SCBIZ Daily for Dec. 23, 2020

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Cummings & McCrady in Lowcountry merging with Moseley Architects

Two architecture firms are merging at the beginning of the year after working on several projects in the region. Charleston’s Cummings & McCrady Inc., which specializes in education, civic and historic preservation, is merging with Moseley Architects.

DHEC selects health care CEO as new director

Dr. Edward Simmer has been selected from among 83 applicants to lead the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The announcement comes as Gov. Henry McMaster, who must approve the selection, tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines transported by Greenville product

As hospitals vaccinate employees with the first rounds of Pfizer’s vaccine, one Greenville-based company gears up to play its own role in the “most consequential product launch in modern history.”

Midlands' Nephron to add non-respiratory drug to portfolio

West-Columbia based Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. received FDA approval for its abbreviated new drug application for Ketorolac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to relieve pain. Earlier this year, the company received approval for Sodium Chloride IV intravenous bags.

Companies shift to give employees sense of balance

Blackbaud and BoomTown reimagine in-office policies to consider how employers can use tools, such as flexible schedules, hybrid models and after school programs, to build on the pandemic shifts in workplace expectations.

Benedict College named top producer of STEM graduates

The Columbia college was recognized as a Top 10 Smaller HBCU for STEM by The Hundred-Seven website. Benedict was one of four S.C. schools to make the list, compiled by evaluating data from news magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

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