tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65718431533930832542011-07-30T22:13:18.647-07:00This blog is designed for all Advantage Greenville members. Have questions? Contact Hank Hyatt at hhyatt@greenvillechamber.org or 864-239-3714.CamLarsonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571843153393083254.post-80741173191401531962009-11-12T05:43:00.000-08:002009-11-12T06:13:24.036-08:00

We had a fantastic discussion yesterday at our Economic Impact Forum on Charter Schools. More than 40 business and community leaders joined us for an opportunity to chat with three of the charter school leaders in our region:Greg Abel - Langston Charter Middle SchoolFred Crawford - Greenville Tech Charter High SchoolMike Sinclair - Brashier Middle College.The level of energy, passion and

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Thanks to Adam Landrum of Merge and other members on the Advantage Greenville Program Sub-Committee. They are currently conducting an internet survey about what our members want to hear about in 2010. They are also calling members of AG.Full results of the survey are not yet available, but, for what it's worth, here is the tag cloud generated from the question - I consider my membership in AG

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We had about 130 business and community leaders in attendance today as we heard from US Senator Lindsey Graham. He laid out his vision on Afghanistan, health care, energy policy and more. Thanks to our presenting sponsor - Brown Mackey College. Our next luncheon will be held on December 3rd. Stay tuned for details!

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The fall is a busy time for AG. Here are a few of the things coming up for our members:October 15th - 12th Annual Oyster Roast at CU-ICAROctober 19th - Luncheon with US Senator Lindsey GrahamNovember 11th - Charter Schools Economic Impact ForumDecember 3rd - Health Sciences South Carolina luncheon.Thanks to Brown Mackey College for sponsoring our luncheon on the 19th.Behind the scenes, we are

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About 40 Advantage Greenville members met yesterday for lunch at the NEXT Innovation Center to learn more about NEXT and how the new facility fits into the economic development strategy of the community. For a great overview of the NEXT facility, check out this video on www.GreenvilleHD.com.A major point made at the event - While the community needs to continue to recruit industry (e.g., branch

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If you didn't participate in Advantage Greenville event in July, you missed two great events. First, Mark Bounds, Deputy Superintendent of Education for the State spoke about Jim Rex's five points for education:Dramatically Accelerating InnovationImproving ChoiceIncreasing Accountability (while lessening test burdens)Elevating the Profession of TeachingEnsuring Fair & Equitable Funding.Bounds

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Are you ready to Grow in Greenville? Attend the Greenville Grow Expo. http://www.greenvillechamber.org/growevite.htm

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Greenville Location Featured in Video in GE Annual Report OnlineThe online version of GE's 2008 Annual Rport has a video segment highlighting Greenville and the local facility which was chosen to represent the GE Energy Infrastructure businesses. Please take a minute to view the video as it demonstrates the importance of this business to the future of GE and it gives some accolades to Greenville

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Advantage Greenville Members:Please take note of the information below sent out by Table 301 regarding a nationally-known restaurant writer in town over the next couple of days. This is a great opportunity to get a positive message out about our community. It would be helpful to have LOTS of folks out and about during this time!Thanks for all you do for Greenville.Hank HyattVice President,

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Economic Impact Forum - Air Service Update held Friday..About twenty five community and business leaders met with Gary Jackson, Executive Director of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission, on Friday to discuss how the community can support GSP as it continues the process of recruiting additional airlines, flights and destinations for its customers. With economic development projects

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Greater Greenville Regional Economic Scorecard - Update Coming Soon!We are planning on unveiling the results from this year's Scorecard at the March 30th Advantage Greenville Luncheon. The Scorecard has provided a great tool to drive community conversation about doing what matters most for impacting community prosperity. The Scorecard has also driven the program of work for the Chamber.

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The first month of 2009 has passed us by and left many of us wondering what additional surprises could be in store for the remainder of the year. While we are certainly aware of the potential havoc the economy has played on many of our businesses, Advantage Greenville is keeping an eye to the longer-term as it continues its work on focusing the community's attention on doing what matters most to

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