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by Peter Hull, The Island Packet January 21, 2005 The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce is inviting small businesses interested in securing affordable health care for their workers to a meeting in Bluffton next month. The chamber is partnering with the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association to develop an employee health care program […]

by Ben Werner, The State January 6, 2005 A state purchasing law designed to spur hiring in South Carolina has not worked while costing taxpayers about 3 percent more than necessary for goods and services, a report released Wednesday said. The S.C. Legislative Audit Council examined “purchasing preferences,” a section of the law that allows

By Kyle Stock, The Post and Courier Published December 28, 2004 Dec. 28–Gov. Mark Sanford has quietly signed into law a controversial bill that deregulates rate-setting for phone companies and limits the ability of state regulators to field consumer complaints about their phone service. Sanford signed the legislation Dec. 3, despite pressure from consumer- and

By Noelle Phillips, The State Published December 10, 2004 Two state chambers of commerce are drafting legislation to protect businesses with fewer than 15 employees from a variety of discrimination lawsuits. The drafts are a response to an S.C. Supreme Court opinion that says people who work for a business with 14 or fewer employees

by Noelle Phillips, The State December 10, 2004 Two state chambers of commerce are drafting legislation to protect businesses with fewer than 15 employees from a variety of discrimination lawsuits. The drafts are a response to an S.C. Supreme Court opinion that says people who work for a business with 14 or fewer employees may

By Matthew Mogul, The Charleston Post and Courier  Published December 9, 2004 Backed by political heavyweights, one of the bills prefiled in the state House Wednesday would use state tax credits to encourage small-business growth as a way to boost South Carolina’s economy. A large part of the 2005 Job Creation Act would provide tax-based

by Jonathan Maze, Charleston Post & Courier November 23, 2004 Faced with skyrocketing health insurance costs, small businesses in six counties around the state will soon be able to save money by negotiating directly with health care centers so that their workers can see a doctor. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and

 by Krista Pierce, The Item November 11, 2004 An innovative pilot program, the first of its kind in the nation, will soon be tested in six South Carolina counties, including Sumter. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce recently announced it is helping coordinate an employee health care program for small businesses that don’t