What do the Trump tariffs mean for S.C.?

By Mike Switzer

Published February 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM EST

Bill Hauk, associate professor of economics and academic director for the professional MBA program at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia

With all of the national discussion about Trump tariffs, we thought it would be a good idea to talk to someone locally about what the tariffs could mean for our state. Mike Switzer interviews Bill Hauk, an associate professor of economics and academic director for the professional MBA program at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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