Bon Secours to phase in $15 minimum wage

The parent organization of Bon Secours St. Francis is giving raises, raising its miminum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. Bon Secours Mercy Health says the model is “designed to enable its associates and their families to enjoy a dignified livelihood while working and in retirement.” 

Port leadership confident about 2020 as activity increases 

The S.C. Ports Authority continued to see year-over-year growth in November, with port leaders confident in their strategy going into the next decade. Inland Port Greer reported 9,370 rail moves in November, bringing the fiscal year total to 63,884, for a year-over-year increase of 24.1%.

Airlines add flights for national championship game

Football fans going to New Orleans to watch Clemson play LSU for the national title now have nonstop flight options from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. The game is Jan. 13.

Upstate farm one of five to earn entrepreneurial grant

Jackson Farms II is one of five South Carolina entrepreneurs awarded $5,000 through a program offered by the S.C. Department of Agriculture Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship and Clemson Cooperative Extension.

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