SCBIZ Daily for Sept. 8, 2020

Midlands virtual event aimed at building diverse business relationships

The online event, hosted by the Richland County Office of Small Business Opportunity, will be held Thursday. A panel including area business leaders will discuss how to increase inclusion and opportunity to strengthen commerce.

DICK's Sporting Goods opening new Myrtle Beach location

A DICK’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy Store will open at Coastal Grand Mall this month. The two-day grand opening, set for Sept. 18-20, will feature promotional giveaways. The store is one of three planned new DICK’s locations.

S.C. victims services groups to receive $37 million

The funding, 98% of which comes from federal grants, will be distributed to nonprofits, sheriff’s offices, police departments, solicitor’s offices and state agencies next month. Among the recipients are sheriff's departments in Richland and Lexington counties.

USC ransomware attack removed personal data

The University of South Carolina said the attack on an outside vendor, discovered in May, may have led to the removal of data including names, contact information, birthdates, demographic information and charitable history.

Furman University readies to build indoor golf facility

Furman’s first phase of REK Complex renovations will feature a new indoor golf training facility that coaches say will help recruit talent from across the country. The project is funded by donors, including two golf team alumni who built professional careers. Construction will begin this fall.

Sullivan’s seafood restaurant in Lowcountry closing after 32 years

Another restaurant is lost to the pandemic as Sullivan’s seafood restaurant shutters permanently. The eatery’s owners plan to publish a cookbook of the most requested recipes served at the restaurant, but they said the time was right to walk away.

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