Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation (MBREDC) is announcing FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is expanding operations in Horry County in time for the holiday shopping season, bringing a $64 million investment and new jobs to the area.…
Virginia’s Legacy of Economic Opportunity
By the Virginia Economic Development Partnership The Commonwealth of Virginia was founded as a business venture in 1607, when the Virginia Company of London formed a joint-stock company to bring profits to shareholders and to establish an English colony in…
As Good as the Companies They Keep
By Kimberly Alvarez Grandma used to say, “Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with the dreamers, the believers, the planners, and the doers.” And she was right. Everyone knows that success is contagious and in Arkansas, businesses are spreading…
One Long ‘Tylenol Moment’: But Relief is On the Way
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer Back around the middle of the last century, every Sunday evening at 7:00, families across the country would congregate in front of their television sets to watch as a self-conscious Ed Sullivan…
Playtime: U.S. Outdoor Recreation
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the document designating a 3,500 square mile area in three Western states as Yellowstone National Park, the world’s very first national park. The park, he…
Surging Back Toward Higher Elevation
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer It’s been a frustrating, yet interesting time in the aviation industry. To think, just two years ago the U.S. airline industry was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with demand for air travel plummeting 96…