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As Dick Pace rushed to the hospital March 12, he had no idea that he would spend seven weeks visiting his newborn daughters and son in an intensive care unit — or that it would take place during a pandemic. “I always joke ... Read More

Following the release of AccelerateSC’s final report, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette noted that the last business restrictions in deference to the coronavirus pandemic will be lifted soon — maybe even this week. “We hav... Read More

Following the swirl of new Paycheck Protection Program stipulations released by the Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury two weeks ago, Burr Forman McNair partner George Morrison reiterates businesses can finance employee bonu... Read More

Within two minutes of hearing Cody Reynolds' request, Roger Klouda, president of MSI Mold Builders, realized — with the right mold and a $6,500 investment — churning out thousands of six-inch neck straps for Prisma Health... Read More

Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s business recovery task force released benchmark goals and business reopening guidelines Thursday. The Bringing Back the Burg task force unveiled COVID-19 recovery resources in conjunction w... Read More

As industry begins to reopen across the state, life science companies turn their sights to expanding COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing options for the workplace. Greenville-based lab Precision Genetics partnered with Prisma Hea... Read More

A little over a year since Greenville’s Lockheed Martin Corp. facility welcomed its first production line, the aerospace manufacturer remains on track to introduce South Carolina’s first F-16 Fighting Falcon within two years ... Read More

Attractions including zoos and aquariums will be allowed to open beginning Friday. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s Wednesday announcement comes with a list of safety guidelines established by the Response committee of AccelerateSC (.... Read More

While businesses across the state expressed that covering payroll was one of their greatest challenges, according to a recent S.C. Chamber of Commerce survey, at least 90% of those who had dismissed or furloughed employees in response to... Read More

The city of Greenville’s $101 million fiscal year 2021 budget was approved during a first reading and public hearing Monday night without any increases on taxes or fees. General fund revenue is expected to reach an estimated $95... Read More

As waves of businesses invite employees and clients back into the workplace across South Carolina, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, praised the state for its strategic reopening st... Read More

Permitted to welcome customers inside for the first time since March 17, dinner venues lining Greenville’s Main Street propped open doors and windows on Monday to let in a few diners and some fresh air. At least half of the rest... Read More

Even as South Carolina’s economy continues to shutter under the weight of the COVID-19 shutdown, site selection, construction and new commercial real estate leasing press on across the Upstate — if not in new directions. &... Read More

Update: Since this story's original print publication on May 4, 2020, all avian flu surveillance zones or control areas have been lifted in the state, and only the Chesterfield turkey farm with avian flu cases reported in Ma... Read More

South Carolina’s “stay home or work” order has been lifted, and restaurants may provide outdoor dining services beginning today. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster lifted an executive order issued April 6 that  allowed re... Read More

Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham advocated for federal assistance targeted at “Main Street” America at a Womble Bond Dickinson-hosted webinar Thursday, while Gov. Henry McMaster said he looks forward to opening restaurants ... Read More

Before March 15, AnMed Health hosted few telehealth channels aside from MyChart e-visits. By March 23, the Anderson health care system had served more than 8,000 patients through remote services including video visits with doctors and... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Ross Norton, rnorton@scbiznews... Read More

Gov. Henry McMaster has removed restrictions on some “nonessential” businesses and launched accelerateSC, a statewide economic revitalization task force. He made the announcement during a news conference Monday. “You... Read More

As Gov. Henry McMaster plans to launch the accelerateSC task force, possibly this week, Ted Pitts, S.C. Chamber of Commerce CEO and president, said a separate, chamber-led task force will incubate new initiatives to jump-start the state&... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Ross Norton, rnorton@scbiznews... Read More

In early March, Thornton Kirby, president and CEO of the S.C. Hospital Association, raised an alarm that South Carolina may face a shortage of personal protective equipment. The message circulated through a number of economic developm... Read More

Unemployment claims have skyrocketed in the past few weeks but Hire Dynamics regional director Laura Moody reports a BMW Manufacturing supplier is scouting new hires with plans to meet new product demands. It’s one example of ne... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Ross Norton, rnorton@scbiznews... Read More

Greenville-based lab Precision Genetics has begun to process Prisma Health’s COVID-19 tests within an approximate 24-hour internal turnaround time with plans to escalate the lab’s capacity. The lab will be able to process ... Read More

As BMW Manufacturing halts its production for another three weeks, the global auto manufacturer considers new routes for meeting COVID-19 shortages around the world. Plant Spartanburg announced this morning that production will restar... Read More

Gov. Henry McMaster issued a mandatory “stay home or work” order today and laid out stricter social distancing requirements for businesses, saying the measures are necessary because of mounting COVID-19 cases and continued no... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Ross Norton, rnorton@scbiznews... Read More

The Greenville City Council passed an ordinance Friday morning urging Gov. Henry McMaster to issue a statewide stay-at-home order and enforcing businesses citywide to enact specific social distancing measures. Introduced by Mayor Knox... Read More

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster announced two executive orders April 3 that added more categories to the list of nonessential businesses and closed short-term rentals to visitors from “hot spots” identified by the Cen... Read More

The district director at Columbia’s Small Business Administration office encourages small-business owners to ready Paycheck Protection Program applications before lenders’ floodgates open Friday. “It’s goi... Read More

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster ordered all “nonessential” businesses to close statewide starting today. McMaster gave the order during a 4 p.m. press conference Tuesday. “We must do everything we can to stop the spread,... Read More

As the Families First Coronavirus Response Act goes into effect today, small-business owners scramble to clarify the implications, legal and otherwise, it has for their companies. “I’d estimate that 75% to 80% of my time &... Read More

More than half of 1,500 respondents in a recent Goldman Sachs survey expect their small business to survive three months or less under current circumstances, yet more than 67% don’t know how to access emergency funding. South Ca... Read More

Even as they wait for the Trump administration’s enforcement of the Defense Production Act, S.C. manufacturers Pharmaceutical Associates Inc. and QM Group are gearing up to provide critical medical supplies amid the COVID-19 p... Read More

Greenville-based Premier Medical Laboratory Services has become the first commercial laboratory in the state validated to process COVID-19 testing, the company announced today. Premier will offer test results within 24-48 hours after ... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Ross Norton, rnorton@scbiznews... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Upstate restaurants face a moving target as they respond to constant updates on state and federal protocol for mitigating the spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. After the Trump administration recommended gatherings of no more th... Read More

The executive director of the Appalachian Development Corp., has witnessed small business development in hurricane-wracked Florida but COVID-19 presents challenges unlike any he has experienced with regional natural disasters. “... Read More

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster mandated that all restaurants and bars close their dine-in services across the state during a Tuesday afternoon press conference. “It is allowed and recommended that take-out and curbside delivery of foo... Read More

Fleet management software company TireCheck opened the doors of its new Greenville office March 12 with words from Gov. Henry McMaster and a delegation from the Republic of Ireland. The company’s American location was first esta... Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s district director estimates that federal economic injury disaster loans may become available within two weeks to a month for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Gregg White, dir... Read More

Almost as soon as President Donald Trump said $50 billion would be made available for coronavirus-related small business disaster loans, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster requested a share of the capital for the Palmetto State. “We&rsquo... Read More

An S.C. Senate education reform bill providing for statewide 4K, early childhood literacy readiness and heightened state authority over struggling school districts passed with a 40-4 vote last week. The bill awaits House amendments. C... Read More

Non-profit Able SC plans to teach Spartanburg employers how to harness the potential of one of South Carolina’s largely untapped talent pools: people with disabilities. “People with disabilities are very good at problem so... Read More

As the Greenville County Council meets in a special called meeting this afternoon to reconsider a “sunset clause” that would require the council’s nonbinding resolutions to expire after four years, a growing number of o... Read More

South Carolina’s two largest universities are dealing with fluid plans in response to concerns about novel coronavirus. As cases of COVID-19 rise across the country and reach South Carolina, Clemson University had not yet modifi... Read More

The Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament brought 45,093 visitors to Bon Secours Wellness Arena last week. “We had some great attendance numbers at the arena, and I think the fan experience downtown wa... Read More

Sam Konduros, CEO and president of economic development organization SCBio, says he looks forward to tackling franchise tax and business licenses among other issues on the S.C. Chamber of Commerce board of directors executive committee t... Read More

A proposal to donate the former New Washington Heights High School property to Greenlink for a new maintenance facility was introduced to Greenville County Council this week. The 25.6-acre property on 205 Arcadia Drive meets Greenlink... Read More

With a seven-story, $72 million expansion set to open on March 16, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s Gibbs Cancer Center plans to offer patients treatment beyond traditional chemotherapy and radiation. At a ribbon-cutting... Read More

OneSpartanburg celebrated its third-year Tuesday by presenting more than $300,000 toward city beautification projects and online tools for recruiting talent to the region.  The $4.5 million five-year strategy, launched by the Spa... Read More

The Greenville Chamber presented its 2019 awards and unveiled plans for this year during its 131st annual meeting at the Greenville Convention Center on Thursday.  During the presentation and awards ceremony, Carlos Phillips... Read More

The S.C. Automotive Council will host its ninth S.C. Automotive Summit from Feb. 26-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville. The event links industry leadership, researchers and economic developers through a B2B Matc... Read More