ANDERSON, South Carolina, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Anderson University issued the following news release: * * * The COVID-19 pandemic brought new awareness to the crucial role supply chain plays 24/7 in global business. * * * Dr. Kim Whitehead, a professor in the Anderson University College of Business, has co-authored with Dr. Edmund Prater An Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management: What Every Manager Needs to Understand. Supply chain concepts haven't always been on everyone's radar. Th  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * $14.5 million investment will create 52 new jobs * * * East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider, today announced it selects Charleston County to establish the company's first South Carolina operation. The $14.5 million investment will create 52 new jobs. With 70 years of experience, East Coast Warehouse & Distribution o  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Francis Marion University issued the following news: On Thursday, Francis Marion University held its quarterly Board of Trustees meeting and retreat at The Cottage on FMU's campus. During the meeting, the Trustees approved the next phase of renovation of the Village Apartments in accordance with the Campus Development Plan. Following the meeting, an open house for the new School of Business/School of Education Building was held. The 54,000 square-foot, $23  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * $750,000 investment will create 50 new jobs * * * J&P Park, Inc. (J&P Park), a portfolio of brands providing consumers with innovative and high-quality gardening and hobby-based products, announced today that it is expanding its Greenwood County operations with the recent acquisition of Northern Brewer, a leader in homebrewing. J&P Park's $750,000 investment is expect  more

CLINTON, South Carolina, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: Dr. Kendra Hamilton's Romancing the Gullah in the Age of Porgy and Bess is a literary and cultural study of an area known for being a "cradle of Black culture" in the United States. Dr. Kendra Hamilton, an associate professor of English at Presbyterian College, published a new book in June 2024 titled Romancing the Gullah in the Age of Porgy and Bess. The work of nonfiction examines the literary and c  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Richland County issued the following news: Richland County is boasting the noteworthy achievements of three Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center officers, each of whom graduated Thursday from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy's Basic Detention (BD) training program. Sgt. Cohanskie Goodson and Officers Kortney Myers and Kelly Buechel were among those in BD Class 466 who successfully completed the rigorous three-week training course. The mission of the BD training  more

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics issued the following news release: The South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) named Dr. Vik Bebarta (Colonel, USAF), Founding Director of the University of Colorado's (UC) Center for Combat Medicine and Battlefield (COMBAT) Research, as the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year at its annual Convocation. Each year, the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award is presented t  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: * * * HIGHLIGHTS * The university will work with the Charleston-based newspaper to establish a base of operations in the growing Rock Hill and York County region. * The three-year pilot agreement starting in January calls for a local editor, two reporters and a publisher/advertising director to be based on campus in the Barnes and Noble bookstore in the DiGiorgio Campus Center. * They will work with up to  more