“It's been difficult to maintain Cops for Tots during the down economy, but local businesses and individuals have made this as much a community program as a police program," Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds said. "Anyone who has seen the face of a child who realizes he or she will have a gift for Christmas Day understands just how important that generosity is."
Registration for the four-person captain's choice tournament is $300 per foursome. Prizes will be given for the top teams, closest to the pin winner and drawings.
Tournament sponsors are being sought. Call Brandon McMahan at 848-2187 or email [email protected].
• $41.88 FOR SOLID WASTE: In compliance with the Department of Health and Environment Control “The Solid Waste Full Disclosure, the City of Greer reported the cost of solid waste for the fiscal year 2011 was $1,068,612.30 for cost per capita for residential users at $41.88
• LOWE'S ADDING iPHONES: Lowe’s is deploying approximately 42,000 iPhones in its stores to make it easier for employees to help shoppers and complete transactions.
The home improvement retailer has already begun to implement the iPhones in its stores in the United States and Canada and expects to complete the rollout by the end of the fiscal year. By replacing scanner guns with iPhones, Lowe’s hopes to make it easier for store associates to answer customers’ questions and, eventually, complete purchases. Home Depot has started giving employees handheld Motorola devices last year
• RIGBY, GUINN JOIN STEVENS AVATION: John Rigby and Lt. Col. Larry Guinn have been hired at Stevens Aviation.
Rigby has been appointed director of marketing and program sales for Stevens Aviation in Greer. Rigby has over 13 years of experience in marketing and sales within the aviation industry and 20 years of experience in business development and strategic planning. He is also serving as the Connecticut State Representative for the 63rd district.
Gunnin has been hired as Director of Military Programs. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years. Gunnin has extensive experience in aircraft operations, flight instruction, flight safety, training and program management. Gunnin will oversee Stevens Aviation’s military portfolio and will be responsible for the development and management of new military service programs.
• THREATT, PENLAND JOIN ADDISON HOMES: Melissa Hill Threatt and Ken Penland have joined Addison Homes, a customer homes builder.
Threatt will prepare budgetary and contract estimates for new home projects. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture and secondary BA in Modern Languages/Spanish from Clemson University, and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Louisiana State University.
Penland joined the company as a project superintendent. He oversees construction of the firm’s EarthCraft House and Energy Star certified homes. He earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Asheville Buncombe Community College and has 12 years experience in construction and project management
• CREDIT CARD LATE PAYMENT 17-YEAR LOW: The national credit card delinquency rate, or rate of payments 90 days or more past due, fell to 0.60 percent in the second quarter, down from 0.92 percent a year ago. That's the lowest rate since 1994, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion.
And the improved payment habits came despite increased use of credit cards, based on quarterly data reported by banks that issue Visa and Mastercard-branded cards and data from American Express Co. and Discover Financial Corp.
The average combined total debt for all major credit cards increased by $20 from the first three months of the year, to $4,699 per borrower. That amount is down more than 5 percent from the $4,951 average in the second quarter of 2010, and is 16 percent lower than the peak average debt of $5,575 in the first quarter of 2009.