April 25, 2008 RSS feed / Business

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More than 800 Midlanders walk for NAMI

Story and Photos by John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
Saturday morning, April 19, more than 800 registered walkers gathered at the amphitheater on the west bank of the Congaree River as part of a fundraiser for NAMI, the National Association for the Mentally Ill. More...

Debbie McDaniel of Revente and Sid & Nancy

Star Profile
Story and Photo by John Temple Ligon

Revente, the consignment shop on Saluda Avenue in Five Points, began 16 years ago. Sid & Nancy, an invested inventory shop a few doors up Saluda from Revente, began a little over a year ago. Both shops are owned and operated by Debbie McDaniel. More...

The do's & don'ts of home appraisal

Contributed by the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs

With the weather warming up and spring season in full gear, many homeowners are looking to spruce things up around the house with a little remodeling by using a home equity loan. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

Senate passes Senate On Wednesday night, April 16, the S.C. Senate passed the $7 billion state budget. The Senate version fully funds the Education Funding Act at a rate of $2,578 per pupil, and it provides for a 1% state- employee pay increase. More...

Sanford gets half page in The Wall Street Journal

By John Temple Ligon

On Saturday, April 19, The Wall Street Journal's assistant features editor, Brendon Miniter, took more than half the page to cite the aspects of Mark Sanford's character and public profile suitable to be tapped as Sen. More...

Folks about town

Katie Renninger has been named volunteer/event coordinator for Palmetto Health Foundation. William C. Boyd, Frank W. Cureton, J. Donald Dial Jr., Randolph B. Epting, Manton M. Grier, Theodore J. Hopkins Jr., Stanley H. McGuffin, Stephen F. More...

Ad campaigns moo- ving in

Compiled by Mike Maddock

Some companies have chosen to spend their advertising dollars a little differently than others. Two such companies are Blue Bell ice cream out of Brenham, Texas and www.CockyMenus.com from Columbia. More...


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