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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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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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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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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Supreme Court Expands Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection to Employees of Private Companies
April 9, 2014David DubberlyNexsen Pruet, LLCApril 9, 2014In 2002, after corporate fraud at Enron led to the company’s collapse, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Under SOX’s main whistleblower protection provision, an…
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Instilling patriotism in today’s youth
April 7, 2014By Richard EckstromS.C. ComptrollerApril 7, 2014 It’s often noted that today’s young people don’t have a strong sense of patriotism like their parents and grandparents did. Young people still love America…
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Get more done in less time – How effective leaders invest their time
April 6, 2014By Jerry Bellune April 7, 2014 How do highly successful people invest their time? The key word here is invest. Many of us talk about spending time. Successful business leaders…
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Get more done in less time
March 31, 2014By Jerry BelluneMarch 31, 2014 It’s not about time managementNone of us can manage time. It just keeps on ticking.What we can manage is ourselves.It takes courage, commitment and diligence.…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation for February 2014
March 28, 2014Largest Ever One-Month Drop in the Unemployment Rate COLUMBIA, SC – March 28, 2014 – South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell significantly to 5.7 percent in February from the January estimate…
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Sales and Marketing Collaboration – A Winning Team
March 25, 2014By William Russell March 25, 2014 When we were kids, teamwork was most often associated with organized sports where we learned to work together toward a common goal, which usually…
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Visionary Leadership – The Five Levels of Leadership
March 24, 2014By Jerry BelluneMarch 24, 2014 Becoming a Level 5 leader is not easy.Once you attain it, you must renew it every day.Level 5 leaders never rest on their laurels.Have you…
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Visionary leadership – How to bring out the best in others
March 18, 2014By Jerry BelluneMarch 18, 2014 As leaders, we should bring out the best in people.At their best, they reach peak performance.That should be every leader’s highest priority.Seeing them at that…
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Fiscal transparency a key to quality government
March 17, 2014By Richard EckstromS.C. ComptrollerMarch 17, 2014 Each year, the week that includes March 16 is designated as “Sunshine Week. It’s a time to remind government officials about the laws that…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation January 2014
March 17, 2014Rate Continues Its Downward Trend COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2014 – South Carolina started off 2014 with another drop in itsunemployment rate. The January 2014 rate of 6.4 percent was…
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You Can Be Your Own Publisher via Content Marketing
March 11, 2014By Holly RollinsMarch 11, 2014 It was just under 30 years ago that there were a handful of main network channels, cable was an infant with a burgeoning 24-hour news…
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What kind of leader do you need to be?
March 11, 2014By Jerry BelluneMarch 11, 2014Leadership without vision leads to blind tunnels.Vision without leadership is shouting into the wind.Visionary leadership is what’s needed today.Leadership is the deal maker in business.Lack of…
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National Defense Briefs
March 10, 2014By W. Thomas Smith Jr.March 10, 2014 Tenth in the series, NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS. Each week we are bringing toreaders of MidlandsBiz.com updates aimed at informing with timelymilitary and homeland-security…
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OP-ED: Watchdog citizens deserve public officials’ respect
March 10, 2014By Richard EckstromS.C. ComptrollerMarch 10, 2014 It happens in every county, every small town, and every school district. It happens at the state level and at the federal level. “Watchdogs” monitor the…
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The Credibility Factor – Leveraging the Power of PR
March 4, 2014By William Russell March 4, 2014 Promoting your company’s offerings and telling the world that your solution is the best available is important. Almost anyone can do it and just…
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Visionary leadership – Be the right leader at the right time
March 4, 2014By Jerry BelluneMarch 4, 2014 Be the right leader at the right timeI’ll admit I had my doubts about Ronald Reagan.He had been a broadcaster and actor.Like many in Hollywood,…
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EEOC Lawsuit Challenges Commonly Used Language In Severance Agreements
February 26, 2014David E. Dubberly February 19, 2014 On February 7, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) sued CVS Pharmacy Inc. in federal court in Chicago to invalidate the…
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Donovan Hicks ’16 of Boiling Springs, S.C.: Working toward something bigger
February 24, 2014By Tyrell Jemison, Class of 2014February 24, 2014 SPARTANBURG, SC – Donovan Jordan Hicks, a Wofford College sophomore, lives for working toward something that is bigger than him. “Failure will come,”…
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Visionary leadership – The man who sent us to the moon
February 24, 2014Text Here By Jerry BelluneFebruary 25, 2014 The man who sent us to the moonRemember Oct. 4, 1957, the day Sputnik went up?You may not have been alive then.You may…
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Visionary leadership – How to rally an embattled nation
February 20, 2014By Jerry BelluneFebruary 18, 2014How to rally an embattled nationVisionary leaders learn a lot from history.Rarely is life ever smooth sailing for any of us.For leaders like you, it will…
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Building Your Sales and Marketing Toolkit
February 17, 2014Having the right tools for a job can often mean the difference between success, frustration or even failure. Tools are purposely designed to help us get jobs done effectively and…
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Retail Market Bids Farewell to the Recession
January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 Click the link download the complete report: Colliers International | Greenville Q4-2013 Retail Market Report KEY TAKEAWAYS The Greenville, SC retail market ended 2013 with…
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The American Dream is Thriving in the Palmetto State
January 25, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – January 17, 2014 – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its 2013 year-end statewide market report and video. The data show 2013 brought a major shift…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation November 2013
December 20, 2013Rate drops and is the closest South Carolina has been to the national rate since 2002 COLUMBIA, SC – December 20, 2013 – In November, the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate declined…
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National Defense Briefs Dec 19
December 19, 2013By W. Thomas Smith Jr.December 19, 2013Part-seven of the series, NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS. Each week we are bringing to readers of LowcountryBizSC.com updates aimed at informing with timely military and…
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