4/10/2008 Greer Mayor Rick Danner, ETV Radio's Your DayGreer 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. 4/1/2008 By Ron Aiken, Free TimesThere 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.
3/28/2008 By John McDermott, The Post and CourierMinority-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. 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. 3/15/2008 By Lorena Anderson, The Sun NewsBlight and competition. The two words seem to echo throughout downtown Myrtle Beach these days... 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. 2/29/2008 By Doug Echols and Wayne Wingate, The HeraldThroughout 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." 2/28/2008 By Tammy Stokes, Seeding Spartanburg2/27/2008 Editorial, Aiken StandardEvents of recent months show that different political groups can work together for the benefit of the entire county. 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.
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. 2/25/2008 Opinion column by Greer Mayor Rick Danner, Greenville NewsCities and towns are the economic engines that power the state's competitiveness and drive the success of regional cooperation and growth. 2/20/2008 Business leaders around the state echo the fact that "Cities Mean Business" in the latest Hometown Network News video. 2/15/2008 Opinion column by Mayor Randy Randall and Rob Clapper, Statehouse ReportAs 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. 2/14/2008 Opinion column by Ed Sellers and George Fletcher, Greenville NewsThe 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. 2/13/2008 Jenny Munro, The Greenville NewsThe 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. 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. 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. 2/4/2008 Amy Geier Edgar, SC BusinessWhen 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. 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.” 1/28/2008 Opinion Column, The StateIT’S NOT OFTEN that people who don’t work in city government talk about the need to change South Carolina’s antiquated annexation laws. 1/5/2008 By Mayor Bill Barnet, Herald JournalEach January for the past six years, I have requested this space to communicate with our community. 1/4/2008 By Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh , Statehouse ReportAs 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. 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. 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. 12/13/2007 By Jessica DeVault, The Herald JournalTo encourage entrepreneurship and business sustainability and growth, the city of Woodruff will offer the FastTracSC program to its local business owners starting in January. 12/5/2007 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineOver the years, several large highway improvement projects in the town of Irmo had required the removal of trees. 9/28/2007 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineVisit any South Carolina city, and you might see fans cheering at Little League baseball games, as kids round the bases. 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. 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. 7/31/2007 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineThe 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. 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. 5/31/2007 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineAs the weather warms, towns across the state - both large and small - hold festivals. 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. 5/18/2007 In the years to come, downtown Columbia will be transformed. 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. 3/31/2007 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineAs temperatures begin to thaw and colors burst in gardens and treetops, families will shed their winter layers and venture out to enjoy nature. 3/19/2007 By Bill Settlemyer, Charleston Regional Business JournalNow 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. 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. 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.” 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. 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. 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. 1/5/2007 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineWhat do Anderson's fish, Orangeburg's roses and Aiken's horses have in common? 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. 11/30/2006 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineWhen 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. 11/20/2006 Encouraging dialogue while engaging business and community leaders is one of the primary goals of Hometown, SC. 9/30/2006 By Reba H. Campbell, SC MagazineThe 269 cities and towns of South Carolina form the nucleus of prosperity, success and development for the state. 7/30/2006 By Amy Geier Edgar, SC MagazineNine South Carolina cities and towns are being honored in July through an annual award program showcasing innovative community programs around the state. |