Marla Lockaby, Author at UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL

Profiles

A Haute Time in Downtown

Devised as a creative way to fill empty storefronts in downtown Spartanburg, the Main Street Challenge was announced in December 2012. Patty Bock, Spartanburg’s economic director, said the turnout for the final business presentations exceeded all expectations: 58 proposals for retail businesses.

Real Estate

Housing Market Forecast Shows Slow but Steady Growth

The top 10 builders are contributing to 70 percent of home sales in the Upstate and the region is experiencing slow but steady economic growth despite a dip in overall job growth.

Economic Development

Local Company to Help Overseas Chamber Gain Members

A Greenville company specializing in Chamber of Commerce membership development has been selected to assist on a Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) project.

Finance

SEC Proposes New Crowd Funding Rules for Real Estate Investors

Last week the Securities Exchange Commission unanimously approved proposed rules on Title III crowdfunding that will permit businesses and intermediaries (funding portals) to finally participate in equity-based crowdfunding.

Real Estate

New Cancer Center Under Construction Near ICAR

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is constructing a state-of-the-art outpatient cancer treatment center at the Millennium Campus, adjacent to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research.

Economic Development

Jackson Marketing Group celebrates 25 years

Solve. Serve. Grow. Those three words summarize Jackson Marketing Group’s guiding principles, and according to owner Larry Jackson, form the motivation that has kept the firm thriving for the past 25 years.

Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate Still Strong

Quarterly commercial real estate market reports just released show that industrial, office and retail sectors are still strong, with the main emphasis still in Greenville’s central business district.

Retail and Hospitality

Report: Continued Growth for Greenville Tourism

Greenville continues to grow in major tourism indicators with occupancy levels ahead of prior peak levels, increased hotel tax collections and an increase in restaurant sales, according to a new report from VisitGreenvilleSC.

Tech and Innovation

Masters of Disaster

As companies plan their IT budgets for 2014, business leaders are – or should be – asking themselves questions like: What would happen if my business were to get hit by fire, flood or wind damage? Would my data be safe?

Tech and Innovation

GMC Wins Medical University Contract

Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood (GMC), a Greenville engineering and architectural firm, was recently awarded a two-year contract with the Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) to provide architectural services for a variety of projects for the Medical University of South Carolina.