Johns Island startup donates masks to health facilities

Johns Island-based life sciences startup company Okra Medical has donated nearly 100,000 face masks to eight hospitals and a pediatric group to help the health care facilities protect against COVID-19. The masks are small so that they can be worn by children and young adults.

Website directs businesses to revitalization resources

The COVID-19 resource site accelerate.sc.gov is ready to do business. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster announced the launch on Tuesday. The website will direct users how to file for unemployment, while also leading them to new employment opportunities and information about the state’s revitalization efforts, according to a news release.

SBA loans reopen; farmers now eligible

Applications for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster loan reopened Monday with additional funding from the COVID-19 relief bill signed into law a week ago.

Helping Out

Lowcountry Land Trust invites the public to picnic in their backyards in place of its canceled annual picnic fundraiser. Participants who share their picnic photos to social media will get a chance for four tickets to the 2021 picnic.

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 coronavirus outbreak is reshaping how health care is delivered across South Carolina.
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