July 30, 2010 RSS feed / Business

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Mr. Mayor... now get to work

By John Temple Ligon thecolumbiastar.com
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s transition report is in, all 101 pages of it produced by 209 volunteers divided among eight divisions of interest. More...

Columbia Capital Rotary awards scholarships

Nichelle Torres from Columbia High School and Octavia Brooks from Dreher High School have been selected as recipients of the Columbia Capital Rotary scholarship. Both will attend USC in the Fall. More...

N.C.–based restaurant to replace Bob Andrews

By Josh Cruse

Four weeks ago demolition began on two buildings at the 1100 block of Harden Street in the area that formerly housed old Bazaar and Bob Andrews Motors. More...

County addresses interpreter shortage

Contributed by Dorothy Bevill

Richland County is taking the lead in addressing a critical shortage of legal sign language interpreters in the state’s court system. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

Big–time sports More...

Folks about town

Ellis Lawhorne’s Christian L. Rogers has been elected to the board of the Columbia Development Corporation. Kimberly R. Gathers is the new director of the Columbia– Richland 911 Communications. More...

Small businesses eligible for tax credits

Contributed by Rep. Anton J. Gunn

On July 22, State Representative Anton Gunn highlighted a new analysis showing that 88 percent of small businesses in South Carolina will be eligible for new health care tax credits in 2010, thanks to a key provision of the federal health care law e More...

New thrift store helps kids with cancer

Contributed by Samantha Higgins

Palmetto Thrift Store & Gift Boutique has opened a new mega–sized location at 4068 Fernandina Road in Columbia, on the frontage Road between Piney Grove and Harbison. The entire store’s official Grand Opening was held Saturday, July 24. More...


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