Brown is entrepreneur of the year finalist

The Ernst & Young LLP awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Columbia man sentenced for counterfeiting movies

Johnnie B. Gray, 29, of Columbia, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court for infringement of copyright, a violation of federal law, U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said, based upon Gray’s confession that he copied and sold commercial movies

Legislative calendar

Each week the Daily Report publishes a calendar of who is entertaining our legislators.

Job of the Week

The National Golf Course Owners Association is looking to hire an account manager. The part-time, commission-only position requires aggressive business-to-business phone sales, with daily call quotas and weekly revenue goals. A background in the business is preferred. Netforum software experience is a plus. Learn more or apply here.

Correction

A story published in the Daily Report on Friday incorrectly identified the business division TD Bank intends to close in Lexington as part of a consolidation plan. The company plans to close only the Lexington call center in June and consolidate those operations at existing centers in Auburn, Maine, Springfield, Mass., and Mount Laurel, N.J., a spokeswoman said. The Daily Report regrets the error. Read the story online here.