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Columbia City Council Member Tameika Isaac Devine ran for office and won in April 2006. She’s up for re–election this coming April. Her parents, Henry and Veronica Isaac, presumably contributed to her 2006 campaign. And as parents they were probably among the early supporters. More ... Good news gets out on Columbia Business Week announced Columbia’s national ranking as No. 14 among metro areas in economic standing. As Business Week put it: “Columbia, the state capital and home to the University of South Carolina, has a relatively strong economy. Employment in the Columbia metro peaked in the third quarter of 2007. More ... To quote the sports council’s mission statement: “The mission of the Columbia Regional Sports Council is to strengthen the area’s economy by marketing and selling the Columbia area as a premier destination for sporting events, partnering with local sports organizations to grow and develop existing events, and by recruiting new events that provide an economic benefit to the re More ... Recognizing that senior citizens in the Midlands have much to contribute to civic dialogue, and young citizens lead the way in new technology usage, a consortium of area institutions, led by Central Carolina Community Foundation, has launched an initiative to provide seniors with the platform and skills to reengage with their community. More ... Rep. Tracy Edge has been honored as State Legislator of The Year by South Carolina Cancer Alliance. Susan G. Anderson has been named a recipient of the Governor’s Professor of the Year Award for 2009. Joan Brady has received one of 22 national scholarships to attend the Center for the Advancement of Leadership Skills (CALS) program. More ... To improve the customer experience, SCBT has introduced a new state of the art SCBT Teller Training Center that is the first of its kind. Located at 520 Gervais Street in Columbia’s Innovista, the SCBT Teller Training Center is the first training facility that provides a fully functioning branch for employees to learn simulated on–the– job–training. More ... Cohn Construction Services, LLC is proud to announce the grandopening of the newest EPC Asset Recovery Solutions e–waste return and processing facility. A special ribbon–cutting event took place Friday, October 23 at the new building located on Old Clemson Road in Northeast Columbia to mark the occasion and to celebrate the project completion. More ... The National Rifle Association recently presented a $75,000 check to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources for the construction of three shooting ranges in the state. Herb Lanford, National Rifle Association board member, presented the $75,000 check to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at the Sept. 24 meeting of the S.C. Natural Resources Board in Columbia. More ... Leadership Columbia (LC) started in 1973. “The Mission of Leadership Columbia is to offer a program for Greater Columbia’s promising leaders that helps them better understand how their community works, build relationships with fellow leaders, and be-come inspired to focus their talents in best service to the Midlands.” More ... The South Carolina District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 SBA small business awards including the Small Business Person of the Year award. The deadline for submission is Friday, December 4, 2009. More ... The Columbia Police Department has been provided an apartment at Four Season Apartments (2807 School House Road) for a new substation. More ... Interest in the reverse mortgage program has grown dramatically as lenders and brokers have looked to expand their product offerings. Reverse mortgages not only provide additional fee income, they also offer lenders a way to promote community stability, receive favorable publicity and credit under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). More ... |
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