SCBIZ Daily for Jan. 27, 2020

State Earned Income Tax Credit increases in 2020

By tax year 2023, the state Earned Income Tax Credit will increase to 125% for eligible taxpayers. People who qualify for the federal credit are also eligible for the tax credit on their state income tax returns.

Unemployment rate falls to 2.3% in December

South Carolina continued its record streak of low unemployment, with the number of people working in the state climbing to more than 2.3 million in December 2019. Lexington County is tied for the lowest unemployment rate in S.C.

State successfully transitions to new eWIC cards

Since the beginning of the year, more than 43,000 electronic benefit cards have been distributed to S.C. participants, and 25,000 participants have downloaded the eWIC mobile app.

Greenville Tech names director for bachelor's program

Greenville Technical College has hired the person who will lead the first bachelor’s degree program offered at a two-year college in the S.C. Technical College System. Industry veteran Philip Caruso is the new academic program director for the Bachelor in Applied Science in Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

BMW Charity Pro-Am launches ticket sales

Ticket sales opened Thursday for the annual BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corp., hosted June 1-7, at Thornblade Club and The Cliffs Valley.

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