Trump continues moratorium on offshore drilling in S.C. until 2032

Offshore drilling moratorium extended until 2032 in S.C.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to extend Florida’s current moratorium on offshore drilling for 10 years and expand it through Georgia and South Carolina’s Atlantic coasts.

SBA announces S.C. award winners

South Carolina's Small Business Administration announced its national and state awards Sept. 8 with plans to recognize state winners in a virtual ceremony from 1- 3 p.m. on Sept. 16. An Irmo businessman was among the honorees.

Historic Columbia honors people, projects

A pair of individual winners were selected for achievement and leadership in the organization’s 2020 Preservation Awards, while seven projects were chosen in categories including adaptive use and new construction in an historic context.

Richland County sees state-high 530 unemployment claims

The 5,113 claims filed for the week ending Sept. 5 brought the S.C. total to 735,360 in the last 25 weeks. The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce has paid nearly $4 billion in state and federal benefits.

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