Rick Spruill

Greenville

Managing Editor, Christianity Today's Church Law & Tax at Christianity Today

Managing editor @GreenvilleJournal @UpstateBiz. Bloom where you're planted.

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Articles

Pianist Keith Davis sets jazzy tone

1 month ago | towncarolina.com | Rick Spruill

Spend an evening in the Westin Poinsett hotel lobby in downtown Greenville, and you’ll likely notice the soothing sounds of a jazz piano floating in from the direction of the hotel lounge. The man at the keyboard is Keith Davis—composer, pianist, educator. Whether he’s performing solo or as part of a trio or quartet, or mentoring the next generation of jazz musicians, Davis lives his music. After all, it’s a family tradition.
Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems flying high after 75 years

1 month ago | upstatebusinessjournal.com | Rick Spruill

Stevens Aerospace and Defense System is one of America’s premier aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul operators, but that didn’t happen overnight. In 1950, Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems was simply “J.P. Stevens Aviation,” having already gone through its first evolution after launching at Greenville Downtown Airport in the 1940s as “J.P. Stevens Aviation Department.”If “J.P. Stevens” rings a bell for many Greenville natives, it should.
Joan Herlong: Delighting clients is key when inventories dip

Mar 27, 2025 | greenvillejournal.com | Jeannie Putnam |Rick Spruill

Given its sheer size and location, the redevelopment of County Square is one of the biggest — and the most important — developments in Greenville’s recent history. “Sometimes, when you have a small piece of land and it doesn’t work out as intended, you can overcome that. With bigger sites, if you don’t get it right, there’s a lot more at stake,” said Nancy Whitworth, the City of Greenville’s deputy city manager.
New EP+Co President Kat Shafer embraces role shaping agency’s future

Mar 7, 2025 | upstatebusinessjournal.com | Rick Spruill

EP+Co President Kat Shafer is surprised anyone knows she not only helped launch Clemson University’s first varsity rowing team — eventually earning a full scholarship in the sport — but also was Clemson’s first-ever All-ACC women’s rower.
Milestone: Greenville-based Fresh Water Systems turns 35

Mar 5, 2025 | upstatebusinessjournal.com | Rick Spruill

Greenville-based Fresh Water Systems turned 35 in November and by all accounts, the company is on a strong footing to continue delivering on its commitment to making water safe for people around the world. Founded by president and CEO Steve Norvell in 1989 in San Diego, California, Fresh Water Systems began by installing and servicing commercial water coolers around Southern California. As the company grew, so did the vision.
Kawonu Golf Club Blends Championship Golf with Captivating Views

Feb 26, 2025 | towncarolina.com | Rick Spruill

Lakes and rolling landscape will define the links at Kawonu Golf Club in SimpsonvilleAndrew Green says the first time he stepped foot on the land that will one day be the members-only Kawonu Golf Club, he knew. “For me, the magic of golf is when the ground is graceful enough to keep your ball from flying all over the place but is challenging enough to require you to take a few risks,” Green says.
Zylö’s Scott Pancoast Shares Secrets of Innovation Economy

Jan 30, 2025 | towncarolina.com | Rick Spruill

Zylö’s Scott Pancoast shares secrets gleaned from more than 20 years in the innovation economy“Innovation” is much more than a buzzword for Zylö Therapeutics CEO and founder Scott Pancoast. Armed with a degree in economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Pancoast eventually headed West three decades ago, where he left a traditional corporate setting to step into a role making venture investments for a family in San Diego, California.
Tabbi app, developed in Greenville, aims to make paying the bill easy

Jan 9, 2025 | upstatebusinessjournal.com | Rick Spruill

Tabbi founder and CEO Brad Loflin learned from a decade in restaurant management that efficiency in all things – especially the all-important process of paying the bill – is key to customer satisfaction. So when he experienced first-hand a lack of efficiency while traveling for business, he decided to do something about it. “I was traveling a lot for work, moving in and out of hotels, restaurants, Ubers, airports,” Loflin said.
Marketing executive pours long experience into Clemson Cadency program

Jan 7, 2025 | upstatebusinessjournal.com | Rick Spruill

Jackie Herr grew up in northeast Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia. So why is she now pouring her hard-won experience as a marketing-communications executive into a bunch of Clemson students? Because Clemson University has become something of a family affair. Herr’s daughter chose Clemson in 2018, which is when Herr and her husband, Scott, relocated to Greenville from Irvine, California.
Aesthetic Built: Clothing Line for the Everyday Athlete

Dec 31, 2024 | towncarolina.com | Rick Spruill

The son of Kurdish immigrants expands on his parents’ American Dream with Aesthetic Built clothing lineAlend Barzenji’s entrepreneurial roots extend halfway across the world. The son of Kurdish immigrants says some of his earliest memories involve his family’s arduous asylum journey from the Kurdish state of Iraq to the United States. “We immigrated to the US in 1997,” he says. “My dad was working for Global Partners, which was a nonprofit organization attached to the Clinton administration.