At their downtown Florence boutique, Trendy Twist Boutique, mother-daughter entrepreneurs duo Gloria and Shereca Anderson bring their personal style, thoughtful buying and a shared vision to women’s fashion. For Gloria Anderson, fashion has...
When Yvette Aitkens-Franklin moved to the United States from the United Kingdom, she thought she was coming for a fresh start, but she found so much more. Today, Aitkens-Franklin is the founder of Franklin Home Health Agency, a Marion-based home...
Rollin Birdies Mobile Golf Simulator, a recent Silver award winner for Best Startup in SC’s Best in Business 2025 with Greenville Business Magazine, shared their journey of entrepreneurship–a story derived from humble beginnings from Lindsay and...
Dahlia Health & Nutrition Coaching founded by Bonnie Papajohn is dedicated to empowering women in their health journeys. As a certified coach specializing in women’s health, nutrition, and menopause, Bonnie offers personalized support through...
South Carolina is a small state, but its business community punches far above its weight. The Palmetto State has long been a tourism destination, and manufacturing and agriculture have been stalwarts of the economy for decades. But in recent...
Change is a constant in both business and journalism. Over the past several months, Integrated Media Publishing has experienced change within our editorial team. With that transition comes an opportunity to look carefully at what we do, how we do...
South Carolina, you’ve embarrassed us again. According to the South Carolina Election Commission, only 25.3 percent of the state’s registered voters cast ballots in the 2026 statewide primaries. The Election Commission says 856,005 ballots were...
A roundtable discussion on workforce development
Roundtable participants discuss challenges, opportunities in the market
Florence-Darlington Tech (FDTC) Surgical Technology Program Director Marianne Caviston has been elected to serve a two-year term on the board of directors of the South Carolina State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists (SCSA...
Fastmarkets announce that Howard Coker, president and CEO of Sonoco Products, has been named the 2026 Fastmarkets Forest Products North American CEO of the Year. Coker will accept the award on Nov. 3 at the Forest Products North America and...
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For 30 years, the South Carolina Charter Schools Act has stood as one of our state’s most consequential public education reforms. Public charter schools are public, tuition-free schools that give families additional options and educators room to create distinctive programs within a framework of public accountability. Generations of South Carolina students have benefited from those […]
Thank you for that kind introduction, and for inviting me to join you today. I hope you’ve had a good summer, whether spending time with family, celebrating our 250th, watching the World Cup, or just enjoying the air conditioning. I spent time...
Payroll employment in South Carolina declined by 5,100 jobs (0.2 percent) during February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The unemployment rate was 5.0 percent, increasing slightly by 0.1 percentage...
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...
Women in the workplace often have to deal with stereotypes about their behavior and performance, whether it’s that their edges are too sharp or that they’re too easily manipulated. Elizabeth Bostian, chief financial officer of First Bank, said...
A. Johnston Cox is a partner in Gallivan White & Boyd’s Columbia, South Carolina, office. He received his bachelor’s degree from Washington & Lee University in 1991 and his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in...
