April 2019 Features

• Commentary: South Carolina Bill Would Open Door for More Businesses to Install Solar

  April 29, 2019

  In South Carolina, though, those high bills are the norm - in fact, “per capita retail electricity sales in South Carolina are among the highest in the nation,” according to a 2018 report from the Energy Information Administration.

• SC Department of Commerce Launches Scribble, New Innovation Resource

  April 26, 2019

  "South Carolina's burgeoning innovation sector has come a long way, and this new, state-of-the-art platform will ensure that entrepreneurs have all they need to thrive," said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.

• Sports Illustrated Taps Clemson Social Media Listening Center, Social Strategy and Editorial Help

  April 25, 2019

  Clemson’s Social Media Listening Center (SMLC), the first facility of its kind in higher education, monitors, measures and engages in social media conversations from across the web. This collaboration provides SI with access to public opinion in real time to help develop content across SI channels.

• Growth Continues at United Community Bank, John Golding Named Head of Commercial Banking Solutions

  April 24, 2019

  United Community Bank is pleased to announce veteran commercial banker John Golding as its new Head of Commercial Banking Solutions. Golding has more than 25 years of industry experience offering customer-focused solutions to businesses ranging from small to global scale.

• SC AG Wilson: State Receives $78.7M in Tobacco Settlement Funds

  April 23, 2019

  South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the State secured $78,723,031.53 in its share of the annual tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) Payment.

• Exclusive: International Trade Forum Says Tariffs Create Risks for South Carolina

  April 22, 2019

  The United States in general - South Carolina in particular - is heavily invested in foreign trade, and anything that would disrupt commerce creates risk. That was the consensus of speakers April 18 at a University of South Carolina forum.

• RBC and Heritage Classic Foundations Team with South Carolina's Technical College System to Support Economy

  April 16, 2019

  The joint initiative will support Siemens Mechatronic System Certification Programs for faculty at South Carolina’s 16 technical colleges, helping expand the training and certification of these much-needed technicians across the state.

• EDTS and EDTS Cyber Announces Private Equity Partnership and Merger with Corsica

  April 15, 2019

• EDTS and EDTS Cyber Announces Private Equity Partnership and Merger with Corsica

  April 15, 2019

  EDTS and EDTS Cyber, a South Carolina based a provider of security services, has entered a partnership with private equity firm Inverness Graham. As a part of this relationship, EDTS and EDTS Cyber will merge with Inverness Graham portfolio company Corsica Technologies, another leading IT Service Provider in the mid-Atlantic region.

• AT&T Helps South Carolina Department of Administration Transform Student Learning With Technology

  April 12, 2019

  The State of South Carolina Department of Administration, through a competitive procurement selection process, awarded AT&T a contract to provide data transport services for 82 public school districts in the state, covering more than 730,000 students.

• Legislation Proposed to Reform South Carolina’s Onerous Business License Tax System

  April 10, 2019

  Cities and counties levy a license tax on businesses for the privilege of doing business in each area. Across the state, over 200 municipalities and 12 counties levy business license taxes. Many of them require different forms, renewal dates, process for appeals, and involve complex and varying methods of calculating the tax in each jurisdiction.

• Senior Directors to Continue Growing Clemson Relationships for Corporate Partnerships

  April 08, 2019

  “Our office’s goal is to continue strengthening the university’s role as an economic development hub for the state of South Carolina by going beyond traditional university and industry partnerships,” said Jack Ellenberg, associate vice president of Corporate Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives.

• Good Signs for the State, SC Ports Handles Record March Container Volume

  April 05, 2019

  SCPA moved 214,123 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, making it the second highest month in SCPA history. The Port handled its highest monthly record in October 2018, with 217,035 TEUs moved across the docks.

• CEO Confidence Increased Slightly in Q1

  April 05, 2019

  The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which had decreased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018, increased slightly in the first quarter of 2019. The Measure now reads 43, up from 42 in the fourth quarter of 2018.

• UofSC Opens Innovation Think Tank Lab in Partnership with Siemens Healthineers

  April 04, 2019

  "Centers like this are so important because they bring technology and use it to create something new and do things differently," said Elizabeth Regan, the chair of Integrated Information Technology at the College of Engineering and Computing. "That involves opening your mind, moving yourself out of your comfort zone, innovative thinking, and collaborating."

• As Demand Increases, Pump Prices Continue to Rise Across the Carolinas

  April 02, 2019

  Gas prices have increased by 38 cents in North Carolina and 52 cents in South Carolina since New Year’s Day, but despite the climb, they remain consistent with the averages seen a year ago.

• University of South Carolina to Hold International Business Strategy and Trade Forum

  April 01, 2019

  Hosted by the Folks Center for International Business at the Darla Moore School of Business and co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the forum will focus on recent shifts in the global trading sphere and the subsequent impact on U.S. trade policy and practices.