Business

Lancaster County's unemployment rate fell nearly a full percentage point from January to February.
The county's rate was 11.6 percent for February, compared to 12.4 percent the month before, according to the latest figures reported in a March 29 media release from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
In February, Lancaster County's official labor force was recorded at 32,485, with 3,762 of those people without a job.

The national debate over gun laws made its way to Lancaster as a federal legislator stopped through the area to speak Friday, April 12.
Tim Scott, South Carolina’s recently appointed U.S. senator, was the keynote speaker at the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative breakfast.
The event, presented by Nutramax, was held at the Lancaster Golf Course Fairway Room.
Scott, a Republican who replaced Sen. Jim DeMint in January, spoke of his humble beginnings in North Charleston, growing up in a single-parent household.

Ivy Place grand opening today
The Ivy Place, 8603 Van Wyck Road, will celebrate its grand opening with a special Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting at 3 p.m. today, April 17.
Ivy Place owner Terry Graham invites all local residents to come and see Lancaster County’s newest event venue and pick-your-own strawberries patch.
Following the ribbon cutting, the Grahams will offer tours of the facility, which is open for receptions, parties, weddings and more.
For details, call (803) 283-4105.

Lancaster County Economic Development is in negotiations to fill office space in Indian Land’s URS Building formerly occupied by Titanium Solutions.
Meanwhile, former Titanium Solutions employees, who maintain they were blindsided by the company’s sudden closing March 13, said company officials have since offered them larger severance packages, a move that averted a brewing lawsuit.