July 6, 2007 RSS feed / Business

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Conversations on energy

By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
One day after ConocoPhillips took a $4.5 billion impairment charge in its second quarter earnings due to a pullout from Venezuela, the company played host to a town meeting at the Columbia Marriott, Wednesday, June 27. More...

Folks about town

Heidi Johnson was named executive director of Keep the Midlands Beautiful, a volunteer organization. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

Did you give your fair share? Americans added $295.02 billion to charities in 2006, a 4.2% increase over what was given in 2005. Arts, cultural, and humanities organizations took in $12.51 billion last year, a gain of 9.9% over 2005. More...

Star Profile

Daniel Rickenmann, restaurateur
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com

Daniel Rickenmann was out of college and into a career track but didn't quite know which one. More...

Toucan Talk

Avoiding a Financial Scam
Provided by Michael Oana mjo@teamoana.com

In the wake of the most recent South Carolina Financial Scams, I think that it is important to review the basics of how not to get ripped off when it comes to making an investment. More...


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