The Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, as of late October, has a new chairman of the board of directors, Mike Brenan. Brenan has been president of BB&T of South Carolina since 2000. He was previously the executive vice president of BB&T of North Carolina. “Mike is a proven leader who gets things done. He is a man of integrity who […]
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Electric power Southeast Renewable Energy will build a $50 million 15- megawatt biomass energy plant in Kershaw County. The plant’s fuel will be timber residues. Beginning in late 2012, the green electric power will be sold to Santee Cooper. Over the next five years, the plant is expected to generate 20 new jobs. Southeast Renewable Energy will be accepting applications […]
Folks about town
Larry Sims has been named vice president of operations for Spirit Telecom. Brad War then has joined ADCO as director of communications/ public relations. Gene Crawford, Periodthree founder, is now head of ADCO Interactive. Breon Walker, an attorney with Ellis Lawhorne, has been named to the Executive Committee of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorney’s Association. Smith Dray Line and […]
New investment firm comes to the Vista
Amid the annual holiday festivities of Vista Lights, a new business opened its doors in celebration on November 18. Columbia natives Paul Z. Bennett, registered principal, and James Braun, registered client services associate, hosted a grand opening at their new business, Vista Wealth Management, at 717 Lady Street. Mayor Steve Benjamin and City Councilman Daniel Rickenmann led with the ribbon– […]
New businesses open in North Columbia
North Columbia is undergoing a series of revitalization projects including the streetscaping project, celebration of Historic Elmwood, and new businesses in the area. The City of Columbia welcomed Houston’s Low Country Grill and CiCi’s Pizza to the area several months ago. Now, the North Main Plaza is the home of First Choice Rehabilitation Center and Natural Escape Day Spa. First […]
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Jerry Bellune began his career in journalism carrying an early morning newspaper route for the Greenville, S.C., news. Throughout his career, he has been involved in every aspect of the newspaper industry and now owns a publishing company in Lexington, S.C. He and his wife, MacLeod, publish a newspaper, books, and niche publications for their customers. He is in demand […]
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observation
Christmas is too earlyRecently I noticed some of the neighbors already have Christmas decorations up. And these aren’t the people who never take them down. Several department stores were playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving and sporting red and green decorations. We keep backing up the deadline, making the shopping season longer and longer. When I was a kid, we cut down a tree […]
Forty– something
Missing the Christmas trees of excessWhat happened to the good old days when it didn’t matter if the Christmas tree turned brown because it was covered with so much stuff that you couldn’t see it anyway? What happened to the days when the challenge was not to create a picturesque piece of artwork, but to see how many ornaments, garland strands, tinsel pieces, and big […]
Egbert’s mom is a squealer
A guy breaks into an elementary school in Georgia, according to the Athens Banner and Herald. The burglar is rummaging around in a classroom full of laptop computers when the cops arrive in response to an alarm. The burglar takes off running. Racing through the cafeteria, he dumps large pans and utensils on the floor to slow down the cops […]