MultiBriefs May 28, 2020 Seth Sandronsky COVID-19 is changing how we make a living. Employment and gross domestic product are in free-fall. Amid the carnage, a new report has used metrics, from jobs to internet connectivity and the tech industry, to gauge the preparedness of 50 states and the District…
Hurting the economy in a SNAP
This morning 875,000 South Carolinians woke up to something other than an earlier sunrise than they had last week. They woke up to having less food to eat every month. SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known at food stamps) saw an automatic cut on Friday because of the inability…
Is Obamacare a job-killer?
July 26, 2013 By Alain Sherter | CBS News (MoneyWatch) As Republicans in Congress continue trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, perhaps the most serious charge leveled against the health care law is that it is a “job-killer.” Critics say the ACA requirement that companies provide employees with health…
Duke agrees to smaller rate hike
Published July 24, 2013 By Bill Poovey | GSA Business bpoovey@scbiznews.com Duke Energy in a settlement has agreed to a $119 million rate increase over two years, almost half as much as the utility originally proposed. If approved, the increase for 540,000 households and businesses in South Carolina will take…
Duke Energy Carolinas reaches agreement on request to increase rates in South Carolina
July 23, 2013 GREENVILLE, S.C., July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy DUK -1.53% , has reached an agreement with the Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS), Wal-Mart, the S.C. Energy Users Committee and the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce concerning the…
Residential power bills to rise by more than 10 percent under Duke rate hike propos
July 23, 2013 By Rudolph Bell, Greenvilleonline.com Power bills for homeowners and renters would increases lightly more than 10 percent over two years – much more than business customers –under a proposed settlement of Duke Energy’s third rate hike in South Carolina since 2010. The settlement, which the state Public…
What I learned on my flight to D.C.
Very seldom do I get to read a hard copy of The Wall Street Journal (and I never read it online because it is hidden behind a paywall). But on my 6:15AM flight to D.C. I did read the paper and thought I would share with you some of the…
Business, environmental groups meet in Charleston, call for action on rising sea levels
July 16, 2013 By David Slade | Charleston Post and Courier With dire warnings about the impacts on the Charleston-area coast as sea levels continue to rise, environmental and business groups renewed their call for action to address climate change Tuesday at White Point Garden. “We have withstood hurricanes and…
Climate change campaign makes stop at the Battery
Under the sea: That’s where we’ll be July 16, 2013 Kalyn Oyer, Charleston City Paper …
Duke Energy talking smaller rate request
GSABusiness By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com The South Carolina agency that represents the public’s interest with utilities has recommended that Duke Energy reduce its $220 million rate request and the utility has agreed to consider seeking less. The recommendation is for $119 million over two years, or a 5.5% increase —…