SCBIZ Daily for Dec. 1, 2020

Some unemployment benefits set to expire in S.C.

Extended unemployment benefits are ending because of the state’s dropping unemployment rate, while two federal benefits programs will expire Dec. 31. For the week ending Nov. 21, 3,567 initial claims were filed in the state.

Small business gains traction in Charleston, opens shop downtown

Jewelry shop Tiny Tassel earned a nod as one of the small, Black-owned businesses featured in Facebook’s #BuyBlackFriday initiative. Now owner Mimi Striplin is opening her first physical store this holiday season on Spring Street.

Trinity Partners leasing space in 4 shopping centers

The deal includes Rosewood Shopping Center and Irmo Station, both in Columbia, as well as locations in Aiken and Augusta, Ga. The centers are owned by Atlanta-based New Market. All four centers have leasing opportunities available.

Bon Secours St. Francis only S.C. recipient of national grant

A $50,000 grant from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to Bon Secours St. Francis' Cancer Center will enable the health care provider to expand its clinical trial treatment program for teenagers and adolescents.

Report: S.C. highways most deadly in the nation

As highways flood with travelers returning home from Thanksgiving holidays, a report from the Reason Foundation reminds drivers to take it easy: South Carolina highways have the highest overall fatality rate in the nation, despite being the sixth most cost-effective.

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