Month of November, 2009

Sandler Training Sales Management Cocktail

Russ Davis -- Nov 30, 2009 -- Tagged with: Sales Management Training, Sales Training

An Inside Look at the American Le Mans Racing Series – “The Global Leader of Green Racing” and the Michelin Green X Challen

Ryan Lockwood -- Nov 30, 2009 -- Tagged with: ALMS, Automotive, Cu-Icar, Engineering, Executive, Green Racing, lecture, Michelin, Racing, SAE International, Speaker Series

College of Charleston Professor Develops New Internet Music Platform

Michael Robertson -- Nov 30, 2009 -- Tagged with: Higher Education

GADC Names Dr. Tom Quantrille to Board

SAM PATRICK -- Nov 30, 2009 -- Tagged with: Advanced Composite Materials, Advanced Materials, Economic Development, Expansion, GADC, Greenville Area Development Corporation, Greenville County, Jobs

Marketplace Staffing Executive Named To CMSDC Board

SAM PATRICK -- Nov 30, 2009 -- Tagged with: CMSDC, GADC, Lattimore, Marketplace Staffing

Dynamic Realty chooses OrangeCoat to redesign their Web site

Megan Harding -- Nov 25, 2009 -- Tagged with: Real Estate, Web Design

AFL Celebrates Worldwide Week of Community Service

Corie Culp -- Nov 25, 2009 -- Tagged with: Community Service, Donations, food drive, Foundation, grant, SPIRIT, Take Root, Volunteers

Merge Hosts 1st Annual Toys for Tots Wii Classic at Next

Matt McFadden -- Nov 25, 2009 -- Tagged with: Charity, Hughes Development, kids, Merge, Next, Tournament, Toys for Tots, Wii

Darla Moore's School Global Classroom of the Future

Raymond Smith -- Nov 24, 2009 -- Tagged with: Cisco Telepresence, Collaborative Learning, Global Classroom

Smith Moore Leatherwood Adds to Attorney Lineup in Greenville

Donnie Turlington -- Nov 24, 2009 -- Tagged with: Greenville attorney, Insurance, Litigation, Smith Moore Leatherwood, Transportation

Be Thankful For $29 Gateway LT Netbook And Much More

Kyle Meleski -- Nov 24, 2009 -- Tagged with: Great Deals for Black Friday

SENKO Introduces Fiber Optic Termination Kits

Sarah Norton -- Nov 24, 2009 -- Tagged with: connector, Fiber Optic, fiber termination

Clemson University Restoration Institute lands $98 million funding to develop next-generation wind turbines

John Warner -- Nov 23, 2009 -- Tagged with: Alternative Energy, Wind Energy

Doing Business with Clemson University

Scott Pigeon -- Nov 23, 2009 -- Tagged with: applied research, awards, basic research, Contract, Higher Education, solicitations, specification

Network Controls and Electric Installing Cabling Infrastructure for the Florence County Library System

Kristie Bohm Byrum -- Nov 23, 2009 -- Tagged with: Cabling Infrastructure, rural schools, Technology

Emerging SC Companies To Receive A BrightStart: Bundle Offers Single Source for Legal, Marketing, Accounting and IT

Kristie Bohm Byrum -- Nov 23, 2009 -- Tagged with: David Pence, Doug Kim, IT, Kristie Byrum, legal advice, Marketing, Startups

Longwell DesignWorks provides Engineering Services to Small and Emerging Companies

Christine Longwell -- Nov 23, 2009 -- Tagged with: mechanical design, Outsourced Engineering

Sonoco Named One of the 25 Top Companies for Leaders in North America by Hewitt Associates, The RBL Group and Fortune Magazine

John Warner -- Nov 21, 2009 -- Tagged with: Packaging

Boeing President and CEO Jim Albaugh Welcomes South Carolina to Boeing Family

John Warner -- Nov 21, 2009 -- Tagged with: Aviation

Mark Knight Named “M and A Lawyer of the Year”

John Warner -- Nov 21, 2009 -- Tagged with: Attorney, Legal

John Guarino joins Muncaster Financial Services

Kristen McLean -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Financial Services

Join the Entrepreneurs' Movement!

Katherine Robinson -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Economy

EngenuitySC Science Cafe - December 8th

Katherine Robinson -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Biotechnology, Knowledge Economy, nanoscience

Speed Networking 4 Business Professionals @ Chiefs

Tracey Schuelke -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: business building, business networking, Greenville, Networking, speed networking

Dynamic Realty enlists Blumer and Associates, CPAs, to assist with statewide expansion

Megan Harding -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Cpa, Real Estate

Upstate Hospital Sole Recipient Of National Satisfaction Award

Kristen McNicholas -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Press Ganey Partner of Choice Award

Teaching Educators about Manufacturing

Karen Owens -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: career exploration, Education, Manufacturing

Lean Pull Design Webinar

Kevin Totherow -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Inventory, Kanban, lean, Software, Workshop

Lean Pull Design Webinar

Kevin Totherow -- Nov 20, 2009 -- Tagged with: Design workshop, Kanban, lean, Pull

Dillard-Jones Builds Santa's Workshop For 2009 Celebration of Lights

Kathy Vass -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: 2009 Celebration of Lights, Classic By Design Inc., custom homes builders, Dillard-Jones Buidlers, Greenville homebuilder, Southern Living Builder of the Year, Southern Living Custom Builde Program

Dillard-Jones Builders Launches New Website

Kathy Vass -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: custom home builders, Dillard-Jones Buidlers, Greenville homebuilder, Southern Living Builder of the Year, Southern Living Custom Builde Program

Michelle Usher Named Rising Star Award Finalist

Kathy Vass -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: Addison Homes, EarthCraft House, ENERGY STAR, green building, sustainable building, Suzanne Thaler Rising Star Award, women in business

Collaborative Sessions and CRM Sneak Preview Highlight Customer Effective’s User Conference

William Russell -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: CRM deployment, CRM expertise, CRM implementation, Microsoft CRM

Upstate SC Alliance Releases Results of Comprehensive Target Industry Study

Richard Blackwell -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: Demographics, Distribution, Economic Development, Industrial Buildings, Industrial Parks, Industrial Sites, Information Resource, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketing, Real Estate, Regionalism, Research, Upstate SC, Utilities

Mariner Sails into Larger, Better-Rigged Office Building

Jill Purdy -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: Business Intelligence, Growth, new location, Performance Management

Mariner Selected By Anson County Schools to Guide the Envisioning Phase for District’s Web-based Performance Initiative

Jill Purdy -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: Business Intelligence, Data Dashboard, performance initiative, scorecards

AdvanceSC Gives $10.6 Million to Upstate Organizations

Brett Turner -- Nov 19, 2009 -- Tagged with: AdvanceSC; Duke Energy; Grants; Giving Back

Plant Engineering Magazine Names AssetPoint's MVP Program as a Finalist for the 2009 Product of the Year

Michael Stone -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: AssetPoint, CMMS, EAM, Maintenace, Software

Southern Trial Lawyers Association Honors Lexington Attorney

Kim Asbill -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: Attorney, Law, Lawyer, trial

Orion Air Group Launches Tempus Jets

Wendi Hill -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: air charter brokerage, Aviation, business aircraft, private air

Monster.com Opens New Customer Service Facility in Florence, South Carolina

John Warner -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: Economic Development

Where did my job go and will it come back?

Frank Pauly -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: Job status summary

Use Application hosting services to increase productivity

Alex Saca -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: Application Hosting, hosted applicationes, hosted business solutions, hosted desktop, hosted it, hosting service, medical application hosting

Get Rid of Credit Card Debt by Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Smith Bryan -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: bankruptcy in california, chapter 7 bankruptcy, chapter 7 filing in california, DIY bankruptcy, file bankruptcy, file chapter 7 in california, file online bankruptcy, us bankruptcy company

Network Controls and Electric Named One of South Carolina's

Kristie Bohm Byrum -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Tagged with: Fastest Growing Companies

State, Donors Fund Clemson Optoelectronics Center of Economic Excellence

John Warner -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: Optics, Optoelectronics

25 Time Saving Tips for Internet Use

David Vine -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: Internet efficiency effectiveness search manage management

Fisher and Phillips Honored for Client Education

Jacque Riley -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: Breakfast Briefing, business travel, employment law, labor law, legal education, This Year We're Bringing it to You, webinar

SRNL Established Presence to Support Charleston's Seahawk

Angeline French -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: Charleston, port security

Canal Insurance Company President and CEO Announces Retirement

John Warner -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: Insurance

AssetPoint Named Among Top 25 Fastest Growing Companies

Michael Stone -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: Top 25 Fastest Growing Companies

Wofford College professor featured in National Geographic documentary

Laura Corbin -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: College, documentary, Expedition Week, Higher Education, Israel, Jesus, National Geographic, Religion, University, Wofford College

Wofford top S.C. institution on Kiplinger’s ‘100 Best Values in Private Colleges’

Laura Corbin -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: best value, College, college costs, Higher Education, tuition, University, Wofford College

Green Building to Support Nearly 8 Million New US Jobs

Dan Gerst -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: green building, LEED

Wofford ranks sixth on national list for study abroad participation

Laura Corbin -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: College, Higher Education, international programs, study abroad, University, Wofford College

Acumen I.T. Strengthens Project Management Offering

Meredith Kinsey -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: custom software programming, Document Imaging, Information Technology, IT, Managed Services, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Project Management, smart telephone systems

Hosted Solutions Expands the Stratus Trusted Cloud, Unveiling Hybrid Option, Complementing Existing Offerings

Steve Friedberg -- Nov 17, 2009 -- Tagged with: cloud computing, hybrid cloud, IaaS

South Carolina Engineering Cluster Fall 2009 Newsletter is available for download

Lee Stogner -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Alterantive Energy, Green Engineering, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, smart grid, Solar Power, wind power

Upstate Entrepreneur Forum Announces Quarterly Lunches for 2010

Daniel Garvin -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: BizTrek, Entrepreneur, Networking, Small Business, UEF, Upstate South Carolina

Cooperative Diagnostics, an SC Launch Company, Uses Advanced Mathematics to Produce Diagnostics in Less than 16 Days

Jill Hirsekorn -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Bioscience

College of Charleston Names New Provost

Michael Robertson -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Higher Education

Richardson Plowden Welcomes Riser as New Attorney

Melanie Lux -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Caleb Riser, Richardson Plowden

Stratatomic Welcomes New Clients Ranger Aerospace and CAV International

Ryan Owens -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Aerospace, CAV International, Ranger Aerospace, Stratatomic, Web

Ellis Lawhorne adds two attorneys

Melanie Lux -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Austin Smith, Drew Walker, Ellis Lawhorne

Acumen I.T. Makes Top 25 Fastest Growing Company List

Meredith Kinsey -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: custom software programming, Document Imaging, Information Technology, IT, Managed Services, Microsoft Dynamics GP, smart telephone systems

Unified Network Group on the cutting edge of WatchGuard technical programs

DeeAnna Hall -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Firewall, IT, Network

Is the SC Policy Council right? Is cluster strategy just another name for old style government planning?

John Warner -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Economic Development

Clemson creates epicenter for business education in downtown Greenville. Congratulations to Caron and Bruce!!

John Warner -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Academia

University Center of Greenville joins Clemson in virtual world

John Warner -- Nov 16, 2009 -- Tagged with: Academia

Blackbaud Sphere Grow Provides Nonprofits a Solution and Strategy for Online Success

John Warner -- Nov 14, 2009 -- Tagged with: Information Technology, not-for-profit

Marketplace Staffing Named to South Carolina's Fastest Growing Companies

SAM PATRICK -- Nov 13, 2009 -- Tagged with: fastest-growing companies, Marketplace Staffing, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, staffing, The Capital Corporation

Riley Communications Wins Top S.C. Communications Award

Katie Alice Cox -- Nov 13, 2009 -- Tagged with: IABC, Public Relations, Riley Communications

Six SC Launch Companies Selected Among Top Life Science Companies is Southeast by SoutheastBIO Investor Forum

Jill Hirsekorn -- Nov 13, 2009 -- Tagged with: SC Launch Companies at SEBIO

Greenville News Op/ed: John Warner: Landing Boeing should be beginning of our work

John Warner -- Nov 13, 2009 -- Tagged with: Economic Development

Customer Effective’s Microsoft Dynamics CRM Expertise Delivers Business Expansion Opportunities for CAPTRUST

William Russell -- Nov 12, 2009 -- Tagged with: CRM deployment, CRM expertise, CRM implementation, Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft xRM

SOPAKCO Opens Multi-Million Dollar Food Processing and Packaging Facility in South Carolina

Melanie Lux -- Nov 12, 2009 -- Tagged with: Job creation in South Carolina, Jobs, new production facility, SOPAKCO

Elevations, LLC Launches New Website

Kathy Vass -- Nov 12, 2009 -- Tagged with: green construction, green design, outdoor living design/build, residential design/build, Residential renovations, specialty renovations

Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (Upstate Council) Luncheon with Special Guest, Congressman Gresham Barrett

Joan Krause -- Nov 12, 2009 -- Tagged with: construction

Three SC Launch® Companies Recognized at New Ideas SC Business Contest

Jill Hirsekorn -- Nov 11, 2009 -- Tagged with: Alala Designs, NuQool, Quintesocial, SC Launch, SCRA

KEMET to Manufacture Standard DC Film Capacitors at Its Monterrey, Mexico Guadalupe Campus

John Warner -- Nov 11, 2009 -- Tagged with: capacitors, Electronics

Clemson to announce new downtown Greenville initiative

John Warner -- Nov 11, 2009 -- Tagged with: Academia

Fujifilm Outsources Camera Recycling Operation to GreenWood, Inc.

William Russell -- Nov 10, 2009 -- Tagged with: best maintenance practices, construction solutions, contract maintenance, Facility Maintenance, integrated maintenance solutions, operations support, outsourced maintenance, Plant Maintenance, supplemental maintenance

The 11th Annual Southeastern BIO Investor Forum 2009

Jill Hirsekorn -- Nov 10, 2009 -- Tagged with: Charleston SC, Life Sciences

Hapeville Launches Wireless Network

Angie Murto -- Nov 10, 2009 -- Tagged with: Georgia, Hapeville, VC3, Wireless Network

Economic development must move beyond taxes, freeways, railroads and land, to talent, education, innovation, and entrepreneurs

John Warner -- Nov 10, 2009 -- Tagged with: Economic Development

Network Controls and Electric Bringing Technology to the Florence County Library System

Kristie Bohm Byrum -- Nov 10, 2009 -- Tagged with: cabling, Infrastructure, library, Technology

Network Controls and Electric To Help Clemson Lighting Go Green

Kristie Bohm Byrum -- Nov 10, 2009 -- Tagged with: Education, Electric, environmental stewardship, green, lighting

BERCHTOLD selected to provide equipment for additions to The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Kim Banks -- Nov 09, 2009 -- Tagged with: BERCHTOLD Corporation, Duke University Medical Center, Massachusetts General, surgical booms, surgical lighting products, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

The Galleries of Brian Brigham Launches New Website

Kathy Vass -- Nov 09, 2009 -- Tagged with: 2008 Southern Living Show House, estate sales, interior design, The Galleries of Brian Brigham

Selling Can Be Learned

John LaFond -- Nov 09, 2009 -- Tagged with: Coaching, Sales, Selling, Seminar, Small Business, Training

Clemson University’s Przirembel awarded Order of the Palmetto

John Warner -- Nov 07, 2009 -- Tagged with: Academia, awards

DESA’s Meg Pridemore Receives LEED Green Associate Certification

Michelle Moshinskie -- Nov 06, 2009 -- Tagged with: DESA, leed certification, Meg Pridmore

One Laptop per Child South Carolina expands with a generous donation from BlueCross BlueShield of SC

Phil Noble -- Nov 06, 2009 -- Tagged with: K-12 education

Kiplinger's Names Furman Best Value

Vince Moore -- Nov 06, 2009 -- Tagged with: Academia

Hosted Solutions Named to "Fast 50" for Sixth Consecutive Year, As One of Triangle's Fastest Growing Private Companies

Steve Friedberg -- Nov 06, 2009 -- Tagged with: cloud computing, Fast 50, IaaS

Union County Students to Pay Less to Attend Spartanburg Community College

Tiffany Hughes -- Nov 05, 2009 -- Tagged with: College, QuickJobs, Spartanburg Community College, tuition, Union

GE Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Partner to Bring Advanced Nurse Call Solution to Hospitals

Matt Barker -- Nov 05, 2009 -- Tagged with: hospital communication system, nurse call communication system, nurse call system, VOIP nurse call, wireless nurse call

ScanSource, Inc. Expands Communications Footprint in Europe

John Warner -- Nov 05, 2009 -- Tagged with: Information Technology

How Do I Know If I Qualify For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

Smith Bryan -- Nov 05, 2009 -- Tagged with: chapter 7 bankruptcy, chapter 7 filing in california, DIY bankruptcy, file bankruptcy, file chapter 7 in california, file online bankruptcy, us bankruptcy company

Teacher to Teacher TESOL/TEFL/TESL Certification Courses

Bernell King Ingram -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: certification, EFL, english tutoring, ESL, ESOL, IAEP, intercultural, International American English Programs, language training, Teaching Abroad, Teaching English, TEFL, TESL, TESOL, Tri-County Technical College, Tutoring, Visions International

TESOL/TEFL/TESL Certification Information Session

Bernell King Ingram -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: certification, EFL, english tutoring, ESL, ESOL, IAEP, intercultural, International American English Programs, language training, Teaching Abroad, Teaching English, TEFL, TESL, TESOL, Tri-County Technical College, Tutoring, Visions International

J.Freeman and Associates Presents Year-End Tax Strategies for Business Owners

Maureen Ball -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: 412s, 419s, drilling, oil and gas, Welfare benefit plans

Vista Lights

Katie Alice Cox -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: holiday celebration, Vista

Forestry Conference Results: Growing the forestry industry in SC five percent would add 4,000 new, high wage jobs

Scott Hawkins -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: Export, Forestry, Ports, Timber

ULI SC and Elliott Davis Team Up For Real Estate Seminar

Allison Bowman -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: Accounting, Greenville, Real Estate

Rich Lee, Hosted Solutions CEO, to Lead Cloud Computing Panel at Raleigh's Internet Summit 09

Steve Friedberg -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Tagged with: cloud computing, IaaS, Internet Summit

SCRA’s SC Launch Presents Investment to Ion Surgical Technologies

Jill Hirsekorn -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Ion Surgical, Medtech, SC Launch, SCRA

SCRA’s SC Launch® Invests in First String Research, a Lowcountry Start-Up Company

Jill Hirsekorn -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: First String Research, SC Launch, SCRA

Gedore Group Names Gerd Huber President of U.S. Operations

Cheryl Smithem -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: aerospace tools, automotive supply, automotive tools, Gedore Group, Gerd H. Huber, wind energy tools

BMW is the model that led to Boeing, so let's start now in creating the next CU-ICAR

John Warner -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Automotive, Aviation, Economic Development, Innovation

ExxonMobil Awards Grant to College of Charleston’s Department of Computer Science

Michael Robertson -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Higher Education

Addison Homes Wins Better Business Bureau 2009 Business of Integrity Award

Kathy Vass -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Addison Homes, BBB Business Integrity Awards. Habitat for Humanity, Better Business Bureau, green building, Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, LEED For Homes, sustainable building

USGBC SC Chapter, Upstate Branch 2010 Steering Committee Elections

Dan Gerst -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: steering committee, Upstate Branch, USGBC-SC Chapter

Jackrabbit Releases Costume/Apparel Management Enhancement

Jill Purdy -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Class management, Dance studio management, Vendor Management

Henry Ford: A case study in the transformation of the automotive industry

John Warner -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Automotive, Innovation

Upstate woos three electric vehicle manufacturers

John Warner -- Nov 03, 2009 -- Tagged with: Automotive

Clemson University’s Deep Orange initiative offers radical approach to automotive-engineering education

John Warner -- Nov 02, 2009 -- Tagged with: Academia, Automotive

USC Upstate’s Special Education--Visual Impairment Program Awarded Nearly $500,000

Tammy Whaley -- Nov 02, 2009 -- Tagged with: Braille and non-visual access technology, individuals who are blind or visually impaired

BiblioLabs Establishes College of Charleston Computer Science Scholarships

Michael Robertson -- Nov 02, 2009 -- Tagged with: Higher Education

Wachovia Donates $25,000.00 To Greenville Tech

renata parker -- Nov 02, 2009 -- Tagged with: College, donation, Greenville Tech, Students

NetworkBash 2009 | Beyond the Resume: Helping job seekers sell themselves through networking

Bobby Rettew -- Nov 01, 2009 -- Tagged with: Careers, Networking, social media

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