SCBIZ Daily for Aug. 6, 2020

Graham introduces unemployment benefits amendment

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced an amendment that would alter federal COVID-19-related unemployment benefits from $600 per week to $500 per week for August and September.

Trucking ELD regulations could regionalize supply chains

The COVID-19 pandemic may have brought with it a host of complications for the logistics and transportation sector, as well as an urge to regionalize operations, but according to some in the field, national regulations in the trucking industry over the past few years had already begun to reconfigure and reconnect supply chain nodes due to losses fielded by the industry.

Charleston energy software company nabs $29M investment

Palmetto, located in Pacific Box & Crate, completed the Series B round of funding to support research and development, staff growth and investment in data science, allowing it to grow products and services for its energy mitigation platform that includes solar, energy management and storage systems.

Colonial Life, USC renew education partnership

The 10-month Education Leaders Experience connects educators and business leaders to address workforce needs. It includes monthly topical sessions and job shadowing opportunities for the 25-member 2020-21 class.

Private school grant dispute passed to S.C. Supreme Court

In the latest move to halt Gov. Henry McMaster’s plan to use COVID-19 funding for private school tuition for low- to moderate-income students, Safe Access to Flexible Education opponents filed a lawsuit against the program in the S.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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