August 21, 2009 RSS feed / Business

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Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller General

Star Profile
By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
Two issues current in S.C. government circles are the adoption of transparency as a matter of policy and tracking the paths of recession- fighting stimulus money. Among his many continuous chores he performs on behalf of the public, S.C. More...

Folks about town

The Central Carolina REALTORS ® Association (CCRA) honored 15 REALTORS® and inducted them into the Silver Service Club at the August 13, 2009 membership luncheon. More...

BI- LO's boosterplus® Program donates to local organizations

Contributed by Erwin- Penland

Five organizations from around the Columbia area received checks from BILO August 4 at the BI- LO store located at 1419 Chapin Road in Chapin, S.C. More...

Volunteer for the Red Cross

Contributed by the Red Cross

The American Red Cross of Central South Carolina is seeking new volunteers to help fulfill its lifesaving mission. No matter your area of expertise, the Red Cross has a volunteer opportunity for you. More...

Lottery transfers two billionth dollar

Contributed by SCEL

Total funds transferred to the Education Lottery Account (ELA) by the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) since inception exceeded $2 billion on August 13, 2009. SCEL deposits net proceeds into the ELA each month. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

The truth of the fact is... a lot more in taxes According to Carolina Livingmagazine, a $400,000 home in Charleston paid $2,136 in property taxes in 2008, while a $400,000 house in Columbia paid $3,365, 58% more. More...

New year at USC by the NUmberS

By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

USC students are converging on campus, a good many for the first time, and now is a good time to numerically illustrate what's going on. Somewhere among all these numbers are business opportunities still to be found by students and by Columbians. More...

Small Business Chamber takes a look at health reform

By Frank Knapp

The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce supports national health care reform to make health insurance and health care more affordable for our state's small businesses. More...

Young Lawyers receive ABA award for Families Forever adoption project

Contributed by S.C. Young Lawyers Division

The South Carolina Bar's Young Lawyers Division (YLD) was recognized at the ABA annual meeting in Chicago as the recipient of the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division's Most Outstanding Public Service Award for its Families Forever More...

Good Shepherd retires building debt

Contributed by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

As Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in the Forest Acres neighborhood prepares to celebrate its 60th birthday next year, it has celebrated early by paying off all of the outstanding debt on its buildings. More...


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