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Shop in Columbia’s Five Points the next step for made-in-SC sportswear brand
COLUMBIA — A Columbia entrepreneur is taking the next step for his sportswear brand, opening a shop next month in Five Points.
Swiff, a line of hoodies, T-shirts and other clothing that has been sold at Soda City Market for almost two years, is headed a vacant spot at 736 Harden St. in Five Points.
Brand founder Ashanti Thomas said the shop, a longtime goal of his, is expected to open Feb. 26.
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Columbia startup raises millions to build software for trucking, aims to reshape industry
COLUMBIA (The Post and Courier Columbia) — Motor Supply Inc. is not your typical trucking company, co-founded on something of a dare by a Columbia computer scientist with no prior experience in the industry. The teams’ technical skill sets combined with on-the-job experience gained while directing 17 semis back and forth across the United States […]
OC Tech among two Orangeburg colleges awarded Department of Education grant to support underserved students
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (OC Tech) is one of two colleges in the City of Orangeburg and three in the state to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support postsecondary students throughout the country. OC Tech is calling the grant “Race to the Finish.” The focus is to reach out […]