Carolina Gold Conquered The World – PASS THE RICE PLEASE
April 30, 2013Tom Poland April 25, 2013 The past is never dead. It’s not even past. —William Faulkner Early this spring I spent two days in ricefield country over near Georgetown.…
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Op-Ed – SCGSAH alumnae Nicole Brown Beharie plays a starring role in the country’s top ranked movie, “42.”
April 28, 2013Dr. Leo TwiggsArtistBoard Member, SCGSAHBoard of Trustees Chairman, South Carolina Hall of Fame The number one movie in the box office showcases the talents of two South Carolina actors. One…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation March 2013
April 19, 2013April 19, 2013 – South Carolina’s seasonally-adjusted unemploymentrate decreased to 8.4 percent in March from February’s rate of 8.6percent. The number of employed persons was 1,992,113, and theunemployed totaled 182,978,…
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Big Red and the Star of the West
April 11, 2013[Part 2 in a series – TOMAHAWKS TO TALIBAN-HUNTERS – about South Carolina’s unique military heritage and tradition] By W. Thomas Smith Jr.Columbia, SCApril 11, 2013 A meeting this week…
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Key elements of the About Us section of your website
April 9, 2013Deborah O’ConnorApril 8, 2013 Just about every website has an “About Us” page. This is where potential customers learn about you and your site. Readers visit this section for various…
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S.C. Workforce Partners Unveil Upgraded Service Delivery System for Customers
April 9, 2013April 9, 2013 – South Carolinians will soon have a new way to accessreemployment and Unemployment Insurance (UI) services in their localareas through regional SC Works centers, around-the-clock self-serviceofferings and…
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Like A Yellow Dust Storm
April 3, 2013By Tom Poland April 3, 2013 A few Easters back I drove over to my hometown, Lincolnton, Georgia, from Columbia. Long stretches of I-20 provided views of massive clouds of…
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Investing in Your Child’s Education – Tax Free
April 3, 2013By Curtis LoftisSouth Carolina State TreasurerColumbia, SCApril 2, 2013 You love your children, and you do everything you can for them: feed them, clothe them, take them to the doctor…
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Investing in Your Child’s Education – Tax Free
April 3, 2013By Curtis LoftisSouth Carolina State TreasurerColumbia, SCApril 2, 2013 You love your children, and you do everything you can for them: feed them, clothe them, take them to the…
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The Lost Art of the Thank You Note
April 1, 2013Deborah O’Connor April 2, 2013 I cannot emphasize the importance of sending a thank you note, inbusiness as well as in your personal life. Simply put, it shows that you…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation February 2013
March 29, 2013February unemployment rate down COLUMBIA, SC – March 29, 2013 – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in South Carolina decreased to 8.6 percent in February from January’s rate of 8.7 percent.…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation February 2013
March 29, 2013February unemployment rate down COLUMBIA, SC – March 29, 2013 – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in South Carolina decreased to 8.6 percent in February from January’s rate of 8.7 percent.…
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Introductions and Handshakes
March 28, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 26, 2013 There are many rules that govern business introductions and proper handshakes and everyone should know the basics: Always rise when greeting someone. Both women and…
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Introductions and Handshakes
March 26, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 26, 2013 There are many rules that govern business introductions and proper handshakes and everyone should know the basics: Always rise when greeting someone. Both women and…
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Five Questions for DeWitt Zemp, partner with Southern Strategy Group
March 21, 2013By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Southern Strategy Group – the Columbia-based element of the nation’s largest lobbying firm, Strategy Group – owns and operates some 18 offices in 13 states…
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Tired of rudeness? Try these 9 steps to restore workplace civility
March 19, 2013Deborah O’ConnorMarch 19, 2013 As a society, we are becoming more self-absorbed andself-centered and fail to consider how our behavior affects those around us. It’s not surprising that every survey…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation January 2013
March 18, 2013Unemployment rate up slightly in January; Nearly 27,000 more people working than a year ago COLUMBIA, SC – March 18, 2013 – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in South Carolina…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation January 2013
March 18, 2013Unemployment rate up slightly in January; Nearly 27,000 more people working than a year ago COLUMBIA, SC – March 18, 2013 – The seasonally adjusted unemploymentrate in South Carolina increased…
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Mullikin named “special deputy” and member of Dive Recovery Team
March 14, 2013W. Thomas Smith JrMarch 14, 2013 COLUMBIA, SC – COL Thomas Stowe Mullikin – pres. of the Camden-based Mullikin Law firm, a professional adventurer (expedition leader), and deputy commander of…
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Business Dining Etiquette can make or break a deal
March 13, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 13, 2013 Some of the most successful business meetings are conducted over lunch or dinner. Knowing how to dine withdecorum can determine whether you get the contract…
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Moe Baddourah to run for Columbia Mayor
March 13, 2013Restaurateur would be first business person to lead city government in more than three decades COLUMBIA, SC – March 12, 2013 – Noting that it’s been more than threedecades since…
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Science and Mathematics Governor's School Honors University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
March 13, 20132013 Townes Award Honoree COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2013 – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation honored the University of South Carolina School…
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Harvey Schiller, ’60, honored as innovator, pioneer in sports business
March 12, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – March 12, 2013 – Brig. Gen. Harvey W. Schiller, USAF (Ret.), is among the elite 2013 class of The Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business. The…
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What Do Employers Want in a Candidate? Integrity, for Starters
March 4, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 4, 2013 What are employers looking for in a job applicant? In these tough economic times, that’s a question that business ownersand job seekers both need to…
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Am I on the Right Bus? How to avoid the $100,000 college blunder!
March 4, 2013Without a father or mother in my life, there were no guides for me. I was left to fend for myself. Without much direction, I simply attended college because all…
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Tomahawks to Taliban-hunters
March 4, 2013South Carolina’s unique military heritage and tradition By W. Thomas Smith Jr.March 5, 2013 Despite our short national history, America has an extraordinarily rich military heritage, lending itself – in…
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Your social media use requires ‘netiquette’
February 26, 2013By Deborah O’ConnorFebruary 25, 2013 It’s hard to imagine our lives today without email, texting, Twitter,Facebook and LinkedIn. Social media has forever changed the way wecommunicate with each other and…
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Youth ChalleNGe is transforming troubled teens
February 22, 2013By W. Thomas Smith Jr. February 22, 2013 The S.C. Youth Challenge Academy is about second chances. It is a second chance at a young life that is either on…
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Fort Jackson, South Carolina – Life, Liberty, & Lore
February 20, 2013by Tom Poland February 20, 2013 One night talking to a stranger in a tavern so far South it’s not Southern at all, he asked me where I lived. Columbia,…
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Citadel graduate and Army officer interviewed for documentary about Prince Harry
February 18, 2013By W. Thomas Smith Jr.COLUMBIA, SC – February 18, 2013 Lt. Col. Bill Connor, U.S. Army (Res.), was recently interviewed for a BBC television documentary about Prince Harry’s wartime service…
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Was Penny Tax Vote Rigged?
February 14, 2013By Ron Aiken News Editor They were inarguably the worst-run county elections in living memory, a farce of indefensible incompetency and gross mismanagement – and that’s the best-case, most-forgiving scenario.…
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The Broom Lady – Making Brooms The Old-Fashioned Way
February 11, 2013By Tom Poland February 11, 2013 Some folks were talking presidential politics last week. The economy and jobless rate came up, of course, and one fellow commented, Americans themselves,…
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Continued Improvement for Columbia’s Industrial Market
February 8, 2013COLUMBIA, SC February 8, 2013 Colliers International YE 2012 Columbia Industrial Market Report MARKET OVERVIEW Columbia’s Industrial Market ended 2012 with a second consecutive quarter of positive absorption and decreased…
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YE 2012: Charleston Retail Market Report
February 7, 2013Charleston, SC Tourism continues to play an important role in the Charleston retail market as the city is voted as The #1 City in the World for the second time…
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YE 2012: Columbia Retail Market Report
February 6, 2013Columbia, SC Continues to Attract New Retailers According to Colliers Year End Retail Market Report COLUMBIA, SC – February 5, 2013 MARKET OVERVIEW The Columbia, SC Retail Market continued to…
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Columbia, SC Continues to Attract New Retailers
February 5, 2013Colliers International | YE-2012 Columbia Retail Market Report
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2013 State of the Town Address
February 4, 2013LEXINGTON, SC – February 4, 2013 – Good evening. Welcome to the State of the Town Address…a report to you on our Town’s accomplishments and progress in 2012. I want…
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State Guard conducts advanced disaster training
January 25, 2013by Keith Pounds COLUMBIA – In the wake of the devastation and tragedy caused by Hurricane Sandy in the northeast and the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in…
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State of the City – Mayor Joseph P. Riley
January 23, 2013JANUARY 22, 2012 Tonight I am pleased to report to you on the state of our city — a city that because of you becomes safer, more beautiful, livable and…
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Mayor Benjamin Delivers 2013 State of the City Address
January 23, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 23, 2013 – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin delivered his 2013 State of the City address this evening at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.Below are Mayor Benjamin’s…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation December 2012
January 18, 2013SOUTH CAROLINA – January 18, 2013 – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.4 percent in December from 8.3 percent in November. The rate was 1.2 percent lower…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation December 2012
January 18, 2013SOUTH CAROLINA – January 18, 2013 – The state’s seasonally adjustedunemployment rate increased slightly to 8.4 percent in December from8.3 percent in November. The rate was 1.2 percent lower than theDecember…
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South Carolina takes top spot for jobs linked to foreign investment
January 17, 2013IBM-Plant Location International report ranks S.C. above Texas and North Carolina SOUTH CAROLINA – January 17, 2013 – South Carolina continues to stand outas a top destination for foreign investment,…
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South Carolina takes top spot for jobs linked to foreign investment
January 17, 2013IBM-Plant Location International report ranks S.C. above Texas and North Carolina SOUTH CAROLINA – January 17, 2013 – South Carolina continues to stand outas a top destination for foreign investment,…
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“And then I blinked…” Claire Fort Reminisces
January 16, 2013In 1970, as a 27 year old mother of a six year old daughter, I was given the most extraordinary opportunity of my life. In a blessing that I still…
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The Global Corner – What Would You Do?
January 15, 2013Jerry SmithRiverstar InternationalJanuary 14, 2013 It seems that everyone is concerned about government taxes and it isnot limited to the U.S. Some may have been following the story of theFrench…
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The Global Corner – What Would You Do?
January 14, 2013Jerry SmithRiverstar InternationalJanuary 14, 2013 It seems that everyone is concerned about government taxes and it is not limited to the U.S. Some may have been following the story of…
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South Carolina Triggers Off Tier 4 of the Recently Extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program
January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 – Federal unemployment benefits will continue for thousands of South Carolinians due to Congress extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program for one year. However, due to…
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South Carolina Triggers Off Tier 4 of the Recently Extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program
January 9, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 9, 2013 – Federal unemployment benefits will continue for thousands of South Carolinians due to Congress extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program for one year.…
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Richland County Sheriff named Honorary Green Beret
January 9, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 9, 2013 – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott was named HONORARY GREEN BERET by the Special Forces Assoc. (S.C. chapter) during ceremonies at the Capitol City…
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