Chip Felkel is a long-time supporter of the Upstate Chamber Coalition and we were excited to have him expertise again at Advocacy 101. Chip is a veteran strategist and public affairs consultant who advises corporate decision-makers, issue-based ...
Matt Moore will return to speak at our Advocacy 101 class this year. Last year, Matt led the award-winning “Greenville Connects” campaign on behalf of the Greenville Chamber and our community partners. He is well-acquainted with the ...
Amanda Loveday graciously agreed to speak again this year to our Advocacy 101 class. Amanda and I first met more than a decade ago when she was Executive Director of the S.C. Democratic Party and I worked as the Communications Director for the SC ...
The United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement -- better known as USMCA -- went into effect last week (July 1). USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). While NAFTA clearly needed an update, South Carolina has directly ...
In 2016, the General Assembly passed the business community’s top priority by passing new, sustainable, and substantial funding for our crumbling infrastructure. Today marks Year Four of the implementation, and despite the bellyaching that ...
With the passage of "smart on crime" reforms in 2010, South Carolina emerged as a national pioneer in criminal justice. These reforms have helped make South Carolina a better place to live, work, and do business. But, as the events of the past ...
On Monday, Greenville City Council passed an ordinance extending the deferral of late payment penalties for Local Accommodations Fees and Local Hospitality Taxes until June 22nd for businesses that file their required monthly reports by the normal ...
The Greenville Chamber supports a phased re-opening of our economy in a manner that promotes a strong business recovery as well as necessary protections for our community’s health. We are working with local and state government to achieved ...
Yesterday at 5 p.m., the Governor's mandatory "Home-or-Work Order" was enacted to limit the spread of COVID-19. The new order makes no changes to the list of non-essential businesses that must close. The order does requires all residents limit ...
With the CARES Act signed, a weekend to process it, speaking with our Chamber’s banking investors, and the opportunity to speak with Congressional staff, here’s what we know: What’s in the bill? For businesses, the biggest thing ...
