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March 14, 2023 — Comments from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) about the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank; a preview of state legislature action this week, including more details of what's in the SC House's $14 billion state budget; Bahrain receives the first F-16 fighter jet produced in South Carolina; and more.

“L” is for Lebby, Nathaniel H. (1816-1880). Inventor. Born in Charleston, Lebby conceived of the mechanism for the world’s first hydraulic suction dredge, which became the standard method of modern dredging.

“N” is for Ninety Six, Battles of (1775, 1781). Situated in the South Carolina backcountry at the crossroads of important trade routes, Ninety Six was a newly established courthouse town on the eve of the Revolutionary War.

Muscle strain, tendinitis, nerve damage—all fall in the general category of “overuse” syndromes, and all are unfortunately extremely common among professional musicians.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Meredith Duffy about age related hearing loss and the latest advances in hearing aid technology. Dr. Duffy is an audiologist and she’s the Clinical Director of Hearing Rehabilitation at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Katie Schmitt about physical therapy for cancer patients and cancer survivors. Dr. Schmitt is a physical therapist at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about autonomous vehicle research and testing in the Greenville area including a recent announcement involving Argo AI and how that might be connected to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) where four SmartState endowed chairs are located.

The stock market has been quite volatile over the past several months with record inflation, rising interest rates, and the war in Ukraine. Over the last decade however, the US market has enjoyed unusually high returns. Some analysts claim this means we’re due to experience below average returns for the next decade. Are they right and what’s an investor to do if we experience another lost decade like the first one of this millenium or the stagflation of the 1970s? Mike Switzer interviews Rob DeHollander, a certified financial planner in Greenville SC.

15 years ago, our next guest decided to become a player in the new industry of product-to-Internet connectivity, which became known as IOT, the “Internet of things”. And as usually happens, the company experienced pivoting, capital fundraising, team building, all of which has contributed to the company’s growth. Mike Switzer interviews Frank Greer, CEO of Zipit Wireless in Greenville, SC.

Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC.