Mick Fleming joins Convergent team as partner
Many of you know the name, Mick Fleming. He served as CEO of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) for the last 16 years. During that time, Mick and his staff served the needs of 1,500 chambers of commerce and related organizations worldwide. Needless to say, he is a highly respected international leader […]
Besieged by demand, United Against Poverty needs space to grow
By Kate Santich | Orlando Sentinel | Full Article “Eric Gray is convinced he can help cut Central Florida’s poverty rate in half. But first, he needs a bigger parking lot. Gray runs the busiest nonprofit social-service agency in the region – United Against Poverty – out of a collection of older buildings in an […]
Humane Society of Greenwood moves forward with new facility
IndexJournal.com | Full Article “A March vote by the County Council — which, in a symbolic gesture was unanimous — closed the book on efforts to bring a modern animal shelter into Greenwood. The 15,000-square-foot, $3.1 million facility will be built on 10 acres across from Leath Correctional Institution, funded in a public-private partnership between […]
Piedmont Tech and Freshwater Coast Community Foundation sign Abbeville Promise agreement
By Conor Hughes | The Index Journal | Full Article “The Abbeville Promise is a proposed scholarship program that, if successful, would guarantee a free two-year education at PTC to every student who receives a high school diploma while an Abbeville County resident. The Freshwater Coast Community Foundation is running the capital campaign, which has […]
VEKA to locate in Burke County
By Sara Chester | Burke Development, Inc. | Full Article “VEKA, a global leader in the vinyl extrusion industry, will locate a new facility in Burke County. Over the next four years the company will create 102 jobs and invest $18M. This is the fourth facility in the United States for the family-owned, German company. […]
Dubuque YMCA reveals look of new state-of-the-art facility
By Brandi Bachman | KCRG-TV9 | Full Article “Plans to improve and expand the current YMCA/YWCA in Dubuque are moving forward. Now the Y is releasing some of the concepts and designs for their future state-of-the-art facility. After looking to move to another location, the YMCA decided to stay at their existing location at 35 North […]