SCBT Financial Named One of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in U.S.
June 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 15, 2009 – Forbes named SCBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCBT) one of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in the U.S. in a study conducted by…
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Verizon Submits Recommendations for National Broadband Plan
June 8, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – June 8, 2009 – Verizon on submitted its suggestions for the national broadband plan called for by Congress and President Obama. The suggestions are contained in a detailed, 10-point proposal…
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Verizon Submits Recommendations for National Broadband Plan
June 8, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – June 8, 2009 – Verizon on submitted its suggestions for the national broadband plan called for by Congress and President Obama. The suggestions are contained in a detailed, 10-point proposal…
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State general fund revenues continued to rapidly fall in May
June 8, 2009Statement from Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom State general fund revenues continued to rapidly fall in May. Individual income tax receipts showed the largest declines. They were 48.4% ($175 million) lower…
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Rex Says Federal Funds will be Available in Time to Help Students Next School Year
June 4, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 4, 2009 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex said that today’s South Carolina Supreme Court ruling paves the way for federal stabilization funds to be…
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Mowing Along SC Interstates to be Reduced in Cost-Savings Measure
May 6, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2009 – In an effort to reduce costs, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is limiting the amount of mowing along interstate highways across…
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Your Home Is Thinking Spring … Are You?
May 5, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – May 4, 2009 – Did you know the air conditioner outside your home could cause water damage inside your house? Allstate policyholders file insurance claims for damage…
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Tech Industry Hails Choice for CTO
April 18, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – April 18, 2009 – Calling the move a breakthrough for technology policy, TechAmerica hailed President Barack Obama for tapping Aneesh Chopra to serve as the nation’s first…
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Florence, South Carolina – Far More Than a Snowbird Stopover
April 13, 2009By TJ Sullivan / http://www.tjsullivanla.com/ At nightfall on Interstate 95, Florence, S.C., can appear to be little more than a fortuitous place for a pit stop, an easy exit marked…
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12 Workplace Phrases You Probably Don’t Know…But Should
April 8, 2009April 8, 2209 – Getting along with people sometimes requires speaking their language, especially in the workplace. One of the ways employees try to emphasize their smartness is with specialized…
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Governor signs resolution giving districts flexibility, but stimulus impasse still looms
April 7, 2009COLUMBIA – South Carolina school districts struggling with state budget cuts will soon have more flexibility to manage their dwindling resources. Gov. Mark Sanford today signed legislative resolutions that give…
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Governor’s decision on stimulus funds ratchets up pressure on school districts
April 5, 2009COLUMBIA – Governor Mark Sanford’s last-minute decision to accept federal stimulus dollars – but not send public schools their share – increases pressure on South Carolina districts faced with eliminating…
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U.S. High-Tech Industry Adds Jobs for Fourth Straight Year in 2008
April 2, 200977,000 Jobs Added in 2008; Job Losses Hit in Fourth Quarter Washington, DC – March 31, 2009 – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association…
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Brig. Gen. Eugene F. Rogers, Project Chairman, National Medal of Honor Convention
March 31, 2009As America prepares to recognize National Medal of Honor Day – March 25 – a group of active-and-retired business and military leaders under the leadership of Columbia attorney Eugene F.…
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Why Boats Sink in the Springtime – The Common Causes
March 25, 2009Launching a boat in the spring for a new boating season is normally a happy occasion, but some owners get a rude surprise instead — a sinking. While not widespread,…
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The Conference Board Finds that Reputation risk Management is on the Rise in the U.S.
March 17, 2009But Many Companies Still Have a Long Way to Go in Protecting Their Reputations NEW YORK, NY – March 17, 2009 – A growing number of major global companies are investing…
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South Carolina to Sanford: Stop Playing Politics With Job Creation
March 13, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – March 12, 2009 – The following is being released by the Democratic National Committee: The reviews are in, and South Carolinians from both parties are rejecting Governor Mark Sanford’s…
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Governor Sanford Announces Stimulus Transparency Group
March 12, 2009Comptroller General Eckstrom to Chair Group Overseeing Stimulus Implementation COLUMBIA, SC – March 12, 2009 – Governor Mark Sanford today announced a new task force charged with overseeing the expenditure of stimulus money…
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ICBA: Fifty-Five Percent of Community Bank Survey Participants Saw an Increase in Deposits
March 10, 2009Survey illustrates financial crisis’ impact on community banks WASHINGTON, DC – March 10, 2009 – The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and Aite Group, LLC, released a report today…
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One year later, Comptroller General encouraged by interest in transparency site
March 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 6, 2009 – One year after it was established, the state’s spending transparency Web site has seen as many as 10,000 visits per month, said Comptroller…
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ICBA Appreciates FDIC Pledge to Cut Special Assessment
March 6, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – March 5, 2009 – The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) appreciates the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s pledge to cut its 20-basis-point special emergency assessment if Congress…
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Two Ways New Mortgage Rules Impact Consumers and Tax Payers
March 5, 2009March 5, 2009 – “There is much confusion surrounding the potential impact of the new Making Home Affordable programs announced by the government,” said Gibran Nicholas, Chairman of the CMPS…
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New Home Buyer Tax Credit is Bigger and Better
March 4, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 4, 2009 – On Feb. 17, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. As part of $787 billion in economic…
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Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Office Wins Prestigious Governor’s Cup Award
February 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 20, 2009 – The South Carolina tourism industry presented several prestigious awards Wednesday, February 18, 2009, the second day of the Annual S.C. Governor’s Conference on…
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Corporate Directors Should Prepare to be Proactive with Government As Investigations Increase
February 19, 2009NEW YORK, NY – February 19, 2009 – The Conference Board Governance Center issued today the third in its new series of reports on the oversight role of the board of…
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Local Entrepreneur Seeks Niche in the Chauffeur Business
February 18, 2009By Alan Cooper On February 10, 2009, South Carolina passed into law stricter rules and penalties for DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol). The move, which finally aligns our…
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Navigating from good to Great – an update
January 17, 2009By C. Grant JacksonSenior Vice President/Community DevelopmentGreater Columbia Chamber of Commerce A year after its birth, Navigating from good to Great, the five-year community development initiative, is funded and progress…
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Managing Employees at Distant Sites Becoming a Reality of Doing Business
January 16, 2009As signs of an economic turnaround remain elusive, business leaders are becoming more focused on increasing employee productivity. With business operations growing increasingly global, maintaining dispersed employees and identifying key tools…
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New Study Finds Housing Stimulus Essential to Economic Recovery
January 15, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – January 13, 2009 – Without substantial demand stimulus for the housing sector, the stimulus package currently being considered by Congress will only have a limited effect and…
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A Step to Rebuild Trust in the Marketplace
January 6, 2009Every day seems to bring another story of a major corporation falling on hard times or an investor unwittingly bilked of their savings. Names we have known for decades are…
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Housing Stimulus Package Needed to Turn Around American Economy
December 23, 2008The statistics are startling: more than half a million jobs were lost in November, with nearly 1.9 million jobs lost year-to-date. One of the hardest-hit segments is the housing industry…
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Benefits of Choosing an Independent Investment Advisory Firm in Today’s Economy
December 21, 2008By Philip Brice, AIF®, Principal of Elliott Davis Investment Partners The epic collapse of Lehman Brothers’ marked a stunning turning point in the financial markets from which Wall Street…
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Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Efforts
December 17, 2008By Mason B. Hardy, President, SCANPO Indeed, these are extraordinary times. National jobless claims are the highest in 26 years and the South Carolina unemployment rate is predicted to be…
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Nina Hachigian, Author of The Next American Century
December 10, 2008Nina Hachigian, the Senior Vice President at The Center for American Progress and a visiting scholar of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, spoke in Columbia…
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3 Strategies to Boost Sales
December 8, 2008Relax. Here’s help from CEOs and managers like yourself with field-tested strategies we call accelerators because they accelerate profit-building. All are featured in Jerry Bellune’s Accelerate Your Profit Builders: 79…
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Moore School economists: SC economy austere until mid-2009
December 4, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 3, 2008 – South Carolinians can expect an austere 2009 as job opportunities decline and the unemployment rate continues to rise, according to a report released Wednesday…
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Fed and Treasury Provide Assistance to Small Businesses
November 25, 2008Move Comes After Committee Presses Agencies to Act WASHINGTON, DC – November 25, 2008 – With small businesses facing unprecedented challenges accessing credit, the Federal Reserve and Department of Treasury today…
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A Watershed Time for State Government
November 21, 2008By Richard Eckstrom Comptroller General When you’re spending other people’s hard-earned money, it’s just common courtesy to let them know how it’s spent. That’s not a principle always embraced…
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From Pink Slips to Productivity: The Business Case for Outplacement
November 20, 2008By Sallie Bottorff, CEO of Human Resource Dynamics Layoff, downsize, cut back — these are all just synonymous phrases for reduction in force, which isn’t a chore any employer or…
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United Way YLS- Learning with Leaders Fall Breakfast with Neil McLean
November 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 7, 2008 -Young leaders in Columbia, South Carolina, know that this community is a great place to live and work, and it is only getting better. …
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Breaking down your online goals
November 5, 2008I often get asked by people how they can use their website to help their business. Usually it’s along the lines of attracting new customers or how to sell products…
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The Art of Building a Fun Environment with Happy Employees
October 29, 2008By Mike Dubose In 2007, I began the journey to build six great, profitable, and fun companies with happy staff. Being profitable turned out to be the easy part. Taking…
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The Art of Building a Fun Environment with Happy Employees
October 29, 2008By Mike Dubose In 2007, I began the journey to build six great, profitable, and fun companies with happy staff. Being profitable turned out to be the easy part. Taking…
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There remains a value in making things
October 22, 2008By Gary Foster As we watch the ripple effects of crumbling financial institutions and belabor Wall Street greed, it may be time in our country to recognize once again the…
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There remains a value in making things
October 22, 2008By Gary Foster As we watch the ripple effects of crumbling financial institutions and belabor Wall Street greed, it may be time in our country to recognize once again the…
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Tribuddies Dream is Realized
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – A lawyer’s dream of a program to help deserving kids is now reality. Tribuddies is helping children in the Midlands to build character, confidence, and spirit. Through…
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Talent Survey Under Way
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 6, 2008 – From restaurants, nightlife, and green spaces to a depth and breadth of job opportunities, affordable housing and a safe environment, what will it…
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Talent Survey Under Way
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 6, 2008 – From restaurants, nightlife, and green spaces to a depth and breadth of job opportunities, affordable housing and a safe environment, what will it…
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Tribuddies Dream is Realized
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – A lawyer’s dream of a program to help deserving kids is now reality. Tribuddies is helping children in the Midlands to build character, confidence, and spirit. Through…
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New Leadership at the Municipal Association of South Carolina, Miriam Hair
September 29, 2008Three questions with Miriam Hair, new executive director of the Municipal Association of SC You have a long history with the Association. What do you see as its vision…
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