December 2020 News

December 18, 2020

• With HUD Loan Closed, Renovation Begins on Historic Babcock Building

• Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia City Council Unanimously Approves Emergency Ordinance Extending Mask Face Coverings and Temporary Suspension of Meetings

• City of Columbia designated a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community

• S.C. Institute of Medicine and Public Health Releases COVID-19 Health Disparities Report

• Columbia Bar The Whig Open for Reservation-only Seating and To-go Orders

• BMW Charity Pro-Am Opens 2021 Volunteer Registration Opens

• Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions Inc. Announces New North American Headquarters with Expansion in Orangeburg County

• Southeast Electric Providers to Create Advanced Bilateral Market Platform

• $65 Million in COVID Aid to SC Small Businesses and Nonprofits Delayed by Weeks

• Duke Energy and its Customers Provide Financial Assistance for Winter Heating Bills

• A Partnership for the Future: Clemson, U.S. Army to Develop Next Generation of Autonomous Vehicle Tools, Prototyping

• 2 In 3 Companies Plan To Offer Year-End Bonuses, Robert Half Survey Finds

• Reopening Survey: Only 28 Percent of Workers Expect Return to Workplace by End of 2020

• New Vehicle Sales Expected to Close 2020 Stronger Than Anticipated, According to Edmunds

December 17, 2020

• The Comet Partners With SC DHEC to Provide Covid-19 Testing to Riders

• Terminix Keyman Named Residential Technician of the Year

• Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions, Inc. Announces New North American Headquarters with Expansion in Orangeburg County, SC

• Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions Inc. Announces New North American Headquarters with Expansion in Orangeburg County

• On 3rd Anniversary of Opportunity Zones, Senator Scott Tour Highlights Wins

• South Carolina Daily COVID-19 Update

• From Sweetgrass Baskets to Vegetable Ice Cream, ACRE Entrepreneurs Bring Innovation to Agriculture

• Siemens Energy Teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to Study Hydrogen Use

• American Veterans Group, Santee Cooper Team Up to Support Military Veterans in South Carolina

• Dominion Energy Offers 10 Tips to Help Customers Hold Down Energy Costs this Winter

• Survey: 60% of Executives Will Continue to Let Employees Work Remotely Post-Pandemic