$6.1 million to Upstate university, NAI Earle Furman partnership, USDA water and wastewater funding

Furman alumni donate $6.1 million to music department

Furman University alumni Gordon Herring and Sarah Herring, respectively from classes of 1965 and 1966, have pledged $6.1 million to the Furman music department to finance the Herring Music Chair Endowment and the Herring Music Fellowship Fund.

Pulliam Investment Co. joins NAI Earle Furman

NAI Earle Furman has welcomed John Easterling, president and CEO of Pulliam Investment Co., to its expanded team. The move is expected to grow the commercial real estate company's senior housing division.

S.C. Manufacturing Conference and Expo: It's not over!

If you missed a session or just want to relive the Bosch super video (left) on the internet of things, you can check out the keynotes and sessions archive at SCBIZtv at this link. Also, don't miss visiting booths of companies exhibiting on the virtual expo floor. You'll have an opportunity to continue to visit these companies for 30 days and find out more about what they do to ensure the viability of manufacturing. Click to register and attend at no charge.

USDA invests millions in S.C. water infrastructure projects

As part of a $891 million investment to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across 43 states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $29.1 million in five rural water and wastewater projects in Anderson, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dillon, Florence, Hampton and Williamsburg counties.

S.C. receives $1.14M to increase health care facility safety

The funding is part of a $180 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative aimed at helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in health care facilities nationwide.

Upstate Giving

Bank of America launches economic mobility program

Bank of America has teamed up with United Ministries as part of its Neighborhood Champion program to provide grant funding and leadership training to enhance economic mobility across the Upstate. United Ministries will receive $50,000 in grant support and the opportunity for virtual leadership training offered by experts in the nonprofit sector. The grant will be used to help provide access to crisis, education, financial and employment services to Upstate individuals and families confronting poverty.

Digital copy available of the Oct. 19 GSA Business Report

Our latest edition is online. We take a look at the next rooftop experience for entertaining yourself and others in downtown Greenville. We also hear what bankers have to say about PPP, how the state ports system is adjusting to a new reality by catering to retail customers, and we get some insight on operating and supporting Black-owned businesses.

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