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2021 has been a year of higher fuel prices, but as we always seem to experience, prices go up, then they go down. When will this happen again? What do analysts see for 2022 for the energy market?Mike Switzer interviews Susie Wang a chartered financial analyst with Dividend Assets Capital in Ridgeland, SC. She is also a member of the SC Chapter of the CFA Society.

Many years ago we interviewed our next guest about her Lowcountry biscuit business. Since then it has grown into a multi-faceted venture including restaurants, food trucks, TV shows and cookbooks. Mike Switzer interviews Carrie Morey, founder of Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits in Charleston, SC. Disclaimer: “How She Rolls” is a PBS show that airs on and is co-produced by SCETV.

Cybersecurity remains a big concern for most businesses which is why our next guest’s company has developed a system to help a company train its employees about IT safety. Their training method and its success resulted in SC Launch making a sizable investment into the company. Mike Switzer interviews Zach Eikenberry, CEO of Hook Security in Greenville, SC.

In 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding. The Corps' Charleston District has a unique and varied program that grows larger every year. The Civil Works, Navigation, Regulatory, Emergency Management, Military, and Interagency and International Services programs serve a diverse group of customers that span not only South Carolina, but also globally, which keeps the staff of more than 240 quite busy.Lt Colonel Andrew Johannes, Charleston District Commander; and Brian Williams, the District’s Civil Works Chief, join Walter Edgar for a conversation on the Corps’ history, its missions, and the many ways its work impacts South Carolina, including the deepening of Charleston Harbor.

“O” is for Oliver, Robert Campbell (1833-1891). Clergyman, gospel mission founder. A native of Edgefield District, Oliver was admitted to the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1863. In time he would become a recognized leader of the Holiness movement as it spread through South Carolina Methodist circles. Oliver is best known for a rescue mission he founded in Columbia to serve as a refuge for homeless and troubled men. In 1888, he purchased a lot at the former of Taylor and Assembly streets in Columbia for what became Oliver Rescue Mission. The following year a gospel tabernacle was constructed. By then Oliver had come under the influence of the Holiness movement. In 1890 Robert Campbell Oliver announced plans to launch a Holiness periodical, Way of Faith.

Homoeolabus analis, known generally as the leaf-rolling weevil or oak leaf rolling weevil, is a species of leaf-rolling weevil in the family of beetles known as Attelabidae. It is found in North America. It is often preyed upon by the obligate egg predator and nest thief Thief Weevil.This weevil creates a place for young to hatch and pupate in a rather complicated process that results in a tightly rolled cylinder made from a leaf.

If you are an inventor or potential inventor with what you believe could be a great, new, and profitable idea, you probably are aware of organizations out there that offer assistance. We’ve just learned of another one that is specific to our state.Mike Switzer interviews Adrian Pelkus, director of the South Carolina Inventors Forum in Lexington, SC.This is a repeat of an earlier episode of the SC Business Review which aired originally on Jan. 22, 2021.

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community.Mike Switzer interviews Alan Cooper, founder and editor of three online business news websites in South Carolina: MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC, and LowCountryBizSC. Disclaimer: Alan Cooper’s company has a business relationship with Voterheads.com, a wholly-owned company of Magnolia Media, which is the producer of the South Carolina Business Review.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michael Field about the benefits and challenges of using wearable or smart devices to monitor heart rate and rhythm. Dr. Field is a Professor in the College of Medicine and he’s a cardiologist and heart rhythm expert who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation at MUSC.

“C” is for Camden (Kershaw County; 2020 population: 7,248).