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North Greenville University Ranks Among America’s Best by Forbes
North Greenville University (NGU) has been named to America’s Best Colleges in 2009 according to Forbes magazine and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP). NGU ranks 154 out of 600 schools ranked. More details

A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Begins on December 11
A Christmas Carol, the cherished Charles Dickens’ story, comes to life on Greenville Little Theatre’s stage this holiday season, Dec 11-20. Join us for this musical, magical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic! It's a tale of hope renewed and joy restored that the whole family will love. More details

Healthy Serving of Education, Praise Lead to Healthy Eating
A little sprinkle of education and a dollop of praise can go a long way toward encouraging elementary school children to make healthy choices at lunchtime. That’s what preliminary results are showing in “Making Healthy Decisions,” a program being tested at Jesse Boyd Elementary School by two local professors and their students. More details

S.C. Recycling Businesses Recognized for Achievements
The South Carolina Recycling Market Development Advisory Council and the South Carolina Department of Commerce recently recognized the achievements of five recycling businesses for their impact on South Carolina’s environment, communities and economy. The 2009 Recycling Business Forum was held last month in Columbia. More details

Unreal Traveling Poets at Wits End on Wednesday
Members of the UnReal Poets Collective: Barakanoel Mumbles and Samul Apology Sax featuring Hip Hop inspired spoken word! Hosted by Kimberly Simms. More details

Don't Let Your Thanksgiving Turkey Make Everyone Sick!
As Thanksgiving approaches, cooking the traditional turkey dinner gives rise to anxieties and questions. What kind of turkey should I buy? More details

The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Invite Public to Send a “Touch of Home” to Service Members
The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. are teaming up to deliver holiday cards to service members, their families and veterans, many of whom will be far from home this holiday season. Now in its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program provides Americans with the opportunity to extend holiday greetings and thanks to service members and veterans. More details

2009 FENCE Holiday Barn Tour on November 28
Visit some of the beautiful barns in horse country and enjoy special activities during this self-guided tour on November 28th from 9am-4pm. All proceeds benefit our nature education and outdoor recreation programs. More details

Student, Parent, Teacher Survey Results Show Support for Single-Gender Classes
South Carolina students, parents and teachers continue to give positive reviews to single-gender classes that are increasingly popular across the state. More than 5,000 students in single-gender programs, 720 of their parents and 680 of their teachers responded to a spring 2009 survey by the South Carolina Department of Education. More details

Greenfield Industries Inc. Announces Expansion in Oconee County, Investment Expected to Create 85 Jobs
The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Oconee County today announced that Greenfield Industries Inc., a manufacturer of expendable cutting tools for both the consumer and industrial markets, will expand its facility in Oconee County. The company expects to invest $18 million and generate 85 new jobs over the next five years. More details

The Grove Park Inn Announces Winners of the 17th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition
Hundreds of entries from 20 states were scrutinized by a panel of 10 elite judges, with winners in four categories emerging in the 17th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition™ that took place today at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in scenic Asheville. “This was one of the most exciting and competitive National Gingerbread House Competitions™ to ever take place at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa." More details

BE&K Building Group Part of Team to Construct Boeing’s 787 Assembly Facility in North Charleston
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Greenville Area Development Corporation and the Upstate Alliance praised the news that a joint venture of the BE&K Building Group and Turner Construction (BE&K/Turner), with design partner BRPH, has been awarded the design-build contract for design and construction of The Boeing Company’s new 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. The BE&K Building Group’s South Carolina regional office in Greenville will serve as the headquarters for the BE&K/Turner/BRPH design-build team, which is in the process of mobilizing the North Charleston site. More details

Snowville Returns to EdVenture
Children and families from all across South Carolina can visit Snowville. Enjoy EdVenture’s winter play land, located in the Southeast’s largest children’s museum. More details

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra Presents "Mozart the Master" This Weekend
An annual favorite, this year's Mozart celebration includes popular selections from his vast repertoire, including his majestic Symphony No. 39. Don't miss this wonderfully entertaining opportunity to be dazzled by the brilliance of this master. More details

Upstate SC Alliance Release Results of Comprehensive Target Industry Study
Upstate SC Alliance today revealed the results of a comprehensive study that began in May of this year to identify new industries and opportunities for future economic growth in the region. With the support of South Carolina Power Team and AdvanceSC, the Alliance recently partnered with national consultants Avalanche Consulting, Inc. More details

Naturalists Raise Monarchs For Release From Grandfather Mountain
A caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly is truly remarkable. This past summer the naturalist staff at Grandfather Mountain visited the Orchard at Altapass outside of Spruce Pine to observe their nature exhibits. More details

Timken Announces New Distribution Center in Spartanburg County, Investment Expected to Generate 100 New Jobs
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Economic Futures Group of Spartanburg County and Timken today announced that the company has selected a 300,000 square-foot leased facility in the Spartanburg County community of Duncan, S.C., as the location of a new distribution center. Timken has committed to invest $3 million and bring 100 new jobs to the area, in addition to 50 associates already employed by the company at an existing distribution facility in Spartanburg, who will transfer to the new facility in the Spartan Green Business Park as the company begins to occupy the space in December. More details

Help Out Over the Holidays! Area Non-Profits Offer Opportunities to Give
The holidays are approaching, and everyone is trying to come up with this year's perfect gift. With the colder months on the way, local non-profit organizations need your support to make the season bright. More details

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" Now Playing at the Flat Rock Playhouse Through November 29
Just as "It’s a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story" are movie staples of the holiday season, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is a theatrical staple — especially for the YouTheatre of Flat Rock Playhouse. The latest production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, onstage through November 29, is the YouTheatre’s fourth in nine years. More details

Hands on Greenville Hosts Hands On The Holidays Through December 4
Please be a wish granter this holiday season! More than 450 foster children need your help this holiday season! More details

Southern Circuit Brings Independent Filmmakers to Clemson
Six independent filmmakers are coming to Clemson University this year as part of the Southern Circuit, the nation’s only regional tour of independent moviemakers. The filmmakers will screen their works in the McKissick Theatre in the Hendrix Student Center at 7:30 p.m. on selected dates in the fall and spring semesters. More details

Hollywild's Baby Yak Gets Her New Name!
More than 1200 people visited Hollywild Animal Park during the baby naming contest for the park’s new baby yak. Of the entries submitted, animal staffers at the park selected the name Kii-Yak for our little lady. More details

South Carolina, North Carolina Strike Deal on Jocassee Gorges Access
The two sister Carolina states have finally struck a deal over access to Crossroads Mountain, a remote section of the Jocassee Gorges in northern Oconee County. "Crossroads will still be the most difficult place to reach in our state," said Mark Hall, Jocassee Gorges project manager for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), "but at least folks can get there reasonably and enjoy it, as it is such a special place." More details

Kiplinger's Magazine Names Furman One of Top 100 Values Among Private Colleges
Furman University has been named to Kiplinger’s “100 Best Values in Private Colleges,” with its ranking improving over last year’s. The magazine ranked Furman 39th nationally among liberal arts colleges across the nation for 2010, an improvement over Furman’s previous ranking of 45th. More details

Greenville Chamber Funds Advanced Manufacturing Sponsorship
The Greenville Chamber today presented a check to the Greenville Tech Foundation to continue the funding of an advanced manufacturing scholarship at Greenville Tech. The award was made with a portion of the proceeds from the Chamber’s 12th Annual Industry Appreciation Tent Party held in September of this year. More details

Teachers in Grades 3-8 May Now Apply for 2010 Science PLUS Institute
Roper Mountain Science Center is now accepting applications from public school teachers in grades 3-8 interested in attending the 2010 Science PLUS Institute next summer. The institute will offer seven different one-week courses in life, earth, human body and physical sciences. More details

Biltmore to Open Antler Hill Village in Spring 2010
The Biltmore Company, which operates the National Historic Landmark Biltmore in Asheville, has announced that it will break ground on a new guest attraction, Antler Hill Village. Located adjacent to the Winery and River Bend Farm on its grounds, the area will be open to guests as part of daily admission to Biltmore. More details

Fiction Addiction Announces November Business Book Club Pick
For its November meeting, the last of the year, Fiction Addiction's business book club will be reading Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman and Joe Knight (Harvard Business School Press, hardcover, $24.95). The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place on Thursday, November 19th at 6:45pm at Saffron's Indian Restaurant on Woodruff Road. More details

CU-ICAR Recognized As Top Emerging Technology Research Center
The Association of University Research Parks (AURP), an international organization representing university-related research parks from around the world, presented its Emerging Research/Science Park Award to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) at the organization’s annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Initiated in 2007, the award is presented to a research park that has been in operation less than five years and that has excelled in bringing technology from the laboratory to economically viable business activities, promoting the growth of businesses, jobs and public revenue. More details

Weather Observers Wanted in South Carolina
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources' State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service are looking for volunteers across the state to measure and report the rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls on their homes, farms, or businesses. "This is a chance for people who have an interest in weather to be part of a project that collects valuable weather and climate data," said Hope Mizzell, South Carolina's State Climatologist. More details

Fujifilm Announces Relocation of Camera Recycling Operation to Greenwood County, Creating 30 New Jobs
Fujifilm has announced it will move its recycling operation for its QuickSnap cameras and the Waterproof QuickSnap camera assembly and packaging operations from a facility in Mexico to the Greenwood campus. The move is expected to create approximately 30 new jobs in Greenwood. More details

Ride the Polar Express
Pajama clad passengers will board trains bound for the North Pole at The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad this holiday season! The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad anticipates the event will draw nearly 45,000 passengers! More details

BWIA Celebrates Athena Award Winners for Their Leadership and Commitment to the Support of Women
Since 2001, the Greenville Chamber has honored women who have shown professional excellence, dedication to community service and continual support for other professional women throughout the community. The Athena Award was created in 1982 for the Lansing (Michigan) Chamber of Commerce, but expanded to become an international program that eventually made its way to Greenville. More details

Biltmore's Annual Christmas Celebration Continues Through January 3
One hundred fourteen years ago this Christmas Eve, George Washington Vanderbilt first opened Biltmore House to family and friends. Vanderbilt’s legacy for legendary hospitality lives on today and especially during the holiday season when Biltmore House is elaborately decorated for Christmas, offering guests a glimpse of what it may have been like to be one of his guests during that special holiday season in 1895. More details

Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience Through December 14
Join the Hughes Main Lbirary for a six-week presentation of Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience! This national exhibition, along with discussions, lectures and film, will explore the history of black baseball players in America over the past 150 years. More details

New Green Technologies Course Readies Students for Careers in Alternative Energy
Classroom instruction in five South Carolina school districts, including upstate disctricts Spartanburg Three, and Anderson One and Two, is “going green” with a pilot program to get students ready for jobs in the emerging field of alternative energy. The new GreenSTEM initiative is an innovative high school course focused on green technologies. More details

Upstate Together: Creating Our Place in the New Economic Environment
The Fifth Leadership Issues Series will address creating a place in the new economic environment. This event is set for November 12. More details

DHEC Encourages Citizens to Reduce Open Burning of Yard Debris
As the leaves of summer begin to wither and drop, homeowners are encouraged to explore alternatives to burning their yard debris, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced. “While this is a traditional time of the year to rake leaves and twigs, burning this material can be unhealthy,” said Myra C. Reece, chief of DHEC’s Bureau of Air Quality. More details

Scientific Research Corporation Announces Expansion of its Charleston County Operations; Creates 300 New Jobs
Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Charleston County today joined Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) – an advanced engineering company that provides innovative solutions to its customers in the U.S. government, private industry and international markets – in announcing the company’s plans to expand operations at its Charleston County facility. During an event today at its facility in North Charleston, SRC announced its plans to invest $4 million and add 300 new jobs over the next five years. More details

BMW Manufacturing Plant Adding Additional Production Shifts; Hiring up to 700 Temporary Workers
BMW Manufacturing Co. has announced the addition of two production shifts at the plant in Spartanburg. To support these additional shifts, BMW’s contract agencies, MAU, Inc and Tier One Solutions will be hiring up to 700 workers. More details

Life’s Better Outdoors with Renewed State Hunting and Fishing Licenses
It’s time for South Carolina hunters and anglers to purchase their 2009-2010 hunting and fishing licenses. Last season’s licenses expire June 30, 2009. More details

Introduce Kids to Hiking
We all know children who spend too much time indoors and not enough outside playing, let alone exploring nature. To help combat children’s inactivity and lack of knowledge and comfort with the natural world, PCF, with sponsorship from Palmetto Health, has launched a new program to teach kids through a combination of classroom lessons and outdoor recreation instruction.
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Greenville Ranked Among Relocate America's
Top 100 Places to Live
Greenville has recently been named to Relocate America's Top 100 Places to Live. 2007 marks the tenth year compiling this list of the best places to live in the United States. More details

Regional and National Blood Supply Low, Donations Urgently Needed
The nation’s blood banks, represented by the American Red Cross, American Association of Blood Banks, and America’s Blood Centers, are asking for immediate blood donations to boost already critically low blood supplies. This call to action comes at a time when blood is traditionally in short supply due to the holidays, travel schedules, and illness. More details

Mice on Main – A Great Way to Spend Some Time with the Kids!
Margaret Wise Brown’s timeless children’s classic, “Goodnight Moon,” is the endearing story of a young bunny in striped pajamas who has to tell everyone and everything – in his room and in the world – goodnight before he can go to sleep for the night. Most any child or parent who has had a preschool child during any time in the last 50 years or so probably knows at least part of the brief and charming poetry that fills the pages of the book. So it comes as no surprise that a great many kids – with parents or grandparents in tow – have had a good time indeed in downtown Greenville as they search for those elusive “Mice on Main.”More details

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