SC Ports sets all-time monthly container record in November

  December 7, 2021

South Carolina Ports sets all-time monthly records for containers handled in November when measuring by both twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and pier containers, which account for boxes of any size.…

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SC Launch, Inc. announces third Investment in Zylö Therapeutics

  December 7, 2021

South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc. has made its third investment into Zylö Therapeutics, Inc. This $300,000 investment will help the company continue providing therapeutic topical solutions. Zylö Therapeutics became an…

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Liberty Fellowship selects new class

  December 7, 2021

Twenty South Carolina leaders have been selected for Liberty Fellowship’s Class of 2023. Following the successful completion of five, multi-day seminars in the U.S. and abroad and individual leadership projects,…

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Limitless Purpose announces 2021 impact

  December 6, 2021

Limitless Purpose, a nonprofit founded in September 2019 to provide opportunities and resources to help all children reach their limitless potential, is pleased to announce its 2021 impact. The organization…

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South Carolina based RANDOM AI acquired for $228MM

  December 6, 2021

RANDOM AI (dba), based in Columbia with operations in Charleston, SC has been acquired by a German enterprise cognitive computing company based in Berlin and Zurich. The move to acquire…

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DEACON DIVERS train to build artificial reef off S.C. coast

  December 6, 2021

“The dive training we’re conducting for this group of religious leaders and naturalists is part of our building an army of divers to help construct an artificial reef along the…

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Garvin Design Group wins two AIA South Carolina 2021 Design Awards

  December 2, 2021

Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group won two Design Awards at the American Institute of Architects South Carolina (AIA SC)’s annual awards presented virtually on November 19,…

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Frampton Construction wraps construction on three facilities at Eastgate 540

  December 2, 2021

Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has completed the construction of three industrial facilities at Eastgate 540 industrial park…

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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd expands into North Carolina

  December 1, 2021

Firm opens Raleigh office in response to growing client demand Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. has expanded into North Carolina with the opening of a new office in Raleigh. The firm,…

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Colliers Report: 2020 Census results are positive for South Carolina

  November 30, 2021

Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q3 2021 South Carolina Retail Market Highlights According to the 2020 Census, South Carolina’s population has grown from 4.63 million in 2010 to…

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Gov. Henry McMaster signs bill to assist veterans with in-state tuition

  November 30, 2021

Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette today joined S.C. Department of Veterans Affairs (SCDVA) Secretary William Grimsley, and members of the General Assembly for a ceremonial bill…

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Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery announces new CEO

  November 30, 2021

Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery welcomed Ron Chorzewski as Chief Executive Officer. With over 30 years of experience in the healthcare field, Ron started his career as a Physical Therapist upon…

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Colliers Report: Multifamily demand remains consistent

  November 29, 2021

Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q3 2021 Columbia Multifamily Market Highlights There have been no new deliveries in 2021. Annual completion volume is low compared to the past…

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S.C. a national leader on timely financial reporting

  November 29, 2021
Richard Eckstrom

By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller Each fall, my office releases the state’s financial report for the prior fiscal year. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, commonly called a CAFR, is a…

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Why I love being a Gamecock?

  November 29, 2021

Even after a 30-0 loss to Clemson By W. Thomas Smith Jr. IN THE WAKE of Saturday night’s 30-0 shutout loss at the hands of our archrival Clemson Tigers, a…

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