Local business leaders envision 2011 recovery

The industrial market continues to show signs of strength

FEBRUARY 2, 2010 11:15 a.m. (0)

The next few months will be relatively stagnant for the Upstate real estate market as many business leaders believe 2011 – not 2010 – will bring a recovery from the latest global economic depression.

Even as news of two quarters of gross national product growth, which signals an official end to the U.S. recession, came to light Tuesday morning, the meeting of 300 area business leaders was subdued at the CBRE Furman Co. annual economic forecast.  Continue reading...

 

Helping businesses make cents of green practices

Furman course targets business leaders, sustainability

MAY 10, 2010 11:48 a.m. (0)

Furman University is offering a unique post graduate course to get beyond the polarizing rhetoric of a green economy and get to the bottom line for business: it makes money.

Starting this fall, the five-session course, involving 70 contract hours, is tailored for business executives and will lead to a post graduate diploma in corporate sustainability and seven hours of continuing education credits.

The first session starts Sept. 16; it ends Dec. 10.  The cost per person is $3,950. Enrollment is limited to 20, and admission is contingent on a review of interest in corporate sustainability.  Continue reading...

 

Furman changes alcohol policy

21-year-olds living in North Village will be allowed to drink in their apartments

APRIL 30, 2010 9:41 a.m. (1)

For the first time in the history of Furman University, some students will be allowed to drink in their on-campus apartments.

A unanimous vote by the school’s board of trustees on Saturday changed a long-standing rule that kept the campus virtually dry, even for students of legal drinking age.  Continue reading...

 

Furman's new president settles in

JULY 19, 2010 6:07 a.m. (0)

David Shi has called his presidency at Furman the best job in higher education – but he won’t miss the 100-hour weeks.

His last day was June 30, and he’d already bidden farewell to the institution he’d called home for 16 years. He spoke that day from a house in Brevard, N.C. – perched on a ridge over the village and college.  Continue reading...

 

Croxton Gray joins NAI Earle Furman

JULY 23, 2010 6:11 a.m. (0)

NAI Earle Furman has expanded its team to include the partners of Croxton Gray Commercial Properties.

It is a move that Earle Furman, president and founder of NAI Earle Furman, as well as Harry Croxton and John Gray, said is an opportunity to enhance competitive advantage while exerting a more dominant market share.  Continue reading...

 

Furman grad to lead BBC orchestra

AUGUST 4, 2010 3:38 p.m. (0)

Keith Lockhart, a Furman University graduate, has been chosen as the principal conductor for the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Lockhart, who is the conductor for the Boston Pops, will make his debut with the BBC orchestra on Aug. 30 at the Royal Albert Hall.  Continue reading...

 

The news in brief

September 10-16, 2010

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 10:41 a.m. (0)

Don’t expect it to be the case for long, but South Carolina is posting the lowest gasoline prices per gallon in the U.S.

That’s even with the fact the numbers this week have already started to climb.

Locally, the price per gallon rose nine-tenths of a cent in the past week, while the national average fell two tenths of a cent.  Continue reading...

 

The invisible ones

Undocumented aliens subject of Furman seminar

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 12:53 p.m. (0)

Many of the talking points in the current immigration debate are patently untrue, said a panel of experts on immigration issues during a presentation at Furman University Tuesday night.

One current hot-button item, anchor babies, and proposals to change the U.S. Constitution to remove the clause relating to automatic citizenship for anyone born in this country is a case in point, said Amy Shelley a panelist and an immigration attorney who practices in Greenville.  Continue reading...

 

The Snap

Week 4

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 3:15 p.m. (0)

Furman defeats Citadel 31-14

Photos by Mark Sturgis / Contributing photographer

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In harmony

Henry Gibson, Greenville Chorale celebrate their golden anniversary

OCTOBER 22, 2010 6:07 a.m. (0)

Henry Gibson has never gotten the chance to sit in the audience during a Greenville Chorale concert.

That’s because he has been performing with the Chorale since its inaugural season in 1961.

Gibson had graduated from North Greenville Junior College and transferred to Furman University. Shortly after the fall term had begun, one of Gibson’s professors told him he should join what started as the Rotary Civic Chorale.  Continue reading...

 

Up on the hill

Upstate college student gets intern experience of a lifetime

DECEMBER 3, 2010 3:43 p.m. (0)

Furman student Brian Highsmith moved to Washington, D.C., the day after his May graduation to intern on Capitol Hill.

He worked first with the House Budget Committee and then in the office of its chairman, Rep. John Spratt, a Democrat of South Carolina.

When the White House Internship Program announced its fall session selections, Highsmith was among them. The program is designed to mentor and develop young leaders and to broaden their exposure to public service.  Continue reading...

 

History, here

Where Greenville stood on the issue of secession

DECEMBER 10, 2010 10:59 a.m. (2)

Over the next five years, our nation will commemorate the 150th anniversary of our Civil War.

Throughout the sesquicentennial, there will be many voices that will reflect on the meaning of these events for our community, our state, and our country.  Continue reading...

 

Seniors regroup

A tough housing market brings change to assisted living centers

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 1:44 p.m. (0)

With seniors watching their nest-egg housing values erode and often unable to sell their homes even at depressed prices, many are delaying moving into continuing care retirement communities.

The independent-living component of that business was built on the premise that seniors would use cash from the sale of an appreciating home to buy into a lifestyle of independence with a promise of a continuum of health care for life.             [Continued on page 28]

That model got turned on its head by the Great Recession, the snails-pace recovery of the housing market, even more deterioration of housing values and, indeed, by the prospect that a home will never again be worth what it once was.  Continue reading...

 

Furman grad worked 9/11 mortuary

Dr. Eric Berg worked at Dover Airt Force Base Port Mortuary after the attacks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 11:17 a.m. (0)

It was the tables that disturbed Dr. Eric Berg the most.

Several card tables in a room about the size of half a tennis court covered in the common stuff that makes up everyday life. Driver’s licenses, toys, passports, cell phones, wedding rings. Watches. The kind with hands and wind-up stems. All stopped at 9:37 a.m., the time American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon.

“That was spooky,” Berg said.  Continue reading...

 

Scottish Games changes name

Gallabrae now includes Miss S.C. preliminary pageant, Highland Fling

JANUARY 26, 2012 4:51 p.m. (0)

The Greenville Scottish Games has outgrown its name.

What had been a weekend-long celebration of all things Scot has turned into a longer celebration this year that begins with the Miss Greenville Scottish Games pageant on Feb. 4 at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium and ends with nearly a week of activities surrounding Memorial Day.

So the Games has a new name – Gallabrae, a combination of Scottish words meaning bold and daring.  Continue reading...

 

Furman lands four profs in ‘Top 300 Professors’ guide by Princeton Review

Ttop rankings based on thousands of student surveys

APRIL 12, 2012 1:37 p.m. (0)

Perhaps one Furman University student gave psychology professor Charles Brewer the ultimate compliment.

“I have taken many Brewer classes while at Furman,” the student wrote. “The toll on the GPA is well worth it.”  Continue reading...

 

Scottish Games outgrows its name

Festival celebrating all things Scot builds on its success

MAY 18, 2012 8:51 a.m. (0)

When Dee Benedict and the rest of the organizers of the Greenville Scottish Games started talking about starting a festival that would highlight Greenville’s Scottish heritage, they noticed one thing.

One Highland Games was the same as the rest, except for topography, and they didn’t change from year to year.  Continue reading...