Effort to help local restaurants grows beyond city and state 

Two days after the governor closed restaurant dining rooms statewide to tamp down the threat of COVID-19, two Clemson entrepreneurs launched SaveMAPS, for Save Mon-and-Pop Shops.Three weeks into the enterprise, SaveMAPS was helping restaurants and bars in 16 cities in five states.

Unemployment claims drop in S.C. for first time in 5 weeks

South Carolina saw a decrease in people filing an initial unemployment claim for the week ending April 18 for the first time in more than a month.

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Here’s a quick look at this week’s headlines from GSA Business Report:

Companies still have an eye on moving to Greenville … Tindall Corp. expanding operations in Spartanburg County … a majority of small business owners in survey say they don’t want to reopen too soon … Adams Products expanding concrete production facility in Cherokee County … governor names task force to launch forward progress when COVID-19 is under control … BASF donates $50,000 for tornado relief … second state of emergency declared after tornadoes do heavy damage, especially in Oconee County.

Coping with Covid: Conversation with Dr. Matt Bitner

SC Biz News talks to Dr. Matt Bitner, chairman of emergency medicine for Prisma Health, about COVID-19, the impact on businesses and communities, and how the novel coronavirus outbreak is reshaping how health care is delivered across South Carolina.
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