Conventional wisdom...headquarters Hilton opens August 1
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Bill Dukes, chairman of the Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports and Tourism, presented to Columbia City Council earlier this month some telling numbers on the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The first number in his presentation was also the last number in constru...
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Job market According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, of all the companies interviewed in the Columbia area, 30% plan to hire more employees from April to June. On the other hand, 7% expect to reduce their payrolls. Another 56% expect to maintain their current staff levels a...
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Star Profile Brian Payne, attorney for small businesses
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Columbia business education just got a boost. It's called Smart Business Matters, a non- profit forum for presentations on vital business matters. Chairman of the board at Smart Business Matters is attorney Brian Payne, managing member of Small Business Law Firm of Payne & Assoc...
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The 2007 Compleat Lawyer Awards
Contributed by Betsy Breckinridge
      Nine South Carolina lawyers have been chosen as the 2007 recipients of The Compleat Lawyer Awards. The awards were established in 1992 by the USC Law School Alumni Association to recognize alumni for outstanding civic and professional accomplishments.
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Folks about town
      Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom has been elected to the executive committee of the national association of state comptrollers (NASC). Eckstrom has served as State Comptroller General since 2003. Semaphore, Inc.
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