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Published in The Spartanburg Herald-Journal Sen. John Hawkins, R-Spartanburg, announced Wednesday he will pre-file legislation at the State House to remove unnecessary regulation from small business. He said the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act of 2004 would make state agencies more accountable in the way they regulate small businesses. “Small business is the backbone of […]

Published in Press Release Columbia, SC—The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce congratulated Governor Mark Sanford and his Department of Commerce for creating a Small Business Ombudsman position. Commerce announced the appointment of Charles (Chuck) Bundy, a senior staff member in the Business Solutions Division, to the new position on Friday. “We are very pleased

By Megan Hughes, WIS-TV Three years ago, Governor Jim Hodges campaigned for a state lottery modeled after Georgia’s, geared toward college scholarships, “This lottery will revolutionize access to higher education.” Since his pitch, the lottery was not only introduced, but it has flourished. The lottery has brought in $1.2 billion since 2001 and it continues

By David Axe , Free Times Some Columbia hotel owners and business leaders are vowing to fight USC’s plans to build a university-owned hotel on Pendleton Street in Columbia. Leaders of the Greater Columbia Hotel and Motel Association and the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce gathered on July 23 at the Clarion Hotel downtown

July 24, 2003 Columbia, SC — The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is again focusing attention on government’s relationship with in-state small businesses. Earlier this month, the 9,000 member organization released information showing that the state spent $1.3 billion a year with out-of-state businesses and called for change to spend more state dollars with

by Melissa Morrell, GSABusiness According to the most recent Kaiser Foundation study, small group health insurance premiums have increased 12% across the country last year. The Center for Studying Health System Change estimates that in 2001 the average premium increase for South Carolina small businesses was 14.5%. Premiums have risen every year for businesses since

by Chris Roberts, The State Small business remains the giant in South Carolina, but the state has a few more mega-employers than it did a few years ago. Half of S.C.’s business establishments had four or fewer workers in 2001, according to a new Census Bureau report. The agency’s “County Business Patterns” survey says 50,000

by Lauren Markoe, Staff Writer, The State In the name of thrift and to the chagrin of local businesses, the state plans to stop buying computers and related equipment directly from South Carolina companies. South Carolina intends to join a group of 15 Western states formed to cut purchasing costs. The Western States Contracting Alliance

By JOE GUY COLLIER,  Staff Writer Electricity bills will be going up in South Carolina but not as much as SCE&G wanted. The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a 5 percent increase in the base rate for South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.’s residential customers. The increase, which is expected to go into

Business groups will lobby state legislators this session on bills that involve issues ranging from worker injuries to the sex lives of fleas. Here’s a look at some other smaller issues relating to business in South Carolina: TECHNICAL COLLEGE TUITION The issue: The Small Business Chamber of Commerce will seek full funding for technical college tuition from