On Tuesday, May 20, Greenville County Council voted to pass the penny sales tax referendum through to a third reading with a vote of 7-3. This was the second of three votes by County Council. The third and final vote determines whether or not the ...
As a part of our Public Policy Lunch Series, SC Governor Nikki Haley addressed a crowd of 300 Chamber members at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center on Monday. The Governor spoke on the improvement of the state's economic climate ...
We were honored to have local entrepreneur Leighton Cubbage speak at our Friday Forum on February 28th. At the end of his presentation, the Chamber’s Vice-Chair of Small Business Steve Bailey noted, “Don't all 200 of us feel like ...
The Minority Business of the Year Award is given annually to a minority- owned company based on overall business success and evidence of contributions made by the business to the community. The owners and operators nominated for this award must ...
The 125th Annual Meeting of the Greenville Chamber is in the books and it goes down as one of few that have been rescheduled due to weather (at least in recent memory). We certainly appreciate all our sponsors, presenters, award recipients, program ...
Today marks the beginning of the 2014 legislative session in Columbia. Both the SC House and SC Senate begin work at noon. The General Assembly normally meets each week Tuesdays-Thursdays until the regular legislative session concludes on June ...
What an honor it’s been to serve as your Chair in 2013! I am very proud of all that the Chamber’s committed staff and dedicated volunteers have accomplished! Together, we have continued to move Greenville forward to our goal of becoming ...
The 2014 South Carolina legislative session is shaping up to be an interesting one, with several high-profile issues on the table. It is also an election year for every member of the House and all statewide constitutional officers. The campaign ...
The Greenville Chamber's Legislative Agenda was released at our annual Legislative Breakfast December 12th. The Agenda is driven by results from a membership-wide survey of our 2300+ members, input from our Legislative Issues Committee, and ...
Travel through South Carolina is thriving, with the state hosting 9 Welcome Centers, 19 rest areas, and more than 700 companies importing and exporting through our ports.However, while transportation is booming, our infrastructure is crumbling. Take ...
