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Eight organizations, businesses and people were recognized for ac-complishments in innovation during the 17th annual InnoVision Awards. Founded by Deloitte in 1999 and presented by McNair Law Firm, the InnoVision Awards program aims to highlight innovation and technologi-cal progress in the state.

The Center for Advanced Technical Studies in School District Five of Richland & Lexington Counties won the Young Innovator Award for career and college readiness support through its Clean Energy Technology (CET) program

Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg) won the Technology Development Award for XLED technology, a more thermally stable silicone for LEDs.

Techtronic Indus-tries Inc. (Ander-son) earned the Technology Appli-cation Award for its Ryobi Phone-works Platform of

smartphone-compatible devices for home improvement, construction and DIY projects.

The Clemson U n i v e r s i t y Reading Recov-ery and Early Literacy Training Center for SC (Clemson) won

the Innovation in Education Award for a teacher-student app that helps reduce the number of first-grade students with extreme difficulty learning to read and write.

Ohana Syndicate (Mount Pleasant) won the Small Enterprise Award for its music-streaming app that lets users listen in perfect sync with one another.

The Clemson University Department of Automotive Engineering (Greenville) won the Sustainability Award for de-veloping new hybrid car algorithms to optimize fuel efficiency.

Bidr (Charleston) won the Community Service Award for developing a text-to-bid platform for silent auctions.

Dr. Charles H. Townes was posthu-mously honored with the Charles Townes Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the field of optics and quantum electronics.

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UBJ | 11.27.20154 | THE RUNDOWN | TOP-OF-MIND AND IN THE MIX THIS WEEK

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 48

Featured this issue:Bouharoun’s keeps downtown spirits flowing 12Everybody goes to Tommy’s Country Ham House 14The area’s most anticipated new restaurants 16

MONEY SHOT: George DuBose of Reedy River Farms (right) drops off some fresh produce for chef Adam Strum of Adam’s Mobile Market, who rents space in the Naked Kitchen commercial prep kitchen in Greenville. Read more on page 22.

WORTH REPEATING

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ass handed to you.” Page 12

“Thirty years ago, you didn’t hear too much about

steamed vegetables.” Page 14

“I talk to people all the time who have

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bigger questions to ask before we get to that.’”

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On taxes“This is going to put $1 billion back in people’s paychecks, rather than having them loan it to the government on an interest-free basis.”

Rick Reames, director of the SC Department of Revenue, on plans to reduce the amount withheld from state taxpayers for state income taxes, starting Jan. 1, 2017, as quoted in the State newspaper.

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The S.C. Department of Agriculture established a new office to grow the state’s $41.7 billion agribusiness industry. The Office of Agribusiness Development will help farmers maximize their land and resources with higher margins and specialized crops, according to its director Jack Shuler, as well as bring in infrastructure such as food processing and manufacturing that add the vast majority of value to product.

“Traditionally, really way back, we grew rice and indigo and tobacco, which was a great crop for a very long time, but it doesn’t have the economic impact in South Carolina as it once did,” said Shuler. Diversifying and adding processors could be a solution for rural counties that have struggled to recover over the last few years, he said. “We would like to see, from an agricultural stand-point, changing the face of what we grow to more value-added crops.”

The office would help South Carolina’s agribusiness industry reach its goal of $50 billion in annual economic impact by 2020, which is within reach but not a guarantee, S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers told Upstate Business Journal earlier this year.

“About 90 percent of the value of this industry happens after something leaves the farm,” Weathers said. “When you go and spend a dollar at a grocery store, about 17 cents gets back to the farmer. … The jobs are in processing.”

Shuler plans to work with in-state economic developers, as well as travel to trade shows and connect farmers with resources, perhaps even capital or co-op plans, he said. On top of that, the state needs to land more deals like that of Ruiz Food Products Inc., he said. Ruiz announced plans to invest $55 million and add 500 jobs in Florence County for its first East Coast manufactur-ing facility.

“Food manufacturing is the same as car manufacturing,” said Shuler, who took office in July. “We have an ample supply of food, and its something we can’t take for granted.”

Erwin announced last week that he will retire at the end of December. He said the move was to help free up money for Erwin Penland, which has lost a large amount of business recently from Verizon, one of its biggest clients. The company also laid off 30 employees earlier this month at both its New York and Greenville offices where about 400 employees work.

“The agency is poised for growth, and I’m excited to have the chance to lead an amazing and talented group of people at EP,” Saracino said in statement.

“In an industry that’s constantly evolving, it makes sense for us to do the same.”

He joined the company in 2011 as chief marketing officer.

“This succession plan has been rolling out over several years and I believe this final move will bring a fresh, new perspective to Erwin Penland leadership and their clients,” said Karen Kaplan,

chairman and CEO of Hill Holliday, Erwin Penland’s parent company. “I have tremendous confidence that Joe and the team will move our joint vision for Erwin Penland forward successfully.”

Erwin Penland named Joe Saracino to succeed the company’s founder, Joe Erwin, as president of the agency.

Saracino is currently the chief client officer for the company and will take over his new role on Jan. 1.

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GoSpiro graduates 12

The GoSpiro Program graduated 12 participants from its eight-session, 16-week program this month. Former-ly known as SEED, the certificate program of Clemson University focuses on helping entrepreneurs and business owners in the small to mid-size business space use their existing experience to bolster and build their businesses.

“The GoSpiro Program fills the need of the small to mid-sized business that is looking for business school experience as applied by professional industry leaders,” said Doug Kim, facilitator of the program. “This year’s graduates made marked improvement in their business acumen throughout the program. For example, one of the participants, using the skills gained in the program, landed a $400K project that he says was a direct result from the knowledge and tools that he learned.”

Graduates:• MICHAEL MIDDLETON, M3 Partners,

LLC & White Top Aviation

• COREY DEWAR, 3D Advisory Group

• JACKSON TURNER, First Sun Management Inc.

• KENNETH REID, Grove Builders Inc.

• KARLTON BRUNS, Deeco Metals Inc.

• SHAUN BARRETT, engineer at General Electric

• JEHAN AZAD, American Sand Products LLC

• HERB O’CONNELL, TAG Builders LLC

• JIM CURTIS, VariBlend Dual Dispens-ing Systems LLC

• JT LEE, Bermuda Triangle Scuba Shop

• DARREN POE and BRUCE ROWLAND, Carolina Vapor Mill LLC

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UBJ | 11.27.20156 | SQUARE FEET | REAL ESTATE DEALS AND DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE REGION

The smallest subdivision on the agenda generated big discussion at the City of Greenville Planning Commission’s November meeting. But in the end, three new subdivisions were approved, includ-ing one the commission had rejected about a year ago.

1724 N. MAINWhen 1724 N. Main St. was subdivided

into two lots, it was considered a minor subdivision. But when owner Marc Crowley wanted to turn those two lots into three, it became a Planning Commission matter because three lots would be con-sidered a major subdivision.

Clay Jones, a land surveyor from Site Design Inc. hired by Crowley, said a 1939 plat shows three lots on the land. The owner plans $300,000 in renovations to the house at 1724 but needs to sell the other lots to be able to do it.

Five people spoke against the project, although many more opponents in the audience did not make comments during the public hearing. Neighbors voiced concerns that the two smaller lots would appear cramped and destroy the character and look of North Main. They also decried the loss of heritage and historic trees and the potential for stormwater runoff.

North Main resident Linda Whisenhunt said the area welcomes new neighbors and supports change, but they cannot tolerate change that impacts the character of their neighborhood.

City staff recommended approval subject to several conditions, including planting of street trees and stormwater management measures.

PC member Meg Terry said she had concerns about heritage trees and water mitigation as well as the scale of the home at 1724 and how it would interact with two smaller lots on each side. PC member David Keller said it was obvious the neighbors were against it but the applica-tion technically met all requirements. PC member Michael Allen said he thought the opposition came because neighbors don’t know what’s coming.

In the end, the project was approved 5-2, with Keller and Jason Tankersley voting no. Tankersley said he voted against approval because he thought one lot ser-viced the owner’s needs to sell property to be able to renovate the house and that the house is worthy of a bigger lot.

BEATTIE PLACEThe PC approved preliminary plans to

turn a long-vacant piece of property in the Cleveland Forest neighborhood into a new subdivision.

Pace Beatty told commissioners he and his brother, Bill, wanted to turn 7.662 acres of land bordered by Woodland Way and Newman Street that has been in his family since the 1950s into a new 22-home subdivision. Plans for the subdivision filed this summer had called for a cul-de-sac, but that would have violated the city’s rule against dead-end streets.

The new plan has a new private road with street parking that connects with Newman Street and a two-way alley to provide vehicular access to individual lots. City staff recommended that traffic-calm-ing measures such as speed bumps or islands be considered to reduce cut-through traffic.

Some nearby residents said they were concerned with where the proposed road comes out on Newman Street as well as the amount of additional traffic the sub-division would generate. But city officials said they saw no traffic capacity issues on Woodland Way. While city staff said the intersection with Newman is not ideal, a three-way stop or a small traffic circle may be able to alleviate some concerns. A formal study is not required because the new subdivision won’t generate enough peak-time traffic.

The Beattys held two neighborhood meetings regarding the project, and Pace Beatty told commissioners they were not trying to do anything that would hurt the neighborhood in which they grew up. They have hired an architect to develop archi-tectural guidelines that would ensure the new homes there would preserve the character of the neighborhood.

Other residents voiced concern over losing trees on the property and whether the development would have to adhere to the Clean Water Act to ensure the quality of the Reedy River. Nate Lipscomb, a nearby resident, asked the brothers to consider reducing the number of homes in the proposed subdivision.

“It’s true in life less is more,” Lipscomb said. “I’m appealing on a more personal level. Beattie Park could represent a legacy rather than an unwanted project.”

The PC unanimously approved the subdivision as long as the intersection with Newman is addressed.

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MEADOW POINTEThe PC approved a proposed eight-

lot subdivision off an existing cul-de-sac at Parish Court in the Parkins Mill neighborhood despite city staff’s rec-ommendation for denial.

A proposal for a subdivision on the land was denied in 2014 because it was out of character for the neighborhood, provided only one access point on East Parkins Mill and neighbors had con-cerns about the development poten-tially tying up traffic near a school.

The proposal was to develop an eight-lot subdivision on land owned by Jacqueline Collins. Developers said $6 million would be invested. The project is not developer-driven; instead it was developed for the family to build homes. Zoning would allow for 21 homes.

The revised plans called for a new private road from Parrish Court and a second emergency-only access to East Parkins Mill Road. The property’s configuration prevents a safe connec-tion to East Parkins Mill, the develop-er said.

City staff recommended the project be denied because of the dead-end street. But several neighborhood res-idents spoke in favor of the project, including some who were against the first proposal. One resident said “almost everything I objected to before has been fixed.”

Joe Watson told commissioners that the corridor of East Parkins Mill and Cleveland Street serves as a shortcut to downtown for those who don’t want to get on Laurens Road and it was important the development have a cul-de-sac instead of a through street.

In the end, commissioners approved the project with the cul-de-sac, saying the exception was granted because of the property’s configuration and ac-cessibility issues.

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The late Tom Keith, who played a pivotal role in the planning and design of Verdae, was honored earlier this week with the naming and dedication of the Keith Building at Legacy Square. Family members and Board of Verdae members, along with friends and building tenants, attended the ribbon-cutting event.

Completed earlier this year, the 20,000-square-foot anchor building added more than 7,000 square feet of space dedicated to retail and dining and two addi-tional floors for professional office space at Legacy Square. Building tenants include NHE, Caldwell Constructors and KDS Commercial Properties.

Keith was a civil engineer and landscape architect at Arbor Engineering and left his mark not only on Verdae, but also on many significant projects across the Upstate, including Falls Park, the Kroc Center, Greer City Park and the City of Mauldin Cultural Center.

At Verdae, Keith was instrumental in the rede-velopment of Rocky Slope Road, the design and development of the 20-acre central park within Hollingsworth Park (Legacy Park), the tree-planting plan for all neighborhoods and pocket parks within Hollingsworth Park and the Verdae monu-ment features that welcome visitors at either end of Verdae Boulevard.

“Tom’s fingerprints at Verdae are evident in multiple places, and his vision became what is now Legacy Square,” said Rick Sumerel, president and COO of Verdae Development. “When Tom looked at a piece of property, he went way beyond and looked at how people would use the property and enjoy it. When we decided to name this building, he was absolutely the logical first choice.”

Legacy Square anchor building named for Verdae designer Tom Keith

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If you’ve driven down South Main Street lately, you’ve likely noticed construction has already begun on the mixed-use project at Falls Park Place.

The six-story building by developer Hughes In-vestments will be located directly across from Falls Park and next door to the Subway restaurant. There will be a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool, office, residential, retail and restaurant space.

Twelve thousand square feet of Class A office space is available on two of the floors. An anchor retail tenant has been signed, but Hughes Invest-ments is not ready to disclose information on the tenant, said Ryan Peiffer, vice president. Approxi-

Construction underway at Falls Park Placemately 1,800 square feet of retail are left on the ground floor.

A 5,300-square-foot restaurant space with a wraparound terrace is also still available on the second floor. The number of apartments and apart-

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AVISON YOUNG ANNOUNCED:

Michael Sease represented the buyer, MacGillivray Brothers LLC, in purchasing an 11,000 SF industrial building at 435 Senn Road, Inman, from Robbie L. Brunson for $318,000.

SPENCER/HINES PROPERTIES INC. ANNOUNCED:

Neal Boyett was the listing/leasing agent for the lease a 2,000 SF consignment shop at 3211 Reidville Road, Spartanburg, to Diva Décor.

Neal Boyett was the listing agent and Craig Jacobs was the leasing agent in the lease of 1,750 SF mortgage company at 175 Magnolia St., Spartanburg, by Guild Mortgage from Margarette C. Pomeroy.

Chip Hurst was the listing/leasing agent in the lease of a 7,800 SF grocery store at 176 N. Liberty St., Spartanburg, by Hub City Cooperative from Liberty Corner LLC.

Andy Hayes was the listing agent and Craig Jacobs was the leasing agent in the lease of a 12,000 SF building at 2994 Fairforest Clevedale Road, Spartanburg, by Imperial Paints from Fairforest Southern LLC.

Guy Harris was the selling agent in sale of 0.48 AC at 2120 Ashbury Court, Spartanburg, by J. Howard Henderson to Cinderridge Properties LLC.

Guy Harris was the selling agent in the sale of 0.75 AC at 2106 Ashbury Court, Spartanburg, by J. Howard Henderson to Freeman Properties LLC.

Craig Jacobs was the listing agent in the sale of 10.7 AC at 157 Dogwood Club Road, Spartanburg, by Vicki O. Hall to Piedmont Concrete Products Inc.

Bobby Hines was the leasing agent in the lease of 109 Laurens Road Building 1/First Floor by Homestead Hospice of

Greenville from Overlook One JCBS LLC.

Zach Hines was the listing/selling agent for the $45,725 sale of a rental-income property at 42 Cottswood Terrace, Taylors, by Smart Guys LLC to Plan Green LLC.

Zach Hines was the listing/selling agent in the $39,760 sale of a rental-income property at 15 Ridgeway Drive, Greenville, by Smart Guys LLC to Plan Green LLC.

Zach Hines was the listing/selling agent in the $40,895 sale of a rental-income property at 12 Blossom Drive, Greenville, by Smart Guys LLC to Plan Green LLC.

Zach Hines was the listing/selling agent in the $44,760 sale of a rental-income property at 21 Mora St., Greenville, by Smart Guys LLC to Plan Green LLC.

Zach Hines was the listing/selling agent in the $48,305 sale of a rental-income property at 15 Lynhurst Drive, Greenville, by Smart Guys LLC to Plan Green LLC.

Zach Hines was the listing/selling agent in the $50,555 sale of a rental-income property at 613 Pine Creek Drive, Greenville, by Smart Guys LLC to Plan Green LLC.

M. S. SHORE COMPANY INC. ANNOUNCED:

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in the leasing of 2041-A Laurens Road, Greenville, for the starting of Designs & Techniques by Tiffany.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in the leasing of 5,400 SF at 734 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, to facilitate Spencer Pest Control Company of South Carolina Inc.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in the leasing of 2,400 SF at 704 Easley Bridge Road, Greenville, for Metro PCS.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord in leasing 732-A Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, to Job Impulse.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in leasing a portion of 900 W. Lee Road, Greenville, to Precision Landscape Management LLC.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in leasing 1,710 SF at 1779-C Woodruff Rd., Greenville, to Metro PCS.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in leasing 1 AC of land at 5500 White Horse Road, Greenville to Premier Portable Buildings.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in leasing one unit at 4044 Calhoun Memorial Hwy., Easley, to Best Homecare Services LLC.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in the lease renewal of 315 W. Antrim Drive, Greenville, to Mackhouse Studios.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord and tenant in leasing 1170-5 Woodruff Rd., Greenville, to Metro PCS.

M.S. Shore represented the landlord in leasing 732-D Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, to host AcuMed LLC.

Philip Whisnant represented the tenant in leasing 1097 S. Hwy 101, Unit 1, Greer, to Advantage Architectural Millwork Inc.

Philip Whisnant represented the tenant in leasing 10,000 SF at 1801 Rutherford Road, Greenville, to Dark Corner Distillery.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD | THALHIMER ANNOUNCED:

Elliott Fayssoux, Brian J. Young and Kacie Jackson represented the seller, Kolektor TKI Inc., in the sale of 28,300 SF office/warehouse space on 8.92 AC at 110 SouthChase Blvd., Fountain Inn, to Rhino Investment.

FLAGSHIP PROPERTIES ANNOUNCED:

Benji Smith and Josh Tew represented ZMMR LLC in leasing a 4,341 SF medical office building

to Greenville Health System at 21 Brendan Way, Greenville.

Benji Smith represented The Office Center LLC in the lease renewal of a 16,500 SF office building at 330 E. Coffee St., Greenville.

Josh Tew represented the seller, TFA III LLC, in the sale of a 1,100 SF office condominium at 200 N. Main St., Greenville, to Alliance Partners International Inc.

Josh Tew and Caldwell Johnston represented the landlord in the lease of 1,915 SF of office space to PWC Group Inc. at 7 Davis Keats Drive, Greenville.

Josh Tew represented the landlord in the lease of 2,500 SF of flex space to Reid & Reid Inc. d/b/a Reid Electric at 4013 Pelham Court, Greer.

Josh Tew represented the landlord in the lease of 1,500 SF of retail space to Pizzeria Mozz at 1259 S Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville.

Josh Tew represented the landlord in the lease of 1,915 SF of office space to Consolidated Assurance LLC at 10 Parkway Commons Drive, Greer.

LEE & ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCED:

Deanna Hudgens represented the landlord, JDP Investments LLC, in the 4,000 SF lease of 104 Mauldin Road, Suite B, Greenville, to Carolina Karate & Fitness Center LLC.

Bryon Culbertson represented the seller, Margaret West Gunnells and Henry Mitchel West III, in the 75 AC sale of Acker Road in Belton to James Gregory Cothran and Paul Cothran.

Bryon Culbertson represented the seller, George & Eleni Troubetaris, in the 1.56 AC sale of 5 S. Buncombe Road, Greer, to Donnie Alverson and/or assigns.

Kevin Bentley represented the buyer, Heritage Development LLC, in the 1.3 AC purchase of 3195 J. Verne Smith

Parkway, Greer from Carl C. Woody.

Deanna Hudgens represented the landlord, BRP Investments LLC, in the 1,680 SF lease of 1209 NE Main St., Suite C, Simpsonville to Dr. Joe DuPuy, PC.

Randall Bentley represented the seller, Conklin Tin Plate & Metal Company, in the 0.918 AC sale of 1815 Anderson Road, Greenville, to Thomas Gilstrap Revoc Trust.

Randall Bentley represented the seller, EZE Management Properties Limited Partnership, in the 5.7 AC sale of 604 High Tech Court, Greer, to SC Healthcare Plus LLC.

Randall Bentley represented the landlord, Sunlife Assurance Company of Canada, in the 24,000 SF lease of 1 Brozzini Court, Suite F, Greenville, to Imperial Pools Inc.

Randall Bentley and Deanna Hudgens represented the landlord, RTL Properties LLC, in the 2,750 SF lease of 1757 Woodruff Road, Suite E, Greenville, to AHIII Corporation.

Randall Bentley represented the landlord, MG Properties Greenville LLC, in the 8,250 SF lease of 466 Fairforest Way to Moresco USA Inc.

Kevin Bentley and Bryon Culbertson represented the landlord, Garrett Properties LLC, in the 2,800 SF lease of 838 Powdersville Road, Suite T & S, Easley to Clemson Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Inc.

Bryon Culbertson and Bill Durrell represented the landlord, Naveen and Vinita LLC, in the 2,270 SF lease of 213 E. Butler Road, Suite E-2, Mauldin, to Community Management Partners LLC.

Bryon Culbertson represented the landlord, Buckshot Corporation, in the 1600 SF lease of 1007 Grove Road, Suite A, Greenville, to W. Trey Merck.

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Towers Rice represented the landlord, LaDean Holdings LLC, in leasing a 3,050 SF industrial space in Stewart Park in Simpsonville to Mayfield Fence and Supply.

Gaston Albergotti, Jake Van Gieson and Bill Sims represented the landlord, Victor Street LLC, in leasing a 15,000 SF industrial space at 14 Victor St., Greenville, to Savant Corp of Florida, represented by Glenn Batson.

John Powell, Ted Lyerly and Jimmy Wright represented the landlord, Rosen Anderson LLC, in leasing a 3,850 SF retail space in Anderson Pavilion to Burn Bootcamp.

Keith Jones and Kelly Sullivan represented the landlord, Nelson Real Estate Holdings LLC, in leasing a 2,948 SF office property at 103 East Park Ave., Greenville, to Middleburg Capital.

Keith Jones and Kelly Sullivan represented the landlord, Laurens Place Property Co. LLC, in leasing a 4,200 SF office space at 7 South Laurens St., Greenville, to QG Printing II Corp.

Dan Dunn represented the landlord, Kinney Hill Associates LLC, in leasing a 3,100 SF office space in the Corporate Center in Spartanburg to CA South Carolina Holdings.

Towers Rice represented the landlord, Jesse Reid, in leasing a 3,750 SF industrial property at 100 Bruce Road, Greenville, to Accessible Mobility Center, represented by John Staunton and Hunter Garrett

Earle Furman represented the landlord, Camperdown Company, in the leasing of a 7,800 SF industrial space at 5216 Pelham Road, Greenville, to Basketball Combine Training.

Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the tenant, Moresco USA Inc., in leasing an 8,250 SF industrial property at 466 Fairforest Way, Greenville, from MG Properties Greenville

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Alex Campbell represented the tenant, Ashmore Concrete Pumping LLC, in leasing a 3,800 SF industrial space at 1801 Rutherford Road, Greenville, from PES, LLC.

Keith Jones and Kelly Sullivan represented the landlord, Green Gate Office Park LLC, in leasing a 3,620 SF office space at 25 Woods Lake Road, Greenville, to webND.

Dan Dunn represented the landlord, Kinney Hill Associates LLC, in leasing a 3,100 SF office space in The Corporate Center in Spartanburg to Healthcare Solution Advisors.

Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the landlord, First Citizens Bank & Trust, in leasing a 4,626 SF office space at 325 West McBee Ave., Greenville, to UCW Logistics, represented by Alex Campbell.

Gaston Albergotti, Jake Van Gieson and Bill Sims

represented the seller, Bad Company II LLC, in the sale of a 2,592 SF industrial building at 707 Laurens Road, Greenville, to Stone Property Management LLC.

Glenn Batson represented the seller, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Inc., in the sale of a 161,000 SF industrial building at 200 Pate Drive, Greenville, to White Horse Properties.

Dan Dunn represented the seller, Daniel Tollotson, in the sale of 9.3 AC of vacant land at 2715 Cannons Campground Road, Spartanburg, to C M Stacy Storage.

Keith Jones and Kelly Sullivan represented the seller, Walt Brashier, in the sale of a 32,000 SF office building at 254 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, to Appian-Pleasantburg LLC.

Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the seller, Carl Woody, in the sale of a 12,000 SF office building at 3195 J. Verne Smith Parkway,

Greer, to J Verne Smith Parkway LLC.

Glenn Batson represented the buyer, Thomas Gilstrap, in purchasing a 10,461 SF industrial building at 1815 Anderson Road, Greenville, from Conklin Tin Plate & Metal Co.

Glenn Batson represented the seller, Walter Fillinsky, in the sale of a 5,300 SF industrial building at 4175 Sandy Flat Road, Taylors, to Middleton Investments LLC.

Van Gieson, Gaston Albergotti and Bill Sims represented the seller, Scout Properties LLC, in the sale of a 24-unit multi-family property at 10 Stag St., Greenville, to 10 Stag Street LLC.

Bill Sims, Jake Van Gieson and Gaston Albergotti represented the seller, Smith Family LLC, in the sale of 1.23 AC of land at 2707 Pelham Road, Greenville, to QuikTrip Corporation.

Cameron Babbitt, Hunter Garrett and John

Staunton represented the seller, M A Williams Properties Inc., in the sale of a 16,000 SF retail investment property at 437 N. Main St., Saluda, to Kamin Realty LLC.

Cameron Babbitt, Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the seller, M A Williams Properties, Inc., in the sale of a 16,000 SF retail investment property at 4905 Emerson St., Hodges, to Kamin Realty, LLC.

Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the seller, Bell Garrett LLC, in the sale of a 27,000 SF industrial building at 110 Valley View Road, Fountain Inn, to MAPAL Inc.

Hunter Garrett and John Staunton represented the buyer, Bell Garrett LLC, in purchasing a 28,300 SF industrial building at 110 Southchase Blvd., Fountain Inn, from Kolector TKI Inc.

Rusty Hamrick represented the seller, Charlieco Holdings LLC, in the sale of 5 AC of

land at 8 Big Jake Pass, Travelers Rest, to Shawn & Paige Johnson.

BROADSTREET PARTNERS LLC ANNOUNCED:

John Parker represented the tenant, DLG Medical Sales Inc., in leasing a 3,400 SF space at 105 Halton Village Circle, Greenville, from BBW Properties.

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCED:

Jake Jackson and Brantley Anderson represented the landlord, Cryptomaria LLC, in leasing 808 SF at 114C Hospital Drive, Simpsonville, to Come Hear LLC.

Givens Stewart, Garrett Scott and Brockton Hall represented the owner, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies LLC, and the buyer, Reger Holdings LLC, in the sale of 2651 New Cut Road, Spartanburg.

Richard Barrett represented the landlord, R&J Investments, in leasing 3,100 SF at Mauldin Centre, Suite 103B to Donna Lynne Installations LLC.

Scott Burgess represented the landlord, Pelham Falls LLP, in leasing 1,680 SF at 996 Batesville Road, Greer, to Dollar Store Plus LLC.

Jake Jackson and Brantley Anderson represented the landlord, Century at Keith LLC, in two lease renewals at 5 Century Drive to Kelmardan International Inc. and Service Corporation International.

Richard Jackson represented the tenant, Schneider Electric USA Inc., in leasing 1,765 SF at 300 Executive Center Drive #102, and 13,430 SF at 250 Neely Ferry Road.

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Aside from the buildings themselves, one of the most permanent fixtures in front of Bouharoun’s Fine Wines & Spirits is a white, elephant-sized Ford F150 telling the world, “The boss is in.”

More often than not, the boss – Peter Bouharoun, the third-generation owner of one of Greenville’s oldest liquor stores – is on the move, either behind the register, or running cases of pricey booze in and out of the 69-year-old store.

“The best experience is getting your ass handed to you,” says Bouharoun, who used to help his father throw away boxes or stock shelves when he was done with school as a boy in Greenville. “My first taste of competition, at 10 years old, was when a competitor called the alcohol beverage board and said I was working at my daddy’s store. Isn’t that awful?”

Today, Bouharoun, who sells retail, online and to local restaurants, says he’ll reach $6 million in beer, wine and liquor sales by the end of the year, a leap from the $57,000 his father paid for the all-but-in-solvent business at the corner of Falls and East Broad streets downtown in 1977.

“It’s a lot of volume, but it’s not a fast nickel,” he says. “It’s not a business that you’re going to get rich with. … You almost have to already have money and then just do it better.”

THREE GENERATIONS OF LIQUOR BUSINESSThe history of Bouharoun’s stretches back to 1946,

he says, when his grandparents Peter and Mera Bouharoun started their own alcohol establishment on a part of Coffee Street that doesn’t exist anymore, in the plot of land now occupied by the ONE build-ing and ONE City Plaza. Outside of the city, Green-ville was a dry county, and county residents traveled for miles to the city to purchase alcohol. The city was flush with liquor stores until county ordinances changed, and then liquor stores within the city became somewhat of a problem for Greenville.

“Basically they became a burden for the city of Greenville, because you had an oversaturation,” said Bouharoun. “To this day, to get a liquor store in the city of Greenville you have to apply for a special exemption permit because they had such a problem.”

When his grandfather died in 1977, Bouharoun’s father William took over, just after a competitor in Greenville – Martin Stein, who owned Bouharoun’s current Falls Street location – passed away, leaving then-mayor Max Heller as executor of his estate. Yet

Downtown spiritsFor nearly 70 years and three generations, Bouharoun’s has poured its soul into the heart of Greenville

ASHLEY BONCIMINO | [email protected]

1946Peter & Mera Bouharoun run their original store near today’s ONE Building; relocated several times around town

1946The Falls Street building that today houses Bouharoun’s constructed to house a liquor store run by competitor Stanley Brown

1973Brown sells Falls Street store to Martin Stein

1976Stein dies, leaving Mayor Max Heller as executor of his estate, including Falls Street store

1977Jules Hyman of Better Beer & Wine introduc-es Heller to William Bouharoun, who buys Falls Street store for $57,000

1982William Bouharoun buys Butler Shoe Store building downtown for $38,000; establishes Bouharoun’s Wine & Cheese Bar

1986William Bouharoun sells Bouharoun’s Wine & Cheese Bar for $150,000; property eventually becomes today’s ONE City Plaza

2010William Bouharoun dies, leaving store to Peter Bouharoun

BOOZE CRAWL

Over nearly 70 years, Bouharoun’s has called many different downtown locales home, including one each on Washington Street and Green Avenue.

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another competitor – Jules Hyman of Better Beer & Wine – introduced William and Heller, which led to the sale.

Heller “told my father, ‘Yeah, we’re going to turn downtown around,’ and my daddy believed in Max,” says Bouharoun.

BUILT ON BOOZE In the 1970s and 1980s, downtown was still strug-

gling, he says, even after the city downsized Main Street from four lanes to two. Alcohol played an important role in jump-starting Greenville’s downtown, he says, even if some prefer not to talk about it.

“It wasn’t until 10, 15 years later that things started really picking up, and it was mainly because of alcohol. People wanted to drink downtown and have a good meal, and obviously people don’t stay and have a good meal without wine or a drink,” said Bouharoun. “Don’t get me wrong, you have to be sensible … but that is what made people want to live downtown and buy expensive condos. It’s because of the nightlife.”

Though he spent his childhood around Falls Street, Bouharoun didn’t intend to go into liquor right out of school. After earning an accounting degree from the University of South Carolina, he made a deal with his dad that he’d work at the store for free, as long as he was allowed to set up, manage and keep the profits of then-legal video poker machines inside.

“By the time I was 26, I was making more money than my parents off of those machines,” said Bou-haroun, who ran 10 machines in total. “It was from about 1996 to 2000 … and my dad was so mad. He wanted to get his hands on that money, but I made a deal with him, and I wouldn’t let him.”

MOVING FORWARD Today, Bouharoun isn’t afraid of being at the center

of a rapidly developing patch of the city. The new 130-bed Hyatt Place Hotel, expansion plans at neighboring Erwin Penland and any number of new apartments and condos will only bring the right type of customer to his store, he says.

“It brings the first kind of person who’s going to want to buy a $50 bottle of wine, and a bottle of Grey Goose to go with it,” he says. “I’m not going to be pushed out. If anything, I’m going to buy something else,” he said, noting that he owns the building as well as some underdeveloped adjacent property.

The only spot of concern, he says, is making sure developers use high-quality materials now so that they won’t be discouraged from overhauls in 20 years because it’s too costly.

“That concerns me, because when it comes time for that stuff to be refinished, it’s going to be so ex-pensive that, as developer or a hotel owner, they’re going to think, ‘OK, we’re going to sink this money in here if the demand is still here,’ but if not they’re going to lower the price of rent and let it decay and just bleed it on out,” he says. “Then you start bringing the wrong type of people back into downtown Green-ville, or your hotel goes from a Hyatt Place to a freaking Days Inn.”

“It’s a lot of volume, but it’s not a fast nickel. It’s not a business that you’re going to get rich with.”

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Tommy Stevenson, 74, has been at work since “quarter ’til 3 this morning,” mixing up fresh sausage, pumpkin spice pancake batter and his legendary fried chicken. By lunchtime, the 350-seat dining room at Tommy’s Country Ham House is full: a group of police officers, businesspeople in suits, men in jeans and work boots. Ev-eryone feels comfortable, everyone loves the food and, it seems, everyone knows Tommy.

After 30 years in business, that personal touch is what sets his restaurant apart amid intense competition. With revenue growth of more than 10 percent every year he’s been operating, “we’ve never had a lull at all,” Stevenson said. “Business has been great.”

He attributes that steady growth to the relationships he and his staff have built with customers.

“You have to show people you appreciate their business,” he said. “There are 1,300 restaurants in the city of Greenville, so it’s an uphill battle. You have to do your best job all the time.”

THE BEGINNINGStevenson graduated from Furman University with a

physical education degree in 1965 and then worked in construction and restaurant equipment sales. Through his contact with area restaurants, he learned that the Country Ham House, then on Buncombe Street, was for sale, and since he always loved cooking and people, he decided to take the plunge.

He quickly built up the clientele through his combination of homestyle cooking and friendly customer service. It was here that he began his tradition of stopping at each table to speak with customers and thank them for their business – something he still does every day.

By 1997, high rent prices in his former strip-mall location led him to buy two acres on Rutherford Street. He drew the plans himself to create the open ambiance he was seeking.

“After selling equipment to restaurants, I had seen how so many were chopped up, with different sections,” he said. “I wanted it to be more family-style, where everyone knew everyone.”

The result is a wide-open dining room where groups of all sizes can gather. Along with couples and families, each day brings a steady rotation of prayer groups, retirees from Cryovac or Liberty Life, Furman football players, high school reunion gatherings, law enforcement lunches and countless others.

The spacious interior – along with the diverse groups of diners – has also led to Tommy’s reputation as the place for politicians to meet and greet on the campaign trail. “We like to kid everyone that the road to the White House is through the Ham House,” Stevenson said.

George W. Bush stayed for more than three hours before becoming the Republican nominee in 2000, and Mitt Romney stopped by on his way to winning the nomination

in 2012. With the 2016 election still a year away, Tommy’s has already been visited by seven presidential candidates, including Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina.

MADE TODAYStevenson said it’s important to him that “everything you

eat today was made today.” That’s why he can be found in the kitchen each morning long before dawn. From the beginning, he’s been dedicated to changing his menu daily “so people won’t get tired of eating here,” he said.

Daily specials like pumpkin spice pancakes, homemade soups and strawberry pudding ensure that there is always something new to try. But Stevenson has found that custom-ers also like to come back to their favorites, including the country ham and all varieties of homemade biscuits. He’s also happy to work with anyone on specific dietary needs.

“Thirty years ago, you didn’t hear too much about steamed vegetables and cooking healthy,” he said. “But now we do. You can eat healthy here if you want to. If people have a health problem, we want to help them.”

The biggest challenge over the years has been making sure his staff is happy. “The help is what makes this busi-ness,” Stevenson said. “The waitresses going to the tables, the cooks doing their best. So the hardest thing is making them aware of what needs to be done to keep our business the way it is and make it grow.”

Much of the 26-person staff has been with him for years and know the customers almost as well as he does. One employee, cook James Wesley, has been with the restaurant for 32 years, starting two years before Stevenson bought it.

At 74, Stevenson is often asked if he is close to retiring. He drives 30 miles to the restaurant every day and works 75-hour weeks, seven days a week, taking only 10 days off per year. He loves golf, but manages to play only a few afternoons per month. But he can’t imagine living any other way.

“As long as my health is good, I’ll be here,” he said. “You don’t realize how old you are when you stay busy all the time.”

Though he has four children and 11 grandchildren, they have followed other career paths and don’t plan on going into the restaurant business.

His prime location has led to several offers to buy the property.

“I’m sure the way Greenville is growing, they’d tear the Ham House down and probably put apartments or some-thing here,” he said. “But I just don’t want to leave the people who have been eating here all these years. I hope I can continue to have good health and good business and make people happy. There is a point in life where you have to let go… but I’m not at that point yet.”

Everyone knows TommyConstruction workers, businesspeople and presidents – they’ve all had a seat at Tommy’s Country Ham House over the last 30 years

LEIGH SAVAGE | CONTRIBUTOR

“We like to kid everyone that the road to the White House is through the Ham House.”

Tommy Stevenson

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“I’m sure the way Greenville is growing, they’d tear the Ham House down and probably put apartments or something here. But I just don’t want to leave the people who have been eating here all these years.”

Tommy Stevenson

1965Tommy Stevenson graduates from Furman University

1985Stevenson buys the Country Ham House

Jan. 3, 1997Moves to new location on Rutherford Street

2000Tommy’s goes smoke-free long before it became law

Nov. 8, 2015Celebrates 30 years in business

HAM HOUSE HISTORY


MOUTHS ARE ALREADY WATERING FOR THESE NEW EATERIES, SETTING THEIR TABLES

IN GREENVILLE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

The 05 on Augusta Street, a taproom and wine bar with

outdoor seating.

Haywood Grill on Woods Crossing Road – Augusta Grill’s

second location, in the former Stax Grill space.

An expansion of the popular Bacon Bros. Public House

on Pelham Road. The company is also franchising its concept.

Toss Pizza Pub and Biscuit Head, both at the new

South Ridge mixed-use development at Church Street and University Ridge.

ROOTS SMOKEHOUSE

The Village of West GreenvilleExpected opening: Jan. 5, 2016

This Village of West Greenville restaurant will be opening in Mac Arnold’s Plate Full of Blues.Roots Smokehouse will be owned and operated by Travelers Rest native Ivan Mathena, and will specialize in

authentic, smoked preparations of cured meats and vegetables. Mathena said he chose The Village as the site of his new restaurant based on

the area’s growth and off-the-beaten-path feeling.Roots Smokehouse will have its grand opening celebration on New Year’s Eve, with proceeds benefitting Leap of

Faith and supporting Lindsey Motley, a lifelong family friend and young mother who is battling colon cancer.

BRAZWELLS PREMIUM PUB

South Main StreetExpected opening: December 2015

A successful North Carolina restaurant management company, The Bottle Cap Group, is bringing three new restaurants to downtown Greenville. Brazwells should be the first to open, taking over the former Ford’s Oysters

space on South Main Street. The space is getting a facelift but is keeping its outdoor patio. The sports bar will feature wings, appetizers, salads and a variety of sandwiches and entrees.

greenville.brazwellspub.com

BUTCH’S DINER

Coffee StreetExpected opening: January 2016

Square footage: 3,500

Also from the Bottle Cap Group, Butch’s Diner will be located in the former Charlie’s Steakhouse space on Coffee Street. It will be Greenville’s first 24-hour diner. Décor will be ’50s-style diner with jukeboxes on

the tables, sparkly booths and chrome everywhere, said a company spokesperson.The two-story eatery will also feature a lunch counter and a tomato soup that’ll have people

lining out the door, the spokesperson said.

thebottlecapgroup.com

INK N IVY

Coffee StreetExpected opening: January 2016

Eclectic and edgy, Ink n Ivy, the third Bottle Cap Group restaurant, will be located in the former Corner Pocket space across from Butch’s Diner. The menu will be

“classic American food but with an edgy twist and attention to detail and quality,” said a company spokesperson. More than $3 million in renovations are going into the four-story restaurant. A full bar on the ground floor will open onto

Brown Street and offer classic cocktails and extensive drink menu. Both the first and second floors will be restaurant space. On the third floor, an ultra-lounge will serve as a place to hang out and host special events.

A 12,000-square-foot rooftop bar will offer patrons great views of the city.

thebottlecapgroup.com

CAVIAR & BANANAS

Laurens Street, ONE City PlazaExpected opening: Spring 2016


Caviar & Bananas Gourmet Market & Cafe will open its first location outside the Charleston Market

in Greenville this spring. Located next to the new Aloft Hotel at ONE City Plaza downtown, Caviar & Bananas will feature a wine bar, small plates menu and specialty grocery items. The market and café

will also have a full espresso and tea bar, fresh-baked pastries, prepared foods, made-to-order salads and sandwiches, cheese, charcuterie and a selection of

boutique wine and craft beer.

caviarandbananas.com

ALSO ON THE MENUAt least two downtown restaurants are planning expansions and major changes early next year, but are not quite ready to announce their plans. Look for other new restaurants, including:

SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF [email protected]

http://greenville.brazwellspub.com/

http://www.thebottlecapgroup.com/

http://www.thebottlecapgroup.com/

http://www.caviarandbananas.com


MOUTHS ARE ALREADY WATERING FOR THESE NEW EATERIES, SETTING THEIR TABLES

IN GREENVILLE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

Toss Pizza Pub and Biscuit Head, both at the new

South Ridge mixed-use development at Church Street and University Ridge.

Tucanos Brazilian Grill, a churrasco-style eatery coming to

Magnolia Park on Woodruff Road, is planning on an early February

2016 opening.

Greenville’s first green-certified restaurant, Kitchen Sync, located at 1609 Laurens Road, near South Pleasantburg Drive, will be a locally owned, full-service neighborhood

grill and pizzeria specializing in local, sustainable farm-to-table fare.

A new restaurant is currently planned at Legacy Square

in Verdae.

CAVIAR & BANANAS

Laurens Street, ONE City PlazaExpected opening: Spring 2016


RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

Embassy Suites, RiverplaceExpected opening: August 2016

Square footage: 7,000 with an additional 10,000 SF rooftop bar

Does downtown Greenville need another high-end steakhouse? Yes. Especially when it is a respected, award-winning national brand such as Ruth’s Chris. This will be Ruth’s Chris’ second location in Greenville (one

restaurant is already on Congaree and Roper Mountain roads). Nancy Oswald, co-owner and franchisee for Ruth’s Chris, says that “ever-increasing guest demand and affinity for the Ruth’s Chris brand in Greenville have

driven the decision for the additional location.”A rooftop bar, yet to be named, atop the Riverplace Embassy Suites will be “an independent and unique

entity,” but will be owned by Oswald’s company.

W XYZ AT ALOFT

Laurens Street, ONE City PlazaExpected opening: Dec. 17, 2015


This is more bar than restaurant, but W xyz will serve food (think small plates, appetizers,) and the location overlooking the

newly redone pedestrian-only Laurens Street will be a great place for people-watching.

aloftgreenvilledowntown.com/greenville-bars

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY

Haywood MallExpected opening: no official date, but expected in 2016


Rumors have run rampant for years about a Cheesecake Factory coming to Greenville, and now it’s finally true. Even though Cheesecake Factory still won’t officially confirm the announcement, city of Greenville

officials confirmed that building permits were issued. Soon, Greenvillians will have the opportunity to dine on huge portions and more than 30 flavors of cheesecake.

SIDEWALL PIZZA COMPANY

99 Cleveland St.Expected opening: January 2016


Sidewall Pizza, a popular Travelers Rest eatery known for its eclectic pizzas, beer and wine selection and unique homemade ice cream flavor, will open its second location, taking over the former Savoury Corner

location on Cleveland Street near downtown Greenville,Owners Andy O’Mara and Loren Frant will be leasing the 1,800-square-foot space, which was a service station

converted to a restaurant. It will have an open-air feeling with outdoor seating.

sidewallpizza.com/greenville

Caviar & Bananas Gourmet Market & Cafe will open its first location outside the Charleston Market

in Greenville this spring. Located next to the new Aloft Hotel at ONE City Plaza downtown, Caviar & Bananas will feature a wine bar, small plates menu and specialty grocery items. The market and café

will also have a full espresso and tea bar, fresh-baked pastries, prepared foods, made-to-order salads and sandwiches, cheese, charcuterie and a selection of

boutique wine and craft beer.

caviarandbananas.com

ALSO ON THE MENUAt least two downtown restaurants are planning expansions and major changes early next year, but are not quite ready to announce their plans. Look for other new restaurants, including:

SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF [email protected]

http://www.aloftgreenvilledowntown.com/greenville-bars

http://www.caviarandbananas.com


FALLS PARK PLACE

ADDRESS: Falls Park Place and Main Street, Greenville

SQUARE FOOTAGE: Approx. 5,100

ADVANTAGE: Views of Falls Park and outdoor dining terrace

CONTACT: Ryan Peiffer, Hughes Investments, 864-242-2100

MAGNOLIA STREET, SPARTANBURG

ADDRESS: 130 Magnolia St.

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 6,000 on two floors

ASKING PRICE: $14.00/ SF NNN

ADVANTAGE: Downtown Spartanburg location, more than $500,000 in recent building renovations

CONTACT: Andrew Babb, NAI Earle Furman, 864-316-9488

Our fever-pitched, head-spinning construc-tion growth in Greenville and across the Upstate is

expected to continue for the foreseeable future, and all of those new downtown apartment and condo dwellers will need new places to eat.

As we roll through 2016, expect to see even more new restaurant announcements. While it’s a given

that some of the larger, new mixed-use developments, including Camperdown, Northpointe, Stone+Main and Drayton Mill in Spartanburg, will include restaurants, here are a few other spaces around town to keep an eye on.

Watch these spacesWhere will the next batch of hot new eateries crop up?

SHERRY JACKSON | [email protected]

LEWIS PLAZA

ADDRESS: 1700 Augusta Road, Greenville

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,500

ASKING PRICE: $35.00/SF NNN

ADVANTAGE: Same shopping center as the new and highly anticipated Harris Teeter grocery store

CONTACT: David Sigmon & Pete Brett, Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine, 864- 250-2800

119 N. CHURCH ST., SPARTANBURG

ADDRESS: 119 N. Church St., Spartanburg


ASKING PRICE: $14.00/SF NNN

ADVANTAGE: Corner location in downtown Spartanburg overlooking historic Morgan Square with outdoor seating


FORMER SANDWICH FACTORY SPACE, SPARTANBURG

ADDRESS: 137 W. Main St., Spartanburg


ASKING PRICE: $699,000

ADVANTAGE: Downtown Spartanburg at Morgan Square



Food is intrinsic in our culture and our daily lives. It is a part of our heritage – where we have been and where we are going. Every part of the globe has its own specific view on how we feed ourselves, and it usually boils down to history –150 years ago, most of our food was grown and harvested locally, then with the advent of refrigerated rail cars, within our continental borders.

Today, the world has become a global marketplace with food grown in far-off lands, shipped and arriv-ing into our grocery stores, our homes and even locally owned restaurants. We have all come across food at the grocery store at odd times of the year that doesn’t taste just right, isn’t sweet or as full of flavor – think strawberries in December or tomatoes in January. Restaurants in Greenville and beyond face the same challenges.

The 2012 Census of Agriculture, which the USDA produces every five years, showed a total of 1,101 farms in Greenville County using over 72,800 acres. In 2012, Greenville County crop and livestock sales totaled over $16 million. A 2013 report by Clemson University, the Palmetto AgriBusiness Council, and the SC Department of Agriculture determined that the agribusiness sector contributes $41.7 billion to the state’s economy, almost 10 percent of the state’s total output.

Establishments such as Hotel Domestique’s Restaurant 17 in Traveler’s Rest and Six & Twenty Distillery in Powdersville depend on local farmers for their recipes.

When Six & Twenty’s Robert “Farmer” Redmond and David Raad set out to make “a local whiskey for local folks using local grain”, it was important for them to know where and how they sourced the soft red winter wheat required for their whiskey. “In our first year, not knowing how much grain we’d need, the SC Farm Bureau’s Anderson Grain Elevator ran out of red wheat toward the end of the season,” Redmond said. “Being able to commu-nicate our yearly needs, we were able to create an ongoing relationship.”

Executive Chef Greg McPhee of Restaurant 17 also believes that an ongoing relationship with local farms is vitally important. “If we commit to something, if we tell a farmer we are doing some-thing, we need to follow through,” McPhee said. “When we (and other restaurants) start ordering, we can’t back out or take three weeks off … if the farmer is expecting me to order at a specific time, they are counting on us, it’s cash flow for a small business. We will have local salad as staff meals consistently if it’s a slow week.”

Restaurant 17 and other restaurants have the

ability to order from suppliers such as US Foods or Cisco. Like Six & Twenty, it was a conscious decision for Restaurant 17 to source their ingredients from local farmers from the start.

“If we get someone in who is new, we try to guide them in the right direction with social media, tag them on Instagram, I’ll tell them to go to Bacon Brothers, Stella, High Cotton, American Grocery, and these are the names of the guys that are going to purchase from you,” McPhee said. “If a farmer has something great, it is my responsibility to not be selfish, but to share it and help the farmer grow.”

From another perspective, Larkin’s on the River in downtown Greenville introduces their guests to local ingredients through specials by offering trout from High Valley Farms, whole local veal, or pork from Greenbrier Farms. Larkin’s Restaurants Managing Partner Bob Munnich explains that it can require significant time and planning to obtain the quantity required to satisfy the needs of the kitchen and guests.

“Last year, we did a series of dinners for dis-criminating diners that required specific cuts of meat from Greenbrier Farms,” Munnich said.

“Because of their commitment to Whole Foods Market, we needed to work with them two- three months ahead of time to assure they could meet our needs.”

Because we ask, because we continue to seek knowledge about what is placed on our dinner plates – where it was sourced, the manner in which it is prepared, and the methods the farmer uses – restau-rants will continue to go the extra mile to develop relationships and have conversations with local purveyors of trout, beef, squash and greens, among other delicious and healthy products for us to enjoy.

Will Morin, co-founder of the Rooftop Farming Initiative at Mill Village Farms, is an avid outdoorsman and food buff. Find him on Twitter at @EpicGastroExp.

By WILL MORIN

Cultivating relationshipsLocal food culture brings out a continuous conversation between restaurants and farms

1,101farms in Greenville County, using more than

72,800 acres

$16M+in crop and livestock sales in county in 2012

$41.7Bcontributed to state economy by agribusiness

Sources: 2012 Census of Agriculture, Clemson University, Palmetto AgriBusiness Council, SC Department of Agriculture

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Food trucks continue to seek space in city

Food trucks have grown in popularity around the city in recent years, but owners of them still feel changes to the city’s regulations could be beneficial in helping the industry grow.

When Nick Thomas opened his Automatic Taco food truck this year, people were very receptive. “Since I’ve opened my doors in May, I’ve been slammed with business,” Thomas said.

However, most of his revenue comes from private events for business instead of setting up shop downtown. Thomas said he would like city officials to designate a central location downtown for food trucks to operate.

The city’s regulations regarding food trucks “are draconian and very behind the times,” he said.

City ordinance dictates that food trucks cannot operate within 250 feet of brick and mortar restaurants, and the number of public spaces where trucks can park has dropped from several down to one, by Falls Park near Falls Street and East Camperdown Way.

Thomas said Greenville has a growing food scene, but patrons still are hesitant to try unique combi-nations from food trucks, like his Korean pork belly taco with kimchi slaw. He said he has to almost train customers to try new things.

He said food trucks offer something different from sit-down restaurants and the unexpected for cus-tomers. “When I have homemade rhubarb ice from my food truck – people don’t think food trucks can do that.”

Gina Petti, co-owner of Asada with her husband, Roberto Cortez, said the city’s food truck rules are “a work in progress.”

Petti and Cortez started the Asada food truck called Lola with her husband three year ago, and now they also operate a brick-and-mortar restaurant on Wade Hampton Boulevard.

She said when she and Cortez started, food trucks were a relatively new concept in Greenville. Petti said she feels city officials are more open to sugges-tions now on changes to the regulations than several years ago.

“I think it’s just a different kind of animal,” Petti said. “It’s whole different ambiance.”

One of the changes she would like to see would be

to extend the nighttime hours, past 10 p.m., so food trucks could operate downtown after restaurants close.

However, Ron Powell from the city business license office said the police department has said that servicing bar patrons late at night causes disturbances.

Access to downtown foot traffic is limited for food trucks. City officials held a couple of meetings with food truck owners this year, but ThoroughFare Food Truck owner Neil Barley said the conversations haven’t resulted in much change to make the area better for food trucks.

One of the biggest changes he would like to see is a lifting of the restriction barring food trucks from operating within 250 feet of a restaurant. He said the vendors could offer possibly cheaper and faster options to downtown workers going to lunch. “I think competition is good,” he said.

Because of difficulties of operating the central business district, Barley said he relies on partnerships with places like Community Tap and Quest Brewing Co. for business.

If food trucks were given greater access to downtown, he said, they could offer “a different way that the city can be diversified and be attractive to everybody.”

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Nick Thomas’s Automatic Taco food truck preparing for dinner service outside the Community Tap on Wade Hampton Boulevard.

Photo by Rod Fincannon


The food hall craze is creeping across America. Think upscale food, open kitchens, com-munal dining spaces, grab-and-go options and a focus on fresh, local food – all located under one roof. This isn’t a shopping mall food court.

Could Greenville and other Upstate cities jump on this bandwagon? The answer is a resounding “yes!” Last week, The Upstate Business Journal announced The Commons, a 40,000-square-foot space that will include the Feed & Seed, Communi-ty Tap and other businesses. This may very well be the first food hall concept for our area.

Here’s a look at a few in other cities to get those creative juices flowing.

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EATALY, NEW YORK CITY

When celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Lidia Bas-tianich opened the Italian-centric Eataly in 2010, it was touted as the first food hall in the U.S. There’s now a second location in Chicago and a third opening in 2016 in Boston (and other locations in Los Angeles and Manhattan). Eataly offers sit-down restaurants, walk-up counters, pop-up restaurant concepts, fresh produce and seafood counters, coffee cafes, on-site cooking classes and weeknight happy hours.

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CENTRAL FOOD HALL AT PONCE CITY MARKET, ATLANTA

Located in the former Sears, Roebuck & Company building, Ponce City Market includes retail space, offices, residences, and the recently opened Central Food Hall. Twenty-two different vendors offer regional fare, global cuisine and handcrafted market goods, including fresh breads, meats, cheeses and spices.

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ST. ROCH MARKET, NEW ORLEANS

After sitting dormant for years, the St. Roch Market re-opened in 2015 as a collective of 13 food-service entrepreneurs showcasing local produce, sundries and prepared foods from a diverse lineup of chefs. The market features local grocery items, a charcuterie, fresh-pressed juice and handcrafted cocktails, among others. Tuesday nights bring in live jazz music.

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AVANTI F&B, DENVER

Inspired by European markets and food truck roundups, this modern-day food hall features seven different restaurant concepts, housed in modified shipping containers. Communal dining areas serve as a place to sample tortas, arepas, paella, udon noodles and more from local chefs. One of the two bars (including a rooftop bar with views of the city) and a lounge area are a great place to hang out and sample local craft beer or a classic cocktail.

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MERCANTILE AND MASH, CHARLESTON, S.C.

With its grand opening held just last month (October 2015), this “gourmet food emporium” is located in the former Cigar Factory on East Bay Street. Mercantile and Mash features charcuterie, cheese, wine, baked goods, locally roasted coffee, grab-and-go items, gifts and cookware, and other gourmet food essentials.

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Clad in chef whites, Adam Strum gathers up produce and containers. He’s spent the better part of the day turning fresh, locally farmed ingre-dients into a paleo chili. Before he heads out, he’ll mop and sanitize the floors, clean the sinks and remove all the traces of his afternoon’s work.

Strum is one of a growing number of culinary entrepreneurs who hone their craft, test new recipes and build their followings using commercial prep kitchens.

As the culinary arts expand beyond the tradition-al brick-and-mortar restaurant to food trucks, fresh markets, and pop-up shops, chefs need a licensed and fully equipped place to cook. But it’s not just food that’s cooking in these shared-use kitchens – they are an incubator for ideas and a community for cooks.

COOKING IS SERIOUS BUSINESSNaked Kitchen at 1286 Pendleton Ave. in Green-

ville, run by Ed Creighton and his wife Julie Jenkins, and the Old Mill Cafe and Catering at 518 Conestee Ave., in Mauldin, owned by Vaughn Ownbey, are two shared-use facilities in the Upstate.

To sell wholesale to supermarkets or other dis-tributors, products must be prepared in a commer-cial-grade kitchen that is licensed and regularly inspected by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The kitchens are equipped with restaurant-grade appliances, high-end air handling and cleaning systems, stainless steel prep surfaces and some storage for individual clients. If a client needs a specialty appliance, they’re ex-pected to bring it with them each time they cook.

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and carrying them to local markets is not what these prep kitchens are about. Here, cooking is serious business, and both Ownbey and Creighton want serious cooks.

“We provide a place where creators who may not have the budget for a brick-and-mortar space can test the waters,” says Creighton, who originally built the kitchen as a place to make his Naked Pasta, which is still prepared there. He’s particularly proud of his role in helping culinary entrepreneurs get started. “Folks have come in here, poured their hearts into it and had a good business plan, moved forward and opened up their own place.”

He points to the food truck Automatic Taco as a success story. “They grew to a place where they needed their own kitchen all the time,” he says.

“AN UMBRELLA OF KNOWLEDGE”At the Old Mill Cafe and Catering, Ownbey re-

cently closed the public restaurant to expand the commercial prep capabilities. Having a shared-use facility was always part of his business plan. Cur-rently he can handle eight companies, but the ex-pansion will boost that to 16. “The businessperson in me loves to work with these folks. Some are in their infancy, some are serious entrepreneurs. Those are the ones I want to attract,” he says. “I see our role in this in not only providing a facility, but more of an umbrella of knowledge that can be shared.”

Ownbey enjoys the mentorship aspects of his “commune of cooking.” Although he has occasion-ally turned people down who want to rent time, it is usually because “they’re just not ready to cook yet.”

“I talk to people all the time who have ideas. The first question they ask is always what it costs. But I say, ‘You have bigger questions to ask before we get to that.’ There’s an evolution to this, and a lot of people need more development of their plans and ideas before they’re actually ready to cook.”

A COSTLY LEARNING CURVEMarty Redden makes his Marty-Q barbecue sauce

in Ownbey’s facility. He started out, like so many, cooking for friends at home. But he’s learned that there is a long – and costly – “learning curve to dealing with the public and food products.” He blew through $1,300 on bad labels and overpriced lab work in the beginning and appreciates the environ-ment at Old Mill where individuals can share ideas and experiences and possibly avoid making the same costly mistakes.

South Carolina, Creighton says, has some of the strictest food laws in the country. That can make the food business difficult to navigate, even for those who have run businesses elsewhere in the country. “It’s a daunting task to get started in South Carolina,” he says.

Chef Adam is no stranger to the demands and requirements of commercial food preparation. Before starting Adam’s Mobile Market, he was general manager of the New York Butcher Shoppe and ex-ecutive chef at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls. With the cost of outfitting a kitchen over $100,000, Adam’s dream business “would not have been feasible without a commercial kitchen. It’s been an awesome opportunity for me.”

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neurs we’ve added to our portfolio who are working hard to build strong and sustainable businesses by creat-ing value for their customers.

Atlas Organics, founded by Joseph McMillin and Gary Nihart, is a Spartanburg-based company that collects and recycles food waste – and will soon have a fa-cility for turning that waste into organic compost for use in agricultur-al applications. By collecting food waste from grocery stores, large companies, school districts, hospitals and restaurants in the Upstate and Midlands, Atlas is advancing the “table to farm” movement and helping their customers meet sustainability goals while saving money.

GrowJourney is the brainchild of Greenville entrepreneurs and garden-ers Aaron and Susan Sebotnik. They launched GrowJourney as an organic-seeds-of-the-month club to serve a fast-growing market of novice and would-be backyard gardeners who want to learn how to grow healthy, delicious, heirloom plants and vege-tables. Their gift subscriptions make a great, unique holiday gift idea.

Lien Nation is a Greenville-based company founded by Matt Klein and Chris Markwell. The company uses proprietary data analytics to identify and purchase real property at tax lien auctions. The team has success-fully deployed their strategy in several markets over the last few years to help counties recover unpaid taxes while providing attractive returns for investors.

PharmRight, a Charleston-based company that has developed the LIVI smart medication dispenser, was founded by David Duranceau, Bill Park and Randy Parker. The innovative LIVI device c a n b e l o a d e d w i t h up to 15 canisters containing a 90-day supply of medications which are programmed to dispense at the right time with no pre-sorting. The

product creates value for patients, who will experience improved health from better medication adherence; for independent living facilities, who will improve safety and realize operational savings; and for caregivers and loved ones, who will enjoy better peace of mind.

S e r v o s i t y , founded by Damien Stevens, is a Greenville-based software company providing disaster recovery-as-a-service for small and medium sized businesses. The com-pany’s advanced technology allows clients to recover critical data and systems very quickly – and affordably – after losing servers to physical or technical disasters.

TipHive is a Greenville-based software-as-a-service company that improves knowledge sharing within enterprises. The company was founded by Joost W e n t i n k a n d M a d i k e n Scholl, who graduated from the Iron Yard accelerator class of 2013. The company’s platform helps teams overcome a classic organizational challenge by allowing employees to create “hives” for dynamic storing, searching and sharing of vital institu-tional knowledge.

F i n a l l y , WorkAmerica is a Washing-ton, D.C.-based platform for matching people with skilled trades to the companies seeking those skills. By partnering with community and technical colleges to add students to their system, WorkAmerica offers employers a highly efficient mecha-nism for identifying candidates to fill a surplus of skilled trade jobs – and provides graduates access to economic opportunity.

We are proud to partner with these entrepreneurs to fund and support their problem-solving, value creating ventures. Clearly, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in South Car-olina and the Southeast. And for that, we should all be thankful.

24 | INNOVATE | MOVERS, SHAKERS AND DISRUPTORS SHAPING OUR FUTURE

It’s been another busy year at the Upstate Carolina Angel Network, and we have much to be thankful for as we pause during this Thanksgiving weekend.

We’re grateful for our member investors who put their experience and insights to work each month evaluating and offering valuable feedback to promising startups… and providing them perhaps the most scarce resource in our market – risk capital.

We’re grateful to our partners – the Clemson University College of Busi-ness and Behavioral Sciences and NEXT, who help ensure we can provide investor and entrepreneur education to facilitate making an early-stage capital marketplace in the Upstate. We appreciate our sponsors like Elliott Davis, Nelson Mullins, Palmetto Bank and US Trust, who

provide key support for our activities and valuable services to our investors and entrepreneurs.

Personally, I’m grateful to the dedicated UCAN board, chaired by Michael Cinquemani; my col-leagues Charlie Banks and Paul Clark, who helped launch the fast-growing South Carolina Angel Network; and Clair Gibson, who keeps our books and keeps us organized. Across the state (and into Asheville, N.C.), SCAN now includes eight angel groups and more than 200 investors.

Last but not least, we are especial-ly thankful for the entrepreneurs who take on the herculean task of turning vision into reality, creating new companies that provide products and services that help solve acute pain points for enterprises and con-sumers. We’ve been especially busy this fall with a record number of new investments, so Thanksgiving seems an appropriate time to publicly say thank you to the latest batch of companies and entrepre-

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Encryption. Should we or shouldn’t we? Privacy. Yes or no?

With the backdrop of carnage in Paris, politicians, law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been kicking each other with a wave of knee-jerk reactions and proposals.

It’s unseemly to me when law en-forcement officials complain that the criminals don’t play fair because they try to hide their criminal intent. But that is the argument being made when we talk about the dangers of encrypted email, texts and other communications.

Security analysts, white-hat hackers and others have long been arguing that criminals, hackers, cybercrime rings, and state-sponsored actors were smarter, more organized and more dedicated than we are. The fact that terrorists have figured out that using encrypted texts is a good idea is just one more brick in that wall.

In fact, there’s no hard evidence that the Paris terrorists did use encryption – or at least not exclusively – and some current reports indicate that investi-gators found unencrypted maps, plans and texts on cellphones.

Still, that won’t stop the overheated cries for more control and access by law enforcement, even as the NSA “transitions” from its illegal massive collection of data from U.S. citizens’ phone records.

The FBI and NSA want backdoor access to technology providers’ hard-ware and software. Apple, Google and Facebook have vigorously resisted this and last spring urged President Obama to resist efforts to require U.S. tech-nology companies to utilize only en-cryption technologies with an available back door for law enforcement access. Apple’s mobile operating systems iOS 8 and greater have no such access – even under subpoena, Apple would be unable to access a user’s email or texts.

Backdoor systems create inherent-

ly insecure environments that can be exploited by cy-bercriminals, hackers and even terrorists. The big question about encryption is

not the hand-wringing concern that terrorists use it, but the question of why more of us don’t.

Every day, sensitive information is exchanged between your employees, your clients, your partners, and your customers. Adding a disclaimer at the bottom of your email does little to protect information ranging from credit card numbers to banking infor-mation, proprietary business plans, competition analysis, investor data and more from being compromised.

The answer is encryption. The key to encryption is that both you and your receiver have to be on the same page. In public key encryption, two keys are used – the key used to encrypt the message that is known to the creator and the private key used to decrypt the message that is known to the re-ceiver. That end-to-end encryption is very secure.

Because encryption itself can seem daunting for small businesses to implement, many service providers have done the heavy lifting for you. Mobile apps like Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal support en-crypted messaging and, for Signal users, secure phone calls.

For desktop users, browser plugins exist for users of webmail to encrypt selected messages, as do more ad-vanced tools that layer over your mail application of choice. A good look at a few versions can be found here: goo.gl/C3qsYv.

If you use cloud-based file storage services like Dropbox, ask three questions to determine how secure your documents are: How are my files protected when they are “at rest,” how are they protected in transit and does the service provider have access to your files?

Dropbox, for example, uses 256-bit AES encryption (that’s good) to protect files on their servers. When you share a file with someone – either through

an http link or in-app sharing with another Dropbox user – TLS encryp-tion is used (also good). But while the company’s policy is not to access user accounts, it admits that a handful of people have that capability to “comply with legal requirements” like subpoenas.

We should expect to hear more about the evils of encryption in the weeks and months to come. Most tech analysts see this as a distraction and a red herring. We should have more

security, not less. We should seek out and lock down the cracks that syndi-cates and state-supported cybercrim-inals can use to get into our commu-nication systems, not open them up even further.

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Allyson Seitzer Named an account executive at VantagePoint Marketing. Seitzer has more than four years of marketing and graphic communications experience. She is serving her third term on the American Advertising Federation Greenville board, currently as past president.

David Clayton Named director for the Greenville Technical College Center for Manufacturing. Clayton was previously the director of the research division at the South Carolina Department of Commerce. He was also a senior nuclear fuel design engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company and a gas turbine design engineer for General Electric.

Clifford P Hodge IIIReached Level 3 CFA status. Hodge is a portfolio manager at FinTrust Investment Advisors, where he partners with advisors to formulate investment recommendations and then oversee a cost effective and tax efficient implementation of those strategies.

Jaime Wells NashNamed director of marketing at Roebuck Buildings. Nash has over eight years of marketing experience with Launch Something. She will work with the owner and business development team to create and implement marketing strategies for the company.

Campbell LewisNamed a senior associate at CBRE. Lewis was previously a sales manager with Palmetto Distributing responsible for the northern half of South Carolina and an account coordinator for Mobile Media Enterprises in Atlanta working with corporate clients.

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COMMUNITY

The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce recently named the recip-ients of its 2015 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) awards. Liberty Canzater, owner of The Butterfly Foundation, is the Minority/Wom-

en-Owned Business Person of the Year. Kathy Jackson, company global sourcing trainer and supplier diversi-ty coordinator at Milliken and Company, is the Minority Business Advocate of the Year. Mayra Garcia of Broome High School is the recipient

of the Rising Star Award.

DEVELOPMENT

O’Neal Inc. hired Mark Weigle as procurement manager. Weigle has more than 25 years of experience of procurement experience in the EPC

business, having worked with Wood Group/Mustang, Jacobs Engineering and CH2MHill.

EDUCATION

The Greenville Technical College Area Commission named three

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2. Homes for Heroes recently opened at 94 W. Park Drive, Spartanburg. The company offers home rebates and discounts for firefighters, emergency medical professionals, military and veterans, law enforcement, teachers and health care workers. For more information, visit homesforheroes.com.

3. After School Plus, DanceArts Greenville and Greenville Gymnastics recently opened at 255 Service Bay Road, Mauldin. For more information, visit afterschoolplus.org, danceartsgreenville.com or greenvillegymnastics.com.

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new members. Jo Watson Hackl, a corporate attorney with Wyche P.A., is past chair of the Greenville Area Development Corporation, past president of the Greenville County Bar Association, and past president of the Greenville Professional Women’s Forum. S. Hunter Howard Jr., owner and CEO of The Springs in Simpson-ville, has served as a CPA, member of the S.C. House of Representatives, chairman of the South Carolina Tax Commission, and president and CEO of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Keith R. Smith, owner of Keith Smith Builders, has been a homebuilder since 1969 and a realtor since 1972.

Tony Williams, Infinity Marketing president and CEO, was recently elected to the Greenville Tech Foun-dation Board of Directors.

FINANCE

TNB Financial Services hired three new team members to its wealth management firm. Bob Link was named vice president and senior trust officer. Link has more than 30 years experience in the trust and estate business. Michael Graf was named a vice president and investment advisor. Graf has been in the investment business for over 24 years as both a portfolio manager and investment advisor. Linda Vaughan was named as a trust administrative officer. Vaughan brings 34 years of experience in trust services.

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of SC named Henry M. Herlong III, founder of Herlong Bates Burnett Insurance in Greenville, as the 2015 Young Agent of the Year in recognition of outstanding communi-ty service and contributing to the betterment of the insurance industry.

MEDICAL

Bon Secours Medical Group named physicians Michael N. Bucci, Chris-tie B. Mina and Hamilton Russell Jr. from the Piedmont Spine and Neurosurgical Group to its local physician network.

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2 Greenville tech companies named to Fast 500

Two Greenville-based companies – DOM360 and Website Pipeline – were named to the Technology Fast 500 compiled by Deloitte US. DOM360 was named the 167th fastest-growing technology company in North America; Website Pipeline was ranked 481st.

“Most tech companies build software and then figure out how to service their clients,” DOM360 CEO Robert Donovan said in a release. “Here at DOM360, customer service has always come first. The software we build is just one support-ive element of our world class customer service.”

The company has twice been named to the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies both on the state and national levels.

DOM360 was founded in Greenville in 2007 and employs more than 65 people. The company offers digital and traditional marketing and advertising services utilizing an internally developed, Web-based marketing platform.

Website Pipeline’s CEO Brian Seidel credits laser focus and smart hiring with the company’s revenue growth, according to a release. “We hire people capable of outsmarting and outworking the competition, and then make sure their efforts align with our single focus: building the best ERP-integrated e-commerce solutions for manufacturers and distributors,” Seidel said.

Founded in 1999, Website Pipeline offers a cloud-based front-office e-commerce platform. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list for the last five years.

Upstate recognized for sports tourismSports Destination Management, a publication for sports event planners and

tournament directors, recognized VisitGreenvilleSC, Visit Anderson and the Bassmaster Classic as 2015 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism for the 2015 Bassmas-ter Classic event.

The event, which was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, TD Convention Center and Lake Hartwell, attracted over 100,000 spectators bringing in an estimated $17 million in economic impact to the Greenville area.

Sports Destination Management also named the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy and the US Youth Soccer Region III Soccer Championships as Mid-to-Large Market Champions for bringing in over $10 million to Greenville. The event returns to Greenville in 2016 and is expected to bring in 3,600 players, in addition to families and other spectators.

A third win for the Upstate came with recognition of the Amateur Softball Asso-ciation USA Girls’ 18U Class A Fastpitch National Championship and the Spartan-burg Convention & Visitors Bureau. The event brought in $7.4 million to both Spartanburg and Greenville counties.

Travelers Rest homeowners encouraged to switch to solar

Travelers Rest Mayor Wayne McCall announced that the City of Travelers Rest will participate in Solarize South Carolina.

The community outreach program is designed to help Travelers Rest residents go solar and save on electricity costs. When 60 or more Travelers Rest residents sign a contract for solar before April 22, the city will earn a free 5-kilowatt solar system for any of its municipal buildings.

The program offers a zero-down financing option to make going solar more af-fordable. Homeowners can sign up at SolarizeSC.org.

Solarize South Carolina is an initiative of the nonprofit organizations SmartPow-er and solar financing company Dividend Solar. The organization plans to get 2,000 homes across the state to go solar over the next 18 months.

“Solar energy makes sense for many homes and businesses because of the eco-nomic incentives,” McCall said. “Solarize South Carolina allows an opportunity for our residents to become educated about solar energy, lower their electric bills and help our local economy.”

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VETERANS’ BREAKFASTThe Marchant Company honored veterans at its most recent Quarterly Breakfast, held at the Kroc Center in Greenville. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Mastin Robeson was the guest speaker.

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RE: THE COMMONS TO INCLUDE FEED & SEED, COMMUNITY TAP, CAROLINA TRIATHLON, DUE SOUTH AND OTHER BUSINESSES > Keller Williams Realtor Portia Graham “That’s going to be huge for that area!! #YeahThatGreenville”

> Swamp Rabbit Inn “This looks amazing and only two blocks from the Inn!”

> Ryan Johnston “Draft beer and fresh food from our community, right on the Swamp Rabbit Trail and new city park. That’s what I am talking about!”

> @duesouthcoffee “@UpstateBiz we’re looking forward to being neighbors.”

> @swamprabbitinn “This West Greenville neighborhood is shaping up to be something really special.”

> Craig Hooks “Brave.”

RE: JOE ERWIN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM ERWIN PENLAND > Jim Simkins “Job well done! The advertising/marketing community is better for your mighty efforts, and so is the larger Greenville community!”

> Jennifer Boggs “’Business would draw from his and others’ experience to help creative people such as copywriters, artists and filmmakers achieve success for their own businesses, he said.’ This sounds promising!”

> Patrick Van Every “All the best Joe. Enjoy each day. Cheers.”

RE: GREENVILLE SEEKS BIDS ON RIVER STREET UNDERPASS> Alpha Property Management “Well this is great!”

> Bike Walk Greenville “Good news that this needed safety improvement to the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail is at the bidding stage.”

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1. The Commons to include Feed & Seed, Community Tap, Carolina Triathlon, Due South and other businesses

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Distribution, at the ONE building

in downtown Greenville

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20 Upstate bUsiness joUrnal November 1, 2013

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Solve. Serve. Grow. Those three words summarize Jackson Marketing Group’s guiding principles, and ac-cording 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 Mar-keting Communications, a company specializing in dealer training and product launches for the auto indus-try 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 Green-ville 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 up-stairs 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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Chairman larry Jackson, Jackson marketing Group. Photos by Greg Beckner / Staff

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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 Motor-sports 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 plan-ning.

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 audi-torium Jackson makes available for non-profit use. The Motor-sports 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 expand-ed into other verticals such as financial, healthcare, manufac-turing and pro-bono work, but still has a strong focus on the auto industry and transportation. It’s

also one of the few marketing com-panies 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 appli-cation 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

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

The company reaffirmed its com-mitment to serving the community last week by celebrating its 25th an-niversary 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 retire-ment, 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.”

jackson Marketing Group’s 25 Years1988 Jackson Dawson opens in Greenville at Downtown Airport

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

1998 Jackson Dawson moves to task industrial Court

1997 Jackson Dawson launches

motorsports Division

2009-2012 Jackson marketing Group named a top BtoB agency by

BtoB magazine 4 years running

2012 Jackson marketing Group recognized by Community Foundation

with Creative spirit Award

2009 Jackson Dawson changes name to Jackson

marketing Group when larry sells his partnership

in Detroit and lA

1988 19981993 2003 2008

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1990 Jackson Dawson acquires therapon marketing Group and moves to Piedmont

office Center on Villa.

2011 Jackson marketing Group/Jackson motorsports

Group employee base reaches 100 people

pro-bono/non-proFit Clients

American Red Cross of Western Carolinas

Metropolitan Arts CouncilArtisphere

Big League World SeriesThe Wilds

Advance SCSouth Carolina Charities, Inc.

Aloft

Hidden Treasure Christian School

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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