Business school to measure success of FastTracSC

A study by the College of Charleston’s School of Business will measure the effectiveness of the program that helps entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. The study team will survey 1,200 past participants, track the status of their ventures and determine their contributions to the economy. A final report is expected in July.

SBA honors Columbia businessman

Daniel Dennis, president of the Dennis Corp., an engineering and construction management firm, has been named the S.C. Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration.

Nuclear lab engineer elected Fellow in society

George Rawls of the Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken has been elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at the society’s Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code meeting.

USC law school to hold conference on Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, which has a strong connection to the Palmetto State through the coastal Gullah community, has recently emerged from years of civil war and is struggling to rebuild and restore order.

Job of the Week

The University of South Carolina is seeking a senior applications analyst. The analyst will organize, plan, test, install and work in the development of complex batch, interactive computer systems in client-servicer environments. Starting salary is $53,790-$65,000. Bachelor’s degree in computer science and seven years’ experience are required, as is knowledge of relations databases, SQL, JAVA database design and applications. Learn more or apply here.

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