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What is PR and Why Do You Need It?

Dec 05, 2023 11:23AM ● By Nisha Patel

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

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A Car Company Keeps Its Shine

Dec 05, 2023 10:51AM ● By David Dykes

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

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Bob Hughes Honored for Work on Greenville, Columbia Revitalizations

Nov 08, 2023 01:22PM ● By David Dykes

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

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AMAROK: Perimeter Security Innovation

Nov 08, 2023 01:19PM ● By David Dykes

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

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Air Compressor Services Employees Help Drive Company’s Growth

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

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

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Bintelli Evolves From Scooters to Golf Carts, Seeing Extensive Growth

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

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

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

Nov 08, 2023 11:47AM ● By Liv Osby

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

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Investing Tips from John, Paul, George, and Ringo

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

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

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Reaching a Pinnacle: Looking at Economic Development in Nashville

Nov 08, 2023 11:26AM ● By David Dykes

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

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

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

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

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MPL Founder Plans to Increase Athletes’ Performance with Data

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

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

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Cogito Produces Wearable Devices to Help Doctors Diagnose Neurological Disorders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Nominations Open for 2024 South Carolina Top Workplaces

Oct 04, 2023 01:14PM ● By Bob Helbig

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

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A State of Transformation: Capital Investment, Migration Changing the Face of South Carolina

Oct 04, 2023 01:07PM ● By David Caraviello

The entire scope of South Carolina’s past and present can be encapsulated in one drive through metro Greenville, which takes about 25 minutes but spans 120 years. From the site of the former Woodside Mill, once the largest cotton mill under one roof in America, it’s an easy trip through the West End and down White Horse Road to Lockheed Martin, which in January rolled out the first F-16 fighter plane built in Greenville.

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Protect Your Business With a Security Framework of Common-Sense Practices and Treasury Management Tools

Oct 04, 2023 12:08PM ● By Scott Sharp

If there is one fact to know about cybercrime and payment fraud, FBI data show that both are growing. Those who are perpetrating these crimes continue to evolve with ever-more sophistication to evade detection.

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Get Everything You Deserve with Medicare

Oct 04, 2023 11:58AM ● By Guy Furay

If you’ve watched any television in the last several years, you’re no doubt familiar with Joe Namath’s appealing messages to Medicare beneficiaries. Namath’s Medicare commercials are everywhere! But he is far from the only celebrity pitching different Medicare choices. You’ll also see Jimmie “JJ” Walker, William Shatner, Joe Montana, and many others as well.

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Looking at South Carolina’s Role In Manufacturing, Honoring Notable USC Alums

Oct 04, 2023 10:19AM ● By David Dykes

Monthly musings... The top five states in Site Selection Group’s Best States for Manufacturing in 2023 are South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. The list closely resembles the Best States for Manufacturing in 2022.

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Best and Brightest Charleston 2023

Sep 21, 2023 04:08PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker

Welcome to Charleston Business Magazine’s 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under! Each year, we celebrate men and women who are making a difference in our state.

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Best and Brightest Columbia 2023

Sep 20, 2023 05:28PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker

Welcome to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under! Each year, we celebrate young individuals who are making a difference in the Palmetto State.

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Greenville Best and Brightest 2023

Sep 15, 2023 05:18PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker

Welcome to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under! This is our 29th year of recognizing the business and community leaders who are making an impact in our state. These men and women are young, but they’re committed to making a difference in their communities and the business world. They are attorneys, medical professionals, architects, CEOs, nonprofit leaders, artists, bankers, and more.

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‘Parents Are at the Top of Their Spending for This’ As Costs Rise, Finding Child Care Becoming More Difficult

Sep 12, 2023 05:19PM ● By Liv Osby

Finding child care – and often at an affordable price – is a problem familiar to most working parents. In Columbia, South Carolina, according to one parent, women quip that the minute they know they’re pregnant, they get on a waiting list for day care, even before telling their spouses they’re expecting.

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