In the midst of the Presidential campaign season, you might have missed the news that a very important election is happening on Tuesday, August 11th: Greenville City Council. With issues like gentrification, economic development, a huge new downtown ...
The Greenville Chamber’s Leadership Greenville program has accepted 60 participants for its 42nd class. Participants were selected based on a thorough application process including essays, professional resume, and community ...
Message from Jason Zacher, VP of Business Advocacy:We’re always reading and learning, and most of our ideas for blog posts come from ideas we run across. This blog post, from Greenville Chamber investors The Felkel Group by way of their RAP ...
The tragic and senseless shooting deaths of nine people in Charleston on June 17th hit very close to home for those us who work in and around the Statehouse.The death of Reverend and state Senator Clementa Pinckney weighs on our hearts. Senator ...
The Greenville News published a great front-page story over the weekend about exactly how inadequate the current “solution” is for fixing roads.It’s worse than a Band-Aid: It’s one of those little pinky Band-Aids that nobody ...
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” – Lao TsuWe find ourselves nearing the end of another legislative session with very little to show for 20 weeks of time and the $36 million in taxpayer money ...
This month’s British parliamentary elections were another nail in the coffin of political polling.Nate Silver fared terribly, after making his name by using amazing statistical analysis to accurately predict the 2008 and 2010 elections. Silver ...
No matter what field you work in, good communication skills are key to successfully selling a product or your business. Public Policy work is no different, and you don’t have to hire a lobbyist to successfully convey your message to your local ...
Fix our Aging Infrastructure is the Chamber’s top priority for 2015. It was our top priority in 2014.As business leaders, we’re always criticizing elected officials for not moving swiftly or resolutely enough. “They need more ...
I hear it all the time when I tell people that I work in Public Policy. “Well, I don’t play that politics game,” or “It’s too complicated,” or “I have a family, a job, I’m involved in my church, and I ...
