Over 300 business leaders, entrepreneurs and community leaders including Governor Nikki Haley gathered to discuss opportunities for South Carolina growth to a sold-out audience at the Ecoplosion summit on January 26, 2012 at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, South Carolina.

After a keynote presentation by the Governor and a series of panel discussions, Rita McKinney, the Managing Shareholder for the Anderson and Greenville offices, presented Bob Hughes with the McNair Law Firm Economic Development Impact Award for his efforts that "re-imagined and reinvigorated Greenville while laying the foundations for sustained economic growth."

Read Clemson University's full press release here.