| Lowcountry accounting firm consolidates offices into larger space Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, LLC is combining operations at three of its offices. The company said the move will allow for more efficient operations in the next step toward expansion. The company, which opened in 2005, plans to make the move to an office off of U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson in November. Upstate co-op links rural members to high-speed internet Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative will soon take its first steps toward supplying high-speed internet across its five-county service territory through a partnership with Abbeville-based WCFiber, a subsidiary of the West Carolina Telephone Cooperative. | 
The S.C. Council on Competitiveness will unveil the results of a statewide economic impact study during the S.C. Manufacturing Conference & Expo at 12 p.m., Oct. 29. This year, the Expo is going online, including keynotes from economic development officials, industry leaders and others devoted to ensuring the viability of manufacturing in the Palmetto State.
