Sherry Jackson, Author at UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL

Management

Political Who’s Who | David Wilkins

Just eight years out of the Army and practicing law in the firm founded by his father, William Walter Wilkins, he read a newspaper headline saying that Rex Carter would not seek re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Wilkins, who had never even worked on a political campaign before, decided he would run.

Profiles

‘I’m Still Learning’

Through Family Legacy and Legacy Charter School, William W. Brown has sought to make a difference for generations of Greenvillians.

Economic Development

Delivering the Goods

Not many people think about what happens between the time the consumer buys the present with a few clicks of a computer mouse and the time Santa – or the postal carriers, the FedEx guy or the men driving the big brown truck – drop the package off at the door so it can be wrapped and put under the Christmas tree.

Management

Stephen Jones to step down as BJU president

Dr. Stephen Jones will step down as president of Bob Jones University effective May 9, 2014.

Manufacturing

Schools, businesses join forces to promote STEM in Upstate

Michelin North America chairman and president Pete Selleck says companies in the Upstate and South Carolina will find the people they need to fill today’s high-tech manufacturing jobs.

Management

Forum to Honor Greenville Entrepreneurs

Their stories may be different, but the four local entrepreneurs to be honored next week at the Greenville Tech Foundation’s annual Entrepreneurs Forum have two things in common: They’ve been successful in business and they’ve made a contribution to the Upstate.

Real Estate

Greenville is New Home of Clemson’s Real Estate Development Program

With all of its development in recent years, downtown Greenville is the perfect “living lab” for students in Clemson University’s graduate program in real estate development.

Finance

UCB Raises Funds for Mountain Youth

Cashiers, N.C., a place known for vacation homes and tourists in addition to its beautiful mountain views, isn’t usually associated with the word “disadvantaged.”