South Carolina Business Hall of Fame holds annual banquet
Story and Photos by John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
      Established in 1985 by Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina, the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame honors South Carolina's champions of free enterprise. The 2008 banquet celebration on Thursday night, May 22, included about 450 business leaders in the main ballroom of the convention center on Lincoln Street.
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Band and dance building includes Matthews Studio USC's new band and dance building is under construction on Sumter Street behind the Blatt P.E. Center. The 32,000- square- foot facility will include three dance studios, dressing rooms, classrooms, a band rehearsal room, and storage for instruments. One studio will be named the Katherine E. and George G.
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Junior Achievement's S.C. Business Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees
Star Profiles
By John Temple Ligon
      The 2008 South Carolina Business Hall of Fame - presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina with major support from Delta Dental, AT&T, South Carolina Bank and Trust, and UCI Medical Affiliates - was held on Thursday, May 22, in the convention center. The honorees were the late Robert E.
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Folks about town
      Dr.Katherine Barbieri, associate professor of political science at USC, has been named a fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Lambert Guinn, third- year USC student, has been named the 2008 Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year by the Richland County Court Appointed Special Advocates.
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Local pharmacy celebrates 30 years on Rosewood Drive
     Congratulations to the folks at Medicine Mart on Rosewood Drive. They are celebrating 30 years of business as a locally owned pharmacy. Pictured above (l- r) are Whitney Sparks, intern; Tabitha Prince, head technician; Dallas Edwards, pharmacist; Judy Culler, "Big Boss"; Cade Culler, "Little Boss"; and Gerald Culler, pharmacist/owner.
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