DEW launches mobile app to monitor unemployment claims

The free app, downloadable at app stores, allows users to complete weekly certification requirements and check claim status from smartphones. Initial claims still must be submitted via computer or mobile internet browser.

Duke Energy invests in minority business through S.C. bank

Duke Energy deposited $5 million into Black-owned Optus Bank to amplify the company’s support for minority-owned businesses and low-income communities at the end of 2020. Optus Bank is based in Columbia.

Beer, music, food on tap for Midlands' Savage Craft opening

The West Columbia brewery will be offering a selection of beers and upscale appetizers beginning at 1 p.m. on Jan. 30. The transformation of the 3,200-square-foot building, former site of a city hall and a fire station, has been in the works for more than two years.

Charleston Airport gains routes to St. Louis, Louisville, Ky.

Las Vegas-based airline Allegiant will offer nonstop service from Charleston to St. Louis and Louisville, Ky. The twice-a-week flights will begin May 28.

Michael Jordan donates to Lowcountry Food Bank

The NBA legend has donated $2 million in proceeds from his “The Last Dance” documentary to Feeding America and its members in Chicago and the Carolinas. One of those recipients include the Lowcountry Food Bank. 

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