Ashlie Lancaster, Director, SC Energy Office
June 13, 2011Hear more about the SC Energy Department’s mission and programs COLUMBIA, SC – May 31, 2011 – MidlandsBiz satdown with Ashlie Lancaster to talk about the The South Carolina…
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Dr. Etta Pisano, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the College of Medicine MUSC
May 31, 2011Be sure to see a short video interview with Dr. Pisano at the bottom of this page. Or, click here to view the video. LowcountryBizSC: Where were you born…
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Paula Harper Bethea, Executive Director of the South Carolina Education Lottery
May 11, 2011MidlandsBiz: Where were you born and raised? Paula Harper Bethea: I was born in the small town of Estill, South Carolina. Located onHighway 321, Estill is 90 miles south of…
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A Conversation with Ken May – SC Arts Commission
May 5, 2011The South Carolina Arts Commission is an autonomous state agency governed by a nine-member Board of Commissioners. It was created by an act of the state legislature in 1967…
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Jermaine Husser, Executive Director of the Lowcountry Food Bank
April 21, 2011LowcountryBizSC: How did you enter the food bank industry? Jermaine Husser: When I was growing up, I used to go with my grandmother to the local food bank in Ladson,…
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Shawn Jenkins, President and CEO of Benefitfocus
February 21, 2011Started in June of 2000, Charleston-based Benefitfocus currently has over over 11M consumers and 325,000 employers who use their platform. Their goal over the next five years – to…
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Bob Fei, President of Life Cycle Engineering
December 8, 2010LowcountryBizSC:Where were you born and raised? Bob Fei:I grew up in West Ashley where I attended public schools (Orange Grove, Wallace / Drayton Hall, and Middleton.) I went to Georgia…
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A Conversation with Chief Justice Jean Toal
December 1, 2010LowcountryBizSC How has the South Carolina Bar changed in terms of diversity over your forty plus year career? Jean Toal: There’s a story that I like to tell about how…
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Five questions for Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston, S.C. Adjutant General-elect
November 3, 2010Veteran combat commander, Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston, will become South Carolina’s next Adjutant General – overseeing the 11,000-member S.C. Military Department, composed of the S.C. Army National Guard, the S.C.…
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A Conversation with Rick Redden, President South Carolina, Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
October 20, 2010October 20, 2010 – by Alan Cooper LowcountryBizSC: Talk about the summer of 2008 and the events leading up to the end of September when Wachovia was bought out…
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A Conversation with Hugh Weathers – South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
October 6, 2010September 29, 2010 Hugh Weathers assesses the economic footprint of South Carolina agribusiness and the economic potential of the three year old Certified SC Grown branding and marketing campaign. The…
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United States Congressman and House Majority Whip, Jim Clyburn
September 29, 2010By Alan Cooper September 27, 2010 LowcountryBizSC:Where were you born and raised? What were a few early events that shaped you as a person? Jim Clyburn:I was born in Sumter,…
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George Benson, President of the College of Charleston
September 14, 2010LowcountryBizSC:What is your background and education? George Benson:I am a native of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. My wife, Jane, and I have three children, Jeff, Laura, and Alison. Jeff and Laura are recent…
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A Conversation with Mike Veeck, Owner of Veeck Advertising Professionals and the Charleston RiverDogs
September 1, 2010LowcountrybizSC: Talk about your family background and growing up in a baseball family. Mike Veeck: I was born in Tucson, Arizona and grew up in a large family with nine…
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Dr. Darrell Johnson, Executive Director, Provost Academy South Carolina
August 18, 2010UpstateBizSC:You are the executive director for Provost Academy South Carolina. What is Provost Academy South Carolina? Dr. Darrell Johnson:Provost Academy is the only public online high school in South Carolina…
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Maj. Gen. O. Eugene Powell, Jr., Joint Services Detachment, S.C. Military Dept.
August 11, 2010By W. Thomas Smith Jr. EACH MONTH, a group of just under two dozen field-grade and general officers – all volunteer members of the S.C. Military Dept. (SCMD) – gather…
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A Conversation with Lonnie Emard, Executive Director of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management
July 21, 2010LowcountryBizSC: What are the origins of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management (CESM)? What is your mission? Lonnie Emard: For many years, I worked as the Chief Talent Officer for…
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Dr. Zihai Li, CoEE Endowed Chair in Cancer Stem Cell Biology and MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center
July 7, 2010A rising star in the field of cancer immunology, Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D., has been recruited to South Carolina through the state’s Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Program. Li will…
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Dr. Charles Bennett, Endowed Chair in Medication Safety at South Carolina College of Pharmacy
June 3, 2010Dr. Charles Bennett was recently appointed as the CoEE Endowed Chair in Medication Safety and Efficacy at the University of South Carolina. In that role, he leads the Center of…
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Jim Newsome, President & CEO of the South Carolina State Ports Authority
May 12, 2010LowcountrybizSC:What is your education and professional background? Jim Newsome:I was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. My dad worked for the Port of Savannah so I have been around ports…
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David Tigges, Managing Shareholder and CEO of McNair Law Firm
April 1, 2010LowcountryBizSC: What is your education and background? David Tigges:I started my professional career as a social studies and civics teacher before deciding to go to law school. I worked for a…
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Michael Bolick, President of Lab21 Inc. and Chip Hood, Executive Director of the MUSC Foundation for Research and Development
March 25, 2010UpstateBizSC:What is your background and education? Michael Bolick:I attended NC State and received a degree in chemical engineering in 1991. Prior to Selah Technologies, my professional career centered on working…
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Four Moons Restaurant GM Ryan Groeschel and Executive Chef David Quintana
March 24, 2010LowcountryBizSC:What are the origins of the restaurant Four Moons in Orangeburg? Ryan Groeschel:Four Moons is owned by the Tourville family of Orangeburg, SC. Frank Tourville Sr. is the owner of…
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Dr. Simon Hudson, Tourism Expert and CoEE Endowed Chair at USC
January 20, 2010Dr. Simon Hudson was recently appointed as the CoEE Endowed Chair in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. In that role, he leads the Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and…
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Dr. Simon Hudson, Tourism Expert and CoEE Endowed Chair at USC
January 20, 2010Dr. Simon Hudson was recently appointed as the CoEE Endowed Chair in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. In that role, he leads the Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and…
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Hilton Smith, Jr., President & CEO of East Bay Company
January 5, 2010LowcountryBizSC:Where were you born and raised? Hilton Smith:I was born and raised in Washington, DC and then went to high school in Hagerstown, Maryland, a small community one hour west…
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A Conversation with Dr. Robert Adams, Director of the REACH Stroke Network at MUSC
December 2, 2009LowcountryBizSC: You are fairly new to South Carolina. How and why did you come to MUSC? Dr. Robert Adams: Lucky I guess! (Chuckles) Seriously, I had the unique opportunity to…
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John Worley, President and COO of Zeus Industrial Products, Inc.
November 7, 2009LowcountryBizSCDiscuss the origins of Zeus. John Worley:The company was founded by Frank Tourville who was originally from Vermont. After returning from a tour of duty in the Army, Frank looked…
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Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, Executive Director of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
October 13, 2009MidlandsBiz:What is your education? Shannon Baxter-Clemmons:I received my Bachelors, Masters, and PhD at the University of South Carolina. I completed my dissertation research Argonne National Laboratory just outside of Chicago…
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Marc Chardon, President of Blackbaud (ALSO VIDEO)
September 30, 2009LowcountryBizSC:Where were you born and what is your education? Marc Chardon:I was born in Concord, New Hampshire. I attended Harvard University where I completed an undergraduate degree in economics. After…
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John Darby, President and CEO of The Beach Company
August 23, 2009LowcountyBizSC:Discuss the origins of the company. John Darby:The Beach Company was founded in 1945 by my grandfather, JC Long. It all began with the purchase of the Isle of Palms. …
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Dr. Jay Moskowitz, President & CEO of Health Sciences South Carolina
August 6, 2009MidlandsBiz:What is your educational and professional background? How did you become President and CEO of Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC)? Jay Moskowitz:I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Queens…
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Cheryl Holland, President of Abacus Planning Group
July 28, 2009MidlandsBiz:What is your educational background? Cheryl Holland:I was raised in South Carolina and did my undergraduate work in economics at Bryn Mawr, a liberal arts, women’s college in Philadelphia. MidlandsBiz:Why…
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Leighton Lord, Chairman of Nexsen Pruet
June 4, 2009BY: Alan Cooper, Publisher, MidlandsBiz MidlandsBiz:How is the economy affecting your law firm and law firms in general? Leighton Lord:As a whole, Nexsen Pruet is doing well. Some practice areas…
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Terry Brown, CEO of Edens & Avant
April 22, 2009LowcountryBizSC:What is your core business? Terry Brown:We are a national shopping center company with a focus on large urban markets along the Eastern Seaboard. LowcountryBizSC:What is the business model? Do…
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John Hassell, Interim President and CEO, South Carolina State Ports Authority
March 31, 2009LowcountryBiz:From Board member to CEO. Two very different roles and not an easy task. What is your job description? John Hassell:As Interim President and CEO of the South Carolina State…
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Jim DeMint, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
March 24, 2009MidlandsBiz:Name a key event in your formative years. Jim DeMint:Unfortunately, my parents divorced when I was very young so my two bothers, my sister and I were basically raised by…
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Dr. Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina
March 16, 2009MidlandsBiz:You came on board as President last summer at the beginning of all the news in the national economy? How is the university being affected by the economic downturn? Harris…
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Neil McLean, Exective Director of EngenuitySC and Lee Bussell, President of Chernoff Newman
February 11, 2009MidlandsBiz: Talk a little about the history of the hydrogen fuel initiative in this state. Lee Bussell: Five years ago, Mayor Bob Coble announced that Columbia would become a hydrogen…
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Ken Reifsnider, Director of the Future Fuels Initiative
January 21, 2009MidlandsBiz:Why did you come to the University of South Carolina? Ken Reifsnider:This country faces not just an energy problem, but also a more fundamental issue of sustainability. What attracted me…
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Dick Riley, Former Governor of South Carolina
November 25, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Dick Riley:I was born in Greenville, South Carolina, in the early 1930s during the Depression. Obviously, I was too young to recall the difficulties…
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Bill Mahoney, CEO of SCRA
November 20, 2008MidlandsBiz:What does SCRA do? Bill Mahoney:Our business model is what we call collaboration management. We pull together multi-organizational teams from industry, academia, and government to solve complex technological problems. We…
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Gregg Robinson, Executive Director, Orangeburg County Development Commission
October 23, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Gregg Robinson:I was born in Williamsburg County (Kingstree), South Carolina. My father worked for Greenwood Development Corporation and helped to develop Palmetto Dunes Plantation…
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Gregg Robinson, Executive Director, Orangeburg County Development Commission
October 23, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Gregg Robinson:I was born in Williamsburg County (Kingstree), South Carolina. My father worked for Greenwood Development Corporation and helped to develop Palmetto Dunes Plantation…
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Secretary of Commerce, Joe Taylor
August 20, 2008MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? Joe Taylor:I was born at Providence Hospital right here in Columbia, South Carolina. I was raised here, went to Wofford College, came back home…
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Pamela Lackey, President, AT&T South Carolina Operations
May 26, 2008MidlandsBiz: When did you become state President for AT&T? Pamela Lackey:I took over the leadership role on October 1, 2007. MidlandsBiz:Where were you born and raised? What is your educational…
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Ken Trogdon, CEO of CommuniCare
May 7, 2008MidlandsBiz:What is the big idea behind CommuniCare? Ken Trogdon:CommuniCare takes an entrepreneurial approach in a non-profit world; providing an innovative solution for those who cannot afford the prescription medications they…
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Deepal Eliatamby, President of Alliance Consulting Engineers
April 12, 2008MidlandsBiz:The economy does not seem to be doing well, yet you are hiring engineers. Deepal Eliatamby:Despite what may or may not be happening out there, engineering is part of the…
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Tobin Cassels, President of Southeastern Freight Lines
November 3, 2007MidlandsBiz:Talk a little about the early history of Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL). Who started the company? Tobin Cassels:Southeastern was started by my grandfather, Toby Cassels. My grandfather and another man…
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Steve Benjamin of the law firm McAngus Goudelock and Courie, LLC
October 18, 2007MidlandsBiz:Recently you decided to join the law firm of McAngus Goudelock and Courie. Why give up your own practice and join another firm? Steve Benjamin:It’s great to have your own…
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