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Value of regional cooperation
4/10/2008
Greer Mayor Rick Danner, ETV Radio's Your Day
Greer Mayor Rick Danner was featured recently on ETV Radio's Your Day program talking about the important role cities play in the state's economic competitiveness.
The New Face of Forest Acres
4/1/2008
By Ron Aiken, Free Times
There was a time when Forest Acres served as something of a bedroom community for Fort Jackson, accommodating transient military families with the attendant amenities you’d expect around an Army base — banks, alteration businesses, liquor stores and barber shops — while providing a central retail hub at Trenholm Plaza.
Tri-county to push minority businesses
3/28/2008
By John McDermott, The Post and Courier
Minority-owned businesses and big corporations are not working with each other enough in the Charleston region, and it's time to bring them closer together, Mayor Joe Riley said.
Women in business: Greer recognizes national trend
3/25/2008
By Christina Wilson, GoUpstate.com
No longer are women only the largest group of consumers, but also the fastest-growing demographic of business owners in the United States.
Building a beach icon
3/15/2008
By Lorena Anderson, The Sun News

Blight and competition. The two words seem to echo throughout downtown Myrtle Beach these days...

Greer helps entrepreneurs obtain American dream
3/2/2008
By Lorando D. Lockhart, The Greenville News

Paul Eill has run his own business for nearly 15 years but found nuggets of useful information when he looked at a business start-up guide offered by the city of Greer.

Genuine tax reform should do no harm
2/29/2008
By Doug Echols and Wayne Wingate, The Herald
Throughout his 15 years chairing the United States Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Russell B. Long of Louisiana described tax reform as this. "Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree."
There's something about Mayors
2/28/2008
By Tammy Stokes, Seeding Spartanburg
Collaboration means better government
2/27/2008
Editorial, Aiken Standard
Events of recent months show that different political groups can work together for the benefit of the entire county.
Old businesses are a chief ingredient to area's commerce
2/27/2008

Opinion column, People Sentinel

Economic development usually has the connotation - the inherent but often unspoken definition - of meaning new business development and industry recruitment.
City recognizes local television station as a green business member
2/26/2008
From midlandsbiz.com
WLTX, Columbia’s CBS affiliate, has been awarded a Green Business Member seal by the City of Columbia for its earth friendly practices.
Cities really do mean business to South Carolina
2/25/2008
Opinion column by Greer Mayor Rick Danner, Greenville News
Cities and towns are the economic engines that power the state's competitiveness and drive the success of regional cooperation and growth.
South Carolina business leaders speak out
2/20/2008

Business leaders around the state echo the fact that "Cities Mean Business" in the latest Hometown Network News video.

Trust local leaders to make sound fiscal decisions
2/15/2008
Opinion column by Mayor Randy Randall and Rob Clapper, Statehouse Report
As the General Assembly begins the second half of a two year session, decisions made at the state level are more important than ever, especially to local leaders in business and government.
Updated annexation laws a key to competitiveness
2/14/2008
Opinion column by Ed Sellers and George Fletcher, Greenville News
The recent focus on South Carolina's annexation laws prompted by the Midlands area issue in the city of Cayce brings up a growth question that has long been ignored by our state.
West End named tourism magnet
2/13/2008
Jenny Munro, The Greenville News

The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism has recognized Greenville's West End as a magnet for tourists with the 2008 Governor's Cup award.

Barnwell: One of many cities pumping up the state's economy
2/13/2008
By Jared Guadagni, People Sentinel
It's an announcement that Barnwell City Council - and cities and towns across South Carolina - hope the state legislature hears loud and clear.
Annexation laws key to smarter growth
2/6/2008
By Guest Columnists M. Edward Sellers and George W. Fletcher,
The State 
Annexation affects more than just our individual neighborhoods and communities.
Sports tourism grows local economies, showcases cities
2/4/2008
Amy Geier Edgar, SC Business
When you take your child to a soccer tournament in the Upstate or hit the links in a golf event on the coast, you're also helping to support the local economy.
New Carolina announces contest
2/1/2008
New Carolina, South Carolina's Council on Competitiveness, announces the 2008 New Ideas contest for entrepreneurs and a conference on “Supporting a New Generation of Entrepreneurs.”
Annexation law needs reform - to make it possible
1/28/2008
Opinion Column, The State
IT’S NOT OFTEN that people who don’t work in city government talk about the need to change South Carolina’s antiquated annexation laws.
What happens in Spartanburg has an impact on the rest of our county
1/5/2008
By Mayor Bill Barnet, Herald Journal
Each January for the past six years, I have requested this space to communicate with our community.
Cities Mean Business to our state's economic competitiveness
1/4/2008
By Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh, Statehouse Report

As we approach a new legislative session, the elected leaders in South Carolina's cities and towns are inviting business and civic leaders to collaborate in a new way that leads to partnership and long term economic success.

Business Forum: Why "green" is good for business
1/1/2008
By Jan Collins, Business and Economic Review

“Green building [in America] has become big business,” declares a recent issue of The Economist magazine.

SC cities and towns tackle annexation reform and spending caps
12/17/2007
Columbia, SC - The 2008 legislative agenda for South Carolina’s cities and towns was adopted by the Municipal Association board of directors last week and sets in motion action by local elected officials and their key influencers to reform the state’s annexation laws and support comprehensive tax reform instead of the short-term fix of a local spending cap.
Woodruff hopes program will help business owners
12/13/2007
By Jessica DeVault, The Herald Journal
To encourage entrepreneurship and business sustainability and growth, the city of Woodruff will offer the FastTracSC program to its local business owners starting in January.
Trees provide much more than just shade to communities
12/5/2007
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine

Over the years, several large highway improvement projects in the town of Irmo had required the removal of trees.

Good Sports
9/28/2007
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine
Visit any South Carolina city, and you might see fans cheering at Little League baseball games, as kids round the bases.
Hometown enthusiasm and partnerships hit home run in Greenville
8/12/2007
Greenville city leaders hit a home run when they scored partnerships with minor league baseball owner Craig Brown and developer Bob Hughes.
Investment in cities is a must for a successful state
8/5/2007

The opening session of the Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting laid out the landscape for South Carolina in the new economy and focused on several elements specific to the role of cities.

MASC 2007 Achievement Award Winners
7/31/2007
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine
The Municipal Association of SC annually recognizes projects that reflect innovation and partnerships with its Achievement Awards program in four subject categories and three population categories.
Barnet honored with Drummond Award
7/12/2007
In May, Spartanburg Mayor Bill Barnet received the fifth annual Drummond Award for Statesmanship during an awards banquet in Columbia. Three of the five past Drummond Award recipients have been South Carolina mayors.
A Festive State
5/31/2007
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine
As the weather warms, towns across the state - both large and small - hold festivals.
City uses mixed income housing, resident input to stabilize ailing neighborhoods
5/25/2007
Faced with aging and deteriorating neighborhoods, the City of Greenville worked with residents to create a plan to rehabilitate properties and provide home ownership opportunities.
Innovista ... Columbia's answer to succeeding in the new economy
5/18/2007
In the years to come, downtown Columbia will be transformed.
Annual Meeting to bridge cities' successes with the state's competitiveness
5/7/2007
The 2007 Annual Meeting will be headlined by a high-energy opening general session highlighting the first year of Hometown, SC and making further connections to the important roles strong cities and towns play in the state’s competitiveness.
A State in Bloom
3/31/2007
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine

As temperatures begin to thaw and colors burst in gardens and treetops, families will shed their winter layers and venture out to enjoy nature.

South Carolina's cities and towns power economic growth
3/19/2007
By Bill Settlemyer, Charleston Regional Business Journal
Now that our company is publishing statewide as well as local business news, we are making a concerted effort to get connected with key organizations around the state that have an impact on economic growth.
Cities play key role in South Carolina's economic development
3/1/2007
Columbia - Elected officials from cites and towns across the state gathered this week in Columbia for the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s Hometown, SC Legislative Action Day.
Fix the whole tax system
2/20/2007
By Harris DeLoach and Doug Echols, This column appeared in The State and other newspapers around South Carolina.
“Taxes are the dues we pay for a democratic society.”
Midlands' mayors stress value and partnerships in their State of the City addresses
2/7/2007
Mayors from two Midlands cities used their annual State of the Cities address to stress the importance of partnerships and the value residents derive from being part of these two cities.
Sanford's State of the State hits on issues important to cities and towns
1/18/2007
Columbia, SC - Governor Mark Sanford’s State of the State address made several key points that have direct connections to the state’s cities and towns.
South Carolina cities and towns support the state's competitiveness efforts
1/10/2007
Columbia, SC - The 2007 legislative agenda for South Carolina’s cities and towns reads like a reflection of the priorities supported by business leaders to increase the state’s competitiveness.
Something's fishy
1/5/2007
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine
What do Anderson's fish, Orangeburg's roses and Aiken's horses have in common?
City of Greenville partners with business community to launch awareness campaign on new smoke-free ordinance
12/12/2006
Greenville . . . Local business leaders in the hospitality industry stood with Greenville officials to launch the new “Breathe Easier” campaign that introduces the city’s new smoke-free ordinance to residents and businesses.
On Location
11/30/2006
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine
When Hollywood comes to small-town South Carolina, it shines a spotlight on cities and pumps big bucks into their local economies in a few short weeks.
State business leaders stress quality of life provided by cities
11/20/2006
Encouraging dialogue while engaging business and community leaders is one of the primary goals of Hometown, SC.
South Carolina cities and towns by the numbers
9/30/2006
By Reba H. Campbell, SC Magazine
The 269 cities and towns of South Carolina form the nucleus of prosperity, success and development for the state.
Nine Innovative Cities
7/30/2006
By Amy Geier Edgar, SC Magazine
Nine South Carolina cities and towns are being honored in July through an annual award program showcasing innovative community programs around the state.