Friday's headlines from the Charleston Regional Business Journal

Citadel students compete in elevator pitch contest

Five teams of collegiate entrepreneurs have the chance to present their best business ideas to a committee of judges on Nov. 11 in The Citadel’s seventh Baker Business Bowl. The Citadel’s interdisciplinary competition challenges promising entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new product or service to showcase how they would turn it into a business.

Viewpoint: Real estate pro talks about survival

Toni Gilliard, a regional real estate professional, talks about running a small business when everything changed for all businesses, seemingly overnight, as the global pandemic rippled across the region, state and nation.

CBD extraction facility opens in Orangeburg County

The Carolina CannaTech facility brings the processing operations of Neeses-based hemp producer Nature’s Highway in-house and is available to other CBD companies. The 2,400-square-foot facility is fully operational.

S.C. Manufacturing Conference and Expo: It's not over!

If you missed a session or just want to relive the Bosch super video (left) on the internet of things, you can check out the keynotes and sessions archive at SCBIZtv at this link. Also, don't miss visiting booths of companies exhibiting on the virtual expo floor. You'll have an opportunity to continue to visit these companies for 30 days and find out more about what they do to ensure the viability of manufacturing. Click to register and attend at no charge.

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