Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) articles from November 2001

Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) archives from November 2001

Spartanburg, S.C.-Based Advantica Restaurant Group Trims 87 Positions.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Nov. 2--Advantica Restaurant Group announced Thursday it will eliminate 87 positions in an attempt to cut costs. The Spartanburg-based parent company of Denny's announced the cuts as part of its quarterly earnings...

Two Spartanburg, S.C., University Students Arrested for Terrorist Joke.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Teresa Killian Nov. 2--A Halloween hoax with a terrorism and anthrax theme could put two college freshmen behind bars -- for up to 15 years. The University of South Carolina Spartanburg students went to WestGate Mall on...

New Community Group Hopes to Revitalize Spartanburg, S.C.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Baker Maultsby Nov. 2--Cleveland Park, the renovated Memorial Auditorium, Extended Stay America and Advance America offices, the Renaissance Project: These big-ticket items of downtown revitalization are the focus of a vision for...

Bargain Seekers Flock to Weekend Santa Shoppe Benefit in Spartanburg, S.C.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Julie Woodcock Nov. 5--Angie Hoffman found a $4,000 diamond in her glass of champagne at the kickoff for the Junior League's Santa Shoppe. "Everybody heard her cheering and bouncing," Junior League Event Chairman Lisa Bishop...

Jesse Jackson Tackles Wide Range of Topics at South Carolina BMW Plant.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Nov. 6--There's not a pulpit in the commons area at BMW Manufacturing Corp., but that didn't keep the Rev. Jesse Jackson from delivering a Monday morning message. Several of them, in fact. The Greenville...

Spartanburg, S.C., Medical Center Forms Alliance with University Facility.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Susan Orr Nov. 6--Spartanburg Regional Medical Center has formed an affiliation with Wake Forest University's medical center, an alliance SRMC says will improve services to Upstate cancer patients. The hospitals' cancer centers...

Spartanburg, S.C., Marking Firm Wants to Sell Names of School's Facilities.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Bridget Bradburn Nov. 8--For Sale: The name to one high school football stadium, basketball arena or fine arts center. Best offer accepted. The Palladian Group, a Spartanburg marketing and public relations firm, hopes to broker...

Michelin Eliminates Nearly 200 Spartanburg, S.C., Jobs.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Nov. 9--Greenville-based Michelin North America has cut close to 200 jobs at its facility on International Road in Spartanburg in response to a declining truck market, officials confirmed Thursday. The targeted...

Some Spartanburg, S.C.-Area Businesses Put Air Travel Temporarily on Hold.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Nov. 14--GREER, S.C.--Air travel isn't Daniel Galor's life, but it's a major piece. In fact, it's an everyday one. But he's not afraid. "The inevitable will happen either way," he said as he set up his...

Architectural Firm Settles into Old Woolworth's Location in Spartanburg, S.C.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Nov. 15--Woolworth's lunch counters in places like Greensboro, N.C., and Jackson, Miss., became famous in the early 1960s for their ties to civil rights activism. The lunch counter at the Main Street Woolworth's was...

Wait for Rent Assistance Puts Family on Brink of Eviction in South Carolina.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Joel D. Sawyer Nov. 16--Two months ago, Candace Alexander never thought her family would be on the brink of eviction. She lost her job in August and her husband, Paul, was critically injured in a car wreck on Oct. 21, leaving...

New Eateries Help Spice up Downtown Spartanburg, S.C.
November 18, 2001... Byline: Mindy Marriott Nov. 18--Rick Cobden and John Lewis wanted to be a part of the business renaissance in downtown Spartanburg. So, the co-owner and general manager of Sandella's Cafe in the Poppy Square shopping center off Pine...

Spartanburg, S.C., Newsstand Lands Lottery Ticket License.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Julie Woodcock Nov. 20--Venita Wykel's license number reads "000002." Wykel's business, A-1 Newsstand, was the first in the Upstate -- and the second statewide -- to receive a license to sell tickets in the South Carolina...

South Carolina Representatives Hear What Small Business Owners Have to Say.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Nov. 20--Wesley Hammond is tired of what he calls excessive government-mandated regulations for small businesses. Hammond must fill out the same amount of paperwork for HBJ Home Furnishings' two trucks as he would if...

Spartanburg County, S.C., Officials Approve Permit for Cable TV Company.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Baker Maultsby Nov. 21--Spartanburg County Council gave final approval to a contract that will permit Charter Communications to continue doing business in the county. The cable TV company and the county arrived at an agreement...

Parents, Students Pack New Boiling Springs, S.C., School's Open House.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Julie Woodcock Nov. 21--BOILING SPRINGS, S.C.--Loaded down with books and grinning with excitement, hundreds of parents and students packed the new Boiling Springs Junior High School during a ribbon-cutting and open house Sunday....

Spartanburg, S.C., Promotional Firm Creates Motivational Tools for Firms.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Nov. 21--All it took to make one of Spartanburg's largest manufacturers a safer place to work were some T-shirts and coffee cups with the company's name and logo on them. But it wouldn't have been possible without...

Spartanburg, S.C.-Area Car Buyers Rush to Take Advantage of Financing Offers.
November 25, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Nov. 25--The best way to sell cars this fall can be wrapped up in three words: zip, zero and zilch. Upstate car buyers have been sent speeding to dealers in the past two months as car manufacturers have flaunted...

South Carolina Utility Hopes to Increase Sewer Rates by 84 Percent.
November 28, 2001... Byline: Baker Maultsby Nov. 28--With the economy in recession, it's a bad time to face a sharply increased sewer bill, says Ken Barrett. But that's what his sewer and water service provider -- United Utility Companies Inc. -- is...