CRBR's Morning Report - June 8, 2020

Money Matters in the Midlands During COVID-19

According to the Department of Employment and Workforce, the April unemployment rate in South Carolina was 12.1%. While that’s significantly below the national rate of 14.7%, Midlands residents are still feeling the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic.

Roger Voss Joins MassMutual SC in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC, June1, 2020 – Roger Voss has joined MassMutual South Carolina, a general agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) as a financial services professional.

GSSM Senior Selected as Gates Scholarship Recipient

Hartsville, SC - The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) senior, Elijah Brown of Richland county, has been selected as one of 300 a Gates Scholar from over 36,000 applications.

Dominion Energy Commits $5 Million to Social Justice, Community...

Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and its charitable foundation are committing $5 million to help community reconciliation and rebuilding across the company’s 20-state footprint. The funds will support non-profit organizations advocating for social justice and equality.

New Charitable Effort Will Feed South Carolinians, Help SC Farmers

COLUMBIA – The nonprofit South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture will buy food from South Carolina farmers and distribute it to local food banks as part of a new charitable effort to ease COVID-19 strains on the food system.