Richland County rental assistance program to launch April 5

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, funded by a U.S. Treasury grant, will provide up to 12 months of rental and utility assistance for eligible households. The application process opens April 5.

Initial unemployment claims drop by 2,300 in week

South Carolina saw 2,752 initial claims filed for the week ending March 13, a decrease of 2,394 from the previous week. Three counties saw more than 200 claims filed, including Richland County with 243.

DartPoints to acquire data technology company Immedion

Immedion, headquartered in Greenville with offices in Columbia, Charleston and Spartanburg, will be acquired by Dallas-headquartered DartPoints, an owner and operator of edge colocation data centers.

NLRB stands by S.C. Ports' unfair labor complaint

With the ruling, the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal can open with the hybrid model of employing union workers alongside S.C. Ports Authority workers. The S.C. Ports Authority filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board two months ago.