Trade myths and realities
March 24, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson In this bitter campaign, one area of agreement unites the major candidates: trade. Bernie Sanders brags that he’s opposed all recent trade agreements; Hillary Clinton…
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What did you do to stop him, Daddy?
March 24, 2016By Kathleen Parker Now that Donald Trump has spoken before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group, Americans have learned the following: Trump can read…
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What did you do to stop him, Daddy?
March 24, 2016By Kathleen Parker Now that Donald Trump has spoken before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group, Americans have learned the following: Trump can read…
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Action Plans that Drive Business Part 4: Message and Brand
March 21, 2016By Kelly Coulter Define your audience’s perception Ever wonder what people say about you when you leave the room? You leave an impression on the people around you with…
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Action Plans that Drive Business Part 4: Message and Brand
March 21, 2016By Kelly Coulter Define your audience’s perception Ever wonder what people say about you when you leave the room? You leave an impression on the people around you with…
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Where’s the $3 trillion?
March 20, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson Is the American economy stronger than we think? Perhaps. A persisting puzzle about its recent performance is the stark contrast between growth of jobs (which…
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Where’s the $3 trillion?
March 20, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson Is the American economy stronger than we think? Perhaps. A persisting puzzle about its recent performance is the stark contrast between growth of jobs (which…
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National Defense Briefs – 03/17/16
March 18, 2016By 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 – 03/17/16
March 18, 2016By 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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Public Funds for Public Purposes
March 16, 2016By Temple Ligon Columbia attorney Danny Crowe presented to city council Tuesday night his analysis of just what exactly is public money and what is private money and for…
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The 2016 Congressional Art Competition and the Congressional Award.
March 16, 2016By Joe Wilson There are two great opportunities for students in the Second Congressional District to earn recognition for their talents: the 2016 Congressional Art Competition and the Congressional…
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Tiger Paw Classic: A golf lesson in sales and marketing
March 15, 2016By Rick Uhlmann Information/media relations coordinator for the Clemson school of business Golf is an exercise in sales and event planning for students at Clemson University. For the seventh…
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The party’s (almost) over
March 14, 2016By Kathleen Parker So it has come to this: A brokered convention or President Hillary Clinton. These options seem to be what’s left to Republicans of conscience, who are,…
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The party’s (almost) over
March 14, 2016By Kathleen Parker So it has come to this: A brokered convention or President Hillary Clinton. These options seem to be what’s left to Republicans of conscience, who are,…
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What is the 30 second pitch for South Carolina?
March 12, 2016By Alan Cooper Publisher MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC, LowcountryBizSC The following is based on the themes that I developed in a radio interview on the South Carolina Business Review with Mike…
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What is the 30 second pitch for South Carolina?
March 12, 2016By Alan Cooper Publisher MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC, LowcountryBizSC The following is based on the themes that I developed in a radio interview on the South Carolina Business Review with Mike…
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What The New Social Security Rules Mean To You
March 8, 2016By Susan A. McCants, CFP ® The new Social Security law that passed late last year, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, helped buoy the Social Security system by…
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What The New Social Security Rules Mean To You
March 8, 2016By Susan A. McCants, CFP ® The new Social Security law that passed late last year, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, helped buoy the Social Security system by…
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Austintacious
March 8, 2016By Temple Ligon Boomtown My current issue of Texas Monthly carries a cover on Austin, “The New Austin and How It Became the Center of Everything.” Back in the…
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Action Plans that Drive Business Part 3: Search Optimization
March 7, 2016By Kelly Coulter Get found before your competitors Studies show that the #1 search result AFTER the paid ads gets more than 30% of the clicks for any given…
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A new theory of inequality
March 7, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson Thumbing through the annual report of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is always an education. This year’s 430-page edition is no exception.…
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A new theory of inequality
March 7, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson Thumbing through the annual report of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is always an education. This year’s 430-page edition is no exception.…
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Common Stains and How to Remove Them – Part 2
March 7, 2016By L. Paul Cline Selecting the right solvent requires you to know two things: 1) what will dissolve the stain and 2) what is safe to use on the…
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The black and white of politics
March 7, 2016By Kathleen Parker FLORENCE, SC – If Donald Trump speaks for disenfranchised whites, Hillary Clinton speaks mostly to blacks who feel the same. But the differences in how people,…
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The black and white of politics
March 7, 2016By Kathleen Parker FLORENCE, SC – If Donald Trump speaks for disenfranchised whites, Hillary Clinton speaks mostly to blacks who feel the same. But the differences in how people,…
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South Carolina’s booming automotive cluster provides prime opportunity for communities to attract suppliers and new jobs
March 4, 2016By Mark Williams, President, Strategic Development Group South Carolina stands out like no other state as the preferred location for automotive manufacturing investments. In 2015 alone, multiple key automotive…
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South Carolina’s booming automotive cluster provides prime opportunity for communities to attract suppliers and new jobs
March 4, 2016By Mark Williams, President, Strategic Development Group South Carolina stands out like no other state as the preferred location for automotive manufacturing investments. In 2015 alone, multiple key automotive…
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The Charleston World Heritage Coalition – Charleston history is world history
March 3, 2016By Brittany Lavelle Tulla Executive Director The Charleston World Heritage Coalition The Charleston World Heritage Coalition (CWHC) is a non-profit organization established in 2012 and funded by the City…
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The Charleston World Heritage Coalition – Charleston history is world history
March 3, 2016By Brittany Lavelle Tulla Executive Director The Charleston World Heritage Coalition The Charleston World Heritage Coalition (CWHC) is a non-profit organization established in 2012 and funded by the City…
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Corporate Culture – and the Road Toward “Success”
March 3, 2016By Larry Ventimiglio While business “success” is built upon professional leadership, management, and staff proactively performing their functional responsibilities in a synergistic manner, and guided by a unifying corporate vision, the…
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Corporate Culture – and the Road Toward “Success”
March 3, 2016By Larry Ventimiglio While business “success” is built upon professional leadership, management, and staff proactively performing their functional responsibilities in a synergistic manner, and guided by a unifying corporate vision, the…
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Common Stains and How to Remove Them – Part 1
March 2, 2016By L. Paul Cline Stains, they get the best of us. From sliding into first base to finding a leaky pen in your pocket, we all stain…
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City water
March 2, 2016By Temple Ligon Last Tuesday night Columbia City Council convened on the third floor of City Hall. Joey Jaco, director of Utilities and engineering, and Clint Shealy, water works…
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The City Manager’s Spotlight – March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016The City Manager’s Spotlight provides details about what is happening in the City of Columbia in an effort to keep citizens informed about City operations. The City Manager’s Spotlight on…
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HUD awards $157 million in disaster recovery funds in South Carolina
March 1, 2016Funding to help communities impacted by last year’s severe flooding U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro announced $157 million will be awarded to South Carolina…
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HUD awards $157 million in disaster recovery funds in South Carolina
March 1, 2016Funding to help communities impacted by last year’s severe flooding U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro announced $157 million will be awarded to South Carolina…
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Action Plans that Drive Business Part 2: Your Priority Audiences
February 29, 2016By Kelly Coulter Reach the People who are Most Likely to Buy Ever felt like you paid for more than you used? Not a great feeling. Maybe you…
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The aging business cycle
February 29, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson At her most recent press conference in December, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen had this (abbreviated) exchange with ABC News reporter Rebecca Jarvis. Jarvis:…
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The aging business cycle
February 29, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson At her most recent press conference in December, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen had this (abbreviated) exchange with ABC News reporter Rebecca Jarvis. Jarvis:…
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Clash of titans: Pope vs. Trump
February 29, 2016By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, SC – The popular wisdom that opposites attract is true in both romance and politics. But rarely do adages prove so profoundly — and absurdly…
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Clash of titans: Pope vs. Trump
February 29, 2016By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, SC – The popular wisdom that opposites attract is true in both romance and politics. But rarely do adages prove so profoundly — and absurdly…
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Statehouse Report February 26, 2016 – Roads Filibuster Continues
February 28, 2016By Ashley Hunter Last week, Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) continued his filibuster on the roads bill. Senator Davis asked a few of his Democratic friends in the Senate why they…
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Action Plans that Drive Business Part 1: Creating Goals
February 24, 2016By Kelly Coulter Keep the Customer Response in Mind Call me crazy, but I believe there are only 3 reasons for marketing your company: to grow, to reduce costs…
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
February 24, 2016Two top employment scholars in law and human resources from the University of South Carolina discuss the impact that President Obama’s executive action to ensure equal pay for women will…
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The Proposed USC Medical School and Innovation Campus
February 24, 2016By David Prim & Christian Graves Recently, the University of South Carolina announced plans to move the School of Medicine from its current location – adjacent to the W.J.B.…
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Five Free Tools to Help You Grow Your Small Business
February 24, 2016By Matt Vaadi There is only one common piece of advice I have received from nearly every mentor, friend, and peer when starting our company: Keep overhead low. Cash…
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Budget fairy tales
February 21, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson We have a candor deficit. President Obama last week submitted his $4 trillion 2017 budget, using the occasion for self-congratulation. Deficits are down. Employment is…
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Budget fairy tales
February 21, 2016By Robert J. Samuelson We have a candor deficit. President Obama last week submitted his $4 trillion 2017 budget, using the occasion for self-congratulation. Deficits are down. Employment is…
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A South Carolina primer-y
February 21, 2016By Kathleen Parker CAMDEN, S.C. — Out on the hustings, people often ask me: “Can you explain South Carolina?” I just shake my head. It’s complicated, I say. The…
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A South Carolina primer-y
February 21, 2016By Kathleen Parker CAMDEN, S.C. — Out on the hustings, people often ask me: “Can you explain South Carolina?” I just shake my head. It’s complicated, I say. The…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed