September 12, 2008 RSS feed / Business

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City agreements and campaign contributions

By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
The City of Columbia and its design/development team came together for a city- financed and city- developed 300- room Hilton Hotel in late spring 2003. More...

Star Profile

Richard Burts, real estate developer
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com

Most Columbians still think of Richard Burts as a restaurateur or a bar man, as in Monterrey Jack's, Hannah Jane's, Big Al's, Saluda's, and Poor Richard's, if that's all of them. More...

Columbia deemed a very walkable city

Contributed by The Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism

According to www.walkscore. com, Columbia received an 86 out of 100 score in walkability. More...

S.C.'s brightest complete Business Week

Contributed by S.C. Chamber of Commerce

Approximately 200 high school students from across S.C. have successfully graduated from South Carolina Business Week, presented by the South Carolina Cable Television Association, July 13- 18, at Presbyterian College in Clinton. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

The Mint moves Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art was designed by architect William Strickland and built by Perry & Ligon (the same) in 1837 on Mint Street. It was moved brick- by- brick to woodsy Randolph Road in the 1930s. More...

Nominations for the 2009 Small Business Awards sought

Contributed by U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) S.C. District Office

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) South Carolina District Office is currently accepting nominations for the 2009 Small Business Awards. More...

Roof replacement to affect main library parking

Contributed by RCPL

The roof of the Main Library in Downtown Columbia must be replaced. Work began September 8 and is expected to take three months, ending in December. Unfortunately, parking in the upper lot at the Hampton Street entrance is not available. More...

Folks about town

Local magician John Tudor has been named regional vice president of The Society of American Magicians for the South Atlantic states (N.C., S.C., GA, FL, AL, MS). Deloris White has been awarded the Mary L. More...

Richardson Plowden gets "Biggest Heart"

Contributed by Richardson Plowden

The attorneys and staff of Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, P.A., opened their hearts and their wallets for this year's American Heart Association 2008 Start! Midlands Heart Walk, held in March 2008. More...


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