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• SCE&G Meets Solar Power Milestone

  July 26, 2017

  SCE&G customers are producing 43 megawatts of electricity from their own solar generating systems – that’s more than one percent of the five-year retail peak demand on SCE&G’s system, exceeding the goal set forth in South Carolina’s landmark solar legislation (Act 236) in 2014.

• Blair, Cato, Pickren, Casterline to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House on July 25th

  July 25, 2017

• Clemson University, Presbyterian College, and USC Top the 25 Best Colleges in South Carolina

  July 25, 2017

  The state of South Carolina can boast one of the oldest colleges in America, as well as the country's first municipal college. It is a historic state, with an old heritage of higher education.

• Scruggs’ Legacy Endures as BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Earns Inaugural Award

  July 24, 2017

  "It's almost mystical," said Bill Breskin, BCBSA senior vice president of Government Programs for FEP. "The first year of the award, and it goes to the Plan where Shirley Scruggs spent her entire career. She embodied the spirit, dedication and strength that has become FEP."

• SC Ports Posts Strong Growth in Fiscal Year 2017

  July 20, 2017

  “SCPA had an ambitious growth plan for the 2017 fiscal year, and it is a true accomplishment to have exceeded that plan across all business segments,” said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome.

• Business Travelers Benefit From Magnesium

  July 19, 2017

  Listen up business travelers: there is a simple mineral that can help you sleep better and get over jet lag faster. For those of you all too familiar with the symptoms of jet lag, you know your body must muster through the fun range of symptoms like dizziness, excessive sleepiness, constipation, gastrointestinal problems, headaches, vertigo and muscle aches and pains.

• South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Partners with The Brand Leader to Establish S.C. Branded

  July 18, 2017

  The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announced a partnership with Upstate S.C. marketing group The Brand Leader, to establish a new, statewide initiative and event celebrating South Carolina’s most recognizable brands called S.C. Branded.

• S.C. Demonstrates Silver Touch, Economic Development Officials Sound Off

  July 13, 2017

  South Carolina continues to rack up large projects, as evidenced by a recent honor from a national economic development magazine. Area Development’s annual Shovel Awards program honors states based on a combination of capital investment and job creation initiatives.

• UofSC Researcher Leads Team to Improve Aeronautical Communications

  July 11, 2017

  A University of South Carolina researcher in the College of Engineering and Computing is the principal investigator for a new NASA-funded $4.4 million research project to address limitations in aircraft communication networks to improve operations and increase safety.

• Countybank’s Dunlap Begins Term as S.C. Bankers Association Chairman

  July 10, 2017

  Dunlap is Chairman and CEO of Countybank and its holding company TCB Corporation. As a third generation banker, he follows in the steps of his father, R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr., who served as SCBA chairman during the 1987-88 year.

• South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs Announces Several Legislative Updates

  July 06, 2017

  The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is announcing the update of various regulations during this past legislative session. The following changes were passed affecting the designated industries...

• SCDOT Embarks on a 10-Year Plan to Rebuild South Carolina’s Highway System

  June 30, 2017

  A new program that is being launched as part of the plan is the Rural Road Safety Program. South Carolina has the highest rural road fatality rate in the nation. In preparation for this program, SCDOT traffic engineers have identified the rural roads that are the most dangerous.

• 2017 Legislative Scorecard Released by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

  June 29, 2017

  This year, the Chamber’s scorecard focuses on votes including infrastructure, education, closing the state’s workforce skills gap, ex-offender workforce reintegration, agribusiness and rural job creation, protecting existing manufacturing facilities from frivolous lawsuits, and an attempt to repeal our Right to Work laws.

• BMW Group Pumping Hundreds of Millions More into South Carolina

  June 27, 2017

  “From 2018 to 2021 we will invest further 600 million US dollars in manufacturing infrastructure for future generations of the BMW X models,” said Harald Krüger. At present, the plant is getting ready for production of the all-new BMW X7, which will be launched onto the market in late 2018.

• S.C. Department of Commerce Awards $9.8 million in Community Development Block Grants

  June 26, 2017

  Fifteen communities from across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by more than $9.8 million in funds from the latest round of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

• Analysis: Siemens Hopes to Boost Manufacturing Workforce with $628 million USC Donation

  June 23, 2017

  A lot of big numbers get thrown around in describing the "skills gap" that faces American industry. On Thursday, Siemens Corp. and the University of South Carolina decided to throw around a big number of their own.

• Six Percent Container Growth, $262.3 Million in Capital Expenditures Projected for SC Ports Authority in Fiscal Year 2018

  June 22, 2017

  The Board approved a $262.3 million capital plan, the largest in the SCPA’s history, with expenditures projected $14.3 million higher than FY2017.

• Elliott Davis Decosimo Achieves HITRUST CSF Assessor Designation to Bolster Risk Advisory Offerings

  June 20, 2017

  “Given the evolving cyber security concerns and increasingly stringent risk assessment and mitigation requirements, our clients will appreciate the ability to engage us to deliver assessment and assurance services that encompass compliance standards for HIPPA, PCI, ISO and NIST in one review,” said Jay Brietz, Shareholder overseeing the firm’s HITRUST CSF Practice.

• South Carolina’s Logistics Industry Cluster Creates Executive Forum

  June 16, 2017

  SC Logistics – an industry cluster initiative of the SC Council on Competitiveness and the SC Department of Commerce – has created an Executive Forum to identify strategic priorities that will advance the state’s logistics industry.

• Legislative Updates Provide Increased Protections for Consumers

  June 14, 2017

  Timeshare resale service providers are required to give consumers a written contract including a complete description of the services offered, the length of the contract, and SCDCA’s telephone and web address.

• UofSC Researchers Looking for Ways to Improve South Carolina Roads

  June 13, 2017

  “We are determined to help fix South Carolina’s roads,” said civil engineering professor Sarah Gassman. “To do this, we’re collecting and analyzing data on traffic volume and other wear factors while also looking at new materials that are available for road construction.”

• SC Ports on Pace for Highest-ever FY Container Volume

  June 12, 2017

  "The Port is on pace to achieve record volume of nearly 2.1 million twenty foot-equivalent units (TEU) when our current fiscal year ends on June 30." Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO.

• SCE&G Launches South Carolina’s Largest Community Solar Program

  June 09, 2017

  SCE&G chose Clean Energy Collective, a national leader in community solar programs, and their RooflessSolar product, to implement its program. SCE&G expects to interconnect the first two of three CEC-developed solar facilities by the end of this year.

• Palmetto Promise Institute Champions State Role in Education Choice in Letter to Devos

  June 08, 2017

  Palmetto Promise Institute (PPI) joined 12 other leading state and national organizations in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, outlining the importance of state-led efforts on education choice and emphasizing the need to remain true to the tenets of federalism - in particular, by moving education decision-making out of Washington to states, local school districts, and ultimately parents.

• Increase in Union Activity Detected Targeting the Construction Industry

  June 07, 2017

  According to Mark Stubley, Labor Attorney/Shareholder with Ogletree Deakins, contractors in NC and SC have recently confronted labor-front groups attempting to target their use of nonunion subcontractors.

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