Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to headline SC Biz News’ inaugural Empowering Women event

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Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette will deliver the keynote address at SC Biz News’ inaugural Empowering Women recognition event.

The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Columbia.

This new, statewide recognition is designed to showcase tangible and innovative efforts by companies, nonprofits and other organizations to advance women in the workplace and community in South Carolina.

Honorees demonstrate a track record of hiring and promoting women; support programs to mentor women in their organizations and address inequalities, show a strong record of women on the company’s board or in C-suite positions; and establish DEI programs and philanthropic efforts to support women.

Click here to register for the event.

Honorees will also be featured in a special section to appear in all of SC Biz News’ journals — the Charleston Regional Business Journal, the Columbia Regional Business Report and GSA Business Report — as well as online.

Evette, of Travelers Rest, was elected as the 93rd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina on Nov. 6, 2018.

Prior to her election as the first female Republican lieutenant governor of South Carolina, Evette, a mother of three, founded Quality Business Solutions Inc., a payroll, human resources, and benefits services firm headquartered in Travelers Rest.

Under her leadership as president and CEO, QBS has grown exponentially, going from start-up to earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 listing of the nation’s fastest growing small businesses. Evette’s company has also been repeatedly honored among the fastest growing and best places to work in South Carolina.

For more information about the Empowering Women event, email Jason Thomas, executive editor, SC Biz News, at [email protected].

Here are the Empowering Women honorees:

• AFL
• Anchor Heating and Air
• Banker Exchange
• BERLOGIX
• Carolina Retail Experts
• CharlotteBergerPR
• Choate Construction Co.
• CommunityWorks
• Cosmic Energy Co.
• Forge Search + Consulting
• Furman University
• Grace Outdoor Advertising
• Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce
• Human Potential Advisors
• Imperial perfection LLC
• Increasing H.O.P.E Financial Training Center
• Infinity Marketing
• InLight Real Estate Partners
• Lowcountry Graduate Center
• Musical Innovations
• PlaySafe USA
• SafeRack LLC
• Sage Growth Advisors LLC
• South Carolina Aquarium
• TD Bank
• The Abernathy
• Todem Brands
• United Rentals
• United Way of Greenville County
• Wagner Wealth Management
• WCB Events — Women Confidence Builders
• Weston & Sampson
• Women Talk Construction