People in the News

Carter Smith, executive vice president of the Spartanburg Economic Futures Group, has received the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian award in South Carolina. … Read More

Harris Pastides, retiring this summer as president of the University of South Carolina, began has third term as chair of the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium’s board of directors of Jan. 1. … Read More

Three new members will be inducted into the S.C. Business Hall of Fame tonight. The honorees are E. Smyth McKissick III, Robert McNair and Albert Sottile. … Read More

The Columbia Regional Business Report is honoring professionals who have established a standard of excellence as well as those who are changing the business landscape. A panel has chosen 10 icons and phenoms to be honored in April. … Read More

Henry Haitz, former president and publisher of The State Media Co., has joined insurance brokerage HUB Carolinas. Haitz, who left The State in 2013, will be the market leader for the company’s Charleston office. … Read More