Business

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) were the featured guests at the Greer Chamber of Commerce 76th annual celebration last Thursday.  

This past year was, by all accounts, a landmark year for both the city and its chamber.  The organization added 218 new members, increasing membership by 31 percent.  

Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine recently welcomed Graham Howle as its new commercial sales agent for the company’s Greenville office.

Local residents will have the opportunity to meet with potential employers today (Wednesday, Jan. 22) in Greenville.

Proterra Inc, the leading provider of zero-emission battery-electric transit solutions, is hosting a job fair to find qualified candidates to fill full-time mechanical and electrical assembly openings.  

Greer State Bank recently launched its new mobile banking application, designed to provide customers with on-the-go banking.  

Minor Shaw, chair of The Daniel-Mickel Foundation and 2012 South Carolina Business Hall of Fame inductee, will deliver Presbyterian College’s Robert M. Vance Lecture on Business Ethics.

Q: My husband has his own business installing windows. As a result, we now have IRS and state tax debt. We’re managing the payments, but where should these debts be placed in the debt snowball plan?

Q: My husband works construction, so we barely scrape by during the winter months. Should we build an emergency fund for the slow times?

Vincenc Pearson, Esq., Corporate Counsel, DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC, was announced as the new South Carolina chapter director of The German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC).

GACC President and CEO Martina Stellmaszek said the chamber made a great choice.