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Apr 25, 2023 12:49PM ● By Angelia Davis
Lina Morales Cordero couldn’t find a shop in Upstate South Carolina that offered her family’s favorite dessert – bubble waffles. So, she’s opening her own, two years after moving to the state from New Jersey. The new store, Waffle Drop, is slated to open in Greenville’s Hampton Station in April. The shop will feature the dessert, a spherical egg-based waffle that originated in Hong Kong.
Apr 25, 2023 12:45PM ● By Angelia Davis
Don Chunshen Li has created a way to enjoy the benefits of coffee without having to drink it. His edible creation is CoffeeCandy, a “unique blend of coffee, shaped into a bite-sized candy, that is easy to take on-the-go.”
Apr 25, 2023 12:42PM ● By David Caraviello
When Sergio Pupo moved to Charleston from the South American nation of Colombia, he noticed that he didn’t see much fresh produce from his homeland. So the former bar and restaurant owner formed an importing company with the aim of bringing Colombian fruits and vegetables to the southern United States — beginning with limes and avocados.
Apr 25, 2023 12:39PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Integrated Media Publishing and Erik Weir kick off their inaugural $30K PowerUp Competition this month with profiles of the first three South Carolina-based businesses that will have a chance to win a cash infusion into their company.
Apr 25, 2023 12:31PM ● By John C. Stevenson
Adam Padgett spent his first 12 years on a farm, before moving to the “big city” of Aiken, South Carolina. The Palmetto State native’s earliest ambitions didn’t include staying in his home state, but as he grew older he began to reconsider his goals: “I grew up thinking I wanted to move out of South Carolina,” he recalls. “I thought at one point I wanted to be a stockbroker and live in a big city. That changed somewhere between late high school and during college.”
Apr 25, 2023 12:29PM ● By John C. Stevenson
The old saying that it’s not what you know but who has particular resonance in commercial real estate, and when it comes to industry-insider connections, Lee & Associates offers its clients an array of services built on a solid foundation of industry knowledge and access.
Apr 25, 2023 12:22PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker and David Dykes
Life sciences is driving South Carolina’s economy forward. It is the fastest growing segment of the state’s knowledge economy, with a $25.7 billion annual economic impact, according to SCbio, the Palmetto State’s life sciences economic development organization and industry association.
Apr 25, 2023 11:02AM ● By Liv Osby
Millions of Americans suffer from depression. Millions more struggle with anxiety. And while there are medications and therapies available to treat these conditions, they don’t always work. Increasingly, health care providers are turning to a decades-old anesthesia drug to help – ketamine.
Apr 25, 2023 10:56AM ● By David Caraviello
There’s the 3.25-million-square-foot Spartan Enterprise Park in Spartanburg, which NorthPoint Development broke ground on in November. There’s the 3.6-million-square-foot foot Cherokee Commerce Center 85 near Gaffney, to be constructed by Glenstar and Creek Lake Capital. There’s the 3 million-square-foot Walmart distribution center north of Charleston, which is South Carolina’s largest single structure under one roof.
Apr 25, 2023 10:50AM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become a crucial part of the business world, as companies seek to make the workplace more welcoming to every employee. Businesses can gain valuable insights into many aspects of DEI at Integrated Media Publishing’s second annual Living Color DEI Conference, which will be held April 24 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Apr 25, 2023 10:35AM ● By Mike Farmer
New emergency loan programs made headlines in 2020 and 2021 as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helped businesses survive the pandemic. While these programs have since expired, many other SBA loan products remain a viable option for small businesses across South Carolina today.
Apr 25, 2023 09:57AM ● By Kamber Parker
Wonderful news! Your efforts to hire the best college graduates last summer paid off because you created a company culture that made young professionals send in their resumes on Indeed or through that easy-to-use hiring portal you created on your website.
Apr 25, 2023 09:33AM ● By David Dykes
When Bahraini, American, and Lockheed Martin officials came together March 10, 2023, in Greenville to celebrate the first F-16 Block 70 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force, it was more than a delivery celebration.
Apr 17, 2023 12:35PM ● By David Dykes
Campaign represents largest in university's history
Apr 03, 2023 04:08PM ● By David Dykes
Recent Failures Will Take Time to Digest
Mar 28, 2023 01:31PM ● By David Dykes
Commitment to investing in people, technology, customers' needs remains the same
Mar 15, 2023 02:29PM ● By David Dykes
Flag carrier to order 39 fuel efficient airplanes, with a further 10 options
Mar 14, 2023 01:04PM ● By David Dykes
$68 million investment will create 1,031 jobs, officials say.
Mar 08, 2023 12:59PM ● By C. Grant Jackson
Columbia Chamber of Commerce Gives Out 9th Annual Columbia Impact Awards on March 8
Mar 07, 2023 05:12PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
U.S. News & World Report has released its rankings of the top hospitals in the country, as well as each state and metro area’s best health care facilities. For South Carolina, the magazine evaluated 89 hospitals, eight of which made its list of the best. The MUSC Health-University Medical Center tops the list for the Palmetto State.
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