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Air Wisconsin, a regional carrier for United operating as United Express, has announced plans to locate their newest flight crew base at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The base is scheduled to be operational October 1, 2018. This new crew base will add approximately 150 new crew member positions consisting of pilots and flight attendants to the Air Wisconsin team in Columbia. Air Wisconsin serves Columbia with daily flights to Chicago and Washington Dulles. They also have an aircraft maintenance base at CAE where they perform overnight maintenance for their fleet of CRJ 200 aircraft. Their other crew bases are located in Chicago, Milwaukee, and at Washington Dulles.

Fatz offers half price for teachers

Fatz Southern Kitchen will be offering 50% off to all teachers from August 1-31. Any teacher that dines in-restaurant with Fatz for either lunch or dinner, will receive 50% off their meal. To redeem, simply mention the offer to your server and present your school ID. Fatz will also offer all school personnel $25 off catering and ToGo orders of $100 or more for the entire month of August. For info on back-to-school offers and fundraising opportunities, or to find a Fatz Southern Kitchen near you, visit www.fatz.com

More shopping choices

White Knoll area residents already have more grocery shopping chioces. In addition to Food Lion and Walmart, a Publix supermarket at SC 6 and Platt Springs Road is under construction. An Aldi grocery is already open at 5548 Platt Spring Road open daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The store has what Aldi calls “a more robust produce, dairy and bakery sections, modern design, open ceilings, natural lighting and environmentally-friendly building materials, such as recycled materials, energy-saving refrigeration and LED lighting.”

Who’s new

When Dukes Scott retired early at the Office of Regulatory Staff, the line waiting for his job wasn’t long. Dukes and his staff are the over-worked public servants who have to review rate hike requests from Carolina Water and SC Electric & Gas. They advise the Public Service Commission how little to give them and the PSC gives utilities what they want. Now that Dukes has retired, Nanette Edwards, a 12-year veteran, has been appointed as the agency’s second executive director. Edwards has been with the ORS since 2005, serving as an attorney before becoming deputy executive director. In addition, Dawn Hipp has been promoted to chief operating officer and Jeff Nelson chief legal officer.

Lexpo 2018 Breaks Records

River Bluff High School was packed with over 100 businesses for the 2018 Business Lexpo. It was the largest trade show to date hosted by the Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center. With help from sponsors and companies the high school hallways became a pop-up mall with booth space for each business. The Haven Coffee House provided fresh coffee during the vendor networking hour. This gave each business time to see what other businesses were offering before doors opened to the public. “This truly felt like a community,” said Lucia Ellison, owner of Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling. “It was interesting to see how many business connections we have.” Fully Promoted’s Laura Sullivan says new business from the expo exceeded her investment. “It was energizing to connect with so many other businesses and residents,” she said. “Building awareness of your brand through events like this really must be part of your marketing strategy.” If you need another networking opportunity, the 2018 Fall Golf Classic on Sept, 27 at Golden Hill Golf & Country Club should be on your calendar. Call the chamber at 803-359-6113 or visit http://www.lexingtonsc.org/ for details.