Business
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Independent bookstores navigate local rent landscapes
PENDLETON — A customer walks into The Pendleton Bookshop with a to-go coffee. “Hey, Dad!” says owner Amy Albright. The historic building — once a general store from 1850 to 1859 — is now a cozy, neatly organized shop. An antique safe, its designs faint but colorful, stands in the…
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Easley Big Lots store to close
EASLEY — Big Lots, Inc. announced on Dec. 19 the company is shuttering it’s 963 remaining locations — including the store in Easley.
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Pickens County Airport lands federal grant
PICKENS COUNTY — South Carolina airports, including the Pickens County Airport, are receiving millions of dollars in grant funding from the federal government.
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Area Business News
Baptist Easley award EASLEY — Baptist Easley Hospital was one of 14 hospital selected in the country and the only hospital in South Carolina to receive a 2016 MAP Certificate of Recognition in Revenue Cycle Achievement from the Healthcare Financial Management Association. “We focus on teamwork among the various components…
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Area Business News
Pinkham honored PICKENS COUNTY – Jaclyn Pinkham, volunteer coordinator for Miracle Hill Ministries, has won the Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award from the South Carolina Association for Volunteer Administration. Pinkham currently serves as the USCAVA vice chair and the SCAVA secretary. Her colleagues wrote a review of her commitment…
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Area Business News
‘Women of Accomplishment’ winner EASLEY — Rise’ Sheriff has been named the 2015 Tri-County Business and Professional Women’s Club and S.C. Business and Professional Women’s organization “Women of Accomplishment” because of her contribution to the advancement of women in the workplace and society. Sheriff had a child, quit school, and…
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Area Business News
‘Women of Accomplishment’ winner EASLEY — Rise’ Sheriff has been named the 2015 Tri-County Business and Professional Women’s Club and S.C. Business and Professional Women’s organization “Women of Accomplishment” because of her contribution to the advancement of women in the workplace and society. Sheriff had a child, quit school, and…
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Business News
Norm Rentz, left, president and CEO of Cannon Hospital, is shown with Donna Anderson, Chief Nursing Officer, and Pam Abercrombie, director of Quality Improvement/Risk Management at Cannon Hospital. Cannon Memorial Hospital recently received a new ISO 9001:2008 recertification after successfully passing an audit of its quality management system (QMS) by…
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CDL training center to open in Union
Charles Warner | Civitas Media This sign provides information on Alliance Tractor-Trailer Training Centers which is planning on opening a training center in Union by the end of June. UNION — A North Carolina-based firm that supplies trained drivers to more than 300 companies nationwide plans to open a training…
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Sun Solutions expanding operations
COLUMBIA — Sun Solutions, a locally-owned company that specializes in the delivery of print and other media communications, is expanding its South Carolina operations with the construction of a new building in Lexington County. The company’s $10.5 million investment is expected to result in 50 new jobs. Established in 1983…
