Columbia Regional Business Report editor Melinda Waldrop is a journalism veteran. She has worked for The Associated Press, The Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Packet, The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press and The South Florida Sun Sentinel. She has a B.A. in journalism from the University of South Carolina.
Recent Articles from Melinda Waldrop
Atlanta real estate investment firm acquires 3 Columbia properties
An Atlanta-based real estate investment firm has acquired three flex properties totaling 107,268 square feet in Columbia. Greenleaf Capital purchased the properties for $6.27 million in a transaction facilitated by
Claflin University launches new educational program
Claflin University is launching a new educational initiative on Tuesday as part of South Carolina's Institutes of Innovation and Information, a nonprofit which provides resources and support for the state's seven
Former Nexsen Pruet partner named DEW chief of staff
A former partner at Nexsen Pruet is the new chief of staff at the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. William H. Floyd III, a certified labor and employment law specialist, was a partner in
9 agribusiness entrepreneurs win share of $150,000 in funding
Nine agribusiness entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of $150,000 in the latest round of the S.C. Department of Agriculture's Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship funding. The businesses range from
Irmo contractor celebrates opening of new headquarters
A year shy of its 20th anniversary, Pyramid Contracting is celebrating a new home for its business. Company executives joined state representatives and city officials to cut the ribbon on Pyramid's new corporate headquarters, located
Center to consolidate advocacy, education for SC architecture
Preserving South Carolina's architectural heritage is one mission of the South Carolina Architectural Foundation and the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and a new showplace designed to highlight that ongoing
Distillery owner named CEO of Columbia biopharmaceutical company
Pixie Paula Dezzutti, owner of Charleston's Striped Pig Distillery, is the new CEO of a Columbia-based bio pharmaceutical company which produces pharmaceutical grade extracts of hemp and other natural materials along with
Columbia pharmaceutical company providing fuel subsidy to employees
The Ritedose Corp., a Columbia-headquartered pharmaceutical company, is giving its 450-plus employees a $100-a-month fuel subsidy in their paychecks. Jody Chastain, Ritedose president and CEO, estimated that the subsidy
$500,000 grant to support prison education program
Claflin University has received a $500,000 grant to support its Center for Social Justice and its Pathways From Prison education program. The investment from Bank of America will help fund Claflin's partnership with
S.C. unemployment rate remains unchanged from April to May
South Carolina's May unemployment rate remained unchanged from April at 3.3%, with the leisure and hospitality industry adding 4,000 jobs. While the overall rate remained the same, unemployment rose in every
Irmo-based company forming new mortgage broker
Irmo-headquartered Great Southern Homes is joining forces with one of Florida's largest mortgage providers to form a new broker of home mortgage loans. Homeowners Mortgage LLC aims to make new home ownership
$500,000 grant to help preserve historic Benedict College building
Benedict College will use a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service to continue rehabilitation efforts at Morgan Hall, the oldest building in the college's historic district. Morgan Hall, constructed in