August 2017 Features
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Aerospace Industry Looks at Future of Workforce Development in South Carolina
August 31, 2017
As South Carolina’s aerospace industry continues to grow, the state’s workforce will need to keep pace, said speakers and attendees at an industry gathering this week in Columbia. Workforce development was among the main topics at the South Carolina Aerospace Conference & Expo. The industry now accounts for 55,000 workers in the Palmetto State, with 5,400 new jobs announced since 2011.
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Inside the United Way of South Carolina with CEO Kelly Callahan Cruise
August 30, 2017
We sat down with Kelly Callahan Cruise, President and CEO of the United Way Association of South Carolina, to learn about her work supporting 24 local member United Ways throughout the state. During our one-on-one, Cruise provides insights into her focus on SC 2-1-1 for the past decade, and how they are leveraging technology and a new phone app to provide additional avenues for people in need of assistance, to connect with services in their communities.
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Incredible Technology and Innovation: Annual Aerospace Expo Begins Tuesday in South Carolina
August 28, 2017
Members of academia, the business community and government from around the Palmetto State will focus attention on the burgeoning aerospace industry this week during the South Carolina Aerospace Conference & Expo.
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SC Department of Education and IT-oLogy Announce Innovation Challenge
August 25, 2017
IT-oLogy and the South Carolina Department of Education are pleased to announce the Innovation Challenge, a new statewide competition for students in grades 3-12. The purpose of the Challenge is to create projects using technology to solve, or bring awareness to a problem in the community.
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2017 SC 25 Fastest Growing Companies Award Recipients Announced
August 24, 2017
This year’s TOP 25 highest ranking companies will be honored at a statewide luncheon to be held October 17th in Columbia, SC. Rankings from 1-25 will be announced at the event.
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USC Aiken Pumps Almost $300M into Local Economy
August 23, 2017
An annual statewide economic impact study conducted by the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business concludes that USC Aiken generates more than $281 million into the local economy.
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Inside 5 New Energy Positive Schools: Insights from CEO Robert W. Ferris and Firstfloor Energy Positive
August 22, 2017
We sat down with Robert (Robbie) W. Ferris, co-founder and CEO of Firstfloor, Inc. and its sister company, Firstfloor Energy Positive. Established to serve communities throughout South Carolina, the company’s core focus is providing turnkey development solutions for educational institutions, with a strong focus on energy positive construction and operations.
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Revisions Send Unemployment Rate Below 4%, Employment Up Almost 41,000 Since Last Year
August 21, 2017
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged in July from June’s revised rate of 3.9 percent. The last time the unemployment rate was below 4 percent before the latest revisions was in November 2000.
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Travel Oregon and Discover South Carolina Partner for Major Eclipse Event
August 18, 2017
To celebrate, recognize and forever remember the beginning and the end of this once-in-a-lifetime event, the two organizations want viewers to share their experiences before, during and after the eclipse.
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Darlington Raceway’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 Race Weekend Going Green Again
August 17, 2017
President Kerry Tharp - “Darlington Raceway takes great pride in being a facility that is powered by renewable energy. We appreciate our strong relationship with our electric providers and look forward putting on a great race weekend for our fans.”
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AT&T Awards $7,500 to ATC Foundation for Early College Program
August 16, 2017
Ike Byrd, Regional Director of External Affairs for AT&T South Carolina, presented the check to ATC President Dr. Forest Mahan and Chris Dickson, Chair of the ATC Foundation Board of Trustees.
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UofSC’s Impact Tops $5B Annually, New Study Shows
August 15, 2017
The annual statewide economic impact of the University of South Carolina system now totals $5.5 billion, supporting one in 35 jobs statewide and generating nearly $220 million in tax revenue for state coffers each year, according to a new study by the Darla Moore School of Business released Monday.
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Trane Expanding Existing South Carolina Operations, 700 New Jobs
August 11, 2017
Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is expanding its existing Richland County operations. The business is projected to invest $96 million and create 700 new jobs to increase its overall flexibility in line with business growth.
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Zucker Family School of Education Forum on SC K-12 Teacher Shortage Crisis
August 09, 2017
The Education Workforce: Crisis of Shortages, Promises of Excellence, will address the educator shortage issue apparent in the high numbers of unfilled teaching positions in the state.
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New Study: 67,600 South Carolina Jobs Supported by Natural Gas and Oil
August 07, 2017
API South Carolina released a new study showing that the U.S. natural gas and oil industry supported 67,600 jobs in the state and contributed $5.23 billion to the state’s economy in 2015. The study found that all 50 states, whether energy producing or not, continued to benefit from the industry.
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South Carolina Life Science Industry Has Annual Impact of $11.4 billion
August 03, 2017
With a footprint of more than 15,000 employees and 400 firms in South Carolina, life sciences has developed into a critical component of the state’s economy and, as such, presents significant opportunities for economic growth.
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Utilities Pull the Plug at VC Summer
August 02, 2017
With sunk costs of $9 billion, and no end in sight in terms of rapidly escalating costs, the two utilities that had been building twin Westinghouse 1150 MW AP1000 nuclear reactors at the V C Summer site in South Carolina have pulled the plug on the project. The ultimate cost now estimated to be $25 billion stopped support for the project in its tracks.