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SC’s 1st Black-woman owned spirits brand launching [Video]

A GRANT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE UPSTATE IS HELPING LAUNCH THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN OWNED, READY TO DRINK SPIRITS BRAND IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING MY EIGHT WEEK RESEARCH OR IN THE BOOT CAMP, I WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY MINORITY LIQUOR OWNERS THERE WERE. AND ITS A VERY OVER POPULATED SPACE, BUT VERY UNDERREPRESENTED. ITS ABOUT ME HELPING OTHER ENTREPRENEURS HELP BRING THEIR DREAMS TO REALITY. FOUNDER AND CEO BABETTE JONES WAS AWARDED $5,000 THROUGH GREENVILLE STARTS BY THE HILL INSTITUTE OF INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS, WHERE SHE COMPETED AGAINST 27 OTHERS FOR A BUSINESS STARTUP. THIS WEEKENDS LAUNCH PARTY FOR 619 SPIRITS, 1865 WILL INTRODUCE ITS COCONUT RUM AND A GRAPEFRUIT AGAVE COCKTAIL, PLUS SAMPLING ITS FIRST MOCKTAIL, A NONALCOHOLIC PASSIONFRUIT FLAVOR. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST AND WILL

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New London business park matching funds approved by Bedford [Video]

The Bedford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the appropriation of $400,000 in funds for a new phase of the New London Business & Technology Center, an expansion project that will require the championship-level disc golf course at the site to be redesigned.

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American Academy of Ophthalmology Launches VR Education Program in Collaboration with FundamentalVR to Improve Ophthalmic Care Around the World | PR Newswire [Video]

CHICAGO, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The American Academy of Ophthalmology, in partnership with FundamentalVR, a global leader in immersive surgical training, today announced the launch of the Academy’s VR