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11.14. 2014
JENNIFER OLADIPO | SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER
joladipo@communityjournals.com
BarberWind Turbines graduated from client to portfolio company after a $200,000 investment from SCRA was announced this week. The Greenville-based company was accepted into SCRA’s SC Launch program in June, receiving mentoring and support services as a client company. BarberWind, founded by Greenville inventor Jerry Barber, designs, manufactures, constructs and maintains wind energy assets. The company’s wind turbine, which will be manufactured in Upstate South Carolina, is highly efficient and among the most cost-effective wind technologies on the market, SCRA said. SCRA also announced four new client companies, two of which are in the Upstate. Greenville’s Servosity, an IT service provider, and health care software company ThoroughCare of Rock Hill/
Spartanburg joined the group, along with incident management communications provider InciComm and mobile video company Infinite Takes. ThoroughCare founder and CEO Dan Godla said affiliation with SCRA will be a boon to his company. ThoroughCare was part of the first cohort in the Iron Yard’s health care accelerator in Spartanburg. The company operates part-time out of the Iron Yard space, but moved its headquarters to Rock Hill in order to be closer to connections in Charlotte. “My company moved from Pennsylvania, so being a part of SC Launch helps us within the state as we look to find clients, investors and partnerships,” Godla said. “They have a very big network, so if we need assistance they have companies willing to help SC Launch companies, so it’s very good exposure.” The company is set to launch its first pilot program in partnership with AccessHealth in Spartanburg, which was its first client.
Jerry Barber, founder of BarberWind Turbines.
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SCRA invests $200,000, adds clients in Upstate