Small Business Chamber CEO: Outbreak undermines consumer spending

The Charleston Regional Business Journal is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how we live day to day and in the long term.

COVID-19 forcing Upstate restaurants to make constant reassessments

Upstate restaurants face a moving target as they respond to constant updates on state and federal protocol for mitigating the spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. Two local restaurant groups are among those attempting to carry on business with recommended precautions as they await word from local and state leaders.

Construction employment increases in 32 states in January

Construction jobs were added in 32 states in January, compared with both December 2019 and January 2019, according to an analysis of federal data. South Carolina added 2,800 jobs in the 12-month period.

USC initiative recruiting professionals to rural classrooms

Transition to Teaching is a one-year graduate program for professionals with a degree in an area other than education who want to teach. The initiative is being rolled out in Colleton and Orangeburg counties.

Advisers worry that some small business not prepared for outbreak

The executive director of the Appalachian Development Corp. has witnessed small business development in hurricane-wracked Florida, but COVID-19 presents challenges unlike any he has experienced with regional natural disasters.

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