Spartanburg chamber names recovery task force members

During Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Bringing Back the Burg Business Recovery Task Force meeting on Wednesday, business and local government leaders discussed pre-COVID-19 economic figures to set benchmarks for recovery.

SBA assists S.C. businesses impacted by April tornadoes

The U.S. Small Business Association has opened up several disaster loan options to businesses impacted by tornadoes, storms and high winds on April 12-13, including Economic Injury Disaster Loans in Oconee and Pickens counties, among others.

Viewpoint: Opening up and returning to work

Last month, Phillip Kilgore, managing shareholder of Greenville's Ogletree Deakins, discussed ideas on how to manage a business amid a pandemic.  This month, he talks about opening up your business and returning employees to the workplace from remote locations, furlough or layoff.

"Returning all furloughed or laid off employees back to full duty generally does not present serious legal risk. It is unlikely, however, that many employers will be able to bring back all employees at the same time," he says.

ReWa, Salvation Army offer temporary relief for utility bills

Partnering with the Salvation Army in Greenville, Pickens and Oconee counties, Renewable Water Resources has launched H2C — its “Help to Community” initiative to aid Upstate residents struggling to pay wastewater utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lowcountry military installations change command

Coast Guard Sector Charleston and Joint Base Charleston held change of command ceremonies this week, transitioning the leadership of the military installations into new hands.

Zooming In

SCBio host webinar on health care response to COVID-19

SCBio will host an open webinar on Tuesday, May 19, at 10 a.m. to discuss how the state’s health care systems response to the pandemic and future concerns. Panelists include Dr. Danielle Scheurer, chief quality officer of MUSC Health, Dr. Alain Litwin, the rapid innovation task force leader of Prisma Health’s Health Sciences Center, Thornton Kirby, CEO of the S.C. Hospital Association, and Matthew Roberts, the health care practice chair at Nexsen Pruet law firm.

Coping with Covid: Conversation with Dr. Matt Bitner

SC Biz News talks to Dr. Matt Bitner, chairman of emergency medicine for Prisma Health, about COVID-19, the impact on businesses and communities, and how the novel coronavirus outbreak is reshaping how health care is delivered across South Carolina.
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