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In November 2019, Ranky Tanky was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album for Good Time. In January 2020, this South Carolina-based band, won a Grammy. Ranky Tanky takes a modern approach to the traditional sounds of Gullah music which derives from the culture and traditions of the West African slaves of the sea islands of South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina.

Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship develops entrepreneurial leaders – regardless of major or discipline – and grows a campus culture of innovation. Through events, programs, workshops, mentoring and competitions, they help emerging entrepreneurs move from idea to concept to sustainable business.

Mark Rapp is a jazz musician who hails from Florence, South Carolina. After working and playing in New Orleans, New York and Europe, he returned to the capital city Columbia with a goal of building the local jazz scene. He is the the founder of ColaJazz.com, a great resource for musicians and jazz lovers alike.

In early November 2019, local Columbia, SC-based company, REI Automation announced that it was being acquired by a German company, The Hahn Group. REI is an incredible local business story. The company experienced steady growth over the past 30 years and at the time of acquisition had 80 employees and $25 million in revenue. In 2019, REI Automation was listed on the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Compan...

Sterling is a neighborhood of Greenville, South Carolina that has deeply contributed to the city’s history and culture. At the heart of Sterling neighborhood was Sterling High School. Historically, Sterling was the social and economic heart of African-American community. Today, the Sterling Land Trust, formed in 2010 by local residents and also Sterling High School alumni, is working to assist the...

Charleston Wine + Food’s largest initiative is an annual festival that takes place in Charleston, South Carolina. The 15th installment of the festival will take place March 4-8, 2020 and will feature over 100 unique culinary experiences.

We have all heard about the important link between dental health and overall health. There is an organization that is celebrating its 60th anniversary of providing critical dental care in the Midlands, the Children’s Dental Clinic. The organization is an amazing product of partnerships between public and private entities, city and county governments (both Richland and Lexington)and other local age...

C2C Literary Festival Audio by Alan Cooper

There is tremendous momentum in the life sciences in South Carolina. It is now the fastest growing segment of the innovation economy in the state. There are well over 600 life sciences companies in South Carolina. October 29-31, SCBIO is hosting SCBIO 2019, one of the Southeast’s premier life sciences conferences, showcasing leadership in innovation and advancement from pharma and medtech to bioma...

On October 1, 2019, the Autism Academy of South Carolina, a Columbia-based nonprofit that serves children with autism - rebranded to honor its founders, Lorri Unumb and her husband, Dan Unumb. The Unumbs founded the Autism Academy in 2010 after searching the Midlands of South Carolina for a center to provide high-quality services for their son, Ryan, after he was diagnosed with autism.

Andy is originally from Richmond, Virginia and moved to Charleston seven years ago. Seeing that were a number of investment bankers who had relocated to the Charleston area, he decided to pull together this talent in a firm that was focused on collaboration and teamwork. The result is a unique investment bank that is located in Charleston, SC.

Kopis is a Greenville, S.C.-based technology firm focused on providing software and cloud solutions to businesses and state agencies in the Southeast. With a growing team of over 40 employees, Kopis is one of the fastest growing software companies in South Carolina.

The Lowcountry Land Trust has protected more than 143,000 acres through conservation easements. Their goal in this calendar year is to increase that number to 150,000 acres. Preserving the natural landscape of the Lowcountry for over 32 years.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is located in Cayce, South Carolina. They are a global leader in manufacturing generic respiratory medications and also contract manufacturing.

Southern Current is a diversified solar energy provider that is located in Charleston, SC. They have developed large scale solar facilities across the United States for utilities. They have also provided solar solutions to both commercial and residential customers in the South East US. As part of their strategy in 2019, they formed Southern Current DG, a brand of South Current that is focused on g...

Out the tragedy at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church, The Charleston Forum began in 2016 as a group of local leaders who wanted to provide an outlet to discuss race across many different topics.

SCRA is tasked with helping to build South Carolina's innovation economy. We talked with Bob Quinn about how the organization executes on that mission and for his assessment on the state of innovation in SC.