Charleston Post and Courier August 1, 2019 BY FRANK KNAPP JR. Two years ago, South Carolina received the worst financial news in its history. Santee Cooper and its partner SCE&G were abandoning construction of two nuclear reactors in Fairfield County, leaving the utilities $4 billion and $5 billion in debt,…
Op-ed: Celebrate Fairfield Co., Midlands Tech plan for free technical college tuition
The State July 25, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. July 8, 2019 will be recognized as the day a 21-year old promise was finally achieved, at least for one South Carolina county. On this date Midlands Technical College and the Fairfield County School District formed a partnership that would give…
Opinion: Danger Lurks Beneath National Economic Headlines
GazetteXtra (Janesville, WI), July 11, 2019 Inside Sources, July 11, 2019 Waco Tribune-Herald, July 14, 2019 by Frank Knapp Jr. Two economic stories received big headlines the week of July 4. The Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high and the economy added 224,000 jobs in June. On the…
Booker offers Day One action to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic
PRESS STATEMENT Date: July 11, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Booker offers Day One action to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Booker offers Day One action to ban offshore drilling…
Strategic victory against seismic air gun blasting of the Atlantic
Today the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control found that the permit for seismic exploration for oil off the SC coast submitted by WesternGeco is inconsistent with the state’s Coastal Zone Management Program. Read DHEC’s letter here. On June 8th the SC Small Business Chamber submitted our comments…
NOAA concerned about oil spills but not toxic chemical releases
PRESS RELEASE Date: July 8, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: NOAA concerned about oil spills but not toxic chemicals Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733, 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC—A recent story in the Charlotte Observer cites a June 29th NOAA report concerning the federal agency’s…
Bluffton, other communities voice concerns about seismic testing
Bluffton Today July 6, 2019 By Dan Hunt The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Conservation received a letter this week from 16 coastal communities, including Bluffton, opposing seismic testing for offshore oil and gas deposits. The letter was drafted on behalf of the communities by the nonprofit law…
Inslee releases “Freedom from Fossil Fuels” plan. Includes Day 1 Action to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic
PRESS STATEMENT Date: June 24, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Inslee’s Day 1 plan to ban offshore drilling Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Today presidential candidate Jay Inslee released his “Freedom from Fossil Fuels” plan agenda “to mobilize the United States…
Opinion: Failure Would Cement ‘Victory for Small Business’
Morning Consult June 21, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. Starting next year, for the first time, businesses will be allowed to give workers money specifically to purchase individual health insurance policies. This revised federal rule for tax-exempt health reimbursement arrangements was finalized last week. President Donald Trump called the changes a “monumental…
Commentary: Presidential candidates must pass SC’s offshore-drilling litmus test
Charleston Post and Courier June 14, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. South Carolina Democrats convene their state convention in Columbia on June 22. At least 14 candidates vying to win the party’s presidential nomination will join them. While numerous issues will be discussed, one should rise to the top due…