Upstate Business Journal

09/23/2025

Interior designer Kelly Ford is bringing something fresh to downtown Greenville. Her new shop, House of Ford, combines retail with curated furnishings, gifts, and a soon-to-be-introduced coffee and pastries menu.

Local interior designer Kelly Ford is opening a retail shop and gathering space in downtown Greenville.

09/22/2025

Did you know?

➡️ 98% of large companies provide health benefits
➡️ Only 53% of smaller businesses do
➡️ Premiums for single coverage have nearly doubled since 2008

Rising health care costs are reshaping how employers approach benefits and what it means for employees.

Rising health care costs are straining businesses as premiums climb and coverage negotiations grow more complex.

09/19/2025

The Design Review Board gives conditional approval for Grace Church's new youth ministries center at 50 S. Richardson St.

The board conditionally approved exterior designs for Grace Church youth ministries center in downtown Greenville.

09/17/2025

From hauling poles up mountainsides with mules in the 1940s to serving nearly 75,000 meters today, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative has been powering the Upstate for 85 years.

Blue Ridge Electric is the largest of the cooperatives doing business in South Carolina and is celebrating 85 years of powering the Carolinas.

09/17/2025

Imports, exports, total cargo. How is SC’s trade shaping up?

From the Port of Charleston to Inland Port Greer, explore the numbers behind South Carolina’s global connections.

Cargo volumes for South Carolina's ports, including imports and exports for the past 13 months. Statistics are measured in TEU.

09/17/2025

Dutch Bros Coffee, a drive-thru coffee company based in Oregon, will open a Greenville location. The shop at 3103 N. Pleasantburg Drive is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2025

The Dutch Bros Coffee shop at 3103 N. Pleasantburg Drive is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2025.

09/16/2025

Tahini recently opened in downtown Greenville, bringing a taste of tradition with modern twists on shawarma, hummus and other Middle Eastern dishes to College Street.

Tahini Middle Eastern Eatery brings authentic and modern takes on shawarma, hummus, and more to downtown Greenville.

09/15/2025

Augusta Street Pizza is bringing authentic Roman-style pies to Augusta Street. Think thin, crispy crusts, airy dough, and flavors inspired by southern Italian traditions.

Augusta Street Pizza will specialize in Roman-style pizza, which is characterized by a thinner, crispy crust.

09/15/2025

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC has opened RePlay inside its Travelers Rest store, a new space dedicated to used sports gear and apparel. From cleats to jerseys, there’s something for every player.

Tap through photos from opening day.

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina opened RePlay inside the Goodwill Travelers Rest store on Sept. 12.

09/13/2025

Power of Patients is using patient data to transform TBI research and Palmetto InnovaSphere is helping the platform scale globally.

Palmetto InnovaSphere, a Spartanburg nonprofit, helps life sciences and biotech startups overcome funding, regulatory and scientific hurdles.

09/11/2025

ZF broke ground Sept. 9 on a 45,000-square-foot expansion of its Gray Court facility.

Once complete, the expanded space will be used for additional logistics functions to support the facility’s production of propulsion systems for the passenger car and commercial vehicle segments.

https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/zf-gray-court-breaks-ground-on-45k-square-foot-expansion/

09/11/2025

Michael Scarnato and Michael Lewis of JLL facilitated the sale of the 119,077-square-foot, four-building business park at 319 Garlington Road.

Michael Scarnato and Michael Lewis of JLL facilitated the sale of the 119,077-square-foot, four-building Garlington Park.