| Recruiters comb Upstate to staff offices Despite record unemployment numbers in 2020, Upstate hiring agencies are scouring the labor pool to fill high-skilled professional positions. National staffing employment reached its highest peak in 10 months in November with at least 48% of staffing companies in the American Staffing Association reporting an increase in assignments each week. More than 2,900 applicants to receive $65M in relief funds A total of 2,970 small and minority businesses and nonprofit organizations will receive SC Cares Act Relief funding. The S.C. Department of Administration coordinated the program payments, which will occur through January. | 