Carolina Business Review recently aired a program on how small businesses have been impacted by COVID-19. Frank Knapp, President/CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, was a featured guest. Also on the panel are Greg Habib (Mayor, Goose Creek), Tracy Furman (Executive Director, Triad Local First) and…
Lexington County Chronicle October 28, 2020 By Jerry Bellune Should power company customers have the right to seek lower rates elsewhere? That’s essentially the question Judge Roger Young had to answer in a case involving Santee Cooper rates. Santee Cooper is the taxpayer-owned utility that provides power to Mid-Carolina Electric…
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WCBD-TV October 21, 2020 Watch video by: Raymond Owens BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Fallout from Tuesday’s announcement that Century Aluminum will close by the end of the year if they cannot get a better electricity rate continues in Berkeley County. Century wants the utility provider to allow them to…
WCSC-TV October 21, 2020 Watch video Small business owners fear loss of revenue, layoffs if aluminum plant closes By Harve Jacobs GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) – There’s more possible fallout from the threatened closing of Century Aluminum in Goose Creek. The aluminum plant said it will close down its Mount…
Summerville Journal Scene October 21, 2020 By Frank Knapp Jr. Do leaders in Washington really know the needs of small businesses? The answer is an unqualified “no” according to 81% of the respondents to a national survey conducted this summer by Small Business for America’s Future (SBAF). One does not…
ABC News 4 October 20, 2020 Watch video By Rachel Ellis GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCIV) — The end could be near for Century Aluminum in Mount Holly. Goose Creek City leaders said while the news didn’t necessarily come as a surprise, the people who work at Century Aluminum are friends, neighbors,…
Press Release Contact: Frank Knapp fknapp@scsbc.org 803-600-6874 cell Columbia, SC, October 21, 2020—Below are the prepared remarks of Frank Knapp, President & CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, regarding the closing of the Mt. Holly Aluminum Plant in Goose Creek, SC. Remarks were made at a…
THE COST OF SILENCE The Cost of Silence – Nominated Best Documentary Film – Sundance 2020. Secretly filmed over nine years, an oil industry insider exposes the devastating consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill and uncovers a growing public health disaster and the coordination between government and industry to silence…
Application Window: October 19, 2020 – November 1, 2020 Application: Click here for the application. Grant Awards: Will range from $2,500 to $25,000 Eligibility Criteria: Employ 25 or fewer employees Physically located in South Carolina In operation from September 13, 2019, to present Can demonstrate a financial or operational impact due to COVID-19 Priority…