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Mar 7, 2023

New members join board of S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce

Four new members have joined the board of directors of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce.

Feb 20, 2023

Lexington-based insurer named president of large U.S. insurance brokerage

A Lexington-based insurer has been named president of one of the nation's largest privately held insurance brokerages

Feb 14, 2023

South Carolina Realtors announces 2023 president

Charleston-based realtor Rob Woodul is the 2023 president of South Carolina Realtors

Jan 17, 2023

Nephron Pharmaceuticals CEO Lou Kennedy receives honor from USC

The University of South Carolina College of Arts & Sciences Institute for Southern Studies announced on Tuesday that Lou Kennedy, CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals in West Columbia, is the 2023 honoree of the McNair Conversations

Jan 5, 2023

Midlands leaders pay tribute to business visionary Joe Taylor Jr.

Taylor, during his tenure as secretary of commerce, was part of the team that helped to attract Boeing to the Charleston area in 2009.

Nov 29, 2022

Columbia councilwoman elected to board of National League of Cities

Columbia City Councilwoman Aditi Bussells was elected to the board of directors for the National League of Cities at the organization's 2022 City Summit in Kansas City, Mo. During her two-year term, Bussells will provide strategic

Oct 10, 2022

Interim CEO and executive director of COMET dies

Derrick Huggins, the interim CEO and executive director of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, according to a news release from the COMET. "We are saddened at this very unexpected

Oct 7, 2022

ANNOUNCING: Roaring Twenties – here are the winners

SC Biz News celebrated its 2022 Roaring Twenties honorees Thursday night at an event in Columbia. The 40 companies underwent an analysis of financial statements, which determined dollar and percentage increase in revenues.

Oct 6, 2022

Jenkins new chair-elect of Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Karen R. Jenkins, president and CEO of KRJ Consulting LLC, is the new chair-elect of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the first Black woman to serve in that role. She will serve alongside newly elected chair

Sep 27, 2022

Pair of Columbia leaders receive national recognition

Roslyn Clark Artis, president and CEO of Benedict College, and Columbia attorney I.S. Leevy Johnson were induced into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in Atlanta on Sept. 23. Each year, the national

Sep 26, 2022

Columbia Chamber names its Ambassador of the Year

David Pankau has received the Ambassador of the Year award from the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.He will be honored at the Chamber's 119th Annual Gala on Oct. 6, according to a news release. The award, sponsored by Colonial Life

Sep 21, 2022

Flock and Rally names new CEO

Flock and Rally, a woman-owned integrated communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, has named Merritt McNeely its new CEO. McNeely, who has served in an executive leadership role at the agency since spring 2018, will lead