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The Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the Public Works Department of the City of Columbia sponsored an all-day affair at the convention center on Lincoln Street, Green is Good for Business, Tuesday, October 7, 2008. This was the second annual such conference, and it drew more people than last year. More ... HUD South Carolina's share of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's new Neighborhood Stabilization Program is $44.67 million, and of that Richland County receives $2.22 million. S.C.'s statewide foreclosure rate is 4.1%. HUD Secretary Steven Preston allocated $3.92 billion to all states. The S.C. More ... There are two auto repair businesses on Harden Street with the name Andrews. A few generations back there was one. It was downtown on Lady Street in the late 1920s. So with two businesses coming from the same family, the proprietors are still cousins and always friendly competitors. More ... Dr. W. Bret Smith has joined the physician team at Moore Orthopedic Clinic. H. Lee Mashburn, a vice president at Mashburn Construction, has been appointed chair of the Midlands Region of the South Carolina District Council of the Urban Land Institute. More ... Everyone knows fear can make a person do strange things. Watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunge is enough to set anyone's nerves on edge. Amid the financial and political fallout, there is one thing that is easy to understand: South Carolina banks are safe and sound, and they are still the best place for all your financial needs. More ... |
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