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The recently deceased Patti McGee was known as a gracious hostess and accomplished gardener not only in South Carolina.

The Friends of the Congaree Swamp is a conservation organization that plans trail cleanups, makes recommendations to South Carolina DHEC when appropriate, and is dedicated to the conservation of this treasured part of South Carolina’s ecology; the newsletters they share keep us abreast of current affairs and upcoming opportunities.

Cottonwoods, Populus deltoides, are dioecious, male flowers and female flowers are found on separate trees. The common name comes from the incredible mass of fluff that the female seed pods produce when they open. The seeds are tiny and the cottony material containing them is a great dispersal method.

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews, the company that publishes the Columbia Regional Business Report, Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business and SCBizNews magazine.

You may have heard us mention the term “donor advised fund” on this program during one of our weekly discussions with a financial planner, but we haven’t gone into much detail about what one is and how it works. We will today. Mike Switzer interviews Alex Chastain, a certified financial planner with Abacus Planning Group in Columbia, SC.

"N" is for Nicholson, Francis [1655-1728]. Governor. Before he made his career as a colonial administrator, Nicholson was a soldier. He served as…

If you are one of our regular listeners, you’ve probably heard us mention SC Launch, which is part of the South Carolina Research Authority, a public nonprofit organization funded by our state and corporations. SC Launch’s goal is to help provide seed capital and guidance to promising start-ups here and the way that normally works is that the start-up receives an initial $25,000 grant and access to entrepreneurial resources. Then, if progress looks promising, SC Launch offers to make an actual investment into the company, such as what happened recently with our next guest’s company which received $200,000 to help them further their mobile app business. Mike Switzer interviews Matt Hudson, CEO of Bildit in Indian Land, SC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Elizabeth Mack about protecting infants and children from influenza and complications. Dr. Mack is the Division Chief for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at MUSC, and she’s a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christina Abrams about early diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell disease. Dr. Abrams is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and she’s Director of the Pediatric Sickle Cell Center at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.

We’ve all heard about the tight labor market and the resulting wage inflation that has occurred over the past few years. Now we’re hearing about layoffs, especially in the tech industry. Our next guest’s organization recently completed a compensation study for her sector in which nearly 500 nonprofit organizations participated. Mike Switzer interviews Mary Dell Hayes with Together SC in Columbia, SC.