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GREER, SC – Guy Furay, one the state’s leading independent insurance brokers, has been named to a new list honoring South Carolina business leaders. The South Carolina 500 is SC Biz News’ first-ever list of the Palmetto State’s most powerful and impactful leaders in business, nonprofits, government and higher education.   The South Carolina 500 is based on staff research, not nominations. A St. Louis native, Furay earned a prestigious Evans Scholarship that allowed him to get

NAPA VALLEY, CA – Lima One Capital recently closed a $23.8 million loan to fund construction of 15 high-end homes in an infill development in Wine Country. A renowned Bay Area builder with decades of experience in the area came to Lima One for funds to develop new homes on a 5.8-acre in-town lot in Napa County, California. Based on the quality of the sponsors and the uniqueness of the opportunity, Lima One provided a ground-up construction loan for all 15 homes in the develop

We are excited to tell this story today! SC Biz recently put out a list of its most influential people in South Carolina. These are the people who are making a positive impact on our state. And a lot of them are people we work with on a daily basis.

GREENVILLE, SC – For the third year in a row, readers of the Post and Courier have named Wagner Wealth Management Greenville’s Best Financial Planner in the Post and Courier Greenville’s Readers’ Choice contest. For almost two decades, Wagner Wealth Management has specialized in customizing financial strategies for high-net-worth individuals and companies. By working closely together, they help their clients meet their personal and professional goals. More than 10,000 people

Bryan Brown, the founding CEO of the Greenville Housing Fund, will be leaving the agency at the end of the month to take a post with NeighborWorks America.

Affordable Upstate has secured a $59 million loan for the crossed collateralized cash-out refinancing of Paris Park, Terrain at Haywood, and Mauldin Meadows through a partnership with JLL Capital Markets.

GREENVILLE, S.C. –  Do you have plans for the weekend of March 27th, 2026? Now you do. Weekend passes are now on sale for the Reedy Reels Film Festival, the Upstate’s largest Film Festival taking place March 27th-29th in downtown Greenville. An all-access weekend pass grants fans entry to all film blocks, education panels and parties. The pass will also provide attendees with reserved seating on Saturday and Sunday as well as 20% off merchandise and concessions. From now unt

GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Housing Fund announced key targets for making living in Greenville more affordable in 2026. During its annual meeting held at the Southern First Bank headquarters, GHF staff laid out major goals for 2026 while accentuating some of its wins in 2025. Some major goals for 2026 include: launch the Strategic Planning process for the 2026–2029 cycle, setting a strong foundation for its work in the years ahead; enhancing resident services in meaningfu

honored BASF sites across Upstate South Carolina with a Best in Business Award.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Wagner Wealth Management was honored with four 2025 South Carolina Best in Business Awards this week.  Nominated and voted on by the public, the firm received two Gold Awards for Best Company of the Year and Best Financial Brokerage Firm while also earning two Silver Awards for Best Wealth Management Firm and Best Executive (Dan Wagner). The South Carolina Best in Business Awards, published by Greenville Business Magazine, is an annual award that recognizes

Complete PR was honored this week with a Bronze Award in the Best Ad Agency/PR/Marketing Firm category from the South Carolina Best in Business Awards,

One of the region’s leading home remodeling and repair companies, Charles & Associates, has hired two people for its growing team. Bryce Minor joins as a Project Consultant. A graduate of Lander University, Minor has spent the past 13 years with Office Depot with seven of those years as a General Manager. He also is active in the community. He worked with Benjamin E. Mays Elementary School, Rice Elementary School and Lakeview Elementary School providing thousands of dollars i

GREENVILLE, SC -- About 250 Sotheby’s International Realty agents from more than 40 affiliates across the country plus the Grand Caymans saw the best the Upstate has to offer during the inaugural Carolinas Networking Event.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) proudly celebrated the  opening of its newly refurbished science lab at the School for the Deaf with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on  October 22. This milestone marks the successful completion of an initiative driven by the vision and  dedication of the school's science staff and the generosity of community sponsors.  In 2024, science teachers at the School for the Deaf identified the need to modern

PICKENS COUNTY, SC  -- The Soapstone Preservation Endowment has completed its three-year campaign to create a $1 million endowment safeguarding one of South Carolina’s most powerful stories of faith, freedom, and perseverance.  “With lots of help and God’s blessing, we did it,” said Carlton Owen, Chairman of the Soapstone Preservation Endowment, after a board meeting Tuesday afternoon. Established in 2022, the Endowment ensures the long-term protection of the Liberia Communit

This year's event raised $100,000 in support of two organizations central to Greenville's social fabric: Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, which builds pathways to affordable homeownership for working families, and Shriners Children's Greenville, which has provided world-class pediatric specialty care regardless of ability to pay since 1927.

The 2025 Hog & Barrel Festival kicks off on Friday, October 24 at 7 p.m. with Taste of the Barrel, an elegant five-course bourbon dinner led by Chef Dayna Lee-Márquez of Comal 864, a 2023 James Beard Award semifinalist and Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay alum. Each course is expertly paired with handcrafted cocktails by Graham Stockley of Escorpión.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Gateway at the Green, the new all-affordable 72-unit apartment community on Webb Road, officially opened today -- not only complete but also fully leased. “We knew this would be a really convenient workforce location,” said Bryan Brown, Greenville Housing Fund’s President and CEO. , of the complex located near the many businesses on Mall Connector, Congaree, and Woodruff Roads, as well as close to the Patewood medical campuses and the new City of Greenvil

Every year, acac Fitness & Wellness centers designate a month to host a 30 Days for $30 campaign, where 100 percent of all 30-day passes are donated to a local charity. This year, the three acac sites in the Upstate raised $19,230 for the Greenville Humane Society.

Two Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) have been honored by Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit dedicated to building and delivering beds to children in need.