New Report Shows Hydrogen Vehicles Will Drive Change
May 2, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – April 30, 2009 – Today, the National Hydrogen Association released a new report called the Energy Evolution: An Analysis of Alternative Vehicles and Fuels to 2100. The Energy…
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University of South Carolina Selected for $12.5 Million Energy Research Center
May 2, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 1, 2009 – The University of South Carolina has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to house a research center that is expected to…
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First Lady Jenny Sanford Joins Parents Who Host, Lose the Most Media Campaign
April 30, 2009Statewide Campaign Educates Parents on Legal Consequences of Providing Alcohol to Teens COLUMBIA, SC – April 29, 2009 – First Lady Jenny Sanford announced today that she is pleased to join…
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7 Steps To Being A Better Listener
April 29, 2009by Joe Takash Listening is as far from a passive activity as anything I can imagine. By being a passive hearer, you may take in some words but give nothing…
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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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First Quarter Office Market – Columbia, SC
April 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 13, 2009 – During the first three months of 2009, the Columbia, South Carolina, office market remained relatively stable amidst the continued economic downturn in the…
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Grist Says: Screw Earth Day! One Day Is For Amateurs
April 11, 2009Campaign Urges Public to Make Every Day Earth Day with Free Download of ‘Wake Up and Smell the Planet’ and Sweepstakes for Free Trip to Bonnaroo Music Festival SEATTLE, WA…
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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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Lugoff-Elgin – Market Overview
April 8, 2009Overview The Lugoff-Elgin market area is located in the northeast portion of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It includes the entire portion of Kershaw County west of the Wateree River.…
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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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Assessing the risk of nanoparticles; University of South Carolina endowed chair search begins for new center
April 7, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 7, 2009 – From invisible specks of silver embedded in carpet and socks to carbon nanotubes used in construction of golf clubs and tennis rackets, nanoparticles in…
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California’s 3-Year Drought Prompts Rain Harvesting Industry To Grow
April 6, 2009SACRAMENTO, CA – On the surface, the news that Sierra snowpack measurements show water content at 81 percent of normal appears to be good news. But the Department of Water…
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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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Credit Manager's Index Rises for Two Consecutive Months
April 2, 2009COLUMBIA, Maryland – April 1, 2009 – The seasonally adjusted Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) rose another 0.5% in March after rising by 2.5% in February. This two-month increase broke a lengthy…
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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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Brig. Gen. Eugene F. Rogers, Project Chairman, National Medal of Honor Convention
March 17, 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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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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Former Clemson Coach Danny Ford to Attend Home and Garden Show
March 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 12, 2009 – Former Clemson Coach Danny Ford will be at the Carolina Classic Home and Garden show this Saturday from 1-4pm. Ford will be available…
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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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Northeast Richland – Market Overview
February 26, 2009By Ron Anderson, Vice President, Research and Technology at NAI Avant Overview The Northeast Richland submarket is located in the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is bounded on the…
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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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Comptroller General Urging Local Governments to put Spending Online
February 11, 2009Eckstrom says he’s encouraged by response COLUMBIA, SC – February 11, 2009 – S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom is working to convince local governments to voluntarily post details of their…
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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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2008 Office Market Overview – Columbia, SC
January 7, 2009Metropolitan Columbia had more than 11.7 million square feet of multitenant office space as of December 2008. Since 2003, this inventory expanded by 6% or about 458,000 square feet of…
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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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Lexington Medical Center “Freezes” Woman and Brings Her Back to Life
January 5, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is having success with a revolutionary new technology for heart attack patients called Therapeutic Hypothermia. The innovative procedure lowers body temperatures to help…
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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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