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The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce’s Winter 2022 Chamber Legislative Breakfast will be held on Friday, February 25th.  Michael Callahan, President of Duke Energy, SC will be the keynote speaker at the event. Doors will open for the breakfast at 7:30am and the program will begin at 7:50am.  Individual tickets are $20 for members. Reserved tables of 8 are available for $180. This program is made possible by Duke Energy and Signature Wealth Strategies. Come join us and learn more about the future of energy in South Carolina.

The breakfast is open to the public. All those attending must register prior to the event. Room seating is limited. Attendees must wear face coverings.

To register online, click here.

In this economy, it’s more important than ever to plan for success.

Join this FREE Virtual Workshop presented by a certified SCORE mentor on Tuesday, January 25th at 12:00-1:00 p.m. It will cover all the important aspects you need to consider when planning to start a business and guide you through the process to help you decide if you’re ready.

Some of the topics covered:

• Your personal traits
• Testing the business concept
• Developing a marketing and business plan
• Financial considerations
• Resources available to report your success

After registering below, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

https://score.tfaforms.net/17?EventID=a105a000005qamK

Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, at least two major industry sectors in South Carolina saw significant growth last year.

“Despite persistent industry challenges in 2021, consumer demand for our products remained strong,” said Anders Gustafsson, vice president of the Americas for Volvo Cars, which builds the S60 sedan at a $1.2 billion manufacturing campus in Berkeley County.

German automaker BMW, which builds its X-model SUVs in the Upstate, saw a 20.8 percent jump in North American sales in 2021 compared to the previous year, to 336,644 vehicles.

Hotels in the Palmetto State took a hard hit because of COVID-19 in 2020, but they didn’t perform quite as poorly as lodgings in the U.S. overall. Hotel occupancy nationwide that year was 44 percent, and revenue per room dropped 46 percent year-over-year.

But from March through August 2021, South Carolina outpaced the U.S. on occupancy and room rates. The state’s lead was largest in April when hotels in South Carolina were filling about 68 percent of their rooms versus 58 percent across the United States. Revenue per room in South Carolina that month was also more than $20 higher than the U.S. figure.

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Sonoco Recycling, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest sustainable global packaging companies, today announced it has acquired American Recycling of Western North Carolina, a privately owned recovered paper recycler located in Asheville, N.C.

American Recycling of Western North Carolina is a privately owned business that processes approximately 30,000 tons of recovered fiber annually at its well-capitalized Asheville material recovery facility. The business expects to generate approximately $9 million in sales in 2021 and it is strategically located approximately 65 miles from Sonoco’s Newport, TN, uncoated recycled paperboard mill.

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