September 18, 2009 RSS feed / Business

Folks about town

Eva Turner, AAI, CIC, CRM, CPCU, from all Allstate, attended the Certified Insurance Counselor's Personal Lines Institute held Aug. 26- 28, 2009 in Columbia. More...

U.S. Census Bureau provides jobs in Midlands

The U.S. Census Bureau has leased about 6,000 square feet of office space in West Columbia at 483 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 425. The office will open this fall. More...

Keenan & Suggs acquires Dana Insurance Agency

Keenan & Suggs, Inc., an insurance, risk management and employee benefits firm headquartered in Columbia, acquired Dana Insurance Agency of Columbia September 1, 2009. Dana is a commercial and personal property and casualty agency founded in 1920. More...

Navigating Medicaid in South Carolina

Since South Carolina began offering Medicaid members choices of health care plans almost two years ago, both patients and providers are seeing the benefits of the transition. More...

Competition offers rewards for healthy living

One in four of South Carolina's young children are overweight or obese. By the time students reach high school, these numbers will have grown to one in three. More...

Briefs

Adoptions On Monday, September 14, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $721,757 to South Carolina for increasing the number of children adopted from foster care. More...

Erin Long, small business consultant

Star Profile

The best way to avoid problems in a start- up business is to engage the services of problem solvers and seasoned problem periscopes, professionals who can see the problems coming and steer clear. More...

PalmettoPride brings back stadium recycling

PalmettoPride says Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, and Wofford College are participating in the 2009 Collegiate Recycling Program. More...

SCEL appropriates more than $2.2 billion to education

Since January 2002 through June 2010, the South Carolina General Assembly has appropriated more than $2.2 billion in South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) net proceeds towards programs for higher education, kindergarten through 12th grade student More...

Free marketing for nonprofits

Four Upstate and three Midlands South Carolina nonprofit organizations will be the beneficiaries of free marketing and creative services provided by Riggs Partners in its 12th annual CreateAthon ®. More...

Skateboard park comes to Columbia

The City of Columbia broke ground on the first custom concrete skateboard park in South Carolina Monday, August 31, 2009, at Owens Field near the Richland One track and field and former skate park area. More...

Stein Mart and Salvation partner for clothing donations

An aching economy has caused a decrease in clothing donations to The Salvation Army, but the need for donations continues to rise. More...