Break Away S.C.

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has released the fifth edition of Break Away South Carolina, an annual benchmarking review that compares how well South Carolina is performing relative to …

No need to cut coverage

BY TIM RONALDSON | Business Trends The world of providing employee benefits is changing – drastically. While the federal government continues to debate health-care reform, business owners are attempting to …

The 'cog' in the engine

By TIM RONALDSON | Business Trends David Edwards has had a busy first eight months as the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport’s executive director, to say the least. He has had to …

Indoor and outdoor lighting

By TERRY LOGAN Lighting consumes one-third of all electricity in the U.S. There are basically five types of lighting available today. These include incandescent, fluorescent, mercury vapor, metal halide and …

CoEE recruits help for state's tourism

South Carolina’s biggest industry received a major boost when one of the world’s top tourism experts officially arrived at the University of South Carolina, recruited through the state’s Centers of …

In the banks' hands

By TIM RONALDSON | Business Trends The commercial real estate market in the Upstate is “vastly” different than the residential side. Because commercial transactions are so reliant on financing, the …

Market 'much improved'

By TIM RONALDSON | Business Trends The flip of the calendar to 2010 did more than signify the start of a new decade. For local residential real estate professionals, the …

Welcome to Upstate Business Trends

Welcome to the online edition of Upstate Business Trends, a monthly publication covering the people and issues vital to the Greater Greenville and Spartanburg economy. Mailed to about 7,500 Upstate …