Statewide economic growth expected to continue in 2020

At the annual University of South Carolina Economic Outlook Conference in Columbia, Darla Moore School of Business economists predicted continued growth in 2020, but not at the rate the economy has expanded in the past 10 years.

Site preparation for Flow 2 Townhomes underway

Flow 2 will feature 12 three-bedroom townhouses located off Meeting Street and Sunset Boulevard. The units, which developers expect to be ready for occupancy in November 2020, begin at $415,000.

Florence tax preparers plead guilty to federal charges

Federal investigators say Donna Faye Shird and Felicia Renee Shird created false deductions, credits and exemptions on customers’ income tax returns in order to falsely inflate refunds and bolster their business.

More than $7M in community development funds awarded

Community Development Block Grant funding will help finance public improvement projects in 21 S.C. communities. The federal funding is awarded in the fall and spring of each year.