadow IT is less “scorned,” Chuck Pol, president of Vodafone Americas, told Tech Republic. I’ve written lots about Shadow IT – the reason it exists and the problems that it can create. But the fact is that it is just impossible to wrestle that dragon to the ground; like Daenerys Targaryen, IT will just have to climb on its back and ride it. A huge part of program and platform development has been in the marketing technology space. Mike Locke, CEO of the Greenville-based Marketing Technology Association, says he knew this day would come. “What changed everything was the cloud,” he says. When software required licensing and installations on
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hard drives, controlling access was clearly in the IT domain. The cloud as a method not only of storage, but of providing software services, changed the dynamic. Now Locke sees a clear path for IT to build and police the road, while marketing technologists take analytics, big data and marketing automation tools out for a spin. As the profession of marketing technologist grows, Locke has his eye on an ambitious goal: “An ICAR equivalency for marketing technology.” The vision is a campus under the aegis of Clemson or another university, and supported by some of the 2,500 companies currently developing marketing technology. “About $32 billion will have been spent by 2020 on marketing technology, but there is not a single college that teaches – at the masters or doctoral level – anyone how to use it,” Locke says. How that vision develops remains to be seen, but in all disciplines – especially marketing – the silos got knocked down in 2015 and they aren’t going back up. This year, we’ll see if both IT and “everyone else” can share the road. TAKING SECURITY SERIOUSLY It was the “Year We All Got Hacked.” The ability to capture, store and analyze yottabytes (yes, that’s a real term) of data (goo.gl/Rzxpuw) comes at the same time that hackers, crackers and cybercriminals are increasingly finding ways to steal it. In 2015, a Duke University survey found that 80 percent of businesses – regardless of size – had been compromised by hackers and cybercriminals. Sixty percent of small businesses that are hacked are out of business within six months. Faced with these harsh realities and coupled with a new climate that welcomes non-IT staff to take on traditional IT roles in testing, deploying and recommending new services and software, tech staff must “embrace the mindset that they have already been breached,” notes Intel Security CTO Steve Grobman. The challenge for 2016 is taking that as the default outlook and figuring out how to operate securely with inherent insecurity. FINDING THE RIGHT STAFF Greenville mirrors a national trend of not enough of the right IT people
WHAT’S THAT AGAIN? BYOx: An all-encompassing term that covers various BYO-related trends in the workplace, including: • Bring your own device (BYOD) • Bring your own apps (BYOA) • Bring your own encryption (BYOE) • Bring your own identity (BYOI) • Bring your own technology (BYOT) • Bring your own network (BYON) • Bring your own wearables (BYOW) Source: TechTarget
to fill the IT jobs. Jill Rose, president of Perceptive Recruiting, a Greenville agency specializing in IT, sees a number of changes in the hiring picture. The ability to hire remote staff for highly specialized roles drives companies to look outside of Greenville, pushing up salaries. Employers who can’t push their budget lines often find an inadequate pool of candidates. “We run ads and get no response or get candidates who are completely unqualified,” says Rose. With Greenville’s emphasis on technology and innovation, that seems surprising. But to Rose the trend is clear: “When we get specialized positions, we have to go national or even global for a candidate pool.” Another challenge facing IT hopefuls in this area is communication. “Just about everyone is customer-facing now,” says Rose. “And companies require good communication skills dealing with both internal and external customers. There is a large pool of candidates that just don’t have that.” IT staffers have a large and visible role, and Rose advises young people who want an IT career to prepare themselves for a lifetime of learning, changing and adapting. Expect to be going to school, in some way, for most of your career. Get a strong grounding in communication skills. And most importantly, find – and show – your passion. -----
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Success requires dual focus By JOHN MOORE CEO, NEXT
Isn’t it peculiar that across the hundreds or even thousands of businesses and organizations that we interact with on a regular basis, only a small fraction actually achieves success over both the short term and the long term? Millions of companies operate every day in the United States vigorously pursuing stated objectives, yet only a very small percentage actually approach their potential – especially when viewed over the course of decades. Why is that? Even companies that clear many of the common business hurdles that kill many ventures in the short term, like inadequate operating capital, poor product quality or excessive operating costs, fail to achieve success in the long term. Interestingly, I believe the best summation of the issue can be found in the words of one of our nation’s most successful entrepreneurs: a local business and community leader, the late Roger Milliken. Mr. Milliken once said, “Operational excellence secures the present. Innovation excellence secures the future.” This succinct yet weighty observation does an outstanding job summarizing the duality of focus that is required for businesses, organizations or even communities to succeed in both the immediate timeframe and into the future. Fortunately for the Upstate, Mr. Milliken and the leaders at Milliken & Company who have followed him have practiced what they’ve preached, making the company an example of business excellence since its founding 150 years ago, despite many dramatic changes in the textile industry through the years. Today, the company employs more than 7,000 people and operates 39 manufacturing plants across the globe all from its headquarters in Spartanburg. Much of the company’s success can be attributed to their systematic pursuit of the dual goals of operational and innovation excellence stated by Mr. Milliken. “Operational excellence secures the present” First, note the order in which the two concepts are presented. Operational excellence is first for good reason – it’s what is required in order to succeed in the near term and to even survive to see the future as an ongoing concern. A business that is not operating effectively in the present has no chance to be a leader in innovation down the road, as it must focus exclusively on trying to survive and never gets to the position of looking forward and investing in innovation for the future. But with operational excellence, a business not only survives to fight another day
but also positions itself for future success. Providing strong customer service, producing high-quality products, and removing unnecessary costs are several examples of operational excellence principles that help to “secure the present.” Successful implementation of these and other operating principles in the now serves to position the company in a more competitively advantaged position for future growth with its customers, employees and investors. With an intentional first focus on operating results to “secure the present,” businesses must add to their strategic mix a structured approach to innovation that better positions their organization for the future and the market uncertainties to come. Without innovation, operational excellence reaps the current market harvest but fails to foresee opportunities and threats ahead that could dramatically impact operating results or even bring the company to its knees. “Innovation excellence secures the future” Inherently, to innovate is to drive change. Unfortunately, most companies who are operationally excellent and thus successful in the near term rarely pursue a concurrent strategy to disrupt the very marketplace in which they are being successful. But if they don’t, others will. As philosopher Eric Hoffer once said, “In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” Unfortunately, the historical docket is full of bankrupt companies who found themselves “beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” To be relevant, much less successful, in the future, companies must pursue innovations to their existing product lines and processes, plus
search for breakthrough ideas that could totally change the landscape in which they operate. Mr. Milliken noted this need decades ago and drove a systemic approach to innovation that enabled his global textile company to not only survive the tectonic waves of disruption within the textile industry over the last 40 years, but to emerge in a position of strength as a global leader in fabrics, floor coverings and chemicals in addition to textiles. I love that the best summation of long-term business strategy comes from the textile industry – a segment of our local economy erroneously written off by many as extinct years ago. Roger Milliken was a pioneer and entrepreneur in many ways. Though he did not start the company that he grew to international prominence, he pioneered an approach to making an existing company successful in the face of dramatic industry change – the dual approach of driving operational excellence and innovation excellence at the same time. Whether we find ourselves launching a new knowledge-based venture, managing a division within an established business organization, or working to improve the Upstate region for our citizens through a nonprofit enterprise, we can learn much from Mr. Milliken’s words. Regardless of our position or industry, our efforts to secure the present and the future will be greatly bolstered and our chances of success increased if we seek excellence through operations and innovation concurrently.
“Operational excellence secures the present. Innovation excellence secures the future.” Roger Milliken
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Named a 2016 South Carolina chef ambassador by Gov. Nikki Haley. Youngblood is one of four chefs in the state chosen to participate in culinary- and tourism-specific events throughout the Southeast. She has served as chef de cuisine of Passerelle Bistro since 2013.
Named a service associate at The Faust-Boyer Group of Raymond James. Phillips has more 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She will work primarily with the group’s lead partner, Lynn C. Faust.
Named branch manager for the CresCom Bank branch in Greenville. Blower has more than 30 years of financial experience, having served as a long-time employee of Sharonview Federal Credit Union in the roles of branch manager, lending manager, branch operations and vice president of sales and member relations.
Joins FinTrust Investment Advisors as a principal. Myers has over 20 years of experience in the securities industry working with both institutional and retail accounts. He has knowledge of convertible bonds, fixed income and equity markets.
Named to the Ameris Bank – South Carolina community board of directors. Nicholson has more than 22 years of experience in commercial real estate investment and currently serves as a principal commercial broker at Windsor Aughtry Company in Greenville.
AUTO Thomas “Tommy” Norris, president of Toyota of Easley, has been nominated for the 2016 TIME Dealer of the Year award. Norris is
one of 50 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 99th annual National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA) Convention & Exposition
in Las Vegas on April 1, 2016. Norris was chosen to represent the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association in the national competition.
EDUCATION James Doug Atkins, a board member of the Anderson School District One School Board, was re-elected as Region 11 Director >>
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Blood Connection expands with partnership in NC
Two Chefs Delicatessen & Market is moving from its location in the Poinsett Plaza building to be the anchor tenant at the new Main + Stone development. The longtime downtown Greenville restaurant and deli will be located in approximately 5,000 square feet on the primary corner of the project at North Main Street and Stone Ave. Judy Balsizer and her husband, Bill, own the downtown location and another restaurant on Pelham Road. Balsizer said the new location will allow the company to expand its operations. “We felt that the area was very similar to our Eastside store because it is in a residential area,” she said. She said the restaurant’s name will be updated to Two Chefs Café & Market and the expanded operations will include a market that will primarily be “for people who just want to get in and get in quickly.” It will sell grab-and-go items, prepared salads, fresh vegetables, beer and wine, candles, cards and other things that will serve residents in the above apartments and surrounding community. Balsizer said she plans for the market to open at 7:30 a.m. and for the café to be open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Hours could change depending on the area’s needs, she said. “If we have to adjust it we can,” she said. The current downtown location closes at 5 p.m., and she said the extended hours at the new location will allow the restauraunt to offer dinner options. The downtown location also uses all disposable plates and cutlery, but Balsizer said the Main + Stone restaurant will use china and glassware. She said the new location is slated to open at the end of April or beginning of May next year if everything goes according to plan.
ReWa gets first new CEO in 23 years Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) hired Graham Rich as its new executive director. Rich will begin on Jan. 18 and is the first new CEO of the organization in 23 years. He has more than 20 years of executive experience in the water and wastewater industry. Since 2007, he has served as CEO of Central Arkansas Water, where he implemented Arkansas’ first comprehensive watershed management plan. “His wealth of knowledge and passion for the industry will be invaluable to ReWa in its quest to ensure that our environment is protected for future generations,” said Gary Gilliam, ReWa board chair. Rich is a native of the Upstate and received his bachelor and master of science degrees from Clemson University. Rich “I am honored to be given the opportunity to join the great ReWa team,” he said. “In returning to the Upstate of South Carolina, I am delighted to be a part of the vibrant community where the quality of life is second to none.”
Two Upstate companies accepted into SC Launch SCRA Technology accepted Upstate-area companies Crowdr TV and Ellipsis Technologies as client companies of its SC Launch Program. Crowdr TV blends live video streaming with crowdfunding functionality. Built on the Facebook platform, Crowdr TV allows companies, charities and political candidates to raise money in a live and interactive format. Ellipsis Technologies, a software as a service (SaaS) Web security company, has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm called the Ellipsis Human Presence that can tell the difference between a human and a bot on a website based on human behavior including mouse movements and keystroke timing. SCRA also accepted Charleston-based App Squared, which offers a software platform for advanced practice providers to increase their billing volume. Rock Hill-based Product Launch Advisors was accepted as part of the SC Launch Resource Partner Network that offers business services to SC Launch clients. Client companies are accepted into the SC Launch economic development program to receive mentoring and other support services. These companies may be eligible to receive matching funds or larger investments.
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Upstate-based The Blood Connection was named the primary supplier of blood products for Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in North Carolina. “We are pleased to partner with The Blood Connection, which helps us continue to offer our patients the highest level of health care,” said Jackie Ring, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital president and chief nursing officer. “We also encourage everyone to donate blood with The Blood Connection whenever possible. All blood donations that are collected will stay in our local communities.” The Blood Connection has grown in recent years. The organization opened a blood donation center in 2011 in Hendersonville at 825 Spartanburg Highway. “We want to ensure that hospital partners and patients in need have access to a safe, adequate and cost-effective blood supply,” The Blood Connection’s CEO Delisa English said. “We are proud to be a lifesaving connection for Western North Carolina and we never lose sight of the fact that faithful, committed blood donors are the real lifesavers.” The Blood Connection currently supplies all of the blood and blood products to 10 hospitals in Western North Carolina.
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Randall Bentley represented the buyer, 699 Fairview LLC, in the 8,000 SF purchase of 3535 Pelham Road, Greenville, from Sarah Goodson Properties LLC.
Gordon Anderson and Rob Howell represented S & L Holdings LLC in leasing a 1720 SF office building at 601 E. McBee Ave., Greenville, to Elliott Frazier Randall Bentley Law Firm LLC. represented the landlord, Friddle Pelham LLC, in Rob Howell represented the 12,800 SF lease of Oceana Rapid LLC in 105 Ben Hamby, Suite A, the leasing a 5,300 SF Greenville, to USA Labs industrial building at 1320 Direct LLC, represented by Hampton Ave., Greenville, Bryon Culbertson. to Lions Roar Crossfit. Randall Bentley Michael Sease and Rob represented the landlord, Howell represented PPG Sikes Properties LLC, in Industries Securities Inc. in the 6,600 SF lease of 56 leasing a 40,000 SF industrial Pelham Davis Circle, Suite space at 1589 Cedarhurst A, Greenville, to USA Labs Road, Chester, from Oliphant Direct LLC, represented by Distribution LLC. Bryon Culbertson. Gordon Anderson represented the tenant, COLDWELL BANKER Dustin Sims, in leasing COMMERCIAL CAINE a 2,000 SF office space ANNOUNCED: at 103 N. Main St., Greenville, from Langston Charles Humphreys represented the seller, Black Real Estate Inc. Reeves Partnership LP in selling 5.504 AC at LEE & ASSOCIATES 1525 E. Washington St., ANNOUNCED: Greenville, to Hilton Real Randall Bentley Estate LLC. represented the seller, EZE Pete Brett, David Sigmon Management Properties and Matt Vanvick Limited Partnership, in represented the buyer, the $1,795,000 sale of Crown Estate Management a 57,000 SF industrial LLC in the purchasing warehouse at 604 High 4.3 AC at 1407 Ridge Tech Court, Greer, to SC Road, Greenville, from Healthcare Plus LLC. George B. Nowell. Ashley Trantham Sammy DuBose and represented the tenant, David Sigmon represented Imagine Kitchen LLC, in the seller, The Graham the 1,556 SF lease of Foundation, in selling 420-P The Parkway, Greer, 1.449 AC on SC Hwy from Thomas R Turner. 417, Woodruff, to Ashley Trantham FINCHP, LLC. represented the tenant, Tim Satterfield represented Sound Hearing Care LLC, the seller, The Estate of in the 850 SF lease of 857 Verle T. Burwell, in selling NE Main St., Simpsonville a 9,150 SF lot at 435 St. from H &S Empire LLC. Andrews St., Spartanburg, Randall Bentley to The Seven Group LLC. represented the landlord, Rick Cauthen represented Sun Life Assurance the landlord, Renaissance Company of Canada, in Exchange LLC, in leasing the 70,200 SF lease of a 1,800 SF office building 201 Brozzini Court, Suite at 114 Renaissance Circle, A, Greenville, to Iron Mauldin, to Financial Mountain Information Solutions LLC. Management LLC. Pete Brett, David Sigmon Willz Tolbert represented and Matt Vanvick the seller, Bank of America represented the tenant, N.A., in the 2,600 SF sale Inviro Design & Consulting of 4501 Old Spartanburg LLC, in leasing office/ Road, Suite 12, Taylors, to warehouse space at 181 Stone Ridge Holdings LLC. Johns Road, Suite H, Willz Tolbert represented Greer, from Greenville the landlord, Marke2 LLC, Business Center LLC. in the 1,883 SF lease of 1204-A E. Washington St., Greenville, to HPLP LLC.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN THE UPSTATE
NAI EARLE FURMAN ANNOUNCED: Kevin Pogue represented the landlord, Marty and Harriette Reid, in leasing a 3,600 SF office suite at 818 E. Main St., Spartanburg, to SouthernCare Inc. Stuart Wyeth, Taylor Allen, and Alex Campbell represented the tenant, Greenville Health System, in leasing a 6,329 SF office suite in Roper Mountain Business Center in Greenville from TIC Properties Management LLC. Earle Furman represented the landlord, Hilda No. 2 LLC, in leasing a 10,000 SF industrial building at 86 Osage Drive, Greenville, to Dupree Plumbing. Jake Van Gieson, Gaston Albergotti and Bill Sims represented the landlord, Dean Anderson, in leasing a 33,400 SF industrial property at 36 Pelham Ridge Drive, Greevnille, to GE Gas Turbines LLC. Towers Rice represented the landlord, 153 Properties LLC, in leasing a 6,500 SF industrial space at 4741 Hwy 153, Easley, to Materials Management Inc. Keith Jones and Kelly Sullivan represented the landlord, Anne & James Gibbons, in leasing a 4,200 SF office condo at 7 S. Laurens St., Greenville, to The Worthwhile Company Inc. Dan Dunn represented the tenant, MedTrak Services, in leasing a 3,946 SF office space in Pointe West in Spartanburg from Rose A. Walter Montgomery Foundation Dan Dunn represented the landlord, Corporate Center, in leasing a 9,300 SF office space in The Corporate Center in Spartanburg to Furncare Inc. Hunter Garrett, John Staunton and Michael Merino represented the tenant, Colgate-Palmolive Company, in leasing a 306,000 SF industrial building at White Horse Road Industrial Center, Building 1, from Exeter Property Group.
Tyson Smoak and Ross Kester represented the tenant, Early Autism Project Inc., in leasing a 3,000 SF office space at 4323 Old Mill Road, Anderson, from Area South Rentals LLC. Tyson Smoak and Ross Kester represented the landlord, BBW Properties LLC, in leasing a 3,400 SF office space in Halton Village in Greenville to Laboratory Development Group. Glenn Batson represented the tenant, DonnaLynne Installations LLC, in leasing a 3,100 SF industrial space at 4 McDougall Court, Greenville, from R & J Investments Inc.
Keith Jones and Kelly Sullivan represented the seller, Halton Road Medical Investment, in selling a 6,000 SF office building in Halton Village in Greenville to Creek and Company LLC, represented by Bill Sims, Jake Van Gieson and Gaston Albergotti. Grice Hunt, Kevin Pogue and Clay Williams represented the seller, Highway 101 Associates LLC, in selling 26.39 AC of land on Usac Drive in Duncan to FINCHP LLC, represented by Alex Campbell.
Gaston Albergotti, Bill Sims and Jake Van Gieson represented the buyer, Bad Company Properties LLC, in purchasing a 32 Jake Van Gieson, Bill Sims unit multifamily property at and Gaston Albergotti 1120 Paris Creek Court, represented the landlord, Greenville, from Legacy Borrowdale Properties LLC, Tree Foundation. in leasing a 4,844 SF Keith Jones and Kelly retail space at 111 NE Main St., Simpsonville, to Sullivan represented the seller, Ryan’s Family Shortfields LLC. Steak Houses Inc., in Hunter Garrett and John selling two office buildings Staunton represented the totaling 49,989 SF at landlord, Garrett Maple 405 Lancaster Ave. and Street Warehouses LLC, 199 Hunt St., Greenville, in leasing a 20,000 to T. Walter Brashier & SF industrial space at Associates. 1102 Old Stage Road, Ted Lyerly, Jimmy Wright Greenville, to Century and Brendan Gower Plastics. represented the buyer, Stuart Wyeth, Alex Culvers, in purchasing a Campbell and Tyson Smoak 1.42 AC property at 1040 represented the tenant, West Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville Health System, Greer, from 3348 LLC. in leasing a 7,520 SF Bill Sims, Jake Van Gieson, office space in Patewood and Gaston Albergotti IV in Simpsonville from represented the seller, Garrison Greenville Iowa Leonard LLC, in Patewood IV LLC selling a 5,880 SF retail Alex Campbell represented space at 5208 Calhoun the landlord, Greenville Memorial Hwy., Easley, to Business Center LLC, Groves Enterprises Inc. in leasing a 2,580 John Baldwin represented SF industrial space in the buyer, Xytel Inc., in Greenville Business Center to INviro Design & purchasing two industrial properties totaling 21,000 Consulting LLC SF at 4133 & 4139 S. Keith Jones and Kelly Church St. Extension, Sullivan represented the Roebuck, from John landlord, Real Estate Crawford Associates Ventures LLC, in leasing LLC and Sugar Tit a 3,600 SF office space Properties LLC. at 2508 Wade Hampton John Powell represented Blvd., Greenville, to the seller, RRS Properties Cincinnati Systems, Inc. LLC, in selling an 8,400 Kay Hill and Tony Bonitati, SF retail property at Bern DuPree represented 2001 E. Greenville St., the seller, Stratham Anderson, to JRD LLC. Place Hld LLC, in selling Stratham Place, a 96 multifamily property in Greenville, to Stratham Partners LLC.
Towers Rice, Peter Couchell and Rob Schmidt represented the seller, Theodore Siachos, in selling 10.58 AC of land
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at 3085 Hwy. 101 South, Greer, to WRENP LLC. COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCED: Jake Jackson and Brantley Anderson represented the landlord, US REIF ICP South Carolina LLC, in leasing 8,425 SF of office space at 5 Independence Pointe, Greenville, to Ciena Capital LLC. Richard Barrett represented the buyer, Rhinoceronte LLC, in the purchase of a 2,000 SF office space at 880 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville. Richard Barrett represented the landlord, R&J Investments, in leasing 4,100 SF of flex space at 1040 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Unit F, Greenville, to GCSO. Jake Jackson and Brantley Anderson represented the tenant, Hannush Enterprises LLC, in leasing 1,450 SF of office space at 20 W. Antrim Drive, Greenville. Givens Steward, Garrett Scott and Brockton Hall represented the seller, Pacolet Milliken, in selling 37 AC of industrial land at Tyger River Industrial Park South in Moore to Apollo 17. Lyn Tyner and Richard Jackson represented the landlord, Fagus LLC, in leasing 43,500 SF of industrial space at 315 Pendleton Road, Greenville, to Direct Outbound. Frank Hammond and Nick Reinhardt represented the seller, TD Bank NA, in selling 1.14 AC at 1771 Montague Ave., Greenwood, to A.E. Andrews Enterprises LLC. Frank Hammond and Nick Reinhardt represented the seller in selling 0.49 AC at 3101 Augusta St., Greenville, to 3101 Augusta Street Investors LLC. BROADSTREET PARTNERS ANNOUNCED: John Parker represented the landlord, II M Properties LLC, in leasing a 10,200 SF space at 5 W. Main St., Greenville, to Greenville Health System.
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ROOTS SMOKEHOUSE
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Embassy Suites, Riverplace Expected opening: August 2016 Square footage: 7,000 with an additional 10,000 SF rooftop bar
> Maggie Blair “Excited!! Better not be an April Fools joke, I can’t wait for the first brewery downtown Greer.”
This Village of West Greenville restaurant will be opening in Mac Arnold’s Plate Full of Blues. Roots Smokehouse will be owned and operated by Travelers Rest native Ivan Mathena, and will specialize in authentic, smoked preparations of cured meats and vegetables. Mathena said he chose The Village as the site of his new restaurant based on the area’s growth and off-the-beaten-path feeling. Roots Smokehouse will have its grand opening celebration on New Year’s Eve, with proceeds benefitting Leap of Faith and supporting Lindsey Motley, a lifelong family friend and young mother who is battling colon cancer.
Does downtown Greenville need another high-end steakhouse? Yes. Especially when it is a respected, awardwinning national brand such as Ruth’s Chris. This will be Ruth’s Chris’ second location in Greenville (one restaurant is already on Congaree and Roper Mountain roads). Nancy Oswald, co-owner and franchisee for Ruth’s Chris, says that “ever-increasing guest demand and affinity for the Ruth’s Chris brand in Greenville have driven the decision for the additional location.” A rooftop bar, yet to be named, atop the Riverplace Embassy Suites will be “an independent and unique entity,” but will be owned by Oswald’s company.
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A successful North Carolina restaurant management company, The Bottle Cap Group, is bringing three new restaurants to downtown Greenville. Brazwells should be the first to open, taking over the former Ford’s Oysters space on South Main Street. The space is getting a facelift but is keeping its outdoor patio. The sports bar will feature wings, appetizers, salads and a variety of sandwiches and entrees. greenville.brazwellspub.com
This is more bar than restaurant, but W xyz will serve food (think small plates, appetizers,) and the location overlooking the newly redone pedestrian-only Laurens Street will be a great place for people-watching.
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Also from the Bottle Cap Group, Butch’s Diner will be located in the former Charlie’s Steakhouse space on Coffee Street. It will be Greenville’s first 24-hour diner. Décor will be ’50s-style diner with jukeboxes on the tables, sparkly booths and chrome everywhere, said a company spokesperson. The two-story eatery will also feature a lunch counter and a tomato soup that’ll have people lining out the door, the spokesperson said.
> Aaron Gabriel “Love that place. Good luck with the new place. See you there.”
Laurens Street, ONE City Plaza Expected opening: Spring 2016 Square footage: 4,700
Rumors have run rampant for years about a Cheesecake Factory coming to Greenville, and now it’s finally true. Even though Cheesecake Factory still won’t officially confirm the announcement, city of Greenville officials confirmed that building permits were issued. Soon, Greenvillians will have the opportunity to dine on huge portions and more than 30 flavors of cheesecake.
Caviar & Bananas Gourmet Market & Cafe will open its first location outside the Charleston Market Coffee Street in Greenville this spring. Located next to the new Expected opening: January 2016 Aloft Hotel at ONE City Plaza downtown, Caviar & Bananas will feature a wine bar, small plates menu Eclectic and edgy, Ink n Ivy, the third Bottle Cap Group restaurant, will be located Rendering provided and specialty grocery items. The market and café SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF in the former Corner Pocket space across from Butch’s Diner. The menu will be will also have a full espresso and tea bar, fresh-baked Ea Ke stl sjackson@communityjournals.com an ith “classic American food but with an edgy twist and attention to detail and quality,” Dr pastries, prepared foods, made-to-order salads and Dr said a company spokesperson. More than $3 million in renovations are going sandwiches, cheese, charcuterie a selection Construction beganand this week of into the four-story restaurant. A full bar on the ground floor will open onto boutique wine and craft beer. what is expected be Greenville’s 10 | SQUARE | REAL ESTATE DEALS AND DEVELOPMENTSon ACROSS THE to REGION Brown Street and offer classic cocktails and extensive drink FEET menu. Both the first caviarandbananas.com certified green restaurant. Rd Airport first and second floors will be restaurant space. On the third floor, an Located at 1609 Laurens Road, near La uren ultra-lounge will serve as a place to hang out andSHERRY host specialJACKSON events. | STAFF sjackson@communityjournals.com South Pleasantburg Drive, Kitchen s Rd A 12,000-square-foot rooftop bar will offer patrons great views of the city. Sync will be a locally owned, full-ser-
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planning on an early February SC Great also franchising its concept. StaxOutdoors Grill space.Center complex. Church Street and University Ridge. will feature a unique, The restaurant 2016 opening. GETTING TO GREEN The SC Great Outdoors Center complex is an 12 | SQUARE | REAL ESTATE DEALS AND DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE REGIONopen-air dining room along with open UBJ | 10.16.2015 FEET Heritage initiative of the South Carolina National As a member of the Carolina Farm kitchen counter seating, an indoor bar, Steward Association, will work with Corridor that promotes and protects the state’s and a large outdoor patio. It will have SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF sjackson@communityjournals.com | @SJackson_CJ farmers to develop local food shed natural resources. The 75-acre center is intended to
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Rosenberg, with Quinn Rosenberg Alston Road will be ideal for buyers inSquare areasaid of Laurens backgrounds. moreinrenderings 2 in the planning stages since includes a resort The fi2008, rst project, anticipated to begin by the end ofTo see terested urban setting with easy accessAn to eclectic the menu will feature an Creating aanbike-friendly culture STARTUP JARGON r St information about hotel and conference center, harbor resort docks, this year, willand consist of three single-family homesand amenities of downtown theofoparray snacks, salads and pizzas 1. Henley Row Incorporating materialsTravelers salvaged Rest and Cente and Pointe, visit at 305 Old Buncombe to be called Henley Row. Santuary portunity to bike to work on as thewell Swamp Rabbit Trail. farm-to-table dishes drawn from the from local historical sites 2. Alston a limited-service hotel and a golf course inRoad addition Lead Angel / Investor: as materials salvaged andwill begin onceowners’ collective life experiences. Each home will have two to three bedrooms and The third project, which Alston is 3. Project at corner upstatebusinessjournal.com. to the Great Outdoors Center. The first to put money into a startup, but they repurposed on-site demolitionsix townhomes Menu items are expected to change of Center St & come with garages, yards and amenities such as underway, willfrom offer an additional “With the Great Outdoors Center coming onboard, can also be crucial in doing a final cleanup, Love Dr. granite countertops, wood floors and of high ceilings.resources, or urbanagriculture, flats, to be located at the corner frequently of Center as local foods are in season, natural determining how much investment is truly PROJECT PARTNERS we decided to rethink our concept and make sure and court Feeny said prices will be “apStreet and Love Drive, on an old basketball Prices will start at $249,000. 1 23 West North Street, Downtown Greenville, SC 29601 needed and bringing in other investors. A forestry and transportation along we’re doing it right,” saidThe Sanctuary Pointe develproachable affordable.” ARCHITECT: LMG Architects near the Travelers Rest Library. Designs may be and second project, named Alston, is set to beginASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF “The fans are the center of our market, but we business may want to raise half a million 864.232.2761 | www.rushwilson.com with Clemson University, USA project expects the restaurant oper Bob Daffin. “Putting two concepts identical to the Alston or they may Feeny change in together the secondthe quarter of 2016 and will include 22aboncimino@communityjournals.com GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Clayton dollars, for example, but if they only need want to toopen be more than tickets,” said Hughes, who in early 2016. Olympic Archery and thebased National Mon.-Sat. 9:30am - keeping 5:30pm;toClosed Sunday $100,000, the latter will help them Construction Company [The Outdoors Center new andtownhomes the resort] it a parcel somewhat on customer needs, Rosenberg said. onmakes a 2 1/2-acre behind the said the site had more than 275 users and sawOpen around sports fans: Greenvillemaintain more of their business, said investor Parks Service. Swamp Rabbit Brewery, with to theRejoice, Forthrifty more information, visit liveintr.com. $2,000 in sales since the beginning of September. unique property where everyone can experience thethe entrance Jason Premo. Bandwagon is on the move, this development off Poinsett Highway. Each WhenLifeSucks.org townhomebased tech startup founder Tim Success for the Clemson-Notre Dame game is 500 great outdoors.” week attracting its lead angel and a commitment of “If they raise too little, they run out of gas and new users. Wiles said he noticed a need during $25,000 from investor Jason Premo during the final the engine stops,” said Premo, who said HELP FOR VETERANS Hughes hit upon the idea when he and fellow his work as stages the president of Renovo Bandwagon was the 16th company he’s been of the Founder Institute program. The SC Great Outdoors Center now plans to add fraternity brothers wanted to see games in other Advantage, a“Icompany lead angel for. “The mission No. 1 for every said, ‘Let’sthat give offers them what they’re asking for, stadiums, but didn’t know what to do with their space for WhenLifeSucks.org, a nonprofit organizastartup is not to get a check from the local wellness coaching, and any checks. That won’twellbeing and decrease tension, anger and depression. it’s not likeresilience they’re cutting season tickets. tion that serves veterans and their families suffering doctor, it’s to secure the lead investor.” happen,’” said Bandwagon founder and CEO HaroldCurrently, leadership development for corporate clients, indihas more 22 million “We the triedU.S. to sell them on than StubHub, but thenliving we from trauma. In addition to having its core operations has been working on the startup for viduals andHughes, militarywho veterans. wouldnationwide be selling tofrom opposing fans,” 2.4 saidmillion Hughes.of veterans all wars, HOW IT WORKS at the center, WhenLifeSucks.org will lead programs year with business partner Susan Donkers. “There isover no adoubt that post-traumatic stress “What controlsurrounding who actually the got your whom live ifinyou thecould four states Great utilizing the natural surroundings and outdoor “It was crazy. It was literally the last thing we would ticket? You wouldn’t selling it to a buddy, but disorder has a negative effect on families in every Outdoor Center site at be Sanctuary Pointe. have ever expected.” recreation for wellness, healing and renewal. you’re selling it to a fellow fan.” area of life,” Wiles said. “The emotional and is spiri“I was shocked to learn that an average 22 veterFounded in Greenville, Bandwagon an online The veterans’ initiative joins 18 other partners Bandwagon’s Hughes and Donkers are part tual impact is way more devastating than commit suicide and more post-9/11 vetermarketplace for sporting event tickets thatthe lets fansans aofday Greenville’s four-month, 12-member Founder who will have facilities or programs at the Great numbers show. That is why we must succeed.” choose who they sell to – a key difference when youans have diedclass, by suicide combat-related Institute which than is a part of a nationalfatalOutdoors Center, including the state departments want tothat selloutdoor your ticket to the fan of the oppos-ities,” Research don’t has shown activities promote said Michelle McCollum, president of the >> startup launch and entrepreneur training ing team, said Hughes. program. They were accepted into the program This weekend’s much-anticipated match between earlier this year, but have been working on the Clemson and Notre Dame, for example. Part of the project much longer. home advantage is strong support from the crowd, That head start made them more attractive and that advantage diminishes with every Clemson for investment after the program, said Premo, fan’s ticket sold to the rival team. also the founder of Premo Ventures and investevening convenience. “It’s a big story about fans not selling to Notre Dame,” Affordable ment group Swamp Rabbit Angels. said Hughes, who said Bandwagon’s next step is to solid“Everything you look for in a great startup, ify traction and participation with the Clemson fan base. they’re there,” he said. “They’ve done a great job After that, Hughes envisions other schools, sports being students in the institute. They’ve assemand features – think game-day planning tools, fan bled a great team. They’ve got a great plan. They’ve content and other interactives – that help fans be already demonstrated some customer traction, and more engaged overall. they’ve Estate got a prototype out there now.” Problem: You have a ticket for your favorite The 211.27-acre Frey/Morris property product at the intersection of Frey’s The former Hansen brickyard in Ninety-Six has been sold. The 238-acre site sports team but can’t attend. If you sell it Drive and Nazareth Church Road in Spartanburg has sold for $1.6 million. was purchased by Robert Todd Calhoun, owner of a local fleet truck leasing online, it could go to a rival fan. The property is made up of four different tracts and is strategically located Undergraduate Evening Studies | furman.edu/UES company. Calhoun bought the property as an investment with plans to Solution: Choose a team and sign up at within 0.5 miles of the intersection of I-85 and Warren H. Abernathy redevelop it in the future. Richard Barrett with Colliers International BandwagonFanClub.com. Find your ticket’s Highway. represented the seller, HBP Property Holdings. upcoming event and click “Sell Tickets.” If you want the option to trade your ticket, select Guy Harris with Spencer Hines represented the sellers. “Available for Trade.” Enter your ticket info, In Easley, Pinnacle Environmental Services has purchased the former such as section, row and price. Click “List.” Carman Ad Image property at 2403 Powdersville Road for its new Sterling CPI has purchased 29 acres in the Tyger River Industrial Park on headquarters site. Moore Duncan Highway (Highway 290) in Spartanburg for its new corporate As lead angel, Premo aims to determine how much headquarters and distribution facility. The approximately 4,800 square foot building sits atop 0.94 acres and will Bandwagon needs for their next steps, including allow Pinnacle to further expand its environmental engineering business. The The company paid $1.2 million for the property previously owned by Pacolet building out the platform and growing its user base, property sold for $270,000. Richard Barrett with Colliers International Milliken Enterprises. among other things. represented the sellers, Robert and Elizabeth Carman. While the platform has the potential for nationGuy Harris with Spencer Hines represented the buyer. wide applications, Hughes said the startup would remain based in the Southeast with its headquarters in Greenville. “We’re really, really passionate about starting in the Southeast,” said Hughes, who said the region is not yet well known for tech startups in general. “We’d love to raise our entire round in the Southeast, showing we can not only be the Silicon Valley of the Foothills, but we can also raise the profile of the region.” Main
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west side sit two empty warehouses that have seen better days. That’s about to change, though, when renovations begin and a bustling new 40,000-squarefoot marketplace called The Commons emerges. The market concept is similar to others across the country such as the Oxbow Public Market in Napa, Calif. It’s the first of its kind for Greenville, though, said Drew Parker with the Parker Group, one of the owners of the property. “We’re trying to create a destination,” he said. A restaurant, small craftsmen and food purveyors are all part of the planned tenants. The property is near the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail and the new proposed city park. One new tenant will be Feed & Seed, a nonprofit group established to create a food distribution system for regional farmers, which will occupy 12,000 square feet. The Feed & Seed space will serve to create a wholesale environment for regional farmers, said director Mike McGirr. Feed & Seed will purchase from the farmers and then distribute to local purveyors.
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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
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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
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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
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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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