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Upstate Giving, May 18, 2020
Two anonymous donors funded the $200 registration fee for all 35 Greenville Technical College nursing graduates to take the licensing exam required to begin working as professionals.
AccelerateSC debates amusement parks, municipality funding
As AccelerateSC's 30-day cycle comes to a close, the task force continues to tackle issues ranging from reopened amusement parks to suspended business license penalties.
Viewpoint: Opening up and returning to work
Last month, we discussed ideas on how to manage a business and a workplace amid a pandemic. This month, we discuss opening up your business and returning employees to the workplace.
Spartanburg chamber names recovery task force members
During Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce's Bringing Back the Burg Business Recovery Task Force meeting on Wednesday, business and local government leaders discussed pre-COVID-19 economic figures to set benchmarks for recovery.
Zooming In for May 14
SCBio will host an open webinar on Tuesday, May 19, at 10 a.m. to discuss how the state's health care systems have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and plans moving forward.
Greater Greenville Pledge promotes guided reopening
Greenville’s Business Recovery Task Force launched a "Greater Greenville Pledge" initiative to promote social distancing, capacity limits, monitoring employees for COVID-19 symptoms and the use of masks.
Greenville restaurants prop open doors, salons and pools next to reopen
Permitted to welcome customers inside for the first time since March 17, dinner venues lining Greenville's Main Street propped open doors and windows on Monday to let in a few diners and some fresh air. Pools, salons and gyms are next.
Abbott antibody test cleared for emergency use
A fourth COVID-19 test from Abbott Laboratories, based in Illinois with a manufacturing location in Liberty, received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced today.
Spartanburg Chamber composes revitalization task force
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce announced a Bringing Back the Burg Business Recovery Task Force today, with representation from local government, business, non-profit and community development leaders.
Poultry industry keeps abreast of 2 viral threats
As South Carolina lurched into a pandemic-sparked state of emergency on Friday, March 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state’s veterinarians and farmers thwarted yet another emergent virus in Chesterfield County.
Nexsen Pruet donates 50 burrito meals to Bon Secours
Nexsen Pruet law firm sponsored 50 meals from Barberitos Southwestern Grill on South Pleasantburg Drive for health care workers at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital on Tuesday.
Greenville-made masks donated to schools, sheriffs’ offices
The S.C. Manufacturers Alliance donated 2,000 nonsurgical masks made in Greenville to a pair of school districts and law enforcement officers.
