SC Housing expanding home ownership program

SC Housing expanding home ownership program

The Palmetto Heroes program will now include essential workers such as medical professionals, grocery store employees and delivery drivers. Qualifying participants can receive low-interest loans and down payment assistance.

What improved and what didn’t in Friday’s jobs report

A deep dive into the jobs report released Friday provides clues on why the numbers turned out better than expected. The improvements weren’t across the board. The unemployment rate among black workers, for example, increased.

USC among top 100 worldwide for faculty patents

For the eighth consecutive year, the university made the top 100 rankings for number of U.S. utility patents received by faculty members. In 2019, USC ranked 90th with faculty named as the lead on 31 patents.

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The June 22 print CRBR issue will include the next edition of Columbia Under Construction, a feature section on architecture, engineering and construction in the Midlands. Submit items by clicking on the above headline by Thursday.

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