Unemployment claims in S.C. top 85,000 in week

DEW says it has processed 180,928 claims in the past three weeks, compared to 5,862 the previous three. For the week ending March 14, 1,996 claims were filed in the state.

Boat cover manufacturer begins making face masks

Boat cover and shade manufacturer LaPorte’s Products Inc. has converted its production line to make nonmedical masks for companies that need them to keep their employees working. The company is able to produce between 500 and 700 masks per week and has enough material to produce a total of 30,000...

Clemson University moves summer courses online

The university is transitioning all undergraduate and graduate summer academic courses to online instruction through the end of the semester. If conditions allow, in-person components will be conducted just prior to the start of classes in August.

New Goodwill Industries store planned for Chapin

NAI Columbia handled the sale of 4.43 acres of undeveloped land on Columbia Avenue for $825,000. The company also facilitated EBA Service Group’s relocation from Fairfield County to Batesburg-Leesville.

MultiVersity acquires Clemson apartment complex

MultiVersity Housing Partners has acquired The Ridge in Clemson. The company manages this 616-bed property marketed as off-campus housing for students.

Capital City/Lake Murray Country makes virtual tourism list

Travel website Leisure Group Travel included the area on a list of seven places nationwide where virtual tourism is thriving as COVID-19 cancels in-person trips. Myrtle Beach also made the list.

Tiger Lily Florist

Lisa Holmes uses her business as a way to connect people with flowers and sentiments of love, even if they can’t physically be together. Though all operations have moved online, sales continue to grow with the addition of new products to adapt to the changing times.

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