SCBIZ Daily for Oct. 22, 2019

Construction jobs in S.C. down slightly in September

Between August and September of 2019, numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that construction jobs fell in South Carolina by 200. South Carolina was one of 39 states in which construction employment increased over the past 12 months, however.

Timken Co. to reduce Gaffney workforce by 150

One of Gaffney’s largest industrial employers will reduce its workforce from about 550 to about 400 over the next several months. Timken Co. announced upcoming workforce reductions last week.

Wofford breaks ground on new environmental center

Wofford College has broken ground for construction of its Chandler Center for Environmental Studies, named in honor of longtime college supporters J. Harold and Delores Wilson Chandler. The 20,000-square-foot facility is scheduled for a Fall 2020 opening.

Lehrer named Spartanburg Chamber board chairman

Wes Lehrer, Spartanburg market president of Truist Financial, the new institute that would be created by the proposed merger of BB&T and SunTrust banks, has been named chairman of Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s executive board.

On the Table community conversation set for today across the Midlands

Midlands community members will be dining together in an effort to encourage conversation and social initiatives. This is the second year the Central Carolina Community Foundation is hosting On the Table, encouraging citizens, business owners, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, students and community and religious leaders to engage in civic dialogue.