February 15, 2019 Upstate Business Journal

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“We are excited to bring something new to the Greenville craft community and expand on our current culture of wild regional ales by integrating those into a European-inspired brewpub full of classic historic ales and lagers.”

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“You got to put yourself in the position that can actually make the change.”

The City of Greer broke ground recently on its streetscape project, which includes plans to transform Trade Street and build a Hampton by Hilton hotel. Read more about happenings in downtown Greer on Page 12.

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Flagship Eggs Up Grill location to open in Spartanburg n story by ARIEL TURNER | photo provided by EGGS UP GRILL

Spartanburg-based Eggs Up Grill has started construction on its first company-owned, nonfranchise flagship restaurant that will feature the brand’s new prototype design and will also include a training center and product innovation kitchen.

The 4,500-square-foot space at 551 E. Main St., Spartanburg, is in the Converse Corners shopping center, which is situated across from Converse College and at the entrance of the historic Converse Heights neighborhood.

Demolition at the site was completed in January, construction will begin late February, and the opening is planned for late May to early June, said Ricky Richardson, CEO of Eggs Up Grill.

The breakfast and lunch chain founded by restaurateur Chris Skodras in Pawley’s Island in 1996 changed ownership in 2018.

“After its recent acquisition by the

Spartanburg-based private investment firm WJ Partners, the brand moved its headquarters to this thriving small town,” Richardson said. “To be a bestin-class franchiser, we knew we needed a company-owned and -operated restaurant to allow us to be hands-on in every aspect of our business, from development to recruiting and training a top-quality team to successfully execute day-to-day operations, just like our franchise partners do. Having this restaurant, training center, and test kitchen in our backyard allows us to not only serve the Spartanburg community, but to also immerse our new franchise partners in the brand culture and training.”

While typical Eggs Up Grill locations are 2,500-3,500 square feet, this location is 1,000 square feet larger to accommodate the test kitchen and training facility. Those additions will also require five or so more team members than a franchise location,

bringing the total employees to around 30. Richardson said they are recruiting for the management roles and will begin hiring additional team members within 45 days of opening.

Guests at this location will also have the opportunity to test new menu items and specialty items before they are offered across the franchise. Richardson said they are putting themselves on a track to test and roll out new products twice a year as well as continue to improve existing dishes and create seasonal specials. The restaurant kitchen will operate independently from the test kitchen, though training will take place in both.

As part of an initiative to refresh the brand, the Spartanburg location will be the first Eggs Up Grill to feature the new prototype design, including a new interior design and decor package.

The space will offer a meeting room that can be used by community groups, as well as classroom space for trainees.

There will also be a coffee counter offering hot and cold specialty drinks and the option to purchase grab-andgo food items. Catering and delivery will also be available.

Eggs Up Grill plans to expand across the Southeast, with a goal of doubling its more than 30 restaurants over the next two years. Currently, 14 franchise restaurants are in development, with three to four of those planned for the Upstate. The team has targeted more than 100 secondary and tertiary markets for expansion across the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.

“We are excited to open in the late spring and to begin serving and supporting our Spartanburg community through our company restaurant,” Richardson said. “Eggs Up Grill is not just a great dining option for breakfast and lunch, but also a hub for local activity. We look forward to partnering with the community and serving our neighbors.”

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New brewery & winery coming to Greenville n story by ARIEL TURNER

Carolina Bauernhaus Brewery & Winery has announced it plans to open its second location at Poe West, a 60,000-square-foot mixed-use development in the heart of The West Village of Greenville at 556 Perry Ave. The award-winning brewery and winery from Anderson will join the Poe West anchor tenant, Greenville Technical College’s new Center for Culinary and Hospitality Innovation (CHI), as the second user to announce in the project being developed by The Furman Co. Additional tenant announcements are forthcoming.

The Poe West location of Carolina Bauernhaus Brewery & Winery is set to open in the fall with more than 3,000 square feet of covered outdoor space for a beer garden and entertainment area.

Carolina Bauernhaus, from partners Keston Helfrich, David Thornton, and Brad Thomas, creates handcrafted ales, ciders, and meads utilizing locally sourced yeast, hops, fruits, and grains. It has won several distinguished awards, the most notable being the gold medal in the experimental-beer category at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival for the brewery’s Source Series Opuntia.

“We are excited to bring something new to the Greenville craft community and expand on our current culture of wild regional ales by integrating those into a European-in-

spired brewpub full of classic historic ales and lagers,” said Keston Helfrich, founder and head of brewing operations at Carolina Bauernhaus.

The Poe West development is breaking ground this month on the site of the historic former Poe West Hardware & Supply Co. In fall 2017, The Furman Co. purchased the property, which most recently housed Diversified Systems Inc. Plans for the $10 million property include transforming the sprawling industrial building into a collaborative environment that includes creative office space, restaurants, retail, a brewery, and CHI. The surrounding land on the 5.58-acre property will include adequate parking along with green space designed for community use.

“We love these guys. Carolina Bauernhaus beers are found at many of the other breweries and taprooms in the Upstate,” said Steve Navarro, CEO at The Furman Co. “Keston, David, and Brad are so talented.

These guys’ background in art, engineering, and agriculture spurs on fun and creative ways of brewing beer, cider, and mead. Their Anderson brewery has a great atmosphere and we wanted a similar vibe in our project.”

CBRE’s Blaine Hart and Tommy Molin are spearheading leasing efforts at Poe West and represented the landlord and developer, The Furman Co., in the lease transaction.

“Carolina Bauernhaus is the entertainment/beverage anchor that we’ve envisioned leading the leasing efforts with,” said the leasing team at CBRE. “They are a household name under smart, entrepreneurial ownership, and most importantly, produce quality products for all palates. This particular space has screamed at us for a brewery and outdoor space of this caliber since we kicked off this project.”

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City of Inman revitalization led by first African American mayor n story by ARIEL TURNER | photo by WILL CROOKS

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At 16 or 17 years old Cornelius Huff remembers being told there’d never be a black person in leadership in his city.

Inman Mayor Cornelius Huff grew up in the small Spartanburg County mill town during a time when skin color determined whether he could use the front door or the back alley entrance of a downtown business.

As an African-American, walking down Main Street also wasn’t an option. At 16 or 17 years old Huff remembers being told there’d never be a black person in leadership in his city.

“That was a statement that was made and that stuck with me,” Huff says.

All of that has since changed.

Huff not only became Inman’s first African-American City Council member, but after 12 years in that role was sworn in as mayor in July 2014. Huff is also proud to say the city recently hired its first woman in an administrative role – Missy House, former representative for Trey Gowdy for 14 years who is now in her third week as city administrator.

The city is undergoing enormous physical revitalization under Huff’s leadership, including the revamp of Leroy Mathis Park, the Inman Mills multifamily project with the new Mill to Main greenway initiative, streetscaping, library renovations, and numerous vacant downtown storefronts ready for restaurant and retail tenants. House’s economic development experience will be a key factor in furthering and completing these in-progress efforts.

Huff says his late father, who served in the United States Army in Korea and eventually settled in Inman after meeting his wife there at a tent revival service, used to preach to him about initiating changes in his life.

“He said, ‘Son, in order to make a change in your life you have to get yourself in position to make the change,’” Huff recalls. “You got to put yourself in the position that can actually make the change.”

Huff says his father pounded that message into his head.

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Huff’s father lived long enough to see his son become mayor.

“Before my dad passed away in 2015, he said, ‘You far exceeded my expectation of where we are,’” Huff says.

Huff admits he even exceeded his own. “’On the streets that we couldn’t walk down, you're the guy who's in charge of making sure that never happens again,’” his father told him.

‘THE VISION DIED’ Throughout the years, Huff saw his hometown regress from thriving mill village to an empty Main Street in the early 1990s.

“I watched the furniture stores leave ... I watched all this stuff leave.

It just died away. And I watched the mill close. When that closed, it hurt Main Street. That’s pretty much what killed Main Street. The people aren’t here anymore. So when that died, the vision died. There was nothing else left and nobody had a vision,” he says.

And to him, it didn’t seem anyone cared to do anything about it.

“No one wanted to advance to go any further,” he says. “It is like what-

ever happens, happens. And it just took a younger generation to come back in and say, ‘OK, I'm not gonna let this happen.’”

CHANGE OF POSITION Huff has spent his life and career serving his community, with more than 30 years of experience as a firefighter, first volunteering at 12 years old, and paramedic. But he didn’t plan to get involved in politics until he became upset that changes he saw as necessary weren’t being made.

When Huff found out that two City Council seats were available, it was too late to get on the ballot. He marched straight to the voter registration office to find out what he could do about it.

“A guy says, ‘You know you can run as a write-in candidate, right, and you don't have to pay anything? You don't have to do anything, just write you in,’” Huff says. “He told me the wrong thing.”

His determination fueled, he went door-to-door with his two young daughters to ask voters to write him in. It worked, and he won by a landslide, he says.

“I found out then it was possible,” he says.

Huff sat on the council through three mayors, but that too eventually became unsatisfactory with a strong mayor/weak council structure of government.

“I'll give you some instances where we would have our City Council meetings, make a decision council voted on, and the mayor wasn't happy about it,” Huff says. “The next morning he’d come here and put his stamp of approval on what he wants to do. And he had all authority to do that because he had strong-mayor form of government.”

After more than a decade of that, he’d had enough and decided to run for mayor.

“I said, ‘Oh, we have to change that,'” he says. “That's the first thing.

That's one of the things that I ran on.”

The form of government was put to a referendum and the city voted to change it to a strong council by an overwhelming majority, Huff says.

“So that took all the weight off of me and allowed me to do what a man should do, and that's get out here and be the public figure and support the

town and raise the town and let the City Council as a whole make the decision,” Huff says.

RENEWED VISION Huff’s vision? To bring businesses downtown that will draw residents back, rather than forcing them to downtown Spartanburg or other areas in search of restaurants or retail.

Attracting a successful brewery or restaurant is his main priority based on public feedback. Half a dozen properties on Main and Mill streets currently listed for sale or lease could house such a business.

“We are so close to getting it,” Huff says. “Mmm hmm. I can smell it.”

The more large manufacturing facilities that open in Spartanburg County, the more potential residents who could be drawn to a town like Inman.

“And that's what I've been focusing on, making sure that we have a thriving downtown with absolutely everything they need to keep them here,” Huff says.

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month and has the potential to bring 450 new residents to the city.

Connecting the lofts and Main Street is Huff’s newest initiative, called Mill to Main.

“We've got to beautify Mill Street all the way up to Main Street to make it walkable, bikable, absolutely pedestrian friendly to make it easy for people to leave that mill, come up Main Street for a reason, because I have a nice place to eat. I have a place to sit down, have a nice cold beer, and have fellowship and friendship,” he says.

ACTION PLAN Just how all of these projects get funded, first of all, and executed,

secondly, is no small task, even for a mayor who described himself as a “fireball,” blasting through the frequently slow government processes.

He notes that approach doesn’t always work.

“I never thought it would take us four years to get a new park, for us to get renovation down here, but we have it,” Huff says.

He says building a team of people who want to see success was key.

“And that's what it took to get me to where we are today is getting the right people on board and people who care,” he says.

He’s also enlisting the local youth, working with high school juniors and seniors in what he’s named the

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All of the projects so far have been made possible by state and federal grants with no cost to taxpayers. It’s important that continues, Huff says.

That’s where House, the new city administrator, comes in. The wife of an entrepreneur and small-business owner and herself a former representative for Trey Gowdy, her economic development contacts and back-

ground and ability to multitask will be key for Inman’s continued growth, Huff says.

House says the incentive they’re pushing right now is for facade improvement to attract new businesses to vacant storefronts. She’s on the hunt for more grants now that she’s getting more familiar with the job and wants to see a coffee shop, wine shop, brewery, and restaurant move in sooner rather than later to jumpstart the traffic flow.

“It’s up to me to carry out what City Council hands down,” House says.

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“We’re not apologizing for what we’re doing at all,” says Ed Driggers, Greer city administrator.

The streetscape project, the centerpiece of which is the transformation of Trade Street, broke ground recently and will intermittently disrupt all forms of downtown traffic for about 18 months. Meanwhile, demolition on the site of the highly anticipated Hampton by Hilton hotel by Sycamore Investment Group has also begun.

But that’s not stopping new businesses that depend on accessibility, such as retail and restaurants, from opening.

In fact, three restaurants – Select, Ira’s Chicken, and L’Incanto – opened on or steps away from Trade Street shortly before the groundbreaking, the owners knowing full-well the impact torn-up roads and sidewalks could have on their bottom line.

They forged ahead anyway with confidence, and there’s good reason for that.

In response to the potential upheaval, the city of Greer has committed to a proactive and supportive strategy to assist the businesses that make Greer Station a vibrant and thriving downtown.

“I think some of the things that we've done is, one, we're taking so seriously communicating with them, making sure that they're understanding what this involves, how they will be impacted, what the schedules will look like, how we will continue to communicate with them as that work gets closer to their vicinity,” Driggers says.

Putting its money where its mouth is, the city will continually market that downtown Greer is open and accessible, adjusting the message as needed, Driggers says.

Further, the city has purchased electric shuttles, outside of the $7 million construction budget, that will be used to transport people from surrounding parking lots to retail and restaurants and is positioning staff to help people detour.

In advance of the construction, parking lots, alleyways, and street lighting have all been updated, which will allow customers to access Trade Street and adjacent-area businesses through secondary entrances while the main entrances are inaccessible.

Jeff Gossett, owner of Select restaurant, which opened in the former Bin 112 space at 112 Trade St., says that after weeks of walking downtown Greer to determine traffic patterns, he landed on the location for his second restaurant.

The original Select is in Spartanburg.

For him, having the knowledge of working in construction for many years, the streetscape project created an opportunity about which he is confident.

“Bad news is better than no news,” Gossett says. “This whole streetscape project will get a lot of coverage and attract people downtown. We’re right here in the middle of it. Any business I lose will be gained back.”

Warren Peden, owner of Ira’s Chicken at 107 S. Main St., looked at the timing of opening before the construction began as being ahead of the curve.

“This place is going to go somewhere,” he says. “We feel like Greer is a great place to do business.”

Ira’s Chicken opened in the middle of the rainiest stretch of weather the area has experienced in years. In the hospitality business that depends on people wanting to be outside of their homes, bad weather can be a business killer.

That was not the case for the hot chicken spot’s first few weeks, when business was steady despite the rain.

“We’ve had three days of sunshine,” he said at the time. “I’m not scared of the 18 months of streetscape.”

L’Incanto, which means “enchanting” in Italian, opened in early December at 117 E. Poinsett St. at the top of Trade Street.

Co-owners Carlos and Kristi Echeverri closed their restaurant, Da Vinci’s Ristorante in Greenville, after five years before opening their new Italian restaurant in Greer.

They began looking for a new location to open under a new identity after years of being confused with Davani’s Restaurant on Augusta Street in Greenville, Kristi Echeverri says.

Greer was especially attractive to them because of the streetscaping and future hotel that will draw travelers from BMW and Michelin, she says.

That’s exactly what the city is planning for.

“This is so dynamic. This is so transformational,” Driggers says.

“And it will have such benefit to our businesses in downtown that we all know that we've got to work together through this process. And then once we come to the other end of it, everyone will prosper from that. We will bring more people into our downtown, we will attract different types of businesses to our downtown, we will attract housing to our downtown as we continue to work through this.”

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DEALMAKERS ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Dodson were agents in the office lease of 32,978 square feet at Park 37.

Marcus Cornelius was agent in the lease of 235,600 square feet of industrial space at Apple Valley Industrial Park.

Campbell Lewis was agent in the purchase of 32,000 square feet at McDougall Court.

Marcus Cornelius was agent in the lease of 120,680 square feet of industrial space at Apple Valley Industrial Park.

Charles Gouch and Doug Webster were agents in the office lease of 28,900 square feet at Camperdown.

Campbell Lewis was agent in the lease renewal of buildings III and IV at 160 National Ave.

Justin Hirsch was agent in the sale of 21 lots at Pinehaven Point subdivision in Laurens.

Trey Pennington was agent in the industrial sale of 88,800 square feet at 127 Turningstone Court.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal of 11,857 square feet at Harbinger.

Trey Pennington was agent in the industrial lease of 88,800 square feet at 127 Turningstone Court.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal of 11,296 square feet at 651 Brookfield Parkway.

Trey Pennington was agent in the industrial lease of 88,800 square feet at 127 Turningstone Court.

Charles Gouch and Doug Webster were agents in the office lease of 65,000 square feet at Camperdown.

Nick Hollstegge was agent in the sale of 101 Joe Bernat Drive.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal of 46,795 square feet at 651 Brookfield Parkway.

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Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the office lease of 9,106 square feet at Park 37.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the office lease of 9,073 square feet at One Liberty Square.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, Shelby Dodson, and Brian Scurlock were agents in the office lease of 7,606 square feet at Park 37.

Blaine Hart and Tommy Molin were agents in the lease expansion of 7,427 square feet at Markley Station.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal of 5,996 square feet at Park 37.

Dodson, and Campbell Lewis were agents in the office lease of 3,263 square feet at Patewood Business Center.

Shelby Dodson was agent in the lease of 5,606 square feet of office space at 501 River St.

Tommy Molin was agent in the lease of 2,525 square feet at 797 Haywood Road.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Ryan Clark were agents in the office lease of 5,278 square feet at 110 E. Court St.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the office lease of 2,198 square feet at Harbinger.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal and expansion of 5,027 square feet at 101 N. Main St.

Charles Gouch was agent in the office lease of 2,093 square feet at 100 W. Washington St.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease expansion of 4,922 square feet at 651 Brookfield Parkway.

Blaine Hart was agent in the lease expansion of 4,349 square feet at 301 N. Main St. Charles Gouch and Blaine Hart were agents in the lease renewal of 4,296 square feet at Two Liberty Square.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal of 3,748 square feet at Harbinger.

Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, Shelby Dodson, and Marcus Cornelius were agents in the office lease of 3,574 square feet at Patewood Business Center.

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Charles Gouch, Blaine Hart, and Shelby Dodson were agents in the lease renewal of 2,062 square feet at Office Park Patewood.

Justin Hirsch and Trey Pennington were agents in the purchase of 89 acres at Orange Way in Anderson.

Trey Pennington was agent in the sale of 5950 N. Main St. in Cowpens.

Justin Hirsch was agent in the sale of 39 acres on Highway 123.

Justin Hirsch was agent in the purchase of 22 acres on West Georgia Road. Trey Pennington was agent in the sale of 22 acres on West Georgia Road.

Trey Pennington was agent in the sale of 19.38 acres at 355 and 365 Pelham

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Ashley Trantham was agent in the lease renewal of 1,556 square feet at 420-P The Parkway by Cornerstone Properties and Development LLC to Imagine Kitchen.

Kevin Bentley and Mike Sutter were agents in the lease of 120,680 square feet at Apple Valley Industrial Park, Building A, in Duncan by Spartanburg Industrial Owner LLC to Senator International Freight Forwarding LLC.

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of 2,600 square feet at 10 Winchester Court, Suite A, in Mauldin by Tian Fu Capital LLC to Invocare Greenville.

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Randall Bentley and Chad Stepp were agents in the lease of 53,033 square feet at 105 Littlejohn Court in Spartanburg by Revman International to Littlejohn Holdings LLC.

James McKay and Darath Mackie were agents in the lease of 1,000 square feet at 860 S. Church St., Suite C-1, by 860 S. Church St. to Nutrition 75 LLC.

Kevin Bentley was agent in the lease of 1,500 square feet at 107 Trade St. in Fountain Inn by Nicolas Grisetta LLC to Serendipity Salon Spa LLC. Andrew Harrill was agent in the lease renewal of 1,150 square feet at 330 Harrison Bridge Road by Tylan Plantation LLC to Classic Home Mortgage Inc. Darath Mackie was agent in the lease of 1,200 square feet at 122G Old Mill Road in Old Mill Commons by Professional Office Rentals LLC to Freedom Within Walls.

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Randall Bentley and Andrew Harrill were agents in the purchase and sale of 419 and 421 SE Main St. in Simpsonville. Kamal SE LLC is the buyer, and Chancellors LLC is the seller.

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Randall Bentley and Andrew Harrill were agents in the lease of 1,380 square feet at 1757 Woodruff Road, Suite C, by RTL Properties LLC to SC Military Department – Office of the Adjutant General.

Randall Bentley was agent for Eagle Zone LLC in the sale of 23.61 acres at 8000 Pelham Road to Haas Family Golf Center LLC. Randall Bentley was agent in the lease renewal of 3,810 square feet at 160 Congress Blvd., Suite A, in Duncan by Bentley Descendants Trust to Biocrisp Inc. Randall Bentley was agent in the lease renewal of 31,437 square feet at 2920 Grandview Drive in Simpsonville by Blind John LLC to D.H. Pace Co. Inc.

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Randall Bentley and Chad Stepp were agents in the lease of 28,800 square feet at 201 Brozzini Court, Suite L, to Optimas OE Solutions LLC .

James McKay was agent in the lease renewal of 1,750 square feet at 104 Mauldin Road, Suite A, by JDP Investments to Kenneth and Michael Gillespie.

PINTAIL CAPITAL PARTNERS Lakin Parr and Tyson Smoak were agents in the lease of 1,674 square feet at 11 Brendan Way by Front Street Greenville to Sable Homes.

Lakin Parr was agent for North American Pipeline in the purchase of 5.64 acres on Buckner Road.

Ross Kester and Lakin Parr were agents for Popca Properties International LLC in the sale of 18,690 square feet at 35 International Drive.

Ross Kester and Lakin Parr were agents for Popca Properties Grove LLC in the sale of 19,475 square feet at 1050 Grove Road.

Tyson Smoak was agent in the lease of 8,000 square feet at 800 E. North St.

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Jeff Day was agent for Falcon Real Estate Development in the purchase of 5 acres at Salters Road for a 30-unit townhome development for Ryan Homes.

Jeff Day was agent for Falcon Real Estate Development in the purchase of 21 acres at 3896 Laurens Road for an 82-unit townhome development.

Tyson Smoak was agent in the lease of 2,500 square feet in Union by Allergy Partners.

Ross Kester was agent for Greig Properties LLC in the sale of 4,950 square feet at 373 Halton Road.

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DEALMAKERS ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS agents in the lease of 3,000 square feet at Eastgate Village at 5910 Old Spartanburg Road in Taylors by Winward Partners IV LP to Tuk Tuk LLC.

Rick Hammett was agent for Unlimited Landscaping & Turf Management Inc. in the purchase of 5,000 square feet at 279 Lakewood Drive.

Chris Prince, Rhett Craig, and Ned Reynolds were agents in the medical office space lease of 2,533 square feet at 1650 Skylyn Drive by Altera Mary Black LLC to Allure Medical Spa.

Rick Hammett was agent for Jerry Greene in the sale of 305 N. Main St. in Mauldin.

LANGSTON BLACK Chuck Langston was agent for Clemson Eye in the purchase of 1.36 acres on Harrison Bridge Road in Simpsonville.

Jeff Howell was agent for MoonMcManus LLC in the sale of 306 W. Poinsett St. in Greer to Pandion Properties LLC.

Jeff Howell was agent for William Berry in the sale of 2.28 acres on Old Pendleton Road to Luther & Lewis LLC.

Tim Allender was agent in the lease of 10,000 square feet at 364 W. Phillips Road in Greer by ACJ Properties LLC to Allstar Baseball & Softball LLC.

Bob Ashworth was agent in the lease of a building at 24 Carver St. in Wellford to Happy Dogs Properties LLC.

Tim Allender was agent in the purchase of 12,000 square feet at 438 N. Main St. in Woodruff to Michael Hong with Oasis Scientific.

Bradley D. Toy was agent for Amerco Real Estate Co. in the sale of 166,883 square feet at Highway 25 and Bypass 72 in Greenwood.

Chuck Langston was agent for 600 Congaree LLC in the purchase of 8,500 square feet at 600 Congaree Road.

Bob Ashworth was agent for Ira’s Chicken in the purchase of 221 and 223 N. Main St. in Simpsonville.

TL Baldree was agent in the sale of 221 and 223 N. Main St. in Simpsonville to Diego Herrera.

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ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Chuck Langston was agent in the sale of a 12,500-square-foot strip center at 3324 Wade Hampton Blvd.

Chuck Langston was agent in the sale of 4372 Wade Hampton Blvd. in Taylors.

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WINDSOR AUGHTRY COMPANY INC. Jay Alexander and Gray Morgan were agents in the sale of 60 acres on Highway 29 in Spartanburg.

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Lauren Nicholson was agent in the lease of 1319 Cedar Lane Road to Captain Electric.

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DEALMAKERS ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Bellwether Properties of SC LP to The Standard.

Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents in the lease of 6,226 square feet at Markley Station

by RIOF Markley LLC to Urban Wren Winery LLC. Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents in the office space lease renewal of 1,390 square feet at 2015 Laurens Road, Suite B, by TCD Properties LLC to Jason Staiger.

Pete Brett and Sammy Dubose were agents in the retail lease of 3,886 square feet at Marketplace Shopping Center on 2441 Laurens Road by Verdae Properties LLC to Phenix Salon Suites.

Robert Zimmerman was agent in the sale of 1.653 acres at 1605 Piedmont Highway in Piedmont from Linda Fleenor Revocable Trust to Patton Development SC LLC. Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents for TR Hospitality in the purchase of 1 acre at 745 Old Buncombe Road in Travelers Rest.

White Oak LLC is the seller.

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SFR3 LLC is the buyer.

Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents in the lease of 7,815 square feet at 124 Verdae Blvd., Suite 502, by Bonaventure I & II LLC and Four Plus Bonaventure LLC to Performance Payroll LLC. David Sigmon and Nicholas Sardone were agents in the lease renewal of 13,462 square feet and the lease expansion of 3,155 square feet at 200 E. Broad St. by East Broad Street to South State Bank.

Pete Brett and Sammy Dubose were agents in the lease renewal of 45,562 square feet at 2465 Laurens Road by Verdae Properties LLC to Sky Zone.

Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents in the lease of 3,272 square feet at 429 Roper Mountain Road, Building 100, Suite A, by BKD Capital LLC to B. Bracknell Shuler LLC. Tim Satterfield was agent in the lease of 10,000 square feet at 113-B Belton Drive in Spartanburg by Spartan Leasing Inc. to TNT LLC.

Rick Cauthen was agent for Sarah Kit-Bing LAM in the purchase of 3,681 square feet at 801 E. Butler Road. Old Mill Stream No. 6 LLC and OMS-BJ Mauldin LLC are sellers.

Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents for Bushy Grove LLC in the purchase of 17,600 square feet at 1050 Grove Road and 15,840 square feet at 35 International Drive.

POCPA Properties Grove LLC and POCPA Properties International LLC are sellers.

George Zimmerman and Robert Zimmerman were agents for The Nancy C. Wherry Revocable Trust in the sale of 12.91 acres on Pinefield Drive.

Havenhill Development LLC is the buyer.

George Zimmerman was agent for Standing Springs Investors LLC in the sale of 56.32 acres on Standing Springs Road. Mark III Properties is the buyer.

Tim Satterfield and Greg Norris were agents for Charles C. Rhodes in the sale of Lots 1-8 on Northwood Circle in Wellford. Your Home Builders LLC is the buyer.

Tim Satterfield and Greg Norris were agents for Charles C. Rhodes in the sale

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Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents in the lease of 3,4485 square feet at 2607 Woodruff Road, Suite 001, by Simpsonville Five Forks LLC to KCT Educational Services LLC. Pete Brett, David Sigmon, and Matt Vanvick were agents in the lease of 4,200 square feet at 120 East-West Parkway in Anderson by Judson Real Estate LLC to DFM Properties LLC and Deirdre Martin.

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Keith Jones, Hunter Garrett, John Staunton, and McNeil Epps were agents in the office lease of 4,683 square feet at 105 Tech Lane in Liberty by Technical Properties LLC to Omedym LLC.

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John Baldwin was agent in the industrial lease of 178,200 square feet at 101 Milledge Road by Richfair Holdings Inc. to Crown Group Co. Scott Jones and John Stathakis II were agents for GGB Technology Inc. in the sale of 3,450 square feet of office space at 58 Parkway Commons Way to Parkway Properties Group LLC. Rusty Hamrick was agent for Belle Mead Heckel and Bobby Traylor in the sale of 105.66 acres on Old Easley Highway to Greater Greenville Sanitation District.

Stuart Smith was agent for Susan Lorraine and James Wyatt in the sale of 100.08 acres on Highway 417 in Woodruff to Mark II Properties LLC. Jimmy Wright and Keith Jones were agents for Branch Banking & Trust Co. in the sale of 41,306 square feet at 400 Memorial Drive to 400 Memorial Drive LLC. Jimmy Wright was agent for Habitat of Humanity Greenville County in the sale of 58,316 square feet at 30333039 Wade Hampton Blvd. Bill Sims was agent for VSP Holdings LLC in the purchase.

Jimmy Wright and Ted Lyerly were agents for BB&T in the sale of 2,916 square feet at 3515 E. North St. to Chabad of Greater Greenville.

Bill Sims was agent for Browning Woodruff LLC in the sale of 9,993 square feet at 905 N. Main St. in Woodruff to Palmetto Real Estate Trust — Woodruff LLC.

Towers Rice Jr. was agent for Cory Dingus in the purchase of 11,250 square feet at 303 Hurricane Creek Road. Glen Morton Enterprises LLC was seller.

Stuart Smith, Steve Wunder, and James Dennis were agents for B. Two Development LLC in the sale of 3,600 square feet at 205 Alice St. in Spartanburg to Vision of Faith Christian Ministries.

Towers Rice Jr. was agent for Willimon Holdings LLC in the sale of 24,000 square feet at 116 Leader Drive to 54 Technology Drive LLC.

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Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents in the lease of 2,400 square feet at The Shoppes of Gower to Compounding Solutions.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for South Ridge, Catamar LLC, and Woodstream LLC in the lease of 3,213 square feet at 823 S. Church St. to Shred 415.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for Orange Theory Fitness in the lease of 3,840 square feet at 1985 E. Main St. in Spartanburg.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for New Market Anderson LLC in the lease of retail space at 651 Highway 28 Bypass in Anderson to CATO. Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for Doolittle Gallery LLC in the lease of 1,400 square feet of retail space at The Gallery to Rite Care RX.

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Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents in the retail lease of 1,200 square feet at Publix at Thornblade to Wild Birds Unlimited.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for Doolittle Gallery LLC in the lease of 3,200 square feet of retail space at The Gallery to iLoveKickboxing.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for Doolittle Gallery LLC in the lease of 2,000 square feet of retail space at The Gallery to Mextizo Tortas and Tacos.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents in the lease of 1,187 square feet of retail space at Gresham Plaza to Regional Finance.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for New Market in the lease of 1,200 square feet of retail space at Anderson Central to Happy Nails.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for CAPROCQ Greenville LLC in the lease renewal of 5,970 square feet of retail space at Wells Fargo Center to Sticky Fingers.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for New Market LLC in the lease renewal of 1,400 square feet at Fairview

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Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for Orangetheory Fitness in the lease of 3,614 square feet at Gateway Plaza in Clemson.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for New Market LLC in the lease of 1,680 square feet of retail space at Anderson Central to Cricket Wireless.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for New Market LLC in the lease of 1,200 square feet of retail space at Anderson Central to China No. 1.

Scott Burgess and Lance Byars were agents for CAPROCQ Greenville LLC in the lease renewal of 2,421 square feet of retail space at Wells Fargo Center to Ivy Salon.

Frank Hammond was agent for Cli-bro Properties LLC in the sale of 1.91 acres at 600 Buncombe St. to Diamond Jubilee Downtown LLC. Frank Hammond was agent for Duck Shack Real Estate Partners in the sale of a retail building at 600 Congaree Road to 600 Congaree LLC. Brantley Anderson and Taylor Allen were agents for US REIF ICP SC LLC in the lease of office space at Independence

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Corporate Park to Cass Information Systems Inc. Brantley Anderson and Taylor Allen were agents for TBC Corp. in the lease of office space at Independence Corporate Park.

Lyn Tyner was agent for Clemson University Real Estate Foundation in the sale of 1.82 acres at 102 Powers Blvd. in Piedmont to Patina Storage.

Lyn Tyner was agent for Hillside Partnership II in the sale of 10.72 acres on Rogers Bridge Road in Duncan to Residents Land Development LLC. Lyn Tyner was agent for Innovative Courier Solutions Inc. in the lease of industrial space at 46 Freedom Court Real Estate Partners Freedom LLC. Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, Brockton Hall, and Chuck Salley were agents for Reger Holdings LLC in the lease of 100,000 square feet at 625 S. Old Piedmont Road to Smithfield Grain LLC. Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall were agents for Naval Yards LLC in the sale of 29.56 acres off Howell Road in Duncan.

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DEALMAKERS ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall were agents for Scannell Property Group in the industrial lease of 408,000 square feet at 70 Tyger River Drive in Duncan.

Richard Barrett and Brannan Hudson were agents for Ziff Properties in the lease of industrial space in Garlington Park to TIGGES USA Inc. Richard Barrett, Brannan Hudson, Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall were agents for Kinney Hills Association in the lease of 4,100 square feet of industrial space at Corporate Center TEI Construction Inc. Richard Barrett and Brannan Hudson were agents in the lease of industrial space at 528 Brookshire Road.

Richard Barrett, Brannan Hudson, Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall were agents in the lease of 48,300 square feet at Corporate Center in Spartanburg.

Richard Barrett, Brannan Hudson, Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall were agents for R&J Investments in the lease of 52,118 square feet at Corporate Center in Spartanburg Valley Grinding and

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Richard Barrett, Brannan Hudson, Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall were agents for Kinney Hill Association in the lease of 48,300 square feet in Spartanburg to Pharmacy Consultants LLC. Richard Barrett and Brannan Hudson were agents for Kinney Hill Associates in the lease of 52,118 square feet in Spartanburg to Magna Fuel Systems USA LLC, represented by Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, and Brockton Hall.

Richard Barret and Brannan Hudson were agents for Ziff Properties in the industrial lease at Garlington Park to Daryl Latimer.

Richard Barrett and Brannan Hudson were agents for Ziff Properties in the industrial lease at Garlington Park to Kegler United LLC. Richard Barrett and Brannan Hudson were agents for Golden Oaks Industrial in the lease of 10,4416 square feet at 1085 Thousand Oaks Blvd. to Broadway Lights LLC. Richard Barrett and Brannan Hudson were agents for R&J Investments in the sale of Mauldin Center to Lone Star

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Bobby Miller was agent in the sale of 1.2 acres on Harrison Bridge Road by Martin’s Run Retail Development.

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Bobby Miller was agent in the sale of 1.88 acres in Powdersville to NV LLC.

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Gary Kirby was agent in the lease of 2,000 square feet at 1565 Laurens Road by St. John of the Ladder Church to Donaldson Church of God.

Jim Brown was agent for 4Balance Fitness, the tenant, in the lease of 8,780 square feet at 297 Garlington Road.

Bobby Miller was agent in the lease of 2,000 square feet of retail and office space at 1525 Laurens Road by the Lambrou family to Ridge Media.

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Mark Masaschi and Mark Ratchford were agents in the lease of 38,165 square feet of Class A medical office space by POPCA Properties to St. Francis Physician Services.

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Bobby Miller was agent in the sale of 1.5 acres at 273 Harrison Bridge Road from Martin’s Commercial Development to Sunshine House.

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DEALMAKERS ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Josh Tew was agent in the lease of 4,000 square feet at 2421 New Easley Highway, Suite 101, to Off Leash K9 Training.

Grayson Burgess was agent in the lease of 2,000 square feet at 1565 Laurens Road from John Lambrou to Ridge Media LLC.

Jim Brown was agent in the lease of 4,000 square feet at 3527 Pelham Road CCA Medical Solutions.

Grayson Burgess was agent in the lease of 5,610 square feet of retail space at 101 S. Hudson St. from Hudson BJC LLC to Nautic Greenville LLC.

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No decision was reached on the Peace Center’s proposed Wyche Pavilion renovations presented on Feb. 7 to the City of Greenville Design Review Board Urban Panel.

Rather, the Peace Center, with the DRB panel’s encouragement, deferred its application for a certificate of appropriateness until its architects can work with city planning staff and two members of the board to revise the plans to reflect changes suggested during the meeting.

The main concern of the board was not the enclosure of the Wyche Pavilion, though it was mentioned and the issue of public access was raised, but rather that the new construction be in compliance with the design guidelines that call for an addition to a historic structure to be obviously different and subordinate to the original structure.

Certainly ranking as one of the best-attended public hearings of the DRB in recent history, the controversial topic drew a crowd that filled the 10th-floor chamber of City Hall.

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of new attendees, listing their educational and professional qualifications for holding their positions.

Of primary concern for the public, as evidenced by the reaction on social media, was the enclosure of the building that has for decades been a shell of what once was a thriving manufacturing facility on the bank of the Reedy River. And although dozens of commenters and posters advocated speaking in opposition during the public-comment portion of the meeting, none did.

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Only Lindsey Strand, executive director of the Greenville County Historical Society, spoke during the time allocated for those opposed, noting first, however, that she hadn’t planned to speak but felt compelled after hearing specific comments from those in support.

Several members of the community, in addition to those presenting the plans, spoke in support of the project during the public portion.

Cindy Landrum contributed to this report.

“I think people are afraid that we’re taking something away from them, but what we’re actually doing is giving something back. We love our public spaces. You saw that from 2009 to 2012 when we took a drive out of the front of the corner of Broad and Main and added a plaza and when we redid the back. Millions and millions of dollars went into that then and we took a step forward, and what we’re trying to do now is take a step even further... Right now, people do walk through that pavilion, but the reality of that pavilion is there are pigeons and trash and homeless people. There are all kinds of things that exist there today that aren’t that great.”

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In the summer of 2017, following years of deliberation, the church broke ground on a 14,000 square foot expansion to their education building. This decision would allow them to continue to use their existing historical site by connecting the old with the new and bringing with it accessibility for all members. We recently sat down with Denise Plumblee, ESBC’s Minister of Administration, to highlight her experience as part of the building committee, an otherwise untold story of building for the future. She explained the hardships and the joys of the building process to bring clarity for those who might someday find themselves in her shoes.

The goal was simple: to provide a new space for the community to worship, fellowship and serve for years to come. The building would provide ample classroom space for church members, an extension to their preschool wing, a new welcome center lobby and an updated church parking lot. But as a true novice in the construction industry, Plumblee recalls, “My greatest fear was can I do this? I felt ultimately responsible for the success or failure of the project.”

She went on to explain that it was the people, her project team, who were instrumental in helping her overcome those initial fears. “My advice to someone embarking on a similar project would be that you need to have a partner you can work with who will truly help you,” remarked Plumblee, “You may not be in a position where you ultimately control that, but I think finding someone that you can laugh and cry with makes the experience. Simply put, find a partner you can trust who is not going to let you down. For me, I found that partner in Mavin Construction.”

As we walked along the hallways of the three – story addition, Plumblee paused often to recount stories from the build. “The ability of our team to work through unpredictable challenges amazed me. We were dealing with a sanctuary that was built in 1922 and the education building circa 1950, both of which we were integrating into the current addition.

We didn’t know in some cases what was behind the wall or under the ground.” Despite the unique challenges their campus presented, the church continues to see their rich history as something to be proud of. On the third floor a large timeline installation fills the hall, with hundreds of photos and artifacts donated by the congregation. It serves as a celebration of the past while leaving room to expand in the future. “I am truly proud of the building. It is part of my legacy here at the church,” says Plumblee, “Long after we are gone, this building will still be here. I’m hoping that 100 years from now someone will look back and be thankful we did this project.”

As our city continues to renovate, restore and expand, it is critical to remember where we came from and reflect on the lessons learned along the way. Greenville has an opportunity to differentiate itself by valuing strategic growth, with an emphasis on preserving the past and preparing our communities for the future. Earle Street Baptist continues to be a prime example of just that.

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“When we started looking at the site, the professionals told us the best thing to do was tear everything down and start over. But we didn’t do that. Instead, we decided to take the old and marry it with the new and make a new purpose out of it and use it for current needs. I think the Peace Center has done a wonderful job of doing that.”

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“… We planted a beech tree there at the end where the fire trucks turn around several years ago and we would love to see that restored. It was in honor of CT Wyche who did so much for RiverPlace and to restore the river and the Peace Center. We would love to see that moved if we possibly could if the deck is going to take it and incorporate it into the river planting.

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“For me and our association, anything that enhances the protection of the river by the landscaping and by the previous pavements they use is a plus for us. RiverPlace itself … doesn’t lend itself, the whole corridor, to protecting the river.

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“As chair of Peace Center board and to reinforce – [there are] three primary goals out of this project. One is to restore and save and give back a beautiful historic building. That has been at the forefront of the entire discussion. Second piece is, as mentioned, to have additional space. We had over 700 events at the Peace Center. We really are out of space at the Peace Center if we want to activate the campus at more than one venue at a time. The third piece is to really activate that part of the river and connecting it to Camperdown, the rest of the river.”

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“By enclosing this space I’m concerned that we will be taking that away from the public. By enclosing it and making it only accessible to the people who are there for the purposes of Peace Center programming, it does shut it off a little bit. It closes it off. There’s something unique about the Wyche Pavilion. There’s nothing else like it in Greenville really.

You can just walk in and feel the history. You can know that where you’re standing something really important in the history of our community happened. History in Greenville doesn’t always have to be an opportunity to make more money. I’m hearing that a lot — this is such an opportunity to increase economic impact of the Peace Center and I agree with that completely. It’s a huge opportunity and the proposal is very elegant, but history is more than an economic driver or an economic opportunity. It’s about what it means for the community and remaining accessible to the people.”

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The DRB Board response in summary The five members of The Design Review Board Urban Panel appointed by City Council serve a two-year term and each member must have experience, training or demonstrated interest in design, construction, preservation or planning for buildings, site design, or landscaping.

n Danielle Fontaine Fontaine said she was in favor of the modern approach of the addition, but suggested the design go even more modern like the Genevieve’s addition to the Peace Center concert hall. She made an additional suggestion to redesign the utilitarian-looking stairs off the addition closest to the footbridge, calling it a big opportunity to do something sculptural instead of something that looks like a fire escape.

n William Crawford Crawford said he believed the proposed design has an opportunity to be something really great, specifically mentioning the glass as a good job of tying in Genevieve’s and balancing the amount of brick used in downtown Greenville.

He said he’s sure there are things to be improved but called it a really good effort. Further, when the subject was raised of whether the addition was subordinate, he referred to the dimensions (original structure is 100 feet and addition is 75 feet), calling it “by definition subordinate.” He also urged the other panelists to consider that Tommy Wyche would be advocating for this.

n Robert Benedict Of the five panelists, Benedict came across as the most opposed to the proposed plans for enclosing the structure and suggested moving the addition. He said how much he appreciates the as-is, bare-bones structure and the history of the building.

n Mitch Lehde What is the front of the building? Lehde raised the question to discuss the frontage of the building and how the front design should be handled differently from the other sides. He urged the panelists to stick to the guidelines regardless of affinity for the proposed design.

n Carmella Cioffi (chair) Cioffi said the landscaping plan with the boardwalk along the river was a huge improvement, but she raised other issues with the structural design. First, she is concerned that the public won’t be able to freely access the building once it’s enclosed and urged the Peace Center to consider having times for public access.

Her main concern is the addition’s compliance with the design guidelines as it is not visually considered subordinate.

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Recommendation & next steps Before bringing the design back before the DRB for a second shot at approval, the Peace Center and its architects must meet with planning staff and two members of the DRB to revise it, taking into consideration the recommendations mentioned: make the addition visually distinctive and subordinate and the design of the stairwell more sculptural, provide more details on the rooftop mechanicals, and consider accessibility and openness to the public. Riegel said the goal is to work through the process and return with a revised plan for the March 7 meeting of the DRB.

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Every year, the risk of your company, customer, and client data being exposed in a data break through a third-party vendor increases. Last year, according to the Ponemon Institute, that risk increased 7 percent. For its third annual, Data Risk in The Third Party Ecosystem report, Ponemon surveyed more than 1,000 Chief Information Security Officers in the US and United Kingdom. So, OK, right off the bat we’re talking large organizations here.

Even at that, 45 percent in of US responders said their companies had experienced a data breach through a

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third-party vendor; 25 percent were breached by one of their vendor’s third-party vendors; 61 percent believed they were vulnerable to such an attack.

As these are only the instances that companies know about, the actual exposure could be much larger. Only 32 percent of US respondents believe a vendor would notify them if they were breached.

There are many examples of this occurring, including to companies doing business in the Upstate like Bon Secours, which lost 665,000 patient records in a third-party breach including 200,000 SC patients, and Target.

Have you given an outside vendor an account on your internal network?

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Solve. Serve. Grow. Those three words summarize Jackson Marketing Group’s guiding principles, and according to owner Larry Jackson, form the motivation that has kept the firm thriving for the past 25 years.

Jackson graduated from Bob Jones University with a degree in video and film production and started his 41-year career in the communications industry with the U.S. Army’s Public Information Office. He served during

Vietnam, where he said he was “luckily” stationed in the middle of Texas at Fort Hood.

He left the service and went to work in public affairs and motorsports at Ford Motor Company in Detroit.

After a stint at Bell and Howell, where he was responsible for managing Ford’s dealer marketing and training, the entrepreneurial bug hit and he co-founded Jackson-Dawson Marketing Communications, a company specializing in dealer training and product launches for the auto industry in 1980.

In 1987, Jackson wanted to move back south and thought Greenville would be a good fit. An avid pilot, he

learned of an opportunity to purchase Cornerstone Aviation, a fixed base operation (FBO) that served as a service station for the Greenville Downtown Airport, providing fuel, maintenance and storage.

In fact, when he started the Greenville office of what is now Jackson Marketing Group (JMG) in 1988, the offices were housed on the second floor in an airport hangar.

“Clients would get distracted by the airplanes in the hangars and we’d have to corral them to get back upstairs to the meeting,” Jackson said.

Jackson sold the FBO in 1993, but says it was a great way to get to know Greenville’s fathers and leaders

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with a majority of them utilizing the general aviation airport as a “corporate gateway to the city.”

In 1997, Jackson and his son, Darrell, launched Jackson Motorsports Group. The new division was designed to sell race tires and go to racetracks to sell and mount the tires. Darrell Jackson now serves as president of the motorsports group and Larry Jackson has two other children and a son-in-law who work there. Jackson said all his children started at the bottom and “earned their way up.”

Jackson kept the Jackson-Dawson branches in Detroit and others in Los Angeles and New York until he sold his portion of that partnership in 2009 as part of his estate planning.

The company now operates a small office in Charlotte, but its main headquarters are in Greenville in a large office space off Woodruff Road, complete with a vision gallery that displays local artwork and an auditorium Jackson makes available for non-profit use. The Motorsports Group is housed in an additional 26,000 square feet building just down the street, and the agency is currently looking for another 20,000 square feet.

Jackson said JMG has expanded into other verticals such as financial, healthcare, manufacturing and pro-bono work, but still has a strong focus on the auto industry and transportation. It’s

2003 motorsports Division acquires an additional 26,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space

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also one of the few marketing companies in South Carolina to handle all aspects of a project in-house, with four suites handling video production, copywriting, media and research and web design.

Clients include heavyweights such as BMW, Bob Jones University, the Peace Center, Michelin and Sage Automotive. Recent projects have included an interactive mobile application for Milliken’s arboretum and 600-acre Spartanburg campus and a marketing campaign for the 2013 Big League World Series.

“In my opinion, our greatest single achievement is the longevity of our client relationships,” said Darrell Jackson. “Our first client from back in 1988 is still a client today. I can count on one hand the number of clients who have gone elsewhere in the past decade.”

Larry Jackson says his Christian faith and belief in service to others, coupled with business values rooted in solving clients’ problems, have kept

2009 Jackson Dawson changes name to Jackson marketing Group when larry sells his partnership in Detroit and lA 2003

2009-2012 Jackson marketing Group named a top BtoB agency by BtoB magazine 4 years running

him going and growing his business over the years. He is passionate about giving back and outreach to non-profits. The company was recently awarded the Community Foundation Spirit Award.

The company reaffirmed its commitment to serving the community last week by celebrating its 25th anniversary with a birthday party and a 25-hour Serve-A-Thon partnership with Hands on Greenville and Habitat for Humanity. JMG’s 103 full-time employees worked in shifts around the clock on October 22 and 23 to help construct a house for a deserving family.

As Jackson inches towards retirement, he says he hasn’t quite figured out his succession plan yet, but sees the companies staying under the same umbrella. He wants to continue to strategically grow the business.

“From the beginning, my father has taught me that this business is all about our people – both our clients and our associates,” said his son, Darrell. “We have created a focus and a culture that strives to solve problems, serve people and grow careers.”

Darrell Jackson said he wants to “continue helping lead a culture where we solve, serve and grow. If we are successful, we will continue to grow towards our ultimate goal of becoming the leading integrated marketing communications brand in the Southeast.”

2011 Jackson marketing Group/Jackson motorsports Group employee base reaches 100 people

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CoMMUnitY inVolVeMent & boarD positions lArry JACkson (ChAirmAn): Bob Jones University Board chairman, The Wilds Christian Camp and Conference Center board member, Gospel Fellowship Association board member, Past Greenville Area Development Corporation board member, Past Chamber of Commerce Headquarters Recruiting Committee member, Past Greenville Tech Foundation board member David Jones (Vice President Client services, Chief marketing officer): Hands on Greenville board chairman mike Zeller (Vice President, Brand marketing): Artisphere Board, Metropolitan Arts Council Board, American Red Cross Board, Greenville Tech Foundation Board, South Carolina Chamber Board eric Jackson (Jackson motorsports Group sales specialist): Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Advisory Board

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