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S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom held a press conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, in his third floor conference room inside the Wade Hampton Office Building, part of the State House complex. The occasion was to announce his new transparency program in the form of new software and its accounting of state expenditures. More ... On the dole Two local banks, Carolina First and National Bank of South Carolina, through their holding companies, have qualified to sell stocks to the U.S. Treasury as part of the national bailout of its banks, aka Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Synovus, parent company of NBSC, will sell the Treasury $973 million in preferred stock and related warrants. More ... Opening on March 6, 2009, and running until TJuunrne e7r, ttoh Ce eazrat n enxehibition can be seen at the Columbia Museum of Art, corner of Main and Hampton. More ... First Citizens has selected Susan Hyde as vice president and planning and forecasting manager. Rafe El l isor has joined The Babcock Center Board of Directors. The Clare Morris Agency has named Meredith Cully as its new director of marketing. More ... Life is uncertain, and that uncertainty for most people especially applies to managing their personal financial affairs. Some investors find themselves overwhelmed with information and conflicting advice. Others don't have the time or interest to manage their personal assets and liabilities in a disciplined manner. More ... Waverly Sanatorium used to be on Forest Drive across the street from Forest Hills. Founded in 1912 by Dr. J. W. Babcock, the retired superintendent of the State Mental Hospital, Waverly was a 50- bed hospital on 60 acres of wooded land. The Waverly property became today's Middleburg Park office and residential development. More ... |
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