July 24, 2009 RSS feed / Business

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Sweet deal comes together at USC

Story and Photo by John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
Around 11:30 Monday morning, July 20, an unusually attractive deal was disclosed by USC President Harris Pastides and his accompanying deal makers in the federal Department of Justice. More...

Bonefish Grill institutes program to benefit MDA

Contributed by Bonefish Grill

The folks at Bonefish Grill announce a community fundraising program, in conjunction with MDA, to help fight muscular dystrophy diseases. More...

Lake Carolina's Bark in the Park raises $2,140 for Project Pet

Contributed by Lake Carolina

Lake Carolina's Bark in the Park benefit event raised $2,140 for Project Pet on Saturday, June 27. The event, which also celebrated the opening of Lake Carolina's new dog park, brought families from all over South Carolina together for a cause. More...

Four months remaining on $8,000 tax credit

Contributed by The Central Carolina REALTORS® Association (CCRA)

Homebuyers still have a little over four months to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for first- time home buyers. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

Jobless In S.C. the jobless rate for June was 12.1 percent, the fourth highest rate in the country. Reportedly 264,957 South Carolinians were actively seeking work. In June 2008 S.C. had a jobless rate of 6.5 percent. More...

Terry Dixon, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies

Star Profile
By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

The big news at USC this week came from the Moore School of Business and the National Advocacy Center, a lease deal which resulted in a giant leap forward for the Moore School's new building below the Koger Center. More...

Folks about town

Greg Risinger and Jennifer Weed have joined First Citizens Securities. Elaine Gillespie has been named executive director of Sandlapper Society. Representative John M. Spratt Jr. More...

Consumer Affairs Alert

Contributed by SC Department of Consumer Affairs

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is alerting SC residents about a debit card scam designed to obtain sensitive bank account numbers. Consumers are receiving calls claiming their debit cards have been blocked. More...

HBA awards $27,000 in scholarships

Contributed by the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBA)

Over the past nine years, the Charitable Foundation of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBA) has awarded $197,000 in scholarships to children of HBA members who meet criteria set for the program. More...


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