June 21, 2013 By Bill Poovey | GSA Business The president of the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce said before the first public hearing on Duke Energy’s request for a third rate increase since 2010 that the request is “not justified and particularly not justified for small businesses.” Frank Knapp Jr. has filed as […]
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Public hearings on Duke Energy’s proposed average 15.1% electric rate hike start tonight in Spartanburg. That hearing will start at 6 PM at the Tracy Gaines Building (auditorium) located at 800 Brisack Road, Spartanburg. Attend the hearing and let the SC Public Service Commission know how you feel about the rate hike. The SC Small
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Published on May 15, 2013 By Corey Hutchins | Free Times This week, Nikki Haley’s 16 cabinet agencies and others are set to report to the governor a list of all suggested regulations they want repealed or tweaked in an effort to shred red tape in state government. Back in February, Haley created a task
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May 10, 2013 By Bill Poovey | GSA Business Journal Duke Energy says additional revenue from a rate increase is needed to offset investments in infrastructure and new energy production, including $141 million for safety and security measures at the Oconee Nuclear Station (above) near Seneca. (Photo/Duke Energy) DukeEnergy’s request to raise rates for
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May 2nd—9AM—Charlotte Thursday, May 2nd, Duke Energy holds its Annual Shareholder Meeting to explain how it plans to increase electricity rates to make more money. Outside the building residential and small business ratepayers will explain how we plan to stop Duke’s average 15.1% rate hike in South Carolina. Come join ratepayers from the South Carolina
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It was a busy day yesterday for the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Two Senate subcommittees and the House Ways and Means Committee held meetings on legislation we supported. Unfortunately two of these bills did not get the favorable votes we wanted.The morning started out with a Senate subcommittee on S.145, a bill that
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Published on April 27, 2013 By Andy Brack | Free Times When South Carolina business owners figure out how they’ll face millions in fines if the state doesn’t take billions in free federal money to provide better health care for hundreds of thousands of low-income workers, they’ll rise up in disgust. As part of the
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Published on April 24, 2013 Accuracy.org Two national business policy groups released a poll showing small business owners strongly oppose corporate tax loopholes. More than four out of five small business owners (85%) oppose aterritorial tax system, which would permanently exempt offshore profits fromU.S. taxation. Frank Knapp is vice chairman of the American SustainableBusiness Council
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Published on April 9, 2013 By Frank Knapp, Jr. | The Hill’s Congress Blog In our highly partisan environment there seems to be very few issues that Republicans, Independents and Democrats agree on. This partisanship is easily seen in Congress but is also alive with voters across the country. Small business owners are often no
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Published on March 20, 2013 William Greider | The Nation An employee counts money from a sale at Chagrin Hardware in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) A promising new force is finding its voice in progressive politics, though it is still widely ignored or misunderstood. These overlooked progressives are small-business owners and entrepreneurs who
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