State Honors Individuals at Rural Summit
March 21, 2010
By CHRIS TRAINOR
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC -Two local leaders recently were recognized for their efforts by the South Carolina Department of Commerce.
The Department of Commerce had its 20th annual South Carolina Rural Summit on March 7-9 in Myrtle Beach. During the summit awards ceremony, Greenwood photographer and businessman jon holloway was honored with the South Carolina Rural Summit Small Business Award.
- Meanwhile, Greenwood city manager Charlie Barrineau was recognized for his coordination of Greenwood's city center masterplan and was given the South Carolina Rural Summit Leadership Award.
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- The Rural Small Business Award recognizes an individual or company with less than 25 employees that has had a significant impact on a rural area's economy or community.
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Two Greenwood leaders recently were honored at the S.C Department of Commerce South Carolina Rural Summit. City Manager Charlie Barrineau, left, got the S.C. Rural Summit Leadership Award, while Jon Holloway received the S.C. Rural Summit Small Business Award.
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One small business award is given annually during the S.C. Rural Summit.
Barrineau nominated Holloway for the small business award. Holloway was most recently noted for capturing photography for the book "Beautiful Places - The Timeless Beauty of South Carolina State Parks," which was published by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism to spotlight state parks.
Holloway spent more than a year on the "Beautiful Places" project.
Holloway, who is an assistant professor of photography at Lander University, has been on board with the city's Uptown revitalization and actually has become a part of the process, as he purchased and restored two buildings in the Emerald Triangle, along Maxwell Avenue.
One of the two buildings houses Holloway's photography studio, along with the Sundance Gallery upstairs. Sundance is used as a gallery and as a hub for weddings, parties, musical performances and corporate meetings.
Holloway also owns the adjoining building at 140 Maxwell. That facility is an artist incubator known as Meridian.
The renowned photographer is also the founder of click646, a festival Holloway refers to as a "photographic collective."
Holloway was pleased to have been honored by the Department of Commerce.
"It has been a wonderful journey in realizing the potential of this area, here in Greenwood," Holloway said. "It was great to see Greenwood recognized so well. Charlie (Barrineau) has done so much to make this possible and it has been a whole community effort. This award is not just for me but for the Greenwood community and how we are embracing the future."
The Rural Leadership Award that Barrineau received is given each year to a person who has demonstrated effective leadership skills and addressed issues of both short and long term significance to community growth.
While the city manager received the award in honor of his guidance in the continued revitalization of Uptown Greenwood and for his coordination of the city center masterplan, he insisted the honor should be shared by the community.
"This award needs to be given in honor of Greenwood," Barrineau said. "The entire community made this happen. We will need the entire community to keep it moving forward. I am just humbled to continue to be a part of moving Greenwood forward. My reward is seeing small businesses such as Mill House Pizza, Howard's On Main, R3 Catering, Polo's, Meridian, Sugar, Kicker's, Frilly Frog, Blossom, and hopefully many more come open in Uptown Greenwood."
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