New partnership to collaborate on health care

Health Sciences South Carolina, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and the S.C. Hospital Association have formed the S.C. Partnership for Health to improve the experience of care, improve the health of populations and reduce per capita costs of health care.

Glass manufacturer to expand in Chester County

Guardian Industries Corp. said it plans to invest $45 million to expand its current operations, including installation of an advanced technology coating machine that will enable the facility to produce highly energy-efficient glass for residential and commercial buildings.

Home sales slump in Midlands in February

The greater Columbia housing market dropped 16.6% year over year in February, with 412 sales compared with 494 homes sold in February 2010, according to the S.C. Association of Realtors.

Richland County Bar names co-chair of Young Lawyers

Breon C.M. Walker will work to engage young attorneys in the Bar’s activities. She is a member of Ellis Lawhorne’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group and focuses on commercial litigation and motor vehicle, premises and product liability issues.

Job of the Week

The University of South Carolina is seeking a full-time senior applications analyst at its campus in Columbia. The analyst will organize, plan, test, install and work in the development of complex batch, interactive computer systems in client-servicer environments. Starting salary is $53,790-$65,000. Bachelor’s degree in computer science and seven years’ experience are required, as is knowledge of relations databases, SQL, JAVA database design and applications. Learn more or apply here.

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