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National fast casual Mexican grill chain Chipotle has inked a partnership with a Clemson University football player as part of a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal. The downtown Clemson Chipotle restaurant located at 393 College ... Read More

A new-to-Greenville doughnut café with an Asian twist has opened in Greenville. Partners Carolina Arango and Ruby Lam have opened the Georgia-based doughnut franchise, Mochibees Donut Cafe, which is located at 1270 Woodruff... Read More

A former textile mill revitalization project is for sale for $10 million. Taylors Mill, currently owned by Caleb Lewis/Taylors Mill Development LLC, is located at 250 Mill St. in Taylors. Reedy Commercial Senior Associate ... Read More

An entrepreneurial-focused program in Greer is setting the stage for its September boot camp. The Platform at Greer will pair South Carolina entrepreneurs with coaches from big corporations and world leaders in inn... Read More

Nearly 300 guests congregated at the Greenville One Center on Sept. 13 for the eighth annual Next Venture Summit, including founders and investors, and entrepreneur ecosystem partners across the region. Moderator and host Johanne... Read More

Greenville is requesting proposals from designers for the renovation of Mayberry Field at Unity Park. The city is seeking experienced and qualified planning/design consultants or similar professionally qualified consultants such as en... Read More

There is poetry behind a Greenlink project designed to impact lives through access to reliable transportation. Greenville public transportation system provided nearly 700,000 rides to city residents in 2022, the transit service says. ... Read More

The second phase of a popular food hall at Greenville’s Unity Park is well underway with the announcement of its new tenants. The facility is now fully leased, according to Drew Parker, co-owner and developer of The Commons.... Read More

Developers announced the completion of the Upstate's first Class A small-scale multi-tenant industrial park in Greer. The groundbreaking 150,000-square-foot Atlas at Inland Port Greer at 311 Genoble Road is the joint venture of Wa... Read More

Spartanburg’s design review board approved the Spartanburg County Library’s design plans for $14.5 million in library renovations and a new planetarium. The planetarium will be attached to the current library headquarters ... Read More

A string of local Greenville restaurants has announced closings within the last few months. Although there are a number of reasons for the closings, a reason often cited is the rising cost of liquor liability insurance in South Caroli... Read More

A Texas-based fast food burger restaurant plans to enter the South Carolina market. Based on an application for a special exception permit filed with the city of Greenville, Whataburger has filed an application to possibly set up shop... Read More

After a 38-year economic development career producing thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in investment, Greenville Area Development Corp. President and CEO Mark Farris today announced his retirement from the organization, effe... Read More

A new conference center in downtown Greenville makes the most sense in terms of economic development for the area, and it’s where attendees want to be, according to the mayor. Greenville Mayor Knox White discussed the possibilit... Read More

Brian Solari strives to give customers “a taste of Italy” with the opening of his second café and dessert bar location. Carmella’s Café and Dessert Bar is located in the heart of downtown Charleston and... Read More

A Georgia-based financial center announced the opening of its second South Carolina branch on Spartanburg’s Main Street, which will also serve as the corporate headquarters of Southern Financial Corp. The Southern Bank new b... Read More

“When I was a kid, my family experienced housing instability from a number of things.” That experience was one of several that sparked Tina Belge’s passion for advocating for more affordable housing. Belge, the Gr... Read More

Greenville Rebel Rabbit co-founders Billy Goldsmith and Pierce Wylie both have personal experiences that shaped their new business venture — a nonalcoholic beverage brand — that they hope will “change the culture of dri... Read More

A Texas-based coffee franchise opened its first South Carolina location in May in Greenville with plans to open at least two more in the Upstate over the next year. Summer Moon Coffee’s Greenville location is at 409 Mills Ave., ... Read More

Greenville hopes to make its “cultural corridor” at Heritage Green more walkable and safer for pedestrians strolling downtown. The Cultural Corridor is the section of College and Buncombe streets between Main Street and He... Read More

A family and veteran-owned food truck park is underway in Simpsonville. Scuffletown Food Truck Park will be located at 206 Ladean Court when it is complete this fall, said owner Justin Holck. The family friendly food truck park wil... Read More

Phase II of The McDaniel project on McBee Avenue in Greenville has been approved by Greenville’s planning commission. The second phase will consist of 10 additional units, according to Wilson Associates co-founder Sharon Wilson.... Read More

A Greenville-based residential designer, builder, developer and Realtor will bring Bohemian-style architecture to the forefront with a new planned townhome development in downtown Greenville. Trey Cole, owner of Cole Properties, O&rsq... Read More

The builders of Gather GVL and Easley Silos, developers Nick Gilley and John Sharkey, are bringing a pickleball park to Greenville. PKL Park GVL, which is slated to open next summer, is being built next to Unity Park, directly in fron... Read More

One year after highly publicized unionization efforts, workers from at least five different states have begun efforts to remove Starbucks Workers United. An employee of a Greenville Starbucks Coffee location near Greenville-Spartanbur... Read More

The city of Mauldin is asking for public submissions for possible names for the pedestrian bridge over Interstate 385, linking the BridgeWay Station development with the greater Mauldin community, and eventually connecting to the Swamp R... Read More

Three new-to-market entertainment concepts will be joining the $1 billion Greenville County Square redevelopment. RocaPoint Partners revealed that Pins Mechanical, Fairway Social and Agave Bandido have signed on to join the 40-acr... Read More

An innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, with facilities in Greenville and Greer, plans to file for bankruptcy. Proterra Inc. (Nasdaq: PTRA) announced that the company is taking action to “maximize the valu... Read More

“Barbecue is a hard business.” So says MooHogz Craft BBQ owner Graysen Walles. Walles went from working in education full time, to part-time running a barbecue food truck at Hampton Station about a year ago, to working ... Read More

Work on the first of three murals has officially begun as part of the city of Travelers Rest beautification project. Adam Schrimmer, lead artist and owner at Blank Canvas Mural Co., was selected by businesses in Travelers Rest to desi... Read More

Side gigs increased in the past couple of years, especially post-COVID, an increase of 40%, 2022 reports show. Analysts say the trend could have something to do with people working more flexible hours — creating opportunities fo... Read More

A local church purchased the building and land at 100 Adams Mill Road Simpsonville from the YMCA for $5.5 million.  The deal between the YMCA Simpsonville and Fellowship Greenville church, located at 3161 S. Highway 14, closed on... Read More

After three years of business, a popular West Greenville-based vegan bakery will close its doors. The main location of basta, the bakery known for its array of gluten-free and vegan baked goods, is 1256 Pendleton St. with a grab-and-g... Read More

A Greenville-based real estate and development group announced the acquisition of a former service station in downtown Simpsonville that will transform into a community gathering place. Community Hub LLC acquired property formerly... Read More

The Greer City Council gave its final stamp of approval for a contract to sell nearly five acres of city-owned land for $1.9 million. Meridian Property Purchaser LLC, the buyer, plans to combine the acres with other land, clear the pr... Read More

Just a few weeks after opening, this downtown Greenville Italian restaurant joined the brunch crowd. Indaco began offering a weekend brunch menu (pdf) July 15. Adding to the restaurant’s seven-nights-a-week dinner service, we... Read More

Another new distribution center is in service in the Upstate. North Charleston-headquartered Ingevity Corp. announced the opening of a new distribution center in Greer to simplify Ingevity’s distribution network and enhance serv... Read More

A Kansas City-based commercial real estate developer has completed construction on its first spec building in Anderson County. The 200-acre industrial park by Hunt Midwest is located at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road directly east of Int... Read More

As preparing the future workforce entails more technology such as digital transformation and artificial intelligence, an important question is: what is going to happen to the number of jobs? This is a question University of South Caro... Read More

With an honorable discharge separating their past from their future, John Warren and John Thompson thought they were ready to take on the business world. They had already proved their worth in combat so the challenges of an office enviro... Read More

“I believe that entrepreneurs are going to change the world.” This is why NEXT Upstate Executive Director Eric Weissmann is passionate about the nonprofit organization that provides entrepreneurial support to startups. ... Read More

A popular eatery and watering hole in Greenville’s West End has received national recognition. Gather GVL ranked sixth among the best food halls in the country and was named the best on the East Coast by USA Today, according to ... Read More

The latest concept in Gather GVL, Greenville’s West End food hall, will be a seafood restaurant opening in the former Resident Diner unit. Palmetto Seafood Co., by the owners of Mama Mozzarella — also currently a tenant in... Read More

A Greer chef will make an appearance on the Food Network. White Wine & Butter Chef Michael Sibert will be featured on an episode of Guy’s Grocery Games, which will air at 9 p.m. tonight, July 19, on the Food Network. ... Read More

The planning eye of Greenville is turning its sights on the area around the Downtown Greenville Airport and Greenville Convention Center and sees a district ripe for the kind of growth and development that attracts more than conventionee... Read More

After much anticipation, a popular Charleston-based authentic Asian cuisine restaurant opened in downtown Greenville on Friday. O-Ku marks The Indigo Road Hospitality Group’s second restaurant opening in Greenville, following It... Read More

More than two years after groundbreaking, Greenville County will open the doors to a new $65 million county administration and government affairs buildings at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 17.   Adjacent to the new County Square site... Read More

A Greenville-based national coffee roaster expanded one of its locations and relocated all of its coffee roasting operations and shipping to Travelers Rest. Methodical Coffee originally roasted its coffee at The Commons at Unity Park,... Read More

Did you know that since the 2013 “pint law” was passed in South Carolina there has been more than a 1000% increase in the number of breweries that have opened in the state? This law allowed patrons to buy up to three pints... Read More

The city of Greenville has proposed to cancel the council-approved $9.7 million purchase of nearly three acres of land adjacent to Fluor Field. The Greenville city manager issued an appropriation ordinance for the council’s June... Read More

A popular chophouse in downtown Greenville will be closed for renovations for three weeks. Hall Management Group, the South Carolina-based owner of the Halls Chophouse restaurants in South Carolina and Tennessee, will temporarily clos... Read More

What sparked Scott Temme’s passion for The Honey Baked Ham Co. was a family tradition. Temme remembers sitting around the table during holidays with his grandmother growing up, going to their local HoneyBaked Ham store in St... Read More

The BMW Group took a crucial step toward building electric vehicles as the company broke ground on Tuesday for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff — its second plant in the Upstate. BMW Plant Woodruff will ... Read More

Greenville’s newest downtown restaurant just so happens to be located in one of the area’s most visible spots — and it’s off to a quick start. Indaco Greenville, a restaurant by Charleston-based The Indigo ... Read More

After years of planning and execution, the 28.2-mile Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Green Line extension is officially open for use. The project’s master plan was launched by the city of Greenville in November 2019, and the Gr... Read More

One of the founding partners of the House of Blues is bringing a new music venue to Greenville: Trueline. Trueline founder and CEO Michael Grozier, who has been in the industry for 40 years, will be opening the flagship venue in d... Read More

The Greenville City Council has approved a new development code proposed by Greenville’s Planning Department — a code that will continue to include rules on short-term rentals when it becomes effective July 15. Airbnb, mea... Read More

Another entertainment center plans to open its first South Carolina location — in Greenville. Main Event is slated to open its Greenville business on Wednesday, July 12, with grand opening festivities taking place from... Read More