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  • SBA Small Business Lending Momentum Continues in FY18

    October 19, 2018

    The U.S. Small Business Administration announced FY18 lending numbers showing that it guaranteed over $30 billion to small businesses that otherwise would not have had access to capital.

  • SC 25 Fastest Growing Companies Honored

    October 18, 2018

    South Carolina’s TOP 25 Fastest Growing Companies were honored at a luncheon October 10th, 2018 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. To be eligible for the SC 25 Fastest Growing Companies Award, the company must be headquartered in South Carolina, be in business for at least three fiscal years and show revenues of over $3M in the most recent reported year.

  • SC Chamber Announces 2018 Business Leader and Public Servant Award Winners

    October 17, 2018

    The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the honorees for the 2018 Business Leader of the Year and Public Servant of the Year awards. The South Carolina Chamber’s Public Servant of the Year award recognizes an individual who has served, or currently serves, as a key official in state government and has contributed to the overall well-being and health of the state as a whole.

  • Senators Scott, Graham Statement on U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's Resignation

    October 15, 2018

    U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott released statements on U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley's resignation.

  • FICO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Release First U.S. Cybersecurity Assessment

    October 15, 2018

    Seventh Annual Cybersecurity Summit -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and FICO released the first national cybersecurity assessment at the Chamber's Seventh Annual Cybersecurity Summit. The U.S. Chamber's Assessment of Business Cybersecurity, powered by the FICO Cyber Risk Score, measures the cybersecurity risk of the entire business community and risk across key sectors.

  • Luanne Runge Named COO of Elliott Davis

    October 12, 2018

    Elliott Davis, a leading business solutions firm with nine offices across the Southeast, announces that Luanne Runge has been named chief operating officer. She is based in the Greenville, South Carolina headquarters, and will provide strategic guidance and oversight for the entire company.

  • Exclusive: Report Shows S.C. Aerospace Industry Continuing Rapid Job Creation

    October 11, 2018

    South Carolina’s aerospace industry continues to produce jobs much more quickly than the state’s overall economy, according to updated research released by the S.C. Council on Competitiveness. The core aerospace cluster in South Carolina includes aircraft manufacturers as well as air transportation and related support services. There’s also a significant aviation-related military presence in the state.

  • Exclusive: Gasoline Credit Coming to 2018 S.C. Tax Returns

    October 09, 2018

    The motor fuel income tax credit is designed to lessen the impact of South Carolina’s rising gas tax. The effective amount of the credit will be less than 2 cents per gallon for many taxpayers.

  • S.C. Chamber Honors Manufacturing Employees of the Year

    October 08, 2018

    The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce celebrated the winners of the S.C. Manufacturing Employee of the Year Awards with an awards luncheon and panel discussion regarding the future of manufacturing in South Carolina.

  • Exclusive: Area Development Magazine Ranks S.C. No. 5 for Doing Business

    October 05, 2018

    Area Development magazine ranked South Carolina No. 5 in its annual Top States for Doing Business. Georgia was No. 1 for the fifth year in a row. North Carolina ranked sixth. South Carolina is a perennial inhabitant of the magazine’s top 10, having finished second in 2017, 2016, 2013 and 2012, and third in 2015 and 2014.

  • Five South Carolina Schools Recognized as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools

    October 03, 2018

    South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman has announced that five South Carolina schools were recognized by the United States Department of Education as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools.

  • Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees

    October 03, 2018

    Amazon announced it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 for all full-time, part-time, temporary - including those hired by agencies, and seasonal employees across the U.S.—effective November 1st. The new Amazon $15 minimum wage will benefit more than 250,000 Amazon employees, as well as over 100,000 seasonal employees who will be hired at Amazon sites across the country this holiday.

  • Exclusive: More Details About USC's New Lab and Corporate Research Partnerships

    October 01, 2018

    The University of South Carolina continues to rack up corporate research partnerships and is now showing what some of that research looks like. The school announced Thursday expansions of agreements with IBM, Samsung, Siemens and Yaskawa. USC also conducted tours of its Digital Transformation Lab, which contains everything from an Apache helicopter to a neonatal incubator.

  • USC Opens Digital Transformation Lab

    September 28, 2018

    "Through corporate partnerships, our researchers can bring added value to industrial applications while students work alongside faculty to gain critical exposure to leading edge technologies that make them more employable." - USC President Harris Pastides

  • United Community Banks, Inc. President of Community Banking to Retire

    September 28, 2018

    United Community Banks, Inc. announced that President of Community Banking Bill Gilbert will retire effective February 2019, after 18 years with United and 42 years in banking. Gilbert joined United Community Bank in 2000 and has been chiefly responsible for ensuring quality, consistency and success among branch offices as the company has grown from 49 to 150 offices during that time.

  • SC VS Uber: Attorneys General Reach $148M Settlement with Uber over Data Breach

    September 27, 2018

    Uber must comply with South Carolina data breach and consumer protection law regarding protecting South Carolina residents’ personal information and notifying them in the event of a data breach concerning their personal information.

  • EDTS Cyber Pledges to Support National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2018 as a Champion

    September 27, 2018

    EDTS Cyber announced that it has become a Champion of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2018. They will be joining a growing global effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations and individuals to promote the awareness of online safety and privacy.

  • Business Owners' Increased Use of Technology Creates New Gateways for Cyber-Criminals

    September 26, 2018

    Using connected technologies can increase a business's likelihood of being a cyber-attack victim because these technologies give cyber-criminals new access points into a company's IT infrastructure if not properly protected. 91 percent of business owners use one of these technologies and 48 percent are unconcerned they will increase the likelihood of a cyber-attack.

  • South Carolina Approved for $8M of Federal Highway Administration “Quick Release” Emergency Funds

    September 24, 2018

    At the request of Governor Henry McMaster and South Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Christy Hall, SCDOT has been approved for $8 million in Federal Highway Administration "Quick Release" Emergency Funds.

  • Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health to Unite under a New Brand Identity Early 2019

    September 21, 2018

    Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health will come together under a single brand, sharing a new name and logo, in early 2019. As part of the new identity, the GHS, Palmetto Health and Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group brands, including their names and logos, will be retired.

  • Hurricane Florence Delays South Carolina Tax Deadlines

    September 18, 2018

    A disaster declaration means businesses in eight South Carolina counties will now have until Jan. 31, 2019, to make some of their federal filings and payments.

  • Amazon Storefronts: Over a Million Products From Nearly 20,000 U.S. Small Businesses From All 50 States

    September 18, 2018

    Amazon opens “Amazon Storefronts,” a new store for customers to shop exclusively from U.S. small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon.

  • South Carolina CPA Firm Elliott Davis Promotes Eight Professionals to Shareholder Status

    September 17, 2018

    Elliott Davis, one of the largest accounting, tax and consulting services providers in the Southeast, announces that eight members of its professional services team have achieved shareholder status. The designation became effective September 1, 2018.

  • EDTS Cyber Named to Top 100 Managed Security Services Providers List

    September 14, 2018

    MSSP Alert, published by After Nines Inc., has named EDTS Cyber, LLC to the Top 100 MSSPs list for 2018. The list and research identify and honor the top 100 managed security services providers that specialize in comprehensive, outsourced cybersecurity services. EDTS Cyber serves the Southeast including Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

  • AT&T Promises Relief to Customers Affected by Hurricane Florence

    September 13, 2018

    AT&T has helped lessen the burden on customers through many natural disasters so they can take care of what matters most – helping their friends and families through this tough time.

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