March 6, 2009 RSS feed / Business

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Food less traveled

By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
A national grocery chain buys food from all over, a good bit of which can be called local. A regional grocery, such as Bi- Lo, buys from the region and sells to the region. Bi- Lo, headquartered in Mauldin, S.C. More...

Folks about town

Larry Arney has joined the staff of the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority as deputy director for programs. Kristy Stone Barnes has taken the position as director of marketing for Lake Carolina. Dr. More...

Cromer gets a War Horse

Story and Photo by Pam Edwards

At its convention in New Orleans on February 20, The Southern Trial Lawyers Association awarded one of its highest tributes to J. Lewis Cromer of Columbia. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

The Great Depression Ahead Columbia's Harry S. Dent Jr. published The Great Boom Ahead in 1992, following the baby boomers as they approached age 49 and as they approached their last major house purchase. More...

Susan Hamilton, president of Columbia Green

Star Profile
By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

Coming into Columbia's gateways is a whole lot more pleasurable than before 15 years ago, before Columbia Green and the Columbia Tree and Appearance Commission targeted the city's entrances for upgraded gardening. More...

Happy Bookseller owners honored

Contributed by Elizabeth Sudduth

At a reception held at the Thomas Cooper Library at USC February 27, 2009, as part of the S.C. Book Festival, the S.C. More...

Some positives for S.C. Housing Market

Contributed by Resh Marketing

Fourth- quarter numbers released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency paint a brighter picture of the local housing market than recent reports have indicated. More...


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