5 Years After Epic Storm, County’s Flood Recovery Efforts Transforming...
(Richland PIO) – In October 2015, a historic storm and resulting floods inundated Richland County, devastating the lives of many residents, damaging or destroying thousands of homes and businesses, and...
View ArticleCCCF Celebrates $200 Million in Total Grantmaking
Harnessing the collective resources of the community through over 26,000 grants and scholarships Columbia, S.C.— Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ local center for philanthropy, has...
View ArticleGilbert High student wins state FFA competition, earns chance at national title
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Growing up on a small farm, Ellie C. Harman showed animals in 4-H competitions and gained an appreciation of the farming industry. But the Gilbert High School sophomore never wanted...
View ArticleGullah Geechee Chamber Endorses NextEra Energy Bid
Pictured President and Founder Marilyn Hemingway It’s time for the sale of Santee Cooper GEORGETOWN, SC – In a sign of the times, the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce and its policies and issues arm,...
View ArticleThe Lourie Center Presents the 2020 Rockin’ Halloween DRIVE-THRU Fall Festival!
Friday October 30, 2020, 9 am-1 pm COLUMBIA, SC-The Lourie Center will host its annual Fall Festival on October 30 and we want you to be a part of the fun! We will be making some BIG changes this year...
View ArticleOpinion: How your ballot could be rejected
By Stuart A. Thompson Every eligible vote should be counted. But already in this election, more than 7,700 ballots have been challenged and face rejection in North Carolina. In Florida, that number is...
View ArticleVoter Intimidation Will Not Be Tolerated in Columbia
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook, 5th Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson and Richland County Chairman Paul Livingstone joined me at City Hall to discuss the...
View ArticleWARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP APPOINTS BLACK WOMAN TV EXECUTIVE AS NEW CHAIRMAN
Pictured Channing Dungey (Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers) by Dana Givens, Black Enterprise Days after Peter Roth announced that he was stepping down as chair of the Warner Bros. Television Group,...
View Article3 Critical Questions To Ask Before Taking On A New Client
By Dr. Nika White; President and CEO, Nika White Consulting, Best Selling Author of “The Intentional Inclusionist®” and “Next-Level Inclusionist: Transform Your Work and Yourself for Diversity, Equity...
View ArticleOne Columbia Opens Shared Cultural Space in North Columbia
New space responds to Amplify Columbia cultural plan recommendations COLUMBIA, SC – One Columbia for Arts and Culture is proud to announce that it is establishing a shared cultural space in the North...
View ArticleSC State Receives $10,000 for Scholarships from Longenecker and Associates
Longenecker & Associates Senior Regulatory Specialist, Shelly Wilson, (right) presents check for engineering scholarships to SC State University President James E. Clark (left). Partnership to Help...
View ArticleMEET THE SISTER DUO WHO BUILT A $1 MILLION HAIRCARE LINE THAT’S DISRUPTING...
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors For sisters Tonya Thompson and Sharie Wilson, Co-Founders of the natural hair care line DreamGirls, hair styling was always a part of daily life. We spoke to Tonya and...
View ArticleLow-Cost Carrier to Begin Service at CAE This December
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Silver Airways has announced they would begin service out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Thursday, December 17, 2020. The low-cost carrier, offering fares as low as $49 one way for...
View ArticleThe Lexington One Educational Foundation Welcomes six new board members
LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington One Educational Foundation recently welcomed seven new members to its board of directors: Michael L. Boone, Harriet Poe Coker, Angela C. Douda, Kim Shealy Jeffcoat,...
View ArticleNonprofit Registration Now Open for Midlands Gives Day 2021
Annual online giving day to support local nonprofits will take place Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Columbia, S.C.— Nonprofit registration is now open for Midlands Gives Day, the annual 18-hour online-only...
View ArticleFOUNDER FROM GREENVILLE AWARDED $100,000 FROM GOOGLE FOR STARTUPS’ BLACK...
Bandwagon will receive non-dilutive cash awards as part of Google’s commitment to support promising Black founders South Carolina – Google for Startups announced the 76 recipients of the $5M Google...
View ArticleCEOS SHARE HOW TO OVERCOME IMPOSTOR SYNDROME THROUGH FAITH AND ACTION
by Anthony Quinones, Black Enterprise Impostor Syndrome is an internal experience of believing that you aren’t as competent as others perceive you to be. It severely affects people looking to...
View ArticleLower Richland’s STEM Program Among First in Nation to be Recertified by Cognia
Lower Richland High School’s STEM program has been recertified for the next five years, making it the third school in the nation to receive Cognia recertification. Trevor Ivey, lead evaluator on the...
View ArticleEd’s Story—Everyone With ALS Counts
Because learning more about ALS is an important step in the battle to defeat it, the National ALS Registry gathers confidential health information from people who are living with the disease to learn...
View ArticlePrisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital achieves Magnet® recognition, the...
It is the third Prisma Health hospital to receive Magnet recognition and is now among only six in South Carolina Columbia, S.C.—Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital has been awarded national Magnet...
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