Creative Industries

The inaugural Doko Film Fest, created by business educator and filmmaker Ray Smith in partnership with Bravo Blythewood, will be held April 26-28. The deadline for festival entries is Jan. 7. … Read More

Three short story dispensers are now being used at the Richland Library Main location at 1431 Assembly St. Readers can get a 1-, 3- or 5-minute short story by pressing a button. The library will rotate the dispensers to community events. … Read More

Gray Television has acquired Raycom Media, parent company of WIS-TV in Columbia, for $3.6 billion. The merger makes Gray the third-largest portfolio of stations and markets in the country with 142 stations in 92 markets. … Read More

The Columbia Regional Business Report and the Charleston Regional Business Journal took home honors at the Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ 2018 Editorial Excellence awards banquet. … Read More

Columbia is one of four cities in the U.S. to be granted short story dispensers. The Public Library Association along with Short Edition announced the program, which is being funded through through a grant. … Read More