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The Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce offers a variety of coastal vacation getaways with over 20 hotels, inns, and resorts to choose from, including six AAA Four Diamond award winners. The non-profit company is based in Hilton Head Island, SC. Guests can enjoy views of the ocean from their rooms, relax in a full-service spa, and savor fine dining or casual meals. The Chamber of Commerce also highlights the magical experience of watching the endangered loggerhead sea turtle emerge from the sea to nest and lay eggs during the summer. Additionally, the area boasts 33 world-class golf courses, and visitors can find great golf deals through the Chamber of Commerce's variety of Hilton Head golf packages, Bluffton golf discounts, and golf deals.

South Carolina Research Foundation is a high-impact research university located in South Carolina. The American company is known for its academic rigor, world-class faculty, and 13 major research centers that cover various business disciplines. The private company celebrates the service, scholarship, leadership, and character of its student community every year with an Awards Day celebration.

Medical University of South Carolina Foundation engages in the provision of educational foundation. It supports the education, research, patient care, and other programs at the Medical University. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

SCBT Financial Corp. is the bank holding company for South Carolina Bank & Trust. The company, through its subsidiary, provides a broad range of financial services to individuals and companies in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. It provides customers with checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings and time deposits of various types, brokerage services and alternative investment products, such as annuities and mutual funds, trust and asset management services, loans for businesses, agriculture, real estate, personal use, home improvement and automobiles, credit cards, letters of credit, home equity lines of credit, safe deposit boxes, bank money orders, wire transfer services, correspondent banking services, ATM processing, and trust services. SCBT Financial was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

South State Bank is a financial institution that is based in Columbia, SC. The company provides banking services to its customers.

My Carolina Alumni Association operates as an alumni association. The private company is based in Columbia.

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce promotes pro-job and pro-business policies at the state and federal level. The company is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

J.M. Smith Corp. provides healthcare and technology solutions. It develops automation solutions for pharmacies, home medical equipment businesses, local government agencies, and businesses. The firm offers NRx, a pharmacy management solution that enhances pharmacy’s productivity with tools to simplify workflow, process claims, manage inventory, and more; NRx Delivery, a pharmacy’s shipping management solution. The company was founded by James M. Smith, Sr. in 1925 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC.