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Jan 27, 2023 02:42PM ● By Liv Osby
When the pharmacy clerk told her the medication her doctor had just prescribed would cost nearly $700, Debra Coleman was dumbstruck. “I was almost in tears. I could not afford that,” said the retired educator. “I walked out without the drug.” But with the passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act in August, the Greenwood woman has hope that the price of prescription drugs will be more affordable soon.
Jan 27, 2023 02:35PM ● By Liv Osby
Josh Bedingfield’s battle with addiction began during his senior year in high school. An “excellent student and a great kid,” he went to a party at the end of the school year and took a drug that caused him to suffer a seizure. That event, according to his father, former S.C. Rep. Eric Bedingfield, sparked a nine-year cycle of opioid use and sobriety that ended tragically in 2016 when Josh, then just 26, passed away.
Jan 27, 2023 02:30PM ● By David Caraviello
It was a long shot, and Min Alexander knew it. Because she’s had a broker license for over a decade, she’d managed to make a LinkedIn connection with Bob Goldberg, chief executive officer of the National Association of Realtors. So Alexander messaged Goldberg a cold pitch about what PunchListUSA, her up-and-coming home repair company based in Charleston, could do for the NAR and its roughly 1.6 million members.
Jan 27, 2023 02:17PM ● By Dan Wagner
Working with a financial adviser or a wealth management firm is the key to alleviating the burden of constant financial monitoring. Enlisting the services of a solid financial team enables individuals to focus on the bigger picture of their financial goals.
Jan 27, 2023 12:48PM ● By Guy Furay
Many families across the country are looking forward to January 1, 2023, because they will finally have access to affordable health insurance coverage for the first time since the Affordable Care Act was fully implemented in 2014. This open enrollment period has been different for many families because, for the first time in years, they are actually able to access affordable health coverage on the Marketplace as an alternative to the plans being offered by the employer to the employee in the family.
Jan 27, 2023 12:33PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
When I was a kid, the library was my favorite place in the world. I once read a book about some kids who got accidentally locked in the library overnight, and for the rest of my childhood, that was my dream. I proudly embraced the term “bookworm,” and spent almost every free moment with my nose in a book.
Jan 25, 2023 12:23PM ● By David Dykes
Greenville-based firm will be construction manager
Jan 24, 2023 12:50PM ● By David Dykes
Zoran Filipi is founding director of the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Jan 12, 2023 05:27PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Columbia Business Monthly celebrates another year of honoring the region's most influential people. The selection of our 50 men and women is a result of staff research and community nominations. We also are celebrating our sixth year of selecting entrants to our Hall of Fame. This year, we're adding eight new members who have continued to make a lasting difference in the Midlands.
Jan 11, 2023 03:17PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Greenville Business Magazine celebrates another year of honoring the region's most influential people. The selection of our 50 men and women is a result of staff research and community nominations.
Jan 09, 2023 04:20PM ● By Donna Isbell Walker
Charleston Business Magazine celebrates another year of honoring the region's most influential people. The selection of our 50 men and women is a result of staff research and community nominations.
Jan 05, 2023 10:18AM ● By David Dykes
Together, the 550+ attorney firm will broaden its reach across the U.S.
Dec 29, 2022 10:43AM ● By David Dykes
Partnership includes key state agencies, state’s research universities
Dec 14, 2022 10:36AM ● By David Dykes
$3.5 billion investment in Berkeley County will create 1,500 new jobs
Dec 13, 2022 04:32PM ● By C. Grant Jackson
Industries from manufacturing to health care to civil engineering will have the opportunity to use the new Innovation Experience Hub at the University of South Carolina, a partnership between Verizon Wireless and USC, to explore how Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband technology can transform their business.
Dec 13, 2022 04:21PM ● By Liv Osby
Catastrophic storms, booming development and aging infrastructure all have at least one thing in common – the need for power line workers. These craftspeople help put communities back together after devastating hurricanes, connect new homes and businesses to electrical service, and keep the power grid running.
Dec 13, 2022 04:05PM ● By Kevin Dietrich
It’s been a decade since the South Carolina Department of Revenue was hacked, leaving the personal data of millions of state residents vulnerable. Ten years later, cyberattacks remain an ongoing threat, as bad actors from around the world focus on targets big and small.
Dec 13, 2022 03:51PM ● By Debora Faulkner
All businesses are different, yet all businesses are the same. Bills need to be paid. Taxes filed. Contracts honored. Projects completed. People hired. People fired. Accounting to be done. Payroll to be made. It’s all part of the business.
Dec 13, 2022 03:48PM ● By FDIC Consumer News
Servicemembers and their families typically move to a new duty station every two to four years, causing changes to financial, housing, and banking needs.
Dec 13, 2022 03:44PM ● By David Dykes
I’m writing to let you know about childcare. We’ve got to do something, and it’s overdue. Too many families, too many parents, and too many children are impacted by our lack of coordinated, well-concentrated, and supportive efforts to expand quality, affordable care for children.
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