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Our program today features an excerpt from the University of South Carolina Moore School's recent Economic Outlook Conference. Today's excerpt comes from Mick Mulvaney, former White House chief of staff, South Carolina congressman and acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

While currently experiencing a slowdown in activity, the homebuilding market still continues at a strong pace. And our next guest says that she believes the boom will continue and that’s why she likes the investment opportunities in multifamily housing.Mike Switzer interviews Karen Oeser, a chartered financial analyst and co-founder of Financial Literacy for Her and East Light Investments in Greer, SC. She is also a member of the SC chapter of the CFA Society.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alec DeCastro about the causes and healing process for pinched nerves. Dr. DeCastro is an Associate Professor and Chief of Primary Care Sports Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at MUSC.

One of the highest paying, most in-demand jobs available to non-4-year college graduates is that of a welder. Which is why our next guest’s vocational school recently opened a new $4.5 million welding technology center. Mike Switzer interviews Caleb Fulwood, the welding program director at Midlands Technical College in West Columbia, SC.

A listener shares a story of a green anole lizard with two tails...

Here’s a question: Should we really care about the personal lives of the composers we admire? When we don’t know anything about their lives, we certainly…

In case you hadn’t heard, the American Society of Civil Engineers recently gave our state a D+ in their evaluation of our infrastructure. Our next guest says we should address this through what he calls “smart infrastructure”. Mike Switzer interviews Juan Caicedo, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Chair at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.

The Bull Street District in downtown Columbia continues to grow into its 20-year development plan. The latest announcement involves an out-of-state company looking to build the first “food hall” concept in the capital city region. Mike Switzer interviews Ed Lee with Creative Culinary Ventures in Atlanta, developer of the new Sanctuary Food Hall.

"E" is for Edisto Island [Charleston County; population 1, 558]. Located between the mouths of the North and South Edisto Rivers, Edisto is a sea island…

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.