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BizWire

Welcome to Columbia Business Report’s BizWire section, which features news and briefs about businesses and communities in Columbia and the surrounding area. To submit an item, click here.

Apr 8, 2024

SIOS Technology Joins Nutanix Elevate Partner Program, Bringing Easy-to-Use High Availability Clustering for Critical Applications to Nutanix AHV Environments

SIOS LifeKeeper and DataKeeper Awarded “Nutanix Ready Validated” Designation SAN MATEO, CA – SIOS Technology Corp., an industry leader in application high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR), today announced its membership in the Nutanix Elevate Partner Program, marking a significant milestone in providing easy-to[...]

Apr 8, 2024

The Prom Promise: Helping High Schoolers Avoid High-Risk Behaviors

On the spectrum of life events, the high school prom is one of the most memorable times of a person’s life. Unfortunately, it’s also known as one of the most high-risk times for young people to indulge in high-risk behaviors, including substance misuse. To help remind young people about the risks involved with substance misu[...]

Apr 5, 2024

Columbia Museum of Art receives Knight Foundation Grant

Funds to be used for Boyd Plaza programming and activity Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces it has been selected as a recipient of a grant from the Knight Foundation Fund at Central Carolina Community Foundation. The $75,000 award will support the revitalization of Boyd Plaza to create a vibrant and welcomin[...]

Apr 4, 2024

Columbia Museum of Art May 2024 Exhibitions and Events Calendar

EXHIBITIONS Darrel Ellis: Regeneration On view through May 12, 2024 Over the course of his career, Darrel Ellis developed a distinct studio practice that merged the formal vocabularies of drawing, photography, painting, and printmaking to redefine Black male identity and family within the constructs of art history and mainstream[...]

Apr 4, 2024

TM Floyd & Company recognized as one of SIA’s 2024 Best Staffing Firms To Work For

Columbia, SC – Global research and advisory firm Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) announced winners of the 2024 Best Staffing Firms to Work For today during its Executive Forum North America conference. TM Floyd & Company (TMF) was recognized as a winner in the 21 to 50 employees category. John Starmack, CEO of TMF, was at[...]

Apr 4, 2024

Licensures for lawfully present workforce will boost S.C. economy, help solve workforce shortages

Allowing 5,500 legally authorized workers in South Carolina to be eligible for professional and occupational licenses could add up to $67.7 million additional economic output to the state economy and help solve critical workforce shortages according to a new report commissioned by Hispanic Alliance and authored by Clemson Univer[...]

Apr 3, 2024

Student Freedom Initiative and Fusion Cyber Offer STEM Certification Funding through Denmark Technical College

Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) announced a partnership with Fusion Cyber on Tuesday to help students at Denmark Technical College in South Carolina achieve STEM certifications that will propel them into important and successful careers upon graduation. SFI’s Student Freedom Loan Agreement (SFLA) includes funding for Denmark Tech students in all academic majors to obtain STEM […]

Apr 3, 2024

USC’s College of Information and Communications launches AI initiatives

The University of South Carolina’s College of Information and Communications (CIC) has unveiled several groundbreaking initiatives in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), aimed at advancing individuals and organizations across the state and beyond. In a bid to bridge the digital divide and equip small businesses, non[...]

Apr 3, 2024

A Boutique Fractional CFO Business Comes To South Carolina

Scott and Donna Netzley saw a market need in South Carolina and started Sensible CFO & Consulting, Inc as an answer to that need. We are a boutique fractional CFO business that is designed to enhance our client’s existing staff to drive optimum financial and operational performance. With our combined job experience, we are able […]

Apr 1, 2024

Midlands Gives Day early giving kicks off April 1

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Early giving for Midlands Gives, a Central Carolina Community Foundation initiative, starts today and goes through Monday, May 6. This early giving period allows donors to support their favorite nonprofits and help them qualify for sponsorship prizes ahead of Midlands Gives Day on May 7. During the early givin[...]

Apr 1, 2024

LRADAC Earns Three-Year Accreditation from Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

CARF International, an independent, non-profit accreditor of health and human services has announced that LRADAC, the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, has once again been accredited for a period of three years for its full offering of inpatient and outpatient substance misuse treatment programs including detoxi[...]

Mar 29, 2024

Denmark Technical College, Fusion Centers announce groundbreaking managed SOC initiative

In a landmark move to revolutionize rural South Carolina’s cybersecurity landscape, Denmark Technical College and Fusion Centers have announced plans for a state-of-the-art managed security operations center (SOC) corporation headquartered and founded in Denmark, SC. Inspired and sponsored by revolutionary work in securing the[...]