Baptist Easley constructing $8M medical complex

The 32,000-square-foot complex in Powdersville will be anchored by an urgent-care center and include offices for the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Proaxis Therapy and specialty surgeons from Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center.  Read More...

Kusters Zima of Spartanburg acquires Hi-Tech Environmental

Kusters Zima expects the acquisition to strengthen its business in the municipal and industrial wastewater markets. Both Hi-Tech Environmental Inc. and Kusters Zima’s Waste Tech division will handle sales. The equipment will be manufactured at the Kusters Zima Spartanburg facility.  Read More...

SCBT Financial profit drops 56% in 2011

The Columbia-based bank holding company posted $22.6 million in net income for the year, down from $51.9 million in 2010. In the fourth quarter, the bank said net income jumped to $4.8 million from $559,000 a year earlier. Read More...

Panelists: Recession forces real estate industry to get creative

The real estate industry felt the effects of the recession almost immediately and had to find ways to grow in spite of it, according to panelists Thursday at the ecoplosion summit in Greenville. Clemson and Upstate leaders created the summit to ignite growth through conversations on entrepreneurship, real estate and economic development. Read More...

Foreclosure closings account for fewer home sales in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 10% of home sales in the third quarter of 2011 were foreclosure related, according to RealtyTrac. Both statewide and national figures were down over the same time last year, in part because of uncertainty in the process of buying and selling foreclosure properties, the company said. Read More...