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By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com The South Carolina chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) met in the convention center on Lincoln Street all day January 17. The main banquet hall was full of real estate interests from across the state. Master of ceremonies was John Knott of The Noisette Company, the developers of the convers... More ... Briefs by John Temple Ligon Jobless South Carolina's jobless rate is the third highest in the U.S. Only Michigan and Mississippi have higher jobless rates. The South Carolina jobless rate rose from 5.9 percent in November to 6.6 percent in December. The jobless rate for the Columbia metro area in December was 5.4 percent. More ...
Star Profile By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com When Tison Bowers finished college, he entered the grain business, which left limited opportunities for Bowers and his Hampton County farm. President Jimmy Carter imposed restrictions under his grain embargo in an effort to send a signal to the Soviets that the U.S. protested the invasion of Afgha... More ... Palmetto WealthCARE, LLC offers wealth management to S.C. Contributed by Nola Armstrong Rogers Laban, CPAs & Financial Consultants will open an affiliate company to provide financial planning for individuals and business clients. The new company, Palmetto WealthCARE, is an important extension of the financial services already offered by the 37- year- old firm. More ... Carolina Care Plan's parent company brings new jobs to Columbia Contributed by Kasey Stroud Beginning next month, a new operations center will bring about 45 jobs to Columbia. Antares Management Solutions, which like Carolina Care Plan is a subsidiary of Medical Mutual of Ohio, is transitioning part of its operations center from West Virginia. More ...
Rev.Dr.Bennie Colclough has been awarded the Human Rights Campaigns' 2008 Trailblazer Award. Janette Turner Hospital's latest novel, Orpheus Lost, has been named to Booklist's Top 30 novels of the year. Dr.Kaye K. Shaw, coordinator of the Midlands Regional Education Center, has been named execut... More ... |
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