GOP surrenders to the dark side

  June 15, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   With the surrender of House Speaker Paul Ryan to the Trump crusade, it is fair to wonder what the Republican Party stands for. Ryan’s endorsement of…

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GOP surrenders to the dark side

  June 15, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   With the surrender of House Speaker Paul Ryan to the Trump crusade, it is fair to wonder what the Republican Party stands for. Ryan’s endorsement of…

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Top Grossing Movies – June 13

  June 13, 2016

Rank Title Rating Distributor Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Conjuring 2 R Warner Bros. 1 3,343  $40,406,314  $40,406,314 2 Warcraft PG13 Universal 1 3,400  $24,166,110  $24,166,110 3…

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Top Grossing Movies – June 13

  June 13, 2016

Rank Title Rating Distributor Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Conjuring 2 R Warner Bros. 1 3,343  $40,406,314  $40,406,314 2 Warcraft PG13 Universal 1 3,400  $24,166,110  $24,166,110 3…

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Urgent Security Threat

  June 13, 2016

By Kevin Wade President and CEO of IntelliSystems   Recently at IntelliSystems, we have noticed an increase in email ransomware attempts. There is no way to guarantee that you or…

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Urgent Security Threat

  June 13, 2016

By Kevin Wade President and CEO of IntelliSystems   Recently at IntelliSystems, we have noticed an increase in email ransomware attempts. There is no way to guarantee that you or…

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Posted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc   Category: advice, business-services, headlines, hi-tech-information-tech

Top grossing movies – June 6

  June 6, 2016

Rank Title Rating Distributor Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PG13 Paramount 1 4,071  $35,316,382  $35,316,382 2 X-Men: Apocalypse PG13 20th Century Fox 2 4,153…

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Top grossing movies – June 6

  June 6, 2016

Rank Title Rating Distributor Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PG13 Paramount 1 4,071  $35,316,382  $35,316,382 2 X-Men: Apocalypse PG13 20th Century Fox 2 4,153…

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Philanthropy is good business

  June 6, 2016

By Bethany M. Griffith   “If there be any truer measure of a person by what he does, it must be by what he gives.” Robert South   While many…

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Philanthropy is good business

  June 6, 2016

By Bethany M. Griffith   “If there be any truer measure of a person by what he does, it must be by what he gives.” Robert South   While many…

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National Defense Briefs – 06/06/16

  June 6, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…

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National Defense Briefs – 06/06/16

  June 6, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…

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The (false) robot invasion

  June 5, 2016

Robert J. Samuelson   The robots are coming — but not in numbers that would imperil most Americans’ jobs. Few subjects have inspired as much hype as robots. Consider some…

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The (false) robot invasion

  June 5, 2016

Robert J. Samuelson   The robots are coming — but not in numbers that would imperil most Americans’ jobs. Few subjects have inspired as much hype as robots. Consider some…

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Have U.S. wages stagnated? Probably not

  June 5, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   How many times have you heard that Americans’ wages have stagnated? Countless commentators (including me) have repeated this complaint. Naturally, politicians of both parties —…

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Have U.S. wages stagnated? Probably not

  June 5, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   How many times have you heard that Americans’ wages have stagnated? Countless commentators (including me) have repeated this complaint. Naturally, politicians of both parties —…

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Obama’s legacy of a pre-post-racial era

  June 5, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   As Barack Obama’s presidency takes a backseat to the psychodrama known as the 2016 election, historians, speculators and revisionists are busy writing his presidential epitaph. Not…

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Obama’s legacy of a pre-post-racial era

  June 5, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   As Barack Obama’s presidency takes a backseat to the psychodrama known as the 2016 election, historians, speculators and revisionists are busy writing his presidential epitaph. Not…

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Seven principles for building a great brand

  June 5, 2016

By Tina Zwolinski CEO of ZWO   My company ZWO has been heavily involved in helping apparel companies make the right branding decisions for many years. It’s been full circle…

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The online lending scare

  May 31, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   Could online lending cause the next financial crisis? While the odds seem overwhelmingly against it, the recent turmoil at LendingClub — a leading online lender…

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The online lending scare

  May 31, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   Could online lending cause the next financial crisis? While the odds seem overwhelmingly against it, the recent turmoil at LendingClub — a leading online lender…

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Election disaffection

  May 31, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, SC – On rare occasions, Americans coalesce around a common cause, usually following some calamity — a terrorist attack, a natural disaster or, say, during…

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Election disaffection

  May 31, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, SC – On rare occasions, Americans coalesce around a common cause, usually following some calamity — a terrorist attack, a natural disaster or, say, during…

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Let us praise GDP

  May 22, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   It’s time to cut the GDP some slack. Overhauling the GDP — as some critics would — threatens to politicize one of our most useful…

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Hillary’s viral nightmare

  May 22, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   You could say that it all depends on how you define “lie.” Or, perhaps, that it’s hell to have a public record. Either way, Hillary Clinton’s…

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The economy’s real drag — us

  May 16, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   American consumers aren’t what they used to be — and that helps explain the plodding economic recovery. It gets no respect despite creating 14 million…

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The economy’s real drag — us

  May 16, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   American consumers aren’t what they used to be — and that helps explain the plodding economic recovery. It gets no respect despite creating 14 million…

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Rules are for breaking

  May 16, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   It should be obvious to all by now that Donald Trump knows nothing of what he speaks. His disastrous economic ideas are but the latest in…

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Rules are for breaking

  May 16, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   It should be obvious to all by now that Donald Trump knows nothing of what he speaks. His disastrous economic ideas are but the latest in…

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National Defense Briefs – 05/12/16

  May 12, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends,…

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National Defense Briefs – 05/12/16

  May 12, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends,…

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New Record Low Vacancy in Both Office and Industrial Markets

  May 3, 2016

CBRE Research has released the latest data on the industrial and office commercial real estate markets in the Greenville-Spartanburg market. Office High absorption levels, consistent declines in vacancy and rapidly…

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New Record Low Vacancy in Both Office and Industrial Markets

  May 3, 2016

CBRE Research has released the latest data on the industrial and office commercial real estate markets in the Greenville-Spartanburg market. Office High absorption levels, consistent declines in vacancy and rapidly…

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What’s the real gender pay gap?

  May 1, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The gender pay gap is back in the news — and may become a major issue in the presidential campaign. It seems an open-and-shut case…

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Black votes matter

  May 1, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, SC – African-Americans in the South can’t get a break when it comes to voting, as history can’t deny. After all they’ve endured through slavery,…

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Special Report: The Craft Beer Craze is Here to Stay

  April 29, 2016

Colliers International, South Carolina – Special Market Report, Year End 2015 Craft beer is gaining popularity across the United States and influencing the way people consume beer.  Craft brewers now…

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Special Report: The Craft Beer Craze is Here to Stay

  April 29, 2016

Colliers International, South Carolina – Special Market Report, Year End 2015 Craft beer is gaining popularity across the United States and influencing the way people consume beer.  Craft brewers now…

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Don’t You Hate that Limpy Shirt Collar

  April 28, 2016

By L. Paul Cline    How much do you spend on a quality shirt? $100? $150? The point is they’re not cheap. Quality is a priority at that price point.…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/26/16

  April 26, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/26/16

  April 26, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…

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A competition deficit?

  April 25, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too…

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A competition deficit?

  April 25, 2016

By Robert J. Samuelson   The Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too…

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Karma tastes rich in new, humane economy

  April 25, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   As the human circus of presidential politics has plodded along for what seems a decade now, a revolution has been taking place in the ever-more-dignified animal…

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Karma tastes rich in new, humane economy

  April 25, 2016

By Kathleen Parker   As the human circus of presidential politics has plodded along for what seems a decade now, a revolution has been taking place in the ever-more-dignified animal…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/20/16

  April 20, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends,…

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National Defense Briefs – 04/20/16

  April 20, 2016

By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends,…

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