Inaugural student pitch competition now accepting entries The inaugural SC Innovates 2020, a statewide student pitch competition, began in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week Monday. More than $10,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs in the collaboration between the S.C. Department of Commerce, the South Carolina Research Authority and state colleges and universities. S.C. unemployment falls to 5.1% in September Led by a gain of 8,100 jobs in the government sector, the state’s unemployment rate dropped from a revised rate of 6.4% in August. The leisure and hospitality industry saw a decrease of 2,900 jobs. |