The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce provides numerous opportunities for its members to advertise and sponsor events throughout the year.

The Chamber offers various events throughout the year in which companies can sponsor at different levels and gain invaluable exposure.

Watch this short video for a heads up on what’s coming in 2010.

Shannon Theobald and Alison Queen were selected to attend the Closing Bell Ceremony at NASDAQ tomorrow based on their performance in the DemandTec Retail Challenge. As local winners of the competition, both received a $1,000 scholarship and have been invited to NYC for the ceremony.

Allison is actually too busy with school right now to go, but Shannon and another girl – Emalie – will compete as a team against 6-8 other teams who’ve won their local contests from around the country for a chance at an additional $10,000 scholarship in the Grand Finals.

We are proud to add The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina to the charity page here on site.

As a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, the Foundation is committed to addressing the causes and effects of poverty here in South Carolina.

They are dedicated to efforts which help build a sustainable, healthy economy, promote educational success, support stronger families and contribute to long-term community development.

In the spirit of the season, they graciously just awarded 23 grants – totaling $248,000 – to nonprofit & faith-based organizations across South Carolina, including Loaves & Fishes here in Greenville County.

Linked In, Facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the social tools many are using to get ahead in today’s world.

Take advantage of our partnership with Careerbuilder now to increase your chances of being called back for one of the many South Carolina jobs available – several right here in Greenville County.

As 2009 closes out, it’s exciting to learn that South Carolina may be getting better data services thanks to new broadband maps coming soon.

Broadband mapping – much like the US Census every 4 years – is driven to a large extent by the population of a geographic area.

For those of us with internet, phone, and/or television service – essentially everybody in today’s society – it’s comforting to learn that our services may be updated to more modern standards down the road – especially in our state’s rural areas. New technologies always bring new opportunities, and we’re anxious to hear what competitive synergies will arise here at home.