Greenville enforces masks, launches business fund

City council voted to mandate masks in some businesses after Bon Secours St. Francis Health System almost met its ICU bed limit last week with an influx of COVID-19 patients. Small businesses affected by COVID-19 may also be eligible for city grants.

Upstate counties lead in number of JDC and grant projects

Greenville and Spartanburg counties topped the list for targeted grants and job development credits in a recent audit critical of the S.C. Commerce Department for inadequate oversight measures for verifying job creation and investment requirements.

USC budget caps tuition, implements cost-cutting measures

Tuition will remain at $6,344 per semester for in-state students in the $1.63 billion system budget approved Friday. The university anticipates more than $100 million in lost revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Circuit court clarifies Episcopal property ownership

The dispute over ownership of church property appeared to be settled in 2017 by the S.C. Supreme Court. But the court left the possibility of clarification by a lower court, which on Friday returned ownership to Charleston's breakaway Anglican churches.

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Digital copy available of the June 15 GSA Business Report

While some of our readers may be back at their offices, we're still making digital copies of our latest edition available. This issue includes coverage of the first tentative steps in the comeback of tourism, a local company gearing up to make COVID-19 swabs by the millions, and an economic outlook by Upstate economists. 

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