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Show up Greenville

Posted Wednesday, August 5, 2015 By Katie Busbee

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 ...

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Announcing Leadership Greenville's 42nd Class!

Posted Friday, July 24, 2015 By Marion Mann

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 ...

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Brought Together By Tragedy

Posted Thursday, July 2, 2015 By Jason Zacher

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 ...

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What Band-Aid?

Posted Monday, June 15, 2015 By Jason Zacher

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 ...

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Where exactly are we heading?

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2015 By Jason Zacher

“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 ...

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The Danger of Following Polls

Posted Monday, May 18, 2015 By Jason Zacher

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 ...

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Our Work is Not Done

Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2015 By Jason Zacher

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 ...

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