$2.5 million grant toward Greenville graduation rates, workers comp fees, Ross creates 700 jobs in state, SCBio webinar

Federal grant puts $2.5 million toward better graduation rates

United Way of Greenville County will administer $500,000 per year for the next five years, applied to the OnTrack Greenville effort to keep under-resourced youth on the path to graduation and success after high school.

Workers Compensation Commission updates fee schedule

National health care insurance nonprofit Fair Health has teamed up with the S.C. Workers Compensation Commission to update the state’s fee schedule as of April 1.

S.C. unemployment claims top 600,000

Unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic have topped 600,000 in South Carolina. For the week ending June 13, 19,366 people filed initial unemployment claims in South Carolina, a decrease of 3,368 claims from the previous week

Ross invests $68 million in York County expansion

Ross Stores Inc. is investing $68 million to expand its distribution and warehousing operations in York County in a move expected to create 700 jobs in the next five years. Ross, an off-price apparel and home fashion company has retail operations in more than 1,800 locations in the U.S. and Guam.

Zooming In

Staying in the loop from home

SCBio will host a free webinar on advances in a COVID-19 vaccine, reshoring the medical supply chain, reopening schools and other issues with Dr. Phyllis Arthur, a national infectious diseases policy expert with Bio on June 23 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Other panelists include Sen. Lindsey Graham and Lou Kennedy, CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals among others. Let us know what virtual events you have planned for the next few weeks of social distancing at gsanews@scbiznews.com.

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