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May 11, 2022 03:46PM ● By David Caraviello
Mimi Striplin clearly remembers the date: June 1, 2020. That was when demand for the unique tassel jewelry she had been selling for five years took off, to the point where her website crashed. That was when she had to suddenly think about expanding her small team, of keeping more supplies on hand, of opening a brick-and-mortar storefront. That was when an online business started with $500 began the transformation into a retail force that’s now poised to exceed $1 million in annual sales.
May 11, 2022 03:31PM ● By Liv Osby
It seemed like a simple concept – require insurers and health plans to provide coverage for mental health conditions to the same extent they cover medical conditions. But experts say that mental health parity remains elusive 14 years after Congress passed a bill calling for it, even as the need for mental health services has grown during the pandemic.
May 10, 2022 04:23PM ● By Dr. Saundra Glover
Having spent most of my life in and around rural communities, I know firsthand the challenges many rural communities have experienced. My parents, who were both educators, left their schools every day to come home and tend to our small family farm, because they loved the land, and they understood the importance of planting and watering the land to ensure it produced good crops.
May 10, 2022 03:43PM ● By Todd Glover
For many years, South Carolina’s business owners raised concerns with state legislators about the inconsistencies and complicated processes that they experienced when obtaining business licenses from local governments around the state. Legislators put in incredibly long hours working with the business community as well as cities to remedy these persistent issues.
May 10, 2022 03:36PM ● By Marty Flynn
Our human tendency to label things has rarely served us well because it promotes separation and division, and the only place that separation through labeling seems to make sense is in the laundry hamper. I have recently been contemplating one particular example of labeling that divided our work force, and has shaped the career mindset of many generations.
May 10, 2022 03:27PM ● By Tracy R. Powell
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! This children’s song has been in families for years, although the original release date is undetermined. When speaking about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), I often use this song as a part of my presentation, as it is a reminder of the pure innocence of children. In daycare and kindergarten, we did not choose our friends by race, class, political party, or status.
May 10, 2022 03:18PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Small businesses dominate the corporate landscape in South Carolina, and that’s a good thing. Our state in 2020 had more than 431,000 small businesses, which are defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration as companies with fewer than 500 employees. That translates to 99.4 percent of all the businesses in South Carolina.
Apr 28, 2022 05:03PM ● By David Dykes
Recipients chosen based on standout scores for employee responses
Apr 28, 2022 03:21PM ● By David Dykes
Donation covers eight acres of wetlands
Apr 26, 2022 12:38PM ● By David Dykes
Season at Greenville arts, live entertainment venue begins Oct. 11
Apr 22, 2022 02:13PM ● By David Dykes
Obama Aide Michael Strautmanis Talks About How Young People May Change the World
Apr 19, 2022 01:30PM ● By David Dykes
"We have to keep unifying”
Apr 18, 2022 02:01PM ● By David Dykes
S.C. independent filmmakers showcase their work
Apr 15, 2022 03:03PM ● By Lori Coon
Informative sessions on such topics as unconscious bias, setting DEI goals, and communication strategies to promote DEI in the workplace.
Apr 12, 2022 05:22PM ● By Zach Mcjunkin
Halfway into South Carolina’s 10-year plan to improve and preserve the state’s roads, highways and bridges, the state’s Department of Transportation leader says the SCDOT is “meeting and exceeding” its goals.
Apr 12, 2022 05:18PM ● By John C. Stevenson
Greenville is bullish on professional bull riding. That was the conclusion offered recently by an executive of the Professional Bull Riders sports organization, over a January weekend that saw a capacity crowd of 8,100 people file into the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on a Saturday night to watch 40 athletes attempt to stay atop a bevy of 1,800-pound bucking bulls, for a “mere” eight seconds.
Apr 12, 2022 05:08PM ● By Amy Bonesteel
With a portfolio that includes repurposed historic properties, high-tech, sustainable buildings for schools and industry, as well as retail and residential projects, architecture firm McMillan Pazdan Smith (MPS) has a varied list of projects.
Apr 12, 2022 05:02PM ● By Liv Osby
A framed photo of a little girl pedaling a bicycle occupies a special place on Dr. Robert Gates’ desk. When she was just 1½, she was so seriously injured in a wreck it wasn’t certain she’d recover fully. But several years later, her parents sent the picture to let Gates know how well she was doing. It serves as a reminder of why he does the work he does.
Apr 12, 2022 04:55PM ● By Jeff Field
Laurens County has long had a strong reputation for attracting industrial development. We are a large county located in the Upstate with two major interstates and an abundance of rail access. The county has a highly successful workforce development program through the Laurens County Development Corporation with support from the local school districts and Piedmont Technical College.
Apr 12, 2022 04:33PM ● By David Dykes
As the Upstate’s population continues to grow, utilities and municipalities are working to ensure that the power grid and water systems are able to keep up with demand
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