October 2020 Features

• Newsome: SC Ports Poised for Growth, Big Year Ahead

  October 30, 2023

  SC Ports Authority continues to advance infrastructure projects and attract new business, securing its position as the preferred U.S. container port ahead of an incredibly significant year.

• MBACC Announces Additions to the Board of Directors

  October 29, 2023

  Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that eight new board members were ratified at the meeting of the board of directors on Oct. 28.

• Southeast's Largest Defense Summit Opens Registration for Spring 2021 Event

  October 29, 2023

  The Charleston Defense Contractors Association (CDCA)—a non-profit advocacy group focused on the growth of defense and technology-related industries in the Charlestonarea—today announced the opening of registration for the 14th Annual Defense Summit to be hosted by CDCA March 2-4, 2021 at the North Charleston Convention Center.

• Topgolf, Callaway Golf Announce Blockbuster Merger to Create Golf Industry Giant

  October 29, 2023

  Callaway and Topgolf Entertainment Group today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

• SC Ports Welcomes Two New Ship-to-Shore Cranes

  October 28, 2023

  SC Ports received two new ship-to-shore cranes today, marking the first cargo-handling equipment to arrive for the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, which is under construction in North Charleston, S.C.

• South Carolina Department of Education Funds Over $33 Million in Protective Equipment and Supplies for All School Districts

  October 27, 2023

  State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced at River Springs Elementary School that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) will purchase and distribute over $33 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies to all eighty one public school districts to support efforts to maintain and return to face to face instruction.

• MBACVB Receives ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Award

  October 26, 2024

  Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau (MBACVB) has been presented with a 2020 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth.

• South Carolina Department of Commerce, South Carolina Research Authority Partner with Colleges and Universities to Launch SC Innovate

  October 26, 2024

  The South Carolina Department of Commerce has teamed up with the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and 15 universities and colleges from across the state to launch SC Innovates, a program aimed at promoting entrepreneurism through a student pitch competition.

• South Carolina Department of Commerce & South Carolina Research Authority Partner with Colleges and Universities to Launch SC Innovates

  October 23, 2024

  The South Carolina Department of Commerce has teamed up with the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and 15 universities and colleges from across the state to launch SC Innovates, a program aimed at promoting entrepreneurism through a student pitch competition.

• Gov. Henry McMaster Announces Minority, Small Business and Nonprofit Relief Grant Application Start

  October 22, 2024

  Gov. McMaster announced that two new South Carolina CARES Act grant programs, the Minority and Small Business Relief Grant Program and the Nonprofit Relief Grant Program, will begin accepting applications on Monday, October 19th. The programs will provide financial reimbursement to South Carolina's small businesses and nonprofits for COVID-19 related financial or operational impacts.

• S.C. Arts Commission Grants Eclipsed $5.5 Million in FY20

  October 21, 2024

  In recently completed FY2020, South Carolina Arts Commission grants totaling $5.59 million went out into state communities to assist 835 artists and providers of arts and arts education.

• S.C. Chamber Releases 2020 Legislative Scorecard

  October 20, 2024

  The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce released its annual 2020 Legislative Scorecard and announced that 53 legislators will receive recognition as “Business Champions” or “Business Advocates” based on their 2020 voting record.

• $60 Million Transformational Gift Elevates Business at Clemson

  October 19, 2024

  President Clements announces University’s largest-ever gift, which positions Clemson’s College of Business to become a nationally recognized program for educating global leaders.

• SCRA Announces New SC Academic Innovations Director

  October 16, 2024

  The South Carolina Research Authority announced that Sohail Malik was recently named Director of SC Academic Innovations.

• Arrival to Build Its First U.S. Electric Vehicle Microfactory in South Carolina

  October 15, 2024

  Arrival, a global electric vehicle (EV) company, today announced plans to establish its first U.S. Microfactory in York County. The $46 million investment into the region will create 240 new jobs.

• Certified South Carolina Is Good for Farmers, Good for Business

  October 14, 2024

  South Carolinians are eating more local food thanks to the continued success of the Certified South Carolina program.

• SC 25 Fastest Growing Companies Announces the Recipients for the SC Economic Impact Award, SC Excellence in Business Awards and Rising Star Award

  October 13, 2024

  South Carolina Business Awards, home of the Official SC 25 Fastest Growing Companies® program, is pleased to announce the recipient for the 2020 South Carolina Economic Impact Award is Milliken & Company.

• Partnership Between CCU and S.C. Floodwater Commission to Generate Offshore and Marine Information in Real-Time

  October 12, 2024

  The initial blocks of a sensor-laden “Smart Reef” system capable of gathering critical marine and weather information will be installed with the aid of boats and SCUBA divers off the South Carolina coast near Little River Inlet on Oct. 16th.

• State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Announces Winners of Future Scholar “When I Grow Up” Sweepstakes

  October 12, 2024

  State Treasurer Curtis Loftis has announced the 20 winners of the Future Scholar “When I Grow Up” Sweepstakes, a social media photo contest held in celebration of College Savings Month. Each winner will receive a privately funded $529 grant toward their child’s Future Scholar account.

• Celebrate Agriculture, Arts and Tradition at Free, Drive-Through S.C. State Fair

  October 09, 2024

  The first-ever free, Drive-Through S.C. State Fair is bringing the tradition of the State Fair to fairgoers in a new way in an effort to spread joy while staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests will experience a snippet of the agriculture, arts, entertainment and food they look forward to each year while remaining in the safety of their vehicles.

• SC Ports’ Leatherman Terminal Progresses Toward March Opening

  October 08, 2024

  Construction of SC Ports’ Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal is progressing toward a March 2021 opening, marking the country’s first container terminal to open since 2009.

• SC Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Announces Departure

  October 07, 2024

  The SC Chamber of Commerce announced today that Ted Pitts, the Chamber’s current President and CEO, will step down near the end of the year to take over as President and CEO of the South Carolina-based Commercial Real Estate Firm, Wilson Kibler.

• Energy, Tourism and Entrepreneurship Drive Success for Top-Performing Small Cities

  October 07, 2024

  Today Heartland Forward published the newest installment of its annual report, "Most Dynamic Micropolitan Regions," which ranks 515 micropolitans–regions whose populations range from 10,000 to 50,000–by their economic performance.

• State of South Carolina Places in Top 5 of Government Experience Awards

  October 06, 2024

  The Center for Digital Government awarded the State of South Carolina fifth place in the overall state category of the 2020 Government Experience Awards.

• Governor McMaster Issues Proclamation Recognizing National Manufacturing Day and South Carolina Manufacturing Week

  October 05, 2024

  In recognition of the importance of the manufacturing industry in South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster issued a proclamation recognizing National Manufacturing Day on October 2, 2024 and declaring the week of October 5th-9th as South Carolina Manufacturing Week.