Richland County approves more than $1 million in grants

Richland County Council has approved a grant relief program for small businesses and nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The application process for grants opens today and ends June 30.

Cooperative effort brings 1.5 million masks to Greenville

A Scotsman in Greenville called some people he knew, leading about 1.5 million face masks from China to land on a tarmac at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Neil Ferrier owns industrial design company Discommon.

S.C. receives annual share of tobacco settlement payments

The state received more than $75 million in an annual payment stemming from 1998’s Master Settlement Agreement, according to the attorney general’s office. Since 1998, South Carolina has received more than $1.66 billion in payments.

More than half of U.S. households have completed census

The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 53.2% of U.S. households have completed the 2020 census, including 48.1% in South Carolina. York County has a state-best 58% response rate.

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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