iedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to update its billing rates through a general rate case proceeding. The new rates would allow Piedmont to recover recent utility capital investments...

Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette The State Ports Authority wants to cut labor costs at its Leatherman Terminal so more container ships will be willing to use the $1.5 billion facility that’s operated by an all-union workforce. The...

The Internal Revenue Service on April 6, 2026, announced a major expansion of its Business Tax Account, making the online self-service platform available to partnerships, federal, state, and local governments, Indian tribal governments, and...

A new AAA survey reveals a growing concern among drivers: headlight glare.  Six in ten drivers say glare is a problem after dark, and nearly three-quarters of those affected...

The Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers have signed up more than 4 million children for tax-favored Trump Accounts, of which more than 1 million children are covered by elections for the $1,000 Trump Accounts pilot program...

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. - On Wednesday, April 1,2026, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with leading conservation organizations, has permanently protected more than 394 acres through the dedication of the Little...

Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette  Legislation allowing South Carolina’s public colleges to keep secret what they pay student athletes is now law after legislators voted to override a veto by Gov. Henry McMaster. The Senate...

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced it has completed the sale of its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business to Spire – one of the largest publicly traded natural gas companies in the country – for $2.48 billion. The agreement was previously...

South Carolina’s economy entered a softer patch in late 2025 as the state shed jobs across several sectors, according to a new TD Economics Report.  TD’s state economic forecast said the impact appeared more pronounced in trade-exposed...

Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette COLUMBIA — Many South Carolina taxpayers will pay less income taxes next year, while boat owners will get a break on property taxes after Gov. Henry McMaster signed two tax-cutting bills...

Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette Pedestrian deaths fell 11 percent in early 2025 over the previous year, the largest drop since the Governors Highway Safety Association began reporting them 15 years ago but remain higher than...

The South Carolina State Election Commission voted 4-0 on March 25, 2026, after a special called meeting to appoint Conway Belangia as the agency’s next executive director. Before his appointment, Belangia served as the director of the Board of...

An Upstate businessman who worked for former Gov. Dick Riley and in the Clinton administration has shaken up the Democratic primary for governor. Billy Webster, 68, of Greenville, highlighted his...

Fort Mill, South Carolina-based Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SUNB) , a leader in the equipment rental industry, announced March 2, 2026, that shares of its common stock have commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under...

ESPN Events’ owned-and-operated gymnastics invitational, the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate  Quad, heads to a new location as ESPN’s 2027 gymnastics season will flip to Bon Secours Wellness  Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, with...

Key takeaways:  • Payrolls growth accelerated to 1.3 percent year-over-year (YoY) in February, according to an estimate of payrolls based on Bank of America customer account data. At the same time, the growth in the number of households...

The outlook for the U.S. economy improved among financial decision-makers in the first quarter of 2026, according to The CFO Survey, a collaboration of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and...

The South Carolina Department of Revenue is aware that the South Carolina Legislature is working on House Bill 3368 to conform with the current Internal Revenue Code, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). If passed, the SCDOR...

The date of Equal Pay Day symbolizes how many extra days into the new year women have to work to earn what men earned the prior year. This year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 26, a day later than in 2025 but 16...

Master developer of the Falls Park Conference District, The Furman Co., announced commitments from Auro Hotels, United Community and global real estate investment manager, Hines, to deliver key pieces of the Greenville, South Carolina project's...