WIS-TV September 28, 2021 By Mary Green COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – An economist at the University of South Carolina said the federal government is unlikely to shut down Friday at midnight, the deadline by which Congress needs to reach an agreement on funding to keep it open. Past that, lawmakers face another deadline moving closer to […]
Join us Thursday, September 30th, for a business leader briefing with Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) moderated by Candace Waterman, President & CEO of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP). Congressman Luetkemeyer will brief our local business leader network about what Congress is doing to help small business owners recover from the
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Columbia Regional Business Report September 15, 2021 By Melinda Waldrop Frank Knapp sees one straightforward solution to the labor shortage facing many industries as the nation continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic: Make more workers available. Three pieces of legislation currently before the U.S. Senate can help accomplish that goal, said Knapp, president and CEO
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Columbia Regional Business Report September 15, 2021 By Melinda Waldrop As the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit winds down, a new report reflects growing optimism among S.C. small businesses, while another study points to a continued labor shortage in the state. Following up on a February survey, Facebook’s September Global State of Small Business
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Like Fernandez and others on the call, who ranged from Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, to Frank Knapp, CEO, of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Demings pressed immigration reform as an economic issue. Florida Politics September 14, 2021 ‘It is economically important, morally right, and politically smart,’
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2021 Frank Knapp, 803-600-6874, fknapp@scsbc.org Ben Roussel, 202-210-3112, ben@rousselpr.com SC Small Business Chamber CEO addresses labor shortage and introduces Rep. Clyburn Watch Video Washington, DC — U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC), and members of the House Judiciary Committee, including U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chair of the
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There is no more cost-effective way for small businesses to control their energy expenses than through making their buildings more energy efficient. I am a good example. I have used the lighting efficiency program of SCE&G/Dominion Energy twice over a number of years in my office building. The financial incentives from the utility made the
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WCSC-TV September 10, 2021 By Nick Reagan CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – In a move impacting more than 100 million workers around the country, President Joseph Biden announced all federal employees will be required to get vaccinated. In addition, he is also directing the Department of Labor to develop a rule requiring all private businesses with more
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Spartanburg Herald-Journal September 10, 2021 By Bob Montgomery Business leaders said Friday they plan to review President Biden’s announced COVID-19 vaccination requirements before enacting any mandates. On Thursday, President Biden unveiled a sweeping six-part plan to fight COVID outbreaks that ordered all federal employees and employees of government contractors must be vaccinated. Companies with more than
A response to FITSNews commentary on voting rights legislation … FITSNews September 4, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr. I want to thank Will Folks for his recent commentary (8-23-2021) on the SC Small Business Chamber’s support for voting rights legislation. While we might have differences of opinion, he did include several full statements I
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