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• ATC Foundation to Host Virtual Giving Gala on November 6th

  September 28, 2020

  The Aiken Technical College Foundation will host its fourth annual Giving Gala as a virtual event on Friday, November 6th.

• SCRA Announces New SC Launch Director

  September 25, 2020

  The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) has announced that Russell Cook was recently named Director of SC Launch and Executive Director of SC Launch, Inc.

• Together SC Announces New Board Members, Selected by South Carolina Nonprofits

  September 24, 2020

  Together SC, the state’s network of nonprofit organizations and their allies for good, recently announced four new board members elected by its nonprofit member organizations from across South Carolina.

• Duke Energy Reaches Deal with Vote Solar, Sunrun, Renewable Energy Advocates to Modernize, Expand Rooftop Solar in South Carolina

  September 23, 2020

  Duke Energy announced an agreement with leading solar installers, environmental groups and renewable energy advocates that, if approved by regulators, will create long-term stability for the residential solar industry in South Carolina.

• South Carolina Hospitals Earn More Zero Harm Awards Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

  September 22, 2020

  The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) is pleased to announce that we have recognized a record-breaking 59 SC hospitals who collectively won 239 Certified Zero Harm Awards this year. Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, which led to stresses on staffing and equipment and led to additional complexities for patient safety, South Carolina hospitals rose to the challenge.

• Biggest Ship to Ever Visit East Coast Calling on SC Ports

  September 21, 2020

  The biggest container ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast — the 15,072-TEU CMA CGM Brazil — is expected to sail into Charleston Harbor on Sunday.

• Unemployment Insurance Claims Decrease in SC

  September 18, 2020

  For claim week ending September 12th, the number of South Carolinians who filed their initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits is 4,283, a decrease of 830 initial claims from the week prior. This brings the initial claims total to 739,643 received since mid-March.

• Senators Scott, Graham Introduce State Fix Act to Promote Broadband Access

  September 17, 2020

  U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) today introduced The State Fix Act to help promote rural and underserved broadband access in South Carolina and around the nation. The legislation builds upon legislation the South Carolina senators introduced earlier this year, The Governors Broadband Development Fund.

• Clemson Extension Agribusiness Program Seeks Budding Entrepreneurs

  September 16, 2020

  Clemson Cooperative Extension is partnering with a statewide initiative that aims to offer farmers the tools they need to be nationally competitive and take their operations to the next level in terms of profitability.

• SC Ports Sees Further Rebound in August Ahead of Big Ship Arrival

  September 15, 2020

  South Carolina Ports Authority saw some positive cargo trends in August, pointing to a slow but emerging recovery during the ongoing global pandemic.

• SCBIO Hosts Statewide Life Sciences Boot Camp on Industry Essentials September 23rd

  September 14, 2020

  SCBIO will host a half-day virtual program September 23rd -- Life Sciences Boot Camp: Building Your Brand & Business In a Pandemic – to inform and connect businesses, educators and professionals from across the state on leveraging opportunities, identifying trends and overcoming challenges that face organizations interested in tapping into South Carolina’s fastest-growing industry segment.

• Duke Energy and Solar Industry Achieve Milestone Agreements to Expand Solar in the Carolinas

  September 11, 2020

  A pair of collaborative milestones have been reached between Duke Energy and third-party solar developers as well as industry organizations to create a pathway for more solar energy in the Carolinas.

• DHEC Launches COVID-19 Pledge Project for South Carolina’s Business Community

  September 10, 2020

  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is launching a new pledge project to further engage the Palmetto State’s business community in the fight against COVID-19.

• South Carolina Department of Transportation Goes Live with Iteris’ ClearRoute

  September 09, 2020

  Iteris, Inc., the global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced the deployment of ClearRoute, the company’s next-generation traveler information services solution. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), which has now deployed ClearRoute, will provide the traveling public who rely on the state’s 511 traveler information service a significantly enhanced user experience.

• First Citizens’ James Bennett Begins Term as S.C. Bankers Association Chairman

  September 08, 2020

  James Bennett, Mid-South area executive for First Citizens Bank, began a one-year term as chairman of the South Carolina Bankers Association on July 1. Bennett, the first African-American to hold the chairman’s position, was elected by a vote of SCBA members.

• The Official 2020 SC TOP25 Fastest Growing Companies Announced

  September 03, 2020

  Now in its 19th year, this competition recognizes the achievements of top-performing private and publicly-owned companies that have contributed to South Carolina's economy through exceptional increases in revenues and employment.

• S.C. Department of Commerce: The Economic Pace is Starting to Pick Up

  September 02, 2020

  "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." Those words by legendary entrepreneur and country singer Jimmy Dean ring true today, as Team South Carolina continues to adapt our approach to economic development during the COVID-19 era.

• Commerce Awards $3.2M to 8 S.C. Organizations

  September 01, 2020

  Eight S.C. organizations will be awarded CARES Act Recovery Assistance from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to help boost their economic development programs during the pandemic, the Commerce Department said in a news release.

• New Online Ordering System Sends Clemson Ice Cream around the U.S.

  August 31, 2020

  A new online ordering system is helping the ’55 Exchange, a student-run business on Clemson University’s campus where Clemson Ice Cream and other dairy products are sold, recoup losses incurred from being shut down because of COVID-19.

• S.C. Manufacturers Alliance Looks to the Future at Annual Meeting

  August 28, 2020

  Despite challenges brought on by COVID-19, the state of South Carolina’s manufacturing economy remains strong. That was the overriding message from the first-ever virtual annual conference of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance held on August 27, 2020.

• SC Launch, Inc. Portfolio Company EnviroMix Acquired by GEF Capital Partners

  August 27, 2020

  The South Carolina Research Authority, a public, non-profit corporation fueling South Carolina’s innovation economy, today announces that GEF Capital Partners, a private equity fund making investments in companies that promote resource efficiency and that are building a more sustainable future, has acquired a controlling interest in innovative water and wastewater solutions provider EnviroMix, Inc., an SC Launch, Inc. Portfolio Company.

• Update Mask Requirement Data Reinforces that Masks Work; Latest COVID-19 Update

  August 26, 2020

  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) shared updated data that shows communities with mask requirement ordinances in place continue to see a slower rate of disease spread compared to communities without mask requirements.

• S.C. Technical College System President: A Pandemic Shouldn't Change the Trajectory of Your Education

  August 25, 2020

  COVID-19 has significantly impacted many of our day-to-day activities. It has changed how we shop, socialize, work, travel, and the list goes on. But this pandemic doesn't have to change the trajectory of your education. You can affordably and safely work towards your higher education goals and accelerate your post-pandemic life even further by attending one of South Carolina's technical colleges.

• Top SC Business Executives Share Secrets to Successfully Weathering COVID-19 in August 25th Webinar

  August 24, 2020

  Top executives from five of the Palmetto State’s leading life sciences organizations will share how they have found opportunity by pivoting, product adjustment, service expansion and partnering to overcome the global COVID pandemic and find accelerating opportunity and growth. The SCBIO webinar, free and open to the public with advance registration, will take place Tuesday, August 25 at 10 a.m. EST.

• Filling the Lifeboat and Helping South Carolinians Get Back to Work

  August 21, 2020

  To help support the state’s evolving workforce that’s been uprooted due to COVID-19, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce’s (DEW) Labor Market Information (LMI) team is busy working to identify the top 29 Lifeboat jobs that can guide individuals to new employment opportunities and financial security.

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