Adore Taxes LLC held a ribbon cutting Monday, April 25th to celebrate joining the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. Cutting the ribbon was owner Tiffanie R. McLaughlin. She was joined by chamber ambassadors, staff, family and friends. Adore Tax service is located at 604 S. Coit St. in Florence. McLaughlin started doing taxes in December […]
The Housing Authority of Florence held a ribbon cutting and tour of the facility on Wednesday, April 27th to celebrate the opening of its new location on West. Palmetto Street. Ambassadors of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce assisted with the ribbon cutting. In operation for the past 54 years, the Housing Authority moved from […]
Vibez843 bar and lounge celebrated joining the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, April 21st. The lounge is at 104 Kansas Drive in Florence. Owner Tameka Thomas was joined by her husband, Titus Thomas, and her three children, Tiana Thomas, Morgan Thomas and Jazzmyne Pipkins, in cutting the ribbon. Chamber […]
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue broke ground on its new South Carolina campus Thursday, April 14th at 2508 N. Williston Road. Executive Director and Founder Mirah Horowitz joined local team leader Stephanie Moore and others in the ceremonial groundbreaking at the property, just off I-95 in Florence. Lucky Dog purchased the property last February, Moore said. […]
LOV 3, a digital marketing agency, celebrated joining the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 19th with a ribbon cutting in the James Allen Plaza behind the Chamber office. Owner Adrian Pooler cut the ribbon and was joined by Chamber staff and ambassadors. Pooler started working while in high school in an effort […]
In a continued effort to lead the state in arts education, and improve and expand opportunities for students across the district, Florence 1 Schools is making further investments in all K-12 arts programs ahead of the 2022-23 school year. The investments total approximately $1.5 million, supplemented from various sources including federal and state grants. To […]
This year’s dancing event will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at SiMT in Florence. The reception begins at 6:00pm and the competition will begin promptly at 7:00pm. The Chamber own, Les Echols, Director of Community and Minority Enterprise, will be one of the dancing participants. The paired couples will square off for a […]
Surrounded by his family, Senator Mike Reichenbach became the South Carolina Senates newest member a week after he won a special election for his Florence County district with 90% of the vote. Reichenbach is a political newcomer and a car dealership owner in Florence. Reichenbach is filling out the last two-and-a-half years of the term […]
In recent weeks, the SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announced the creation of a task force that seeks to understand and address the state’s low labor force participation rate. While the state’s unemployment rate is 3.5%, the labor force participation rate is 57.2% which is below the national average of 62.3% and one […]
The amount of first-time unemployment claims in South Carolina is down for a second straight week. For the week ending Saturday, the Department of Employment and Workforce received 1,455 first-time unemployment claims, 46 fewer than last week, the agency said. That represented a 3% decrease from the prior week’s 1,501. Greenville County recorded the highest […]
