Features:
On the Record // A business genius. (Minus the suit, of course.) - P.24
Not that a suit has anything to do with business acumen; thank goodness it doesn’t, in fact, or the Upstate might be less one more independent retailer today. Because Gene Berger doesn’t wear a suit. Ever. But boy, does he know business. And not just the music business—he’s chock-full of knowledge that even the best of the best suit-wearers would pay for.
The Railroad Renaissance // A multi-billion dollars gamble - P.42
One of the largest differentiations most people need to make when considering the rail industry is passenger rail versus freight—they’re handled through different companies. While companies like Amtrak and city transit systems, like Chicago’s CTA and Washington, D.C.’s, Metro Rail, transport people from point A to point B, freight rail lines fall into three different classes.
Business of Biotech // Uniting an Industry To Fuel South Carolina’s Economy - P.56
Historically, biotechnology (also called bio sciences or life sciences), has been around forever. As early as 4000 B.C.
Tapping into Success // The BIG Business of Microbreweries - P.72
The goal of microbreweries is simple and pretty standard for most businesses: “Pretty much to supply the local area with quality craft beer,” Tom Davis, brewer and co-owner of Thomas Creek Brewery in Greenville, says. “That was the initial goal.”
