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Health Care Will See Some Changes as Public Health Emergency Ends in May
The Covid pandemic brought a slate of federal emergency benefits to America’s health care system as it struggled to care for a tsunami of seriously ill patients amid a terrifying national crisis. But many of these benefits will sunset as the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) comes to an end this month, and experts say that could result in some challenges.
Read MoreHere’s how the Top Workplaces are determined
Great workplaces aren’t created by accident. They are built and nurtured. The Top Workplaces awards recognize the employers that do it well in the eyes of their employees. The heart of the Top Workplaces award is the employee survey process. Energage administers a 24-question survey to employees, who are the sole deciders of whether a company culture merits recognition.
Read MoreCompanies Must Carefully Implement, and Measure, a Return to Office Life
Employers are looking to put more butts into office seats in 2023. It reflects the push and pull over working conditions in a post-Covid business environment. Starbucks has told corporate employees to return to the office three days a week. Disney, Apple, and Tesla are among others that have implemented policies to get workers back in the office.
Read MoreThree Companies Retain Top Spots in Top Workplaces Survey
The South Carolina Top Workplaces survey presented by Prisma Health survey results are out, and the top three companies from last year’s survey retain their spots for this year. The No. 1 company among large businesses, those with 300 or more employees, is Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS. Ranked No. 1 among midsize companies, businesses with 150-299 employees, is Pinnacle Financial Partners, and No. 1 among small companies, those with 149 or fewer employees in the region, is Creative Builders Inc.
Read MoreTWP Q+A Company Leaders Discuss Culture, Work/Life Balance
Q. How would you describe your company’s workplace culture?
Read MoreCode Red CPR Services Has Plan to Be on Call for Training Needs
When it’s time to secure or renew CPR certification, finding a class may not be so easy. Deah Waters and Sabrina Wolfe have seen that need and plan to meet it with their new Columbia-based business
Read MoreMinor League Baseball Coming to Spartanburg as Part of Proposed Downtown Development
New stadium would be the future home of a Texas Rangers-affiliated club
Read MoreScanSource Provides Information on Cybersecurity Incident
Company implements Incident Response Plan
Read MoreLee & Associates Has the Relationships to Help Build Success
The old saying that it’s not what you know but who has particular resonance in commercial real estate, and when it comes to industry-insider connections, Lee & Associates offers its clients an array of services built on a solid foundation of industry knowledge and access.
Read MoreSCbio Conference Spotlights State’s Burgeoning Life Sciences Industry
Life sciences is driving South Carolina’s economy forward. It is the fastest growing segment of the state’s knowledge economy, with a $25.7 billion annual economic impact, according to SCbio, the Palmetto State’s life sciences economic development organization and industry association.
Read MoreCargo, Urban League Join Forces to Support Film Production, Education in South Carolina
The marketing agency and the Urban League will coordinate efforts to boost the state's role in film, TV production
Read More'The Global Home of the F-16’ - Lockheed, Bahraini Partnership Soars as First F-16 Block 70 Rolls Out in Greenville
When Bahraini, American, and Lockheed Martin officials came together March 10, 2023, in Greenville to celebrate the first F-16 Block 70 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force, it was more than a delivery celebration.
Read MoreFive Signs Young Professional Employees Aren’t Happy at Work... and How to Fix It
Wonderful news! Your efforts to hire the best college graduates last summer paid off because you created a company culture that made young professionals send in their resumes on Indeed or through that easy-to-use hiring portal you created on your website.
Read MoreHow SBA Loans Can Work for Your Business
New emergency loan programs made headlines in 2020 and 2021 as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helped businesses survive the pandemic. While these programs have since expired, many other SBA loan products remain a viable option for small businesses across South Carolina today.
Read MoreThe ‘Sugar High’ is Ending For S.C. Industrial Sector, What Comes Next?
There’s the 3.25-million-square-foot Spartan Enterprise Park in Spartanburg, which NorthPoint Development broke ground on in November. There’s the 3.6-million-square-foot foot Cherokee Commerce Center 85 near Gaffney, to be constructed by Glenstar and Creek Lake Capital. There’s the 3 million-square-foot Walmart distribution center north of Charleston, which is South Carolina’s largest single structure under one roof.
Read MoreKetamine Therapy Showing Promise for Treating Depression, Anxiety
Millions of Americans suffer from depression. Millions more struggle with anxiety. And while there are medications and therapies available to treat these conditions, they don’t always work. Increasingly, health care providers are turning to a decades-old anesthesia drug to help – ketamine.
Read MoreWhy Live in the Big City When You’ve Got S.C.? CRE Leader Builds a Successful Career in His Home State
Adam Padgett spent his first 12 years on a farm, before moving to the “big city” of Aiken, South Carolina. The Palmetto State native’s earliest ambitions didn’t include staying in his home state, but as he grew older he began to reconsider his goals: “I grew up thinking I wanted to move out of South Carolina,” he recalls. “I thought at one point I wanted to be a stockbroker and live in a big city. That changed somewhere between late high school and during college.”
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