August 20, 2010 RSS feed / Business

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S.C. State Farmers Market begins transition to new Lexington site

Governor Mark Sanford proclaims August as Farmers Market Month
By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
“Whereas, farmers markets provide important statewide marketing opportunities for farmers and are a significant part of the rural economy; and More...

Folks about town

Barbara B. Hairfield has been elected as the vice– chair of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC). More...

Health center launches Operation Bookbag

Contributed by Dr. Scott Allen

Too many children are being sent to school without the basic supplies that are essential to good learning. More...

S.C helps 2010 census stay under budget

Contributed by Terry Plumb

The people of South Carolina deserve credit for helping save an estimated $1.6 billion in costs for the 2010 census, William W. Hatcher., regional director of the Census Bureau, said August 10. More...

Five Guys owner offers Olympic challenge

Contributed by Paula Byers

Five Guys Burgers and Fries owner Sean Moore (supporter, member of the Special Olympics South Carolina Board of Directors and 2010 Honorary Chairperson of the Charleston Battery Special Night for Special Olympics Gala) has issued a challenge to all More...

Eco–friendly hotel getting recognition

Contributed by Raven Yonemura

The new Holiday Inn & Suites, Columbia’s first full–service, eco– friendly hotel, is starting to receive recognition for its efforts in energy and environmental design. More...

USC students give economy a boost

By John Temple Ligon thecolumbiastar.com

The estimated number of entering freshmen at the Columbia campus of the University of South Carolina is 4,400, the largest number ever. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

Bankruptcy among the nearby big boys More...

Colliers Keenan changes to Colliers International

Contributed by Ryan Hyler

Colliers Keenan’s offices in Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston have adopted the name Colliers International. More...

Lottery exceeds goals again

Contirbuted by Julie E. Huffman

Fiscal year 2009–10 was another successful year for the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL). More...

Weathers Group selected to lead post–Katrina capacity–building efforts

Contributed by Tiffany Rushton

The Weathers Group, a consulting firm based in Columbia, S.C., has been selected to lead post–Katrina capacity–building efforts in the Gulf Coast including areas in and surrounding the cities of New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Baton Rouge More...

1441 Main Café opens

Contributed by Ryan Hyler

Colliers International agents Marsha Davis and Tommy Johnson have brokered a lease transaction that brings a new restaurant to Main Street. More...


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