Tag: business
St. Pat’s festival, microbreweries underpinnings for Columbia’s outdoor drinking culture
Biergartens are proliferating in the Columbia area as drinking alcohol outdoors is becoming more acceptable. And the granddaddy of outdoor drinking, the St. Pat’s Day Festival in Five Points, is right around the corner.
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City hopes fewer parking regulations will bring influx of small businesses to North Main Street
The cost of starting a small business in Columbia is decreasing as the city tries to eliminate roadblocks for starting small businesses.
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Development brings luxury living, new shops to Devine Street
A new luxury housing development and two new businesses are coming to Devine Street in Columbia.
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A light through the slums: Locals work to lift those in poorest parts of the world
From Columbia, South Carolina, to Colombia, South America — and Kenya, Africa — local Midlands businesses and organizations are helping to improve people’s lives.
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‘Nothing is like this:’ Mix-use business, entrepreneurial hub planned for West Columbia
A new entrepreneurial hub with studio and flex space for business owners as well as shops and food and brew halls for patrons, is envisioned for West Columbia next fall. The project would redevelop an old sign factory that’s been out of business for more than a decade.
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Columbia grappling with nationwide question of how to regulate short-term rental business
Columbia is working to to regulate short-term rental units to appease neighbors who don’t want Airbnbs on their street and industry leaders who make a living by renting out homes.
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Are Columbia’s locally owned Black businesses successful or struggling?
The challenges that come with operating a small business can be daunting.
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Downtown Columbia hotels fuller, more expensive for USC’s busy weekend
Gamecock football and Family Weekend are colliding to fill Columbia hotels. But don’t expect it to be cheap.
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Oddball, iconic spot for Vista nightlife celebrates 30 years
The Art Bar is celebrating 30 years of business this week with a community of customers, employees and friends.
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MapQuest co-founder, Columbia entrepreneurs launch start-up hub
The Boyd Foundation Community Innovation Center opened in July, and it is an entrepreneurial hub...
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‘Quiet quitting’ keeps Columbia workers, managers on edge
Vincent Dandridge stands behind the counter at Scoopy Doo Gelato, where he once had to work 22...
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New Midlands leadership council set to take over annual competitiveness report
Business leaders in the Midlands come together to take a formal approach to improving Columbia’s economic landscape.
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