Category Archives: President’s Corner

Visitor’s Center Come into our office at 2001 E. Main Street and meet Jean Riggins and Mary Kay. They are the tourism coordinators for the Easley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. I am proud of the way these ladies … Continue reading →

New Year 2012 I am encouraged with the increase in business activity in our area. In the last six months, five (5) new manufacturing companies with the potential for 550 new jobs have announced expansion in Pickens County. This speaks … Continue reading →

Good Year  2011 has been a better year with a slow recovery. Unemployment in the county is still high but the forecast is good. Efforts from Alliance Pickens County have caused five (5) new companies to relocate or expand in … Continue reading →

New Members recruited We had an internally directed membership drive lead by Tiffany Martin that ended early October. Our ambassadors, directors, and Powdersville Business Council members made many contacts and as a result of their efforts we added 18 new … Continue reading →

Easley Fine Arts Center In September we conducted the ribbon cutting to open the Fine Arts Center of Easley located in the ground floor of the West End Hall.   Amanda Gunter and her staff have converted the first floor to … Continue reading →

Fall is in the air The Chamber luncheons have started back for the fall season. Congressman Jeff Duncan kicked us off with a great attendance lunch at Tri County Tech – Easley on August 25. Clemson football star and Pittsburg … Continue reading →

 BLWS For the fifth year, the chamber has been responsible for coordinating the nine (9) evening meals for the players and coaches of the Big League Baseball World Series. This involves contacting churches and organizations to donate the food and … Continue reading →

 Max Heller When we moved to Easley in 1975, we would often go to Greenville. I remember downtown Greenville as not a very nice place to go and definitely not at night. I never met Mayor Max Heller but always … Continue reading →

Best Places to Work Kent Dykes – Easley Chamber President The best places to work belong to their local chamber of commerce, according to a recent study by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). Of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best … Continue reading →

A New Era in Easley The April 13, 2011 opening of the Walmart Super Center in the new Easley Towne Center marks a new era in commerce in our area. With 184000’ sq. of retail area and over 400 associates … Continue reading →