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...

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...

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...


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