Wheaton College Order Changes Landscape of Contraceptive Mandate for Religious Nonprofit Organizations
July 9, 2014
Jim Rourke Nexsen Pruet, LLC Last Thursday, while many of us were preparing for the long weekend ahead, the U.S. Supreme Court was hard at work, issuing an order that…
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Voterheads Weekly Update – July 7
July 7, 2014While the much of the state basks in summer’s post-Fourth-of-July glow, Greenville County is hard at work doing the people’s business. Citizens are invited to a public hearing to give…
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July 6, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. National Defense Briefs is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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July 6, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. National Defense Briefs is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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In and Out
June 24, 2014
By Jerry Smith A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting on a porch overlooking the Charleston Harbor at a channel passage directly across from Ft. Sumter. What I…
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Voterheads Weekly Update – June 23
June 23, 2014If things like Parks, Construction, Common Core, and Sidewalks float your boat, well you’re in luck! Be sure to vote and comment on the following links and put local government…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation May 2014
June 20, 2014
Unemployment Rate Holding Steady In May, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 5.3 percent, reflecting no change from April’s estimate. An increase of 736 people moved the estimated…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation May 2014
June 20, 2014Unemployment Rate Holding Steady In May, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 5.3 percent, reflecting no change from April’s estimate. An increase of 736 people moved the estimated…
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National Defense Briefs – June 18
June 18, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. National Defense Briefs is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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National Defense Briefs – June 18
June 18, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. National Defense Briefs is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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Governor Nikki Haley Announces 7,100 New Jobs, $800 Million In Capital Investment
June 16, 2014
Biggest Single Day Jobs Announcement In South Carolina State History COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined elected officials, economic development professionals and company representatives to announce plans for three…
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Governor Nikki Haley Announces 7,100 New Jobs, $800 Million In Capital Investment
June 16, 2014
Biggest Single Day Jobs Announcement In South Carolina State History COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined elected officials, economic development professionals and company representatives to announce plans for three…
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Voterheads Weekly Update – June 16
June 16, 2014Money, Parks, God, Land, Logos, Poop and Noise! What?!? That’s what’s happening in the City of Columbia, Greenville County, Richland County & Spartanburg County, and it’s your civic opportunity…
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Community festivals are more than a fun time
June 16, 2014
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller Next month, I’ll be attending the Lexington County Peach Festival in Gilbert, SC. The Peach Festival is one of my home county’s proud traditions.…
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Community festivals are more than a fun time
June 16, 2014
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller Next month, I’ll be attending the Lexington County Peach Festival in Gilbert, SC. The Peach Festival is one of my home county’s proud traditions.…
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National Defense Briefs – June 16, 2014
June 15, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Nineteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security…
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National Defense Briefs – June 16, 2014
June 15, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Nineteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security…
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Voterheads Weekly Update – June 9
June 9, 2014It’s that time again Y’all… *Cue Donald Trump’s intro music please* The Cities of Columbia, Greer & Spartanburg are talking Fiscal Year Budgets, Levying Taxes and associated Penalties! Meanwhile Lexington 3 talks…
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National Defense Briefs
June 9, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Eighteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security news…
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National Defense Briefs
June 9, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Eighteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security news…
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The search for an autism breakthrough
June 8, 2014
By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller In early May, thousands of people turned out at Finlay Park in Columbia for “Strides for Autism,” a fundraising walk to raise support for…
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National Defense Briefs – June 3, 2014
June 3, 2014By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Seventeenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security…
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National Defense Briefs – May 26, 2014
May 26, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Sixteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security…
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Top Grocery Brands Comparison: Disturbing Truth About How Big Food Companies Exploit Your Shopping Habits
May 22, 2014by Alex Hillsberg Standing in the supermarket’s food section aisle you’re confronted with hundreds of different products compounded by the happy proliferation of subcategories. You have a wide choice…
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Top Grocery Brands Comparison: Disturbing Truth About How Big Food Companies Exploit Your Shopping Habits
May 22, 2014by Alex Hillsberg Standing in the supermarket’s food section aisle you’re confronted with hundreds of different products compounded by the happy proliferation of subcategories. You have a wide choice…
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National Defense Briefs – May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Fifteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and homeland-security…
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Retail Market Continues to Move Forward
May 19, 2014KEY TAKEAWAYS The Upstate, South Carolina retail market ended the first quarter of 2014 with a high occupancy rate of 88.7%. Cabela’s opens at Magnolia Park. New retailers choose…
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Today’s grads give reason for optimism
May 18, 2014
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller For millions of young adults here in S.C. and across the country, it’s an exciting – and uncertain – time: graduation time. Many S.C.…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2014
May 16, 2014
Unemployment Rate Decreases; Lowest Rate Since June 2001 COLUMBIA, SC The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in April down from March’s rate of 5.5 percent. The…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2014
May 16, 2014
Unemployment Rate Decreases; Lowest Rate Since June 2001 COLUMBIA, SC The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in April down from March’s rate of 5.5 percent. The…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, headlines, on-the-move
Leadership Secrets: 50 Strategies of the World’s Best Leaders
May 15, 2014By Blake DuBose and Mike DuBose Republished May 15, 2014 Along with outstanding staff, effective leaders are the driving force behind thriving businesses, private non-profits, government agencies, and houses…
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Leadership Secrets: 50 Strategies of the World’s Best Leaders
May 15, 2014By Blake DuBose and Mike DuBose Republished May 15, 2014 Along with outstanding staff, effective leaders are the driving force behind thriving businesses, private non-profits, government agencies, and houses…
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National Defense Briefs
May 14, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. May 14, 2014 Fourteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of LowcountryBizSC.com updates aimed at informing with timely…
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National Defense Briefs
May 14, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. May 14, 2014 Fourteenth in the series, National Defense Briefs. Each week we bring to readers of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timely…
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Having a Graduation Party? There’s Etiquette!
May 13, 2014
By Deborah O’Connor May 9, 2014 As graduation approaches, there will be many parties to celebrate the big event. I received an interesting letter from Corey, addressing the issue of…
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Innovative Marketing – Attracting Our Ideal Prospects
May 13, 2014
By Jerry Bellune May 12, 2014 Attracting Our Ideal Prospects Are you attracting your Ideal Prospects? Or are you pursuing anybody who’ll fog a mirror? Do they want to buy…
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Climate change: We have no solution yet
May 13, 2014By Robert Samuelson May 12, 2014 It would be healthy — in the sense of promoting honesty — if every report warning of global warming and climate change (the two…
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Climate change: We have no solution yet
May 13, 2014By Robert Samuelson May 12, 2014 It would be healthy — in the sense of promoting honesty — if every report warning of global warming and climate change (the two…
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The death penalty condemns us all
May 13, 2014By Kathleen Parker May 12, 2014 When Lady Justice takes a count of bleeding hearts outside the execution chamber, she won’t find mine among them. I am no passionate opponent of the…
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Voterheads Weekly Update – May 12
May 13, 2014This week, the City of Greenville wants non-partisan elections and Greer is looking at allowing people to raise chickens inside the city limits. Vote and comment now by signing up…
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Get more done in less time – How Eisenhower accomplished so much
May 6, 2014By Jerry Bellune May 5, 2014 President Dwight Eisenhower was a model leader. He grew up in an impoverished family in Kansas. With hard work, “Ike” graduated from West…
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Washington’s twisted love affair with the WHCA dinner
May 5, 2014By Kathleen Parker May 2, 2014 This is the time when Americans renew their hatred of Washington and Washington wallows in a bittersweet cocktail of self-love and self-loathing. Which is…
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Comparison of Americans’ Weird Habits: Smartphones Are More Important Than Sex
April 23, 2014By David Adelman and Alex Hillsberg April 22, 2014 America is facing its biggest threat to its existence. Not terrorism or the threat of weapons of mass destruction, but…
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Get more done in less time – What to do and what to forget
April 21, 2014By Jerry BelluneApril 21, 2014 What to do and what to forgetStephen Covey looked at life and work objectively.The best-selling author advised using a matrix.His four fields of the matrix…
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Achieving Trade Show Excellence – Part 1
April 21, 2014By William RussellApril 21, 2014 Trade shows and similar events can play a worthwhile role within the marketing mix of a business. Just about every spring and fall, companies gear…
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Reflecting on the Boston Marathon bombings
April 20, 2014By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller April 21, 2014 South Carolina is nearly a thousand miles from Boston, Massachusetts. But we, too, were shaken by last year’s events that…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation March 2014
April 18, 2014Unemployment Rate Trend Continues Downward Employment Hits Highest Level Ever COLUMBIA, SC – April 18, 2014 – In March, South Carolina’s seasonally adjustedunemployment rate decreased to 5.5 percent from February’s rate…
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5 Reasons Storytelling Makes Good Marketing & Business Sense
April 16, 2014By Holly Rollins April 16, 2014 Storytelling is as ancient as the hand gestures and grunts of homo erectus man and woman of eons ago. Storytelling around campfires still exists…
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On Being a University
April 15, 2014April 14, 2014 Tom Moore, Ph.D., Chancellor, USC Upstate Recently, harsh attention has been focused on the University of South Carolina Upstate because of books and activities that deal with…
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Get more done in less time – How the effective 20% assure their success
April 14, 2014By Jerry BelluneApril 14, 2014 Don’t want to admit you’re in the 80% loser class?Who would? But want to become a high performer?Research shows how the star 20%ers do it.…
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