SCBIZ Daily for March 10, 2021

Charleston’s Touchpoint merges with FishBait Solutions

The marketing and communications company founded in 2005 in Charleston is becoming part of FishBait Solutions. Touchpoint founder Colleen Troy will join the combined company as vice president of communications.

Small business centers launch eCommerce startup series

The Greenville Area Small Business Development Center, Piedmont Service Corp of Retired Executives and the CommunityWorks Women’s Business Center are partnering to present a three-part series on starting an e-commerce business in the Upstate. The series starts March 15.

Walmart commits $350 billion to U.S. manufacturing

The retail corporation is investing in the country’s manufacturing industry and anticipates creating more than 750,000 jobs nationwide in the next 10 years. The company is building a $200 million logistics and distribution center in Dorchester County.

Clemson develops robot to help overcome drug shortage

Clemson University's Yue "Sophie" Wang is leading an effort to develop robots for Nephron Pharmaceuticals that prefill and cap syringes in order to help bridge the supply gap for the sector. The pharmaceutical robotic systems market is expected to double to $199.46 million from five years ago.

Group works to bridge community health care gaps

United Language Group’s outreach programs, including a vaccine equity initiative, aim to help a limited English proficiency population navigate health care systems, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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