SCBIZ Daily for April 29, 2020

United Community Bank acquiring Three Shores banks

United Community Banks Inc. and Three Shores Bancorporation Inc. have reached a definitive agreement for United Community Banks to acquire Three Shores, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Seaside National Bank & Trust.

Boeing to resume S.C. 787 operations

Boeing plans to resume its S.C.-based 787 operations this weekend, more than three weeks after production was suspended because of the coronavirus. Most employees will return to work Sunday or Monday, though employees who are able to work from home will continue to do so.

DHEC distributes rapid-response COVID-19 testing devices

The rapid-response testing devices can provide results within 20 minutes. DHEC distributed 15 machines to facilities in areas with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, as well as regions with above-average rates of underlying conditions.

Telehealth seizes its moment on stage

Before March 15, AnMed Health hosted few telehealth channels aside from MyChart e-visits. By March 23, the Anderson health care system had served more than 8,000 patients remotely. Chartspan fielded over 30,000 telehealth calls last month.

Columbia, Greenville-based Junior Achievement to combine

Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina and Junior Achievement of Upstate South Carolina will consolidate on July 1. The organizations served a combined 24,406 students in 41 counties in 2019.

Ribbon cut on Gaffney affordable housing community

Doors have swung open at NHE Inc.’s Linden Square, an affordable housing complex funded through a South Carolina Housing Authority initiative.

Coping with Covid: Conversation with Dr. Matt Bitner

SC Biz News talks to Dr. Matt Bitner, chairman of emergency medicine for Prisma Health, about COVID-19, the impact on businesses and communities, and how the novel coronavirus outbreak is reshaping how health care is delivered across South Carolina.
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