New named for Advance America, Earth Fare closing, Milliken closes Borchers deal

Milliken & Co. closes deal on Borchers

Milliken & Co., a global diversified manufacturer based in Spartanburg, has formally acquired Borchers Group Limited, a global specialty chemicals company that makes high-performance coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions.

Earth Fare to close all stores, including 6 in S.C.

Citing challenges in the retail industry, natural and organic grocery store Earth Fare is closing all 50 of its locations, including one in Greenville and five others in South Carolina.

Advance America adopts new corporate name

Advance America will now operate under a new corporate identity, Purpose Financial Inc. This change reflects the company’s evolution into a family of brands offering a suite of consumer credit products, according to a news release.

NHE Inc. adds to its property management portfolio

A Greenville-based property management firm has added four new Upstate communities — Bridges Crossing in Simpsonville, Augusta Row Townhomes near downtown Greenville, Indigo Pointe in Mauldin and Le Jardin, situated between Greenville and Spartanburg counties — to the portfolio of community associations that it manages.

Upstate Giving

Clemson Downs donates to support nursing education

Clemson Downs made a $1,500 donation to Tri-County Technical College’s foundation to support a scholarship for a nursing student from Anderson, Oconee or Pickens counties. James Hill, executive director of Clemson Downs, second from left, presents Tri-County Technical College President Galen DeHay with the check. Also pictured are Ruthie Millar, from Clemson Downs, left, and Courtney White, from Tri-County.

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