Columbia Regional Business Report editor Melinda Waldrop is a journalism veteran. She has worked for The Associated Press, The Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Packet, The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press and The South Florida Sun Sentinel. She has a B.A. in journalism from the University of South Carolina.
Recent Articles from Melinda Waldrop
Couple among growing group of BullStreet residents
Jim and JoAnn Ryan have visited 113 countries, been on four world cruises and traveled to all seven continents, including Antarctica. When the couple found themselves considering a permanent change in location, however, they chose
Nephron CEO forms partnership to help feed Ukrainian families
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. owner and CEO Lou Kennedy took to social media on Wednesday to ask for help in providing food for families in Ukraine. On the same day Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.S. Congress ...
SC State receives $1 million grant
The grant is part of Dominion Energy's $25 million commitment made in 2020 through its HBCU Promise Education Equity Initiative. The six-year initiative supports endowments, capital projects
Devine Street office building sells for $1.5 million
A 7,200-square-foot office building at 601 Devine St. has sold for $1.5 million. The property was on the market for three weeks before going under contract and sold for its full
March 16 proclaimed Small Business Development Centers’ Day
In honor of the South Carolina Small Business Development Centers' 43-year history of helping small businesses across the state, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster has proclaimed March 16, 2022
SC Biz News nets 8 state awards
SC Biz News publications took home eight awards, including three first-place honors, in the South Carolina Press Association's 2021 News Contest. Winners included
Unemployment falls to 3.5% in January in SC
Unemployment dropped to 3.5% in South Carolina in January, down from the revised rate of 3.6% in December 2021. During the past year, the state's economy has added
Soiree at State to swing into Cayce next month
The Soiree on State, the city of Cayce's annual spring festival, is returning on April 23. Vendor applications are currently being accepted for this year's event, which combines the festival with
New app to help measure effectiveness of community policing
A new community policing app, developed through a partnership between Serve & Connect and Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp., will help measure relationships between communities and law enforcement. Those relationships affect
Pilot Co. upgrading 400 travel centers nationwide
S.C. locations, including a Flying J travel center in Columbia, will be included in a three-year, $1 billion remodeling initiative that the company says is its largest investment in
Economic development momentum building in Lexington County
Lexington County attracted $364 million in economic investment in the past year, resulting in the creation of 472 jobs, according to its economic development office. The county has 28 active projects expected to
4 SC areas earn recertification as cultural districts
The original four South Carolina cultural districts, including the Congaree Vista, have earned recertification in a program launched in 2015 to attract artistic enterprise and promote economic development. Other cultural districts are