The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the state’s largest broad-based business and industry trade association, has endorsed Gresham Barrett (R) and Vincent Sheheen (D) in the 2010 race for governor. With overwhelming support, exceeding... (Continue reading)
Senate Passes ESC Reform Late Wednesday, the Senate passed S.391/H.3442, legislation to restructure and reform the South Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC). The legislation passed on a voice vote. Sens. Greg Ryberg (Aiken), Nikki Setzler (Lexington) and Joel Lourie (Richland) led... (Continue reading)
Robbie Barnett, associate vice president of workforce and education policy at the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, is the ... (Continue reading)
According to a report provided by the Hilton-Head Chamber of Commerce, there is a perceived strength associated with a business that it is a chamber member. That is according to a study sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. A... (Continue reading)
The Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce will hold a City of Columbia Mayoral Candidates Forum on March 2, 2010, at 8 a.m. at 930 Richland St. The event will be hosted by the Chamber’s Issues Committee, chaired by David Lockwood of Colliers... (Continue reading)
As part of the Commerce Department’s local export promotion efforts, U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville help companies across South Carolina to export their products and services around the world. These South Carolina USEACs are part... (Continue reading)
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce reported: In December 2009, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made its formal “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and closed the comment period for first time rules on GHG emissions from industrial sources,... (Continue reading)
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce reports: By a vote of 108-1, the South Carolina House of Representatives amended and passed H.3442 to encompass language ... (Continue reading)
The South Carolina Department of Commerce has scheduled the 20th annual South Carolina Rural Summit for March 7-9, 2010. This year’s summit will build on the long-standing tradition of educating local leaders on innovative practices of rural economic development and... (Continue reading)
As originally reported by the South Carolina Policy Council: As The Nerve has highlighted, South Carolina taxpayers are shelling out millions to pay for lobbying activities aimed at pulling down more federal dollars. Many of these efforts have been touted as... (Continue reading)