Alice Manufacturing rebrands as investment firm, Upstate firms makes second round of Walmart pitch event

Your Daily Report of Upstate business news Click here to view this message in a browser window. Share with a friend: TODAY'S HEADLINES  |  July 30, 2021 Alice Manufacturing diversifies, rebrands A former lynchpin in the fabric of the Upstate textile industry, Alice Manufacturing closed the doors of its 50-year-old Ellison plant in 2018. The firm now has a new name and mission. Three S.C. companies make next round of Walmart pitch event It may not have as many viewers as Shark Tank, but once Walmart wraps up its Open Call pitch event, winners among the 900 small business competitors will have their products distributed across the company's network. Two in the next round hail from the Upstate. In case you missed it ... A quick glance at this week's headlines Toll Brothers expands S.C. foothold with planned community ... Laurens County selected for new Malouf Companies facility and American Planning Association development project ... packaging company Pregis establishes operations in Anderson County ... CBRE reports that more than 7% of residents in the Greenville-Spartanburg market moved to the area since 2016 ... Furman University, city of Greenville develop GVL Starts entrepreneurship workshop ... Wharton Industrial sells Smith Farms industrial development ... Proterra partners with Taylor Machine Works on electric forklift and ports container handler project ... Hog and Barrel Festival comes to Greenville ... Converse president killed in bicycle crash. Digital copy available of GSA Business Report The latest digital issue of GSA Business Report is now online. This issue takes a look at Pangea Brewing Co., and its place in The Commons, which is spurring economic growth in its neighborhood. We also visit Anderson and see that a new hotel has economic development folks there thinking Homes2Suites and a rooftop bar may be foundational for furthering the revival of the downtown area. And good news for a Columbia pharmaceutical company is good news for the Upstate as a new project will help onshore PPE. Take a look at our latest issue online.  Get the word out about your business GSA Business Report's online submission portal is available to all business owners, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals in the Upstate who want to get out information about a company, new hires, products, services, website launches and events. Use this link to submit your press releases to GSA Biz Wire, which also submits your item for possible publication in the print edition of the Business Report.   Get all the business news delivered to your inbox: From the Lowcountry, the Midlands, the Upstate and across South Carolina.   Check out GSA Biz Wire and the daily Morning Blend for the latest unfiltered content.   Subscribe to our print editions.   Connect with us: SC Biz News 35 Cessna Court, Suite A, Greenville, SC 29607   Unsubscribe/manage the emails you receive from us