Recent Articles from Staff Report
Online job fair to feature more than a dozen companies
Companies from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee are scheduled to take part in the event, which will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Online registration is required.
Councilwoman charged with medical assistance provider fraud
Latashia Vasthi Lewis is charged with filing false Medicaid claims and faces up to three years in prison. An arrest warrant alleges Lewis submitted fraudulent time entries while working as a health aide for Addus Healthcare.
S.C. restaurants can now operate at full capacity
Gov. Henry McMaster's executive order lifted restrictions limiting capacity to 50% and also removed restrictions requiring tables be placed 6 feet apart. Staff and patrons must still wear face coverings.
Columbia property management company acquired by CAHEC
The acquisition of Boyd Management Inc. by Raleigh, N.C.-based CAHEC creates CAHEC Management. Boyd Management oversees the operation of more than 325 residential properties throughout the Southeast.
Ross Dress for Less opening Sumter store
The new location in Gateway Plaza will be the company's 26th in South Carolina. The store, offering discounted apparel and home fashion items, is slated to open Oct. 24.
Unemployment claims edge up, approach 750,000
For the week ending Sept. 26, 5,132 initial unemployment claims were filed in S.C., bringing the total since March 15 to 749,708. Richland County saw 481 new claims filed, second-highest in the state.
S.C. bucks trend of falling construction employment
While construction unemployment decreased in 67% of 358 metro areas from August 2019 to August 2020, Columbia gained 200 jobs to lead a statewide increase of 500, according to a recent data analysis.
Pine View Buildings establishing Barnwell County operations
The outdoor storage building manufacturer is investing more than $1.4 million in a new manufacturing and storage facility expected to create 55 jobs. The N.C.-based company was founded in 2013.
Engineering firm investing $9.1M in Marion County facility
Florence-based Rivers Plumbing and Electric Inc.'s new facility in Mullins is expected to create 150 jobs and be operational by the first quarter of 2021. The location is the company's fourth in S.C.
USC researchers: S.C.’s economic recovery faces obstacles
The state's recovery from the pandemic will be affected by the U.S. presidential election and could stall if fall brings an uptick in COVID-19 cases, University of South Carolina researchers say.
QuikTrip hiring at 4 Midlands locations
The convenience store chain is looking to fill clerk and assistant manager positions in Columbia, Lexington, Blythewood and Orangeburg as part of an expansion in the Southeast.
More than $17.5M in CDBG funding allocated to 23 communities
The Community Development Block Grant funding, distributed in the fall and spring of each year by the S.C. Department of Commerce, benefits public improvement projects in areas throughout the state.