I’m not big on goodbyes, so I’ll keep this short and sweet. As some of you may already know, this was my last week with Community Journals. I’m headed back west, to Arizona, where I grew up, and where I still have family, to brave the summer heat, the lower humidity, lower mosquito population, diverse landscape and gorgeous winters.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the 3-plus years I have spent writing for the Upstate Business Journal and Greenville Journal. When I started, I had a pretty good knowledge of business but no formal journalism training (I had been a freelance writer and book author, small-business owner and IT professional) and no commercial real estate background. But the team, and the CRE community, gave me a chance and let me prove (hopefully) that I learned quickly and was not only interested in business and commercial real estate, but that I could write about it somewhat intelligently. I’ve covered everything from new retail stores and restaurant openings, to City Council happenings, sewer infrastructures, changes at the Greenville Zoo and countless new development projects. It’s been a wild ride and I wouldn’t change it for a second.
I pass the torch on to other able writers (although you may see my name pop up as a freelance contributor). Greenville is a great city with big things on the horizon and I can’t wait to come visit in a few years and see the growth and change in this place I’ve called home for the past 10 years.
