Good morning. Summer is officially upon us, and even though we are still in the midst of a global pandemic, it is hard not to be excited about this week. While many of you may be on vacation already, many businesses are closing on Friday to extend the Independence Day holiday. I hope you are […]
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As we officially started summer on June 20, 2020, we did so with yet another alarming week of the COVID-10 Pandemic. The CDC reports nationwide cases at 2,248,029 with the death toll at 119,615. SCDHEC reports 25,666 cases with 659 deaths. Since SCDHEC started reporting, last week has been the worst on record. South Carolina […]
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I hope you have enjoyed this unseasonable weather. This time last year Columbia, SC was in the triple digits, so this weather has been a nice surprise. It has been a terrible week for the pandemic. As of Monday, the US had surpassed two million positive cases of COVID-19 with 2,085,769 confirmed cases and 115,622 […]
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We are in the second week of June, and we continue to see South Carolina, South Carolina engineering firms, and other businesses reopen. Unfortunately, we had our worst week in South Carolina to date last week in COVID-19 positive cases and deaths. As of Monday, June 8, 2020, according to the CDC, nationally we have […]
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It is truly a strange time in America and in South Carolina. In the past seven days, we have dealt with upheaval in our cities, state, and in the country, Tropical Storm Bertha passed through, and we continue to deal with a pandemic. There was some sense of normalcy for us here at ACEC-SC, as […]
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I hope you enjoyed your weekend and Memorial Day. ACEC-SC is thankful for all who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us and our country. Last week ended the 12th week SCDHEC has been monitoring COVID-19 cases in SC, and the nation is closing in on 100,000 deaths. As of yesterday, the CDC reported 1,637,456 […]
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As South Carolina enters the second phase of reopening the state, it appears our members are still being cautious about reopening offices. ACEC-SC will continue to work remotely until Governor McMaster has non-essential state government workers return to their offices or June 1, 2020, saying that we do not see a spike in cases. Both the House […]