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Ondo, Williams, Shaak tabbed South Carolina Chef Ambassadors for 2022

By Zachary Richter | Jan 8, 2022

Gov. Henry McMaster, and the state's Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, and Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Director Duane Parrish, appointed three area chefs as South Carolina's Chef Ambassadors for 2022.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals in Lexington County is successful at hiring: 'It's been a real grassroots effort'

By Zachary Richter | Jan 6, 2022

Nephron Pharmaceuticals in Lexington County has shown that hiring can be successfully accomplished even in an environment where other South Carolina employers are complaining about staffing shortages.

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Nephron CEO receives key to Columbia: 'Growth in Columbia and around the region has turned heads'

By Zachary Richter | Dec 29, 2021

Lou Kennedy, the CEO of Nephron Pharmaceutical Corporation, received the key to the city of Columbia from Mayor Steve Benjamin.

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Co. 'excited to expand operations in Columbia'

By Zachary Richter | Dec 10, 2021

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Co. recently announced their decision to expand operations in Richland County, explaining that multi-year expansion will be done in phases and is expected to be completed by 2025.

OSHA warns state: Include COVID-19 protections in workplace safety plan, or lose funding

By Zachary Richter | Oct 24, 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Department of Labor recently sent a warning to South Carolina about its workplace safety plan.

Nominations for King Dream Keeper scholarship underway in Columbia

By Zachary Richter | Oct 24, 2021

The City of Columbia has started accepting nominations for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards, according to a city press release.