People in the News

The Columbia Regional Business Report’s second class of Icons and Phenoms highlights area leaders including construction pioneers, city leaders and nonprofit champions. The 28 honorees will be recognized at an April 9 luncheon. … Read More

South Carolina Department of Insurance director Ray Farmer will begin his term as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Jan. 1. … Read More

Former University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides will begin his term as the public member on the American Medical Association board of trustees in 2020. … Read More

Col. Jack Van Loan will be honored at a ceremony on Saturday at Five Points Centennial Plaza, where a bronze statue honoring the longtime Five Points leader stands. Van Loan died Oct. 14 at age 87. … Read More

Ex-USC QB Connor Shaw, now an agent with the Columbia-based supplemental insurance company, joined Gamecocks men’s basketball coach Frank Martin to celebrate the 16th year of the company’s partnership with USC athletics. … Read More