| 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.
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Synnex Corp. and Tech Data, a Clearwater, Fla.-based Fortune 500 company, agreed to merge today in a transaction valued at approximately $7.2 billion including net debt. Bob Stegner, Synnex's senior vice president of marketing in North America, shares what the changes will look like at the company's Greenville location.
Furman University has received a $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand and advance The Furman Advantage, the university’s approach to offering every student what it calls a “pathway toward a meaningful and valuable college experience.”
