The need to address long-term labor shortage and a 40-year low in new business startups via immigration reform was the topic on Myrtle Beach’s WRNN Morning Show July 2nd. Listen to host Leanne Graham’s interview with SC Small Business Chamber executive Frank Knapp. Listen here: ——————————————– Reduce health insurance costs: Learn…
Small business owners urge senators to support immigrant reform to address worker shortage
WCSC-TV June 30, 2021 Watch Video By Paola Tristan Arruda CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – South Carolina small business owners and state organizations are calling on U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to support bipartisan immigration reform. On Wednesday, the Carolinas Chapter of the American Business Immigration Coalition along with…
Dominion’s SC settlement calls for electric rates to rise, but much less than requested
Post and Courier July 2, 2021 By John McDermott Dominion Energy and a state agency have settled a contested case that clears the way for the company to increase its electricity rates in South Carolina — but by a far slimmer margin than it had requested last year. The deal,…
Dominion Energy settles on customer rate hike request
WLTX-TV July 2, 2021 Watch Video The utility company originally wanted to increase customer rates over 7% but agreed to reduce the hike to a little over 1%. By Julia Kauffman (WLTX) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Customers of Dominion Energy South Carolina no longer have to worry about a big hike…
South Carolina reaches settlement with Dominion over electric rates
WLTX July 2, 2021 The settlement drops a proposed hike to 1.46% – or just under $2 on average. However, it still has to be approved by the SC Public Service Commission By Christopher Buchanan COLUMBIA, S.C. — A settlement has been reached between South Carolina state agencies and Dominion…
Settlement agreement cuts proposed Dominion rate hike by 85% for small business
Press Statement July 2, 2021 Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Today a settlement agreement was filed with the S.C. Public Service Commission regarding Dominion Energy South Carolina’s (DESC) 2020 application to raise electric rates. The agreement signed by DESC, SC Office of Regulatory Staff and 5 intervening parties was the…
3-city immigration event spreads the word for needed reform to help small businesses
Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Press Release July 1, 2021 Columbia, SC—The South Carolina Small Business Chamber (SCSBCC) and the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) successfully completed press events on June 30th in Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston. Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the SCSBCC, announced that his chamber…
Unemployment benefits running out for thousands of South Carolinians
WWIS WCSC WRDW June 29, 2021 By Adam Mintzer and Patrick Phillips COLUMBIA, S.C. – Approximately 60,000 unemployed South Carolinians will no longer be eligible for any unemployment benefits starting Wednesday. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says that includes both federal and state benefits. South Carolina is…
South Carolina Ends $300 A Week In Extra Unemployment Benefits
WFAE Charlotte NPR June 27, 2021 South Carolina Ends $300 A Week In Extra Unemployment Benefits WFAE | By Nick de la Canal South Carolina workers on unemployment will see a drop in benefits this week as the state ends the extra $300 a week in unemployment assistance from the federal…
Business groups release letter signed by more than 500 small business owners calling for Congress to protect and expand voting rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Letter released during a call that also featured the results of a recent Small Business for America’s survey shows nearly three-quarters of small business owners support the For the People Act, which the Senate is considering this week Washington, D.C., June…