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Where EB-3 Unskilled Visa Workers Make the Biggest Impact in Hotels
October 15, 2025

Hotels with chronic staffing challenges can use the EB-3 Other Worker Visa Program to build a stable, long-term legal workforce for essential roles such as housekeeping, food service, maintenance, ...

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October 9, 2025

J-1 STEM teachers enhance education by combining global expertise, innovative teaching, and cultural exchange to strengthen academic outcomes and workforce readiness.

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October 8, 2025

Build a stronger workforce by combining H-2B visas for seasonal peaks with EB-3 visas for long-term roles. This dual strategy delivers flexibility during busy periods while creating a stable, ...

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October 7, 2025

International teachers in J-1 Exchange Visitor programs enrich classroom learning by providing authentic accents, cultural context, and real-world communication experiences that textbooks can’t ...

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October 1, 2025

International teachers placed through J-1 visa programs help schools build inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments. By sharing authentic global perspectives, they spark curiosity, ...

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H-2A Visas: Streamline Farm Staffing with Expert Visa Support Services
September 30, 2025

H-2A visas provide U.S. farms with a reliable, legally authorized seasonal workforce, helping agricultural operations avoid the annual hiring scramble. By pairing the H-2A program with professional ...

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How International Talent Strengthens Modern Workforce Planning
September 25, 2025

What is the role of visas in strategic workforce planning? Visas serve as a core workforce planning tool, not a last resort. When embedded into long-term talent strategy, visa programs help ...

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How Small Businesses Can Use the EB-3 Visa to Win Top Talent
September 24, 2025

Why is the EB-3 visa a competitive advantage for small businesses? The EB-3 Other Worker visa helps small businesses compete for talent by opening access to a global workforce and offering permanent ...

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September 23, 2025

Global competence—the ability to understand, communicate, and collaborate across cultures—is a defining skill for student success. One of the most effective ways schools build this capability is by ...

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Ethical International Hiring: Your Advantage This Harvest Season
September 22, 2025

Ethical international hiring gives agricultural operations a strategic advantage during harvest season. By using fair, transparent practices, farms gain reliable labor, improved productivity, ...

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September 19, 2025

Labor shortages continue to define the American economic landscape in 2025, creating strategic challenges that demand C-suite attention. Recent data revisions reveal the scope of the crisis: job ...

Read more about 2025 U.S. Labor Shortages: How CEOs Can Navigate Workforce Challenges →
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September 18, 2025

Why are EB-3 Other Worker visas a strategic workforce solution for restaurants? EB-3 visas allow restaurants to replace constant hiring cycles with a stable, committed workforce. By sponsoring ...

Read more about EB-3 Other Worker Visas for Restaurants: How to Fill Critical Roles →
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September 17, 2025

The J-1 Teacher program is a U.S. cultural exchange initiative that allows qualified international educators to teach in American schools while sharing their culture, educational practices, and ...

Read more about How J-1 Teachers Transform Cultural Learning in Your District →
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September 16, 2025

The J-1 Trainee Exchange Visitor visa program offers participants from around the world the opportunity to gain practical training in their field while experiencing American culture firsthand. ...

Read more about J-1 Trainee Program: Cultural Exchange for Lasting Business Value →
September 16, 2025

How do J-1 international teachers benefit U.S. schools? J-1 international teachers enhance education by bringing deep subject expertise, innovative teaching methods, multilingual skills, and global ...

Read more about Transform American Classrooms with J-1 Exchange Educators →
September 16, 2025

H-2A visas allow U.S. farms to legally hire skilled international workers for temporary agricultural roles, ensuring reliability, compliance, and cost-effective staffing. Partnering with experts can ...

Read more about Harvest Hiring: H-2A Visas Help Your Fall Farm Labor Crunch →
September 16, 2025

H-2B visas provide a strategic labor solution to the tourism surges felt by overwhelmed winter resorts, hotels, and restaurants. Staffing with seasonal, experienced international talent allows ...

Read more about Winter Hospitality Staffing: How H-2B Visas Solve Seasonal Labor Gaps →
September 11, 2025

EB-3 visas offer healthcare employers a strategic solution to workforce shortages by providing access to permanent, committed international talent. With proper planning and compliance support, ...

Read more about EB-3 Visas: A Solution to the Healthcare Staffing Crisis →
September 10, 2025

Global mobility gives companies access to broader talent pools, improves retention, strengthens compliance, and increases workforce agility. When paired with visa programs like H-2A, H-2B, and EB-3, ...

Read more about How H-2A, H-2B, and EB-3 Visas Fuel Global Mobility →
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September 8, 2025

Cultural exchange programs allow organizations to host international educators, interns, and trainees through the J-1 Exchange Visitor visa to strengthen workplace culture, expand global ...

Read more about Beyond Borders: Why Organizations Embrace Cultural Exchange Programs →
September 5, 2025

International workers are a reliable solution to workforce challenges across industries. By integrating global talent into a unified, strategic framework, organizations can build a stable workforce, ...

Read more about From Talent Shortage to Strategic Advantage: Win the Global Talent Race →

Media Coverage

How Immigration Can Help Manufacturing's Labor Shortage
March 19, 2026

U.S. manufacturers face a compounding labor crisis. A 2024 Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute study projects a need for 3.8 million new workers by 2033, with nearly half of those roles at risk of going unfilled. Retirements are accelerating the gap, and entry-level roles such as production helpers, packers, and warehouse workers see chronically high turnover.

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BDV Solutions CEO Britt Vergnolle Named to 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 List
August 18, 2023

Company's Co-Founder and CEO Named to Annual List Honoring Dynamic Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders Over 50

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On the Move: Karin Borchert
Upstate Business Journal

On the Move: Karin Borchert

December 14, 2023

Karin Borchert was appointed chief executive officer of BDV Solutions. She has 25 years of global experience in driving business strategy for revenue and margin growth, product and business innovation.

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Millionaires diversify passports, creating new opportunities for US businesses
April 26, 2024

The number of millionaires moving across international borders has increased significantly in the last decade, with a projected 125,000 in 2024..

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Opinion: No, immigration and the border are not impossible problems
July 24, 2023

While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases.

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Trump's return could shake up H-1B visa system
May 23, 2024

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election looms, immigration attorneys are bracing for a potential second-term for former president Donald Trump, fearing swift and stringent actions that could impede employment-based immigration.

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Canada Woos American H-1B Visa Holders Fed Up With U.S. Immigration System
July 15, 2023

Layoffs sweeping the tech industry have not spared workers on temporary visas, known as H1Bs.

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Arkansas Global Connect receives recognition for responsible recruitment practice
October 30, 2024

Arkansas Global Connect, which provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor, announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) it has received Clearview certification for demonstrating ethical labor practices.

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Florida needs legal immigrants for its workforce
February 02, 2025

At a time when Florida's jobless rate stands at a mere 3% and businesses face a severe workforce shortage - with just 53 potential workers available for every 100 vacancies - the state's economic momentum faces a critical challenge.

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Ditch the Green-Card Lottery
January 05, 2025

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have called for an increase in visas for skilled immigrants, angering some of President-elect Trump’s supporters.

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Commentary: Legal immigrants want SC jobs Americans don’t. Make it easier to hire them.
December 15, 2024

With the state’s unemployment rate hovering at 3% and only 43 available workers for every 100 jobs, employers across a wide range of market sectors — from hospitality to manufacturing to construction — are struggling to find and retain workers.

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H-1B Yearly Lottery Announced Amid Fears of Cuts to Visa Program
February 06, 2025

Officials announced that United States employers looking to hire H-1B visa holders will be able to apply for next year's round of visas as usual next month, despite uncertainty for legal immigration under the new Trump administration.

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Jauntavia Padgett didn't grow up talking politics. Now she's meeting with White House officials.
February 16, 2025

By day, the 28-year-old works as government relations manager for BDV Solutions, a Greenville-founded company that connects legal immigrants with in-need employers. By night, she serves on the Lyman planning commission.

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Greenville firm helps navigate immigration work visas, reduce labor shortage
September 28, 2023

When Britt Vergnolle and her husband, Ronald, formed BDV Solutions in 2011, they started the business from their family’s kitchen table.

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12 Black Leaders to Know: Chris Richardson
February 15, 2024

GREENVILLE — Fifteen years before he became a U.S. diplomat, doctors told Chris Richardson that he had cancer. He was 15 years old and he had at most five years to live.

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Greenville’s BDV Solutions acquires Arkansas Global Connect
April 28, 2024

Greenville-based BDV Solutions recently acquired Arkansas Global Connect, a company that provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor.

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Drugs and the legal cloud over Prince Harry’s immigration
June 06, 2023

A federal court will hear the lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking the public release of visa records of Prince Harry.

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Opinion: To Accelerate Success In South Carolina’s Life Sciences Industry, Look To International Talent
February 24, 2024

The life sciences industry in South Carolina is at a pivotal moment. No industry has grown as fast (42% since 2017) or attracted as many new businesses (1,000+) to the Palmetto State.

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Greenville Best and Brightest 2023
Greenville Business Magazine

Greenville Best and Brightest 2023

September 15, 2023

Welcome to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under! This is our 29th year of recognizing the business and community leaders who are making an impact in our state.

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USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
December 27, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will increase its premium process fee for the I-140 petition.

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Upstate entrepreneur among top 50 women in the US
September 15, 2023

An upstate business owner was recently named to the prestigious 50 Over 50: Impact list at Forbes magazine.

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Visa Bulletin For January 2024
December 04, 2023

The final action date for EB-3 changed from August 1, 2020 to September 1, 2020 on the January 2024 visa bulletin.

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