The average asking rental rate per sq ft/year for Retail Commercial properties in Columbia, SC as of Aug 15 was $13.38. This represents an increase of 1.2% compared to the prior 3 months, with a decrease of -10.0% year-over-year.his represents an increase of 3.3% compared to the prior 3 months, with an increase of +0.0% year-over-year. County-wide, average rental rates in Columbia are +3.3% higher at $5.74 per sq ft/year for Industrial properties currently for lease.
Charles Henry Chuck Cooper (September 29, 1926 â February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. He and two others, Nat Sweetwater Clifton and Earl Lloyd, became the first African American player in the NBA in 1950. Cooper was also the first African-American to be drafted by an NBA team, as the second pick of the second round by the Boston Celtics.
Originally invented as a way of keeping students busy during the cold winter months, basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. The first game was played by shooting a ball into a peach basket nailed to a railing, and the ball had to be retrieved with a long dowel after each successful shot.