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Wyche Law Firm breaks glass ceiling for women in leadership

And now as part of the 100-year-old firm’s yearlong Centennial Legacy Project, Wyche is partnering with the Greenville Center for the Creative Arts to present the “City of Women.”

Milestone: Batson Associates builds on 40 years of singular designs

Batson Associates, marking its 40th anniversary this year, touts a unique portfolio that showcases designs within the health care, education, and faith-based communities,

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Years in the making, Haywood Road Master Plan finally bears fruit

Haywood merchants (including the mall) generated a whopping 62% of all gross retail sales within the city limits in the early 2000s while the eateries along Haywood Road added another 22% in restaurant sales according to the plan that, released in August 2009, is finally coming to fruition, Misiaveg and city leaders say.

Milestone: Hilton Displays celebrates 40 years

Today, Hilton Displays generates between $35 million and $40 million in annual revenues, company officials say.

Apprenticeships create chemistry between students and manufacturing

BASF started the apprenticeship program last summer at its Seneca and Converse facilities.

Parimer Scientific’s team of innovators offer turnkey, outside-the-box solutions

How did Parimer Scientific pair up with an unlikely partner to manufacture pharmaceutical-grade products?

Greenville Tech honors Truist’s commitment to community investment

Ben Swanson has always been passionate about cooking — as a young child, he was “mom’s little helper” in the kitchen. Swanson is in recovery at Miracle Hill Ministries, celebrating…

A Sterling Example: Veteran entrepreneur’s new book tells ‘noobs’ what not to do

John Sterling began what would become a storied sales career in the mid-’70s, selling bumper stickers while attending Christ Church Episcopal School.

Get Smart: Local ‘technosticators’ bring the future forward through the Internet of Things

A telephone used to be just a phone until it became a smartphone. A watch, once simply a timepiece, can now be a smartwatch. A refrigerator — remember the “icebox”? — can be smart, too. Any gizmo is “smart” as long as it's connected to the internet — the Internet of Things.

From climbing gym leases to billion dollar deals, KDS marks 20 years

When laypeople think of “commercial real estate,” images that come to mind may include “For Sale” signs at shabby industrial parks or dilapidated strip malls. But KDS Commercial Properties sees…