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• Loctek Establishing Operations in Clarendon County

  August 20, 2020

  Loctek, a manufacturer of ergonomic solution products, announced plans to establish operations in Clarendon County. The company’s $5 million investment is projected to create 10 new jobs.

• SC Works Centers around the State Get Creative to Continue Services that Connect Jobseekers and Employers

  August 20, 2020

  The COVID-19 pandemic has created both crisis and creativity. When it comes to unemployment in South Carolina, the state went from record low rates to a historically high, double-digit employment crisis within one month. However, when the need for re-employment services skyrocketed, the SC Works centers got creative.

• Employer Summit to Close Disability Employment Gap

  August 19, 2020

  South Carolina businesses and human resource professionals will be gathering online in October to learn how to close the disability employment gap and build a disability-inclusive workforce.

• Cyber Academy of South Carolina is Waiting for You

  August 18, 2020

  Cyber Academy of South Carolina (CASC), an online public school, invites students across the state to enroll in the interactive and engaging online learning experience they need during these unprecedented times.

• Smith Elected New Chair of UofSC Board of Trustees

  August 17, 2020

  The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. Charlie Dorn Smith, III to a two-year term as the body’s new chairperson during a board meeting on Friday, Aug. 14.

• S.C. Department of Commerce: Education Today for Future Economic Success

  August 17, 2020

  "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." That powerful quote by Nelson Mandela hits home especially this time of year, as thousands of South Carolina students prepare to head back to school.

• South Carolina Unemployment Claims are Lowest Since Pandemic Began

  August 14, 2020

  Initial Claims: For claim week ending August 8, 2020, the number of South Carolinians who filed their initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits is 5,921, a decrease of 2,988 initial claims from the week prior. This brings the initial claims total to 712,449 received since mid-March.

• SC INBRE Announces Almost $650,000 in Grants Funding to 2020 Project Program Grants Recipients

  August 13, 2020

  South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE), a statewide multi-million dollar, five-year renewable grant program funded by The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), is pleased to announce our 2020-2021 Project Program grants recipients.

• Columbia Museum of Art Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Award

  August 12, 2020

  The Columbia Museum of Art announces it has been selected as a recipient of a CARES Act economic stabilization grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The $150,000 award will support public programming associated with the upcoming major exhibition Visions from India: 21st-Century Art from the Pizzuti Collection.

• South Carolina Offers Free Training to Support Teachers and Principals with Virtual Instruction

  August 12, 2020

  The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced a new option for teachers and principals to receive free online training that will equip them to provide effective virtual instruction. The training is available for up to 6,000 educators over the course of 2020-21 and is being funded by part the SCDE's federal CARES Act allocation.

• CEOs: Post-Covid Changes are Permanent and There are More to Come

  August 12, 2020

  The need for business leaders and policy makers to fundamentally rethink the way they plan, invest and operate in the future is underlined in a new survey of 699 global CEOs released by PwC.

• Cyber Academy of South Carolina Celebrates Class of 2020

  August 11, 2020

  Cyber Academy of South Carolina (CASC), an online public school, will celebrate the Class of 2020 during a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, August 15th.

• SC Banks Close $5.7 Billion in PPP Loans, Protect more than 650,000 Jobs

  August 11, 2020

  South Carolina banks participating in the Paycheck Protection Program closed $5.7 billion in loans in a little more than 90 days, assisting in the protection of better than one in four Palmetto State jobs.

• A Bright Future for South Carolina's Life Sciences

  August 10, 2020

  Comprised of over 600 life sciences firms in 43 counties, with wages nearly double the state average and an annual economic impact that exceeds $12 billion, the South Carolina Life Sciences Industry has become a powerful force in the Palmetto State’s economy.

• Leadership Columbia Seeks Proposals from Nonprofits for Class Project

  August 07, 2020

  The Columbia Chamber’s flagship leadership program, Leadership Columbia, is requesting proposals for the LC Class of 2021 Class Project. Each year the LC Class chooses a project that can create a positive impact on the community.

• U.S. Senator Tim Scott to Join Senior U.S. Senator David Perdue at the Georgia Chamber Congressional Luncheon on August 11th

  August 07, 2020

  The Georgia Chamber and senior U.S. Senator David Perdue announce that U.S. Senator Tim Scott will join the lineup of speakers at next Tuesday’s all-virtual Congressional Luncheon. Guest speakers for the luncheon will engage in a wide-ranging discussion on resiliency and recovery of the economy at the federal level.

• SC Ports’ Leatherman Terminal on Track for 2021 Opening

  August 07, 2020

  Construction of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal is on schedule for a March 2021 opening. The opening of the container terminal will be a major accomplishment for S.C. Ports and the Southeast logistics network. Phase One will propel S.C. Ports into the future with its modern technology, impressive equipment and big-ship capabilities.

• 35 Womble Bond Dickinson Lawyers Recognized in 2020 South Carolina Legal Elite

  August 06, 2020

  Thirty-five Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys have been honored as members of the 2020 South Carolina Legal Elite by the publishers of Charleston Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and the Greenville Business Magazine.

• CAGC Summit Attracts Governors, Senator, House Speaker and Other Top Leaders

  August 05, 2020

  North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, N.C. Speaker of the House Tim Moore, NCDOT and SCDOT leaders, and top economists from both Carolinas joined Carolinas AGC (CAGC) for its annual Summer Summit on July 31st.

• Santee Cooper: 5 Leading Industries in South Carolina

  August 04, 2020

  There are many reasons to enjoy and appreciate South Carolina as a home base and beacon for hospitality - from Upstate Greenville’s small foodie charm to Lowcountry Charleston’s historical appeal. Ultimately, its economic development initiatives make the state ideal for businesses to thrive.

• S.C. Announced as Recipient of $15,000,000 Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant from U.S. Department of Education

  August 03, 2020

  State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) were notified that South Carolina is a recipient of $15,049,608 in funding for the Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

• Gov. Henry McMaster Takes Additional Action to Slow Virus Spread

  July 31, 2020

  Gov. Henry McMaster announced that all previously recommended guidelines for restaurants and other establishments that attract groups of people are now mandatory. The governor’s Executive Order establishing these new measures will go into effect Monday, August 3.

• S.C. Sees Unemployment Claims Decline

  July 31, 2020

  For claim week ending July 25, 2020, the number of South Carolinians who filed their initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits is 12,194, a decrease of 2,152 initial claims from the week prior. This brings the initial claims total to 697,619 received since mid-March.

• Survey: CEOs See Less Globalization, More Flexible Workforces, Broadened Corporate Missions in COVID-19’s Aftermath

  July 31, 2020

  According to a new global survey, CEOs and C-Suite executives think COVID-19’s fallout will result in leaner and more agile companies. Businesses will likely emerge from this pandemic using more contract workers and fewer permanent staff, and business travel will be reduced in favor of more videoconferencing.

• S.C. Arts Commission Grants to Provide $4.1M in Statewide Support

  July 30, 2020

  The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing grants totaling $4.1 million awarded in at least 41 South Carolina counties to support arts and culture work in the new fiscal year.

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